Kraters Talks His Talk

This is a match I had a lot of thoughts on, and when I did my original Road Report of the show, I wrote a fair bit about, but definitely not as much as I wanted to. This is more of what I wanted to say. I have so much more I could say about every match on this show, but the attention span of a goldfish and I also don't want to over-talk about this show. It was a very meaningful show to me though and a much-needed boost in my will to express my thoughts. The first thing you see after the match graphic fades is Dylan Hales and Tim Bosby dawning matching purple tracksuits. Dylan is key to Bosby being a hated character, at least in this match, which is something I'll get into later on, but I wanted to make sure to bring up the matching, flashy tracksuits as it's something I can't let go un-talked about. Being the first one out the curtain, wearing a purple tracksuit, it immediately establishes him as a real piece of shit. Like the guy who immediately goes to the mall when t...

December 1st, 2025, I get a tweet from Sean Ross Sapp retweeted onto my feed. Mad Dog Connelly vs Slade is headlining ACTION Death Valley Days: Road Report on February 28th.  Another show from the ACTION DEAN~!!! guys?? A distance I’m willing to drive in Red Bank, Tennessee?? MAD DOG CONNELLY VS. SLADE?? No exaggeration, I probably thought about this match every day following this announcement. If there was ever a singular match that was gonna sell me on going to a show, it was this. I knew I was going to be at this regardless of what it took. Thankfully, it just took asking a couple questions, a dollar or two, and a very supportive girlfriend who’s willing to make long drives with me. Really though, I would’ve beat up whoever I needed to if it came to that! My dad raised me on Mirko Cro Cop fights and occasionally I’ll pick up some weights, I know a thing or three.  The other reason I felt compelled to make this drive is because 28 years ago, the DVDVR guys made the trek to m...