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03:10 
[9.0] "I just wanna watch some matches, and AEW is the best promotion for that, they revived my interest in wrestling and have gotten me to fall in love with it as an art form. They take risks and try and show you just how extensive the wrestling world is with featuring hundreds of wrestlers and have bettered the wrestling landscape to elevate itself past the American dark ages of the 2010's. CM Punk's run in the company has certified me as a lifelong watcher and the company rewards dedicated viewers with consistently great matches on TV, can't miss PPVs, and a directional hype train that goes year round. Always something to look forward to and they rarely disappoint. The lack of count outs & DQ finishes make the ones that happen more memorable, they always swap around who's on each card so each show feels different from the last, and they have the most stacked roster of great wrestlers in the world."
218.03.2024
22:12 
[7.0] "Someone here said it best, WWE is like the McDonald's of the wrestling world, the most mainstream and marketable wrestling company, obviously 'World' is in the title and they are world-renown as they go all over the world year round sometimes. I can't rate WWE highly due to some controversies in the past, like the mistreatment of women until the mid 2010s, some nefarious scandals that continue to hurt the reputation of the company, the constant pushing of certain wrestlers that shouldn't be pushed (ex. Goldberg), the wasting of wrestlers who are over and/or really good (ex. LA Knight). I could go on and on but I don't want to cherry pick the bad without mentioning the good, like creating successful wrestlers and characters like Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Undertaker, Bret Hart, and several others that have helped define a company and different eras of the WWE. WWE has got almost everything you could possibly want, if you want casual storylines and matches, RAW, Smackdown, and the PLEs are for you! if you want to see the young, bright up and coming wrestlers, NXT is for you! Chances are, you are going to enjoy WWE if you are wanting to get into wrestling for the first time, my introduction to wrestling was from WWE, and I still enjoy the product from time to time, but I do look back and see some negatives with the company, especially with the product sometimes can be hard to watch, WWE had a rough end to the 2010s, with 2017-2019 being the worst years of WWE, however, the company has since rebounded and although I have my criticisms of Triple H as a booker, I think he (along with Shawn Michaels) is doing a really good job."
318.03.2024
21:58 
[7.0] "AEW is without a doubt, one of the most important promotions in the history of the Wrestling Business, A lot has been achieved by this promotion in the last 5 years. From successful PPVs, to the rise of superstars like Jon Moxley and MJF, to must-watch matches, to making Arthur Ashe Stadium wrestling events a year-round tradition (and Wembley soon to be perhaps) and speaking of Wembley, selling tens of thousands of tickets to Wembley in 2023 and so far again in 2024. AEW has also had some great hires like Jon Moxley, MJF, Eddie Kingston, Samoa Joe, Toni Storm, Christian Cage and hopefully a few more soon, not to forget that Sting had one of the greatest retirement matches ever and it will go down in the history books in emotion and triumph. With those positives, there do come some negatives, like the misuse of certain talents that are too good to be wasted, to the really bad hirings of Vickie Guerrero, Saraya, and Parker Bordeaux; the promoting of and pushing of Saraya despite her being a decade off her prime and being one of the MOST hated and obnoxious wrestlers today (I will NEVER forgive TK for the disaster of putting the belt on her at Wembley.), hiring Ric Flair (even though he is a legend so I respect him for that) despite him not really contributing much to the product and being controversial, to the CM Punk debacle and the mishandling of it until the last minute (last minute = termination of contract), to some utterly bad storylines like The Devil, Outcasts vs Originals, and several others that I won't mention. AEW has set a new precedent in Pro Wrestling and has helped define the new era of wrestling, hence the 7 rating. I can't rate them close to a 10 because of some of the negatives plus some other factors like normal US ticket sales and not so much of a casual following, I do hope that casuals give AEW a chance though, as they do have some fairly marketable names and some massive star power."
418.03.2024
17:18 
[] "TNA 2002 2009 9/10 TNA 2010 2013 7/10 Perhaps 2007 has been their best season.There have been seasons where the characterizations of their personas has been great, and their extra ring was at the same levels as the in ring quality. What was great was their innovative style mixing strong style and high flying moves with great TV production, they had great teams, the X Division, innovative gimmick matches like the Ultimate X, the King of the mountain match, hardcore matches, and at one point they introduced the women's division which for the American wrestling standards at that time, has been innovative too, they even introduced the women tag team's titles.Jeff Jarrett is the founder, their best products over the years have been AJ Styles, Samoa Joe, Abyss, Awesome Kong, Daniels, Gail Kim, Monty Brown, Hernandez, James Storm, Bobby Roode, Chris Sabin, Alex Shelley, Low Ki, Austin Aries, Petey Williams, Kazarian and their best acquisitions over the years have been Sting, Jeff Hardy, Jerry Lynn, Kurt Angle, Christian, Team 3d, Scott Levy, Sabu , Rhyno, Scott Steiner, Elix Skipper, Kevin Nash, Booker T, Mick Foley (he should have been in there as manager for other years) RVD(It would have been awesome if he would have been hired even before 2010, like in 2006 2007), Shane Douglas (very good as interviewer).Thanks to Jeff Jarrett, Dixie Carter, Vince Russo, Dutch Mantell, Jim Cornette, Scott D'Amore, Jeremy Borash, pEric Bischoff and Hulk Hogan.In 2017 they had a good momentum again with the GFW, they had deals with other promotions.Other great acquisitions over the years Lashley, The Wolves, Matt Sydal, Moose.At one point they had a title based on points"
518.03.2024
17:10 
[6.0] "as soon as you think of this as an academy mainly for woman with the glow impersonation as the gimmick, I think people could enjoy this promotion more. different cast of characters with some alright is wrestling makes it fun. they have green wrestlers but also some fun people in the uppercard that makes up for it. have only seen 5 shows but I feel like that's enough for an assessment"
618.03.2024
17:04 
[] "im not gonna rate it as it was started in the pandemic so a lot of stuff just came off as too experimental. some guys they let in where very questionable and Brough the reputation down of weveryhine in it even more than the promotion did. alright idea but terrible execution that can stay forgotten. every wrestler is that wasn't a POS is doing better things"
718.03.2024
17:02 
[] "apparently RF isn't affiliated with this promotion anymore. going to give it a shot with there April events but I think they may need to go for a rebrand to shake the stench of RF off of them as I dint know he wasn't with them till like a couple weeks ago. no ratings but figured they deserve a shot after getting rid of him"
818.03.2024
15:28 
[9.0] "A lot of gaijin wrestlers in the 70's and 80's preferred to work with Baba over Inoki, make of that what you will. Regardless, Inoki was a trailblazer and set the standard for what the promotion is today. His biggest mistakes nearly killed the company in the early 2000's though. Making your wrestlers fight in mma to prove their toughness was so egotistical and mind bogglingly stupid. Fortunately, with the likes of Tanahashi and Nakamura in the mid-2000's, that changed. To date I think the apex of the company was from 2013-2018. The rise of Okada, Bullet Club, AJ Styles, Kenny Omega, Tanahashi's continued leadership, and so much more made them the best promotion during that time. They slipped a lot during the pandemic but I think in 2023 they've returned to form."
