IWF PRIME TIME - "Silver Lining"
Saturday 29th September 2007
Civic Hall, Broxbourne
CHAMPIONS MATCH:
Matthew Mercy, Mistico, Loco Delgado & Flavio Love
Vs
Paul Wardle, Matt Sydal, Elijah Burke & Chris Jericho
John Hennigan Vs Joey Mercury
Abyss Vs Acid
Umaga Vs Samoa Joe
- - - -
1) Umaga Vs Samoa Joe ( * * 3/4 ) - Nice tie in with last months Prime Time here (these being the two men who Mercy & HHH chose as each other's opponents) and this was a reasonable match as well. Both men worked stiff, but not too stiff, but it was Umaga who got the pinfall. It's amazing how fortunes can change; Joe was much heralded when he came in, but has failed to live up to the hype and now faces an uncertain future amongst tales of his backstage attitude not being appreciated. Umaga on the other hand seemed like a no-hope when he arrived but has impressed everyone and looks on the upward swing.
2) Abyss Vs Acid ( * * ) - The Anderson Family have been trying to recruit Abyss to their fold for the past month or so and despite Abyss looking like taking up their offer at times, he has so far stood resolutely against them. Thus Charles Anderson sending Acid in to do battle with Abyss. But it turned out it was all a ruse, as this was the night that Matt Morgan reappeared on IWF TV...as the newest member of the Anderson Family. A No-Contest was declared as Morgan stormed the ring and attacked Abyss.
3) John Hennigan Vs Joey Mercury ( * * * 1/4 ) - Well it didn't take John "ny Nitro" Hennigan long to dissolve himself from his MNM partnership upon his return from injury did it? And given Mercury's status as a virtual non-entity whilst his partner was out, that doesn't bode well for him. That said, he more than contributed to a great little match, albeit one that Hennigan won. Hennigan seems destined for brighter things, Mercury might be in for an almighty struggle.
4) Champions Match ( * * * * ) - Well it was a good job was it not that CM Punk lost both his titles (thanks it must be said to HHH & Mercy being involved) in recent weeks, which meant that this was a 4 on 4 match, with all eight male champions being involved. It was also quite the cracker. Fast paced non-stop action all the way. Of course Mercy got the winning pinfall, on Matt Sydal following a Mercy-Bomb, but whilst this may not have been the most important match ever seen on Prime Time, it was one hell of an entertaining one.
The hits keep a coming for Prime Time. This was another stellar effort with incidents aplenty and lots of action. Admittedly not much was seen in the way of proper build up to Neon Blue, but you can't have everything can you?
Saturday 29th September 2007
Civic Hall, Broxbourne
CHAMPIONS MATCH:
Matthew Mercy, Mistico, Loco Delgado & Flavio Love
Vs
Paul Wardle, Matt Sydal, Elijah Burke & Chris Jericho
John Hennigan Vs Joey Mercury
Abyss Vs Acid
Umaga Vs Samoa Joe
- - - -
1) Umaga Vs Samoa Joe ( * * 3/4 ) - Nice tie in with last months Prime Time here (these being the two men who Mercy & HHH chose as each other's opponents) and this was a reasonable match as well. Both men worked stiff, but not too stiff, but it was Umaga who got the pinfall. It's amazing how fortunes can change; Joe was much heralded when he came in, but has failed to live up to the hype and now faces an uncertain future amongst tales of his backstage attitude not being appreciated. Umaga on the other hand seemed like a no-hope when he arrived but has impressed everyone and looks on the upward swing.
2) Abyss Vs Acid ( * * ) - The Anderson Family have been trying to recruit Abyss to their fold for the past month or so and despite Abyss looking like taking up their offer at times, he has so far stood resolutely against them. Thus Charles Anderson sending Acid in to do battle with Abyss. But it turned out it was all a ruse, as this was the night that Matt Morgan reappeared on IWF TV...as the newest member of the Anderson Family. A No-Contest was declared as Morgan stormed the ring and attacked Abyss.
3) John Hennigan Vs Joey Mercury ( * * * 1/4 ) - Well it didn't take John "ny Nitro" Hennigan long to dissolve himself from his MNM partnership upon his return from injury did it? And given Mercury's status as a virtual non-entity whilst his partner was out, that doesn't bode well for him. That said, he more than contributed to a great little match, albeit one that Hennigan won. Hennigan seems destined for brighter things, Mercury might be in for an almighty struggle.
4) Champions Match ( * * * * ) - Well it was a good job was it not that CM Punk lost both his titles (thanks it must be said to HHH & Mercy being involved) in recent weeks, which meant that this was a 4 on 4 match, with all eight male champions being involved. It was also quite the cracker. Fast paced non-stop action all the way. Of course Mercy got the winning pinfall, on Matt Sydal following a Mercy-Bomb, but whilst this may not have been the most important match ever seen on Prime Time, it was one hell of an entertaining one.
The hits keep a coming for Prime Time. This was another stellar effort with incidents aplenty and lots of action. Admittedly not much was seen in the way of proper build up to Neon Blue, but you can't have everything can you?
