Full Impact Pro presents Cage Of Pain II
Date: 9/29/2007
From: Crystal River, FL
Opening Contest: Jake Crist vs. Seth Delay vs. Scott Commodity: Crist backs Commodity into a corner as Delay remains in a different corner watching the action. Crist controls Commodity with a wrist lock, but Commodity kicks free. Crist suplexs Commodity and keeps arm control. Commodity reaches the ropes to force a rope break and Crist backs off. Delay gets involved with a lockup and Commodity gets wrist control. Commodity kicks Delay, but is met with an arm drag. Delay keeps arm control on the mat, but Commodity reaches the ropes again. Commodity is met with a double hip toss. Commodity runs the apron, but is knocked off the ropes by Crist. Crist arm drags Delay, but Delay responds with one of his own and a dropkick. Delay clotheslines Crist to the floor. Commodity attacks Delay from behind to gain the advantage. Commodity uppercuts Delay in the corner followed by a snap suplex for a two count. Commodity knee strikes Delay over the upper back. Delay knee strikes Commodity followed by strikes, but Commodity uppercuts Delay followed by a strike for a two count. Commodity slams Delay and heads to the middle rope missing a splash attempt. Delay strikes Commodity several times. Delay forearms Commodity to the mat. Crist hits a top rope crossbody onto both men. Crist decks Commodity with clotheslines and elbows to Delay. Crist heel kicks Commodity, but Delay almost pins Crist with a sunset flip. Crist superkicks Commodity out of the corner and almost wins with a superkick. Delay takes Crist off the top with a hurricanrana, and Crist lands on Commodity. Commodity crotches Delay on the top rope, but Delay elbows Commodity to the mat. Delay hits moonsault turned into a back senton for the win! (***. Not a bad start to the show. I’m not too familiar with Delay and Commodity in-ring wise. Delay is a name I’ve heard a lot over the years. The finish by Delay was quite impressive that I had to rewind to make sure my eyes didn’t deceive me. An enjoyable bout to kickoff the show.)
FIP World Champion Roderick Strong comes out and has a microphone to cut a promo. Strong focuses on Larry Sweeney for challenging him to a match tonight. Strong gets cutoff by Dave Prazak and Mr. Milo Beasley. The microphone is so bad, that I can’t possibly understand what they are saying. Strong accepts the challenge issued by Larry Sweeney. Prazak rolls Beasley into Strong, but Strong slams Beasley onto the wheelchair. Sweeney comes out and attacks Strong on the aisle. Sweeney cuts a promo, but again, I can’t understand what he’s saying because of the poor sound quality. Strong gets up and chases Sweeney backstage to end the segment.
Prior to the next match, Daizee Haze cuts a promo about what happened last night. Haze heard Lacey claim she’s the best women’s wrestler, but Haze wanted to prove she’s better than her again. Haze got a black eye from Rain, who wasn’t involved in the match. Haze promises revenge on Lacey and Rain tonight.
Second Contest: Minnesota Home Wrecking Crew (Lacey & Rain) vs. Daizee Haze & SHIMMER Heavyweight Champion Sara Del Ray: Haze goes right after rain with right hands while Del Ray headbutts Lacey and delivers a strike over the back. Del Ray chops Lacey in the corner a few times. Lacey and Rain almost collide in the middle of the ring. Haze keeps a sleeper on Rain and switches to a rollup for a near fall. Haze keeps a sleeper on Rain, but they counter each other. Haze puts a bridging hammerlock on Rain. Haze kips up and puts a wrist lock on Rain. Rain counters with a headlock, but Haze counters and tags in Del Ray. Del Ray headbutts Rain over the lower back. Del Ray knee drops Rain for a two count. Rain backs Del Ray into a corner and Lacey enters the match to stomp Del Ray in the corner. Lacey forearms Del Ray, but Del Ray drops Lacey with a knee lift and a snap suplex for a near fall. Del Ray stomps Lacey on the back before tagging in Haze. Haze kicks Lacey in the ribs and delivers a few strikes to the back. Haze comes off the ropes to clothesline Lacey followed by an elbow and forearm strike. Rain drops Haze over the top rope and Lacey drops Haze with a backbreaker for a two count. Lacey kicks Haze over the back and tags in Rain to keep control of the bout. Rain tries for a cover, but Haze kicks out at two. Haze stops Lacey with a jawbreaker, but Lacey nails Haze with a neckbreaker for a near fall. Rain returns to the match and Haze is double teamed by forearms. Lacey drops Haze over Rain’s knee out of a wheelbarrow for a near fall.
