Forever Forward Fridays

Chris Adonis VS JTG - NWA Heavyweight Championship 7/6/2021

JJZ: I know studio wrestling has been back for a little bit but I haven't really watched it. Now the match itself is fine. Super basic, really clean and a simple story. I've never been a Chris Adonis (Masters) guy. He is like a modern Lex Luger. Honestly I'm not sharing this for the wrestling. I'm sharing this for the feel, the look. Watching this took me back to 7 year old JJZ. Just a little kid watching two jacked, oiled up guys throwing each other around. JTG and the Masterpiece made me feel nostalgic for 11 minutes.

CJD: So thanks to your match I learned two things about Chris Adonis. He's Jewish, and he saved his mother from a burning building in a 2013 arson attempt by ripping a 10 foot tree out of the ground so she could climb out of the window?! What the fuck! Anyway, this is a little off brand for FFFridays, but I'll allow it because I really want to watch more of this era of JTG. What is on brand for Adonis, is I got a quick workout in while I watched this. And it felt appropriate because this was a very workmanlike match. Clean and simple is a great way to sum it up baby. This match was like when you're in the zone at work and you're always 3 steps ahead of what you're currently doing. Everything came together nicely. The bad guy was easy to root against. The good guy was easy to root for. Everything made sense. They did some impressive shit. They finished on a logical beat that left you wanting to see more in a few different ways. As you said, this is an important flavor of pro wrestling storytelling, and a very good modern example of it!

Forever Forward Fridays

Jacob Fatu (c) VS JTG - HOG World Championship 2/3/2023

CJD: When we came up with the concept for FFFridays, I bet you'd never guess we'd end up at Jacob Fatu VS JTG years later. But here we are!! This match probably isn't going to blow your socks off, but it was way better than I expected. JTG is really good working from under, the match loses momentum a bit when he's in the driver's seat. But his selling and emotion elevate the match a ton by the end. I really liked the extra mustard the ring announcer put on the intros. I bet if I dug deeper on Fatu I could find some real hidden gems, but I'm more than happy to land on Jay The GAWD and see what you come back with in return!

JJZ: Not gonna lie, I was always really impressed that Cryme Tyme was able to wrestle in Tims. Just saying. I thought this match was a solid wrestling contest. JTG was better than I expected. He really showcased his strength. Throwing Fatu around like I used to throw my son around. Honestly they worked this match like a WWE match. Big intro, slow start that builds to some big spots, and a big finish. I'll agree that it isn't the greatest thing we have ever shared but not everything can be. Sometimes we need to showcase just some good old wrestling. I feel like Fatu always does something that makes me say goddamn! That Samoan Drop was fantastic. JTG ain't no JT Fury but he put on a good match.