RADICAN’S DVD REVIEW SERIES
HOODSLAM “SO I MARRIED A HOODSLAMMER: PREGNANT TEEN SUMMERFEST 2011”
OAKLAND, CALIF

RESULTS

(1) Juiced Lee beat Villano 420 in a Battle Royal of Supremacy Qualifying match

(2) Mega Man beat Grandmaster G in a Battle Royal of Supremacy Qualifying match

(3) Dark Sheik & Zombie Vinny Butabi beat El Chupacabra & Dead Hippie Dude in a Battle Royal of Supremacy Qualifying match

(4) Crocodile Hunter & E. Hondo & Stony Montana beat Lucha Magnifico & Super Red Rhino 2099 & Prawn Cena in a Battle Royal of Supremacy Qualifying match

(5) Mr. Hoodslam II beat Super Tiger in a Battle Royal of Supremacy Qualifying match

(6) Rasta Mysterio beat Anthony Butabi in a Battle Royal of Supremacy Qualifying match

(7) The Dark Sheik won the Battle Royal of Supremacy

Hoodslam is different than anything I’ve ever seen out of a wrestling show. Some of the things I saw made me cringe, but I was also laughing at a lot of the characters and commentary. The best way to describe Hoodslam is that it’s comparable to an NC-17 CHIKARA.

Hoodslam has two rules that it follows, which are everything is real and F--- the fans. There’s a lot of humorous gimmicks here, as this promotion never takes itself seriously and is focused on comedy. There are loads of video game, movie, and pop culture references across the board when it comes to the in-ring talent. Stony Montana, Mega Man, E. Honda, Prawn Cena, Juiced Lee, and Pooh Jack are among the characters that appear in this show.

The commentary is handled by JCW’s Kevin Gill and Steven Segal. The fun part about the commentary is that Gill and Segal can be heard by the fans, so while the action and angles are playing out in the ring, the fans can hear what they’re saying. There’s a natural interplay between the commentators and the fans, as the commentators make comments towards the fans and even the ringside photographer during the show.

There’s also a live band called Einstye that plays entrance music during most of the show. They sound like the band that is used on the DGUSA DVD menu’s to give a general idea of the type of music they play. Clearly with the audience being able to hear the commentary, which is often pretty darn funny and the live band playing music behind the ring, this is a unique show. There was also a rap performance at one point during the show. There’s more than that though, as the show also features some burlesque women dancing in-between the matches at different times.

The show is built around a series of qualifying matches for the Battle Royal of Supremacy main event with the winner of that match gaining control over the next show, which is appropriately titled “F--- the Fans II.” Also mixed in is a wedding, which as we all know never ends well.

Some parts of the show were a lot of fun, but other parts left me groaning. I wasn’t into the dancers doing their strange routines between some of the matches. One of the women ended up eating fire, which the crowd seemed to enjoy, but it just didn’t connect with me.

The wrestling is heavily based around stoner humor and pop culture references. One of the more hilarious gimmicks was someone dressed up like Mega Man, who blasted his opponents with his arm laser. I also got a huge kick out of Pooh Jack, who was dressed up like New Jack, but wearing a Winnie The Pooh costume. Prawn Cena was also pretty funny, as one of the characters was dressed up like John Cena and came out to Cena’s entrance theme, but the kicker was he was dressed up like a lobster.

Some of the angles on the show were a turnoff. A guy had his heart ripped out by Juiced Lee and during the wedding angle, the priest was attacked by Zombi Vinny Butabi, who ripped out his guts and ate them. The wedding itself was too much, as it featured a bunch of fake pregnant teens smoking weed and drinking beer.

The finish of the show was pretty darn funny, as the Dark Sheik won the Battle Royal of Supremacy and then used his control to cancel the next show. The show then closed with Einstye playing another song.

Hoodslam started small and they clearly never expected to be growing their audience out in Oakland, as it was launched just for the wrestlers to have some fun. One of the extras details how with each passing show the company has grown and they’ve moved on to bigger venues during the last couple of years.

Hoodslam isn’t for everyone and it’s definitely not a traditional wrestling promotion. Some of it was funny, but other parts of the show weren’t very entertaining at all. If you’re a fan of JCW, you’ll definitely enjoy Gill’s commentary here, but this promotion is also very different from JCW and comes across more like a wrestling variety show. If you’re into wrestling mixed with raunchy comedy and filled with pop culture references, you’ll definitely enjoy a lot of what is offered here, but the overall quality is held back by some of the over-the-top acts and humor featured on the show.

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