This is a huge undertaking. Raven is a major superstar in the world of professional wrestling and I am doing him a double favor by reviewing his DVD, and making him my fourth career analysis (Editor's note: Coming next week). So, let me delve into his world of sloppy russian leg sweeps and convoluded promos (boy, i started out positive!)
1 Raven v. Sandman( House of Fun Match)- 3- First off, Sandman looked drunker than ever before on his way to the ring and i am not putting him over for that. The rules of this match were never explained until the end which resulted in Sandman flying over a balcony with blow all over his face onto a stack of eight tables which he only broke about 3. Raven juiced after a RVD style legdrop from the apron while he was draped over the guardrail? I guess maybe he hit a random shard of beer bottle the lush in the front row dropped; I dont' know. This match was told by our buddy Adam as "anything but fun" but i laughed so hard during i pissed myself... twice!
2 Raven v. AJ Styles( Ladder Match)- 4- AJ sucks as the cocky heel prick and his headwarmer would have gotten his ass kicked in my high school. Raven juiced again in this one quite early, but it wasn't swaying my vote. Vince Russo was involved in this match, it was never explained why but it wasn't a good thing. stick to writing books, or not, because no one bought it. It had potential but it all fizzled away after a few moments of uninspired garbage wrestling.
3 Raven v. Jeff Jarrett( NWA Title)- 1- This was built as the biggest match in TNA history and i was really looking forward to it, but as it unraveled, it became one of the biggest cluster fucks produced as wrestling i've seen. The match for the first 10 minutes or so wasn't bad, and the heat for it was great. Then came about 10 random guys from the back, and all's i saw was Mike sanders whipping Mike Awesome's ass and i didn't know why. Then, a host of ECW stalwarts came out and wore Jarrett's ass out with some weapon shots. Then, out go the lights; even Panda Energy couldn't keep up with the electric bill. And in comes Sabu doing his weak ass table shit. Then, he perpetrated a moment that will always live in infamy: he jumped into the crowd for his get away and almost stepped on a fan, but really did crash into a woman's head knocking her down and out. The man next to her punched Sabu in the shoulder and he half heartedly began helping her up, then just ran away into the night. We watched that clip over and over again, and laughed until the heavens shook and God said "Be Quiet", so of course, we said "You have to see this, since you're going to be wrestling against the McMahons here on Earth at Backlash in your debut," and he said "Sure!" So, me, Brian, and God replayed that Sabu blunder about eight times and he laughed harder than we did. "Oh, man, TNA really doesn't have a clue, do they? Oh, well, i'm going to film a bit for WWE Byte this and then go kill Scott Hall. See ya later!" So, God bounced and we rated this match, LLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWW!
4 Raven v. Shane Douglas( Hair v. Hair)- 3- Surprise, Surprise, Surprise! No, Gomer Pyle didn't run in, but i would've believed it if he did. They were actually wrestling pretty well together until Raven tried to blade Mitchell which failed, then Shane Douglas remembered he didn't really have to try and Vampiro came in with an Ally Sheedy haircut.
5 Raven v. Vampiro( Gallows of Retribution Match)- 2- Another laugh riot! There were four dog collars tied to all four sides of the ring and i guess you had to choke out your opponent with them. Vamp's ring work was as inspired as the corpse his body tone represented and Raven bled just as natural he you would to eat a cheeseburger. At some point, a man in an all white linen cloak was hanging out in the ceiling; either he was a leper or Raven's father trying to hide himself from the embarassment. I'll go with the latter because he then held up a sign that read "Even Johnny Polo worked better!"
6 Raven v. Father James Mitchell( Last Man Standing)-3- Mitchell sold hard for everything because he knew no better and that made it fun to watch. He bled pretty bad( Raven had to pass duties) and then lost with no build.
7 Raven v. Abyss-2- Abyss really was green but eager and that was something that i wished he would have passed to Raven, like that girl passed him crabs back when he was in ECW and he could get laid because people thought he was actually banging Buelah.
Disc 2
1 Raven v. AJ Styles v. Truth v. Abyss- 4- Finally something to be proud of, until you actually analyze it. Abyss was actually the one working here, bumping big for Truth and AJ while Raven bled and did all his usual spots.
