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DVD REVIEW: FULL IMPACT PRO STRONG VS. EVANS: JACK EVANS, RODERICK STRONG, COLT CABANA, SAL RINAURO, DAVE PRAZAK & MORE

In January, Full Impact Pro Wrestling held a show in Crystal River, Florida headlined by a main event between two men who had worked as a team in Ring of Honor, Roderick Strong and Jack Evans.  Some people have considered this to be one of the best main events in Full Impact Pro’s two year history.  Here are the results from the show.

Commentary is provided by Dave Prazak and Jared David.

Vic Slowhand welcomes to everyone to the show but he is interrupted by Colt Cabana and Sal Rinauro.  Cabana gets on the mic and he says that they are not okay because last night Team Awesome Awesome Ding Dong were going to win the FIP Tag Titles.  However, they were interrupted and could not beat the Heartbreak Express in their final match to try to win the titles.  Cabana blames it on Erick Stevens and Steve Madison, and he calls them no good punks.  Cabana tells Stevens and Madison if they think it is going to be a fight, they want to fight them and they will do it right now.

Cabana and Rinauro go to the ring but Stevens and Madison are not in the building.  Cabana takes the mic back and he says that if they do not want to fight now, they will get their revenge some time tonight with fists to the face. 

 Jack Evans comes out and he gets on the mic.  Vic Slowhand mentions that Jack will face Roderick Strong tonight for the first time in a singles match with the winner getting an FIP Title match against Homicide in Philadelphia at the Ring of Honor show.  Jack says that his match with Roderick Strong will be one of his toughest matches, but winning the FIP title is one of the most important things to Jack.  He will be trying his best to win the match tonight and get the title from Homicide.

Angel Armoni comes out and he gets in Evans face. Armoni gets on the mic and he says that he is a fifteen year veteran who has wrestled all over the world, including Japan and Germany .  Now he is lowering himself by wrestling in Florida .  Armoni says that he is here for a title match and he challenges Evans.  Jack goes to the ring and he does some break dancing and then he tells Armoni to do the same.

Match Number One:  Jack Evans defeats Angel Armoni

Evans gets the early advantage but Armoni is able to recover and he attacks Evans.  Evans uses his high flying moves to try to get the victory but Armoni is able to kick out and he uses nefarious means to work over Evans while the referee is distracted.  Roderick Strong comes out to tell the referee what he missed.  That allows Evans to hit a spinning heel kick for the three count.

After the match, Roderick Strong is interviewed and asked why he helped Jack Evans when he is scheduled to wrestle Evans later in the night.  Strong says that he did it because he wants there to be no doubt that Strong is the better man tonight.  Strong and Evans shake hands before they go to the back.

The FIP Tag Team Champions the Heartbreak Express, Kory Chavis, and So Cal Val come out and Val gets on the mic.  Val mentions that the Heartbreak Express successfully defended their titles the previous night so that means that the Heartbreak Express will not be defending the titles tonight.  Val says that it will be an easy night for them.

Match Number Two:  Chasyn Rance, Seth Delay, and Benny Blanco defeat The Heartbreak Express (Sean Davis and Phil Davis) and Kory Chavis [with So Cal Val]  

The Heartbreak Express and Chavis try to get the crowd to calm down before the match starts.  Sean Davis and Rance start things off and Sean uses his size advantage to overpower Rance, but Rance uses his agility to take down Sean and Phil.  Sean is used by Rance, Delay, and Blanco to wear down Phil and Chavis before the Heartbreak Express and Chavis regroup outside the ring.  Rance, Delay, and Blanco maintain the advantage when the action returns to the ring; the experience of the Heartbreak Express as a team gives them the advantage and they use the referee to help them double and triple team their opponents.  While Blanco and Chavis battle outside the ring, Rance and Delay hit cross body blocks from the top turnbuckle to pin Phil and Sean at the same time.

After the match, Sean gets on the mic and he tells the fans to stop calling him ‘jelly roll’ or he will slap anyone who says it.  The fans do not do a good job of listening to Sean.  Sean gets woozy as he heads to the back and he almost falls on a few fans.

Colt Cabana and Sal Rinauro come back out and Cabana reminds the fans that they have an agenda tonight.  If Stevens and Madison do not come out to accept their challenge, then heck will be run.  Cabana wants Stevens and Madison to come out.  Instead of Stevens and Madison, Jerrelle Clark and Jay Fury come out.  Clark says that they have issues with Madison and Stevens too. 

Jerrelle Clark wants a rematch against Bryan Danielson after what happened at the Florida Rumble.  Dave Prazak comes out with Mr. Milo Beasley.  Dave says that he made an executive decision that Jerrelle Clark gets a title match against Jerrelle Clark .  He tells Jerrelle that he will have to face Austin Aries tonight.  Clark says that when he is done with Aries, he will take care of Bryan Danielson.

