Carnage Classic: Rocktoberfest!!

[Carnage]

The first review out of three PWG shows i got yesterday...

ROCKTOBERFEST!!

Match #1
Disco Machine, Topgun Talwar, Charles Mercury, & Chris Bosh vs Human Tornado, Supa Badd, Lil' Cholo, & Phoenix Star

This match has a hillarious start with an eight person test of strength. A lot of comedy spots and some good heel vs face tactics by team Sexual Agression (Discos team) where the isolate Human Tornado and every member of the team attacks him...and bites him. A Hillarious FUN match with some good wrestling as well, Not a match of the ages but definitly enjoyable to watch for the humour, story and commentary.

Rating: **1/2 (Still FUN!)

Apollo Kahn vs Tommy Williams

i KNEW There was third member of the X-foundation...and Tommy Williams is it! I think i may have seen him on a previous dvd but the only members of the Xfoundation i could remember where Joey Ryan and Scott Lost. Williams isnt quite in the same leauge but he is very talented. Apollo Kahn was quite impressive and he broke out some very good strong style wrestling with a few very good and unique submission. Not as funny as the first match but this match was all about the wrestling, and that wasnt a bad thing

Rating: ** (It was short, but still good!)

Scorpio Sky & Quicksilver vs Sal & Vito Thomasell

Another fun match that had several laugh out loud moments for me...mostly because of commentary. But there was a hillarious eight person headlock exchange with both teams managers, the ring announcer and the referee getting involved. FUNNY AS HELL. The match was decently wrestled but wasnt as good as i was hoping, this was my first time seeing either Team (id seen Sky and Quicksilver wrestle before, just not together) and i wasnt all that impressed. Still a fun match though

Rating: **

Bobby Quance vs Puma

Not a suprise but this was the best wrestling match of the night so far. Both men know each other very well and that showed in the match. They had a good serious of back and forth offense and hot start and finish to the match. The agility of both men is pretty spectacular and they pulled out some Japanese style offense not often seen in the US and it was VERY well peformed. Good Match!

Rating: ***

Next Up: Steve Corino vs CM Punk, The X Foundation vs Exalibur and Super Dragon

[Carnage]

Steve Corino vs CM Punk

Much like the ESS match these two had this match focused a lot more on mindgames and working the crown than actually wrestling. But CM Punk did do a good job of isolating Corinos legs and overall the wrestling in this match was more diversified than the RoH match. This match is best watched with the commentary off so you can hear Corino talking to the crowd. A VERY fun, well wrestled match. And that is a VERY good combination

Rating: **3/4

Super Dragon and Exalibur vs The X Foundation

Awesome tag team match here as Dragon and Exalibur take Joey Ryan out of the match almost immediatly with a Psycho driver, and they whenever he tries to crawl back up on the outside they hit another impact move on his neck. Scott Lost was all by himself for a good ten minutes in this match but he never lost my intrest. When Ryan finally got the hot tag he couldnt stay in very long. The ending is really cool because after a miscommuniaction that caused Ryan to run into Lost, Lost just walks out on Ryan. Leaving Ryan to get the crap kicked out of him. But the finish is quite good as Ryan rolls up Exailbur while Dragon is going up top. GREAT Tag Team Match

Rating: ***1/2

Next Up: Samoa Joe vs B-Boy, Frannkie vs Adam Pearce vs Babbi Slymm vs Jardi Frantz

[Carnage]

B-Boy vs Samoa Joe

This was pretty much a squash match and not really all that good of one. Both men hit theyre usual spots, but didnt really get the crowd into it, or really have any flow to the match. Both men have some cool moves and are good wrestlers, but this match didnt show that

Rating: *

Frankie Kazarain vs Jardi Frantz vs Babbi Slymm vs Adam Pearce

As you may have seen in my last PWG review, ive become a real big fan of Adam Pearce and ive always been a fan of Kazarian. The Other two men in this match actually impressed me here as well. This match told a great story with Vaderpile (Pearces former manager turned enemy who has a must see Promo on Kee_ the _ee out of our _ool!) being the special enforcer and then becoming the ref after all four men accidently attack the ref (they all got powder thrown in theyre eyes). This is just a great main event with good wrestling, drama and some fun antics as well. Not the best wresltling match on the card but on par with any WWE match in terms of story

Rating: ***1/2

Overall: This is definitly a show to watch if your feeling down, PWG does a great job of cheering you up and making you laugh. And THAT is one of the hardest things to do in wrestling AND be original about it. Also the wrestling is good, and sometimes even spectacular, add in some hillarous commentary and this in just a great time. I think this is my current favorite PWG show just for the good mood it put me in, so i say...GET IT!

[TheRick]

Would you compare PWG's atmostphere to that of Dragon Gate/Toryumon's? I've never seen a PWG show, but when I watch Dragon Gate/Toryumon I watch it knowing I'm going to have a good time and in the process there are some pretty good matches. I hope you can see what I'm getting at, that it's more of watching a show than a serious match.

[Agent Kev]

TheRick said:

Would you compare PWG's atmostphere to that of Dragon Gate/Toryumon's? I've never seen a PWG show, but when I watch Dragon Gate/Toryumon I watch it knowing I'm going to have a good time and in the process there are some pretty good matches. I hope you can see what I'm getting at, that it's more of watching a show than a serious match.

The only difference is that Dragon's Gate actually draws fans and has high production values. Unfortunately PWG doesn't and it makes their shows look very indy. Personally I don't mind it but it affects how some people view the product and the shows.

[Carnage]

Ive never seen Dragons Gate so i cant compare, but i do get a really good vibe out of the recent PWG stuff

And they bought barricades and lighting (circa RoH may 2003) that are helping them look like they are gaining momentum. But the poor camera work and small crowds do make them look VERY indy, but the product is great and incredibly enjoyable to watch

I started watching "Reason for the Season" already and it does have a slightly more proffesional look...but only slightly im afraid. PWG as a whole just needs to expand its fanbase or run outside of SoCal (other parts of californa) in order to spark intrest in the surrounding areas.

[IWSfan4life]

Show looks good, can't wait to see it. Hope PWG would run outside of SoCal occasionally as I think with the proper marketing it would be a great help to the fed.

-jason