2 Raven v. Truth v. AJ Styles v. Chris Harris- 5- Now this was a big improvement. This was some kind of Royal Rumble entry match that was hard to understand but played out pretty good. I was really getting sick of seeing Russo involved, but Chris Harris did well to keep up his end of the bargain.
3 Raven v. Sonjay Dutt- 1- This is his best of? Why waste our time with a blow out. pointless.
4 Raven v. Sabu(1st match ever)-3- why so low? come on, are you that cruel, Mr. Robertson? No, just honest. I love different aspects of both men but they didn't try and bring anything new or exciting to their first ever encounter. The end was looking really good, except it was blown: a DDT from the top through a table but they collapsed one side of it, then just readjusted and broke through.
Bonus
1 Raven v. Chris Harris- 4- Both of these matches were done with Raven and Terry Taylor commentary and it took away from both of them. Taylor was whining and bringing up situations that seemed to be taken right from his mid card career. I hated him during this and Raven tried to be funny but came off desperate. It's easier to grade their voices than the wrestling because it was more prevalent.
2 Raven v. AJ Styles- 5- These guys worked well together and the technical wrestling in this match was some of the best i've seen in TNA. AJ proved to me he doesn't have to rush a match to make it seem like a good one and this was the best Raven looked on the whole DVD, even though his commentary displayed him as the immature jackass he must be (i've been to his website: raveneffect.com) I only plug it for your own amusement.
Friday, April 28, 2006
Best of Raven - Nevermore
Raven is a bit of an enigma in professional wrestling. He has unquestionably left an impact upon all of the major American federations of the past decade. Offensively, he's no trendsetter; and on the opposite side of the spectrum, he's notorious for putting his hands up and blocking weapon shots, but his facials and sells aren't half bad. His biggest contribution is likely his character, as he's been involved in some historical angles and cutting edge storylines. This DVD, put out by TNA, is a collection of matches all pre-Orlando when they were still operating out of Tennessee.
Disc #1
1. vs. Sandman - House of Fun - 3
2. vs. AJ Styles - Ladder Match - 4
3. vs. Jeff Jarrett - 3
4. vs. Shane Douglas - Hair vs. Hair - 2
5. vs. Vampiro - Gallows of Retribution - 3
6. vs. Father James Mitchell - Last Man Standing - 1
vs. Abyss - 2
Sandman and Raven had the epitome of a sloppy hardcore brawl, that was great fun to laugh at hysterically as it occurred. The end was a riot, as Raven sprayed Sandman directly in the face with a fire extinguisher, then Sandman got thrown off of a balcony through six tables with a white face. I had forgotten how Styles used to act cocky, even though back then he really had no clue how to actually put together a match. I thought him and Raven doing ladder bumps would be the cause of much celebration, but it was actually a flop. The match versus Jarrett started out surprisingly good, but then got more convoluted than a Quentin Tarantino script as all kinds of people interfered and mayhem ensued, ruining any chance this had at being halfway respectable. The match with Douglas was absolute shit, and I mean it, this was disgraceful. Douglas gets sick in the middle of the match, and pukes at least three times all over the place. No, I'm not kidding, this actually happened. He was totally out of it, and in no wrestling shape, although, some would say he hasn't been in 8 years. After the match, when they're shaving Raven's head they're being rough and shaving his scalp, too--that part was good, the match itself sucked. The match with Vampiro was essentially a dog collar match, where you had to hang you opponent over the top rope to gain a victory. They said it'd be bloodier than the famous Valentine/Piper dog collar match, which was an utter lie, as this match doesn't compare to that classic on any level. Vampiro's offense is so bizarre; he almost looks foolish, fumbling through this uninspired match with fellow idiot Raven. The match with Mitchell can be summed up as follows--Mitchell's blades, bleeds, and bumps poorly in this waste of time. The match with Abyss could have been good, but it followed the tradition set forth by other matches on this compilation by being ruined by sloppy inconsistent work and interference galore.