Match Number Three:  Austin Aries (with Mr. Milo Beasley and Bryan Danielson) defeats Jerrelle Clark

The match starts off with each man trying to get the early advantage by working on the arm.  Clark has Aries in an arm bar and Aries tries to get out of the hold with an arm drag and slam, but Clark holds on to the arm bar.  Aries thinks that he has outsmarted Clark, but Clark is right behind him and Aries cowers into the corner.  Aries is able to work over Clark and Aries works on Clark ’s back.  Aries misses a series of elbow drops and that allows Clark to recover and he works over Aries, including a bulldog.  Aries is sent over the top rope on an Irish whip and then Clark knocks Aries off the apron onto Danielson.  Clark hits a pescado onto Danielson and Aries and then Clark pushes Mr. Milo Beasley out of his wheelchair.  Clark is able to get a near fall and then he goes up top for the 630, but Aries stops him.  Aries tries for a superplex but Clark knocks Aries off.  While Aries distracts the referee, Danielson pushes Clark off the top turnbuckle and Aries gets the victory with the brainbuster.

After the match, Jay Fury comes out and he says that he is tired of the interference in their matches.  Fury challenges Bryan Danielson.

Match Number Four:  Bryan Danielson (with Austin Aries and Mr. Milo Beasley) defeats Jay Fury

Danielson with an early take down on Fury and he proclaims himself to be the best wrestler in the world and plays up to the crowd, but the people of Crystal River will have none of it.  Fury with a series of hip tosses and Danielson goes outside to regroup with Aries and Mr. Beasley.  Danielson returns to the ring and Fury gets the advantage with a test of strength.  Fury forces Danielson to go outside the ring one more time and Fury hits a cross body from the top turnbuckle onto Danielson, Aries, and Mr. Beasley.  Fury is sent outside and Danielson distracts the referee, allowing Mr. Beasley to miraculously rise and hit a somersault senton splash onto Fury who got into Mr. Beasley’s wheelchair.  Danielson puts Fury in a figure four leg lock, but Fury reverses and Aries tries to push the bottom rope closer to Danielson so he can break the hold.  Fury appears to have things under control but he misses a moonsault.  Thanks to interference from Austin Aries, Danielson is able to get the three count with a German suplex and bridge.

As Austin Aries goes to the back, he comments on how no one can withstand the punishment of ‘DP’, and then it is time for a ‘Sexy Party’ from Danielson and Aries.

Colt Cabana and Sal Rinauro interrupt Vic Slowhand’s announcement and Cabana says that they have brought out chairs to wait for Erick Stevens and Steve Madison to arrive.  They are going to hang out with the fans to wait for Stevens and Madison to come out.  Cabana promises that there will be ‘fists to the face’.

Match Number Five:  Black Mark et defeat Masked FIPpers Numbers Nine and Ten

The match starts with Black Mark et going after the FIPpers as soon as they enter the ring.  FIPper Number Ten is met with a kick to the back from Machete and a diving shoulder tackle from Murphy.  Murphy and Machete toy with the FIPpers as they have their way with both masked men.  Murphy and Machete hit a neck breaker/side slam combination for the three count.

After the match, Machete gets on the mic and he says that they have been in FIP for two months and he says that these are not the type of matches that the fans deserve to see.  They deserve to be wrestling better competition and if they do not get better competition, then everybody that gets into the ring with them will get a one way ticket to the hospital room. 

Dave Prazak comes out with Mr. Milo Beasley and Jimmy Rave.  Dave says that it has been a good night FIPping it up in Crystal River because DP Associates are undefeated.  Bryan Danielson and Austin Aries are already victorious and Jimmy Rave has no opponent because there is no competition.  As they go to the back, they are stopped by Tony Mamaluke.  Mamaluke says that he is here for competition.  Tony tells Rave that he has known him for a long time and suggests having a match.

Match Number Six:  Tony Mamaluke defeats Jimmy Rave (with Bryan Danielson)

Mamaluke gives Rave ten seconds to get to the ring and Rave slides in at nine and then leaves the ring immediately after entering.  Rave continues to do this while antagonizing the fans.  Rave returns to the ring but he refuses to lock up with Mamaluke.  After Mamaluke and Rave try to get the advantage, Prazak’s interference allows Rave to take over, including a somersault senton from the apron by Mr. Beasley onto Mamaluke after Tony got into Mr. Beasley’s wheelchair.  Rave works over Mamaluke with the assistance of Prazak and Mr. Beasley but Rave cannot put away Mamaluke.  Mamaluke hits a suplex on Rave, but Rave is close enough to the ropes to allow Prazak to put his foot on the bottom rope.  Rave is able to get out of a few submission holds, but when Mamaluke tries a third time, Rave taps out.

