Taso the Greek’s “Bumpin’ Heads 2008″

1. Trik Davis vs. Darin Corbin
2. Corporal Robinson vs. Marco Cordova
3. Claudio Castagnoli vs. Marek Brave
4. BJ Whitmer vs. CJ Otis
5. Lotus & Crazy J vs. Brandon Thomaselli & Eddie Kingston
6. Midwest Mafia vs. Chandler McClure & Trik Davis
7. Josh Abercrombie vs. Tyler Black
8. European Rounds Match - Chris Hero vs. Necro Butcher
9. Iron Saints vs. Matt Sydal & Delirious
10. NO DQ Falls Count Anywhere -Jimmy Jacobs vs. Arik Cannon

*** Big ups on this show to Lotus & Crazy J, plus the Josh Abercrombie vs. Tyler Black match. Strong stuff from hero/Butcher as far as both guys go, and Matt Sydal is pretty damn awesome.

1. Eddie Kingston vs. Hillbilly Jed
2. Chandler McClure vs. Indiana Kidd Jr.
3. Arik Cannon vs. BJ Whitmer
4. Matt Sydal vs. Billy Roc
5. Delirious vs. CJ Otis
6. Nate Webb vs. Darin Corbin
7. Iron Saints vs. The Soul Shooters
8. 6 Team Scramble - Lotus & Crazy J vs. Tyler Black & Marek Brave vs. Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli vs. Necro Butcher & Toby Klein vs. Deranged & Brain Damage vs. Josh Abercrombie & Brandon Thomaselli
9. Razor Board Death Match - Corporal Robinson vs. Brandon Prophet
10. Steel Cage Match - Jimmy Jacobs vs. Bull Pain
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Darin Corbin is becoming a guilty pleasure of mine, although he can’t seem to work a lick. The razor blade board match between Corp and this fat pig Brandon Prophet is a must see for the final spot. I would like to know how they pulled tis match off without Brandon dying. The Team Scarmble Match was much fun along the way with spots that sucked but overall it was truly a great free-for-all. Matt Sydal vs. Billy Roc was also a damn good fast paced match with mat work and the high flying, Roc impressing me. Cannon vs. BJ was underwhelming and Eddie Kingston is golden on the mic, needs time to really get good. I think he has a future in some regard if he cleaned up the potty mouth.

IWC presents A New Beginning
January 20th, 2006
Elizabeth, PA - Court Time Sports Center
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IWC Heavyweight Title
Shirley Doe vs. Austin Aries
Austin couldn’t save this match from stinking up the entire card. I have about three Doe matches under my belt, all of them in Japan, none of them this terrible. The man looked like he could barely move, and got ONE, that is correct, 1 entire move off the whole match. Dissapointment to say the least, but maybe my expectations were too lofty.
IWC Super Indy Title
“Fabulous” John McChesney vs. “Balls Hot” Troy Lords
Definitely meant to be match of the night, and it had potential. But thee guys are one step away from being crisp, athletic, well-versed wrestlers. There also wasn’t enough innovative stuff. It was a typical indy match by two guys that are pretty decent for indy workers. Still, a solid effort. Went 20 minutes. First time I have seen either of these two guys, was impressed.
IWC Tag Team Title
The Gambino Brothers Moving Company vs. Sterling James Keenan & Dean Radford
Dean Radford looks like Rhino’s little brother. And who came up with The Gambino’s gimmick as a couple of furnitutre movers? I’d hate to have that on my resume. Craptastic overbooked finish to a decent match. SJK is pretty damn good on the mic.
ICW/ICWA Tex-Arkana Television Title
“Sweet N Sour” Larry Sweeney vs. Jason Gory
I was impressed with Jason Gory because I thought he would suck balls but was adequately interesting and well-rounded. But I really don’t wanna see Larry Sweeney’s ass again. This is the fourth or fifth show of this calendar year I have seen from “Sweet & Sour” and every time I get to see his ass crack and I’m sorta sick of it.
Super Indy V Qualifier
“Wonderman” Glenn Spectre vs. Shiima Xion
This was a very strong match, with good personalities, innovative moves, and a reason for the match. A Super Indy V Tournament spot was on the line. Spectre is definitely a good mix of comedy wrestler and a decent worker and is fun to watch. This MOTYC isn’t going to last long on my list I am sure but I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Sebastian Dark vs. Abyss
Fine match, but I on’t get why Dark is pushed so strongly in the fed when he looks like and works like an average indy wrestler.
Dennis Gregory vs. HENTAI
Yeesh! “Hentai is the greatest Super Indy V Champion of all time!” Really? Wow.
J-Rocc vs. Jon Bolen
J-Rocc comes off as a tough guy on the mic and I liked his work in the ring. Bolen just looked like a regular musclebound meathead.
Bubba the Bulldog vs. Dirk Ciglar
Who woulda thought Dirk Ciglar was decent enough, plus a good look. Gotta feel bad for Bubba the Bulldog, has no look. Surprised I haven’t seen him before in an IWA-MS deathmatch tourney, though, from his touted experience. He looks ik he could fit in with Corp and Ian and the rest of those nutjobs.

