A good yeetmas too all. We are doing a grab bag of catch up from the last week of US indies and Dragon Gate. Major focus on ZSJ v Daniel Makabehttps://share.transistor.fm/s/a49c81c8
Are you short on time for watching wrestling this week? The Violent People crew has you covered with the Recommended Matches Roundup. Each week, we create a list of matches you should check out based on what aired or made tape. photo credit: AEW
In 2001, my wrestling fandom transitioned from a casual interest to a passionate obsession. It’s where I went from “I like wrestling,” to “I should watch all the wrestling ever.” It’s when I became an indie wrestling fan. Ring of Honor was starting, ECWA was hot, CZW was terrifying and awesome to me. In the […]
Let’s call it like it is, wrestling is a weird sport. Some of the greatest of all time were one failed tryout away from becoming an English teacher, or was a TV contract away from hanging it up for good. It’s unlike any other sport, especially in modern times. The line between pro wrestling feeling […]
Back in January I wrote a tribute to Ice Train when he passed away. Since Violent People has launched I’ve written an obituary. I’ve written about the death of my mother and I’ve written about the plight of Appalachia. Basically what I’m saying is I swear I’m a fun time and don’t want to pigeonhole […]
Are you short on time for watching wrestling this week? The Violent People crew has you covered with the Recommended Matches Roundup. Each week, we create a list of matches you should check out based on what aired or made tape. This will be a special edition covering the WrestleMania week festivities and more. photo […]
10. Kazuchika Okada (58 ballots, 3107 points) – LOWEST RANKED 58 BALLOT WRESTLERLast Year’s Rank: 13High Vote: stephen malkmus, Liam (1)Average Rank: 28.8184.06% of Ballots Made Recommended Matches– vs. Jay White (NJPW, 1/4)– w/ Togi Makabe vs. Kaito Kiyomiya & Yoshiki Inamura (NJPW, 1/21)– vs. Kaito Kiyomiya (NOAH, 2/21)– vs. SANADA (NJPW, 4/8)– w/ Hiroshi […]
20. Will Ospreay (39 ballots, 2225 points) – LOWEST RANKED 39 BALLOT WRESTLERLast Year’s Rank: 30High Vote: Robert Warns, Andrew Ridener, Robin Reid (1)Average Rank: 26.156.52% of Ballots Made Recommended Matches– vs. Kenny Omega (NJPW, 1/4)– vs. Taichi (NJPW, 2/4)– vs. Luke Jacobs (RevPro, 2/26)– vs. Lance Archer (NJPW, 6/4)– vs. Kenny Omega (AEW/NJPW, 6/25)– […]
30. El Desperado (36 ballots, 1742 points) – HIGHEST RANKED 36 BALLOT WRESTLERLast Year’s Rank: 16High Vote: Bucky (5)Average Rank: 33.3952.17% of Ballots Made Recommended Matches– w/ Mistico & Soberano Jr. vs. DOUKI, Hechicero & Templario (NJPW/CMLL, 2/26)– w/ Minoru Suzuki & Ren Narita vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kazuchika Okada & Tomohiro Ishii (NJPW, 5/3)– vs. […]
40. Giulia (24 ballots, 1393 points) – HIGHEST 24 BALLOT WRESTLERLast Year’s Rank: 133High Vote: Steven Graham (4)Average Rank: 35.0434.78% of Ballots Made Recommended Matches– vs. Suzu Suzuki (Stardom, 2/4)– vs. Maya Yuki (Stardom, 3/4)– vs. Himeka (Stardom, 3/16)– w/ Syuri vs. Himeka & Maika (Stardom, 4/14)– vs. Willow Nightingale (NJPW, 7/5)– vs. Saori Anou […]
