BG Says: PWG All Nude Review

February 12, 2005 – City of Industry, California

Your hosts are Disco Machine & Excalibur

VS.
Tony Stradlin VS. Frankie Kazarian
Kazarian beat Stradlin in his PWG debut, but Stradlin has been on a winning streak since then. They lock up and Stradlin grabs a front facelock. Frankie reverses to his own but Stradlin takes him to the mat with a waistlock. Kazarian grabs a wristlock and catches Stradlin on the floor with a plancha. Back in the ring Kazarian hits a dropkick for 2. Stradlin hits a Rocker Dropper and works over the neck. He gets a crucifix pin for 1 and then a clothesline. He rams Kazarian hard into the turnbuckle but Kazarian comes back with a neckbreaker for 2. Kazarian hits the momentum kick and a bodyslam. He hits a slingshot legdrop for 2. Stradlin hits the Go 2 Sleep and a forearm for 2. He hits a roundhouse kick and a jumping knee for 2. Kazarian blocks a suplex and hits a thrust kick. He blocks the Rocker Dropper and puts on a half crab. Stradlin gets to the ropes. Kazarian hits a slingshot DDT for 2. Arrogance comes out and distracts him long enough for Stradlin to get a roll up for the win at 8:16. This was pretty lame compared to past Stradlin matches. Sadly he would never get another shot at redeeming himself.
Rating: *3/4

VS.
Ricky Reyes VS. Roderick Strong
They lock up and Strong grabs a wristlock. He puts Reyes to the mat with a hammerlock and pins him for 1. Reyes puts on a hammerlock but Strong gets to the ropes. Reyes goes low so Strong unloads with chops. Reyes comes back with kicks and a shoulder block sending Strong to the floor. Back in the ring Strong hits a back elbow. He hits a butterfly suplex for 2. He hits a backbreaker and holds on for pressure on the back. He puts on a camel clutch but Reyes powers out. Strong hits a powerslam and a back suplex for 2. He hits a delayed vertical suplex for 2. He dumps Reyes to the floor and follows him out. He boots Reyes down and rests in the front row. Back in the ring Strong gets 2. Reyes goes low and unloads with kicks. They shoulder block each other down and the referee starts the count. Back on their feet Reyes hits an overhead suplex. Strong hits a pumphandle backbreaker for 2. Reyes blocks a blind charge but walks into a uranage backbreaker. It gets 2 for Strong. Reyes hits a spinebuster and puts on a cloverleaf. Strong gets to the ropes. Reyes hits a swinging DDT for 2. Strong hits the gutbuster and the Sick Kick for 2. Reyes blocks a backbreaker, dropkicks the knee and rolls Strong up for the win at 11:24. I didn’t like the finish and the match started REALLY slow, but everything in between was a decent amount of fun.
Rating: **1/4

VS.

Hook Bomberry, Phoenix Star, Zokre & Topgun Talwar VS. The Ballard Brothers, Human Tornado & Ronin
Hook and Ronin start. Hook grabs a hammerlock but Ronin escapes and goes to work on the leg. Hook goes for a cross armbreaker but Ronin reverses to a headlock. They trade chops and Ronin puts Hook down. Hook hits a dropkick and tags out to Star. Shane tags in and they lock up. Star hits an armdrag but runs into a clothesline. Shane hits a dropkick and another clothesline. He grabs an armbar and tags to Shannon. Zokre tags in and they exchange lucha rolls. Zokre grabs a headlock but Shannon comes back with a monkey flip reversal to a spinebuster. He gets a roll up for 2 but Zokre comes back with a mule kick. Zokre blocks a roll up and gets a victory roll for 2. Shannon plants his face for 2 to end an awesome segment. Talwar tags in and calls for Tornado and his bad shoulder. Tornado obliges and they try to lock up. The arm in the sling proves to be an obstacle and Talwar taunts him further. Tornado hits the pimp slap and a leg lariat. Talwar goes for a hiptoss but the arm is still in the sling and he flies into the air and to the mat. Tornado does the splits into a thrust kick to the groin. This match rules. Hook tags in and the bad men beat on Tornado. Everyone comes in to brawl and we gets some eight-man segments. The babyfaces get the better of this craziness and then walk circles over the heels. Talwar kicks out the knee of Tornado and hits a diving shoulder block. Hook tags in and stands on the bad shoulder. He dropkicks the shoulder and tags to Zokre. Zokre hits a bodyslam and drops an elbow on the shoulder for 2. Star tags in and hits a step-up kick to the shoulder. He hits a legdrop for 2. Talwar tags in and stays on the shoulder. He starts to undress to put on the rear naked choke but his tights are around his ankles and he can’t put on the body scissors. Hook tags in and works the shoulder. Tornado blocks a blind charge and hits a big boot. He hits a running dropkick but lands on his bad shoulder. Ronin tags in and cleans house on the bad guys. He hits a back elbow on Talwar and a forearm on Zokre. He hits a DVD on Hook but Star catches him with a DDT. Shane hits a brainbuster on Star. Zokre hits a blue thunder bomb on Shane. Shannon hits the Whirling Dervish on Zokre. I didn’t realize the Ballards were Sufis. Talwar hits the Chipotle drop on Shannon. Tornado hits a phantom Shoryuken on Talwar. I hope to one day see someone actually hit that move. He soaks in the approval of the crowd so Hook sneaks in and puts on an armbar for the win at 14:17. This was a lot of fun. Good comedy mixed with neat lucha action.
Rating: ***1/4

