May 2008 Archives
Tales from the Road : " Mason Jars and Christmas Carols"
One of the more interesting things about traveling with a wrestling company is what goes on after the show. It usually involves getting something to eat and heading back to the hotel, And this time it was no different except for one thing. When we got back to the hotel in Nashville there was a bunch of the people from the various wrestling companies sitting in the lobby having a good old time.
So Alex, Tommy, Vander Pyle, Dave and myself decided to hang out with them for a while even though Vander Pyle and myself do not drink. It was a trip listing to the stories from different groups across the world and watching them get drunk off their asses. It started off with cases of beer before one guys from one of the NWA groups pulled out a clear mason jar. You know the kind that you see on the Dukes Of Hazard television show used to carry moonshine in. I'm not going to say who drank out of the jar but I will say they started to get a little on the giddy side. And on the flip side you could tell that some were not even getting effected. Dave went to bed a little bit after getting there, being exhausted from the board meetings earlier in the day and show that night. I called it a night myself having to go through the photos of the days still I headed to the room get to work.
So I'm sitting at the computer at 4:00 in the morning when Vander Pyle walks in laughing his ass off.
"What's up?" I asked.
"About 14 of us," He started "snuck in to Dave's room while he was sleeping and woke him up with Christmas songs"
I just sat there not knowing what to say.
"And then we went into NWA Ireland's room , and the Ireland guys were doing flips from bed to bed, when Mean Mike decided that he wanted to try." Vander Pyle laughing
" he got up on the bed flipped onto the other bed and put his feet through the wall."
First thing through my mind was to make sure not to have any of the wrestlers jump on my hotel bed.
One of the more interesting things about traveling with a wrestling company is what goes on after the show. It usually involves getting something to eat and heading back to the hotel, And this time it was no different except for one thing. When we got back to the hotel in Nashville there was a bunch of the people from the various wrestling companies sitting in the lobby having a good old time.
So Alex, Tommy, Vander Pyle, Dave and myself decided to hang out with them for a while even though Vander Pyle and myself do not drink. It was a trip listing to the stories from different groups across the world and watching them get drunk off their asses. It started off with cases of beer before one guys from one of the NWA groups pulled out a clear mason jar. You know the kind that you see on the Dukes Of Hazard television show used to carry moonshine in. I'm not going to say who drank out of the jar but I will say they started to get a little on the giddy side. And on the flip side you could tell that some were not even getting effected. Dave went to bed a little bit after getting there, being exhausted from the board meetings earlier in the day and show that night. I called it a night myself having to go through the photos of the days still I headed to the room get to work.
So I'm sitting at the computer at 4:00 in the morning when Vander Pyle walks in laughing his ass off.
"What's up?" I asked.
"About 14 of us," He started "snuck in to Dave's room while he was sleeping and woke him up with Christmas songs"
I just sat there not knowing what to say.
"And then we went into NWA Ireland's room , and the Ireland guys were doing flips from bed to bed, when Mean Mike decided that he wanted to try." Vander Pyle laughing
" he got up on the bed flipped onto the other bed and put his feet through the wall."
First thing through my mind was to make sure not to have any of the wrestlers jump on my hotel bed.
The big XPW show is the weekend in Redondo Beach and it's turning out to be a great card for the fans of XPW.
Here's the card:
DOUBLE MAIN EVENT!
TAG TEAM WAR!
SABU & HOMELESS JIMMY vs. RAVEN & "WHITE TRASH" JOHNNY WEBB
Special Referee: TERRY FUNK
DREAM DEATH MATCH - NO ROPE, BARBED WIRE, BEDS OF EVERYTHING!
SUPREME vs. THE NECRO BUTCHER
-PLUS-
VAMPIRO VS. "TRIPLE THREAT SUPERSTAR" KAOS
LUKE HAWX VS. SCORPIO SKY VS. JACK EVANS
THE GANGSTAS REUNITED - NEW JACK & MUSTAFA vs. THE WESTSIDERS
THE RUBBER MATCH: GQ MONEY (w/ VERONICA CAINE & TJ RUSH) vs. ANGEL HCH
TEAM REV PRO (RON "AWC" RIVERA + DISCO MACHINE + TOPGUN TALWAR) VS. TEAM XPW (JARDI FRANZ + VINNIE MASSARO + ?)
