No Hot Dogs, No Handshakes, No Point? 2022 Independent Wrestling Thread

[RedJed]

F1RST Wrestling Announces Event At Mall Of America | Fightful News

Wrestling returns to the Mall of America.

www.fightful.com

Hopefully we get a @RedJed road report for this.


And Lex Luger wandering down the aisle in a puffy shirt to get a closer look at the action.

As a follow up to this, last Friday I scored a "golden circle" ticket to this show, which means I'll be in the first three rows by the ring, and there's also lots of extra stuff with the ticket purchase.

• Limited Edition Variant Event Poster exclusive to Golden Circle VIP
• MOA® 30th Birthday Fanny pack filled with Mall of America items valued at ($180) including:
  • $10 Mall of America Gift Card
  • (2) Nickelodeon Universe® Ride Wristbands
  • (2) Moose Mountain Adventure Golf Tickets
  • (2) Rock of Ages Blacklight Minigolf Tickets
  • Coupons to MOA Restaurants, Stores + More
• Access to cash bar + light snacks

 

[Johnathan Chamberlain]

Right now, my favorite Indy fed is PCW: Pacific Coast Wrestling. I watch PCW Ultra on Pluto TV.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Jonathan Gresham Vs Konosuke Takeshita at the next Terminus show on 7/21.

 

[One Epic Winter (OEW)]

Is Takeshita permanently based in the US now or is he on excursion?

 

[909]

Is Takeshita permanently based in the US now or is he on excursion?

Excursion

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Beyond announced Eddie Kingston Vs SLADE for Americanrana.


If ever there is a reason for me to travel to Worcester this summer...

 

[alkeiper]

When you ask if there’s Indy wrestling in hell

 

[Broward83]

That Kendrick picture really stares into your fucking soul..

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

I actually have to give it to Facade, because I can't think of any other career indy guy who never had a real major run in a notable company that still kinda draws.

 

[alkeiper]

Facade actually had a cameo a few weeks ago as a Wardlow victim security guard. He’s training his girlfriend Dani Mo. I’m not much for judging skill but she has a good look.

 

[Valeyard]

Kendrick has Kevin Smith face

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Facade had an intermittent late 2010s ROH undercard run too. Ykw though that does not negate him never having a major run anywhere!

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1546979704477028352

Almost enough to make @Laz want to move back to Central MA.

 

[alkeiper]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1546592197360996353

19 miles from Casa Keiper. Fuck yeah.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

411MANIA | Low Ki vs. Killer Kross Set for House of Glory’s Terminal 5

Low Ki will face Killer Kross in a singles match at House of Glory Wrestling's Terminal 5 on August 28. The matchup is now official.

411mania.com

*sigh*

 

[alkeiper]

Shame I’m going to see Masha that day instead.

(Also, LVAC is running Bethlehem PA the night before. If you want a show with the exact opposite vibe, that’s the one.)

 

[Valeyard]

Terminal 5? Like they name their shows after stages of cancer?

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Everyone who went to one of the ROH tapings held there said the sight lines were cancerous.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Netflix Has Right Of First Refusal On OVW TV Rights | Fightful News

An interesting note on OVW's deal

www.fightful.com

It looks like Netflix is producing a pro wrestling version of Last Chance U centered on OVW. cc @HarleyQuinn

 

[Valeyard]

Do they still have the rights to Lucha Underground?

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

It looks like it left in 2018.

Can't wait for dramatic documentation of Year 10 or 11 of "Mahabali Shera has got potential to be a crossover star! I just know it dammit!"

It's crazy with all of the regime changes in Impact Wrestling that they're still (kind of) trying to make him work.

 

[Valeyard]

Kongo Kong deserved his kind of longevity. Legit.

 

[Valeyard]

Who is Kidd Bandit and is he any good? Prestige is promoting the fuck out of him and he just is 100% douchechills based on appearance.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

No idea. They're supernew. According to Cagematch, they had their first match last year. I think they're just popular amongst Woke Wrestling Twitter cause they're a nonbinary anime wrestler.

 

[Valeyard]

Oh god.

 

[alkeiper]

I enjoyed watching Kidd Bandit on the Pride and Vibe shows, FWIW.

 

[Big Beard Booty Daddy]

Kidd Bandit is great, especially for someone who has only been around for just about a year. They trained with the first class from Nightmare Factory, and has been on Dark a couple of times. I've seen them live a few times, with another one coming up on August 4. They deserve all the hype they've been getting on social media. They're also one of the most humble, incredible people I've met.

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

Who is Kidd Bandit and is he any good? Prestige is promoting the fuck out of him and he just is 100% douchechills based on appearance.

I've only seen Kidd Bandit on the DPW shows that Johnny from New Legacy Inc helps run, and they have "future star" written all over them. I just hope they don't lose that raw power when they mature as a worker, because being "polished" in 2022 means "I can mimic a Power Rangers battle" and not "I can put on a good match."

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Has there been a Max The Impaler Vs Kidd Bandit match?

 

[Valeyard]

Fucking now they're threatening to inflict Effy on people. What a political nonstarter, booking the nonbinary person and the offensive stereotype. I might call the wrestling police.