Celebrate New Year’s Eve with the 11th EP from Belleville, New Jersey emcee/producer Action Figure 973. For a while at this point, his first couple mixtapes followed by his last 10 EPs & the full-length debut DOOM Was Right almost 8 months ago giving flowers to one of my all-time personal favorite albums Madvillainy have each established himself as a promisingly skilled luchador who so happens to rap. The Most Interesting Man in the World got with Machacha for his sophomore effort in October, coming off last week’s Lucha Libre for the Soul sequel Lucha Libra for Christmas to air out some Luchador Body Odor.

The title track after the “Vaginal Monologue” intro begins with a drumlessly jazzy opener referencing 3-time WWE women’s world champions & WWE Hall of Famers The Bella Twins alongside the late former WWE United States Champion & 2-time WWE tag team champion Chris Kanyon whereas “Gorgeous Gino” featuring Apito Goiez works in a bare chipmunk soul sample honoring the late WCCW performer Gino Hernandez & includes a bar referring to WWE Hall of Famer Jimmy Hart during Act-Lo’s verse.

“Cashmere Coat” soulfully homages the late 3-time NWA World’s Heavyweight Champion, NWA National Heavyweight Champion, WWE Hall of Famer, WWE United States Champion, 2-time WCW World Tag Team Champion & 3-time WCW World Television Champion Dusty Rhodes and the oldest AEW World Tag Team Champion, former 2-time NWA World’s Heavyweight Champion, TNA Hall of Famer, 4-time TNA World Champion, TNA World Tag Team Champion, 8-time WCW world champion, WCW World Television Champion, 3-time WCW World Tag Team Champion, WWE Hall of Famer & 2-time WWE United States Champion Sting.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA)’s flagship program iMPACT! set to make it’s amc debut in a couple weeks gets shouted out near the end of “Veteran’s Locker Room” talking about only a select few having the capability of making waves while “Le Lutteur Et La Rose” featuring Ali De Leon references the late WWE Hall of Famer, former WWE Women’s Champion & 2-time WWE Intercontinental Champion Chyna as well as WWE Hall of Famer, former 3-time WWE Women’s Champion & WWE Cruiserweight Champion Alundra Blayze and the late WWE Hall of Famer, former WWE Champion, 2-time WWE United States Champion, 2-time WWE Intercontinental Champion, 4-time WWE Tag Team Champion, 2-time WWE Cruiserweight Champion, 2-time ECW World Television Champion & AAA Mundial Parejas Campeon Eddie Guerrero.

“Lorenzo Castro” carries over the drumless chipmunk soul vibes speaking of him feeling like 2-time WWE Hall of Famer, former 6-time WWE Champion, 2-time WWE Intercontinental Champion, 2-time WWE United States Champion, 5-time WWE Tag Team Champion & NWA World Tag Team Champion Stone Cold Steve Austin on top of wanting to sell out MSG like the late 3-time NWA National Heavyweight Champion, WCW World Television Champion, 3-time WCW World Tag Team Champion & WWE Hall of Famer Paul Orndorff did while “Sinner’s Prayer” featuring Tree Mason acknowledges the disgraced former IWGPジュニアヘビー級王座, 2-time WWE world champion, 4-time WWE Intercontinental Champion, 5-time WWE United States Champion, 7-time WWE tag team champion & 3-time WCW World Television Champion Chris Benoit.

Former 10-time WWE world champion & UFC Heavyweight Champion in both TKO Group Holdings divisions & former IWGPヘビー級王座 Brock Lesnar gets referenced right at the beginning of the chipmunk soul outro “All Gas No Breaks” as does his wife in former WWE Women’s Champion Sable followed by the oldest WWE Speed Champion & former 4-time WWE tag team champion Chad Gable and former DEFY Tag Team Champion, HoG Heavyweight Champion, the longest reigning MLW World Heavyweight Champion, MLW National Openweight Champion, WWE United States Champion & WWE Tag Team Champion Jacob Fatu. Can’t forget the nod to 2-time WWE Hall of Famer, former 16-time WWE world champion, WWE Intercontinental Champion, 6-time WWE United States Champion, 6-time WWE tag team champion & 9-time NWA World’s Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair either.

The current 新日本プロレス President, former 8-time IWGPヘビー級王座, 2-time IWGPインターコンチネンタル王座, 3-time IWGP USヘビー級王座, 新日本プロレス世界TV王座, 3-time IWGPタッグ王座, NEVER無差別級王座, NEVER無差別級6人タッグ王座, GHCタッグ王座, CMLL Mundial Parejas Campeon, CMLL Mundial Trios Campeon & RPW British Heavyweight Champion 棚橋弘至 being retired by the current AEW International Champion オカダ・カズチカ at Wrestle Kingdom 20 is one of my most anticipated bouts this weekend along with the current IWGP世界ヘビー級王座 竹下 幸之介 facing the current IWGPグローバルなヘビー級王座 辻 陽太. In preparation, Action Figure 973 surprises us with an EP’s worth of tracks filled with decent guests & witty lyricism accompanied by slickly soulful production.

Score: 3.5/5

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