918.03.2024
15:17 
[8.0] "These events are a lot of fun and never meant to be taken seriously. They have had some fun and goofy match stipulations like "extremely ruled iron man" where even the slightest transgression gets you disqualified or "falls count somewhere". It's certainly not for everyone but I appreciate that they really lean into the silly side of wrestling."
1016.03.2024
07:57 
[] "ABC is a great promotion, solid. Established for years. She had the balls to make a Wrestling Museum, and is the only French promotion to bring big names in world wrestling."
1116.03.2024
00:00 
[5.0] ""Death by a thousand cuts" might be a little too dramatic, but every talent exodus since The Elite to now Okada has really diminished what was once the world number two. And it's not that they don't have talent (although there are some obvious duds on the roster), it's that Gedo and his booking team have completely forgotten how to get someone over big time. Where they once had a main event scene worthy of envy, who do they have now if not Naito? New Japan isn't dead, but it would be much more alive without Gedo and co."
1215.03.2024
23:08 
[10.0] "Product is hit or miss but just for how massive they have become and how they have transcended wrestling I feel giving them anything but a 10 is doing them a disservice."
1315.03.2024
18:35 
[0.0] "Not a real promotion; never been a real promotion. Should not be on Cagematch. This clown was buying custom matches then posting them on YouTube as if he were the promoter. Good grief."
1415.03.2024
15:29 
[10.0] "Les match sont d'une qualité incroyable, le soin apporté aux détails est également très poussé, les stages d'entré sont toujours magnifiques et toute l'atmosphère porte cette promotions parmi les plus grandes d'Europe."
1515.03.2024
03:02 
[9.0] "GCW is the premier independent wrestling company right now. Brett creates cards with some of the biggest names in the industry. Out of any promotion on the scene, GCW does the best job including a variety of styles. You can watch top-tier deathmatches, lucha style, technical wrestling, etc. They have a great staple of younger wrestlers, like Jordan Oliver, Blake Christian, and Alec Price. GCW has run shows all over the world in the past few years, running in venues like Hammerstein Ballroom and Korakuen Hall. GCW is the place to be on the indies."
1614.03.2024
14:14 
[] "All time good and crap at the same time. We all know it and have our opinions about it... but where wrestling would be without it."
1714.03.2024
12:37 
[6.0] "Solid hardcore based promotion with a couple of outstanding normal wrestlers. This place is for everyone and the atmosphere is awesome. I hope in the future they will start doing a little bit less hardcore and more of regular wrestling matches, but until then its a solid 6 - an experience live that I can totally recommend."
1814.03.2024
08:42 
[5.0] "Roman wins LOL, the story of this company for the past 8 years. They have one of the best rosters in the world but are stationary in who gets the ball. A lot of the wrestlers on their roster have grinded years to get to that point just for them to be in a purgatory of multi-month feuds or being used in a squash match for the flavors of the month. It makes it feel like 80% of their roster can't win a match."
1913.03.2024
17:34 
[] "This website is dead to me when it comes to American wrestling, but I still need to contribute in a meaningful way. That way is to advise users to stop watching NJPW for the foreseeable future, and watch NOAH instead. Yes, I understand that Kota Ibushi wat completely and utterly screwed over by NOAH, but their top guys are finally worth watching again. Hijo del Wagner Jr is especially the one to watch, as his meteoric rise is like nothing I've ever seen this decade so far."
2013.03.2024
12:17 
[5.0] "It's been better since Triple H took over but there are way too many of the old bad habits still present. The main event scene is exactly the same was it was 10 years and even the newer additions like Rhea Ripley has worn out their welcome. Charlotte Flair got a lot of deserved flak for always being in title matches and main events but I don't think I've seen nearly enough for Becky Lynch. How is a multiple time former champion and Royal Rumble winner ever a plucky underdog? They still have the gaudy and ostentatious graphics during entrances, the same signature and finisher spam and kickouts, and, beyond all comprehension, they still have shaking camera movements even thought Kevin Dunn is gone. In early 2024 both the Royal Rumble and Elimination Chamber only had 4 matches but the shows were nearly 4 hours. It was littered with commercials, tv show segments, and bizarre chamber of commerce shilling for travel. I keep up with Raw and Smackdown on YouTube and wait for replays for PLEs. That's not the sign of a company that's "firing on all cylinders". If money denotes quality then the Transformer movies are the greatest ever made."
2113.03.2024
11:59 
[7.0] "If not for FMW there wouldn't of been the rise of Indie scene in Japan. It showed wrestlers could make a living outside of NJPW and AJPW. There was a level of creativity to a lot of what they did. They also some really awful ideas that backfired badly. Some of the "entertainment" era stuff just was crap"
2213.03.2024
11:45 
[5.0] "One of those last gasp of the territory style. Some interesting names passed through during it's run and they even had some good stories. They also had some guys who were clearly there because they were cheap and or no one else wanted them. Plus some really really really goofy stories especially as the better talent moved out"
2313.03.2024
11:38 
[4.0] "First and foremost I have to say the original run of this company was just awful. A very 1980's show in the 2000's largely untrained wrestlers and cheesy gimmicks. Over the years there has been improvement, mostly they now hire women who have at least worked the indies of course the very cheesy gimmick stick around. They also clearly bring untrained women and well things are still pretty cheesy. I supposed you could say it's good background nose or something you aren't supposed to take to seriously. But I also think there is much better wrestling out there."
2413.03.2024
09:43 
[8.0] "to see where this company has gotten to from 2018 to now is commendable they could of easily let it die off, but the people in charge and fans of the company didn't let that happen and now they're back to the original name and even better than before"
2513.03.2024
00:59 
[10.0] "A hidden gem of the Australian scene that has been able to establish some of the top wrestlers from around the country in a crowded market. Wrestlers like Delta and Parea have been a stand out along with some of the very best in Slex & Adam Brooks."
2612.03.2024
22:58 
[9.0] "When I started watching Lucha Underground, it seemed like a very interesting product at first, because it had great production and some great former WWE wrestlers, like Rey Mysterio, Johnny Mundo and Alberto El Patrón. And after watching the first two seasons, I loved it. The storylines were great, the vignettes and promos were fun, and I really liked the pace of the matches, taking some elements from american wrestling and some from lucha libre. Some pretty good wrestlers like Pentagón Jr, Rey Fénix, Mil Muertes, Prince Puma and King Cuerno really benefited from their exposure in this company, and I think it's a shame that Lucha Underground was mismanaged and eventually died, but we can still value them for the great breath of fresh air they were for a couple of years."