VS.
Alex Shelley VS. El Generico
Shelley kicks things off with a cravat but Generico reverses to a headlock. Shelley puts on an STF and floats into a front facelock. Generico reverses to a hammerlock and gets a roll up for 1. Shelley gets a roll up for 2. He blocks a monkey flip but gets rolled up for 2. Generico gets another roll up for 2 and they back off. Shelley puts on the Royal Octopus but Generico reverses to a headlock. Shelley reverses to a headlock of his own. He blows some snot and puts the headlock back on. He goes to work on the arm and hand, kicking and stomping at them. Generico comes back with armdrags and a dropkick. Shelley blocks the brainbuster and tosses Generico over the top rope to the floor. He goes for a plancha but Generico dodges it. Generico goes for a suicide dive but Shelley kicks him in the face. Back in the ring he hits a kneedrop. He puts on a strangle hold but Generico reverses to his own. Shelley responds by whipping him into the turnbuckle. Generico blocks a blind charge but walks into a spinebuster. Shelley puts on a Boston crab and floats into an STF. He hits a bodyslam and a slingshot legdrop for 2. He hits the Skull Fucker and puts on a chinlock. Generico hits a Manhattan drop but walks into a superkick. He catches Shelley with a DDT and hits a leg lariat. He hits a dropkick and shoots Shelley to the floor in an awkward moment. He follows him out with a tope con hilo and rolls him back into the ring. He climbs the ropes and hits a crossbody for 2. Shelley blocks the big boot once, but can’t do it twice. Generico sets Shelley up top but Shelley fights him off and hits a kneedrop. He hits the Golden Gate Swing for 2 and goes right into the Border City Stretch. Generico gets to the ropes. Shelley sets him up top but Generico fights him off and hits a swanton. He climbs the ropes and hits a moonsault for 2. Shelley blocks the dragon rana and puts on the Border City Stretch. Generico slips out so Shelley hits the 2K1 bomb for 2. He blocks the brainbuster and hits a hammerlock DDT for the win at 17:32. This was a lot less exciting than I was expecting. Very methodical, almost to a fault.
Rating: **3/4

VS.
Christopher Daniels VS. Kevin Steen
They lock up and Daniels puts Steen in the corner. Steen returns the favor and gets a cheap shot. Daniels grabs a wristlock but Steen reverses to a hammerlock. Daniels takes Steen to the mat with a headlock. Steen comes back with chops but Daniels gets him back down with the headlock. He hits a shoulder block for 2 and goes back to the headlock. He synchs it in and pins Steen for 2. Steen flips out with an interesting reversal and hits a neckbreaker for 2. He hits a back suplex for 2. He works over the neck and chokes Daniels in the ropes. Daniels blocks a blind charge and hits a springboard crossbody for 2. He gets a roll up for 2. His neck prevents him from hitting a suplex and Steen goes back to choking him in the ropes and posing for pictures. He hits a pair of legdrops and the somersault legdrop for 2. He puts on a chinlock and then switches to a strangle hold. Daniels bites the hand to escape but Steen cuts off his momentum with a DVD for 2. He puts on a crossface and then bites the back of Daniels’ neck. He hits an ugly springboard dropkick for 2. Daniels comes back with an STO and a clothesline. He hits a back elbow and a leaping forearm. He hits an enziguiri for 2. He hits a uranage but Steen dodges the triple jump moonsault. He drops Daniels’ head on the turnbuckle and calls for the package piledriver. Daniels blocks with a chinbreaker and rolls Steen up for the win at 12:41. The finish was weak, I just want to say that first. Daniels’ selling was pretty great, but the rest of the match felt like your random indy match. Steen’s transitions consisted mainly of yelling random things at the crowd and referee.
Rating: **