After the match, Dave Prazak throws a tantrum in the ring after Rave’s loss.

They cut to Cabana and Rinauro waiting for Stevens and Madison, but Stevens and Madison come into the building from the exit and they Pearl Harbor Rinauro and Cabana. 

Match Number Seven:  Miracle Violence Connection (Steve Madison and Erick Stevens) defeat Team Awesome Awesome Ding Dong (Colt Cabana and Sal Rinauro)

Madison and Cabana fight by the merchandise table while Rinauro and Stevens fight by the mobile studio.   The battle moves into the crowd as well.  When the match gets into the ring, Stevens and Madison work over Cabana and keep Colt from making the tag.  Rinauro is able to tag in and then there is pandemonium in the ring as all four men are in the ring.  The referee prevents Cabana from making the legal tag because he does not see it, and that allows Stevens and Madison to work over Rinauro.  Madison appears to have things under control, but he goes up top for a moonsault and Rinauro moves out of the way, allowing Cabana to be tagged in.  Rinauro tries for a pescado on Stevens, but Erick moves out of the way and Rinauro is out on the floor.  Cabana gets Madison up for a belly-to-back suplex and Madison punches Cabana in the head with the chain to get the three count.

After the match, Cabana gets on the mic and he asks the crowd if Madison was cheating and the crowd says that they were cheating.  Cabana says that Stevens and Madison are a couple of cheaters.  If they want to cheat when they work together, why not have singles matches.   Cabana and Rinauro chase after Madison and Stevens.

Match Number Eight:  Roderick Strong defeats Jack Evans to earn a title match against FIP champion Homicide

Evans and Strong try to get the early advantage, but when the action goes outside the ring, Evans uses his acrobatic style to take control.  Evans acrobatic style comes back to hurt him when Strong catches Evans and hits a backbreaker and he takes control of the match.  Strong stretches Evans in ways that you did not think a human could be stretched.  Evans with a series of near falls on Strong but Strong tosses Evans onto the top rope.  Evans hits a DDT on the apron and then he hits the Sasuke Special into a rana but Evans cannot put Strong away.  Evans goes up top but Strong pushes the referee into the ropes and that crotches Evans.  Strong hits a superplex and then he puts Evans in the StrongHold and Evans taps.

After the match, Strong picks up Evans, hugs him and raises Evans’s hand before leaving the ring.  Evans is helped to the back and you can see Evans’s chest after the punishment he took from Strong during the match.

Strong vs. Evans Thoughts: This DVD is approximately two hours and ten minutes in length....The sound seemed a little muffled from the building, making it difficult to understand the promos and announcements....One thing that Full Impact Pro Wrestling has been able to do is bring in some of the top talent in the world and they have been able to elevate the level of talent for the ‘local’ wrestlers.  The Aries/Clark and Danielson/Fury matches were very strong....While this show was from almost ten months ago, it is interesting to see how much the wrestlers and product has changed.  For example, Black Mark et are one of the most popular teams in the company, especially in Crystal River ....Like the other FIP DVDs, you can definitely tell the faces and the heels, and the heels in the company do a great job of playing off the crowd, especially the members of DP Associates and the Heartbreak Express....One of the advantages of the FIP show is that while there is a lot of great in ring action, there are a number of wrestlers who are able to cut strong promos.  You have Sean Davis of the Heartbreak Express, Colt Cabana, Dave Prazak, and many more....The Evans/Strong match had one of the most amazing spots I have ever seen live in a match when he hit the Sasuke Special into the rana on the floor....I like the touch with the end of the show footage.  I know there were some shows that have not been released yet with some very good and funny segments involving DP Associates and the Heartbreak Express.....One of the stranger things about this DVD is seeing a Florida venue with people dressed in ‘winter clothing’....With the release of shows from almost a year ago, it is sometimes difficult to watch these DVDs and understand the current storylines.  For example, Sal Rinauro is now teaming with Steve Madison after turning on Erick Stevens after Erick Stevens was attacked by Steve Madison to end their tag team.

Full Impact Pro Wrestling returns to action on Friday, November 10, 2006 in Inverness , Florida with Roderick Strong challenging for the FIP Title against Bryan Danielson; and Saturday, November 11, 2006 in Bushnell , Florida with a ten man elimination tag match with one team captained by Roderick Strong and the other captained by current FIP Champion Bryan Danielson.  For more information on Full Impact Pro Wrestling, check out www.fullimpactpro.com

For more information on the more than two dozen FIP DVDs that are currently available, check out www.rohwrestling.com

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