MOTYC 2006 (in no particular order)

1. KENTA vs Low Ki (ROH- Final Battle 2005)
2. KENTA vs Naomichi Marufuji (NOAH 1//22/06)
3. Chris Benoit vs Randy Orton (WWE SD! 1/13/06)
4. Nigel McGuinness vs. Claudio Castagnoli (Pure Title Match) - ROH Final Battle 2005
5. “Wonderman” Glenn Spectre vs. Shiima Xion (IWC 1/20/06)
6. Mark Hunt vs. Yosuke Nishijima (PRIDE 31)
7. Bryan Danielson vs. Naomichi Marufuji (ROH- Final Battle 2005)
8. Samoa Joe vs Jay Lethal
9. Bryan Danielson vs. Rocky Romero (ROH World Title Match)- Steel Cage Warfare
10. CM Punk vs Brent Albright 12/17/06 OVW TV Tapings
11. Kotaro Suzuki vs. Low Ki NOAH 2/17/06
12. Kenta Kobashi/Tamon Honda/ Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. Takeshi Morishima/Mohammed Yone/KENTA (NOAH - 2-17-06)

Mark Hunt (New Zealand) vs. Yosuke Nishijima (Japan)
Antonio Rodrigo Noguiera (Brazil) vs Kiyoshi Tamura (Japan)
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (Brazil) vs. Mark “The Hammer” Coleman (USA)
Sergei Kharitonov (Russia) vs. Alistair Overeem (Holland)
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (USA) vs. Yoon Dong Sik (South Korea)
Josh Barnett (USA) vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura (Japan)
John Olav Einemo (Norway) vs. Fabricio Werdun (Brazil)
Pedro “The Rock” Rizzo (Brazil) vs. Roman Zentsov (Russia)
Mario Sperry (Brazil) vs. “TK” Kosaka (Japan)
No doubt I am not an MMA expert but I have more then a few events under my belt. And anyone can find excitement in anything, whether they are a first timer or old hack. This event had everything one could want in an MMA PPV. I was very happy with the Overeem/Kharitonov match as well as somewhat dissapointed in the Jackson/Sik match but in a good way to some degree. But the main event was a show stealer and one of the few fights in recent memory that had me getting up out of my seat and yelling at the TV screen. Hunt/Nishijima had MOTYC written all over it until the third round. Still an awesome match that deserves some research and a second look. And there is no denying that for the moment, Nishijima is a new Japanese star in the MMA game.

Gregory Helms (c) vs. The Cruiserweights: Super Crazy, Psicosis, Sho Funaki, Scotty Too Hotty, Paul London, Brian Kendrick, Nunzio & Kid Kash
A ridiculous concept that has now become some sort of staple match for WWE. End this shit now. It’s ridiculous. This match was better then the Royal Rumble match, but who cares.
JBL vs Bobby Lashley
Green as grass, Bobby Lashley.
Matt Hardy & Tatanka vs. MNM w/Melina
Oy vey! What the fuck was the point of this match? If I had paid to see this I would have been super pissed by this point in the show. And jobbing out the tag champs for no reason in this match to a washed up wrestler and a guy getting negative push makes you wonder, makes your head spin, and makes you want to completely stop watching WWE. And not once was it mwntioned that one month earlier at the Royal Rumble, MNM eliminated Tatanka, so that may be why the guy was picked by Hardy as his partner. What garbage.
Chris Benoit vs. Booker T (c) UNITED STATES TITLE
A decent match whose backstory just completely got overbooked. Solid, and what else would you expect. But the US title means nothing in Benoit’s hands. Watching this match I realize how important the territories must have been back in the day to keep people fresh.
#1 CONTENDERS MATCH Randy Orton vs. Rey Mysterio
A good match but a bad finish and a bad angle. HOWEVER, the frustration that Rey showed after the match was so good and so strong… and it meant shit when Teddy Long simply handed Rey the title shot on SD! the following week. Rey should have been out for blood. All that emotion and a great storyline wasted and Rey looks like a bitch walking into Wrestlemania.
Kurt Angle vs. The Undertaker (WORLD TITLE MATCH )
I’m not gonna drop a truckload of stars on this match for one reason. When did Taker’s triangle ever get over as a finisher? Never. So the psychology just went out the window. It was a solid match and it was actually better then that but I’m not the guy you need to sell this match too, it’s the rubes. And the rubes probably don’t know shit about a triangle choke. anyway.