Disc #2
1. vs. AJ Styles vs. Truth vs. Abyss - 5
2. vs. AJ Styles vs. Truth vs. Chris Harris -7
3. vs. Sonjay Dutt - 2
4. vs. Sabu - 4
5. vs. Chris Harris - 4
6. vs. AJ Styles - 4
The second disc is by far much better. The first four-way is good, it's a bit chaotic, but good regardless. The second one, features some kind of gimmick where two guys start it, then every 5 minutes the next participant joins. It's the best match on the entire DVD, and I'd suggest seeking it out and procuring yourself a copy, as it's that good. The match with Dutt is a poor excuse for a squash, and completely forgettable. The match with Sabu is entertaining, although not either's best work, and full of some seriously sloppy spots. The finish is botched, too; which may or may not be a bad thing. The last two matches were bonus features, and include commentary by Raven and Terry Taylor. The commentary sucks, though, because you can't hear the noise of the action or crowd response. So, I have a feeling both matches were better than the grades they received, but were rendered nearly unwatchable as they were.
Disc #1
1. vs. Sandman - House of Fun - 3
2. vs. AJ Styles - Ladder Match - 4
3. vs. Jeff Jarrett - 3
4. vs. Shane Douglas - Hair vs. Hair - 2
5. vs. Vampiro - Gallows of Retribution - 3
6. vs. Father James Mitchell - Last Man Standing - 1
vs. Abyss - 2
Sandman and Raven had the epitome of a sloppy hardcore brawl, that was great fun to laugh at hysterically as it occurred. The end was a riot, as Raven sprayed Sandman directly in the face with a fire extinguisher, then Sandman got thrown off of a balcony through six tables with a white face. I had forgotten how Styles used to act cocky, even though back then he really had no clue how to actually put together a match. I thought him and Raven doing ladder bumps would be the cause of much celebration, but it was actually a flop. The match versus Jarrett started out surprisingly good, but then got more convoluted than a Quentin Tarantino script as all kinds of people interfered and mayhem ensued, ruining any chance this had at being halfway respectable. The match with Douglas was absolute shit, and I mean it, this was disgraceful. Douglas gets sick in the middle of the match, and pukes at least three times all over the place. No, I'm not kidding, this actually happened. He was totally out of it, and in no wrestling shape, although, some would say he hasn't been in 8 years. After the match, when they're shaving Raven's head they're being rough and shaving his scalp, too--that part was good, the match itself sucked. The match with Vampiro was essentially a dog collar match, where you had to hang you opponent over the top rope to gain a victory. They said it'd be bloodier than the famous Valentine/Piper dog collar match, which was an utter lie, as this match doesn't compare to that classic on any level. Vampiro's offense is so bizarre; he almost looks foolish, fumbling through this uninspired match with fellow idiot Raven. The match with Mitchell can be summed up as follows--Mitchell's blades, bleeds, and bumps poorly in this waste of time. The match with Abyss could have been good, but it followed the tradition set forth by other matches on this compilation by being ruined by sloppy inconsistent work and interference galore.
Disc #2
1. vs. AJ Styles vs. Truth vs. Abyss - 5
2. vs. AJ Styles vs. Truth vs. Chris Harris -7
3. vs. Sonjay Dutt - 2
4. vs. Sabu - 4
5. vs. Chris Harris - 4
6. vs. AJ Styles - 4
The second disc is by far much better. The first four-way is good, it's a bit chaotic, but good regardless. The second one, features some kind of gimmick where two guys start it, then every 5 minutes the next participant joins. It's the best match on the entire DVD, and I'd suggest seeking it out and procuring yourself a copy, as it's that good. The match with Dutt is a poor excuse for a squash, and completely forgettable. The match with Sabu is entertaining, although not either's best work, and full of some seriously sloppy spots. The finish is botched, too; which may or may not be a bad thing. The last two matches were bonus features, and include commentary by Raven and Terry Taylor. The commentary sucks, though, because you can't hear the noise of the action or crowd response. So, I have a feeling both matches were better than the grades they received, but were rendered nearly unwatchable as they were.
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
ECW Massacre on 34th Street
This was the 2nd to last PPV for the company and their roster had been depleted and their storylines cut down to the bare minimum.
1 Simon Diamond/ Swinger v. Joey Matthews/ Christian York- 4- Good tag wrestling, with well-timed tags, but it had no time to really start cooking.
2 EZ Money v. Balls Mahoney- 5- A match I didn't expect to like, but their styles meshed particularly well. Balls impressed me and EZ should have a good job somewhere.
