Post by Carnage on Jul 2, 2004 8:51:43 GMT -5
This is one of my first of many (hopefully) ECW dvds imported from England. I bought this one for many reasons, the main one being the total came to about 7.50 American Dollars...including shipping. Gotta love Ebay
Anyways...here is the review
Open:
Show starts with a GREAT promo by the Sinister Minister, he is totally evil...Then an altercation between Cyrus and Joel Gertner, Then Corino pulling sandmans wife out of the crowd to have her gored through a table by Rhyno...intresting way to start a show...
Match 1
Bullrope Match
Dusty Rhodes vs Steve Corino
This was Loads better than i was expecting on Dustys part, i guess a few years ago he had a little bit more steam left in his engine than he does now a days. Corino bladed of course, and HC Loc was the ref. So all in all i was happy with all three people involved, and Loc taping the cowbell to Corinos head for the finish made me smile too. Wild Brawl, but nothing really inovative or amazing, just good brawling and some pianful looking chairshots/cowbellshots
Rating: ** (on a wrestling scale, not a brawl scale)
C.W Anderson and Billy Wiles vs Doring and Roadkill w/Elektra
I actually expected to fast foward throught this, as CW Anderson is always either hit or miss and id never even HEARD of his tag partner. Plus i didnt really dig Doring the few times id seen him, although i was always amused by Roadkill. I was amazed at how good a WRESTLING match this was, good heel tactics by Anderson and Wiles and Doring and Roadkill pulled off some great double teams and comebacks. Match ended with Elektra turning on her man Doring. Good Match!
Rating: **1/2
ECW World Title Match
Kid Kash vs Mike Awesome
The match that was schedualed was Simon Diamond vs Kid Kash, but Awesome made his way to the ring and told the two men to leave or Die, Kash stayed. It was pretty much a squash match but Kash got in some awesome Aerial attacks. I was a little disappointed as i purchased the DVD mainly for this match, but there was still some really great stuff in this match. Finish was unbelievable
Rating: ***
Gedo & Jado vs Nova and Chris Chetti
I love Nova, but i never thought to highly of Chetti...this match didnt change my opinon on him much. If Nova had a more experinced parter this match would have been off the hook, but Chetti seemed to slow it down and f it up a bit. Still an AWESOME match with the other three guys involved, i just wish Nova had a better partner
Rating: ***1/4
ECW TV TITLE TOURNAMENT ELIMINATION MATCH
Little Guido vs Super Crazy
These two men many times in ECW but this was the first one on one encounter i saw between them, and boy was i impressed. Amazing wrestling, aerial attacks and some hardcore to boot. This is the stuff ECW was about
Rating: ****
Kantaro Kanemura vs Balls Mahoney
I have just recently started to like Balls, after watching him vs Samoa Joe and some of his later ECW matches. This match should have been a stiff, chairshot filled brawl...but it wasnt hardcore, at all. There wasnt even a single chairshot and it was very short. Still a good match, just very...odd.
Rating: **
New Jack vs Grimes
A New Jack Match...brawl through crowd, dive off something at end...and this dive looked like he died because they both jumped off the balcony through two tables, and Grimes landed on New Jacks head. Did i mention i hate Grimes? Im not too fond of New Jack either so...
Rating: 1/32*
ECW WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH
The Impact Players (Credible/Storm) vs Raven and Mike Awesome vs Tommy Dreamer and Masato Tanka
Great match, all six men looked very good although Raven got in the least offense of everyone. The Impact Players looked like gods and im going to try and find some ECW stuff that really showcases them and theyre abilities (especially since Lance is no longer an active wrestler). Really wild match, with good wrestling, brawling and near falls.
Rating: ***3/4
TV TITLE TOURNAMENT FINAL
Rhyno vs Super Crazy
This match was well wrestled enough on its own, but it had a lot of run ins and twists and turns throughout the match to add to its excitment. A run in By Tajiri seemed like it had put Super Crazy away, then RVD is CARRIED In (broken leg and all) to beat the snot out of Rhyno, who tried to gore RVD but goes through a table instead. Really great match, i just wish the wrestling aspect of it got to go on longer. But it really helped develop futher storylines
Rating: ***1/2
Overall: Really good show, i wouldnt say this is as better than all the ECW DVDs available in the states, but certainly better than most. Crazy vs Guido, Crazy vs Rhyno, Rhodes vs Corino and Anderson/Wiles vs Doring and Roadkill totally make this show worth checking out...if you can find it that is
Overall: ***
Anyways...here is the review
Open:
Show starts with a GREAT promo by the Sinister Minister, he is totally evil...Then an altercation between Cyrus and Joel Gertner, Then Corino pulling sandmans wife out of the crowd to have her gored through a table by Rhyno...intresting way to start a show...