FALLEN HEROES/DYNAMITE D TRIBUTE BATTLE ROYAL
PLUS: SANDMAN, J LOVE (LIZZY VALENTINE), POGO THE CLOWN, TOOL, RCG LEROY, and more!
- AND -
JOEY RYAN hosts MISS XTREME 2008!
And get there early for FAN FEST where you can meet, mingle, and get autographs of your favorite XPW stars.
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ALL THE COLD DAY IN HELL DETAILS!
XPW Cold Day In Hell
Saturday Night, May 24 2008
Aviation Park
Redondo Beach, CA
Fan Fest 5:30-7:30 PM
Miss Xtreme Contest 7:30-8:00 PM
Cold Day In Hell Supershow 8:00 PM
For tickets and up to the minute information: TheXPW.com or MySpace.com/theXPW
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I'm really looking forward to the main event of Sabu and Homeless Jimmy vs. Raven and "White Trash" John Webb with special referee Terry Funk. This match is going to be wildly unpredictable and violent. To be honest I'm kind of nervous photographing this event between this match and the death match I'm going to have to keep my eyes open and constantly moving.
Here's the card:
DOUBLE MAIN EVENT!
TAG TEAM WAR!
SABU & HOMELESS JIMMY vs. RAVEN & "WHITE TRASH" JOHNNY WEBB
Special Referee: TERRY FUNK
DREAM DEATH MATCH - NO ROPE, BARBED WIRE, BEDS OF EVERYTHING!
SUPREME vs. THE NECRO BUTCHER
-PLUS-
VAMPIRO VS. "TRIPLE THREAT SUPERSTAR" KAOS
LUKE HAWX VS. SCORPIO SKY VS. JACK EVANS
THE GANGSTAS REUNITED - NEW JACK & MUSTAFA vs. THE WESTSIDERS
THE RUBBER MATCH: GQ MONEY (w/ VERONICA CAINE & TJ RUSH) vs. ANGEL HCH
TEAM REV PRO (RON "AWC" RIVERA + DISCO MACHINE + TOPGUN TALWAR) VS. TEAM XPW (JARDI FRANZ + VINNIE MASSARO + ?)
FALLEN HEROES/DYNAMITE D TRIBUTE BATTLE ROYAL
PLUS: SANDMAN, J LOVE (LIZZY VALENTINE), POGO THE CLOWN, TOOL, RCG LEROY, and more!
- AND -
JOEY RYAN hosts MISS XTREME 2008!
And get there early for FAN FEST where you can meet, mingle, and get autographs of your favorite XPW stars.
*** *** ***
ALL THE COLD DAY IN HELL DETAILS!
XPW Cold Day In Hell
Saturday Night, May 24 2008
Aviation Park
Redondo Beach, CA
Fan Fest 5:30-7:30 PM
Miss Xtreme Contest 7:30-8:00 PM
Cold Day In Hell Supershow 8:00 PM
For tickets and up to the minute information: TheXPW.com or MySpace.com/theXPW
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I'm really looking forward to the main event of Sabu and Homeless Jimmy vs. Raven and "White Trash" John Webb with special referee Terry Funk. This match is going to be wildly unpredictable and violent. To be honest I'm kind of nervous photographing this event between this match and the death match I'm going to have to keep my eyes open and constantly moving.
Here's the photos from Pro Wrestling Guerrilla's "Dynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament". Enjoy
Photos from Pro Wrestling Guerrilla's "Dynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament"
I flew out to Nashville for the NWA Convention with four primary goals
that I needed to complete; One to photograph the official handshake and
signing of the New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) / Total Non-Stop Action
(TNA) Wrestling talent trade agreement. Second was to pitch and promote
the NWA Magazine to the members of the NWA which I helped design.
Third was to photograph three days of pro wrestling that included
wrestling styles from across the world. Fourth and finally just
to have fun and relax with my friends.
