So either way, I wanted to just sit down and write a note of appreciation - for something that deserves more than just thank you's.
While Limitless isn't the first indie promotion to run weekly, episodic television shows (or streaming shows, if you want to be extremely nit picky) they were the first to start airing them during what can simply be called the most trying time in the history of this generation.
Yes, other promotions continued with no fan shows, sprinkled throughout the collective nightmare we were all living together, Randy Carver & Limitless Wrestling's amazing talent roster recorded over forty episodes of TV in the 15 months we were shackled to the confines of our homes.
Now I've never produced a tv show but I'm going to go out on the proverbial fucking limb here and say that it's probably not all that easy to do - and they did it and it was awesome.
Other promotions have done it too - but I believe they all started after Limitless; If I'm wrong about that I genuinely apologize. Promotions like New South Pro and Paradigm Pro both started weekly series during our time of darkness, too.
What I liked most about Limitless' "The Road," is how bare bones and simple it was, honestly. What it lacked in "production," it made up for in the beautiful storylines that Carver and his band of brothers & sisters created night in, night out.
We found so many classic battles on The Road, new faces and a dastardly faction known simply as The Hive. We saw the rise of Alec Price, the maturation of Kennedi Copeland. We watched as Ava Everett turned to the dark side, dare I say? WE FELL IN BIG LOVE WITH BIG CALLUX. We watched love blossom between Delmi and Rip?
How many of the 177 matches did you watch? I bet a lot of you can say ALL - and that's because The Road became appointment tv; my favorite moments will always remain from season one - the Ashley Vox/Anthony Greene fued was an underrated classic angle of 2020.
Knowing the show would be on every week gave structure to myself and so many others who were desperately seeking a way to hold on to exactly that.
What day is it? That was a common question early in quarantine - but then Wednesday night became important. You had to remember the day because you didn't wanna miss what The Hive or Love Doug or whomever was the focal point during a stretch were up to that week.
I'll miss Randy's announcing. The joy I got out of that one little mat on the floor for the wrestlers to fall on. The Limitless roster cheering in the crowd.
I won't miss masks and shots and the sadness we all were surrounded with - but I will miss being on The Road.
I guess what I'm trying to say is ... don't break up with us, guys.