2712.03.2024
05:17 
[0.0] "shouldn't even be allowed to run events, bunch of amateurs that were never trained properly. if you consider yourself a pro-wrestler, don't go there"
2812.03.2024
00:05 
[7.0] "One of Australia's top promotions, MCW has great production value and usually books great shows with excellent wrestling from top to bottom. Some of the bookings decisions in recent months have been a bit questionable, however."
2911.03.2024
03:42 
[10.0] "All time Great PPV and not a weak spot on this card. Everyone showed up and showed out, Will vs Takeshita is a must watch for any wrestling fan Osprey is going to be AEWs franchise player. Stings farewell is probably the greatest in history, Danielson vs Kingston was very good, World title 3 way was great storytelling and rest of card was good to great! A slam dunk loved the card! Darby and Sting is the tag team we never knew we needed loved that partnership! Enjoy your retirement the Icon Sting well deserved!"
3011.03.2024
01:25 
[6.0] "A decent promotion which had some good (mainly imported) talent but compared to the likes of FMW, IWA-Japan couldn't match their talent, their scope or their spectacle."
3110.03.2024
23:52 
[3.0] "Used to love this company as a kid, chaos everywhere, violence, glass, all the crazy stuff. But sadly CZW has aged like milk, nobody gives a damn anymore. Deathmatch fans are either watching GCW or ICW, damn, even the Juggalo shows, I don't know when was the last time I heard something relevant here"
3210.03.2024
23:07 
[7.0] "Some of the best cruiserweight wrestling of all time happened in a WAR ring but I do believe some of it is overrated or looked back on to fondly. A good promotion but not amazing."
3310.03.2024
22:50 
[7.0] "ECW is the imperfect, brilliant rebel of 1990s American wrestling. Lots of ECW absolutely sucked and lots of it absolutely ruled. The cultural legacy of ECW in pro wrestling is massive and unprecedented, you never hear "WCW" or "AWA" chants at WWE events but you hear "ECW" all the time because they had an identity and they left a mark. As I've got older I enjoy ECW less and since watching FMW I do find ECW slightly lacking in the extreme division but still, ECW was good."
3410.03.2024
22:39 
[9.0] "As with all multi-decade promotions it is tough to rate NJPW. End of the day this promotion gave us modern Junior Heavyweight wrestling, it gave us Liger, Tanahashi and Okada, it gave us the Omega-Okada series and I love watching Zack Sabre Jr in NJPW. This promotion for over 50 years has given plenty of great matches (as in all time classics) and plenty of the best ever wrestlers. Is it perfect? not even close but so what? It has more than given enough good to justify a 9."
3510.03.2024
21:42 
[1.0] "Poor production and poor match quality. I had one of their shows on DVD and at the time I loved everything ECW, everything hardcore but nah 3PW was boring and poor with talentless guys like New Jack main eventing."
3610.03.2024
21:38 
[7.0] "I was a TNA mark growing up, between 2011-2014, TNA was my weekly dose of Wrestling, but it's also TNA that turned me off wrestling for almost a decade because, boy it got ugly after they left Spike TV. I have fond memories of attending two TNA TV tapings in London and seeing my wrestling crush Velvet Sky win the knockouts title. I loved Aces and Eights. I loved Bully Ray. I loved Aries and Roode. But looking back, it wasn't actually that good, I was just a 10-12 year old kid. Look, early, pre-Hogan TNA was inconsistent but delivered some absolute gold, like AJ-Daniels-Joe at Unbreakable 2005 or Perc Angle but as I said it was never consistent. After 2014 I've never kept up with TNA much but was glad to see they survived and have some good talent on the roster. The biggest disappointment with TNA is that they didn't learn any of the lessons of WCW, they repeated the stupid gimmick matches, they bought in Russo and Bischoff, and they had so many screwy finishes. But I credit TNA for giving us the X divison and the Knockouts."
3710.03.2024
21:24 
[7.0] "WWE/WWF/WWWF is a difficult beast to rate because its been so many different things and even different brands being different things at the same time. Overall, I recognise that the in-ring style of WWE is largely not for me, accept for the period of 2002-2006 I don't think WWE really delivered consistent good in-ring entertainment, but this is probably because I prefer Japanese or Southern Rasslin' or even old European Catch style matches. Lots of the "highlights" of the Hulkamania era for me are just slow, basic matches that don't engage me (although weirdly I do enjoy Hogan v Andre), and I find the attitude era to have been the definition of a mixed bag, so the two golden eras of WWF slightly let me down, current WWE's in ring product is....fine, but as I said, its just not my style. I'm also one of those people who watches wrestling for the wrestling and WWE prefers to focus on promo's and storyline segments, which personally doesn't do it for me. All that being said the WWE has produced some of the best matches of all time and some iconic teams and stables, so I can't be too harsh. But its worth noting that WWE also wasted some of the best opportunities in wrestling with the Invasion storyline and the re-vamped ECW. A 7 is probably fair but its far from a favourite of mine."
3810.03.2024
21:11 
[8.0] "My favourite promotion globally right now. I'm a big fan of Natsupoi, Starlight Kid, Tam Nakano and others. There is always something to enjoy on a stardom show, and stardom can be a very fun viewing experience, and I don't typically have "fun" with wrestling, I enjoy it but "fun" is something which if you can invoke in me, you've done good. Their big shows always are worth watching and will feature some exceptional wrestling, the smaller shows are a inconsistent minefield of great and poor matches. My only big issue with stardom is the over reliance on tag matches which imo gets quite same old, same old. On the booking side, Stardom is fine, nothing special, they have booked some good rivalries here and there but nothing out of this world. End of the day, Stardom has some brilliant talents, some fun gimmicks and is a good promotion to follow, but like all wrestling companies, it's not perfect and has big room to improve, hence the 8/10, if allowed it would be 8.5."
3910.03.2024
20:01 
[9.0] "We NEED more pro wrestling schools in Oklahoma. There is less in Oklahoma than any other state from what I have heard. This is a amazing company. I've seen their shows and they do not disappoint. Definitely recommend this for anyone in Oklahoma to go and watch."
4010.03.2024
16:57 
[9.0] "Can we swear here? Who knows. MYSTERY Wrestling is one of the most fun promotions I've attended. Streams live on twitch with special guest commentators. Some of the most fun you'll have watching a show. Only downfall is it's venue's location."
4110.03.2024
16:54 
[8.0] "This company came out of the gate HOT, with everybody involved it's no surprise it's been an instant success. I look forward to eventually attending a show live."
4210.03.2024
16:53 
[7.0] "If you don't love DDT you're simply not a wresting fan. Altho their work lately hasn't intrigued me as much, you can't deny the history this company has and I'm sure they'll have a resurgence again soon."
