[enlightenedone9]

Originally Posted by Lane

He may have just been in town and wanted to do it. The Brain Damage memorial show was a few hours before NOI so he could of been there for that then DJ came up to him and see if he wanted to be on NOI.

Sadly that would make a lot of sense

[Obfuscation]

Originally Posted by Kid Kamikaze10

Yeah. I didn't think an Indy match would get as brutal as Drake Younger vs Brodie Lee.

I was wrong.

You mean their Chikara match? Oh yeah, Joe vs Necro SLAUGHTERS that. Now that was a dream match that delivered.

Human Tornado back?! Where did he go in the first place? I want him back in the world of wrestling. Been lacking pimp slaps and POUNCE.

[Bubz]

Joe/Necro is amazing because it has all the insanity of a deathmatch and manages to be just as brutal without using any of the weapons bar chairs and a barricade, instead it's purely down to Joe being a badass motherfucker and Necro being a fucking maniac and bumping like a retard (in a good way).

[enlightenedone9]

Originally Posted by KingCrash

AIW - Absolution VII


No Rope Barbed Wire
John Thorne vs. Rickey Shane Page - **

Drake Younger vs. Ethan Page vs. Davey Vega vs. Arik Cannon vs. Facade vs. Eddie Kingston - ***1/4

Bare Knuckle Brawl - Special Guest Referee: Archibald Peck
Colin Delaney vs. Marion Fontaine - N/R

AIW Tag Team Titles
Matt Cross & Josh Prohibition vs. Aeroform (Flip Kendrick & Louis Lyndon) vs. The Batiri (Obariyon & Kodama) - ***1/4

Texas Bullrope Match
Jock Samson vs. The Duke - **

Adam Cole vs. ACH - ***1/4

Intense Division Title
Bobby Beverly vs. BJ Whitmer - **1/2

Irish Airborne (Jake & Dave Crist) vs. The Briscoes (Jay & Mark) - **1/4

Absolute Title - Elimination Rules
Eric Ryan vs. Tim Donst vs. Johnny Gargano vs. Zema Ion - ***1/2


For their biggest show of the year Absolution VII was a bit of a disappointment until the main event. Cole & ACH have a much better match in them, most of the other matches were just there at best besides the six-man & tag title match and IA/Briscoes called back to their earlier encounters and not in a good way. Main event delivered and at least for the end of this show the aftermatch big angle was interesting.

I was expecting a lot from this show. It is AIW's biggest show of the year. You are pretty spot on though I did like the Intense title match and Briscoes match a little more. I couldn't really say there was anything good about either hardcore match and I saw some reviews that praised them. I don't know what I was missing but Thorne sucked that barbed wire match out of any value it could of had. I thought Jock and Duke did a little better than them just cause they managed a cool spot but that's about it. And that main event and the subsequent angle were the only things that seemed to stand out here. And I usually like AIW shows.

[EmbassyForever]

CHIKARA The Zodiac Crimes Review:

The Throwbacks vs. The Bravado Bros - **3/4

Gran Akuma vs. Ophidian - *

Saturyne vs. Amber O’Neal - DUD

The Mysterious and Handsome Stranger vs. Walter Eaton - *

Soldier Ant & deviANT vs. Tim Donst & Jakob Hammermeier - **

Sugar Dunkerton vs. assailANT - *1/2

Mike Quackenbush, The Spectral Envoy & The Colony vs. The Shard, F.I.S.T. & The Batiri - ***1/2

So yeah... this show really sucked.

[EmbassyForever]

Two new DVD releases are updated:

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Jimmy Jacobs has been a fixture of Ring of Honor almost as long as there has been an ROH. From his debut in 2003 until this very day, the Michigan native has captured the attention of the ROH faithful through his battles with Alex Shelley, his partnership and subsequent violent rivalry with BJ Whitmer, and his very controversial leadership of The Age of The Fall.

One of the most unique men in wrestling today, Jacobs career has been one of constant reinvention. From the furry boots and HUSS chants to the spike wielding, bloodthirsty leader of AOTF, Jimmy Jacobs has become just as known for his character as for his in-ring ability and for creating some of the most memorable moments in ROH's history.

