Review: Dash Decker vs. Rex Bedford (88Wrestling)

SPOILER ALERT. THIS IS A SPOILER-FILLED REVIEW.

Review: Dash Decker vs. Ethan Andrews (88Wrestling)

Rematches are tough to do, especially when they follow a great first match. I used to avoid them, but I have done more than a few now, mostly from Thunders Arena or the same guys facing off at a different promotion. Regardless of my feelings, when 88Wrestling announced Dash Decker vs. Ethan Andrews, it was pretty much a must-buy. How'd it go?

Hm, Dash vs. Ethan? Yes, I'm all in.

Review: Dash Decker vs. Tito Santos (88Wrestling)

Dash Decker vs. Tito Santos is the culmination of 88Wrestling's inaugural King of the Ring tournament. It features a former King against a brand new wrestler who made it past superstar Austin Cooper to make it here. I'm always down for anything Dash-related, so I decided to check this one out.

The King of the Ring concept carries over.

Review: Dash Decker vs. Tanner Hill (88Wrestling)

Full disclosure: This video was provided to me.

Dash Decker vs. Tanner Hill pits RHW 1.0 against RHW 2.0, but proves to me that 88 Wrestling is more than just a re-branded Rock Hard Wrestling. Like Tanner's first match in the promotion, it breaks from the standard format, challenging my assumptions and keeping me on my toes. And it does it while still delivering a really good video that I enjoyed a ton.

Dash vs. Tanner is the best 88 Wrestling
video I've seen so far.

Review: Dash Decker vs. Sasha Savvin (88 Wrestling)

Of all the surprises with the launch of 88 Wrestling, the return of Dash Decker to the ring is the biggest for me. I honestly never thought he'd be back. In fact, one of my custom match wishes at the end of August was buying him out of retirement and sending him to Thunders Arena. This isn't that, but I'll take more Dash anyway I can get him.

Dash is back!

BOTWS 2: BGE v RHW v Thunders Part 3 of 6

Battle of the Wrestling Stars 2: Part 1
Battle of the Wrestling Stars 2: Part 2

And we're back. Day 1 resolved nothing as things ended in a three-way tie. Big stars came through for Rock Hard Wrestling, while BGEast and Thunders both got a nice win from one of their frequent jobbers. And we learned that there are Cooper brothers, explaining their incredible frequency. But wait ... are they twins? Or ...

BOTWS 2: BGE v RHW v Thunders Part 2 of 6

And we're back with the second half of Day One.

Battle of the Wrestling Stars 2: Part 1

Everyone has one win, but can it stay this close? Let's see ...

Round 4: Dash Decker vs. Mitch Colby

Hoping to keep the momentum going, Zack substitutes Dash in for Chad at the last minute. Yeah, he's burning through his most talented studs, but Tanner's loss to a Thunders jobber hurt the team's confidence. He needs his less experienced guys to know they can win.

PSA: Dash Sale @ RHW ENDS TODAY

Guys,

I tweeted about this on Thursday (follow me @AlexWrestler68), but I decided I'd post on it, too. Until midnight tonight, Rock Hard Wrestling is offering every Dash Decker download for only $13.95.

Check it out here!

If there are any Dash matches that you don't own, this is a great time to complete your collection. Dash is simply amazing and he only did 13 videos for Rock Hard Wrestling. And he's done none for anyone else. Yes, some are better than others, but I think my least favorite Dash matches (KOTR4 and Josh Steel) are still buyable. Especially at that price.

If you've never bought any Dash matches, you probably aren't looking to spend $181.35 on every match. So here are a few suggestions on where to start.

KOTR2: Dash Decker vs. Alex Waters

I've said many times that this is my favorite RHW match ever. It's simply fantastic. This match is what RHW is all about and it stars their two greatest proprietary talents. Unlike Jake, Austin, Z-Man or Ethan, these two are 100% pure RHW.

The 2015 Caveys: Wrestlers

Welcome to day two of The Caveys!

Yesterday, I awarded the action. Today I award the studs who make the action so awesome. For complete rules and details, see yesterday's post.

And the Cavey goes to ...

Here's Jeff to present the wrestler awards ...

