Feeling down that the Louisiana State Athletic Marks Commission is neutering all your favorite wrestlers' movesets? Well turn that frown upside down! You know what isn't banned in the state of Louisiana? You know what doesn't need a special exemption? Smashing the inside of your forearm across some schmuck's face. That's right, embrace the POWER of the greatest move in the history of the world: the lariat.
Skinny, athletic pretty boy trying to put some hair on your moveset's chest? Lariat.
An aspiring hoss woman looking to stake your claim atop the mountain of broken bodies and bruised clavicles? Lariat.
Maybe you're just a big lad looking to focus all of your body's energy into that hambone attached to your wrist? Lariat.
Are you in a precarious position with a flippy dippy jabroni trying to dump you on your treetrunk neck? Fuck that shit. Lariat.
But no matter who you are. No matter your position in wrestling history. No matter if you're at the top of the mountain or in the gutters. You pray to your legally blind patron saint of lariats, Stanley Hansen.
New Japan - The top Japanese promotion. On Demand streaming service with all major events streamed live, some with English commentary.
http://njpwworld.com - 999¥/month
DDT - Batshit insane home of patron saint of Flipvember, and wonderful human, Kota Ibushi. On Demand service launching in January, includes new shows from DDT, BASARA, Tokyo Joshi Pro and Ganbare Pro-Wrestling, as well as DDT special events (outdoor shows) and archives. You all need Kota Ibushi wrestling Sami Zayn in a campsite in your lives.
http://ddtuniverse.com/ - 900¥/month
Dragon Gate - Japanese promotion focused around speed and factions. Dragon Gate Network debuts on April 1st with a 999 yen lite tier which only includes access to archived matches and a with a 1499 yen live tier which comes with live streamed events, replays, access to the archive, interviews and so much more! Compared to the other Japanese streaming services this should provide the greatest archival access due to the nature of their tv deal.
https://dragongate.live - 999¥ or 1499¥/month
All Japan Pro Wrestling - AJPW may not be the powerhouse it used to be but it's in the middle of a resurgence thanks to its top ace Kento Miyahara and its high level main event scene. It launched its own streaming service this past month and by all accounts it works beautifully. Just don't expect a massive archive due to the nature of tv rights. Although it does have live streaming like NJPW, DDT, and Dragon Gate.
https://www.ajpw.tv/ - 900¥
Stardom - The top Joshi all women's promotion in Japan currently. The main event scene is arguably the best women's main event scene in the world, they have a great rookie class, and a great middle class of developing wrestlers. On Demand streaming service with English subtitled content.
http://www.stardom-world.com/ - 750¥/month
Big Japan Pro Wrestling - BJW is your one-stop shop for deathmatches and big beefy men putting their big beefy mitts on each other. BJW Core is their streaming service and it's a heaping pile of poop even if the wrestling isn't. Patience is a virtue with BJW Core but it's certainly worth the wait.
http://www.bjwcore.com/ - 888¥
Pro Wrestling Wave - Wave Network is one of the only other Japanese women's wrestling streaming services and it actually predates Stardom's. Inexplicably it's still a worse service with no english subtitles for promos and the uploading is sporadic. It still has some very high level women's wrestlers in the promotion and are much more flexible with co-promoting than Stardom so there's a great variety.
http://zabun-japan.com/wave_network/ - 888¥
Marvelous - Marvelous is a fledgling Japanese women's wrestling promotion run by joshi icon Chigusa Nagayo. It mirrors Sendai Pro in that it has a small core of homegrown wrestlers that they develop by bringing in a steady flow of various freelance performers. Former Stardom wrestler Takumi Iroha is their ace but wrestlers like Rin Kadokura and Mio Momono are developing a strong following. Their streaming service is part of freshlive.tv and it's the cheapest at 600 yen. They also have one of the best turnaround times in terms of uploads.
https://freshlive.tv/marvelous - 600¥
EVOLVE - US indy currently with close relationship with WWE, a lot of their cruiserweight crop have come through. On Demand service run by WWN live that contains the WWN family of events: EVOLVE, FIP, ACW, and all women promotion SHINE.
http://wwnlive.com - $9.99 per ppv.
PWG - Arguably the top US indy currently. Less of a traditional promotion, PWG is a hangout for wrestlers across the indies to go all out and have fun. Shows can be exhausting, and the delay from show to release is maddening. Worth it.
http://www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com/merch/ - $15/DVD $20/Blu-Ray On Demand/Never
ROH - Ring of Honor was historically the #2 or 3 promotion in the US, but the lustre has gone as of late. Yoshi-Hashi main eventing in 2017 is all you need to know. There are a lot of talented guys there however, as well as a New Japan partnership. Their back catalog still holds up.
Past Events @ http://rohwrestling.com/membership - $7.99/month Weekly TV every Thursday @ http://rohwrestling.com/tv/current/Free Current PPV's $15-35/show
SHIMMER - Top US
women's promotion. Has hosted the likes of Beth Phoenix, Becky Lynch, Paige, Asuka, Natalya, Mickie James, Ember Moon, Blue Pants, Nikki Cross and more. No On Demand, which is frustrating, as is their release schedule. They're currently about a year and a half behind.
https://shimmerwrestling.blogspot.co.uk/p/dvds.html - $15/DVD
Lucha Underground - A TV show about a Wrestling show. Great matches with Lucha stars, combined with TV style drama and stories. Last season ended, a new season is on the horizon, there is trouble looming on the horizon. Godspeed.
