KSW Underground Reviews

    When I first saw Dirty D, I immediately knew he looked familiar. I couldn't figure out where from until I checked out the match gallery and saw the photo below. That sinister glare is what sparked the remembrance: Ah yes. I remember now! We watched Dirty D transform from jobber twink to hot and beefy heel under the name Bobby Horton at BG East. A transformation which got my attention in more ways than one for sure. I haven't seen all of his BG videos, but my favorites were his matches against Dick Rick, Cole Cassidy, and Johnny Firestorm. I highly recommend all of them. Dirty "D" vs Drew Harper - Weekend Wrestling First of all, I'm really loving Dirty D's look here. Reminds me of the old school villainous wrestling heels I watched growing up in the early 90's, right at the end of what some call the "Golden Era" of professional wrestling. Drew is all arrogance here, stretching and flexing in the ring while bragging whoever his opponent is won...

  I love the juxtaposition of having a name like Angel but having the personality of a tough and cocky punk. Yeah yeah, its definitely nothing new in wrestling...but for me, it would definitely make a top 5 list of "types" if I were to make such list. My original header graphic was going to be full grayscale and feature Angel with two red and sinister eyes (hence the blog title) but I absolutely could not bring myself to hide at least part of that hypnotizing hazel gaze of his! Still, I loved the concept so I met my conflicting ideas in the middle and settled for the graphic above. This might all seem irrelevant for the match and review to some of you, but I love creating my blog headers and it might just be one of my favorite part of writing up reviews. Anyways,  Angel Cruz vs Jesse Zane - Muscleboy Wrestling  "He's gonna feel my dick on his face" W H E W  Angel comes out on to the mats totally fearless and is 100% ready to kick some ass. This is confident hos...

    By now, you have probably heard that one of underground wrestling's most iconic jobbers and fan favorite, Z-Man, was in a very serious car accident this past weekend. Weekend Wrestling shared this info on their website: "We were deeply saddened to learn that our very own Zman was involved in a fatal head-on auto accident last weekend. The driver of the other vehicle has been reported as having died at the scene. Z is in critical, but stable condition in Intensive Care on a ventilator with multiple broken bones and internal injuries. He has had multiple surgeries and more are scheduled, but he will pull through. We want to wish him all the best for a full recovery, though we understand that it's going to be a long haul. We are there for him and his family in heart, mind and spirit through this difficult time"  I was shocked when I read this. I spoke with Pete, the photographer for Weekend earlier this morning and he had this to say about Z-Man: ".....

  I've never had any particular affinity for big vs little matches, but Joey McCoy has become a favorite of mine at MBW and I know a lot of guys really love size mismatches in a fight. So, I decided to take a look at Dax Carter vs Joey McCoy from the latest Muscleboy catalog. Dax Carter vs Joey McCoy - Muscleboy Wrestling   Even Dax has a hard time believing that Joey here is who he is scheduled to wrestle with on Muscleboy's iconic orange mats. This has all the signs of a mismatch squash with poor Joey at the receiving end. Fortunately for him, Dax takes just a little bit too long talking to the camera about his confusion and Joey takes full advantage. I'm so glad this is happening. It seems like many of the matches I've been watching lately have been one sided battles. While I love a good squash, it was starting to drift into the "too much of a good thing" realm and also becoming a bit boring for me personally. Watching Joey pummel, twist, and bend a man wh...

What makes a great heel? In the underground wrestling world, there are plenty of guys that claim this label...but what qualities must they possess in order to fully encompass the role and become a top heel in the business? Dirty Tyson The Hammer     Tyson Could have easily fit into most of the categories I've compiled here and it's the reason hes not only my favorite guy at UCW, but also one of my favorite heels. If you've seen any of his matches, you know he has no problem using dirty tactics like low blows, eye pokes, and even mysterious substances. All of his matches are great, but the ones that stick out the most are between he and Zack Reno (there have been 4 or 5 now, with one just recently released where Tyson may have taken the title back from Zack. I haven't checked it out just yet, so no spoilers!)     Check out Tyson's matches here   Derrick Cole It's been a minute since we've seen Derrick at UCW, but he's another of my favorites from the comp...