All Star Weekend 12 - Night One Review

All Star Weekend 12 - Night One

March 4th, 2016

PWG World Champion: Roderick Strong (since Black Cole Sun - December 2014)

PWG World Tag Team Champions: The Young Bucks (since Mystery Vortex III - June 2015)

Commentators: Excalibur, Chuck Taylor, Rick Knox & Chris Hero

1) Chuck Taylor vs. Trevor Lee
The shit talking on Trevor Lee by Chuck Taylor has finally come to a head. This match was randomly put together, but the past verbal exchanges were referenced as the two ended up fighting through the crowd onto the stage. Lee gets on a headset and yells at Excalibur about Chuckie T being an idiot before the Kentucky Gentleman grabs him from behind and slams him on the table, thus spilling water everywhere. Super fun stuff with Lee being the dickhead heel and getting tons of heat. It honestly surprised because from the start the boos rained down on him and only got stronger as things went along. Easy going, sprinty opener with Taylor taking a page out of Lee's book and winning with a roll up. Chuckie T's win streak continues.

Match rating - **3/4

2) Chris Hero vs. Evil Uno
UNO IS BACK BBY. So great to see him back in PWG for the first time in 3 years. He returned last month against fellow Canadian Mike Bailey in a losing effort and now he faces Chris Hero in a match which was a last minute addition to the card due to Tommy End being unable to compete. It turns out to be quite the slugfest and REALLY turns it up in the final minute or two with an array of fighting spirit spots and kick outs at one. Literally everyone in the building was on their feet during the last 60 seconds of this match. In the end, the master of the elbow uses one of his own to put away Uno. Awesome ending to an otherwise average, solid contest.

Match rating - ***

3) Drew Galloway vs. Trent?

PWG "Prince" Match Card & Preview

Just yesterday, PWG finally announced their next event which will take place on May 20th. It is once again named after a fallen music hero that left us in 2016, Prince. The card features Zack Sabre Jr's first title defense since becoming the PWG World Champion and much more.

Two euro's collide for the first time in Reseda. Andrews had a rough weekend at All Star Weekend 12 as he took beatings from both Roderick Strong and Evil Uno, so this is chance for him to rebound although it won't be easy. The Villain is someone who will most likely be extra motivated since his british counterpart Zack Sabre Jr earned a huge achievement in winning the PWG World Championship before he did. This is sure to be a fiery contest.

This. Is. Awesome. Two hard hitting, monsters collide in a dream match that I didn't even know I wanted until I realized that Jeff Cobb is none other than the incomparable Matanza Cueto from Lucha Underground. Cobb has an extensive amateur, freestyle wrestling background and is one hell of a specimen. And Chris Hero, well, you know how phenomenal he is. This is going to be an absolute slugfest.

 

These two Carolina natives debuted in PWG together in a three way match that send shockwaves across the entire Independent circuit. They've wrestled barnburners against each other across the country including 90+ minute matches. This is their first meeting in PWG since their debut in 2014 and I personally think it could steal the show. Both men have somewhat fell off the track and I feel like they will be heading out to wow everyone in attendance, even more so than normal.

 





The Peacock made his way to PWG earlier this year against "The Kentucky Gentleman" Chuck Taylor in a match that I doubt will resemble this one in any way. Adam Cole is an outright asshole and has no shame in that. However, he does have a comedic side in his cocky taunts. I think we will see the former PWG World Champion take a more serious route here as Dalton Castle could easily get under his skin with his mannerisms. It's certainly going to be an interesting pairing.

"War" is the best word I can think of to describe how I think this match will go. Callihan is known as the Death Machine and Roddy is coming off losing his PWG World Title to Zack Sabre Jr. The anger and insanity that will ensue here is gonna be something to behold. An often forgotten fact to remember going into this match is that Callihan made his PWG debut in 2012 alongside Roddy in the DDT4 Tournament and now, here four years later, they clash. Both men have evolved a lot since then and it's definitely going to be a heated contest.

What a task Zack Sabre Jr has in his first defense of the PWG World Championship. "Unbreakable" Michael Elgin returns to Reseda to try to achieve something that has plagued him for the past few years, even during his time as a PWG regular, and that is winning the PWG World Title. Elgin has been in the finals of BOLA twice and had several title matches, but never could he win the belt. So, with that in mind, this is a huge match for him, however as you probably know, this is a match that Elgin has wanted for a long time as he's mentioned wanting to face Sabre on Twitter for quite some time. With his recent hot streak in Japan and Sabre's momentum as the best in the world, I see no way around this being a MOTY candidate bout.