Should Have Been Huge: Sweet And Sour Larry Sweeney

I am not going to sit here and lie to you and tell you that I knew about Larry Sweeney and followed him from day one until he passed away.  Until he died I had no idea who he was, didn't even know his name, didn't know he existed until Chris Hero tweeted that Sweeney had passed away. Intrigued, I went to Youtube and searched for something, anything that would tell me something about this guy beyond Wikipedia. It was like finding out that there is something awesome was out there and everyone knew about it except for you, and you found out about it only after it had went away forever. Watching his promos and matches made me want to see newer and better stuff which led to the sad realization that that would never happen because in a struggle with bi-polar disorder Sweeney committed suicide.

Kevin Steen Knocks Out Two Fans

The Summer of Punk and The American Dragon DVD Giveaway

Here is your chance to see the WWE World Heavyweight Champion, Daniel Bryan, and the WWE Heavyweight champion, CM Punk, unchained and at their rawest Ring Of Honor Wrestling. See the real Summer of Punk and reason why many think Daniel Bryan is the best pro wrestler in the world today. Every single one of these discs have some of the best matches you will ever lay your eyes on. All you have to do is answer the four questions after the jump and they are your's. Contest ends on the 24th of March. You will be contacted by the email you leave your comments with or on Twitter if you follow me there. ANSWER IN THE COMMENT SECTION!

PTC Wrestling Road Diaries Giveaway

Here we go folks, it is the first DVD give away of the site. The only things you have to do is answer some questions in the comment section and I will email you telling you that you won and that I need you address to send you the DVD. Why am I doing this? Because I watched this DVD and instantly realized that if you are even a casual wrestling fan this a DVD you must watch. If there are more than one person who gets the questions right the winner will be picked randomly and be notified this coming Monday if they won. Good luck. And now, the questions.

• Who trained Colt Cabana?
• When and what show was my first ever WWE show?(hint: it was in the early 2000's)
• Who did Colt Cabana beat to become NWA World Heavyweight Champion
• With Wrestling Road Diaries 2 just finishing filming, who will be part of it?

Just Watch: CM Punk Interview

Note To Wrestlers: You're Not MMA Fighters

As I have said many times here, I am fairly new to the independent wrestling scene. I am not going to lie to you and say I have been watching guys like Davey Richards, Low Ki, Eddie Edwards, or any other independent wrestler who's style is based off of Japanese "strong" style for a long time. However, since I have started this blog I have tried my best to pay attention to as much wrestling as possible, and one thing seems to garner the most attention and admiration on the independent scene is guys who work as stiff as possible, like the gentlemen mentioned above, use legitimate MMA style maneuvers and seemingly have little to no regard for the guys they are working with in the ring.

I totally understand that wrestling is, even when guys are using the utmost precaution in the ring, brutal and unforgiving.  However, I also understand that the guys in the ring are following a script and usually go to great lengths to make their violence look as painful as possible while inflicting as little pain on each other as possible. This isn't the 60s, 70s, and 80s where the legitimacy of pro wrestling was in doubt, but still believed to be real. The cat is out of the bag, the genie is out of the bottle. There is no going back.

Q&A With Indy Tag Team The T.E.C.H Squad(Updated pictures and video)

Big moment for the site as we have scored or first interview with actual wrestlers. The T.E.C.H(Two Equally Charming Heterosexuals) Squad are a pair of independent wrestlers from Florida who I happen to follow on Twitter so I decided to interview them and they agreed. I hope you enjoy.

Names
Trevor "TC" Read
Mike Monroe

Hailing from
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Height and Weight
TC - 6"2 190lbs
Mike - 6"1 220lbs

Please Let ECW R.I.P

I am a late to the show(as usual) ECW fan. The only wrestling I got to watch when ECW started was WCW and WWE because I wasn't in a region that carried ECW.  I remember watching commercials for a ECW pay per view at my friend Fletcher's house, who got ECW because his family had the money to get one of those gigantic satellite dishes where you could watch Chinese game shows and games of cricket on a regular basis if that is what you wanted to do..Fletch's house was also always stocked with food too..it was awesome. But, I digress.

As I watched the commercial I saw guys hitting each other with garbage can lids, powerbombing each other through tables lit on fire,hitting each other with Kendo sticks, barb wire, thumb tacks, and cookie pans. I was confused, interested, and skeptical about this crazy style of wrestling. I had NO idea that this organization would turn out to be the farm system that fueled the Monday Night Wars between WWE and WCW with not only talent, but ideas as well. However, after I left Fletch's house I forgot all about ECW, because as I said, I wasn't in a region that carried ECW, and because me and Fletch weren't that tight. Regardless of his stocked pantry.

Make 'Em Famous(er): Truth Martini

When the announcement came down that Ring of Honor(after being dropped by HDNet) was going to be available in my area after Sinclair Broadcasting bought (probably) the biggest independent wrestling promotion in the United States I was, of course, psyched. More wrestling is always welcome on my television(even TNA/Impact Wrestling) and I have heard a so much about ROH from the internet about how ROH is home to the best WRESTLING in the states bar none. As soon as I saw the first show I knew everything I had heard about it having the best wrestling was absolutely true. Despite having some problems, that I wont get into here, ROH , from  a pure wrestling standpoint is head and shoulders above everyone else in the States. However, as I have continued to watch ROH there has been one person in particular who has caught my eye, and my ears, more than anyone else. That one person is Life Intervention Expert Truth Martini.