3 Nova v. Julio Dinero- 3- The thing about this that surprises me is how crazy of a highflyer Nova was. I had forgotten. Although, that route only could have led to Jeff Hardy land because Nova messed a few things up in this match, but good short action.
4 FBI v. Danny Doring/ Roadkill- 6- Great tag action with awesome high spots and good tag psychology. Roadkill's plancha onto Big Sal and Mamaluke's flying tornado DDT onto Roadkill were the highlights of the show. And I would be remised if I didn't mention Mamaluke testing the durability of his scrawny neck by landing on it whilst hitting a steel guard rail. That's a true highlight reel moment, not the shit we see on these Wrestlemania moments to remember on WWE TV.
5 CW Anderson v. Tommy Dreamer- 7- A bonified main event. Dreamer took some innovative table bumps all in an effort to put over a new star, that apparently didn't get the push they had planned for him. A true hardcore war.
6 Rhino v. Lil' Spike- 5 - this is what you would expect; Rhino being a complete bully and Spike loving the abuse. A choke out finish after brain splattering chair shots.
7 Mikey Whipwreck/ Tajiri v. Super Crazy/ Kid Kash- 5- A bit uninspired, and not what they were capable of, and they know it.
8 Steve Corino v. Justin Credible v. Jerry Lynn- 5- You know I don't have a lot to say here; well, not a lot good to say. I think Justin Credible was one of the worst World Champions in the last ten years, and Corino didn't trail far behind. Credible proved how much of a sportsman & an entertainer he was when he blundered a simple backdrop over the guardrail then got pissed visibally and no sold a shot from Lynn, only to fire an unprotected elbow of his own into Lynn's mouth. It was a dishonor to me as a wrestling fan, and for someone who has wrestled for many years, albeit in a back yard setting, to have witnessed that. Such a disgrace. Anyways, Lynn went out first (very disappointing) while the other two decide to do a crowd brawl. From there it's only magic. Let me give you the layout. Corino will hang from the balcony, Credible will knock him off, bask in the cheap heat surrounding him, then lumber on back to the ring and work a scientific match for about six minutes. Huh? Then, let's do some lazy ladder bumps and end it clean with a neckbreaker. Corino, hello, you're finishing move is a lazy ass neckbreaker, homie? You claim to be old school, but you're shit looks like pre-school. And Credible, you're anything but you're name sake. If anything, the only thing incredible about you is that you still get work. A severe disappointment of a main event. But, over all a great PPV by ECW that makes me wonder: How come WWE doesn't simply put on a show with just great ring work and leave the backstage vignettes in the edited pile?
1 Simon Diamond/ Swinger v. Joey Matthews/ Christian York- 4- Good tag wrestling, with well-timed tags, but it had no time to really start cooking.
2 EZ Money v. Balls Mahoney- 5- A match I didn't expect to like, but their styles meshed particularly well. Balls impressed me and EZ should have a good job somewhere.
3 Nova v. Julio Dinero- 3- The thing about this that surprises me is how crazy of a highflyer Nova was. I had forgotten. Although, that route only could have led to Jeff Hardy land because Nova messed a few things up in this match, but good short action.
4 FBI v. Danny Doring/ Roadkill- 6- Great tag action with awesome high spots and good tag psychology. Roadkill's plancha onto Big Sal and Mamaluke's flying tornado DDT onto Roadkill were the highlights of the show. And I would be remised if I didn't mention Mamaluke testing the durability of his scrawny neck by landing on it whilst hitting a steel guard rail. That's a true highlight reel moment, not the shit we see on these Wrestlemania moments to remember on WWE TV.
5 CW Anderson v. Tommy Dreamer- 7- A bonified main event. Dreamer took some innovative table bumps all in an effort to put over a new star, that apparently didn't get the push they had planned for him. A true hardcore war.
6 Rhino v. Lil' Spike- 5 - this is what you would expect; Rhino being a complete bully and Spike loving the abuse. A choke out finish after brain splattering chair shots.
7 Mikey Whipwreck/ Tajiri v. Super Crazy/ Kid Kash- 5- A bit uninspired, and not what they were capable of, and they know it.
