Indy Power Rankings for the Week of September 15th, 2014

Indy Power Rankings for the Week of September 15th, 2014

                       

1.       Christina Von Eerie (@CVEvil_138)-We wanted new blood and boy did we ever get it! Over the weekend, we saw some very good performances, but no one that really DOMINATED a weekend enough to be considered a clear cut #1…except for this talented lady. She answered the question as to whether we need separate rankings for women by becoming the first ever woman to be ranked #1 after winning the QPW Women’s Tournament on 9/13. It was a hell of a victory for a hell of a talent. Regardless of gender, she absolutely earned her #1 ranking this week with wins over Kahmora, Heidi Lovelace, and Joey Ryan on 9/14. Congrats to her! #6 in the online poll.

 

2.       Drew Galloway (@TheDrewMcIntyre)-The EVOLVE Champion has been bouncing around the Top 10 a bit without a very high ranking of note, but that all changed after the weekend he just had. First, he defeated Rich Swann to retain the title on 9/13 and then he defeated Roderick Strong in a non-title match (that he requested to be a title match to no avail) on 9/14. He’s obviously a fighting champion and this will continue to help his rankings in the future. More good things are obviously on the horizon for this WWE superstar.#7 in the online poll.

TNA Impact Wrestling: No Surrender 2014 Review

TNA No Surrender 2014 Review

TNA has had a consistently better product than WWE over the course of the past month. This week looks to continue that trend as there are three big title matches on the show including Samoa Joe defending the X Division Title against Homicide, Bobby Lashley defending the World Title against Bobby Roode, and the third match in the tag title series between The Wolves, Team 3D, and The Hardys!

PWG Match Rating Archive / Match Rating Recommendations

In the past few weeks, I've began putting together an archive of all the matches I've reviewed and this is the first list that I'm releasing. As you will notice, I no longer use the 1-10 rating system, I now use the typical star rating system. It's a much easier scale to work with. None the less, here's a list of all the PWG matches I've watched and reviewed along with my rating beside them. I'll be going through each individual show review and changing the ratings over to the star system in the coming days. I'll also be posting a WWE, WCW, and ECW Match Rating Archive like this in a few days as well.

This archive will be updated as I review more shows. Not every match from each show I review will be included here. The only matches that make this list are bouts that are worth watching and receive a rating of *** or higher. Enjoy!

2003:
The Briscoes vs. Super Dragon & B-Boy - Are You Adequately Prepared to Rock? - October 4th, 2003 - ***3/4
Super Dragon vs. Joey Ryan - Guerrilla Warfare Match - An Inch Longer Than Average - ****1/2
Super Dragon & Bryan Danielson vs. Scott Lost & Joey Ryan - Tango & Cash Invitational - ***1/2

2004:
Kevin Steen vs. El Generico - Free Admission - ***1/2
Super Dragon & Excalibur vs. Chris Bosh & Quicksilver - The Musical - ***3/4

Fantasy Booking: The WWE Title Picture & US Title Picture through WrestleMania 31

Fantasy Booking: Brock Lesnar, Cesaro, Curtis Axel through WrestleMania 31 + more.

Originally, this article started out as a piece on how to make Curtis Axel relevant again, but once I started writing, I found myself bringing some other names in and decided to expand this into a Fantasy Booking article. The focal point of the first half of this article is the WWE Title picture, Cesaro, & Curtis Axel, but once I get to the Royal Rumble I begin fantasy booking the Road to WrestleMania for every area of the WWE.

In this article, I book the debuts of five NXT stars on the main roster and I also push three young stars to superstardom. The five stars that debut are Sami Zayn, The Ascension, Kevin Steen, & Fergal Devitt. The three young stars that are made into superstars/main eventers by the end of this article are Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, and Cesaro. I tried to keep things as realistic as possible in this article. For instance, if I did this based on personal taste, I would have pushed Ambrose to the top instead of Reigns, but it's clear that WWE wants to go with Reigns so I came up with a way that I think he could be made into a star without being pushed too far too soon. So if you feel Reigns isn't ready to be a main eventer yet (like I do), don't be worried, I don't make him the focal point of things, but I do use him in a way that I think will help him grow into the main eventer he is destined to be.

Beyond making new top stars and debuting future ones, I also bring one guy who was once extremely popular back to being a top babyface and I also bring a former World Champion back into the WWE Title picture.

None the less, before I give away too many things that are included in this article. Let's get started!

Night of Champions PPV:
Cesaro defeats Sheamus to become the new United States Champion and Brock Lesnar defeats John Cena to retain the WWE Title.

