PWG is like ROH if ROH didn't take itself seriously. That's probably the best way to describe it. They put 5 minute or so previews of all their DVDs on their Youtube page, so I'd start with that.
DGUSA is good, but it's very storyline driven and a lot of those storylines get moved along in Japan, due to the nature of the fed. The matches are always good, but it's easy to lose track of storylines.
The DGUSA storylines being tough to follow would annoy me, so forget that for now. I've watched some of the promos, but forgive me if I don't judge whether I'd like it from them. Five minutes out of a two hour show isn't enough to pass judgement of, and clipped high
spotslights of a 10 minute match is even more misleading.
I'm not sure if a less serious ROH is a good or bad thing. My issue with ROH, and the reason I've gone on record as calling Danielson vs McGuinness fucking awful is the style. Meh.
I kind of like this summary, it is somewhat accurate.
I'd classify PWG as "wrestling pornogaraphy".
There is no tv show or permanent exclusive roster to develop storylines around. Basically the company is an ongoing collection of indy supershows mixing the best talents from the top Indy org.'s with the best of the west coast in front of a crazy crowd that literally is part of the product.
That doesn't sound reassuring. I don't follow the indies at the moment (he says as if he'd followed them before, either). For example, I know who Kevin Steen is. I don't know what he's like in the ring (beyond him having a piledriver variant as a finisher); I don't know his gimmick (beyond being fat and having praised matches), but I've heard of him. To me, there's not much difference between "the best talent from the top indie orgs" and "the best of the west coast". I know dick about both groups (with the exception of Cage, who I watched in FCW and I enjoyed).
Also, why doesn't he have storylines? I know PWG has regular performers, so why not have angles and buildup so that the fed can attract more fans and possibly afford to run more than 10 shows a year without going bankrupt.
All of the matches are workrate-heavy, most are false-finish heavy, and the majority are littered with big spots and high impact moves that waver into the category of constant one-upsmanship.
This doesn't fill me with encouragement. I can enjoy spotty bullshit matches. However, the guys I enjoy watching do spotty bullshit are able to back it up by being entertaining. Gen-Me are fucking terrible, the Guns aren't. Both are spotty tag teams, but only one is consistently entertaining. Some wrestlers can pull off what I'd criticise in others.
It's the difference between Adrian Neville and Justin Gabriel. Both do many of the same things, but one I consider to be great and the other to be fucking awful.
That is the fair warning to people unfamiliar with the product. If you're into a show featuring arguably the most complete collection of indy talent
Don't care about that.
just looking to showcase their arsenal
Doesn't sound reassuring.
in a parade of mini-epics
Positively fills me with dread.
in front of a rabid fanbase that mobs the apron of the ring then PWG is a great thing.
That's good. I prefer ring barriers to be a thing (because fuck me if landing on steel chairs doesn't look awkward), but it's not a deal breaker.
If you can't turn off your brain and just enjoy it for what it is without being overly critical of the amount of "selective selling", multiple near falls, constant onslaught of moves, lack of "traditional" psychology, etc.
Sounds like you're criticising people who don't like crappy wrestling there.
then please avoid PWG at all costs because it won't be for you. PWG is everything that the majority of this board hates about the Indies.
The majority? No, the majority of the board doesn't
care about indie wrestling, that's not the same as hating it.