8 Steve Corino v. Justin Credible v. Jerry Lynn- 5- You know I don't have a lot to say here; well, not a lot good to say. I think Justin Credible was one of the worst World Champions in the last ten years, and Corino didn't trail far behind. Credible proved how much of a sportsman & an entertainer he was when he blundered a simple backdrop over the guardrail then got pissed visibally and no sold a shot from Lynn, only to fire an unprotected elbow of his own into Lynn's mouth. It was a dishonor to me as a wrestling fan, and for someone who has wrestled for many years, albeit in a back yard setting, to have witnessed that. Such a disgrace. Anyways, Lynn went out first (very disappointing) while the other two decide to do a crowd brawl. From there it's only magic. Let me give you the layout. Corino will hang from the balcony, Credible will knock him off, bask in the cheap heat surrounding him, then lumber on back to the ring and work a scientific match for about six minutes. Huh? Then, let's do some lazy ladder bumps and end it clean with a neckbreaker. Corino, hello, you're finishing move is a lazy ass neckbreaker, homie? You claim to be old school, but you're shit looks like pre-school. And Credible, you're anything but you're name sake. If anything, the only thing incredible about you is that you still get work. A severe disappointment of a main event. But, over all a great PPV by ECW that makes me wonder: How come WWE doesn't simply put on a show with just great ring work and leave the backstage vignettes in the edited pile?
TNA Impact 3/25/06
1. Diamonds In the Rough vs. Sonjay Dutt, Chris Sabin, and Jay Lethal - 3
2. Team 3-D vs. Team Canada (Bobby Roode and Eric Young) - Six Sides of Steel Match - 5
The six-man tag was a shoddy, sloppy spot fest. Elix's long legs and wild haphazard kicks combine for some of the oddest offense in professional wrestling. Lethal botched a springboard into the ring later on, looking totally amateur, like perhaps he should have spent more money on wrestling training than getting his hair done.
Team 3-D just annihilated Team Canada in a bloody cage match. It lacked the importance or execution of a major match, which it could have been. Young just bumped all over the place, bleeding everywhere. In the end, the rest of Team Canada got involved. Petey Williams tried to splash Bubba through a table in a laughable spot; there was so little impact that the only thing that broke on the table was the legs. Later, they set the same table up in the corner, whipped Bubba into it, where it proceeded to explode in tons of pieces. Both table spots provided me with some genuine laughter. A bunch of heels proceeded to bludgeon Team 3-D after the match.
2. Team 3-D vs. Team Canada (Bobby Roode and Eric Young) - Six Sides of Steel Match - 5
The six-man tag was a shoddy, sloppy spot fest. Elix's long legs and wild haphazard kicks combine for some of the oddest offense in professional wrestling. Lethal botched a springboard into the ring later on, looking totally amateur, like perhaps he should have spent more money on wrestling training than getting his hair done.
Team 3-D just annihilated Team Canada in a bloody cage match. It lacked the importance or execution of a major match, which it could have been. Young just bumped all over the place, bleeding everywhere. In the end, the rest of Team Canada got involved. Petey Williams tried to splash Bubba through a table in a laughable spot; there was so little impact that the only thing that broke on the table was the legs. Later, they set the same table up in the corner, whipped Bubba into it, where it proceeded to explode in tons of pieces. Both table spots provided me with some genuine laughter. A bunch of heels proceeded to bludgeon Team 3-D after the match.
TNA Impact - 4/13/06
1) Christopher Daniels vs. Samoa Joe - 6
2) America’s Most Wanted vs. Team 3-D – Street Fight - 5
3) Sting vs. Eric Young – 5
It needs to be noted that Daniels vs. Joe was joined in progress so the rating is predicated on what aired on television. Joe dominated Daniels to regain the X Division title. I honestly think that Samoa Joe could be TNA’s “big fight” type competitor if promoted properly. The street fight marks yet another match that has been done over and over again over the past few months. The only notable thing to come out of it was the TNA debut of Brother Runt (a.k.a. Spike Dudley). Sting and Eric Young did what it was designed to do and that was to prove to the home viewing audience that Sting still has what it takes. This was a fantastic debut for TNA on Thursday nights (it scored a record 1.1 rating) and hopefully good ratings will allow Spike TV to give TNA that two-hour timeslot that they so rightly deserve.
