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Post by brettumus on Jan 18, 2012 16:28:49 GMT -8
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royb
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Post by royb on Jan 19, 2012 21:41:53 GMT -8
Yah, pretty much agree with most of your review. I got my skinny ass out of the chair for this one, since it was over on my side of town, and it was nice to see live wrestling again. Decent sized crowd too.
I know Highs and Lows have been retired, but let's do some Pluses (Plusses? Whatever) and Minuses...
MINUS The roster isn't very deep. The first few matches were definitely short on skill, and probably should have been shorter on running time.
PLUS But the second half had some good talent, and was a lot more entertaining. Definite props to Disco and Tommy for still putting on a good match, despite the ring breaking under them
MINUS We expected it give when the Nordic Nightmare hit the ropes, but he never moved faster than a drugged sloth, so I guess didn't have the momentum. A lot of wrestlers seemed in need of some conditioning work...
PLUS Team Techno, the least "German" set of "Germans" in wrestling history. However, they made me laugh - a shake weight is always good for that - and had genuine personality.
MINUS No beer? How is it The Sets, Toby Keith's, Celebrity, etc. could all sell beer to wrestling fans, and GCS couldn't? Next time, I'm bringing my hip-flask.
PLUS: A wrestling show that started dead on time at 7pm? I don't think I've ever seen that before.
All told, a decent start. For $5, you really couldn't complain about 2 1/2 hours of entertainment, even if some of the wrestling was little more than backyard level. If they can beef up the roster a bit, that will help enormously, and there's no shortage of experience on the booking side to keep things done "the right way". [If CC Starr can't keep these guys in check, no-one can!]
I'll definitely be back for the next time.
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Post by Will Nolte on Jan 23, 2012 16:39:43 GMT -8
You could buy beer but you had to stay behind the bar area when drinking. I've seen some venues do that because they are afraid of violating liquor laws when doing all ages shows, though I think this route takes it a little to the extreme. The Sets, Toby Keith's, Marquee, etc have all had mixed crowds with alcohol in them with no problem. All ages wrestling shows are mostly families, unlike concerts where you have a bunch a 21+ people who are getting scammed into buying drinks for that cute 19 yr old girl.
What they need to get is some sort of food. If the venue doesn't want to do it, the promoters should look into getting a hot dog cart or food truck to come out and sit out front. Places like The Blooze and Joe's Grotto do it and it works well for them.
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