So C. Edward Vander Pyle and I land in Nashville and we are already off to the races for the weekend. After we checked into the hotel, we were off to or first destination; The TNA Offices for the talent trade agreement signing between my friend and NJPW VP David Marquez and TNA Official Terry Taylor.
So C. Edward Vander Pyle and I land in Nashville and we are already off to the races for the weekend. After we checked into the hotel, we were off to or first destination; The TNA Offices for the talent trade agreement signing between my friend and NJPW VP David Marquez and TNA Official Terry Taylor.
Continue reading Tales from the Road: Part 2 - The Red Rooster .
It's a great weekend to be a wrestling fan in Southern California
with 4 great wrestling events going on this up coming weekend:
Saturday
Empire Wrestling Federation will be running at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Covina on May 16.
Knights of Columbus Hall
4315 N. Vincent Ave.
Covina, CA
8:00PM Belltime
Tickets are $10 for Adults, $5 for Kids
EWF Heavyweight Championship
Scorpio Sky (c) vs. Ryan Taylor
EWF Tag Team Championship Match
La Ola Del Mal (Extreme Loco & Black Metal) (c) vs. Famous For Fearless (TJ Perkins & Liger Rivera)
EWF American Championship Match
Vizzion (c) vs. Hook Bomberry
Brandon Gatson vs. Joey Ryan
Vinny Massaro vs. Marcius Pitsonopolous
Dragon Yuki vs. The French Stallion
Kitana Vera vs. Carla Jade
Country Bear vs. Dave The Bruiser
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla will be running Night 1 of the DDT4 Tag Team Tournament at the Burbank Armory in Burbank on May 17.
Burbank Armory
3800 W. Valhalla Dr.
Burbank, CA
8:00PM Belltime
Front Row tickets are $30 for each night, or can be purchased in a 2 night package for only $50. General Admission tickets are $25 for each night, or can be purchased in a 2 night package for only $40. Ticket information available at www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com
PWG World Championship Match
The Human Tornado (c) vs. Austin Aries (This Match is up in the air due to tornado being out with a injury for a year)
DDT4 First Round Match - PWG World Tag Team Championship Match
Kevin Steen & El Generico (c) vs. Davey Richards & Super Dragon
DDT4 First Round Match
Kota Ibushi & KAGETORA vs. The Dynasty (Joey Ryan & Scott Lost)
DDT4 First Round Match
Jack Evans & Roderick Strong vs. Ronin & Scorpio Sky
DDT4 First Round Match
2.0 (Jagged & Shane Matthews) vs. Los Luchas (Phoenix Star & Zokre)
Jay Briscoe vs. TJ Perkins
Hook Bomberry vs. Nemesis
Sunday
Empire Wrestling Federation will be running at the American Sports University in San Bernardino on May 17.
American Sports University
374 W. Court St.
San Bernardino, CA
8:00PM Belltime
Tickets are $10 for Adults, $5 for Kids
Brandon Gatson vs. The French Stallion
Liger Rivera vs. Ryan Taylor
Mars Vaughn vs. Black Metal vs. Vinny Massaro
Marcius Pitsonopolous vs. Espiritu Infernal
Country Bear & Coconut Joe vs. Roger Ruiz & Icarus Eagle
Jeremy Jaeger vs. Chris Kadillak
Mercurio Jr vs. Dave The Bruiser
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla will be running Night 2 of the DDT4 Tag Team Tournament at the Burbank Armory in Burbank on May 18.
Burbank Armory
3800 W. Valhalla Dr.
Burbank, CA
5:00PM Belltime
Front Row tickets are $30 for each night, or can be purchased in a 2 night package for only $50. General Admission tickets are $25 for each night, or can be purchased in a 2 night package for only $40. Ticket information available at www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com
No Disqualification Street Fight - Non-Title Match if Tornado retains on Night 1
Human Tornado vs. Necro Butcher
PWG World Championship Title Match if Aries wins on Night 1
Austin Aries vs. Jay Briscoe
Brandon Bonham vs. TJ Perkins
Plus the teams eliminated in the First Round of DDT4 will compete, and the Semi-Final & Final rounds of DDT4.
