February 2020

The structure of the match seeks to elevate Carter, a young upstart and semi-regular for ACTION who takes a beating but keeps coming back time and time again. Carter does an excellent job fighting from underneath. The action builds to a compelling and believable series of false finishes and big moves. The action is something that would be standard business in a PWG ring, but in this environment — a rec center in a small Georgia town on the periphery of Atlanta — it stands out, and it’s outstanding. This is a very good match and one of the best matches in ACTION's relatively brief history. It’s definitely worth seeking out and watching. Here's a link to my full …

Jon Moxley defends the IWGP United States title against 51 year old Minoru Suzuki. Talk about it here

Tetsuya Naito defends the IWGP Heavyweight Title and Intercontinental dual titles. Talk about it here

Susumu Yokosuka defends the AJPW World Junior Heavyweight title. Talk about it here

Daisuke Sekimoto & Kohei Sato defend the Big Japan Tag Team titles. Talk about it here

Zack Sabre Jr defends the Rev Pro Undisputed British Heavyweight title in a rematch from NJPW twelve days earlier. Talk about it here

It sucked that things fell apart for Mayu to have her match with Sareee but they found a great replacement in Takumi Iroha. This was an excellent affair with Iroha working on Iwatani's arm and shoulder. Everything Iroha did was crisp, clean, and stiff. Mayu was tremendous working underneath with her selling and showing great urgency in trying to get the win quickly as possible. The closing stretch was a thing of beauty of Takumi throwing every bomb she could and Mayu with a great comeback not staying down until she couldn't take anymore. Iroha coming out the victor was the right choice as it'll set up another match for Mayu's red belt, a MOTYC for sure.

Very different style match. Talk about it here

Adam Cole defends the WWE NXT Heavyweight title. Talk about it here

The Undisputed ERA (Bobby Fish & Kyle O'Reilly) defend the WWE NXT Tag Team titles against the BroserWeights. Talk about it here

Johnny Gargano seeks revenge against the man who put him out of action. Talk about it here

Keith Lee defends the WWE NXT North American title. Talk about it here

Cody must face Wardlow in a steel cage, in order to get the match he desires against MJF at AEW Revolution. Talk about it here

Hangman Page & Kenny Omega defend the AEW World Tag Team titles. Talk about it here

Shingo Takagi defends the NEVER Openweight title. Talk about it here

Very close to the great match they had in 18' at the Strong Climb tournament. Young Gawd is fucking outstanding in this, dude knows how to wrestle with a sense of urgency and dishes punishment in a way that his opponent HAS to level up and dish back at him, which leads to awesome sequences and good strike exchanges. Loved the way he kept one upping Daichi every time, either with a vicious slap or a stiff kick aimed at Hashimoto's arm. Daichi selling was great once again, at least until the final few minutes were they both went into "your turn my turn" mode. The only complaint I have about this match is that Daichi doesn't have the offense to lead a finishing sequence…

Three days before Revolution, Omega & PAC face each other in a 30 minute Iron Man match. Talk about it here

Chris Jericho defends the AEW World Title. Talk about it here

Kenny Omega & Hangman Adam Page defend the AEW World Tag Team titles. Talk about it here

Orange bumped like a madman for PAC. PAC plays this straight and brutalizes Cassidy. That turnbuckle spot was downright disgusting. Orange's ability to do some of the stuff he does with his hands still in his pockets is incredible. Orange rolls himself out of the ring so he can get into PAC's head. I love that PAC has to use this trick to save himself from being pinned. Cassidy gets in some amazing hope spots and puts on an all-time great underdog performance. This is so much more than a silly, comedy match. This is well worth watching, as is hearing Jim Cornette rant over this match. He hated it so much that he didn't even watch the rest of the show! ★★★★¾