4310.03.2024
16:43 
[8.0] "Smash used to be the top independent in my area, unfortunately the pandemic slowed their growth. Thankfully now they're in a great position with a hungry roster hoping to bring Smash back to promise. Still the best produced show around. Love that they've made all their shows avaliable for free on Youtube."
4410.03.2024
01:22 
[0.0] "You know a promotion is not good because Fumihiko Uwai named a promotion after himself. This promotion aint special despite paying and booking Katsuyori Shibata as one of the top stars, Kazuchika Okada as a prospect at the time & Don Arakawa being another ace for the brand that has bad comedy. Mucha is awful, Kikutaro can go in the ring but more known done better elsewhere as a comedy guy. This is a wasted opportunity to showcase great puroresu. Bryan Danielson wrestled there, Kota Ibushi and Akihiko Mori went toe to toe where it was the worst matchup by proxy in their careers. UWAI smells off as stale milk."
4509.03.2024
23:07 
[4.0] "So, I was a trainee wrestler and ring crew for this promotion in the early 2010s. Very small promotion averaging about 70-125 fans per show at the time. The matches were mostly serviceable, nothing particularly bad but also nothing very special. The people involved were for the most decent people. A typical small British show."
4609.03.2024
21:30 
[7.0] "Rating WCW is incredibly hard, so I've gone for a conservative 7, more like a 7.5. On the one hand, lots of the best ever matches happened in a WCW ring, think Flair-Steamboat, Liger-Pillman, Flair-Funk, Flair-Vader, Sting-DDP, DDP-Savage and so on, also some of the best stories ever happened on WCW tv, think Crow Sting and the Outsiders/NWO, WCW was also the first mainstream promotion to have cruiserweight wrestling and it was amazing. On the other hand, some of the worst things in wrestling history happened on WCW programming like the finger poke of doom or Jarret lying down for Hogan, and I personally don't enjoy Nitro with the constant run-ins and bullshit. I like WCW but also dislike WCW, I prefer it to WWE but I prefer most wresting to WWE. WCW gave us so much but also was a very imperfect product."
4709.03.2024
03:40 
[] "I'm not too well-versed with NJPW but from what I've seen and heard, these folks are pretty solid. This is the company that gave us Finn Balor, AJ Styles, Will Ospreay, Okada-san, Nakamura-san and many many more."
4809.03.2024
03:02 
[7.0] "Ah World Wrestling Entertainment. When the E is good, you get absolute magic like Wrestlemania 17, 'Taker/HBK at Mania 25, MITB '11 and so much more. But when the E is bad, you get absolute dogshit like Wrestlemania 27, Crown Jewel '18, the '15 Royal Rumble and so much more. Production value is much better now that Kevin Dunn has fucked off but minor issues of quality control do pop up on occassion. Wrestlemania 40 is looking to be make or break for the E and I'm hoping it's good."
4909.03.2024
02:53 
[8.0] "Ah All Elite Wrestling. When this company is good, it is one of the best wrestling promotions active today. But when this company is bad, it is BEYOND frustrating. It has a lot of great talents that it doesn't always seem to know what to do with and either doesn't promote them at all or gives them storylines that make no damn sense or just flat out suck. But again, when the storylines do work and everything's on point, very few can touch AEW. To me, TK is overrated as a booker, could really use some additional assistance and really needs to stay off Twitter but 80% of the time, he deserves the praise he gets. AEW is a company that has a lot of potential but often gets in its own way, very much like WCW. Let's just hope that All Elite Wrestling has a much better fate that WCW did."
5008.03.2024
12:38 
[10.0] "The greatest hardcore promotion of all time. A roster full of legends like Hayabusa, Tanaka, Onita, Megumi Kudo, Funk and Foley. A archive of unbelievable matches. The spectacle, emotion and excitement that FMW could offer, typically in matches with barbed wire and explosions, is unwatched in the history of pro-wrestling. It's also a rare Japanese promotion that had a women's division and a men's division, which adds to the variety on offer. I typically don't like deathmatches but I love what FMW did, good wrestling and storytelling in the confines of a deathmatch, something some modern wrestlers could learn from, and FMW very rarely took things too far for my taste. The reason it's not a 10 is that it was inconsistent, the smaller shows weren't always great and some of the matches were very standard, never bad but just nothing exciting, Hayabusa as a wrestler encapsulates FMW, sometimes exceptional, other times he'd deliver standard Japanese style matches. Ultimately, FMW was a very special promotion that influenced the entire world of pro wrestling, ECW and by extension WWF and WCW took major inspiration from FMW and IWA-Japan."
5108.03.2024
11:19 
Zak22 wrote about Joint Promotions:
[8.0] "It is very hard to give a rating to Joint Promotions, because on the one hand you have some all-time great talents like Rocco, Marty Jones, the original tiger mask, Steve Grey and you also have some revolutionary fast paced action as early as the 70s. On the other hand you have big daddy and giant haystacks and slow, rest hold after rest hold wrestling. Joint promotions was a mixed bag promotion in terms of in-ring quality. Also storylines and promos were very much kept to a minimum as ITV had no interest in the pure entertainment side. In many ways Joint promotions was ahead of the times but also behind the times. I'd argue that in the 1970s there was no better promotion in the world for in-ring action but the promotion didn't keep up with American production value and it lost many of its top talents to All-star wrestling and to Japan/the USA. Below the heavyweight bracket was were the best wrestling was to be found. It gets a generous 8, as its my favourite 70s promotion and it produced some great entertainment."
5208.03.2024
07:20 
[8.0] "Reinvigorated my love for Pro Wrestling after years of soul crushingly boring and nonsensical booking decisions from the competition. Far from perfect, but having faith that I'm not wasting 4 hours of my life a week on a weekly television show where they actually showcase wrestling and try to make things matter is certainly a breath of fresh air. When they do things right, they do things *really* right and I love it. Some talent I'm not fond of gets pushed harder than I would if I were booking the show, but in my opinion wrestling should be a variety show, and I truly believe that there's a little bit of everything for everyone in AEW."
