No Remorse Report

1) America's Most Wanted Vs Trevor Murdoch & Lance Cade (* *)
Murdoch & Cade may well be a surprisingly entertaining double act, and their "fair sportsmanship" act has been a revelation, but there's no way that as it stands they are ready to be the World Tag Team champions. Which meant that whilst this was a reasonable opener, with AMW showing their form was as good as ever, there was little suspense as there was little doubt over the winners. More notable for Murdoch & Cade coming good on their promise to fight clean rather than any great in-ring action, it was all wrapped up when James Storm pinned Lance Cade and then all four men shook hands.

2) Mohammed Fakjir Vs Jay Reso (* * 1/4)
We have to say it; Fakjir doesn't look half the prospect he did when Justice Porter was by his side (but Porter will be back, grapple fans). And the main problem was that with no "Head of Security" by his side, there weren't many fans in the arena who thought that Fakjir had any chance of upsetting the odds. And so it proved. Another decent, if not great, match which Reso cleaned up with the Unprettier to get the 1-2-3 for the victory.

3) Jazz Hands Gee & Lil Louis Vs Finlay & Horsnwoggle (*)
Things hit a bizarre note at this point. Was this entertaining? Possibly. Was this "wrestling"? Probably not. This was a one joke affair and that one joke wasn't even particularly funny. At least the man who lost the pinfall in this one, Finlay, can be thankful that it was at least Jazz Hands who pinned him and not the vertically challenged Lil' Louis.

4) Chris Jericho Vs Too Cold Scorpio (* * * 3/4)
Well the card was in need of a pick-up at this point and thankfully it well and truly got one. These two men had a classic rivalry in Insane Championship Wrestling and they almost picked off where they had left off in this one. Ok, so it might not have been quite up to the level of their famous ICW battles, but we are 10 years down the line. Both men looked as if they were having a whale of a time and this was a very entertaining battle. Scorpio took the win with the Drop the Bomb (his ever impressive Moonsault Leg Drop) and both men got a rousing ovation from the fans.

5) The Phenomenon Paul Wardle Vs Randy Orton (* * 1/2)
It's not going to last (mainly because Wardle is 100 times more effective as a heel than he is as a face) but the IWF are doing their level best to capitalise on the short-term boost to Wardle's popularity that slapping Calum Best in the face resulted in. To wit, they put him in the ring with the least likeable person on the roster in the form of Randy Orton. The result was a good match, but perhaps one that lacked the spark that both men (and the management) would have been hoping for. Wardle won clean, which is good for him but Orton might be getting a little worried about what the short-term future holds for his position within the company.

6) "Nature Boy" Ric Flair Vs Elijah Burke (* *)
This was never going to be a five-star classic (most observers would agree that Flair is, for all intents and purposes, not even up to a special attraction role at this stage in his life) but what we got was entertaining enough and there is no doubting that Flair was extremely over. Which rubbed off on Burke, who rose to the occasion with aplomb it must be added, and Burke's hard fought win here should do much to raise his profile. Flair got a nice reaction as he walked off.

7) Abyss & Jahbuhlun Vs Matt Morgan & Acid (* * 1/2)
Well this was a chaotic one to say the least. This was the kind of reckless tornado style match that you would have expected on an old ICW pay-per-view, full of Anderson Family interference. In the end however it was Jahbuhlun who got the pinfall victory over Acid in a match where all four men bled the claret. It was different anyway.

8) CM Punk Vs Matthew Mercy Vs Triple H (* * * * 1/4)
Main event time and as we'd had a pretty average under-card (on the whole) what the card needed was a dynamic, exciting and thrilling main event. And that's exactly what we got. All three men were super-over, including Punk (which was a very good sign for him and the company as a whole), and all three men put forward excellent performances. Whilst HHH was the clear crowd villain, there was a fascinating vocal battle between the crowd to proclaim Punk or Mercy as their favourites. In the end though the majority of the crowd were well and truly disappointed as Triple H pinned Matthew Mercy, after all kinds of false finishes to lift the world title once again.

This wasn't the greatest event the IWF have put on in recent history, but it had just about enough to keep everyone entertained. The main event was scintillating, and Scorpio & Jericho were the pick of the under-card. The IWF will do better in the months to come, but this just about passed the mustard.