After the match Steen attacks Daniels. Gunning for Hookers and a couple referees make the save. Steen gets on the microphone and claims that Daniels cheated to win. He also has a problem with El Generico so he wants a three way dance with them next month. Daniels accepts. Commissioner Disco Machine takes offense to the wrestlers trying to make matches on their own, and says that next month he’s adding AJ Styles to the mix to make it a four way. Steen has to sit down to handle the news.

The PWG tag belts had been stolen and sold on eBay, so Disco Machine gives the tag team champions Arrogance some leather belts and bananas. He suggests they tape the bananas to the belts. It’s not good enough for Bosh, who goes on a racist rant while explaining their decision to have sex with Valentina rather than align with Frankie Kazarian.

VS.
Chris Bosh & Scott Lost (c) VS. Scorpio Sky & Quicksilver [PWG Tag Team Championship Match]
Sky and Quicksilver had beaten the Havana Pitbulls in a quick but intense match to get this title shot. Bosh and Quicksilver start. They lock up and Quicksilver takes Bosh to the mat, working on his leg. Bosh reverses to a camel clutch but Quicksilver escapes and puts on a chinlock. Bosh gets a hammerlock and pins Quicksilver for 2. Quicksilver dodges a crossbody and hits a standing moonsault for 2. He hits a hurricanrana and puts on a wristlock. They knuckle up and Bosh tags to Lost. Quicksilver gets a headlock takeover and tags to Sky. Sky lifts his shirt over his head and chops him, then he chops him with his shirt. He hits a dropkick and rams his head into the turnbuckle. Lost evades him beautifully but gets caught in a headlock. They criss cross and Sky dumps Lost to the floor. Bosh catches him in an armbar but Sky comes back with a monkey flip. He gets a head scissors takedown into an anklelock but Bosh escapes. Bosh hits a clothesline onto his knee for 1 when Quicksilver saves. Sky hits a chinbreaker but Lost tags in and prevents him from getting tagging to Quicksilver. He reverses a dropkick to a gutbuster and hits a vertical suplex. Bosh tags in and hits a drop toehold to Sky onto Lost’s knee. He puts on a hammerlock facelock lock lock lock lock. Sorry, I seized up there for a minute. Bosh drops Sky’s head onto his knee for 2. Lost tags in and hits a back elbow and a leg lariat. He hits the Superman spear and puts on a sleeper hold. Sky fights out and puts on a sleeper of his own. Lost hits a jawbreaker to escape. Sky hits a huge DDT and makes the tag to Quicksilver. Quicksilver cleans house, hitting Lost with an enziguiri and Bosh with a leg lariat. He sends them into the turnbuckle and goes for a climbing enziguiri. Bosh blocks it with an uppercut to the groin. Lost hits a spinning enziguiri and a spear. He hits a northern lights suplex onto Bosh’s knee for 2. Sky saves and knocks Lost to the floor. He hits a back elbow on Bosh. They go for a double team move but Lost knocks Sky to the floor and helps Bosh get a roll up on Quicksilver for 2. Sky backdrops Lost on the floor as Bosh climbs the ropes. Quicksilver cuts him off and puts on a submission. Lost kicks him away but Sky comes out of nowhere with a hurricanrana on Bosh for 2. He hits a backbreaker on Lost for 2. Lost rolls Sky up and grabs Bosh’s hands on the floor to get the win at 17:52. This had spurts of greatness, but more stretches of lameness. Bosh in particular seemed pretty off tonight, both on the microphone and in the ring. The bits where they couldn’t decide whether or not to make the tag came off more bush league than funny. Word on the street is that the rematch is pretty phenomenal, but I’ll have to wait until a later review to find out for sure. After the match the AXP have a temper tantrum with chairs.
Rating: ***

