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The Paradise City Ninjas have struck again with our review of NWA Wildside's Freedom Fight 2003, including a modern masterpiece of professional wrestling, with the War Games match. The link's right here.

You fuc......just messing with you, Zack. Thanks for the compliments. I echo Jay's sentiments in that this was probably the most fun I've had reviewing a show ever. Any other comments are appreciated.

If anyone cares enough to drop a line about the new PCN review, please do so. It's here.

Update: Your winners, and new owners of Wildside (at least on Funky, Freaky, Fantabulous, Frightful, Feeny-like Friday nights).....Todd Sexton and SALVATORE RINAURO~!, beyotch!

No; Azrael is the JAPW Azrael. Wildside's Azrael's out with a shoulder injury.

He's pretty bad. Now, he's a Mike Awesome clone that injures people. Concussing multiple guys and putting Jason Cross on the shelf with a careless Megabomb into a cage is no mistake. He's about as careless as he can be with his Megabomb (Awesomebomb), and his selling is non-existant. The only thing keeping him afloat in Wildside is his weird charisma.

The NWA Elite, by far. The best promoman in the business, imo (Jeff G. Bailey), alongside a consistant group of the top heels in Wildside. The new version with Azrael, Rainman, and Hotstuff Hernandez looks like it has its potential, if not for what I've heard are beyond-amazing promos with Bailey and Azrael,

Los Guerreros Del Infernos are freaking awesome, but they're not exactly the right guys for this type of match. I'd plug Ricky Marvin & Volador Jr. in there for them, though I might actually give Court Bauer('s daddy) respect for booking the HPB's.

Three words: NEW STRIKE FORCE~! (all you NAWA fans, and Jay & Zack'll get it) But this whole thing's something goofy for the kids since their Friday night shows are "family shows", aka based towards the children. Fridays are in a completely different universe from the main shows.

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Randy Couture is a freaking machine. He basically made Tito his proverbial bitch tonight. 25 minutes, he didn't look to really tire out once. I'm in no way an MMA expert, but I became a Randy Couture fan for life tonight.

Sakuraba's coming back....

Man, you SERIOUSLY need Freedom Fights 2002 & 2003. Just for the 2003 War Games. I know TNA's sucked in comparision, and I doubt MLW pulled something out of Court's daddy's ass good enough to compare. Proof that you can still pull off emotional, classic moments, no matter what the setting. 2002 had a heck of a main event as well (The Holy Wars cage gauntlet match) that helped elevate Rainman's status in the company, added to Iceberg's monster status, even with a clean defeat, and got a new main face over....for one night (Adam Jacobs's juice after FF 2002 sort of died out until he quit). FF2002 is probably the best total card Wildside's put on, outside of the HORRENDOUS Magnum-Carlton Kaz match. Jay Briscoe vs. Mark Briscoe's an excellent match, outside of the ridiculously stupid finisher killing at the end. The FN2001 ladder match that Jay mentioned is on the Best of Jimmy Rave tape (one of my favorite comps on a certain indy wrestler), as well as some stuff with Tony Mamaluke (AWESOME I Quit match from Hardcore Hell 2002; evolutionized both characters, strong work, great post-match) and Jeremy Lopez, like you wanted. Hardcore Hell 2003: Night One is good, if only for the great 4-way double elimination Jr. Title match between SAL RINAURO~!, Slim J, Jeremy V., and Kid Kool. In my opinion, it's the defining moment for Wildside's jr. division. Sal definately set in stone his position as, to steal a phrase from Shocker, "1000% Rudo", completely dicking everyone out, including making sure Slim J connected on a couple of moves with Jeremy V. outside the ring during their portion, after Jeremy had "hurt his neck", and then doing his finish on the injured V. (Phoenix Fury Legdrop, aka Viagra/Niagra Driver, aka half-nelson Ki Krusher), and completely celebrating like he'd won "King of the World" after he eliminated Jeremy. Slim got to come back and put a controversial situation that I won't go into behind him, and put over Sal and Kid Kool in the process, sort of handing off the "Jr. Heavyweight Torch" that had been handed off to him by Jimmy Rave. Kool got over by beating the then-top face in the division, and going the distance with the champ, only to be ousted by a second-rope PFL. V.'s "neck injury" shot him up the Wildside card quick, as they played off of it the next night when Jeremy replaced the no-showing Tony Mamaluke in a submission match with Rainman, and Rainman beat the tar out of the neck, yet got Jeremy over as a top guy by giving him an unofficial three-count before he made Jeremy tap. If you have any other questions about any other tapes, ask.

Has anyone seen this show? I saw it on Fuse for the first time tonight, and I must say, any show that has stories on both Darth Brooks and his Wal-Mart Death Star tank (with Willie Nelson as Garth's Jedi Master) and the sad break-up of David Hasselhoff and Kitt is freaking GOLDEN.

The "Cradle Shock"'s called the Whiplash, and D'Lo's heading to All Japan soon, if not already there.

They did a crappy one on Christina Aguilera tonight, but come on, "Jesus Christ: Supercar", not funny?

Sort of...it's more like a parody of suck-ass popular "musicians".

Conan respects wrestlers. His former sidekick Andy Richter's an Observer subscriber.

Now YOU can vote for the last five guys in the TPI. Click HERE to add your suggestions. Remember, VOTE SAL.

Actually, they've both been at three shows. Dreamer- ASX, DBD, GBH II Carter- EE, DOD, DBD You and your facts. Humor: the new white meat.

Interesting fact: Tommy Dreamer has made more ROH bookings than Tom Carter. Just saying....

Sly & Josh are holding tryouts for Sly's new sidekick.

Not to be a smartass or anything, Tony, but Dan's nickname came as a rib by Bill Behrens, I believe, while introducing him as ring announcer in his first show in Athens, based on the fact that his name sounded too much like the kickboxer's. I said it before in the Indy folder; great f-cking interview, Jay.

My obvious choice: SAL~! Honestly, the guy can go, even with all the silliness that surrounds him. Also... Tracy F-cking Smothers. 'Nuff said. Seth DeLay Azrael (Another guy who doesn't get nearly enough outside bookings) Nate or Corp. (representing the DM guys who can work) Ray Gordy

Random point: Helms does have an attitude problem. Heard a story about how he tried to shoot on a guy from NWA Southwest in Texas named Samir because Shane himself legit flinched before a comedy eyepoke spot, and got pissy because of it. Random point: Mack once took out 5 guys during the ECW/XPW scrap at Heatwave 2000. Sure, it wasn't the fairest of fights, but it's still FIVE guys.