CZW Cage Of Death V review

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CZW CAGE OF DEATH V

 

The Cage Of Death is one of CZW’s biggest shows of the year, a December extravaganza that generally ends one set of storylines and progresses to the next lot. This COD really marks a transitional period for CZW. Known primarily as a garbage promotion, CZW was also known for creating it’s own stars. Amazing Red, the SAT, the Briscoe Brothers, Quiet Storm, Justice Pain, Josh Prohibition and many others all made their names in CZW before moving on to other indies. However, the original names of CZW were primarily gone at the start of 2003, either lured away to the rival XPW promotion (Justice Pain, Prohibition), unhappy with CZW owner John Zandig (Briscoe Brothers, Ric Blade) or injured to the extent that they had to reduce their ring time dramatically (Lobo, the Wifebeater). CZW had to add new stars from other indies in 2003 to fill this void, which kind of ended the CZW mystique, instead making them “just another indy”, and indeed, they’ve gone further this year with imports, with the likes of Chris Hero, Teddy Hart, Homicide and Jimmy Rave all resting in the upper-midcard of CZW. However, this show, to end the HI-V vs Zandig storyline that had dominated the year, was designed to please CZW fans, featuring guys that were mainly associated with CZW, in the main event, a hard-hitting, weapon-filled Cage of Death spectacular.

 

Your hosts are Eric Garguilo and John House

 

JUDE and NILES YOUNG vs DJ HYDE and JAMIE SAMUELS vs JON DAHMER and CORY KASTLE

Jude, Young, Kastle and Hyde are all students of the CZW wrestling school, of which Dahmer is the head trainer. Samuels is also known as Lit of RoH’s Special K faction. Dahmer kicks this match off before the bell rings with a double back suplex on both Jude and Young. Kastle and Samuels start the match off proper and do some basic matwork until a blown spot leads to a Kastle neckbreaker. CK pumphandle slams Samuels onto Dahmer’s knee and Dahmer hits a SICK looking back suplex. Young and Jude try double teaming Dahmer, but Dahmer hits a big spinebuster on Young, before Hyde comes in off a blind tag. Jude and Young offer handshakes to Hyde, in fear of the monster, then try and attack him, with no luck. Hyde destroys them, before chokeslamming Young for two. Hyde carries Samuels on his shoulders and they squash Young in the corner. Samuels misses a charge, allowing Young to hit the Goosey Driver. Jude hits an overhead belly-to-belly on Samuels, who fights back with a neckbreaker for two. Hyde beats down Jude again. Hyde and Dahmer take Jude and Young outside the ring and, in a funny spot, have a competition to see who can hit the loudest chop on their opponent. They get back into the ring and chop each other instead, where Dahmer takes control with a HUGE German suplex. Kastle hits the CK-1 on Samuels and picks him up, allowing Dahmer to hit THE MOVE OF 1000 MANIACS~! off the top for the three count.

 

VERDICT: Fun, if spotty action, as Kastle, Jude and Young have all improved tenfold and DJ Hyde is a VERY impressive big man. Samuels blew a few moves, but earns my respect for taking that hellacious finishing move from Dahmer. Not great or anything, but a fun opener *1/2

 

GQ vs RICK FEINBERG vs SHUN THE KABUKI KID vs KRYSTIAN WOLF

Feinberg is using the age-old gay gimmick, as CZW’s spoof on Rob Feinstein. How little they knew! Shun is tiny- REALLY tiny. The story going into this is that GQ REALLY wants a win and is quite anxious to get into the match. Wolfe and Feinstein start, with Feinstein putting Wolf into a tree of woe, only to rub his groin in Wolf’s face. There’s no room for subtlety in CZW. Shun is tagged in and he works Feinstein over with a series of kicks, but gets caught in a swank looking piledriver. Wolf and Feinstein double-team Shun, before GQ gets tired of waiting and takes them all out, hitting a DDT on Feinstein, a Stungun on Wolf and a missile dropkick on Shun. RF tries to fight back, but gets caught with another DDT, before GQ goes back outside to get tagged in. Shun uses RF’s hand to tag GQ in and works GQ over with a series of kicks, but GQ blocks a kick and takes him down with a TKO. He crotches Feinstein, who was going for a top-rope move and gets the Six Figure Deal (basically, a series of dropkicks with the opponent in a tree of woe, which culminates with a springboard across the ring). Shun escapes a GQ powerbomb and gets a Michinoku Driver, before hitting a Cannonball Senton on GQ for the win.