El Rey Network, SlingTV or US iTunes - $40/26 episode season
Highspots Wrestling Network - back catalog PWG, current AAW and wXw On Demand, along side shoots, some CZW, a fucking ocean of content.
https://www.highspotswrestlingnetwork.com/ - $9.99/month
Powerbombtv – New on demand services that gets plenty of interesting, not well known promotions. Their recent partnership with SmartMarkVideo goes live on the 1st and it will make their list of promotion much better.
https://powerbomb.tv $10.00/month - $100.00 for one year
PROGRESS - The top of the bustling UK indy scene. More of a storyline focus than a lot of indies, with great matches and a hot crowd. You're missing out. Get on it.
https://demandprogress.pivotshare.com/ - $7.49/month
Westside Xtreme Wrestling - WXW is a top flight German wrestling promotion that has a wealth of homegrown talent including WALTER and Ilja Dragunov as well as a revolving door of other high level European and international talent. With a passionate fanbase and higher aspirations than your typical super indie, this promotion prides itself on longterm booking. You can subscribe to their streaming service through their vimeo channel that's hosted on wxwnow or you can subscribe to the highspots wrestling network.
http://wxwnow.de - $11/month
Rev Pro - Pairs the top level British talent with the top indy stars from the US, and through a partnership with New Japan, the top Japanese stars.
https://rpwondemand.pivotshare.com/ - $8.49/month
ICW - Staunchly adult focused wrestling from Scotland. The attitude era worship is evident, and may not be for everyone. That said, a lot of great UK talent, and weekly TV show content as well as live events. They're about to run the same venue WWE is taping TV in, and for an indy, that merits attention.
https://icwondemand.pivotshare.com/ - $6.99/month
AAA - Lucha promotion, many of it's stars are featured in Lucha Underground. They live stream some of their events at https://go.twitch.tv/luchalibreaaa
Clips and shows posted to https://www.youtube.com/user/luchalibreaaatv
CMLL - World's oldest promotion, lucha libre.
"http://www.clarosports.com/en-vivo02 I think on fridays, and streams on youtube too for the Monday and Tuesday shows: https://www.youtube.com/user/VideosOficialesCMLL"
Others: AAW, AIW, CHIKARA, Fight Club Pro, ATTACK!, WCPW, CZW, WXW, NOAH, Freelance, IPW:UK, Pro Wrestling EVE, OTT, SMASH
Just don't let us catch you doing piledrivers
Skinny, athletic pretty boy trying to put some hair on your moveset's chest? Lariat.
An aspiring hoss woman looking to stake your claim atop the mountain of broken bodies and bruised clavicles? Lariat.
Maybe you're just a big lad looking to focus all of your body's energy into that hambone attached to your wrist? Lariat.
Are you in a precarious position with a flippy dippy jabroni trying to dump you on your treetrunk neck? Fuck that shit. Lariat.
But no matter who you are. No matter your position in wrestling history. No matter if you're at the top of the mountain or in the gutters. You pray to your legally blind patron saint of lariats, Stanley Hansen.
http://njpwworld.com - 999¥/month
http://ddtuniverse.com/ - 900¥/month
https://dragongate.live - 999¥ or 1499¥/month
https://www.ajpw.tv/ - 900¥
http://www.stardom-world.com/ - 750¥/month
http://www.bjwcore.com/ - 888¥
http://zabun-japan.com/wave_network/ - 888¥
https://freshlive.tv/marvelous - 600¥
EVOLVE - US indy currently with close relationship with WWE, a lot of their cruiserweight crop have come through. On Demand service run by WWN live that contains the WWN family of events: EVOLVE, FIP, ACW, and all women promotion SHINE.
http://wwnlive.com - $9.99 per ppv.
http://www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com/merch/ - $15/DVD $20/Blu-Ray On Demand/Never
Past Events @ http://rohwrestling.com/membership - $7.99/month Weekly TV every Thursday @ http://rohwrestling.com/tv/current/Free Current PPV's $15-35/show
women's promotion. Has hosted the likes of Beth Phoenix, Becky Lynch, Paige, Asuka, Natalya, Mickie James, Ember Moon, Blue Pants, Nikki Cross and more. No On Demand, which is frustrating, as is their release schedule. They're currently about a year and a half behind.
https://shimmerwrestling.blogspot.co.uk/p/dvds.html - $15/DVD
El Rey Network, SlingTV or US iTunes - $40/26 episode season
https://www.highspotswrestlingnetwork.com/ - $9.99/month
https://powerbomb.tv $10.00/month - $100.00 for one year
https://demandprogress.pivotshare.com/ - $7.49/month
http://wxwnow.de - $11/month
https://rpwondemand.pivotshare.com/ - $8.49/month
https://icwondemand.pivotshare.com/ - $6.99/month
Clips and shows posted to https://www.youtube.com/user/luchalibreaaatv
"http://www.clarosports.com/en-vivo02 I think on fridays, and streams on youtube too for the Monday and Tuesday shows: https://www.youtube.com/user/VideosOficialesCMLL"
Others: AAW, AIW, CHIKARA, Fight Club Pro, ATTACK!, WCPW, CZW, WXW, NOAH, Freelance, IPW:UK, Pro Wrestling EVE, OTT, SMASH
Just don't let us catch you doing piledrivers
