Aggression 49 review

It's been a while since I went into more detail and did one of these reviews, but I feel like this show really deserved it. There were some huge additions and losses that were both stunning and exciting as far as roster changes.

Before I get started, I'd just like to say that for about six to nine months now I've been steadily impressed with the level of talent on this EPW roster. Just when you think it can't get much better, the talent level rises yet again. With Karl and the guy who handles Windham now, there's a plethora of great writers. Then there's guys like the Toms and Larry Tact's handler on the sidelines now, but who could always come back. We might even see Jarret or Katz back too. It's pretty exciting.

Just wanted to throw that out there. Time for the review.

I like the anticipation and build-up right away to start things off with Lindz. We all know how this ended and I'm hoping this is just the beginning of an angle. It would be sad to see Lindz gone, but I'm totally guessing this is just the beginning of something major.

I enjoyed the Rocko/Stalker match and looking forward to another build-up between these two. They were both part of the biggest feud in EPW a few years ago and its possible things could get just as messy in the near future.

The segment ripping on all the past EPW tag team champions was well written and something totally unique, to me at least. In the couple years I've been here I've never seen anything like it and really enjoyed it. Nice way to start.

I wrote the Dishon/Doe match and I hope both of them enjoyed the read. There were a couple stabs at humor and I read the rp battle, as I always do before writing a match. These two are solid additions to EPW and I expect big things.

I also wrote the Fusenshoff segment, which was hopefully a little funny and built some anticipation for what was coming later in the show.

The next segment was awesome. It's always a treat when Aston writes a segment with the Doctor and having Anarky in there to play straight man made it that much better.

I think the highlight of the show was the job Billy did on the IC Contenders match. I'm not 100% positive he wrote it, but it has his fingerprints all over it. It was hilarious and intense. This was edge-of-your-seat matchwriting and the comic relief just made it that much better. Truly amazing.

On a side note, if someone else wrote this, you did one hell of a job. And nice Fight Club reference.

And Karl, what can I say? I loved the seg you wrote and can't wait until our match. I tried to keep it as under-wraps as possible, telling only Mike I think. I'm glad there were people that were truly surprised. Welcome back!

Stalker, Omega and Erik Black in a stable is pretty damn cool. It's not clear yet what they'll do to stir things up, which makes it that much more fun. The possibilities are many for these three to wreak havoc on EPW.

The First/Winters seg was fun. Mike is a pleasure to work with and there's rarely a sentence that goes by where Billy doesn't impress.

I'm looking forward to seeing what Windham can do. Surprisingly I haven't read any of his work. It'll be a lot of fun seeing just how good he is. The match itself was well-written, as Mike has had plenty of practice (I'm pretty sure Stanton wrote it, but could be wrong). We all know how dedicated he is to EPW, particularly picking up any matchwriting slack.

Big win for a deserving Anarky and this will probably generate a huge push for a guy who was already a big part of the Miles/Westcott feud. Also, what more can you possibly say about Ryan's matchwriting?

There were some real shocks at the end of this show. No more Lindz or Tact and almost no more Anthology. Plus the leadership in EPW is up in the air. It really builds some excitement for Agg 50.

This was a very Mayberryesque blog review. I guess Agg 49 was just that good. It was a little seg happy, but didn't feel that way while reading it. I really couldn't find any gripes and loved almost all of it.