5308.03.2024
00:14 
[6.0] "When I was looking for something current to watch outside the American mainstream, I specifically wanted to find more women's wrestling, as while the major American promotions have gotten better about it over time, there's still lots of work to be done. After doing some light research into various women's wrestling promotions, I settled on simply giving Stardom a go, as they're the largest women's wrestling promotion, they're the old stomping grounds of names I'm familiar with (Io Shirai, KAIRI), and they employ(ed) some current talent that get a lot of buzz on social media (Giulia, Utami, Mayu, etc). The presentation is a BIG departure from what I'm used to on American TV. The fact that most of their events look like little more than house shows that happen to get an official broadcast wasn't jarring, as American indies have looked like that forever. But everything else feels very different too, from the stables and the gimmicks, right down to how their matches are laid out. It can often feel less like a simulated combat sport and more like an idol performance, where the idols perform wrestling moves instead of sing and dance. That's definitely a big hurdle for me, as idols/idol culture are not generally my thing. It's especially noticeable on the big 6/8/10 woman tag matches they run on their tour/house shows, and there are a LOT of those matches. But when they decide to put on an "actual" wrestling match, whether it be a veteran squashing a younggirl in 6 minutes, or a normal tag match, or a quick comedy match with a 4'11" crotchety clown, or just your good old "you have that belt and I want it" title fight, it really is leagues better and more watchable than most of the women's material that gets shown on American TV. So while it's an acquired taste, ultimately I am glad I stuck it out and am keeping up with it reguarly in 2024. Shoutout to Mina Shirakawa, who is currently my favorite wrestler (of any gender) that was not wrestling in Ring of Honor in 2005."
5407.03.2024
22:08 
[8.0] "A great promotion with a fantastic rotating cast of main eventers like Stu Grayson and Mike Bailey. Fun matches with some of the very best."
5507.03.2024
19:59 
[0.0] "They thought this was going to be so big... I think behind all of it the most absolutely funniest and short sighted thing was they offered people to spent like $50 to be locked in a room with the wrestlers so they could shit talk them in person, than thought it was a success when nobody did it. Why would anybody spend money to go to a show they don't want to see to insult wrestlers they don't like in a situation where its super dangerous for them to do so? No sense of reality at all was going on."
5607.03.2024
19:53 
[0.0] "An awful promoter and person booking a bunch of terrible people. The only upside to this is that when things constantly go wrong, you don't have to feel bad about who they happen to. Guy accidentally sets himself on fire? Well he was outed for abuse so no real worry there (plus he did the fire spot and it backfired somehow? ). Don't watch, hope it gets shut down for good."
5707.03.2024
00:22 
[7.0] "One of the better promotions in Australia, Renegades always puts on an entertaining show with great quality wrestling as shown with their very successful tour with GCW. They do suffer from inconsistent shows, however."
5806.03.2024
19:53 
[3.0] "AEW had so much potential when they first started, and for a bit, it was exciting to see something new and fresh since there hadn't been too many other mainstream wrestling companies beforehand. With a great roster and some killer matches, I was really pumped for what AEW would bring to the table. But now, I kind of wish that AEW would either go away or completely rebrand itself. The roster these days is completely bloated. If you are The Elite, MJF, or Britt Baker, you'll likely do well. But if you are Lance Archer, Jay Lethal, or Malakai Black, you're taking a gamble. For as many shows as they have, it feels like they still cannot fit everyone in. Storylines are always hit or miss, and TK is severely overrated as a booker. Quality has noticeably gone down and it feels like he is stuck in his own world. But what really shut me off to AEW was the entire CM Punk drama, which really exposed how lousy of an owner TK really is, creating an unsafe and hostile working environment and letting people go into business for themselves. This leaves viewers confused and disillusioned. I just can't get excited for AEW anymore and unless if things really change, I don't know if I want to tune in again. God bless guys like Samoa Joe, Claudio Castagnoli, and even Bryan Danielson for sticking it out, but at this rate, I'd much rather have Ring of Honor split off from AEW and have those guys go help build a better show than TK has put on in the last 2 years."
5906.03.2024
19:36 
[10.0] "10 might seem extreme but looking at just the Canadian Independant scene, C*4 stands out at number one. A great roster, lots of guests, some really good matches and possibly the most important: it at least gets some visibility. So many Canadian shows come and go with no real impact. Ya, some matches miss, but if you want to see a fun, good Canadian show, I don't think there is a better option than C4."
6006.03.2024
18:50 
[3.0] "AEW had the potential to be a different promotion and have real looking serious pro wrestling on national TV. Unfortunately most of the wrestling in AEW is video game wrestling, comedy & Spot monkey style of wrestling. This includes wrestlers doing a bunch of "cool" moves and spots, and not selling any of it. This style of wrestling only works for a small amount of fans because moves mean nothing, because everybody on the show does the moves. As far as storylines, none of the story lines are relevant enough to make somebody not a hardcore fan turn the TV on and watch the show. Hardcore fans of AEW are the only ones still watching at this point. Of course there are some great pro wrestlers on the show like FTR, MJF, Billy Gunn but the rest all wrestle the same. As a fan of good serious Pro wrestling this does hurt writing this and giving AEW a 3.0 rating."
6106.03.2024
15:33 
[3.0] "AEW is a sad case of a company that had a lot of potential, but squandered all of it. It's just disappointing. I am thankful they provide good wrestling matches on a regular basis and its hard to be disappointed on that end (even if it's not exactly AJPW 1990s level as some people make it out to be), the problem is that that's where the good comes to and end. Everything else about this company is just a complete disaster, which might make for a more entertaining book than the WCW book, except that Tony makes everyone sign NDAs for everything. They have no idea how to execute angles, and how to make them work (there's many examples I could give but just look at the recent devil reveal, it was bad enough with Cole doing the fake friend when he had MJF down already, and then an over-long blackout so he could get in position), and the booking in general isn't any better. There's a Simpsons quote that can be applied to everything in life, and "So you want a realistic down to earth show, that's completely off the wall, and swarming with magic robots." fits regarding AEW's 'sports based' side and its 'sports entertainment' side, which makes their shows schizophrenic. Tony has managed to squander just about all of his talent who had potential, most of their WWE signings have been blown, Kingston, Swerve is currently the hot guy in the company and I can only hope for best but I have no reason to with Tony's track record. MJF has gone from a guy who could potentially be the biggest draw of anyone in business who isn't over 35, but has become a joke. And it's not even worth talking about CM Punk, everyone knows the story, and everyone has taken their sides, but the whole situation was a disaster that could have been avoided with proper management and now the biggest draw Tony had is in the WWE."
6206.03.2024
07:05 
sixxgod wrote about Ring Of Honor:
[6.0] "I'm sure this will change when I eventually get to watch some old ROH, but as someone who only really started paying proper attention in the last few months before OG ROH closed, it's just sad to see really. I don't think Tony Khan has done a great job running it, which is understandable considering how hands on he is with AEW."
6306.03.2024
05:07 
[9.0] "Strong main events and a small but incredibly talented roster. Marvelous is a great place right now with Takumi and Mio Momono leading the way."
6406.03.2024
04:22 
[8.0] "WWE's product at the moment is the hottest it's ever been since possibly the Attitude Era. So much mainstream coverage and so many over stars and likeable babyfaces and great storylines mixed in with good shows as well. My only issue with WWE right now is it's quality control on some weekly shows it will go up and down sometimes and it prevents it from being anything other than a 9 as well as January being a rough start for WWE in terms of shows so it was a relief to see them come back from it in February."
