Well, before I get to the GCW review, I wanted to try something different, and well here we are, at a different event. Black Label Pro Fancy Wrestling 2 took place on 6/3/23 and it was live from Crown Point Indiana. It is available for streaming on FITE, and well here we go, results and review of the night of wrestling.
The FITE tv stream kept getting cut, and it would say NO
SIGNAL, making the start a little difficult to move forward with, but it came
back.
Latinos Most Wanted (Koda Hernandez, Sabin Gauge)
defeated Twist and Flip (Darren Fly and Nate Kobain) in a tag team match
This match had a lot of athleticism on display. The guys
here were throwing in some good moves left and right, fast forward, and
dropping some power moves here and there. There was nice tandem offense, and
some great modern wrestling. There were unique reversals, and nice saves, with
some fan interaction as well. A good spotty opener, with Latinos Most Wanted
getting the victory. I liked the pace of this one, fast, and clean.
Brogan Finlay defeated Hunter Drake and Rico Gonzalez in
a triple threat match
Triple threat matches are wild sometimes, and this was
chaotic at times. There was a lot of back and forth here, with all three men
getting the upper hand. I was surprised by how quick these guys were, and
smooth at times. I was also impressed with the pacing, as the guys really knew
how to slow it down a little here and there, but then go full steam ahead with
power moves, reversals, and suplexes. Fast paced, and nice to see, a good
second match, with Brogan Finlay picking up the victory.
Tom Lawlor defeated Eli Isom
Tom Lawlor has been on the indies for some time, and I have
seen him wrestle in a lot of matches. I like his style, and think he’s ripe for
a bigger audience. I mean if Matt Riddle can make it, so can he, right? He came
out with a wig on, and it was funny to see, but I wasn’t sure what the story
behind it was. Eli Isom put up a good fight against Lawlor, and this was not a
one sided affair, though I thought it would be. This was a much slower, match,
and Lawlor was dressed in tuxedo tights. This was a slower match than expected,
and while it was hard hitting, and had a few moments, I found my mind wandering
during it.
Calvin Tankman defeated Myung-Jae Lee
Calvin is a big guy and he definitely threw his weight
around against Lee. Lee is a much smaller, yet interesting character overall. I
found him to be interesting, and this match was a little faster paced than the
previous encounter. Lee put in a little work, but it was Tankman that
steamrolled him and won the match. Not terrible, but not great either.
Mance Warner defeated Steph De Lander in a hardcore match
A pretty standard hardcore match, with some chairs and a
door. After some time things broke down from brawling and Mancer stopped the
matched to get engaged, and then rolled up De Lander and won the match. Blink
and you’d have missed it. I have no idea what to tell ya outside that this was
a little fun overall, and well, Mancer wins with a roll up in a hardcore match.
Steph De Lander is awesome in my book. Mancer is always a fun wrestler to watch
too. This was cool.
Dan The Dad, Ryan Clancy, Trik Davis, and Victor Analog
defeated by DQ Alice Crowley, Levi Everett, and Naturday Saints w/ Frank the
Clown in a eight man tag match
This was an odd one for me. The teams weren’t on the ring
for tags, they were just coming in and out sporadically. That being said, this
match was good for what it was, a constant barrage of brawling and moves going
back and forth overall. There was some great deal of back and forth here, with
everyone getting their moves in, and some cluster moments with up to 5 to 6
people in ring at once. Eventually things broke down and the ref got beaten
down, and the match was a DQ. A couple people saved Dan The Dad from getting further
beat, but this ended in a DQ. Not bad, not great, kind of a mess of a match.
Trevor Outlaw defeated Matt Brannigan
A fun match was found here, with some good back and forth. A
triple titty twister, I kid you not, was involved in this match and it was
funny to watch. Outlaw would get the win with a good amount of low blows. It
was funny to see how it all went down, and the match was ok at best. Nothing too
crazy to write home about. It had some interesting spots, but mostly it was
forgettable.
After the match a giant of a man came in and chokeslammed
Matt Brannigan, and that was interesting.
Kevin Ku defeated Mike Bailey
A battle is what this was, an interesting fight between two
competitors. It was a mix of wrestling and brawling, but mostly wrestling. It
reminded me of the ROH Pure matches. Mike Bailey was impressive here, and Kevin Ku wasn’t bad at all. This was
an interesting back and forth match, and I was thinking that Bailey had it in
the bag. After some amazing kicks, and some back and forth action, it was Kevin
Ku that would pick up the victory here. Ku hit a suplex pin combination that
was just a treat to see, and pulled out a hard fought win.
Bang Bros (August Matthews and Davey Bang) defeated Miracle
Generation (Dustin Waller and Kylon King) in the BLP Tag team title match
A good back and forth tag team match was had here. I liked
the tandem offense that the teams had, but I also appreciated the pacing. I thought
that the guys did a good job putting together a solid tag team affair, with all
the modern trappings of wrestling today. Not overdone at all, there was a great
deal of back and forth, with some nice close calls and near falls. Stereo 450
splashes and the win came through for the Bang Bros, in a good solid match.
Miyu Yamashita defeated Rachel Armstrong
A hard hitting women’s match was found here with a good deal
of back and forth. However, it was Miyu Yamashita that would get the win, after
some brutal offense. Armstrong put up a decent fight, but it was Miya that
seemed to have a counter, and be ready for the next moves. This was a solid 11
minute or so match, without any fluff if you ask me.
Cole Radrick defeated Billie Starkz in the BLP Heayweight
title match
Billie Starkz folks, what a tough woman! Cole Radrick isn’t
half bad, I’ve seen him wrestle a few times, and he can go too. I liked him in
a death match, and am surprised to see him in a regular matchup. Billie and
Cole put on a show of back and forth wrestling, with both getting some nice
moments in, with solid power moves, chops, lariats, and more. I thought Starkz
had this several times, but it was Cole Radrick with the pinfall victory after
a succession of power moves. Sweet finish, good match.
Overall Thoughts
This was a long night of wrestling, over 3 hours of action.
I liked a majority of it, though some of it was a little boring. I didn’t know
everyone that was wrestling, but I liked a great deal of the action. I was
surprised by some of the competitors, and was especially stunned to see some of
the matches end the way they did. I definitely recommend checking this show out
on FITE plus. I can’t say it was the greatest, but it didn’t suck, that’s for
sure. I will be watching out for more Black Label Pro in the future.
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