VS.
Super Dragon (c) VS. Samoa Joe [PWG Championship]
Joe beat Super Dragon by count out in a relatively disappointing match back at The Secret of the Ooze. He also beat American Dragon in a number one contender’s match at Uncanny X-Mas, and thus is getting this title shot. Dragon attacks Joe before the bell. He hits a running forearm and they trade strikes. Joe sweeps his legs and hits the Big Joe Combo for 2. Dragon tries to fight back but Joe stays in control with forearms. He hits a running forearm in the corner and washes Dragon’s face. Dragon dodges a clothesline and hits a Koppo kick. He hits a hurricanrana and blocks a big boot to hit a dragon screw. Joe bails and Dragon follows him out with a tope con hilo. Back in the ring Dragon goes for the Psycho driver but Joe blocks. Dragon goes for the Curb Stomp but Joe blocks that as well. Joe goes for the overhead suplex to the floor but Dragon fears it and blocks. Joe hits the STJoe and Dragon bails. Joe follows him out with a suicide dive. Joe gets back into the ring and they tease a Dragon count out but he gets back in at 18. Joe kicks at Dragon’s face and hits a powerbomb for 2. He puts on the STF but Dragon gets to the ropes. Dragon hits a hard forearm but runs into a powerslam. It gets 2. Dragon skins the cat and hits a top rope leg lariat for 2. He goes for the Psycho driver but Joe blocks. Dragon manages to hit the Curb Stomp this time for 2. He climbs the ropes and hits a double stomp to the back of the head for 2. He sets Joe up top and hits a butterfly superplex. Impressive visual there. It gets 2. Joe hits a DVD for 2 and makes a Tony Soprano desperation face. That’s awesome. Dragon hits a roaring forearm and a second rope forearm. He hits another forearm and Joe goes down. He hits the Psycho driver and Joe slowly rolls to the floor. Dragon follows him out and Joe regains his senses enough to pummel Dragon down. The count gets to 19 and Dragon rushes the ring, knocking Joe off the apron and winning the match by count out at 13:49. This match built upon itself and the first match very well. They fit about as much as they could into the time they had given themselves, and the end result was a more satisfying match than the original. After seeing this I now feel that these two could put on something pretty special, and hopefully they’ll get a chance to down the road.
Rating: ***1/2

After the match the evil Red Super Dragon attacks our hero Super Dragon again, after leaving him alone for a month. He hits him with the Curb Stomp. Disco Machine makes the save.

Highlighting the banana on the main page will reveal following backstage shenanigans.
Christopher Daniels talks about his upcoming match against Kevin Steen, El Generico and AJ Styles. He talks about how he can handle all of them, but makes me wonder what lies between here and there. Apparently the match is now a number one contender’s match.

Frankie Kazarian isn’t going to make any excuses for losing to Tony Stradlin, but he’s going to bitch about Arrogance for a bit. Next month he’s picking a partner to take them on.

Alex Shelley, during his time away from TNA because Dusty Rhodes wasn’t high on X-Division guys, is happy to be in PWG where he can wrestle his style of match.

Roderick Strong says he only gave Ricky Reyes a little of what he has, but admits that Reyes is a tough SOB. He’ll be back whenever PWG wants him.

Disco Machine is on the phone with someone. Kevin Steen comes up to him and says that while he has no problem wrestling Generico and Daniels, he has a big problem wrestling AJ Styles. He hates his hair and his accent and he thinks he sucks. It turns out that Disco is on the phone with Styles, so Steen professes his love for him over the phone and runs away. Cute.

The Reference
A revue is a type of theatrical entertainment that combines music, dance and sketches that satirize contemporary figures, news or literature. In an all nude review the performers are naked. In All Nude Review the performers, thankfully, were not. Well, Talwar got close, but not so close that I had to boycott the company or anything.

The 411:  The main event here is a solid improvement over the original, and this time actually made me want to see another match between the two. The eight-man tag and the tag team match both also had their moments. The Canadians disappointed, and Stradlin went out with a whimper instead of a bang, but the show built to next month nicely and did so with a few pretty good matches. Mild recommendation here. You can pick this show up at Blue Thunder Video, PWG's Website or Highspots.com.

Final Score:  7.0   [ Good ]