Inspiration: Good Into Great

Have you ever watched a match and thought, 'I wish it hadn't ended that way?' Or, 'I wish this was a squash'? Or just watched multiple segments over and over. I certainly have.

For the past few years, I've been all about digital files. I only buy downloads. And I've ripped all my favorite DVD matches, just like I copied all my VHS tapes onto DVD. Now, I can watch what I want, when I want and where I want. I've got AppleTV when I want them on the big screen. I've got my iPad when I want something simpler or I'm traveling. It really does suit my needs.

A couple of years ago, I took that to the next level. I've had iMovie for a long time. It's stupidly simple to use. With the ease of video editing, why should I settle for an match I like, but could be even better? Or long intros I don't want to see? For example, Can-Am's Brian Cage vs. Jimmy Jacobs has 7 minutes of set-up for 15 minutes of action. Yeah, no. Not interested in that. With iMovie, I could make it into a tight, action-packed match

BotWS: RHW vs. UCW: Round 3

The Score So Far ...

RHW King of the Ring Dash Decker vs. UCW Champion Quinn Harper

Best 2 out of 3 Falls

Review: The Best of RHW

Way back in March, I was asked for a reco on the best match on my Rock Hard Wrestling casting post. I kind of gave an answer, but I thought I'd expand on it here.

It's probably pretty clear that I'm a huge fan of Rock Hard Wrestling. I have bought many matches from them and plan to buy more. So here is my review, to help you decide if you'd be a fan. I know that just because I like them, it doesn't mean you will.

Strengths (Subjective)

These are strengths for me, but I list them like this because they're very much personal tastes.

Talent: It all starts with the wrestlers. In terms of appearance, the guys are top notch, if you like the young, white fitness model type. Handsome, ripped and charismatic all describe most of the talent. While I obviously have an appreciation for a lot of different guys, based on my story casting and my reviews of Guido Genatto matches, I do like the roster of RHW guys a lot.

Josh Steel holds Dash Decker

Review: KOTR 4 Dash Decker vs. Austin Cooper (RHW)

Another King of the Ring is in the books. This time it's Dash Decker, the biggest star of Rock Hard Wrestling (and an RHW exclusive), versus Austin Cooper, one of the most prolific wrestlers anywhere.

Dash sweaty, pumped and flexing

Austin is ripped for his chance at the belt

I certainly know these guys pretty well. I have all but one Dash match. And I've bought Austin matches from five different companies (BGEast, Can-Am, Jonny Firestorm, RHW and Thunder's). So, the talent alone made me excited.

So how'd it go?

Casting The Cave: RHW Edition

I don't think The Cave would be a viable business. Based on the number of abandoned attempts to combine superheroes and wrestling, there probably isn't a market big enough to sustain it. People don't usually stop making successful series, so I can only assume they don't sell that well.

However, if The Cave ever came to life, I see it looking like Rock Hard Wrestling. I visualize The Cave's pro ring in a similar stark black environment. It's so clean and simple, which is my aesthetic. I'd want the same high quality camera and sound work. The site is singular-minded, much like The Cave. You know exactly what you're going to get with RHW.

And the guys are all pretty perfect for my imaginary world. They're young and they look like models, which is my main source of base images. I have featured slightly more variety, specifically in body type/hair with guys like Pete (The Cave 4 & 8) and Blake (Route 69: Harrisburg), in race/ethnicity with guys like Terrence (Route 69: Baltimore) and Abdi/Yusuf (Route 69: Dallas) and age with guys like Blake and John (Route 69: Fort Worth). However, most of my guys are young, ripped and great looking.

Review: Dash Decker vs. Chad Daniels (RHW)

I hesitated to review this, since Jose already posted his "7 Highlights" of the match. Eight days ago. With hi-res GIF's that put my low-res screen grabs to shame. I figured this would be old news, but then I decided I would share my thoughts anyway, because you can never have too much Dash.

I'm going to be potentially controversial in this post. **Gasp!** I've discovered something about myself after buying and watching ten Dash Decker matches. Here goes ...

What's bringing me back isn't Dash the unstoppable uber-heel. It's Dash the bodybuilder jobber.