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I don't know why but I watched Joey Janela's Spring Break. One of the most hilariously terrible and absurd shows I've ever seen. Fuckery off the charts. Excalibur has some of the greatest calls I've ever heard on a wrestling show, and his constant bitching about FloSlam's production team bugging him never stopped being hilarious.

 

This is a show that has a Marty Jannetty match with 6 ref bumps, Earl Hebner, Virgil in a lucha mask, and a Canadian Destroyer. A show with Glacier, Dink, and the Invisible Man in a battle royal. A show with many, many DOORS being broken, because doors were cheaper to buy than tables. A show with nearly 60 year old Dan Severn main eventing with fellow MMA fighter Matt Riddle doing a shoot style match at 3 AM.

 

It's something else.

 

 

 

A show no doubt the fever dream of someone on acid watching Thunder in 1998.

Janella's show was show of the week, by far!

 

I'd say Severn-Riddle was a 4 star territory match.

The fuck are you talking about? That show was literally a joke from the start. How the hell is 60 year old Dan Severn suplexing Riddle 3-4 times and then tapping out a 4 star match for you?

 

JJ Spring Break was basically a C level action movie in wrestling form. Like American Ninja or Rage of Honor. But wrestling. Terrible movies that are fun to watch because they're terrible.

 

 

 

Like that, but in wrestling form.

I haven't watched it, but from everything I read the Janela show sounded like an absolute trip and incredibly fun live experience, but also the type of show looked like a disaster if you weren't in the building.

I can't imagine watching that show without Excalibur's commentary.

The fuck are you talking about? That show was literally a joke from the start. How the hell is 60 year old Dan Severn suplexing Riddle 3-4 times and then tapping out a 4 star match for you?

 

JJ Spring Break was basically a C level action movie in wrestling form. Like American Ninja or Rage of Honor. But wrestling. Terrible movies that are fun to watch because they're terrible.

 

 

 

Like that, but in wrestling form.

It was different and fun as shit.

I haven't seen said show, but just wanted to point out that Excalibur's commentary makes everything better.

Janela's show was easily the best show of the weekend. I didn't need shitty Excalibur commentary to enjoy it live. Janela doing his best Ric flair vs Broomstick impersonation was at least ****.

I didn't say it wasn't entertaining, but it was a terrible show only to be enjoyed in an ironic, so bad it's good way. To pretend it was actually a good show with good wrestling and booking is absurd.

I didn't say it wasn't entertaining, but it was a terrible show

What are you even talking about?

 

It was entertaining, but terrible? It was entertaining, that is what matters.

Do you not understand the concept of so bad its good or something?

Surely there is room for wrestling that aims to be goofy and fun, and reaches that goal, to also be considered good? I haven't seen the show but it sounds/looks like a very fun watch, no "irony" needed.

Surely there is room for wrestling that aims to be goofy and fun, and reaches that goal, to also be considered good? I haven't seen the show but it sounds/looks like a very fun watch, no "irony" needed.

Oh certainly there is. I don't think JJ's Spring Break is one of those shows, though.

 

Surely there is room for wrestling that aims to be goofy and fun, and reaches that goal, to also be considered good? I haven't seen the show but it sounds/looks like a very fun watch, no "irony" needed.

Oh certainly there is. I don't think JJ's Spring Break is one of those shows, though.

 

I'm sorry you feel that way.

Thea majority of people who watched it, loved it.

It's like you're not even reading. I said I enjoyed it and it was very entertaining. That doesn't mean it was good.

It's like you're not even reading. I said I enjoyed it and it was very entertaining. That doesn't mean it was good.

I love that you have to say everything is bad, even the things you enjoy.

 

I don't feel discussing this, because it's beyound ridiculous to discuss. I'll go back to ignoring you, it's best for both of us.

You can watch terrible movies and laugh and enjoy them. You can watch WCW 2000 shows and lolz at how much fuckery there is. People love The Room and it's not because it's a good movie.

You can watch terrible movies and laugh and enjoy them. You can watch WCW 2000 shows and lolz at how much fuckery there is. People love The Room and it's not because it's a good movie.

YO BRIE LARSON PUT ON A PHENOMENAL PERFORMANCE YOU... *Reads THE Room*

Ah, okay nevermind.

 

Anyway. I unironically enjoyed the opener, Janela v. Marty & Riddle vs. Severn. Art can be batshit crazy while still being great in the Janela instance.

 

EDIT: Though to say things can be enjoyable and also bad is completely valid. Guilty pleasures are very much a thing.

People love The Room and it's not because it's a good movie.

 

This book is currently $1.99 on Kindle:

 

The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made

 

I've never even seen The Room (I've heard of it, of course), but the free sample chapter captured me instantly.

The fact that Excalibur was doing commentary kind of tells you that even they realize this is a train wreck kind of show. Especially when it is sarcastic version and not the PWG main event version.

 

by the way there will be a Janela show next year in New Orleans. If anyone is going to do a show in or within a block of Bourbon Street for WM weekend this is probably it