Forever Forward Fridays

 

Rickey Shane Page VS Heidi Lovelace - 05/2015

JJZ: So I was torn between two matches to play forward here. A good 17 minute match and a good 7 minute match. So I thought to myself what is more impressive? And it's the 7 minutes. Plus we haven't featured a short match in a little bit. Also I always appreciate the grainy VHS quality. It's a shotgun style match that makes both wrestlers look experienced. For a short match it has pretty solid psychology. I gotta say that both these Rickey Shane Page matches were very different than I expected. I got a whole new appreciation for him honestly. He is way more versatile than I realized. Just one of the reasons I love swapping matches with you.

CJD: Holy early DSL internet video quality, Batman! This match did indeed get in, hit all the right notes, and get out before anyone could think twice about it. I couldn't agree more that versatile is the exact word I'd use to describe RSP and two weeks ago it definitely wouldn't have been what came to mind. Both wrestlers mastered how to deliver a great intergender match which isn't something I'm always sold on, and wasn't as common in 2015. I'd gladly watch these two go at it again, I bet they could have another match the very next day just as good and totally different. And trying to hunt down the date and promotion on this one (with no luck) it did seem like they worked each other quite a bit. I'm glad you went short and sweet with your pick babycakes. Even if you didn't fulfill your promise to take me to the EXTREME with Shane Page! Hopefully another time, I gained a new appreciation for him with these two matches.

Forever Forward Fridays

Sugar Dunkerton VS Rickey Shane Page - Freelance 7/21/2017

CJD: Rickey Shane Page isn't exactly the poster boy for Forever Forward Fridays, but he is an indie guy through and through and he raises the profile of everywhere he works. So in that sense I'm glad I gave this match a chance because it did have some real stakes to it. Interpromotional stuff is always fun but the extra layer of RSP also being a Freelance guy while Suge D is the flavor of the month gave it a nice extra layer. This match had some of Sugar's comedy mixed in with some great physicality and overall psychology. Compared to some of the matches we've featured lately this isn't going to blow your mind but for an undercard match you might not twice at on paper this really delivered. I dug digging into Dunkerton this week, I'm glad to have an excuse to watch more of his stuff.

JJZ: I did not expect this match to be on my television after I kicked Suge D over to you last week. I'm excited to see were this match goes. Crazy seeing Suge grabbing a random fan's Gatorade and taking a swig in hindsight right now. I've been a big fan of these cross shows with CZW and Freelance. A lot of good matches off them. I'm pretty certain we played Rush VS Ali off one of them no? Crowd was really into this, making the match feel pretty important. I've seen a good amount from RSP and I am a fan, I haven't seen him in this role to much. I'm familiar with more of his hardcore stuff. Definitely never seen him working in the jokes. The gaga was nice. Subtle, it didn't overpower anything. I like us featuring Suge working two totally different styles in his matches. I didn't know he had these levels until watching him over the past few weeks. With that being said, I'm sure I'll be trying to take us to the extreme next week!!!