So the only reason I could pick 3 is because of how much money I have to work with and the DVD sale. I decided to go with Final Battle 2008, Unscripted II, and Breakout.
I did Unscripted II because I wanted to see the return of Punk to ROH, even if for one night. Sorry I am a sucker for Punk in ROH and Danielson so the only match that I know of that they team I want to get the DVD.
I did Breakout because Danielson vs. Black and Nigel vs. Hero
Here's a lesson a lot of us here follow...if there is a show with lots of good/great matches, then buy it...but if there is a one match show or a show you aren't sure about, you can download it here instead.
You could have found Nigel/Hero (blah match) and Dragon/Black in the media section once you get enough posts (which I'm pretty sure is 50).
If you wanted a CM Punk show, you should have gotten an older show like Punk: TFC, Summer of Punk shows, Death Before Dishonor 3, Nowhere to Run, All Star Extravaganza II, Joe vs. Punk, Death Before Dishonor 2: Night 2, World Title Classic, and Death Before Dishonor. You could have gotten any of those in the $10 dvd sale I bet.
Unscripted II just so happens to be one of maybe 5 or 6 2006 ROH shows I don't have. Even the one night return of an ROH legend (Xavier of course) isn't enough to interest me in the show.
I second the hate for Unscripted II, one of the worser ROH shows which has nothing special at all apart from Xavier being hilariously bad and Dragon punishing him for it, and the short Punk return.
4-Way Dance Qualification
Eddie Edwards vs. Tommy End - ***
4-Way Dance Qualification - Falls Count Anywhere
Kenny Omega vs. Thumbtack Jack - ***1/4
4-Way Dance Qualification
Davey Richards vs. Zack Sabre Jr. - ***3/4 - ****
Big Van Walter vs. Low Ki - **
wXw World Lightweight Title
Emil Sitoci vs. Bobby Fish - ***1/4
Street Fight
Brodie Lee vs. Martin Stone - ***
Four Way Dance
Steve Douglas vs. Tommy End vs. Kenny Omega vs. Davey Richards - ****
#1 Contender for the Heavyweight Title – Chain Match
Absolute Andy vs. Bad Bones - ***1/2
Another great show with the exciting 4-way being match of the night. The qualification bouts each top themselves; Sitoci had a good title defense and Lee & Stone’s street fight was better than I’d thought it would be. The only problems are the opener and the dull Ki/Walter match.
1. BJ Whitmer vs Pelle Primeau *
2. Davey Richards vs Jigsaw **1/2
3. Claudio Castagnoli vs Hallowicked **1/2
4. Matt Sydal vs Mike Quackenbush ***1/4
5. Chris Hero vs Erick Stevens ***
6. Roderick Strong vs Gran Akuma vs Jimmy Rave vs Austin Aries **1/2
7. Delirious vs El Generico **3/4
8. Brent Albright vs Matt Cross *1/4
9. Jack Evans vs Kevin Steen ***
10. The Briscoes vs McGuiness/Danielson ****
CHIKARA 2009:If The Airplane Is Snowed In, Put Your Bloody Skis On And Get Going!
Crossbones, UltraMantis Black & Pinkie Sanchez vs. Cheech, Cloudy & Hydra ***
Grizzly Redwood vs. Create-A-Wrestler *1/4
Sami Callihan vs. Delirious **3/4
The UnStable vs. Jigsaw, Mike Quackenbush & Tim Donst ***1/4
Osirian Portal vs. Equinox & Lince Dorado ***1/4
Brodie Lee vs. Frightmare **
F.I.S.T. vs. The Colony ***1/2
Escorpion Egipcio vs. Claudio Castagnoli **1/2
1. Colt Cabana vs Matt Sydal vs Spud vs Jonny Storm-***
2. Jimmy Rave vs Davey Richards-***1/2
3. BJ Whitmer vs Claudio Castagnoli-***
4. Chris Hero vs Colt Cabana-**3/4
5. Team England vs Team NOAH-****
6. FWA British World Title: Robbie Brookside vs Chad Collyer-**
7. ROH World Tag Team Titles: Austin Aries & Roderick Strong vs The Briscoes-****3/4
8. ROH World & Pure Title Unification Match: Bryan Danielson vs Nigel McGuinness-*****
I need some DVD advice, PAINS! (That's Puro And Indy Nerds) I'm making my first order from IVP, and I need some suggestions.
So far, I'm getting the Best of SHINGO, 25 Best of NOAH, whatever NOAH show that had Briscoes/SugiuraFuji and Mori/Misawa for the GHC, and of course, the Puro Sampler. I want more. MOOOORE~!! Any thoughts?
If you are wanting to get into NOAH and want to see their best shows, I highly reccomend getting the 2 Tokyo Dome shows (2004 & 2005). If you only get one, get the 2005 show. Probably the best overall top to bottom show I've ever seen. Although, if you get the Top 25 NOAH matches set, then it might make getting these shows irrelevant.
The show from last March with Briscoes vs Marufuji/Suguira and Morishima vs. Misawa isn't a bad choice. There was also a fun 6 man tag on that show between Kobashi/Honda/KENTA vs. Takayama/Sano/Aoki.
I'd just grab some of the "Best Ofs" if you're going for puro, especially NOAH. NOAH has good big matches but personally I find whole shows a pain to sit through thanks to their dire undercards.
Buythematch.com is also a handy site and you can purchase just the matches you want from their selection. The selection is limited compared to other dealers but they have some pretty good prices.
ichibanpuroresu.com, run by the same guy who does PuroresuCentral (best site for puro information), and it has some show recommendations there, though the guy who runs it favours NJ alot more than NOAH, so take it for what you will.
I picked up Holy Demon Army and Brody comps a while back, both of which are awesome. I should get Jumbo's, Misawa's, and Tenryu's, and eventually I'm sure I will. Thanks!
NOAH 11/5/05 - Great card top to bottom
NOAH 4/24/04 - Incredible main event, good undercard with a gem of a tag title match
AJPW Champions Carnival 1995 - Best CC ever
AJPW Excite Series 2000 - a personal favorite, just really fun stuff with a lot of Vader matches
NJPW 4/29/96 - Great Liger/Sasuke match, and the culmination of the UWFi/NJ feud in Takada/Hashimoto, with the hottest Dome crowd ever
NJPW 1996 J-Crown Tournament - Either this or J-Cup 94 is the best junior tourny ever
NJPW G-1 Climax 1991 - First G-1, maybe the best. Classic final
Just picked a few random great ones off the top of my head. There's a lot of variety there too.
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