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Post by Unknown Thought on Nov 16, 2007 16:18:01 GMT -5
I really wanted to save until the Black Friday sale to pickup some recent stuff...but this sale has me tempted.
Right now I'm thinking:
Joe vs. Kobashi Honor Reclaims Boston The Best of CHIKARA
Hopefully I'll still have enough to get DBDV weekend along with MM and Driven next week lol
BTW...anyone know how good that Hardcore Homecoming boxset set is that ROH is selling? I heard good things about the first Hardcore Homecoming...this one includes all three. Sounds interesting
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Post by skiller on Nov 16, 2007 23:30:29 GMT -5
I'm wondering, is Showdown in Motown worth buying?
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Post by Johnny on Nov 17, 2007 0:04:21 GMT -5
I'm wondering, is Showdown in Motown worth buying? It gets some flak but its a solid show. Danielson vs Sabin is better then you would think it would be. Aries vs Shelley is pretty rad. There are shows far worse you could get.
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Post by skiller on Nov 17, 2007 0:40:25 GMT -5
I'm wondering, is Showdown in Motown worth buying? It gets some flak but its a solid show. Danielson vs Sabin is better then you would think it would be. Aries vs Shelley is pretty rad. There are shows far worse you could get. I've read somewhere it also plays into the Strong/Danielson rivalry, which I loved. So I may be picking this up along with Tag Wars '06, and Honor Reclaims Boston when I get the money.
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Post by YouStayClassy on Nov 17, 2007 4:50:05 GMT -5
Did a small order since I'm saving up for the Black Friday sale.
Ordered:
*Bitter Friends, Stiffer Enemies *Stalemate *War Of The Wire II *Dethroned
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Post by imnotbooked on Nov 17, 2007 11:19:01 GMT -5
So, is it confirmed that there is gonna be a 30% off sale for Black Friday?
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Post by MGH on Nov 17, 2007 15:49:28 GMT -5
So, I just finished finally watching Manhattan Mayhem II. I hadn't done star ratings in a long time, but figured what the hell and went for it today. From everything I've read and seen online since the show came out, it looks like I'm in the minority on quite a few things.
1) Matt Cross & Erick Stevens vs Mike Quackenbush & Jigsaw - ***1/4 2) Mitch Franklin vs Jimmy Jacobs - *1/4 3) The Hangm3n vs Nigel McGuinness, Delirious & Pelle Primeau - **1/2 4) Davey Richards vs PAC - *** 5) Austin Aries vs Roderick Strong vs Jack Evans - ***1/2 6) Eddie Edwards vs Ruckus - **3/4 7) Chris Hero vs Claudio Castagnoli - *** 8) ROH World Championship - Takeshi Morishima(c) vs Bryan Danielson - ****1/4 9) ROH World Tag Team Championships - The Briscoes(c) vs Kevin Steen & El Generico - ****1/4
Mainly, the World Title match, the PAC/Richards match, and the Hero/Claudio match.
I've heard they did editing to PAC/Richards, so that may be part of the deal there. I watched it, and aside from two botches from PAC I saw nothing wrong with it at all. Enjoyed it quite a bit in fact. Heard the people chanting "Benoit" like I expected, but I can kind of see why.
The Hero/Claudio match just didn't seem all that impressive. Their CHIKARA match at Rey De Valedores blew this out of the water IMO. It wasn't bad, but I've seen so much more from them. Just OK.
As for the title match, the match of the year for some people, it was really really good. Tied for me with the Albright match for Morishima's best title defense to date. Again though, maybe it was all the mega-hype and it ended up making me expect the best match ever, but I didn't see it at ***** or the match of the year. Didn't think it was as good as Nigel/Dragon from Driven, or Briscoes/MCMG from GTGM. Great match, awesome finish, but not as great for me as others apparently.
Buy the show for sure, especially since most people seemed to like it much more than I did, so there's a good chance you're in that class rather than mine.
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Post by hollywood on Nov 17, 2007 16:11:36 GMT -5
What are the odds of some more FIP Best of DVDs in the future?
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Post by YouStayClassy on Nov 17, 2007 17:39:10 GMT -5
What are the odds of some more FIP Best of DVDs in the future? Pretty good, I bet. FIP's only gonna get bigger.
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Post by invaderdave on Nov 17, 2007 19:33:23 GMT -5
With the Big Ten sale, I gotta say its finally time I got Joe vs. Kobashi. I mean come on, I still haven't seen that stuff yet.
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Post by Johnny on Nov 17, 2007 20:10:57 GMT -5
With the Big Ten sale, I gotta say its finally time I got Joe vs. Kobashi. I mean come on, I still haven't seen that stuff yet. You should. Its worth more then $10 so you are getting a bargin my man! I found most of the undercard not so great, that could have been due to waiting for the main event.
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Post by invaderdave on Nov 17, 2007 22:16:34 GMT -5
I've always heard that JvK had a solid undercard myself, but I'll see.
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Post by hollywood on Nov 17, 2007 23:40:38 GMT -5
What are the odds of some more FIP Best of DVDs in the future? Pretty good, I bet. FIP's only gonna get bigger. I hope so. I like their shows. Due to finances, I'm only willing to get one promotion's DVDs on a regular basis, but I can pick up the occasional Best of collections from them.
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Post by Reverend BTY on Nov 17, 2007 23:44:02 GMT -5
I just wanna say thanks to whoever recommended me my FIP DVDs. Despite one having a Jimmy Rave match I just gave up on, they've been pretty damn good shows. I am officially a mark for FIP since it's ROH without the smarkiness. Sorry I can't remember your name but whoever helped me out, you're a damn fine man.
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Post by Dr. Bolty, Disaster Enby on Nov 18, 2007 0:20:51 GMT -5
I've always heard that JvK had a solid undercard myself, but I'll see. I think the undercard is pretty decent. Strong vs. Embassy Rave isn't as good as one would hope, and the Italians getting the tag titles is a downer, but aside from those two there's a decent Three Way Dance and a good Gibson/Yang match. Homicide/Evans is OK, despite the angle-riffic finish; same for Claudio/Cabana.
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Post by The Line on Nov 18, 2007 3:26:24 GMT -5
I realized that I still have a bunch of shows that I've only watched once. Probably at least 35 of my 45. Pretty much I've only rewatched Final Battle 05, The Milestone Series, Manhattan Mayhem and Era of Honor begins multiple times
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Post by Big DSR Energy on Nov 18, 2007 3:42:33 GMT -5
What are the odds of some more FIP Best of DVDs in the future? Pretty good, I bet. FIP's only gonna get bigger. Is there anyone right now in FIP that you think would deserve a Best of DVD? I'm asking this as a blanket question to everybody. I've only ever seen one FIP match (Punk vs. Gibson, from the ROH Death Before Dishonor III DVD).
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Post by MGH on Nov 18, 2007 8:51:06 GMT -5
From Gabe on the ROHboard:
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Post by slasher911 on Nov 18, 2007 9:14:55 GMT -5
Why does my bank always pick the $10 dollar sale weekends to f*** with me? $120 overdraft fees for being a total of $7.50 overdrawn? Are you kidding me? Goddamn it I hate Citizens Bank.
Anyway, if you haven't picked up Supercard of Honor yet, you should. $10 bucks is insane for it.
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Post by Klutch on Nov 18, 2007 11:14:41 GMT -5
Just picked up these: The Best of Chikara Final Battle 2003 Glory By Honor IIIStalemate Joe vs. Kobashi Showdown In Motown
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