Take one down, pass it around...

Time to head back to Reseda, California for a weekend of tomfoolery the likes of which can only be provided by Pro Wrestling Guerrilla! And this is a big weekend for them, as they celebrate their 99th and 100th events!

First up is the aptly named “Ninety-Nine” (4/11/09):

-Great opener with Scorpio Sky and Los Luchas taking on Scott Lost and The Cutler Brothers. Really impressed by everybody here, all men I have not seen a lot of yet but really want to see way more from.

-Bryan Danielson makes Chuck Taylor look like a star. Plain and simple, that’s what I walk away from their match thinking. Danielson is amazing, as always, but it is Taylor who gets the most out of this bout. From the comedic spots to the more action packed moments, everything works great and definitely raises both men up a notch in my book. Between King Of Trios and this, Taylor and Danielson have really shown a fantastic chemistry with each other.

-Really solid outing between Joey Ryan and B-Boy. Strong work from both men and an unexpected ending that is a perfect finish to this match.

-Kenny Omega is clearly making a play for 2009 PWG MVP. First there is his great bout with El Generico at Express Written Consent, and now this fantastic contest against Davey Richards. There is a bit of the shenanigans Omega seems to excel at, followed by some dazzling action between the two. The closing stretch of the match plays out as an extreme exchange of exceptional moves that must be seen to be believed.

-I’m not the biggest Sonjay Dutt fan, not in the last few years anyway; I remember a time in the early 2000s when Sonjay was astonishing and exciting, and he just isn’t the same guy anymore. TANGENT! Sorry, where were we? Oh yeah, Dutt has a decent outing here against Roderick Strong. The match blends in a bit among the rest of this excellent card, but that isn’t necessarily a knock against it. Strong looks great and Dutt keeps up well enough. Good bout.

-Another first-class contest for this show with Tyler Black taking on El Generico. Not a lot to say about it, their in-ring is top-notch, the story is enjoyable, and overall it adds to the high-quality of the night.

-I like Chris Hero vs. Austin Aries based on their back and forth ring work, but I have some problems with the story. Mainly, how Austin Aries seems to focus more on harassing Hero’s corner lady Candice LeRae and not on trying to win the PWG World Title. Why would Aries do that? It feels completely unnatural and frankly makes the PWG Title look a bit weak considering that it apparently isn’t important enough for Aries to look past a dame and try hard to win. Good match, weird story.

-It is impossible not to expect The Young Bucks vs. The Motor City Machine Guns to be chock full of awesomeness. That they deliver with some of the best tag team wrestling possible AND a fantastic story to boot makes this match particularly great. The Guns come in as verifiable veterans of the independent scene, ready to show these “young” up and comers exactly how it is done. But the Bucks are more than ready to prove their worth as one of the best pairs out there today. Nobody does double team maneuvers like these four, and they deliver in leaps and bounds in ways that go beyond anything you can imagine. A really impressive main event!