The Road to Mania Blog

PSA: The Hardway with guest, Alex Wright!

2012-05-23T08:09:00.002-07:00

http://thejonharder.com/the-hardway-podcast.html http://thehardway.podomatic.com/enclosure/2012-05-22T21_34_21-07_00.mp3 or SUBSCRIBE ON iTUNES!!! On May 23, 2012, WCW gets relived on the Hardway Podcast, as "Das Wunderkind" Alex Wright sits down with Jon Harder talks about his illustrious WCW reign. Debuting in the company at 18 years old, Alex talks about what got him into WCW back in

Top Matches from 2012

2012-05-18T03:50:00.000-07:00

Top Matches from 2012 I will update this list throughout the year. This is just a bare bones list without the full analysis that my reviews normally have. WWE 1. Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena: Extreme Rules (****1/2) 2. The Undertaker vs. Triple H: Wrestlemania 3. CM Punk vs. Chris Jericho: Extreme Rules 4. Daniel Bryan vs.

PSA: The Hardway Podcast #33

2012-05-17T05:52:00.003-07:00

http://thejonharder.com/the-hardway-podcast.html http://thehardway.podomatic.com/entry/2012-05-15T22_44_19-07_00 or SUBSCRIBE on iTUNES! The thirty-third edition of the Hardway Podcast is online! Join Jon Harder as he has A NEW PODCAST THEME! "The Hardway Podcast Theme" debuts this week and Jon makes sure to interview the producer, Adrian Arca, on how he came up with the beat and what he and

PSA: The Hardway Podcast #32

2012-05-17T05:52:00.001-07:00

http://thejonharder.com/the-hardway-podcast.html http://thehardway.podomatic.com/entry/2012-05-08T22_06_53-07_00 or SUBSCRIBE ON iTUNES!! After a one month hiatus, the thirty-second edition of the Hardway Podcast is online! Join Jon Harder as he gives the STATE OF THE HARDWAY address! With Tim Hughes, Jon talks about several topics: - The impact the Beastie Boys had on the Hardway Podcast

PSA: AIW Presents: The Two-Day “JLIT” JT Lightning Invitational Tournament

2012-05-02T08:05:00.003-07:00

AIW Presents: The Two-Day “JLIT” JT Lightning Invitational Tournament By Alyssa Kay If you haven’t yet heard, then get ready for the best announcement from us yet! AIW – Absolute Intense Wrestling – of Cleveland, Ohio, is going to be back in action in just two short weeks with a “TPI-Style” 24-man tournament featuring some of the best independent professional wrestlers in the

PSA: Jon Harder's The Hardway Podcast with...ME!

2012-04-13T05:38:00.001-07:00

http://www.thejonharder.com/the-hardway-podcast.html http://thehardway.podomatic.com/entry/2012-04-10T22_17_22-07_00 or SUBSCRIBE ON ITUNES! The thirty-first edition of the Hardway Podcast is online! Join Jon Harder as he interviews T.J. Hawke from FreeProWrestling.com! Jon and T.J. discuss why the FreeProWrestling.com site was created, as well as being a columnist for 411mania.com! This is

PSA: The Hardway Podcast with guest: Leon St. Giovanni

2012-04-04T06:39:00.001-07:00

http://www.thejonharder.com/the-hardway-podcast.html http://thehardway.podomatic.com/entry/2012-04-04T00_04_53-07_00 or SUBSCRIBE ON iTUNES! The thirtieth edition of the Hardway Podcast is online! Join Jon Harder as he has not ONE but TWO guests on the Hardway this week! First, alongside new sidekick "Good News" Tim Hughes, Jon talks to Leon St. Giovanni about several topics including...

PSA: The Hardway Podcast: Rob Fury

2012-03-28T06:57:00.000-07:00

http://www.thejonharder.com/the-hardway-podcast.html http://thehardway.podomatic.com/entry/2012-03-28T04_44_11-07_00 or subscribe on iTunes!! The twenty-ninth edition of the Hardway Podcast is online! Join Jon Harder as he talks to Rob Fury! A stalwart in the BWO and currently residing in ACE, Rob brings a different perspective to the table and lays it all out there in his typical "Arrogant

PSA: AIW Presents: "Straight Outta Compton and Girls Night Out 6"

2012-03-27T06:21:00.000-07:00

By Alyssa Kay Once again, Absolute Intense Wrestling will be returning to Turner’s Hall in Cleveland, Ohio for two consecutive weekends in a row. Friday, April 6 will highlight “Straight Outta Compton” featuring local and national talent from the independent professional wrestling scene with a bell time at 7:30 PM. Then once again, on Sunday, April 15 AIW will host “Girls Night Out 6”

PSA: The Hardway Podcast #28 with Jon Harder

2012-03-22T06:35:00.002-07:00

http://thejonharder.com/the-hardway-podcast.html http://thehardway.podomatic.com/entry/2012-03-20T22_59_57-07_00 or SUBSCRIBE ON iTUNES!!! The twenty-eighth edition of the Hardway Podcast is online! Join Jon Harder as he brings in the second installment of THE FOUR CORNERS! The preverbial podcast variation of the strap match hits on these four topics: 1) Is Florida Championship Wrestling

My Interview with The League of The School of Roc's Class Wars

2012-03-18T21:41:00.001-07:00

http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/columns/229725/411-Interviews:-The-League-(Tripp-Cassidy,-Reed-Bentley,-&-Sue-Jackson)-of-Resistance-Pro-&-Class-Wars.htm

PWG World's Finest Prediction Roundtable Madness Results!

