Everyone’s gotta start somewhere. Whether it’s a character whose first impressions become famous for the wrong reasons (Shockmaster) or for all the right reasons, you only get one chance to make a first impression. This week on Random Reviews, we look at a series of debut matches.
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We return to Camden’s Electric Ballroom, for PROGRESS’ Chapter 21 event from September 2015, entitled “You Know We Don’t Like To Use The Sit Down Gun”. Google it – you’ll find a video of a talking bird!
Since January 4’s Wrestling Kingdom show, New Japan have been forced to undergo a few changes, thanks to the high-profile exists of four top stars. In spite of the losses of Messrs Styles, Nakamura, Gallows and Anderson, New Japan have kept rolling on, with Tetsuya Naito’s capture of the IWGP Heavyweight title sending the company in a new direction.
Payback… is a bitch. At least, that’s how the saying goes. This year’s show was shuffled to be the post-WrestleMania pay-per-view, much like Backlash and Extreme Rules. However, 2016’s Payback featured a card that, on paper, looked to be WrestleMania level, especially with the introduction of new faces.
Immediately after WWE’s Payback event on Sunday, the WWE Network was host to the debut episode of their new animated comedy, “Camp WWE”.
Another week, another in-memoriam special, unfortunately. Last week, one of the focal points from the Attitude era left us too soon, when Joan Laurer, best known to fans as Chyna, was found dead at the age of 45.
New Japan’s Road to Wrestling Dontaku tour continued on Wednesday – yes, it’s an awkward day for a live televised show – with a rare stop in Hataka, for a card featuring a moved Intercontinental title match.
It can be daunting to start following a new promotion, especially a group like PROGRESS. With almost thirty events under their belt (plus their ENDVR shows), the group thankfully advises on some entry points… and since we’ve already covered the first Thunderbastard match, we may as well dive in on a recommended point: starting with July 2015’s Chapter 20: Thunderbastard – Beyond Thunderbastard.