OAO Tape Recommendations Thread

[Guest Jay Z. Hollywood]

The way I figure it, puro folders and forums, as well as the ROH and CZW fanboards have a bunch of special threads for tape recommendations, and independent wrestling is just as much of a niche interest as puroresu is, (it's pretty much the same thing actually) so I figure we should have our own thread for tape recommendations, anything you find, no matter what combo of letters the federation is.

 

I like basically every tape I own, so I'll list my tape catalog from home- so you can finally see how big of a geek I really am, lol

 

ROH

Crowning a Champion

Honor Invades Boston

Unscripted

Night of the Butcher

High Impact TV eps 13-16

Expect the Unexpected

The Epic Encounter

Frontiers of Honor (review coming soon on TSM)

Do Or Die

 

CZW *

Best of the Best 1

Take 1

Answering the Challenge

Best of the Best 2

Ultraviolent Freedom of Expression

Cage of Death 4

One More Time

Divide and Conquer

Best of the Best 3

Extreme 8

 

*all will eventually be reviewed on TSM

 

IWA Mid-South

Ted Petty Invitational

When Hero Met Punk

We Are Family

 

NWA Wildside

Fright Night 2001

Freedom Fight 2002

Freedom Fight 2003 (review coming soon to TSM)

 

Best Of Compilations

Best of Colt Cabana Vol 1 (reviewed on TSM)

Best on the Indies Vol 3: the Messiah (reviewed on TSM)

Best of the Backseat Boyz (reviewed on TSM)

Best of Special K: Higher and Higher(review coming soon to TSM)

Best of Jason Cross (review coming soon to TSM)

Best of Jimmy Rave (review coming soon to TSM)

Best of Wildside Vol 20 (Review coming soon to TSM)

 

IWS

Know Your Enemies 2003 (reviewed on TSM)

Violent Valentine

Season's Beatings

 

Tape sites:

RF Video (www.rfvideo.com)

Smart Mark Video (www.smartmarkvideo.com)

Emax Wrestling Tapes (www.emaxwrestlingtapes.com- HIGHLY recommended for Canadian tape buyers)

Melanie McKee/h3sgirl's wrestling tapes (http://mmm30504.tripod.com/h3sgirlswrestlingtapes/)

Wrestling Superstore (www.wrestlingsuperstore.com)

Edited September 10, 2003 by ShooterJay

[bob_barron]

I'll list the ROH have and my thoughts-

 

All Star Extravaganza- Best ROH show ever. The 6-man tag, Tommy Dreamer, Ohtani/Tanaka v. Low Ki/Corino, Dragon v. Styles, London v. Dragon- It's awesome.

 

http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/videos/a...p?videos_id=679

 

Revenge on the Prophecy- A fun show featuring a great tag match, a very good 4-way and Dragon v. Joe.

 

http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/videos/a...p?videos_id=683

 

Round Robin Challenge II is a something for everyone show. Daniels v. London and Homicide v. Punk are two **** matches.

 

http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/videos/a...p?videos_id=689

 

Do or Die- No London, no Red, no Low Ki, no Styles, no Dragon- no problem. This show is a lot of fun to watch and has a brutal main event between Joe and Homicide.

 

http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/videos/a...p?videos_id=696

 

Final Battle-

 

London has his first big main event match and passes with flying colours. A good 45 minute draw and a fun scramble also are on this one. Also you can see hit Fleisch.

 

http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/videos/a...p?videos_id=706

 

Night of Grudges-

 

London v. Styles. All you need to know.

 

http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/videos/a...p?videos_id=710

[Zack Malibu]

CZW Then and Now. Acid and Homicide put on a **** contest that stole the show.

[Guest Real F'n Show]

My favorite ROH show and one I would definately recommend is the original round robin challenge with Ki/Dragon/Daniels. All 3 matches are at least ***3/4 and it also has Spanky/Briscoe and some other decent stuff as well. Also Jay, will the other IWS shows ever be reviewed for the site?

[Guest Jay Z. Hollywood]

The IWS shows WILL eventually be done, but a ways away. Llakor will eventually send the Paradise City Ninjas a DVD of Freedom to Fight, which once we get it we'll make a top priority.

 

Here's the rough order of upcoming reviews and articles.

1. Wildside Freedom Fight 2003

2. Interview with Wildside PBP announcer Dan "The Dragon" Wilson

3. CZW Extreme 8

4. Best of Special K: Higher and Higher

5. CZW One More Time

 

Oh and Zack, I just realized I forgot to plug your place for tapes in this thread, so it's now up top and on now:

 

Wrestling Superstore (www.wrestlingsuperstore.com)

[Nevermortal]

Recommendation for the big blood/violence marks in the crowd...

