6 Playas Who Need Mad Props

[Guest Jay Z. Hollywood]

As a cathartic exercise, I wrote an article for TSM promoting a bunch of my indy favorites who I feel don't get the proper exposure. Link's at the bottom, feedback it if you want.

 

http://thesmartmarks.com/artman/publish/article_1411.shtml

[Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes]

Nice article, about time someone stood up for the littler indy guys. But I hope Daizee Haze's matches are better than the shit-fest of a match she had with Trinity on Xplosion a few months back. God that was awful.

[Open the Muggy Gate]

I have yet to see either Excalibur or Super Dragon. I need to get some matches from them. Anyone have a pic of those two?

[Guest PowerPB13]

Daizee had a better match with Trinity at GCW's "Out Of Control" show in March of 2003...and she's had some great matches with MsChif in GCW as well. For a while, they were the whole GCW women's division...so both of them regularly competed against the male wrestlers(MsChif still does and was Light Heavyweight Champion for six months last year).

 

-Patrick

[Guest Dids]

So what's the "Ultimate Back Bump" like?

[Guest Jay Z. Hollywood]

That might not be the actual name of it anymore (it used to be, now it's either the DeLayed Reaction or the Overnight Sensation, I forget which-I stuck with the name I know.)

 

Anyway, the UBB is a 450 moonsault. As in, Seth gets an extra half-rotation on his moonsault and lands backfirst on the guy's chest. It's a rib breaker if not done pefectly, but it's spectacular-looking.

Edited April 21, 2004 by Jay Z. Hollywood

[Dace59]

Ah, another guy using Saskue's spot.

[Mystery Eskimo]

Arik Cannon is pretty damn good. I'm not a Danny Daniels fan though...I just find him a bit bland in the ring I guess. Good article though, I've been meaning to track down some Excalibur matches for a while now.

[Phoenix Fury Legdrop]

I usually agree with you...but pimping Daizee before MsChif or Mickie Knuckles? She's good for a US indies female wrestler, but there's better.

[The Metal Maniac]

Dace, doesn't Sasuke only use that as a "never-hit" spot, like Bubba's senton or Ric Flair's ANYTHING off the ropes?

 

I thought I'd heard that...

[PsychoDriver]

I have yet to see either Excalibur or Super Dragon.  I need to get some matches from them.  Anyone have a pic of those two?

Here's some pics

 

Excalibur: http://www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com/merch...calibur_tee.jpg

Excalibur/Super Dragon: http://www.shanesphotos.com/wrestling/gall...images/0110.jpg

 

More good pics are available at http://www.shanesphotos.com/wrestling/index.htm

 

And anyone interested in Super Dragon should really check out the ungodly great Super Dragon Evolution 3 DVD set. available at http://www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com/merch/

 

Man, why do I always end up sounding like a huge shill when talking about this stuff...

 

 

Anyway, good article I pretty much agree on everyone except Steen who I have never had the chance to see.

 

If you ever do another one, I think a good subject would be Scott Lost. Who is really crimally overlooked even in SoCal. He is really only a heel turn away from really blowing up on the indy scene.

[JustJoe2k5]

I would also recommend the first two Super Dragon Evolution videos and APW Ring of Fire, which is the best of Bobby Quance vs. Super Dragon. Really good matches on all of them, with Low Ki vs. Super Dragon and B-Boy vs. Super Dragon definitely sticking out above the rest. B-Boy vs. Super Dragon from Best of the Best II would also be a good find.

[Guest DeathBecomesYou]

Have a look at www.clickwrestle.com , they have some matches from both Super Dragon and Excalibur there. Mostly Revolution Pro and APW, but a bit of EPIC as well.

[Dace59]

Dace, doesn't Sasuke only use that as a "never-hit" spot, like Bubba's senton or Ric Flair's ANYTHING off the ropes?

 

I thought I'd heard that...

Just like Bubba and Flair, he HAS hit that spot. But due to how he feels about it (IIRC, he feels it's a dangerous one to land on some) he uses it as a reversal spot, just like Flair and Bubba often use their moves.

 

However, with a move like that, it doesn't really matter if you hit it or not, all the stuff takes place in the air and you hit the mat or the opp one way or another.

 

But I'm sure he's not the only person to use it. With the amount of Yardtards come wrestlers these days.

[Guest Markingout]

Dace, doesn't Sasuke only use that as a "never-hit" spot, like Bubba's senton or Ric Flair's ANYTHING off the ropes?

 

I thought I'd heard that...

Just like Bubba and Flair, he HAS hit that spot. But due to how he feels about it (IIRC, he feels it's a dangerous one to land on some) he uses it as a reversal spot, just like Flair and Bubba often use their moves.

 

However, with a move like that, it doesn't really matter if you hit it or not, all the stuff takes place in the air and you hit the mat or the opp one way or another.

 

But I'm sure he's not the only person to use it. With the amount of Yardtards come wrestlers these days.

Does Sasuke have a name for it? Ric Blade calls it "The Quadrasault".

[Dace59]

Blade's Quadrasault was a Standing Moonsault followed by a Moonsault from each buckle, ala Supercrazy.

 

And no, Sasuke does't have a name for it.

[Guest PowerPB13]

Blade's Quadrasault was a Standing Moonsault followed by a Moonsault from each buckle, ala Supercrazy.

 

And no, Sasuke does't have a name for it.

C.J. McManus of GCW once did that set of four moonsaults and called it the "Fantastic Four".

 

-Patrick