IWS Hardcore Heat review

[Guest Jay Z. Hollywood]

Comments can be left here, eh. (See, they're Canadian, so I said "eh." I'm so funny!)

 

http://thesmartmarks.com/artman/publish/ar...icle_1273.shtml

[JST 0]

Correction on CCW, good sir. It's in Quebec, not Montreal.

 

I should know. I work there.

[Guest Real F'n Show]

great review. i might be ordering some tapes when I get some spending money...

[Llakor 0]

Correction on CCW, good sir. It's in Quebec, not Montreal.

 

I should know. I work there.

THe other small error not to be picky is that the FLQ killed Pierre LaPorte but they only kidnapped James Cross.

[Guest Real F'n Show]

I'm thinking about getting the DVD's for Know Your Enemies '03, Freedom to Fight '03, Hardcore Heat '03, and Un F'n Sanctioned '03. The problem is, I can only afford two of them...I guess I could get three tapes but I want the DVD's. Which two should I get out of those four listed?

[Guest Jay Z. Hollywood]

KYE, as you'll see in the previous review I did with my buds, is terrible.

 

I haven't seen FTF, but it has a much hyped No Rope Barbed Wire match between the Hardcore Ninjas.

 

UnF'nSanctioned is a MUST though, absolutely get that one. A MOTY candidate in XES69/Kevin Steen, and the most insane deathmatch you'll ever see (Fans Bring the Weapons). It's IWS's big show of the year, drew close to 1,000 at the Medley in Montreal.

[Guest macheteofodin]

Good review man.

 

I haven't seen the show yet, I skipped it in favor of getting two shows that I attended (Scarred 4 Life and Un F'n Sanctioned), but it will be the next one I get.

 

Out of the shows on your list, Real F'n Show, I suggest Freedom to Fight and Un F'n Sanctioned. I personally liked Know Your Enemies, but there are better shows, and both Freedom to Fight and Un F'n Sanctioned were much better.

[Guest Real F'n Show]

a few questions...

 

1.) does Freedom to Fight have anything good on it besides the barbedwire match?

 

2.) what special features do IWS DVDs have?

 

3.) Does anyone know where I can find reviews of their shows?

 

Thanks in advance

[Guest macheteofodin]

1.) does Freedom to Fight have anything good on it besides the barbedwire match?

If memory serves me correctly, yes. One of my friends is borrowing the dvd at the moment so I don't remember exactly which ones.

 

2.) what special features do IWS DVDs have?

On all up to and not including Hardcore Heat, there are none. I haven't seen the new ones yet, so I can't say if they do.

 

3.) Does anyone know where I can find reviews of their shows?

If you go to their site and read the message board there are opinions on the live shows. I'm sure Llakor can give you more information as he probably knows more about the IWS than anyone that posts here.

[Llakor 0]

1.) does Freedom to Fight have anything good on it besides the barbedwire match?

 

Freedom to Fight is one of those shows that gets better as it goes along. The undercard is okay. Then FOD sets Viking on fire and the rest of the show just takes off.

Hi-5 vs. the Flying Hurricanes is very good

Phantom vs. EXcesS69 vs. the Arsenal is very good and it includes one of EXcesS69's patented suicide attempts - a suicide stage dive from the second floor of the Skratch which is still one of those - I can't believe that the crazy bastard just did that

Dru Onyx vs. El Generico rocks the casbah

 

and the Ninja vs. Ninja match is I swear to god one of the most psychological matches that we have ever done. (That along with THE three way are the best matches that we have done this year.)

 

2.) what special features do IWS DVDs have?

 

We release the shows on DVD-5's to give the best quality for the footage. That gives us enough memory for 135 minutes of wrestling. If we have enough room we add the pre-show trailer. We tend to err on the side of more wrestling.

 

3.) Does anyone know where I can find reviews of their shows?

My stuff is scattered all over the place, but the biggest simple concentration is

Here

 

Now I do write press release shills, but you can read through the lines with my stuff. I never say that a match is good when it isn't. I start using other words that don't quite mean good. And if you want to know how I feel about a show ask me and I'll go back over my notes.

 

(For instance I liked Know Your Enemies way more than Jay did and I liked Hardcore Heat less, but then I'm a mark for both Arsenal and El Generico, and Arsenal wasn't on the Hardcore Heat card while El Generico was on the Know Your Enemeies card twice.)

 

My personal picks for the year (that have been released) in order would be:

1. Un F'N S

2. Freedom To Fight

3. Scarred For Life

4. Know Your Enemies

5. Hardcore Heat

6. Season's Beatings

7. Violent Valentines

 

That said Violent Valentines is still a pretty good show.

[Guest Real F'n Show]

Thanks you've been a lot of help

[Guest Colonel Meez]

UnFn'Sanctioned has match selections if that helps.....as do Scarred 4 Life and hardcore Heat, I think (not 100% sure, and too lazy to check, but if memory serves me correct, they do.) Other than that, quality is great, by far best in indy wrestling and the shows are awesome, with a little touch of everything. If you want a little review of each show, click on the match listings of each match, and there is a little preview of each show:

 

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