 

CZW: Tournament of Death.

 

Ultraviolence at its absolutely finest.

[Sandman9000]

Of course, there will also be the PCN review of Best of the Best 3, as soon as I get around to doing it. Don't hold ye breath.

 

My tapes, more or less in order of recommendation. Don't be afraid to skip around, though.

 

IWA-MS King of the Deathmatches 2003

IWA-MS Ted Petty Invitational/Sweet Science 16 2002

CZW Tournament of Death

CZW Tournament of Death 2

CZW Best of the Best 2

CZW Cage of Death 4

CZW Best of the Best 3

IWA-MS 300th Show

MAW Hardcore Cup 2003

IWS Know Your Enemies 2003

[PsychoDriver]

CZW:

 

Answering The Challenge (Messiah's Debut)

Aftermath

Best Of The Best 2, 3

Break Away Brawl

Cage of Death 4

Cage of Death 5

Deju Vu 2

Divide and Conquer

High Stakes

Night of Infamy

Night of Infamy 2

Overdrive

Take One

Then and Now

This Time It's Personal

Tourament of Death 1 or 2

Truth or Consequences

Uprising

Ultraviolent Freedom of Expression

 

 

Southern California:

Anything by EPIC Pro Wrestling

APW: King of the Indies 2001

GSCW: Proving Grounds

GSCW: One Year in the making

APW-LA: Nemesis 2

PCW: Impact

PCW: Zero Tolerance

PWG: Debut show

PWG: Bad Ass Mother 3000

PWG: Are You Adequately Prepared To Rock?

PWG: An Inch Longer Than Avarage

PWG: Pimpin' In Hight Places

PWG: Tango and Cash

PWG: Taste the Radness

PWG: 88 Miles Per Hour

PWG: The Musical

Revolution Pro - Don't Call it a Comeback

Revolution Pro - Revolution J 2001 (Despite what Super Dragon says, I like the show)

Revolution Pro: Revolution J 2002

Revolution Pro: Revolution J 2003

Revolution Pro - Road to the Gold

Revolution Pro: One Step Beyond

WPW - Best of the West 2003

Inoki Dojo: Juniors Tourney

 

IWA:MS

IWA:MS: Ted Petty Invitational 2002 and 2003

IWA:MS: 300th Show

IWA:MS: "Ultra Styles Clash Weekend"

IWA:MS: KOTDM 2001

IWA:MS: KOTDM 2003

IWA:MS: Simply The Best 5

 

XPW:

Redemption

Hostile Takeover

Liberty or Death

Fall Out

 

Best ofs/Comps

APW: Ring of Fire (Best of Super Dragon Vs. Bobby Quance)

Best of CM Punk (Any of them)

Best of Chris Daniels (Any)

Best of Colt Cabana Vol. 2/3

Super Dragon Evolution 1-2

Super Dragon Evloution Vol 3 (4 DVD set)

Messiah Shoot Interview (AWS)

Best of Joey Ryan: Episode 1

Best of Joey Ryan Vol. 2

Best of Low Ki: Respect, Honor, Discipline

 

 

I'll stop there... I don't want to keep listing tapes all day

Edited May 17, 2004 by PsychoDriver

[Guest bababooey]

hey guys,

what is the west coast version of rf video (ie what is a good site for all west coast feds)

[Guest Jay Z. Hollywood]

Oh man, I just saw this tape on RF and bought it immediately. Check out this fucking match listing:

 

Best of the Insane Dragon: Air Assault

 

1. Insane Dragon & Dixie vs. Briscoe Brothers...6/15/01

2. Insane Dragon & Dixie vs. The SAT vs. Da Hit Squad...7/20/01

3. Insane Dragon vs. Homicide...9/29/01

4. Insane Dragon & Homicide vs. Da Hit Squad...10/12/01

5. Insane Dragon vs. Deranged...10/27/01

6. Insane Dragon vs. Deranged...12/7/01

7. Insane Dragon & Deranged vs. The Boogie Knights...3/1/02

8. Insane Dragon vs. The Amazing Red...5/3/02

9. Insane Dragon & Deranged vs. The SAT vs. Rainchild & Jay Lethal...5/26/02

10. Insane Dragon vs. Reckless Youth...6/15/02

11. Insane Dragon & Jay Briscoe vs. Deranged & Mark Briscoe vs. Da Hit Squad...8/10/02

12. Insane Dragon vs. Dixie...11/8/02

13. Insane Dragon vs. Deranged...1/18/03 .

 

 

HIGHSPOT INSANITY~!