6506.03.2024
03:10 
[7.0] "Back during the 90s it was the best mid card going. The problems with WCW were that no one actually cared about the main event scene in all reality, it was just a ton of over hyped washed up seniors like Hulk Hogan making the company look like they had no clue what they were doing, and obviously 2000s take away a lot of points, but the less said about that the better. The cruiserweight devision is still some of the best matches to date with some of the best wrestlers of all time making up the midcard scene with Guerrero, Benoit, Mysterio, Malenko, and the creme de la creme Chris Jericho."
6605.03.2024
23:36 
[10.0] "What wrestling is supposed to look like! Before the big federation changed everyone's minds of what wrestling is. This is what real wrestling is, not sports entertainment. We need to protect the tapes of these matches, because wrestling is all about simulated combat, and that's exactly what this is! The matches are fantastic, it looks real because it is real! Where Sakuraba cut his teeth to prove that pro wrestling is the number one martial art!"
6705.03.2024
18:29 
[7.0] "If one were to make a food analogy for WWE, it would be that it would be the McDonalds of professional wrestling. Incredibly popular, reliable and serviceable, but there's something missing that prevents it from true greatness. Now, don't get me wrong, WWE really excels in some places, most notably in its sense of spectacle and pageantry. It's also a really accessible entrance into the world of professional wrestling. But there's something about it that just doesn't click completely with me. A lot of this is down to Vince McMahon, really; he was a good promoter, but a disaster when to what happened between the ropes. As Paul Heyman once famously said, McMahon made wrestling a dirty word. And McMahon's greatest misstep was to homogenise the product, and nearly the entire industry, into a dull style that was too afraid to take risks or to fully commit to a story. It's undoubtable that WWE works better when it has competition, but the poisonous corporate culture there really doesn't want that. One would hope that Triple H's turn at the top goes a long way to improving that, but the jury is still out. Still, there's an undeniable quality to WWE. You may not think it's the greatest thing in the industry, but you can't help but be drawn back to them time and time again."
6805.03.2024
04:55 
[9.0] "One of if not the best indy wrestling promotion in the entire world. Production value is insane, the wrestling quality is always top tier, and the shows are always get value and entertaining."
6905.03.2024
02:24 
[8.0] "All Japan truly is going through a renaissance as of late, is it not? The mass exodus in 2000 almost killed All Japan stone dead, which is a shame because the King's Road style is insanely good. But they persevere and whilst it's probably never gonna compete with the juggernaut that is NJPW again, they're quietly and confidently putting on really good matches for a somewhat different taste. A great Pepsi to NJPW's Coke, if you will."
7005.03.2024
02:03 
[8.0] "When it's hot it's hot, when it's not it's bad. And right now it's bad. If I were to rate it in a vacuum right at this moment with the destruction of Papa H's NXT, the bad booking that means nothing over the long term, and the waste of the best roster ever assembled, i am giving it a 5. The great matches are great, but when your booking is based around churning out content, the good matches are unfortunately drowned out by the cacophony of recaps, cookie cutter Raws, and reminders of what hashtags to use. Given the history and the unbelievable success as a brand and the amount of joy it previously brought me, it easily gets a 5. I hope it turns around soon. Edit 3/2023: much much improved. Definitely upped their game and the right players are getting TV time and they're developing a great new batch of talent. Stories make more sense and have a better build. I'm really happy to see stuff is turning around. 7 easy. Edit 1/2024 WWE will wind up the global property that McMahon was shooting for. HHH is such a great replacement for Vince. I don't love that they are just going to go back to amassing all the talent. Their pockets are deeper than anyone's and will continue to be the preferred destination for everyone that gets into the biz."
7105.03.2024
01:42 
[6.0] "Oh, TNA, what can one say about you? If one were to look up "identity crisis" in the dictionary, then the promotion out of Nashville will appear as an example. For the past twenty years, it's never quite known what it wants to be: does it want to be WWE or be an alternative? And what it should have done is be the alternative. The strong points of its existence, such as the mid-2000s and the late-2010s, were when it was doing just that, providing people a more grounded take on pro wrestling than WWE's glitz and glamour. It provided a home for people who Vince McMahon just couldn't use right; people like Sting and Christian Cage lit the house on fire, it was the place that made AJ Styles look an absolute star, and it proved that Kurt Angle wasn't just a one-trick pony. And even as soon as the early 2020s, it truly had one of the best women's divisions in the West; Slamovich, James, Grace, Purrazzo and Trinity are a strong core to build a division around, even if two of them have left for different pastures. But we have to talk about the downsides too. The early 2010s were truly a nadir for TNA, with Hogan and company tanking the glory days by trying, and failing, to fight the Monday Night Wars again, and the less said about the 2013-15 "we have WWE at home" era, the better. Matt Hardy really does deserve his flowers for dragging a dying almost-corpse of a promotion back into relevance enough to get proverbial medical attention, because the industry would be for the worse without TNA."
7205.03.2024
01:29 
[9.0] "The AJPW exodus may have been really bad in the 2000s, but thanks to both companies pulling their weight, we now have two incredibly strong thematic alternatives to NJPW. NOAH has had a consistent level of quality since its inception, and the Ark style of King's Road with a strong-style garnish provides an excellent middle-of-the-road mix. When puro is good, it's really good, and NOAH truly pulls their weight in spades."
7305.03.2024
01:20 
[10.0] "When it comes to food analogies, NJPW truly is like gourmet food. One can argue about King's Road vs. Strong Style until the cows come home, but it's undeniable that both methods of wrestling are among the greatest in the world. Sure, there have been some really dud moments in NJPW's past, and outside the big events they may be somewhat pedestrian, but when it really matters, you can always count on the men in Japan to put on an amazing show."
7405.03.2024
00:41 
[10.0] "All Elite Wrestling is like a grand buffet, in which there is truly something for everyone no matter what your tastes are. Do you like massive stories that span years? The rise of "Hangman" Adam Page to overcome his friend and rival Kenny Omega. is pure cinema. Want the wrestling itself to tell the tale? The 2023 Continental Classic is teeming with that. Do you like WWE-style sports entertainment? Chris Jericho and Christian Cage have you covered. Want something a bit more puro? Say hello to the likes of Will Ospreay. Technical wrestling? Bryan Danielson is the master of that craft. Eddie Kingston will give you brawling that almost feels real. Sting and Darby Allin represent the old legends and tomorrow's stars side-by-side. Jon Moxley will give you the greatest delights of hardcore wrestling. Orange Cassidy seamlessly merges comedy with his workhorse ethic. Both FTR and the Young Bucks constantly raise the bar for what to expect from tag team wrestling. And Mercedes Moné will soon bring the peak of women's wrestling into the house that Tony Khan built. The best in the world are nearly all under one roof and it truly is an embarrassment of riches. And hey, if you don't like what's on your screen, just wait 20 minutes; there'll be something different. A lack of competition breeds a lack of creativity, which turned so many people off wrestling over the past twenty years. AEW stood up to the plate and brought the feeling back for so many people. Truly elite."
