Showing posts with label Flippy Shit Friday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Flippy Shit Friday. Show all posts

Friday, April 11, 2014

Match of the Day - PAC and Ricochet put the flip in flippyshit

PAC vs. Ricochet - Open the Brave Gate title match - Dragon Gate Infinity (2011)


Two of the most acrobatic wrestlers in the world go head to head in this who-can-flip-more Open the Brave Gate title match. Some folks may not enjoy this style of wrestling as it takes a lot away from the realism that pro wrestling is known for trying to evoke, but for someone like myself who is a former diver and trampoline owner, I got to say that this is a lot of fun to watch. Granted, you need to have the mindset that this isn't the greatest ring psychology or there won't be a lot of selling (looking like they're hurt), this is still a style of wrestling that crowds like Dragon Gate in Japan want to watch.

While you may know that PAC is know signed with the WWE in NXT as Adrian Neville, Ricochet is still tearing it up on the indy circuit where he just defeated Johnny Gargano for the Open the Freedom Gate for the American division of Dragon Gate: Dragon Gate USA. Gargano had previously held the title for almost 3 years before losing it to Ricochet who, I might add, is the reigning Open the Dream Gate Champion for Dragon Gate as well.

It's only a matter of time before we see these two wrestling each other again, trust me.

Friday, April 4, 2014

Match of the Day - The only light heavyweight title match in WM history

Taka Michinoku vs. Aguila - Light Heavyweight title match - Wrestlemania XIV (1998)

How about some flippy stuff...



In the first and only Light Heavyweight Championship match, Taka Michinoku defends the gold against Aguila, a young masked wrestler from Mexico (who later wrestled unmasked as Essa Rios). These two had previously faced each other in the Light Heavyweight title tournament which Taka would later end up winning to be the inaugural Light heavyweight Champion in WWF. At the time of this match, Aguila was only 19 years old making him the youngest person to ever compete at Wrestlemania!