2012-03-18T00:51:00.002-07:00

Obviously, there were some last minute changes to the World’s Finest Card. As such, we did our best to do some last minute predictions: Avalon vs. Steen Everyone but @ToeNailUrFace (who never responded) picked Steen. Rosas vs. Cage @MFMad picked Rosas, @ToeNailUrFace didn’t respond and everyone else picked Cage. The Young Bucks vs. Super Smash Bros. vs. RockNES Monsters After the

PWG World's Finest Prediction Roundtable Madness!

2012-03-14T09:12:00.002-07:00

Welcome one and all to the third PWG Predictions Roundtable! This month, we predict: World's Finest! Go to the PWG Website for more information on how to attend this event. Make sure you support PWG by buying their DVDs. Every show from 2011 ranged from great to fantastic. I honestly can say, that you won't be disappointed in any of the 10 shows from last year. The Prediction

PSA: The Hardway Podcast Roundtable: Jay Lethal, Bill Carr, Mo Sexton, and Jon Harder

2012-03-14T01:57:00.001-07:00

http://www.thejonharder.com/the-hardway-podcast.html http://thehardway.podomatic.com/entry/2012-03-14T00_45_30-07_00 or SUBSCRIBE ON iTUNES!!! The twenty-seventh Hardway Podcast is online! Join Jon Harder as he presents the First Ever Roundtable to the Hardway! Former TNA and current ROH TV chamoion Jay Lethal, former OVW wrestler and current ACE Commissioner Mo Sexton, and the former FCW's

PSA: The Hardway Podcast with Jon Harder: Interview with La Casa Italiano from ACE

2012-03-14T01:56:00.001-07:00

http://thejonharder.com/the-hardway-podcast.html http://thehardway.podomatic.com/entry/2012-03-06T23_05_42-08_00 or SUBSCRIBE ON iTUNES! The half-year edition of the Hardway Podcast is online! Join Jon Harder as he has La Casa Italiano on the Hardway! Lucky Zaccone and Giovanni Marranca are a new tag team in ACE, however, they are not new to the independent circuit. Lucky and Gio talk about

Best of Evan Bourne from Japan

2012-03-14T01:50:00.000-07:00

http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/video_reviews/228218

The 411 Wrestling Top 5: Best WrestleMania Non-Main Event Matches

2012-03-13T20:44:00.001-07:00

http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/columns/228319 TJ Hawke HM: The Rock vs. Hulk Hogan from Wrestlemania 18 - This match doesn't belong in the top 5, but it's still one of the most entertaining matches in Wrestlemania history and it absolutely deserves a mention for this topic.HM: Ricky Steamboat vs. Randy Savage from Wrestlemania 3 - I wasn't even born when this match happened, but the styles

Undertaker's Streak Revisited: vs. Triple H at Wrestlemania 27

2012-03-09T06:42:00.000-08:00

4.3.2011Wrestlemania 27This build kind of reminded me of the 2009 build to Shawn and Taker. Nothing about the build truly inspired me, but it was another weak year for the build to Wrestlemania, so it practically seemed like a masterpiece. Undertaker vs. Triple H [No Holds Barred]Match predictably starts as a slugfest. Taker gets bored and tosses HHH out of the ring. Taker sends HHH into the

Undertaker's Streak Revisited: vs. Shawn Michaels at Wrestlemania 26

2012-03-08T06:39:00.000-08:00

3.28.2010Wrestlemania 26The build to this rematch was damn near perfect. Shawn Michaels realized that there wasn’t a whole lot else to do in his career, but his one big failure was not ending the streak in 2009. He called out Taker, but Taker passed on the rematch. Taker was champion at the time, so HBK entered the Royal Rumble to get a shot at Taker’s belt. HBK failed. At Elimination Chamber,

Top 5 Worst Wrestlemania Performers

2012-03-07T19:11:00.003-08:00

This was a 411 Group Feature: TJ Hawke Criteria: It's a combination of things, but mostly it's determining expectations for a performance and seeing which people fell short the worst and the most often. The performance could be judged, financially, match-quality wise, and a little bit of his or her kayfabe performance.5. Dustin Rhodes aka Goldust - Goldust has had a number of crappy matches over

My review of AIW Absolution 2011

2012-03-07T19:09:00.001-08:00

http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/video_reviews/227451/Views-from-the-Hawke//s-Nest:-AIW-Absolution-2011-Review.htm

Undertaker's Streak Revisited: vs. Shawn Michaels at Wrestlemania 25

2012-03-07T06:37:00.000-08:00

4.5.2009Wrestlemania 25Shawn Michaels had just recently won his freedom from JBL (in one of the stupider storylines during HBK’s comeback), and he was feeling a little cocky, so he decided to challenge the Undertaker at Wrestlemania. That was basically the whole storyline. They cut some promos on each other. The build was good overall, but it seemed great because almost everything else on the

Undertaker's Streak Revisted: vs. Edge at Wrestlemania 24

2012-03-06T06:34:00.000-08:00

3.30.2008Wrestlemania 24The build to this match was very underwhelming as I recall. The backstory was that at Survivor Series, Edge cost Undertaker the match against Batista for the World Title. They had a three-way feud that saw Edge win the title at the next PPV. Undertaker then won a shot at the title at No Way Out 2008 by pinning Batista in an Elimination Chamber match. The whole feud felt

My review of the best of Tyler Black in AIW

2012-03-05T09:32:00.000-08:00

http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/video_reviews/227064

Undertaker's Streak Revisited: vs. Batista at Wrestlemania 23

2012-03-05T06:33:00.000-08:00

4.1.2007Wrestlemania 23This match had incredibly low expectations. Batista looked horrible coming back from an injury the summer before, and he wasn’t having good matches with anybody. Undertaker won the Royal Rumble, and most people (myself included) didn’t really expect him to be able to carry anybody at this point in his career. After all, most of his great (and just good) matches happened