The episode of Raw after Night of Champions
Sheamus gets his rematch for the US Title and loses which leads to a Fatal Four Way match to determine the new #1 Contender to Cesaro's United States Title. The match features Sheamus, Curtis Axel, Jack Swagger, and Bo Dallas. During the match, Sheamus is about to pin Curtis Axel after hitting him with a brogue kick when Brock Lesnar's music hits. Sheamus is immediately distracted as Lesnar & Heyman march towards the ring. Meanwhile, Curtis Axel rolls Sheamus up from behind to get the pin and the victory. Curtis Axel is the new #1 Contender to the United States Title! Lesnar and Heyman get in the ring while Axel is celebrating. Axel comes face to face with them and hugs Heyman. Lesnar and Heyman hold up Axel's hand and the celebration continues. Heyman grabs the mic and proclaims "Once a Paul Heyman guy, ALWAYS a Paul Heyman guy!" Heyman says that last year,

TNA Impact Wrestling Review - September 10th, 2014

TNA Impact Wrestling Review - September 10th, 2014

TNA has been on a roll the past few weeks and with another chapter in the Hardys/Wolves/Dudleys rivalry being written tonight - I expected this week's episode to be just as good. Just like last week, I live tweeted the show from this blog's Twitter account @ThePWTruth. I've decided to make that a weekly thing so be sure to follow us on Twitter to keep up with my thoughts throughout the show.

Before I get started reviewing this show, I'd like to announce a bit of a change in things. I normally rate matches on a scale of 1-10, but I'm gonna try giving star ratings for this show just to switch things up. Who knows, I may like it better and start doing that from now on. None the less, let's get into this week's episode of TNA Impact!

1) Chris Melendez vs. Zema Ion
This was war hero Chris Melendez's in ring debut so I didn't really know what to expect. Team 3D sung the praises of him a few weeks ago though so I had a bit of a good feeling about this. Once the match got started, I noticed

What to Expect from Pro Wrestling Truth in the Remainder of 2014

What to Expect from Pro Wrestling Truth in the Remainder of 2014

Hello everybody! There's been alot of stuff going on lately and there's also some exciting stuff coming up so I figured I'd write out a blog to keep you all updated.

First off, I'd like to thank everyone who has read this blog since I started it back in January because a few weeks ago, it eclipsed 10,000 views. It's completely mindblowing for a guy like me. I never expected this blog to take off like it has so it means alot to know that so many people like reading my thoughts and analysis on pro wrestling. Thank you!

After seeing how many views I've garnered in the past 8 months, I decided to make a Twitter to help promote the site and keep people updated with everything that is posted here. So if you like Pro Wrestling Truth, please follow us on Twitter @ThePWTruth!

Now that I've covered some things that have happened in the past, let's look ahead to the future. There are alot of new segments coming to the blog, the first being a "Match of the Week" article. Each week, I will select a particular match and take a look back at it. This will give you, the reader of this blog, something new to check out on a weekly basis. The match picks will come from various companies such as WWE, ROH, TNA, PWG,

Indy Power Rankings for the Week of September 8th, 2014

Indy Power Rankings for the Week of September 8th, 2014

 

1.       Davey Vega (@DaveyVega85)-It was a bit of a shocker, but Davey Vega absolutely earned his first-ever #1 ranking this week! His 3 successful defenses of his AIW Intense Title on 9/5 vs. Pete Dunne, on 9/6 vs. Louis Lyndon, and on 9/7 vs. Johnny Gargano, Pete Dunne, and Tyson Dux were enough to grab that #1 spot. It was a career weekend for one of the most underrated talents in the Midwest who is finally starting to get the credit he deserves. We put it out there on the IPR Live last week that this week might produce a new #1 and we weren’t sure who, but those words were prophetic. Congrats to Vega! #2 in the online poll with 40 votes.

2.       Jay Briscoe (@jaybriscoe84)-September 6^th may go down as one of the most shocking nights in ROH history after Jay Briscoe abruptly ended the ROH World Title reign of Michael Elgin. To say we were stunned would be putting it lightly. As great as that win was for Briscoe, he didn’t quite grab the #1 ranking this week as Davey Vega edged him out with his multiple wins against very strong opponents at AIW over the weekend. With Briscoe’s amazing title win, there’s no doubt that if he can hang on to the gold for a while, another #1 ranking (he was ranked #1 before his injury in 2013) is inevitable. #4 in the online poll with 20 votes.