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Post by Vegas on Jul 19, 2023 0:02:49 GMT -5
PWG's next show is their 20th Anniversary show TWENTY which will be one of their Mystery Vortex shows where most of the names and the matches are usually not announced in advance.
I definitely plan to go as I have not missed a PWG show since something like 2018 (although my uncertain job situation with a likely upcoming strike could complicate things.)
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Post by TTX on Jul 19, 2023 6:24:15 GMT -5
Hope the potential strike situation is resolved, Zeke.
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Post by Vegas on Jul 25, 2023 1:09:12 GMT -5
I bought my ticket tot his show tonight, although still not 100% sure I can make it though due to the current labor strife at work.
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Post by Vegas on Aug 14, 2023 7:11:17 GMT -5
I just got back from this show tonight. Here is a quick recap:
I rode to Los Angeles this morning with my friends, Alex, Chris, Andrew, and Chris. For most of the ride there, I slept in the back of the van as I had a long week at work (extra hours on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday) and very little sleep on Friday night (driving back all night from Los Angeles after going to GCW.)
After arriving in downtown Los Angeles, we parked in the parking lot next to the Globe Theater and then walked down the street to go to Shake Shack. I had a burger, fries, and an Oreo Shake (all delicious as hell.) Afterward, my friend Alex went to work at PWG, my other friends went to hang out at the line in front of the Globe theater, and I went to a nearby bar to watch baseball for a couple of hours until it was time for the doors to open.
Before the show started, there were no wrestlers out as this was a Mystery Vortex show where the talent is not announced until they are actually making their ring entrances for their matches. This show was also PWG's 20th Anniversary and most of the matchups turned out to be current PWG wrestlers taking on AEW wrestlers who have also wrestled in PWG (either recently or in the past) with a couple of exceptions. Two wrestlers tonight made their PWG debuts.
Match #1: Konosuke Takeshita defeated Rey Horus.
Match #2: Jon Moxley defeated Titus Alexander. This was Moxley's PWG debut.
Match #3: Roderick Strong defeated Michael Oku. This was Roderick Strong's first PWG match since 2016. Before he left in 2016 to sign with WWE, Roderick Strong had been a PWG regular and he was a PWG World Champion, a 3-time PWG World Tag Team Champion (along with PAC, Davey Richards, and Jack Evans,) and a 2-time DDT winner (along with PAC and Jack Evans.) Roderick Strong never won BOLA but he made the Finals 3 times before losing to CIMA in 2007, Kenny Omega in 2009, and Ricochet in 2014. If PWG was to do a Hall of Fame, Roderick Strong would definitely be in it so his return tonight was a big deal. I was not surprised to see Michael Oku back as he was very well received and had good matches when he made his PWG debut at BOLA back in January. I even brought his card with me tonight.
Match #4: Aramis, Evil Uno, and Maki Itoh defeated Latigo, Masha Slamovich, and Peter Avalon. This match was Maki Itoh's PWG debut. This match was also Peter Avalon's first PWG match since I think 2014.
Intermission. I got my Aramis card autographed and also my Michael Oku card autographed. I also gave them copies of their cards.
Match #5: Rey Fenix defeated Black Taurus
Match #6: PWG World Champion Daniel Garcia defeated "Speedball" Mike Bailey in a 60-minute ironman match. This was the title shot that Bailey earned from winning BOLA back in January. At the end of the 60 minute time limit, Garcia and Bailey were tied in terms of the numbers of falls against each other so Excalibur ordered the match resumed under Sudden Death. Garcia then got the final pinfall to retain the PWG World Championship. I think this was just the 3rd ever 60 minute ironman match at PWG along with Sami Callihan vs Adam Cole in 2013 (which I sat front row for at the Legion Hall) and AJ Styles vs Christopher Daniels many years ago?
Afterward, I helped my friend stack the chairs so we could leave and drive back to Las Vegas and Excalibur said goodbye to me as I left the venue. I slept for a good portion of the way back although I woke up when we stopped at a 24-hour Del Taco and I got a couple of tacos.
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Post by pikemojo on Aug 14, 2023 10:27:27 GMT -5
We don't have Del Tacos in Minnesota. Is it a fast food place like Taco Bell or closer to something like Rusty Taco or Chipotle?
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Post by Vegas on Aug 14, 2023 11:02:27 GMT -5
We don't have Del Tacos in Minnesota. Is it a fast food place like Taco Bell or closer to something like Rusty Taco or Chipotle? Del Taco is fast food similar to Taco Bell, but it tastes great and is perfect for a quick stop for food while on the road between Las Vegas and Los Angeles. |
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Post by Tournament Master on Aug 14, 2023 12:11:21 GMT -5
We don't have Del Tacos in Minnesota. Is it a fast food place like Taco Bell or closer to something like Rusty Taco or Chipotle? Del Taco was founded by Glen Bell after he sold off the Taco Bell franchise. Del Taco has burgers, fries and some sandwiches on top of southwest Mexican fast food. Its an interesting place. |
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Post by pikemojo on Aug 14, 2023 15:15:17 GMT -5
We don't have Del Tacos in Minnesota. Is it a fast food place like Taco Bell or closer to something like Rusty Taco or Chipotle? Del Taco is fast food similar to Taco Bell, but it tastes great and is perfect for a quick stop for food while on the road between Las Vegas and Los Angeles. So still a fast food taco but maybe a little better that Taco Bell? |
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Post by Vegas on Aug 14, 2023 18:02:53 GMT -5
Del Taco is fast food similar to Taco Bell, but it tastes great and is perfect for a quick stop for food while on the road between Las Vegas and Los Angeles. So still a fast food taco but maybe a little better that Taco Bell? That is a tough question. Taco Bell and Del Taco both work as late night snacks IMO. I usually go to Taco Bell (especially after shows at the FSW Arena where there is no food) because there is a Taco Bell across the street from me, but I would probably go to Del Taco the most if it was located across the street from me instead of Taco Bell. The Taco Bell Cantina on the Strip though is definitely better than a standard Taco Bell or Del Taco. |
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Post by paul on Aug 14, 2023 18:55:09 GMT -5
So still a fast food taco but maybe a little better that Taco Bell? That is a tough question. Taco Bell and Del Taco both work as late night snacks IMO. I usually go to Taco Bell (especially after shows at the FSW Arena where there is no food) because there is a Taco Bell across the street from me, but I would probably go to Del Taco the most if it was located across the street from me instead of Taco Bell. The Taco Bell Cantina on the Strip though is definitely better than a standard Taco Bell or Del Taco. Up here in Canada we don't have Del Taco, to the best of my knowledge, but we do have Taco Time which I much prefer to Taco Bell. I don't know how it is down in America but up here many Taco Bells are connected in the same building with KFC since they're owned by the same company. As a result Taco Bell serves KFC French Fries instead of Mexi-Fries. If KFC at least had good fries this wouldn't bother me so much but their fries suck. Taco Time on the other hand does have Mexi-Fries, and damn good ones at that. Plus, I find their tacos substantially better than Taco Bell. |
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