Saturday
Empire Wrestling Federation will be running at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Covina on May 16.
Knights of Columbus Hall
4315 N. Vincent Ave.
Covina, CA
8:00PM Belltime
Tickets are $10 for Adults, $5 for Kids
EWF Heavyweight Championship
Scorpio Sky (c) vs. Ryan Taylor
EWF Tag Team Championship Match
La Ola Del Mal (Extreme Loco & Black Metal) (c) vs. Famous For Fearless (TJ Perkins & Liger Rivera)
EWF American Championship Match
Vizzion (c) vs. Hook Bomberry
Brandon Gatson vs. Joey Ryan
Vinny Massaro vs. Marcius Pitsonopolous
Dragon Yuki vs. The French Stallion
Kitana Vera vs. Carla Jade
Country Bear vs. Dave The Bruiser
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla will be running Night 1 of the DDT4 Tag Team Tournament at the Burbank Armory in Burbank on May 17.
Burbank Armory
3800 W. Valhalla Dr.
Burbank, CA
8:00PM Belltime
Front Row tickets are $30 for each night, or can be purchased in a 2 night package for only $50. General Admission tickets are $25 for each night, or can be purchased in a 2 night package for only $40. Ticket information available at www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com
PWG World Championship Match
The Human Tornado (c) vs. Austin Aries (This Match is up in the air due to tornado being out with a injury for a year)
DDT4 First Round Match - PWG World Tag Team Championship Match
Kevin Steen & El Generico (c) vs. Davey Richards & Super Dragon
DDT4 First Round Match
Kota Ibushi & KAGETORA vs. The Dynasty (Joey Ryan & Scott Lost)
DDT4 First Round Match
Jack Evans & Roderick Strong vs. Ronin & Scorpio Sky
DDT4 First Round Match
2.0 (Jagged & Shane Matthews) vs. Los Luchas (Phoenix Star & Zokre)
Jay Briscoe vs. TJ Perkins
Hook Bomberry vs. Nemesis
Sunday
Empire Wrestling Federation will be running at the American Sports University in San Bernardino on May 17.
American Sports University
374 W. Court St.
San Bernardino, CA
8:00PM Belltime
Tickets are $10 for Adults, $5 for Kids
Brandon Gatson vs. The French Stallion
Liger Rivera vs. Ryan Taylor
Mars Vaughn vs. Black Metal vs. Vinny Massaro
Marcius Pitsonopolous vs. Espiritu Infernal
Country Bear & Coconut Joe vs. Roger Ruiz & Icarus Eagle
Jeremy Jaeger vs. Chris Kadillak
Mercurio Jr vs. Dave The Bruiser
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla will be running Night 2 of the DDT4 Tag Team Tournament at the Burbank Armory in Burbank on May 18.
Burbank Armory
3800 W. Valhalla Dr.
Burbank, CA
5:00PM Belltime
Front Row tickets are $30 for each night, or can be purchased in a 2 night package for only $50. General Admission tickets are $25 for each night, or can be purchased in a 2 night package for only $40. Ticket information available at www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com
No Disqualification Street Fight - Non-Title Match if Tornado retains on Night 1
Human Tornado vs. Necro Butcher
PWG World Championship Title Match if Aries wins on Night 1
Austin Aries vs. Jay Briscoe
Brandon Bonham vs. TJ Perkins
Plus the teams eliminated in the First Round of DDT4 will compete, and the Semi-Final & Final rounds of DDT4.
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Shane Michael Kidder, creator of a Web site of his photos that receives nearly 2 million hits a month from around the world, has learned many lessons in his time photographing wrestling, the most important one being “watch where the wrestlers are going.” This comes after almost being knocked out by a wrestler diving out of the ring at his first show in 2003 at a Golden State Championship Wrestling event in Newhall, Calif. Born in Northridge and still living in the San Fernando Valley, he spends most of his time working on his Web site in preparation for the next wrestling event.
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