[LucharesuFan619]

XPW Retribution, Redemption, BIB2, Hostile Takeover, Fallout, LOD, and NOC were all great.

[Guest Jay Z. Hollywood]

I'd put "Redefined" on the recommendations list, sight unseen, just to see the Hero return, and the controversial ending.

 

I also just picked up the IWA-MS July 19th show, which features Captain HUSS and Alex Shelley wrestling each other 3 times in 3 different gimmick matches (pinfalls-only, Texas DM, submission match.)

[Zack Malibu]

Topic pinned, for easier access to adding recs, as well as updating your personal collections (in case anyone is interested in sharing/trading).

[tpww7]

Just picked up ROH Wrath of the Racket...definetly has a sorta different feel to it than other shows, but its good. Can't wait to pick up Bitter Friends, Stiffer Enemies next week, the show was great.

[Guest Markingout]

^^^^^^

 

I know I saw Wrath of the Racket it did feel strange. It also felt strange that justin Credible was in the best match IMO. Him and Styker was awesome. The main event was meh,as Homicide was in there the whole time. I like Homicide though.

[JustJoe2k5]

RoH:

Road To The Title

Unscripted

All-Star Extravaganza

Scramble Madness

Night Of The Butcher

Anniversary Show

Expect The Unexpected

Night Of The Champions

Epic Encounter

Retribution: Round Robin Challenge II

Do Or Die

Night Of The Grudges

WrestleRave '03

 

CZW:

Best Of The Best '02

Best Of The Best '03

Then And Now

Truth Or Consequences

Tournament Of Death II

 

IWA-MS:

Ted Petty Invitational '02

Ultra Styles Clash

King Of The Deathmatch '03

 

EPIC:

International Collision

Pain And Suffering

 

PWG:

Debut Show

[Jack_Bauer]

I dont know much indies apart from ROH so I'll do recommendations and if I have any more, Ill add them seperate.

 

Round Robin Challenge

Crowning a Champion ( Purely for the Iron Man Match )

Honor Invades Boston

Unscripted

Scramble Madness

Night of the Butcher

Night of the Champions

Epic Encounter

Night of the Grudges

Wrestlerave

 

and CZW Best of the Best 2

[Guest thetrendsetter]

The 2003 Maritime Cup From Halifax, Nova Scotia

Took Place on October 12th, 2003

 

A Maritime Super 8 Of Sorts

 

Tape Can Be Bought From newscott.com

[The Metal Maniac]

I second that.

 

Great show, just great.

[tpww7]

ROH Bitter Friends, Stiffer Enemies, great show.

[Guest Markingout]

TPWW, Better Friends Stiffer Enemies was that good? I figured that Corino and Homicide was the only one worth checking out. How long did Low Ki and Maff go before the incident happened?

[tpww7]

Ki-Maff only went around 8-9 mins, but there are other matches worth checking out like Whitmer/Stryker, Joe/Punk, etc. There's nothing bad on the tape. Even Alexis/Becky is only like 2 mins.

[Guest Markingout]

Ah,I see I guess I will check it out.

[Mystery Eskimo]

I'm currently picking up RoH tapes every now and then, and so far its all been great...but are there any shows that are actively bad and should be avoided?

[Guest Max Peter David]

Final Battle 2002 is terrible, and Crowning a Champion is a one match tape.

[Guest The Son of Sting]

http://www.smartmarkvideo.co.uk/

 

This is the best place to go for these tapes if your after PAL tapes (UK+Europe).

[theintensifier]

http://www.bluethundervideo.com/ is a good site to get RoH, CZW, etc.

[theintensifier]

http://www.sarnan.com/ this guy has a ton of CZW!

[Guest bort]

I justed watched ROH death before dishonor...good show, good 4 way with Colt, Homicdie, BJ and MAff. Theres also the hardy inncident, Punk vs Raven chain match and Paul londons good bye match. good show

[LucharesuFan619]

I just watched Super Dragon: Evolution for the first time in awhile and I'd definitely have to recommend that for the high-flying/stiff strikes type of fans. There are also great music videos on the tape and a classic match vs. Low Ki, among other great stuff.

 

"Even Alexis/Becky is only like 2 mins."

 

I was at the show and you're right, that's what everyone seems to be saying it was in length, but I swear to God it was so bad it literally seemed like 5 minutes long, and that's NO exaggeration. It was horrible.