 

VERDICT: Again, fun but inessential. GQ looked the best out of all of the four and the booking was smart, in that it let both GQ and Shun get over. Feinberg isn’t a great wrestler yet, but he’s certainly improving, but Wolf seemed to be there just to make up the numbers. *1/4

 

DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS vs REBEL’S ARMY vs NICK BERK and Z-BARR

Big brawl to start, and Berk and Barr clean house. DRS attack again and Barr hits them with a double jawbreaker and a Berk dropkick sends both Scoundrels outside to regroup alongside Rebel’s Army, only for Z-Barr to follow them out with a HUGE flipping senton to the outside. Berk and Greg Matthew go at it in the ring, but Rockin’ Rebel blind gets a blind tag on Matthews, allowing him to hit a spinebuster on Berk for two. Matthews and Rebel double team Berk, then allow the Scoundrels to do the same, which culminates in a KC Blade elbow drop for two. Rebel’s Army hit Poetry in Motion on Berk for two and Rebel follows up with a swinging neckbreaker for another two. The Scoundrels hit a double team neckbreaker on Berk for two. Z-Barr finally tags in, but Matthews was distracting the ref, allowing Rebel to regroup and powerslam Berk for two. Berk reverses an irish whip, causing EC Negro to attack Rebel, ending the alliance between Rebel’s Army and DRS. Z-Barr gets tagged in and cleans house. Berk sets up a chair and nails Blade with a somersault pescado. Barr hits a chairshot on Negro, but gets taken out by Matthews allowing Rebel’s Army to hit the Heatseaker (like the Hart Attack, except Matthews gives the opponent a neckbreaker) for three.

 

VERDICT: Good, clean fun, with the match essentially being a handicap match, as all four heels worked Nick Berk over without mercy. There were some nice double teams from both heel tandems and, with the improvement of Greg Matthews, a good choice of winner. Again, nothing mindblowing, but entertaining non-stop action has to be encouraged **

 

JIMMY JACOBS vs SABIAN vs DEREK FRAZIER

The sheer genius of Jimmy Jacobs really has to be seen to be appreciated, but I’ll try to sum him up- imagine a cruiserweight who is convinced he is mid-90’s WWF superstar the Berzerker, complete with HUSS! chants and climbing (with difficulty) over the top rope, then add “The Touch” from Transformers The Movie as his entrance music, and you have Jimmy Jacobs. Jacobs is accompanied by his manger Becky Bayless, and she’s pretty damn hot. Sabian seems to agree as he reaches out for her ass, prompting Jacobs to get in his face (and this incident would eventually end with Jacobs and Bayless quitting CZW). Frazier attacks both men with a series of kicks, but gets caught with a Jacobs dropkick. Jacobs and Frazier battle outside, which allows Sabian to hit both men with a somersault pescado, which gets two on Frazier in the ring. Frazier fights back with a neckbreaker for two, only to have Jacobs bite him to gain control. Jacobs tries a flying headscissors on Sabian, but Frazier boots him in the face for two. Jacobs and Frazier perform a double team submission on Sabian, with Jacobs using Cattle Mutilation and Frazier using a deathlock variation. They break, and Jacobs reverses a Frazier attempt at a tornado DDT into a Northern Light Suplex, but Sabian breaks at two. Jacobs hits a big boot on Frazier and a Pedigree variation (with Jacobs facing away) on Sabian. Jacobs goes for the Contra Code (aka Sliced Bread #2) on Sabian, but Sabian blocks it with a clothesline. Frazier hits a Snowplow on Jacobs, followed by a Sabian 450 splash, which Frazier breaks at two. Frazier hits a wheelbarrow suplex on Sabian and goes up top, but Jacobs recovers to hit the Contra Code on Sabian, knocking Frazier off the top rope in the process, for the win.