Now, for the very first time, Jimmy Jacobs sits down with ROH cameras to openly discuss everything from the beginnings of his wrestling career in the Mid-West to his introduction to Ring of Honor to his partnership with Tyler Black. Jacobs is brutally honest about how he nearly lost his job with ROH, how he saved himself with one music video, and how it all lead to that night at “Man Up” that no ROH fan will ever forget.

Jimmy opens up about how The Age of The Fall came together, about how the creative changes within ROH affected it, and how his time away from Ring of Honor ended up being much longer than expected. Jimmy is also very blunt about the problems that he experienced in his personal life during his sabbatical from Ring of Honor.

This is a one of a kind look at the life & career of one of the most intriguing individuals who has ever graced the ROH ring. From his story with Lacey to his own relationship with professional wrestling, this is a set we could only call From Love To Hate: The Jimmy Jacobs Story...

Disc 1
1. 75 minute Jimmy Jacobs Shoot Interview
2. Jimmy Jacobs vs. Alex Shelley vs. BJ Whitmer vs. Tony Mamaluke...Wrestlerave '03 6/28/03
3. Jimmy Jacobs & BJ Whitmer vs. Samoa Joe & Jay Lethal (ROH Tag Team Title Match)...Best of the American Super Juniors Tournament 4/2/05
4. Clip of Whitmer turn on Jacobs...Dissension 1/28/06
5. Jimmy Jacobs vs. BJ Whitmer...Dragon Gate Challenge 3/30/06

DVD Bonus:
- Ballad Of Lacey music video
- The Victory Of Love music video
- kiss2kill music video
- ' Love To Spare' date video
- 'Can't Buy Me Love' date video
-' Falun Apart' date video
-' Behind Closed Doors' date video
- AOTF viral video
- AOTF video about 'society'
- AOTF video about Founding Fathers/Philadelphia
- "You Need Us'
- 'Join us - you'll have fun'
- 'The ball's in your court'
- 'Disappointment'
- 'Change'
- 'Still the leader'
- 'The Learning Tree'
- 'The Most Important Week Ever'

Disc 2
6. Jimmy Jacobs vs. BJ Whitmer vs. Bryan Danielson (ROH World Title Match)...Throwdown 6/23/06
7. Jimmy Jacobs vs. Colt Cabana (Windy City Death Match)...Fifth Year Festival: Chicago 2/24/07
8. Jimmy Jacobs vs. BJ Whitmer (Steel Cage Match)...Supercard of Honor II 3/31/07
9. Clip of Age of the Fall attacking Jay & Mark Briscoe...Man Up 9/15/07
10. Jimmy Jacobs vs. Bryan Danielson..Unscripted III 12/1/07
11. Jimmy Jacobs & Tyler Black vs. Jay & Mark Briscoe...Final Battle 2007 12/30/07
12. Jimmy Jacobs & Tyler Black vs. Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin...Tag Wars 2008 4/18/08
13. Jimmy Jacobs vs. Austin Aries (I-Quit Match)...Rising Above 2008 11/22/08
14. Jimmy Jacobs vs. Tyler Black (Steel Cage Match)...Violent Tendencies 6/26/09

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Ring of Honor's annual "Survival of the Fittest" tournament was taped September 22, 2012 in Baltimore, MD and aired on national TV during October 2012. Now is your chance to relive all of the action from a great night of wrestling which included a tremendous "Survival of the Fittest" Finals match-up, two championship matches, the build-up to "Glory By Honor XI", and MUCH MORE!!!

1. Survival of the Fittest Qualifying Match: Adam Cole vs. Tadarius Thomas
2. Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team vs. Fusion DS
3. Interview with S.C.U.M. (Steen calls out Michael Elgin)
4. World Tag Team Title Match: Steve Corino & Jimmy Jacobs vs. Caprice Coleman & Cedric Alexander
5. Survival of the Fittest Qualifying Match: Mike Bennett vs. Davey Richards
6. Tommaso Ciampa & RD Evans address Ciampa's injury
7. Survival of the Fittest Qualifying Match: Jay Lethal vs. QT Marshall
8. ROH World Title Match: Kevin Steen vs. Rhett Titus
9. Survival of the Fittest Qualifying Match: Homicide vs. Roderick Strong
10. Survival of the Fittest Qualifying Match: Kyle O'Reilly vs. Mike Mondo
11. Survival of the Fittest Qualifying Match: Michael Elgin vs. Rhino
12. Jay & Mark Briscoe vs. The Bravado Brothers
13. Survival of the Fittest Finals Elimination Match: Features the six winners of the qualifying matches earlier in the show