Match 1
Bullrope Match
Dusty Rhodes vs Steve Corino
This was Loads better than i was expecting on Dustys part, i guess a few years ago he had a little bit more steam left in his engine than he does now a days. Corino bladed of course, and HC Loc was the ref. So all in all i was happy with all three people involved, and Loc taping the cowbell to Corinos head for the finish made me smile too. Wild Brawl, but nothing really inovative or amazing, just good brawling and some pianful looking chairshots/cowbellshots
Rating: ** (on a wrestling scale, not a brawl scale)
C.W Anderson and Billy Wiles vs Doring and Roadkill w/Elektra
I actually expected to fast foward throught this, as CW Anderson is always either hit or miss and id never even HEARD of his tag partner. Plus i didnt really dig Doring the few times id seen him, although i was always amused by Roadkill. I was amazed at how good a WRESTLING match this was, good heel tactics by Anderson and Wiles and Doring and Roadkill pulled off some great double teams and comebacks. Match ended with Elektra turning on her man Doring. Good Match!
Rating: **1/2
ECW World Title Match
Kid Kash vs Mike Awesome
The match that was schedualed was Simon Diamond vs Kid Kash, but Awesome made his way to the ring and told the two men to leave or Die, Kash stayed. It was pretty much a squash match but Kash got in some awesome Aerial attacks. I was a little disappointed as i purchased the DVD mainly for this match, but there was still some really great stuff in this match. Finish was unbelievable
Rating: ***
Gedo & Jado vs Nova and Chris Chetti
I love Nova, but i never thought to highly of Chetti...this match didnt change my opinon on him much. If Nova had a more experinced parter this match would have been off the hook, but Chetti seemed to slow it down and f it up a bit. Still an AWESOME match with the other three guys involved, i just wish Nova had a better partner
Rating: ***1/4
ECW TV TITLE TOURNAMENT ELIMINATION MATCH
Little Guido vs Super Crazy
These two men many times in ECW but this was the first one on one encounter i saw between them, and boy was i impressed. Amazing wrestling, aerial attacks and some hardcore to boot. This is the stuff ECW was about
Rating: ****
Kantaro Kanemura vs Balls Mahoney
I have just recently started to like Balls, after watching him vs Samoa Joe and some of his later ECW matches. This match should have been a stiff, chairshot filled brawl...but it wasnt hardcore, at all. There wasnt even a single chairshot and it was very short. Still a good match, just very...odd.
Rating: **
New Jack vs Grimes
A New Jack Match...brawl through crowd, dive off something at end...and this dive looked like he died because they both jumped off the balcony through two tables, and Grimes landed on New Jacks head. Did i mention i hate Grimes? Im not too fond of New Jack either so...
Rating: 1/32*
ECW WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH
The Impact Players (Credible/Storm) vs Raven and Mike Awesome vs Tommy Dreamer and Masato Tanka
Great match, all six men looked very good although Raven got in the least offense of everyone. The Impact Players looked like gods and im going to try and find some ECW stuff that really showcases them and theyre abilities (especially since Lance is no longer an active wrestler). Really wild match, with good wrestling, brawling and near falls.
Rating: ***3/4
TV TITLE TOURNAMENT FINAL
Rhyno vs Super Crazy
This match was well wrestled enough on its own, but it had a lot of run ins and twists and turns throughout the match to add to its excitment. A run in By Tajiri seemed like it had put Super Crazy away, then RVD is CARRIED In (broken leg and all) to beat the snot out of Rhyno, who tried to gore RVD but goes through a table instead. Really great match, i just wish the wrestling aspect of it got to go on longer. But it really helped develop futher storylines
Rating: ***1/2
Overall: Really good show, i wouldnt say this is as better than all the ECW DVDs available in the states, but certainly better than most. Crazy vs Guido, Crazy vs Rhyno, Rhodes vs Corino and Anderson/Wiles vs Doring and Roadkill totally make this show worth checking out...if you can find it that is
Overall: ***