 

VERDICT: Damn good match, as all three guys are talented high-flyers. This was essentially a big spotfest, which seems to suit the style of Sabian more than the other two, but all three men put lots of effort into the match and the ending was nice- the only way Jacobs could get the win was by taking Frazier out at the same time as Sabian. **3/4

 

TRENT ACID © vs JIMMY RAVE (CZW Iron Man title match)

Rave is one of the best imports CZW have made, with an underdog-come-good storyline that had gotten him REALLY over with the crowd, something he certainly wasn’t in RoH. Most falls in twenty minutes is the winner. Acid stalls to start, then slaps Rave twice on the lock-up, but a third try is rewarded with an armdrag, prompting the two to battle on the mat, Acid wearing down Rave with a headlock, Rave using armbars. Acid uses a Northern Lights suplex for two, but Rave break it into an armbar and continues to work over the arm/shoulder of Acid. Rave tries to reverse a tilt-a-whirl into the Dusk Till Dawn Crossface, but Acid avoids it. Rave avoids a Yakuza Kick from Acid and sends him outside. Acid crawls under the ring, which prompts Rave to go out and look for him, only to get attacked from behind by Acid, who had crawled to the other side. Acid uses a chairshot and an Irish whip to the railings to take advantage, then BARELY hits Rave with an Asai moonsault to the floor. Back inside, Rave is able to block a top rope rana attempt, but Acid ducks the following crossbody. Acid misses a Yakuza Kick, but connects with a roaring elbow and a springboard tumbleweed gives Acid the lead at 1-0. Acid starts taking liberties with Rave, slapping him about on the mat and mocking him, taking his time between each blow. Acid gestures for another roaring elbow, but Rave ducks and starts going to town on Acid. Belly to belly suplex sends Trent outside the ring, and Rave follows with a springboard plancha. Back inside, Acid tries to retaliate with a springboard armdrag, but Rave reverses a second into Dusk Till Dawn to even the scores at 1-1. Both men try crossbodies at the same time, sending both men to the mat. Rave recovers first, hitting a backbreaker, then a backdrop suplex for two. Acid tries the Yakuza Kick, which misses. Rave tries a German suplex, but Acid lands on his feet and nails the Yakuza Kick for two! Time runs out to leave Acid as champion. BUT WAIT…Rave gets on the mic to ask for five more minutes, questioning Acid’s bravery along the way. Acid agrees to five more minutes, but then heads to the back, saying you can’t lose the title on a countout. However, referee Brian Logan gets on the mic to say that, unless he returns to the ring, he’ll forfeit the title to Jimmy Rave. Acid’s manager, The Dew, comes to the ring to argue with the ref, giving Acid enough time to sneak around the arena and roll Rave up from behind for two. The two men try a long series of pinfall attempts, all getting two, until Rave rolls through a sunset flip and knees Acid in the face for three and the title!

 

VERDICT: On first viewing, I didn’t like this match, as I expected a fact-paced match and it seemed pretty slow for what the two men are capable of, but on second viewing, the story of the match became more apparent, with Rave playing the underdog (even using “Eye Of The Tiger” as his ringmusic), who is trying to beat Acid, the cocky champion. The two characters mesh perfectly, Acid takes the lead and is happy to let time run out, mocking Rave and knocking him down every time he gets up, until Rave is able to fire back, surprising the champion and evening the score. Even the time limit plays to their characters, as Acid is happy to leave with his title, until Rave questions his guts, which causes Acid’s ego to lead him back in the ring. The psychology of the match is sound too, Rave working over the arm when possible to set Acid up for Dusk Till Dawn, which he can then capitalise upon during comeback to get the submission. The only faults I’d point out were that the match was a touch overbooked, with Acid running away and the ref stopping this, as it would have been nicer had Acid just come straight back to the ring, and that Acid clearly had to save himself for the main event, which caused him to slow down a bit in the middle. That aside, this was a great match that really showed what both men were capable of ***3/4

 

