YOUR WRESTLEPALOOZA II MAIN EVENT!!

Oh man, life is currently hectic.  I've had a lot on my plate lately, so sorry for less and more sporadic updating than before.  

I'd like to start this post by thanking Arik Cannon and the F1RST Wrestling crew for having me at Wrestlepalooza II last month and putting on a really interesting/fantastic take on what a westling show could be.  Wrestlepalooza was part burlesque show, part punk show, part wrestling show, but all just a ton of fun.

The photos below are from the main event of the night.  This wildly fun main event featured El Chivas Blanco vs. "The Kentucky Gentleman" Chuck Taylor vs. "The Anarchist" Arik Cannon vs. "Playboy" Pete Huge.  Throughout the night Chuck Taylor had made his thoughts known on what he so disdainfully referred to as the "godless whores"of burlesque dancers who were performing.  Naturally by the end of the night Taylor was fed up enough to interrupt the final dancer and thus began a really hilarious and entertaining match from all four of these wrestlers.  A ton of really great spots and fun action.  Chuck Taylor is so great at what he does that he alone makes this match worth watching.  Cannon is also just one of the most likable wrestlers I've gotten a chance to shoot and with his hometown crowd behind him there are some great moments with him.  Mix in the plain weirdness of El Chivas Blanco, and how obviously uncomfortable that lifestyle makes Pete Huge, not to mention great wrestling throughout.  

If you're into fun wrestling, good punk rock, and half naked girls, go check out Wrestlepalooza II.

You can buy the digital version RIGHT HERE and I believe they are doing a DVD in the future.

Full set from WRESTLEPALOOZA II is up HERE

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Archibald Peck challenges Eddie Kingston for the Chikara Grand Championship

Back with another THIS IS AWESOME! blog post featuring Chikara Action from Tag World Grand Prix in Chicago a few weeks ago.  

I was particularly excited for this match because I'm unashamed to say that Im a pretty huge fan of everything Archie.  This was probably my favorite match of the weekend (which says A LOT after that AAW show).  The story telling was just flawless and and a VERY pro-Archibald Peck crowd made this one pretty high drama at the end.  The ending of this one had the entire crowd in grips as Archie hit consecutive DDTs followed by no less than three spinning backfists to Kingston.  It looked like Peck had the Grand Championship well within reach until Kingston was able to hit Peck with a spinning backfist while Peck was attempting a springboard hit after being distracted by a SECOND ARCHIE IN THE BALCONY!! With the backfist the place goes black and Kingston stands alone in the ring.

I know this event just got put out by Smart Mark video, buy it and WATCH THIS MATCH.  Its great.

Full set is here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelwatsonphoto/sets/72157633586819728/

Chikara Tag World Grand Prix: The Colony VS Los Ice Creams

A few weeks ago I was also lucky enough to shoot Chikara's Tag World Grand Prix, while in Chicago.  Chikara put on an incredibly all ages show that had something for literally every kind of wrestling fan.  The crowd for this event was near perfect, with everyone having a great time and coming up with inventive chants. 

This weeks blog showcases the first round match up between The Colony and Los Ice Creams.  This match was a blast to watch from start to finish.  Los Ice Creams may be the wildest tag team I've seen yet, and their antics are pretty hilarious.  The Colony pulled out the win in the end.  Stay tuned for a LOT more Chikara events in the upcoming weeks.

Full set from the first half of Chikara's World Tag Grand Prix here

I've also got a couple shows lined up in June, so look for more new content soon!

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