7504.03.2024
19:09 
Kash wrote about Lucha Remontada:
[2.0] "Rising from the ashes of Lucha Libre assiciotiation operating in the eponymous bar in Paris, Lucha remontada attemps to relaunch a concept that once was, with people that once were. The beginnings are timid and frail, and the bar itself is -as it always was- way too small to host pro wrestling. I wouldn't wait too long on this promotion, that's only there to fuel your pro wrestling fan's needs if Nanterre's APC is too far for you, or closed."
7604.03.2024
17:52 
[6.0] "AEW is in this weird place at the moment. They have good wrestling, Good championships and decent tag teams and good main event players but the biggest issues for me is the weeklies. The weeklies like Dynamite either rise and lower in quality in the most random times and the PPVs are great but how can we care if the stories usually aren't juicy. Rampage & Collision are as useless as trying to go up the stairs in a wheelchair and the attendances are lowering and the fanbase is slowly starting to turn on AEW. I hope they can make a turn around soon but as of now they are a decent promotion."
7704.03.2024
16:23 
[] "I was concerned 2024 was going to be a tough year for AEW. What with them still being relatively new, coming out of the pandemic, and people coming and going a lot, but TK and Co. have seemed to turn that perception around. Of course, booking isn't perfect, but EVERY PPV event delivers. They've got a tremendous system going for them, and 2024 looks to be a jam-packed thriller of a year for the promotion."
7804.03.2024
13:54 
[7.0] "A solid deathmatch promotion that doesnt take itself seriously. Match quality does vary but everyone tries their hardest and are clearly having fun and I especially like the underground look which suits the promotion perfectly."
7903.03.2024
22:36 
[] "A great promotion that puts on good matches and great stories, Definitely underrated and deserves more attention"
8003.03.2024
12:28 
[8.0] "At the beginning of their 5th year of existence, it's hard not to describe AEW as a resounding success. This company has been defined by 2 things: excellent in-ring wrestling, and wrestler lead presentation. It's been fantastic to see wrestlers in the USA given the agency to succeed or fail on their own terms for the first time in a very long time. And failure is a key here. The company has generally done a great job of pivoting when the audience has rejected, or embraced for that matter, an angle, a wrestler, or a story. A key standout that increases the overall score for me is the commitment to PPV quality. If you pay for a show, you know that you are going to get wall to wall top quality wrestling. My interest in the stories goes into my decision to purchase the show. I appreciate a company not ruining the matches on the paid show to further stories that will take place on free TV."
8103.03.2024
12:16 
[4.0] "Rating this company is truly a trial. What do you base it on? As a business entity it is a ten out of ten, most successful version of wrestling that has ever existed. As a a wrestling product, it is a zero out of ten that has never been remotely interested in whether or not the in-ring product was even remotely passable in comparison to it's contemporaries. Historically, it will always be synonymous with wrestling in the USA, and that is both because it penetrated the public consciousness to such a degree, and because it is directly responsible destroying the entire industry and rendering it no longer financially viable. I will never enjoy this companies product, and I will always consider Vince McMahon and anyone who has good things to say about him as undeserving of human dignity. His grave should be marked with an outhouse rather than a tombstone. But rating the company purely as a wrestling product? I'll go with 4/10: non-challenging, unmemorable, and slightly below replacement level."
8202.03.2024
08:44 
[] "The hypothetical AEW wrestling show lineup presented boasts an array of top-tier matches featuring some of the most talented and renowned wrestlers in the industry. From high-stakes singles bouts to captivating tag team showcases and intense championship matches, this lineup offers something for every wrestling fan. With the potential for 5-star and over 5-star performances throughout the card, it exemplifies the best of what AEW has to offer in terms of athleticism, storytelling, and entertainment. This lineup could easily be hailed as one of the best wrestling shows of the current era, delivering a memorable and exhilarating experience for fans worldwide."
8301.03.2024
06:08 
[5.0] "The fixation on everything being squeaky clean, LED covered, easily marketable and micromanaged to death has made modern WWE feel like nothing unexpected or shocking ever really happens, which if you can recall is what made the company must watch television and a cultural cornerstone from 97 to 04. It's identity completely died and was reborn with the most corporatized stale image that you can imagine and that decision is reflected heavily in the mind-numbing angles, Marvel superhero characters, meaningless matches, no creative freedom, copy pasted sets and literally nauseating visual and audio production. These issues make sitting through a three hour RAW a complete drag for anyone but the indoctrinated. It's not about the product being kid friendly or it not having enough tits and blood, it's simply near impossible to take WWE seriously when they overstimulate the viewer with just about everything but good professional wrestling. There's a reason they haven't made any of their modern talents house hold names or brought wrestling back into the mainstream."
8429.02.2024
22:25 
[] "Just getting into AJPW.tv and am excited to figure out how to tune into the matches they have available based on the data the community has generated here. I used to use ditch.us back in college to access matches from the 90s, and have been excited to see Nakajima headlining the promotion now, though there's so much I would love to go back and see. Too bad I cannot find any of Joe Doering's title defenses on All Japan's streaming network!"
8528.02.2024
21:10 
[1.0] "The problem with TPW is the person behind the curtain running it, this person has no problem lying in front of you. He will try to get your money but doesn't really love wrestling. Despite saying Vince NT is non longer the owner the reality show that he is still the one taking decisions. I put 1 star because in every places you can find good people but to be honnest i don't understand french established wrestler still working for TPW like Tom La Ruffa or Booster. This is the place for bad wrestlers and bad persons to meet apparently."