ALEX SHELLEY vs B-BOY vs CHRIS HERO

This is a three-way elimination match to determine the number one contender to the Iron Man title. The three men lock up, using a series of holds and reversals on each other until B-Boy makes the ropes when Shelley and Hero both have hold on him. Hero and Shelley go back and forth, with B-Boy content to watch, until he suddenly tries (and misses) a Shining Wizard on Hero. B-Boy lets them go at it again, then attacks Hero with a forearm, before getting caught by a Shelley rana. Hero spears Shelley in the corner, but Shelley catches him on a second attempt with a drop toehold. B-Boy hits a neckbreaker on Shelley and a snap suplex on Hero for two. Shelley gets a sleeper on Hero, but Hero reverses to a kravate-legsweep, only for B-Boy to stomp on both men and hit a standing senton on Shelley to a huge pop. Hero Sandwich #2 (uranage into a backbreaker) on B-Boy gets two, followed by Hero suplexing Shelley onto B-Boy for two. Hero tries a piledriver on B-Boy, but Shelley hits him with an enzuiguri, then hits a cross-neckbreaker on B-Boy for two. Hero gets his piledriver on B-Boy, holding the legs of B-Boy while doing it, following it with a legdrop for two. Shelley blocks the Hero’s Welcome with a superkick, but gets powerbombed into the turnbuckle by B-Boy. Hero hits a second rope neckbreaker on Shelley, who takes B-Boy over with him. Hero gets a two count on both men. Shelley and Hero hit a tandem Hero’s Welcome on B-Boy for two. B-Boy reverses the Hangman’s Clutch to a Cross Brainbuster on Hero for two. B-Boy goes for the Facewash (basically, a dropkick to the face) on Hero in the corner, but Shelley knocks him down and hits a Facewash of his own on Hero. B-Boy retaliates by giving BOTH men a Facewash. Shining Wizard on Hero gets three. B-Boy starts stretching Shelley, earning a two count. Shelley blocks a Shining Wizard and locks on the Border City Stretch (crossface variation), but B-Boy reaches the ropes. Shelley gets a sitout Fireman’s Carry bomb on B-Boy for two. B-Boy retaliates with a Death Valley Driver for two. Shelley reverses the Cross Brianbuster into Shellshock and re-applies the Border City Stretch for the victory.

 

VERDICT: Really well worked three-way that made all three look fantastic. B-Boy, as the only out-and-out heel was often double teamed by the two faces, but, due to the elimination manner of the match, Hero and Shelley were happy to fight each other too. All three men took some hellacious punishment and this was a really good match, with some impressive multi-man spots. ***1/4

 

CHRIS CASH vs THE JOKER (Ladder match)

This was supposed to be a tag match, also featuring Azrael and Deranged, but, as Zandig comes out to tell us, neither man was able to make it, so we get this singles match instead. Cash knocks Joker out of the ring to start, but lands on his feet on a plancha attempt, when Joker moves out of the way. Instead, Cash throws a ladder to Joker and comes back in with a springboard dropkick, which sends Joker flying out of the ring. Cash follows Joker out, but gets whipped into the guard rail. Joker sets up a ladder against the railings, but when he charges Cash, he gets spinebustered through the ladder! Joker fires back and sets up two chairs outside the ring, placing a ladder to bridge the gap. He puts Cash on the ladder and goes to the top rope to stomp on Cash, sending him through the ladder! Back inside, Joker sends Cash to the mat with a flying head scissors, then finds a REALLY big ladder to drop on Cash. Joker sets Cash up on a chair and heads up top, but Cash stops him, putting Joker’s head in between the rungs of the big ladder and bulldogging him into the chair!! That looked sick! Cash uses this time to set up two ladders in a corner, but Joker recovers to hit a side slam onto one of the ladders. Joker rolls outside and sets up another ladder across two chairs, but Cash follows him out and puts Joker on the bridging ladder. Back inside, Cash sets up the huge ladder, but Joker knocks him down and starts climbing himself, only for Cash to knock him off, out of the ring, through the ladder at ringside!! Cash heads to the back and fetches an EVEN BIGGER ladder, which he balances across the corner on the middle ropes. He drags Joker over to it, but Joker recovers and hits a swinging neckbreaker on the ladder for two. Cash recovers and hits the Cash Flow onto the big ladder, but, instead of pinning Joker, he rolls outside to fetch a table, which he sets up in the ring, followed by the huge ladder. He puts Joker on the table and starts climbing the ladder, but Joker follows him up the ladder and hits THE JOKER DRIVER (electric chair into a Michinoku Driver) THROUGH THE TABLE for the win!!

 

VERDICT: An unbelievable spotfest. It was actually intelligently worked, as they kept building up to bigger and better spots, until they finished with a move so sick, it HAD to end the match. Since this match was worked as a singles match at short notice, it wasn’t entirely cohesive and one or two of the spots were a touch contrived, but kudos to both men for putting their bodies on the line in such a devastating manner *** (half a star is simply for the finish!)

