Author: Micah Shapiro
Micah Shapiro
Micah Shapiro, a native of Seattle, a father, and a husband, holds a Master of Science degree in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from George Mason University, and is a war and history junkie with a fascination for the dramatization and narration of human conflicts (obviously, pro wrestling fits that spectrum very well). He avidly watches independent pro wrestling as an escape from the daily anxieties of life in general, and his logistics day job. Though a typical hermit, sometimes he'll actually leave his house to go to DEFY's shows. Besides pro wrestling and global conflicts, he enjoys BBQ'ing (his specialty is Turkish Aleppo-pepper chicken kabobs), playing adventure and RPG video games, board games, painting war game miniatures, and reading science fiction, horror and fantasy novels.
This week’s episode of Mutiny features a very special matchup between Shane Strickland and Darby Allin from a year ago, at PCW ULTRA’s “Possessed” show. If you are unfamiliar with these two competitors, and their bitter rivalry, definitely check out this episode of Mutiny. Their careers will only become greater. Strickland signed with WWE NXT earlier this year, and Darby Allin is now with All Elite Wrestling. Before these two were stars on national television in the two biggest American wrestling leagues, they were feuding with each other in one of the most heated cross-promotion rivalries all over the country.…
Game Changer Wrestling and Jimmy Lloyd’s Halloween Frightfest airs live on Fite.TV on October 28 from the Voltage Lounge in Philadelphia, PA. Starting at 8 pm on Fite.TV (eastern time), you can make this your Halloween pre-party, or make it your main attraction and celebrate the holiday early. Either way, it will be a Halloween to remember, with a card full of the eye-catching and just plain weird matches that GCW is known for! Nick Gage vs Ruckus – GCW Championship Speed and aerial might versus toughness and raw violence come to mind in this matchup between Ruckus and Nick…
PCW ULTRA Mutiny – Episode 14 is the final episode to the air prior to the league’s Into the Void show, in Wilmington, CA, on October 18. The show included promo videos from the previous weeks’ Mutiny episodes, providing much background information for the matches heading Into the Void. Click Here to read last week’s Review of Mutiny for more background information for Into the Void, as it will be airing online in two weeks on PCW ULTRA’s streaming website. Josef Samael vs The Sandman The first last match of this week’s episode of PCW ULTRA Mutiny involves these men.…
PCW ULTRA kicks off Into the Void on October 18 from Wilmington, CA at the ILWU Memorial Hall. It is a night full of matches with both stipulations and championships on the line, and some grudges and scores to settle as well. This includes all the PCW ULTRA championship titles on the line, a dog collar match between Josef Samuel and Homicide, an I Quit Match between Jacob Fatu and Eddie Kingston, and a number one contender match for the PCW Ultra championship between Hammerstone and Schaff. Though the show will not be airing live, it can be streamed…
MUTINY, Episode 13, kicked off on the PCW Ultra’s Youtube channel on October 11 with Daga taking on ACH from September 2018’s Vision Quest show. Jake Atlas, the current Ultralight Champion, will have to overcome the high caliber skills of Daga at Into the Void. So it comes without surprise that this week’s episode of MUTINY showcases Daga at his best. Daga vs ACH (from Vision Quest, September 2018) The early matchup started with some fundamental wrestling lockups and various forms of roll-outs to escape their holds. The speed quickly picked up as chain wrestling ensued, followed by an…
Just following its farewell showing to Joey Janela. Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) returns to Asbury Park, NJ for No Sleep on October 12th. On the card. If you can’t make your way to NJ for the live show, of course, Fite.TV will be airing live at 5:00pm PDT time. Main Event: Nick Gage vs Matthew Justice – GCW World Championship The absent GCW Championship is on the line as Nick Gage defends it against Matthew Justice at No Sleep. Last month, at Black Label Pro – TURBO GRAPS 16, CZW mainstay Rickey Shane Page shocked the world when he invaded…
Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) returns to the House of Independents, Asbury Park, NJ for Curtain Call on Monday, September 30th, and will be paying tribute and saying farewell to Joey Janela, Jungle Boy, and Marko Stunt, as they will be exclusive to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) shortly. Joey Janela has been a key player in Game Changer Wrestling’s success and rise to the spotlight within the indy wrestling world and social media. Orange Cassidy vs Ethan Page The trash-talking Canadian superstar Ethan Page will be taking on the enigmatic Orange Cassidy. The chemistry in this matchup draws much speculation, as…
ROH episode #410 was a memorable showing with some notable upsets and surprises that will be surely remembered for a long time, and create some interesting ramifications heading into the future with the main event of the Briscoes against Rush and Lee. Josh Woods vs Silas Young The show started off with Josh “The Goods” Woods finally obtaining a potential breakout match with Silas Young. Woods has been with ROH for a couple of years, but only recently has he finally been making some progress towards becoming a solid midcarder, with some impressive victories and more regular air time on…
We return after a brief hiatus for reflection of honor featuring the main event of The Bouncers and Jay Lethal against The Kingdom. The night begins with a non-title Television championship match up. Rhett Titus vs Shane Taylor (non-title match) ROH episode #408 kicked the show off with Rhett Titus taking on TV Champion Shane Taylor in a non-title match. The two locked up, but Taylor showed his superior strength and size driving Titus backward. Titus used his speed advantage to try and lock Taylor up from behind. Titus sprung off the ropes, but Taylor again showed his weight advantage…
Ring of Honor’s 405th episode is the lead-up to the much anticipated Best in the World Pay-Per-View, having aired a week prior to it featuring a match between Jay Lethal and Kenny King. It includes the final build-up between the Briscoes’ fixated need to get back at the NWA for their loss at the Crocket Cup, and the second match of Jay Lethal and Kenny King’s Best in Three series. It also includes a segment by Silas Young aimed at getting further under the skin of Jonathan Gresham as he continues to mock the essence of the pure and technical…