8628.02.2024
13:57 
[3.0] ""The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house." If you wanna be the alternative to sports entertainment, you cannot produce sports entertainment. Granted, it is an edgier version of it, but still nowhere near a serious sports presentation. I am mad at AEW specifically for not being able to be the alternative, after months of bragging about how rich and smart they were, and how many good wrestlers they had... They handed all of the buzz and interest to their rivals. There's really too many problems in the company to enumerate all of them, but a couple of fundamental ones make the product barely watchable. First of all, I understand kayfabe's dead, but that is not an excuse to write shitty, tongue-in-cheek storylines, that have no semblance or realism (or drama, or genuine comedy) or have none at all and set up random no DQ matches. I can count AEW memorable storylines on the fingers of one hand (and they mostly involve people who aren't even there anymore). Secondly, WORKRATE IS NOT ABOUT MOVES. And I say this as somebody who watches wrestling matches mainly looking for high level workrate, that is storytelling and psychology, I believe the vision of a "great match" that AEW has is just delusional, and brings forth nothing but copy and paste matches, with personalities noone will remember and even less memorable spots, while also being needlessly reckless. I mean the fact that some of AEW's "biggest stars" are literally one-trick ponies is quite telling: I think of Daniel Garcia's negative charisma cringey dance, of Orange Cassidy's silly shin kicks that were never funny to begin with (imagine after seeing them every week), of the Young Bucks' insufferable personas that have taken the concept of go away heat to a whole nother level. Moreover, this obession with dream matches with no build whatsoever make it so that no match is a real dream match in the end. There's so much more that should be said, from TK's inability to realize how inadequate and unexperienced he is as a booker and his refusal to put qualified people in charge, to much of the roster's refusal to listen to advice and adapt to a more consistent, less indierific style, to the ridiculous amount of useless belts nobody cares about, but unfortunately nobody's paying me to shit on this company. I root for AEW, I genuinely do, I am tired of the silly sports entertainment that the others have shoved down everybody's throat for decades, and AEW has shown that they CAN produce good wrestling if they want to (which makes their whole pointless programming even more infuriating) but right now the product overall just sucks.  And it's sad for the MJFs, the FTRs, the Jay White's, the Samoa Joe's, the Eddie Kingston's of this world, and I could go on because they do have a stacked roster with tons of talent, they just have no idea how to use it in a coherent and consistent way."
8728.02.2024
08:37 
[0.0] "I won't lie... this was a promotion that actually had potential. Good ideas, good concept, but EXTEMELY horrendous execution and booking. 0/10 for me."
8827.02.2024
23:03 
[] "It existed. That's literally the only thing I can say about it. During this promotion's entire existence, nothing of merit happened."
8927.02.2024
19:01 
[0.0] "Rob Feinstein does not deserve to have a job, nor should he even be allowed to run a wrestling company in the first place. Feinstein deserves to be fired immediately and blacklisted. Hell, lock him up behind bars. We don't need a fucking pedophile running amok in the professional wrestling industry."
9027.02.2024
14:26 
benny5bellys wrote about GLEAT:
[7.0] "This is a really fun promotion with the right mix of veterans who can still go and young talent who are hungry to grow and given the platform to do so - I wrote that two years ago and scored them a 9. They have not really kept me invested since with lots of middling shows despite the talent on hand"
9127.02.2024
14:25 
[5.0] "A weird promotion, the more online hype they get, the less they seem to draw to their shows. I pop in occasionally to watch a show and the quality never seems to really get much better than "decent". The Starboy Charlie title run has been a swing and a miss."
9227.02.2024
14:22 
[0.0] "Do you like promotions that steal your money, don't pay talent and do a runner when everything starts to catch up with them? If so then 1PW is the company for you. I am sure they will reappear at some point and if you decide to give them your money any time before 5 minutes until belltime then you need your head wobbled. Even if they do run, you can expect the workers to put no more than 60% effort in."
9327.02.2024
00:53 
[8.0] "new fan/viewer. not sure about the past but they have been cooking ever since like July/august (I think) 2023. they know how to stack a card and even when theres inconveniences like wrestlers not being able to make it due to whatever reason, they've more than ever make up for it. shirts they sell are comfy and have a solid design. venues they choose are great as well. all around great promotion that id love to see grow. They know wrestling"
9426.02.2024
20:43 
[9.0] "A real hidden gem of the British wrestling scene. Superb relationships with Japanese wrestling companies, in particular Dragon Gate now, and plenty of great international talent, alongside a whole host of their own home grown roster who are all superb. Shows combine the in ring skill and competition that many smarter fans seek, with a product that kids and families love. Also, in a scene that sees many of the same names utilised by promotion after promotion, they have a core roster group who are not - despite deserving more exposure - on almost every show you see advertised. Would wholeheartedly recommend people seek out Brit King Pro shows this year."
9526.02.2024
17:25 
[4.0] "I'd say the company overall is "adequate" as the name of a 4 out of 10 rating is. I've tried to watch it, but I never would watch it for the company, but simply for the talent they have. They try so hard to be the "cool" dad of the wrestling world. "Look guys! We have Jon Moxley, and Bryan Danielson! ArE yOu NoT eNtErTaInEd? " Calm down, the whole roster is a massive, and I mean massive, mixed bag. The 4 is for the superstars I enjoy watching and the fact that it gives the massive wrestling world a place for the wrestlers to get some TV time. I'll continue to give it a chance but for now, I'm not a huge fan."
9626.02.2024
07:35 
TayKZY wrote about DEFY Wrestling:
[9.0] "Defy is my home indy, so I've attended these shows more than any other promotion. They do a great job balancing bringing in legends, top current talent, and focusing on building around local talents. Most my indy favorites have directly come from appearances in Defy."
9726.02.2024
01:03 
[0.0] "The worst company in the history of wrestling, bar none. Abhorrent morals through both business practices and workplace environment, and a product that has been awful for 99% of it's existence. The company responsible for showing the best of wrestling to the masses, who decided to teach the world the very worst side of it. Owned for the large majority of its life as of writing by an egotistical, psychopathic, clueless, racist, sexist pig who wreaked havoc on the business and the people within it both behind and in front of the camera. Their are good pieces of content hidden deep within the archives, and even some of it produced today, but it's all buried beneath some of the most disgusting "wrestling" ever produced by any company. Angles & matches so bad that any other company who produced it would have never recovered. Even if the company had produced something closely resembling a wrestling product across its existence, it would still regain its place as the worst company to ever exist due to the exploitation of deaths, the flagrant homophobia, sexism and racism, the bullying culture, the introduction to the wrestling business of Vince Russo, the rehabilitation to the reputation of literal murderers, the mass distribution of steroids which would shorten the careers and lives of many of the people who felt forced to indulge in it, the complete disregard for workers rights, the crushing of unionization, the employment of JBL, the monopolization of the entire industry, the backing of the republican party, the sexual assault of numerous employees, and the literal death of a wrestler due to negligence. The fact that if wrestling ever dies ( which I don't think will happen) this will be the company who's narrative will be studied by the historians who stumble across it is arguably the single worst thing for the legacy of the world's greatest sport. Or should I say sports entertainment."
9826.02.2024
00:00 
[7.0] "I give all my support to this promoter, which is also from my land, as I am glad that a wrestling company has appeared in Valencia, I look forward to a tour of the community even if it is."
9925.02.2024
23:14 
[10.0] "Lucha Underground surprised me quite a bit the first time I saw it, I was quite amused that it was like a TV series with episodes and so on, but the truth is that it's a great product and I think it deserves a high rating because it's like a fresh air for wrestling."
10025.02.2024
21:31 
[8.0] "I like this promoter because they are from my country and they do good shows, have good characters and have the potential to continue doing great things in Spain."