 

RUCKUS © vs SONJAY DUTT (CZW Junior Heavyweight title)

This is just after the Ruckus heel turn, which has made me enjoy Ruckus’ work for the first time since he joined CZW. They lock up, both trying to get the advantage, which ends in a stalemate. Ruckus leaves the ring to sit down at ringside, before returning to the ring, where he takes control of Sonjay by working on his arm. Dutt reverses, and the two men fight for control, which gradually leads to a quick-moving sequence, which ends with Dutt hitting the most phenomenal tilt-a-whirl armdrag. Seriously, there was an insane amount of rotations by Sonjay. The velocity of the move sends Ruckus out of the ring, but he pulls Dutt out when he gets too close, ramming him into the apron to get the advantage. Back inside, Ruckus keeps working on the arm, keeping Sonjay grounded. Sonjay tries fighting back, but Ruckus stops his comeback, but misses the Razzle-Dazzle (handspring elbow into the corner- like Chyna used to do), allowing Sonjay to hit one of his own, thus no-selling Ruckus’ matwork. Sonjay works over Ruckus’ arm, but Ruckus clotheslines him down. Ruckus goes for a TKO, but Dutt reverses into an Octopus stretch, which he keeps on by switching sides everytime Ruckus tries breaking free. Sonjay finally gives up on the move, hitting a DDT when Ruckus tries AGAIN to break free. This gets two. Ruckus gets a swank springboard leg lariat on a Sonjay Irish whip and a complex looking neckbreaker gets two. Sonjay fires back with an Enzuiguri, which puts both men to the mat. Sonjay recovers first, hitting a belly-to-back suplex, then a flying elbow gets two. Sonjay tries to hit a top rope rana on Ruckus, but Ruckus blocks it, instead hitting a top rope Falcon Arrow for two. Sonjay tries a springboard rana, but Ruckus is too strong, instead bouncing Dutt onto the ropes for a slingshot sitout powerbomb, which only gets two. Chronic (powerbomb into a TKO) gets two for Ruckus. A moonsault only hits Dutt’s knees, and a Dragonrana gets two for Dutt. He hits the Hindu Press (Phoenix Splash) for two. Ruckus powers back, goes for a Majistral cradle, but Sonjay reverses it for a three count and the Junior Heavyweight title.

 

VERDICT: Ruckus as a heel is ten times better than Ruckus as a face. His size advantage over Dutt made him look like a dominant heel, especially when he reversed the rana into a slingshot powerbomb. He also used less of his stupid flip-flop spots, instead concentrating on wearing down the challenger and, even though his matwork on the arm was for nothing when Dutt no-sold it during the Razzle-Dazzle, it was a welcome change from his usual match. Dutt is a great out-and-out face, which really worked for him in this match, hitting comeback spots against his larger adversary and using his flashy, high-risk offence to pop the crowd and, ultimately, get the win. Have to dock some marks for the no-selling, especially as it rendered the opening couple of minutes pointless, but credit must be given to both men for having a CZW Junior title match without bringing in weapons, which is a rarity these days. Best Ruckus match I’ve seen and a great showing by both men ***1/2

 

TEAM HI-V (THE MESSIAH, NATE HATRED, ADAM FLASH, B-BOY, JOHNNY KASHMERE and TRENT ACID) vs TEAM ULTRAVIOLENCE (ZANDIG, NICK GAGE, IAN KNOXX, LOBO, THE WIFEBEATER and ????) (Cage Of Death match)

Really, the set-up needs to be seen to be believed. There are two rings, one filled with one million thumbtacks, then other surrounded in a steel cage, filled with weapons, with a wooden platform at the top. To get into the caged ring, the wrestlers need to climb in from a walkway, which is suspended from the ceiling. This is the only way into the match. Wrestlers are eliminated if their feet touch the floor and they get a point for their team if they manage to get back to the starting positions. Entrances are staggered and decided by a cointoss. Easy, eh?

 

Zandig is the first man out for Team Ultraviolence and Kashmere, wearing all kinds of padding and protection, is the first for the HI-V, but his attempts to enter the Cage of Death from the ground are refused by Zandig. Kashmere tenatively steps onto the platform, then spears Zandig down, Zandig soon fires back and throws Kashmere into the mesh at the side of the walkway, then down onto the platform on top of the cage. Trent Acid and the Messiah enter together for the HI-V and beat down Zandig, using the weapons in the cage. B-Boy comes out, the HI-V having won the cointoss again, but waits on the walkway while Zandig takes a beating. Suddenly “Natural Born Killaz “ starts and NEW JACK comes to the walkway as the sixth member of Zandig’s team. He takes care of B-Boy on the walkway, then enters the Cage of Death, as Acid and Messiah back off. New Jack raises Zandig’s hand, but turns on him, clotheslining him to the mat. Lobo comes out for Team Zandig, clotheslining B-Boy on the walkway and clearing house on the HI-V in the ring, before the numbers game gets the better of him. Ian Knoxx comes out, attacking B-Boy on the walkway, throwing him into the mesh, which breaks, sending B-Boy to the ring containing 1,000,000 thumbtacks. Knoxx grabs the swinging mesh and holds on, allowing him to drop an elbow onto B-Boy from about 8 feet in the air. Nick Gage is the next man out and he hammers Acid on the walkway, as Team Zandig starts taking the advantage, including Knoxx throwing B-Boy to the floor to eliminate him. Adam Flash is the next man out, and he goes straight to the ring to get Knoxx, who he had been feuding with. Knoxx takes the advantage and tries to return to the walkway, but Flash low blows him to leave him hanging, then spears him from the top rope down into the 1,000,000 thumbtacks!!