Friday, April 21, 2006
Hardcore Homecoming- Sep. 16,2005- Cleveland, OH
The 2nd show put together by that crack team of Jeremy Borash and Shane Douglas in the 2nd famous arena ECW competed in, well, wait a minute, that doesn't seem quite right. Cleveland? The arena looks almost empty. There's like a total of 5 rows of people at ringside, counting all 4 sides. This doesn't seem right. What, there's no entrances? Or barely any lights? And no commentary? I predict this will be hard to watch.
1 Blue Meanie v. Tracey Smothers- 1- Another dance off? More ref teaming w/ Meanie? Was this the encore of their first match? It didn't work the first time, why the hell would it work now?
2 Danny Doring v. Chris Chetti- 2- Before this started, I wondered why neither of these two got much work after ECW folded. Then, after this match, the answer was apparent. These guys weren't selling that much, didn't involved the crowd, and seemed to give a fuck less if they were wrestling or shopping at Dillards. Not good.
3 Roadkill v. New Jack-0- I would rather watch curling on the Winter Olympics than sit through another 4 minute weapon fest that saw New Jack pinning the ref as a finish and then hear New Jack ramble on, shooting on Steve Austin and then talking about how ECW was and I quote " that holiday that happens that you don't give a fuck about" I'd think the Atbash code of the Romans would be easier to decipher.
4 Raven v. Rhino- 3- An uninspired crowd brawl that was shrouded in complete darkness and complete stupidity and then a gore. Rhino tried to turn the crowd on him before the match by calling them "rednecks" and "stupid assholes", then after he said he "lied" and "loved the fans." Does this insult anyone else? Go play your mark games on your wife, oh, she left you because you beat her? Did you "lie" to her? Do you "love her like you love the fans?" Don't insult our intelligence or you'll end up in a deep depression like the last guy who did it. (Vince Russo)
5 Jerry Lynn v. Sabu v. Shane Douglas- 4- There was small glints of real wrestling and good spots in this, but the finish was a cheap Douglas win and then after the match, Lynn and Sabu busted him open badly and just took turns beating the open wound. What does any of this have to do with honoring ECW?
6 Team 3-D v. Ian Rotten/ Balls Mahoney- 1- Bubba made mention of wrestlers not appearing because there wasn't a sell out. That's obvious. Then, he glorified the Dudleys in the name of all tag team wrestling and insulted Ian and the guys that paid them a shitload of money to show up. Then, they really earned their keep by a crowd brawl, bad weapon shots, and a little blood thrown in just to keep us on our toes.
7 Sandman v. Justin Credible(Cane Match)- 3- Better than I had imagined, but it still sucked. Great, legit cane shots were the highlight. If they continue to do these shows, please, please put a little effort into the home video and the wrestling, well, and the match quality, and the arena you put it in, and get some commentary, and well, you need the change it completely from what this tape presented.
1 Blue Meanie v. Tracey Smothers- 1- Another dance off? More ref teaming w/ Meanie? Was this the encore of their first match? It didn't work the first time, why the hell would it work now?
2 Danny Doring v. Chris Chetti- 2- Before this started, I wondered why neither of these two got much work after ECW folded. Then, after this match, the answer was apparent. These guys weren't selling that much, didn't involved the crowd, and seemed to give a fuck less if they were wrestling or shopping at Dillards. Not good.
3 Roadkill v. New Jack-0- I would rather watch curling on the Winter Olympics than sit through another 4 minute weapon fest that saw New Jack pinning the ref as a finish and then hear New Jack ramble on, shooting on Steve Austin and then talking about how ECW was and I quote " that holiday that happens that you don't give a fuck about" I'd think the Atbash code of the Romans would be easier to decipher.
4 Raven v. Rhino- 3- An uninspired crowd brawl that was shrouded in complete darkness and complete stupidity and then a gore. Rhino tried to turn the crowd on him before the match by calling them "rednecks" and "stupid assholes", then after he said he "lied" and "loved the fans." Does this insult anyone else? Go play your mark games on your wife, oh, she left you because you beat her? Did you "lie" to her? Do you "love her like you love the fans?" Don't insult our intelligence or you'll end up in a deep depression like the last guy who did it. (Vince Russo)
5 Jerry Lynn v. Sabu v. Shane Douglas- 4- There was small glints of real wrestling and good spots in this, but the finish was a cheap Douglas win and then after the match, Lynn and Sabu busted him open badly and just took turns beating the open wound. What does any of this have to do with honoring ECW?
