Post by IWSfan4life on Jul 13, 2004 23:55:42 GMT -5
Two fat agile jobbers that i don't know in the opener:
Sorry I don't feel like going back and getting there names, but it was OK. Nothing special, i even fast forwarded a bit of it.
Danny Daniels vs. Nate Webb:
My God Webb cracks me up. He is an awesome character, and the whole basketball thing was priceless. Anyway, the match was good too. It went a bit long, but still both guys got in alot of offense and Daniels looks better every time i see him. Great heelism here as well.
Homicide vs. Samoa Joe
WHAT A MATCH. Not a MOTYC, but a fun match that all fans should see. High impact, stiffness, and some NICE bumps. This one had me standing for a bit with a lot of near falls. I LOVE CIDE! Joe did great here as well.
Arik Cannon vs. Tracy Smothers
Not bad with some decent chain stuff, but i can't STAND Cannon so i wasn't all that into it. This also seemed a bit long, but it was an average match. Smothers has also improved alot lately.
Lacey vs. ?
Again, i forget these things. Again, not bad by any means, but not special to me. Lacey is cute, and the other girl was a very good wrestler. I'm not big on women's wrestling though, so i didn't care much.
Cabana vs. Loc vs. Delirious
Good comedy and wrestling mix. I've seen all 3 men in better matches, but this was still pretty fun and i'd like to watch it again. Cabana rules, and Punk is my comentary hero!
Boz and Bradley vs. RCE
Not my cup of Tea. I've liked Bradley alot in the past, but Boz and Bradley seemed VERY green and basic here. I've also seen RCE in MUCH better matches. I was disappointed in this one.
Matt Sydal vs. Austin Aries
Very good match that was paced well. Not blow away, but very fun to see Aries murder Sydal's arm and to watch him battle back. Nice storytelling and both men had some cool stuff here. I see why everyone likes Aries, and i've always been big on Sydal.
Punk vs. Hero- 60 minutes:
This one really had me happy afterwords. I feared that it would lose my attention and drag and get boring, but it didn't at all! This match showed me what technical wrestling is, and kept me watching the whole way. Great storytelling, and the 25 minute feeling out process was indeed very fun. AWESOME match, thats another one just shy of MOTYC.
Alex Shelley vs. Jimmy "Huss" Jacobs- Cage match
This was steps below some of there other stuff, so it disappointed me in that rite but it was still a good fun match. Shelley used several new ways to use the cage, and both men had some cool cage spots at the end. Good match that fit well as a ME match, even though it was a bit short.
Overall i'd give that show a 6.5 out of 10, and it was definetly worth getting for Punk/Hero, Shelley/Jacobs, Aries/Sydal and Joe/Cide, with Daniels/Webb being a good sleeper and the 3 way being OK. The other 5 matches were rather boring to me, and that was half the card so i gave it a bit of a lower rating, but with five good/really good matches on it, it was definetly a solid show. I don't see some of the hype it's getting as show of the year (i know i saw that somewhere), but it's definetly good. I hope this review helped some people.
I still have to watch April Bloodshowers and Simply The Best, so review's will be coming for those as well. Any comments on this show (Volt/Kev, or anyone else who has it?)
-jason Burke
Sorry I don't feel like going back and getting there names, but it was OK. Nothing special, i even fast forwarded a bit of it.
Danny Daniels vs. Nate Webb:
My God Webb cracks me up. He is an awesome character, and the whole basketball thing was priceless. Anyway, the match was good too. It went a bit long, but still both guys got in alot of offense and Daniels looks better every time i see him. Great heelism here as well.
Homicide vs. Samoa Joe
WHAT A MATCH. Not a MOTYC, but a fun match that all fans should see. High impact, stiffness, and some NICE bumps. This one had me standing for a bit with a lot of near falls. I LOVE CIDE! Joe did great here as well.
Arik Cannon vs. Tracy Smothers
Not bad with some decent chain stuff, but i can't STAND Cannon so i wasn't all that into it. This also seemed a bit long, but it was an average match. Smothers has also improved alot lately.
Lacey vs. ?
Again, i forget these things. Again, not bad by any means, but not special to me. Lacey is cute, and the other girl was a very good wrestler. I'm not big on women's wrestling though, so i didn't care much.
Cabana vs. Loc vs. Delirious
Good comedy and wrestling mix. I've seen all 3 men in better matches, but this was still pretty fun and i'd like to watch it again. Cabana rules, and Punk is my comentary hero!
Boz and Bradley vs. RCE
Not my cup of Tea. I've liked Bradley alot in the past, but Boz and Bradley seemed VERY green and basic here. I've also seen RCE in MUCH better matches. I was disappointed in this one.
Matt Sydal vs. Austin Aries
Very good match that was paced well. Not blow away, but very fun to see Aries murder Sydal's arm and to watch him battle back. Nice storytelling and both men had some cool stuff here. I see why everyone likes Aries, and i've always been big on Sydal.
Punk vs. Hero- 60 minutes:
This one really had me happy afterwords. I feared that it would lose my attention and drag and get boring, but it didn't at all! This match showed me what technical wrestling is, and kept me watching the whole way. Great storytelling, and the 25 minute feeling out process was indeed very fun. AWESOME match, thats another one just shy of MOTYC.
Alex Shelley vs. Jimmy "Huss" Jacobs- Cage match
This was steps below some of there other stuff, so it disappointed me in that rite but it was still a good fun match. Shelley used several new ways to use the cage, and both men had some cool cage spots at the end. Good match that fit well as a ME match, even though it was a bit short.
Overall i'd give that show a 6.5 out of 10, and it was definetly worth getting for Punk/Hero, Shelley/Jacobs, Aries/Sydal and Joe/Cide, with Daniels/Webb being a good sleeper and the 3 way being OK. The other 5 matches were rather boring to me, and that was half the card so i gave it a bit of a lower rating, but with five good/really good matches on it, it was definetly a solid show. I don't see some of the hype it's getting as show of the year (i know i saw that somewhere), but it's definetly good. I hope this review helped some people.
I still have to watch April Bloodshowers and Simply The Best, so review's will be coming for those as well. Any comments on this show (Volt/Kev, or anyone else who has it?)
-jason Burke