 

Flash goes to the ring, as the HI-V open the cage door and eliminate Zandig. The Wifebeater is the final man out for Zandig’s team, and he battles Acid and Flash, both of whom are on the walkway. Flash gets away to drop a legdrop on Nick Gage from the top of the cage!! New Jack eliminates himself by leaping from the cage to ringside onto John Zandig, who had been put onto a table by B-Boy. The final entrant, Nate Hatred, joins for the HI-V. Acid and Knoxx battle on the walkway, which ends in an incredible fashion, as Acid hits the Yakuza kick, sending Knoxx plummeting off the walkway to the ringside, through a table, to eliminate him. That looked horrific. Acid tries heading to the start point, but Gage blocks him off, only for Acid to send Gage from the walkway into the ring with 1,000,000 thumbtacks. Meanwhile, on the platform at the top of the cage, Lobo picks up both Kashmere and HI-V manager The Dew, and hits a DEATH VALLEY DRIVER from the top of the cage, through two tables at ringside!!

 

This leaves Gage and Wifebeater against Acid, Messiah, Hatred and Flash. Acid hits a crossbody on Gage from the walkway into the 1,000,000 thumbtacks, but Gage gets the advantage and hits a chokebreaker on Acid, sending him to the floor. Meanwhile, in the Cage of Death, the HI-V are hanging Wifebeater from a chain. Gage gets to the cage for the save, but Flash runs to the entrance point to give the HI-V a 1-0 lead, only for Wifebeater to even the score by reaching the start point himself, and continue brawling with Flash, hitting a sideslam from the walkway all the way onto the 1,000,000 thumbtacks. Hatred and the Messiah set up a table in the cage and put Gage on it, before climbing to the platform to finish Gage off. Suddenly, John Zandig appears at the entrance with a mic, yelling “Now Hatred, now”. Hatred promptly turns on the Messiah, beating him down on the platform, as Gage recovers and empties a bag of tacks onto the table. Gage joins Hatred on the platform and they slam the Messiah from the platform onto the table. The end is elementary as they open the cage door and push the carcass of the Messiah to the floor for the victory.

 

After the match, Zandig gets on the mic to pay tribute to the crowd and the wrestlers in the match.

 

VERDICT: WOW!! I’m almost out of breath just watching that. What had the potential to be an over-booked mess of the highest order instead turned out to be one of the most spectacular sights I’ve ever seen in a wrestling ring. A huge benefit this match had over previous COD matches is that, whereas before they would build up to one or two big spots to pop the crowd, here they had enough workers to keep the spots coming one after another. A wrestler could hit a spot, then recover while two other wrestlers took the spotlight for a few minutes. Everyone wrestled out of their boots, from the old school of CZW like Lobo or Wifebeater to the up-and-comers, such as Ian Knoxx. A fantastic match that not only told a simple, understandable story (these six men REALLY hate these six men and want to cause them immense pain), but also had the long-awaited re-uniting of the H8 Club as well as the mindblowing spots. If my play-by-play got too complicated at times, I apologise, but this unique match almost defies description. Must-see action ****1/2

 

Overall, a fantastic CZW card that really started the transition between the new style of CZW, bringing in stars from other promotions (Jacobs, Shelley, Hero), and the old-style, using home-grown names either as up-and-comers (Kastle, Young and Joker all impressing) or as established CZW icons, like Lobo and the Wifebeater. The main event delivered everything that CZW is famous for, and the undercard ranged from high-flying spotfests to great technical wrestling. Well worth checking out.

 

HIGHEST RATING-****1/2 (Cage of Death)

 

LOWEST RATING-*1/4 (GQ vs Shun vs Wolfe vs Feinberg)

 

AVERAGE RATING-2.83 stars (25.5/9)