6 Team 3-D v. Ian Rotten/ Balls Mahoney- 1- Bubba made mention of wrestlers not appearing because there wasn't a sell out. That's obvious. Then, he glorified the Dudleys in the name of all tag team wrestling and insulted Ian and the guys that paid them a shitload of money to show up. Then, they really earned their keep by a crowd brawl, bad weapon shots, and a little blood thrown in just to keep us on our toes.
7 Sandman v. Justin Credible(Cane Match)- 3- Better than I had imagined, but it still sucked. Great, legit cane shots were the highlight. If they continue to do these shows, please, please put a little effort into the home video and the wrestling, well, and the match quality, and the arena you put it in, and get some commentary, and well, you need the change it completely from what this tape presented.
Hardcore Homecoming 9/16/05
1. Blue Meanie vs. Tracy Smothers - 1
2. Danny Doring vs. Chris Chetti - 2
3. Roadkill vs. New Jack - 1
4. Rhino vs. Raven - 3
5. Sabu vs. Shane Douglas vs. Jerry Lynn - 4
6. Team 3-D vs. Ian Rotten and Balls Mahoney - Table Match - 4
7. Sandman vs. Justin Credible - Singapore Cane Match - 3
I wasn't even going to write about this show because it was so bad. My review of the first Hardcore Homecoming was pretty scathing enough, so I put my thoughts on this show aside. Well, now much later, I'm bored in the office, so let's talk about this DVD for the hell of it. First off, for an E.C.W. reunion show, who decided it was a good idea to do it in Cleveland? Two things that really hurt this show were only 100 or so people showed up, and secondly, there's no commentary on the DVD so it's unbearable to watch. Meanie and Smothers do another dancing competition and I'm already irritated. Doring and Chetti sucked in '98, and they're twice as bad in '05. Roadkill and New Jack is the definition of hardcore slop--they actually paid these guys to do this? New Jack's promo was awesome, though, in a strange way. Rhino and Raven now make better money in T.N.A. and you could tell their heart was obviously not into performing in front of a small crowd of virgins and Serenity fans. The three-way could have been cool, but it wasn't given any time, and turned into a complete fiasco. My favorite match was the tag team bout; the Dudleyz are heat machines, and it's nice to see Ian again. The whole table match concept is a bit ludicrous, but this wasn't too bad on the eyes. Sandman should hit a gym, and Credible should hit his parents in the face for rubbing uglies and birthing such a sack of shit. This is not main event caliber wrestling, and you'd have to try awfully hard to prove otherwise.
2. Danny Doring vs. Chris Chetti - 2
3. Roadkill vs. New Jack - 1
4. Rhino vs. Raven - 3
5. Sabu vs. Shane Douglas vs. Jerry Lynn - 4
6. Team 3-D vs. Ian Rotten and Balls Mahoney - Table Match - 4
7. Sandman vs. Justin Credible - Singapore Cane Match - 3
I wasn't even going to write about this show because it was so bad. My review of the first Hardcore Homecoming was pretty scathing enough, so I put my thoughts on this show aside. Well, now much later, I'm bored in the office, so let's talk about this DVD for the hell of it. First off, for an E.C.W. reunion show, who decided it was a good idea to do it in Cleveland? Two things that really hurt this show were only 100 or so people showed up, and secondly, there's no commentary on the DVD so it's unbearable to watch. Meanie and Smothers do another dancing competition and I'm already irritated. Doring and Chetti sucked in '98, and they're twice as bad in '05. Roadkill and New Jack is the definition of hardcore slop--they actually paid these guys to do this? New Jack's promo was awesome, though, in a strange way. Rhino and Raven now make better money in T.N.A. and you could tell their heart was obviously not into performing in front of a small crowd of virgins and Serenity fans. The three-way could have been cool, but it wasn't given any time, and turned into a complete fiasco. My favorite match was the tag team bout; the Dudleyz are heat machines, and it's nice to see Ian again. The whole table match concept is a bit ludicrous, but this wasn't too bad on the eyes. Sandman should hit a gym, and Credible should hit his parents in the face for rubbing uglies and birthing such a sack of shit. This is not main event caliber wrestling, and you'd have to try awfully hard to prove otherwise.
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