Taso the Greek’s “Bumpin’ Heads 2008″

Chris Sabin (USA) vs. Petey Williams (Canada) -World X-Cup Finals
Weak match for a world cup final, and worse promotion. It sure didn’t seem like a big deal to me. Petey Williams wasn’t very good here. *1/2
Samoa Joe vs. Chase Stevens
Squash. *
Abyss vs. Rhino- (King of the Mountain Qualifier)
A good start, middle, and then a ho-hum ending. Plus the fact we have seen these two go at it for about 4 months now doesn’t help. *3/4

MOTYC 2006 (in no particular order)

1. KENTA vs Low Ki (ROH- Final Battle 2005)
2. KENTA vs Naomichi Marufuji (NOAH 1//22/06)
3. Chris Benoit vs Randy Orton (WWE SD! 1/13/06)
4. Nigel McGuinness vs. Claudio Castagnoli (Pure Title Match) - ROH Final Battle 2005
5. “Wonderman” Glenn Spectre vs. Shiima Xion (IWC 1/20/06)
6. Mark Hunt vs. Yosuke Nishijima (PRIDE 31)
7. Bryan Danielson vs. Naomichi Marufuji (ROH- Final Battle 2005)
8. Chris Benoit vs. Finlay 5/5/06
9. Bryan Danielson vs. Rocky Romero (ROH World Title Match)- Steel Cage Warfare
10. CM Punk vs Brent Albright 12/17/06 OVW TV Tapings
11. Kotaro Suzuki vs. Low Ki NOAH 2/17/06
12. Kenta Kobashi/Tamon Honda/ Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. Takeshi Morishima/Mohammed Yone/KENTA (NOAH - 2-17-06)
13. 3 Way Dance: Naruki Doi & Masato Yoshino vs. Jack Evans & Roderick Strong vs. King Shisa & Vangelis 12/27/05 Dragon Gate
14. Mick Foley vs. Edge (Wrestlemania 22)
15. Captain’s Fall Match: (Captain) Anthony W. Mori, Dragon Kid, Ryo Saito/Naoki Tanisaki vs. (Captain) Magnitude Kishiwada, CIMA, Naruki Doi/Masato Yoshino (Dragon Gatw 1/27/06)

Dragon Gate 1/27/2006 PPV

1. Kenichiro Arai & Susumu Yokosuka vs. King Shisa & Super Shisa
Super Shisa uses a Magic Lasso in this match that earns him bonus points in my book. This match was standard “Quality A” grade D-Gate production. It was not an awesome match, but there was no doubt there were some great moves, acrobatics, comedy… I thought this was a good example of what D-Gate is about. **1/2
2. Handicap Match: Florida Brothers (Michael Iwasa & Daniel Mishima) vs. Genki Horiguchi
Genki is the Japanese version of The Rock, I swear he could be. The Florida Brothers should be at or near the top of any tag team of the year lists, every year. This match was creative, complex, funny, innovative, clever, and silly.**1/2
3. Katsuo & BxB Hulk vs. Tozawa & Vangelis
Before even viewing this match I would prefer if they had Katsuo & Tozawa teaming in this, as well as BxB and Vangelis, which seem like an obvious fit. I enjoyed the young tag team in the one match I saw with them 12/26/05. This match was another highly enjoyable, acrobatic, spotastic, emotionally manipulated match. ***1/4
4. Magnum TOKYO & Masaaki Mochizuki vs. Don Fujii & Shingo Takagi
Hard hitting match, lots of chops and kicks and who can hit who the hardest type offense. Why does Shingo Takagi remind me of Bolo Yeung? Put Takagi’s head on Akitoshi Saito’s body and you get Bolo. This really becomes a test of strength, a war of attrition. Very stiff shots all the way around. Superb finish with crisp moves, oh man! ***1/4
5. Captain’s Fall Match: (Captain) Anthony W. Mori, Dragon Kid, Ryo Saito/Naoki Tanisaki vs. (Captain) Magnitude Kishiwada, CIMA, Naruki Doi/Masato Yoshino
Hot match. Great finish. Good swerve, a little blood, high flying, killing finishers, looking cool, Yoshino as a heel, a gifted group of wrestlers. ****