Jacobs' DVD looks epic and I'm glad there's a shoot interview, hope it'll be a regular thing. I don't see the point of having SOTF DVD if this aired on TV and there's nothing special or bonus. My ratings for SOTF DVD is in the spoiler tag for those who interested:

Spoiler for Review:

1. Survival of the Fittest Qualifying Match: Adam Cole vs. Tadarius Thomas - ***
2. Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team vs. Fusion DS - *3/4
3. Interview with S.C.U.M. (Steen calls out Michael Elgin) - Really good
4. World Tag Team Title Match: Steve Corino & Jimmy Jacobs vs. Caprice Coleman & Cedric Alexander - **1/2
5. Survival of the Fittest Qualifying Match: Mike Bennett vs. Davey Richards - ***1/4
6. Tommaso Ciampa & RD Evans address Ciampa's injury - OK
7. Survival of the Fittest Qualifying Match: Jay Lethal vs. QT Marshall - *3/4
8. ROH World Title Match: Kevin Steen vs. Rhett Titus - **1/2
9. Survival of the Fittest Qualifying Match: Homicide vs. Roderick Strong - **
10. Survival of the Fittest Qualifying Match: Kyle O'Reilly vs. Mike Mondo - **1/2
11. Survival of the Fittest Qualifying Match: Michael Elgin vs. Rhino - **1/2
12. Jay & Mark Briscoe vs. The Bravado Brothers - *3/4
13. Survival of the Fittest Finals Elimination Match: Features the six winners of the qualifying matches earlier in the show - ***1/2

Everything was too short to be something good which is understandable since it's aired on TV (another reason for why it's stupid to have it on DVD - it's just not worth the price). The only things that worth a check is Thomas vs Cole that was great, Richards vs Bennett, SCUM and HOT in-ring promo and the SOTF finals (even if I can see people really hate this)

[KingCrash]

More interested in the shoot interview then anything else on the Jacobs dvd but glad he's getting one. No desire at all to get SOTF since it was all on tv and only the finals being anything remotely memorable.

Originally Posted by enlightenedone9

I was expecting a lot from this show. It is AIW's biggest show of the year. You are pretty spot on though I did like the Intense title match and Briscoes match a little more. I couldn't really say there was anything good about either hardcore match and I saw some reviews that praised them. I don't know what I was missing but Thorne sucked that barbed wire match out of any value it could of had. I thought Jock and Duke did a little better than them just cause they managed a cool spot but that's about it. And that main event and the subsequent angle were the only things that seemed to stand out here. And I usually like AIW shows.

I usually like AIW shows more too, and guys like Rickey Shane Page and Irish Airborne usually do better on them too. Plus it's been great to see guys like ACH, Eric Ryan and Tim Donst get better during their runs. AIW got me interesting in an angle with Chris Dickenson who I can't stand at all so they're doing something right but Absolution VII was like watching two different shows with every other match bringing you down for one reason or another.

[JD13]

I've been out the loop for a while. Can someone give me a heads up on the best few ROH shows this year and any essential indy stuff. Doesn't have to be comprehensive, just a few off the top of your heads. Thanks people.

[Seabs]

Don't waste your money on any current ROH mate. Nothing 2012 Indy that I'd call essential. Even PWG has cooled off but DDT4, Death To All But Metal and Threemendous 3 all delivered. Pick up some UK Indy shows from this year over anything else not PWG. DGUSA shows generally deliver tbf actually if you're still interested in them.

[Obfuscation]

Digging the Jacobs set. Surprised, and disappointed, that the I Quit vs Shelley didn't make it. Everything else that has been essential to his career is on there though. Windy City Death Match & Cage vs Whitmer