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.
GCW’s “The Block is Hot”, from Asbury Park, New Jersey, on May 3, 2019, was an incredibly solid showing with a lot of diversity which checked all the boxes: a strong grappling match between Deppen and Gresham, a sprinkle of blood and ultraviolence, an extremely hard hitting brawl between Chris Dickenson and Dan Maff which was perhaps the dark horse match of this card, and plenty of other stand-out matches. Emotions also reached a boiling point as Homicide and Corino continued to go after each other aggressively. A main event championship matchup between Janela and Gage concluded the show…
At Ring of Honor War of the World’s second showing in Toronto, on May 9th, Shane Taylor pinned Brody King to capture the Ring of Honor ( ROH ) Television Championship from Jeff Cobb in a Four Corners Survival Match which also included New Japan Pro Wrestling’s, Hirooki Goto. It was all-out warfare between these four juggernauts, but in the end, Taylor was the victor, despite the ending circumstances. Shane Taylor was the winner #AndNEW Ring of Honor Champion. https://twitter.com/tde_wrestling/status/1126670280020189184 Jeff Cobb appeared to be very bitter about the ending but ultimately handed the title over respectfully to Taylor, who…
This year’s War of the Worlds Tour marks its sixth year in which Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) will present their joint lineup, with many matches enshrining Ring of Honor stars taking on some of the best talents from Japan. The first three shows will air live on PPV, or free for Honor Club members, while the fourth show, on May 12th in Chicago, is a TV taping which will air later on in multiple weekly segments. The first War of the Worlds show begins on May 9th in Buffalo, New York, followed by the second…
In the latest edition of the reflection of honor ROH review, the show started off with a promo video replaying key moments of Taven’s victory in capturing the Ring of Honor championship at Madison Square Garden at the G1 Supercard from April 6. Following the promo, Taven made his way to the ring with his newly acquired championship belt and had a few things to say. In summary, he exclaimed that he is the most deserving of winning the championship, and proceeded to run down a list of his accomplishments over the last year. He reminded the audience that anyone…
GCW’s “The Last Ones Left”, live from Chicago on May 4, is the second show of two back-to-back shows following “The Block is Hot” in Asbury Park, New Jersey the evening prior. Click Here to view the preview for “The Block is Hot” and gain more insight into the action as the wave of violence continues to spread into Chicago. This is a busy month for GCW, as these two back-to-back shows take place just a week after GCW’s “Crime Wave” hit. Click Here to read our in-depth review and results for that show. Tickets for “The Last Ones Left”…
GCW returns to Asbury Park, New Jersey for The Block is Hot, the first of two shows in a row, as GCW heads to Chicago the night after for The Last Ones Left. Many of the same competitors will return to The Block is Hot from GCW Crime Wave a week prior, including Mance Warner, Homicide, Shlak, Colby Corino, Jimmy Lloyd, and Tony Deppen. Of course, Nick Gage and Joey Janela are on the card, taking on each other in a hotly contested GCW Championship matchup. Other competitors on the card include G-Raver, MJF, Orange Cassidy, Chris Dickinson, and Jonathan…
Crime Wave got off to a start very quickly, with a minimal introduction by the announcer, and a small, albeit enthusiastic crowd packed the venue. The Grim Reefer made his way to the ring to start a “f***fest” matchup. Pinkie Sanchez, Facade, Wheeler Yuta, Brandon Kirk, and Kit Osbourne made their way out. https://twitter.com/HeyyImRob/status/1121568258774192128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1121568258774192128&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fprowrestlingpost-750297.ingress-baronn.easywp.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D7536%26action%3Dedit Osbourne took the mic, and the crowd immediately turned on him. He declared that he wanted the crowd to witness him winning this match before they get too drunk and belligerent. As he put the microphone down, he was clobbered simultaneously by three superkicks from various…
Welcome to the newest edition of the reflection of honor. We begin this week’s review jumping straight into the action as Kenny King took on Brooklyn native and Life Blood member Tracy Williams. King refused a handshake from Williams, and matters got underway as they proceeded in trading an array of different lock-ups, which transcended into more devastating submission holds as the match got further underway. Kenny King vs. Tracy Williams The action moved to the outside of the ring as Williams went to the top rope, only to be pushed off. King hit Williams with an impressive corkscrew off…
Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) returns to Philadelphia’s Voltage Lounge on Thursday, April 25th with Crime Wave. Firstly, it will showcase the much-anticipated return of Dustin Thomas, who nearly stole the show at Joey Janela’s Spring Break 3, demonstrating wrestling skills and maneuvers one would have never expected nor imagined for a man who has no legs. His debut into the wrestling scene was cemented when he accepted Tony Deppen’s open challenge to anyone in the audience, unleashing 450 splashes, Swanton bombs, springboard arm drags and other physics-defying maneuvers using his arms and body weight as leverage and momentum in unique…
Welcome to the inaugural edition of the reflection of honor. We begin this week’s review flashbacking to last week’s episode. Briscoe’s Interview: Today’s episode started with a promo by the Briscoe Brothers. Jay Briscoe expressed intrigue about the return of the Crockett Cup but also said he felt disrespected that the Briscoe brothers were not automatically qualified to enter it the Cup, given their historical track record and number of reigns as RoH tag team champions. They declare that they will be taking on Jeff Cobb and Willie Mack in a qualification match in this episode in order to earn…