Rain chokes Haze while the referee is distracted. Lacey clubs Haze over the back with a strike. Lacey returns to the match, but Haze avoids a back suplex and hits a double cutter. Del Ray gets the hot tag and cleans house. Del Ray comes off the ropes to hit a crossbody on Lacey. Del Ray drives Lacey down with a back suplex, but Rain stops the cover. Del Ray and Haze hit stereo senton splashes. Haze and Del Ray deliver splashes. Haze tries for a suplex, but Lacey counters with a backstabber for a two count as Del Ray breaks the cover. Haze almost wins with a rollup. Haze signals for the heart punch, and hits Lacey with it followed by a yakuza kick for the win. (*1/2. The action didn’t do much for me here. It wasn’t bad per se, but it was mostly a boring match.)
Third Contest: FIP Tag Team Champion Jay Briscoe vs. Gran Akuma: Briscoe gains control with a waist lock and a wrist lock. Briscoe drop toe holds Akuma to the mat and keeps front face lock control. Akuma puts a hammerlock on Briscoe, but that’s countered quickly. Briscoe gains wrist control, but Akuma counters with an arm drag. Akuma locks in an octopus submission. Briscoe nails Akuma with a head scissors and a big boot. Briscoe uppercuts Akuma into the corner and continues with chops. Briscoe splashes Akuma in the corner followed by a stomp to the face. Akuma kicks Briscoe a few times, but Briscoe responds with strikes. Briscoe dropkicks Akuma coming off the ropes for a near fall. Briscoe hits a snap suplex for a two count. Akuma kicks Briscoe on the thigh several times and delivers a standing senton splash for a two count. Akuma keeps Briscoe on the mat with an abdominal stretch. Akuma leg sweeps Briscoe and keeps control on the left knee. Akuma locks in a half Boston Crab, but Briscoe quickly reaches the ropes. Briscoe chops Akuma several times to back Akuma into the ropes. Briscoe slams Akuma followed by a leg drop for a two count. Briscoe strikes Akuma several times. Briscoe rams Akuma into the corner and delivers shoulder rams. Akuma kicks Briscoe on the knee, but Briscoe responds with forearm strikes. Akuma tosses Briscoe with a release German suplex. Akuma delivers a sloppy Code Red for a two count. Akuma tries for a tornado DDT, but Briscoe counters by driving Akuma into the corner face first. Briscoe hits a blockbuster out of the corner for a near fall. Akuma kicks Briscoe and runs into a boot and a front suplex. Briscoe spikes Akuma with a Death Valley Driver for a near fall. Briscoe slams Akuma and heads to the top rope. Akuma cuts off Briscoe with a forearm strike. Akuma holds Briscoe on the top rope and overhead suplexs Briscoe to the mat. Akuma hits a top rope moonsault for a near fall. Akuma can’t believe it. Akuma tries for a DDT, but Briscoe counters and Akuma almost wins with a rollup. Briscoe decks Akuma with a clothesline. Briscoe tosses Akuma with an exploder suplex. Briscoe spikes Akuma with the Jay Driller to win the match. (**. An average match between these two with a couple of sloppy moments by Akuma. There wasn’t much here to standout action wise.)
FIP Florida Heritage Champion Erick Stevens cuts a promo saying that he’s a fighting champion, but he doesn’t have a challenger tonight. Stevens is attacked from behind by Necro Butcher. Butcher will challenge Butcher for the title now.
Fourth Contest: FIP Florida Heritage Champion Erick Stevens vs. Necro Butcher in an anything goes match: Butcher knocks Stevens over the railing into the crowd. Butcher eye gouges Stevens in the crowd and they trade chops in the crowd. Stevens clubs Butcher over the back several times, but is met with a kick to the midsection. Butcher snapmares Stevens on the floor and delivers a chair shot to the back several times. Stevens chops Butcher and sends Butcher into the cage propped against the wall. Stevens throws Butcher into several chairs in the crowd. Stevens whacks Butcher over the back with a chair shot. Stevens strikes Butcher again and they continue to brawl in the crowd. Stevens chops Butcher against the wall. Butcher rams Stevens back first into the wall and continues with a series of strikes. Stevens rams Butcher face first onto a chair and delivers a chair shot over the head of Butcher. Stevens nails Butcher with a running boot to the face. Stevens continues to club on Butcher. Butcher fires back with right hands and headbutts Stevens against the railing. Butcher gouges Stevens face in the crowd. Butcher tries to slam Stevens onto a table, but Butcher avoids it. Stevens tries for a back suplex, but Butcher punches free and boots Stevens into a few chairs. Butcher elbows Stevens followed by a headbutt. Butcher gouges Stevens face and tosses Stevens over the railing to the ringside area. Butcher jabs Stevens in the ribs with a chair shot and over the back. Butcher delivers a chair assisted scoop slam on the concrete floor. Butcher tries for a cover, but Stevens kicks out at two. Butcher eye gouges Stevens on the floor some more. Butcher kicks Stevens in the ribs. Stevens sends Butcher into the ring post and delivers a powerslam.
Stevens grabs Butcher and delivers a few strikes on the apron. Stevens chokes Butcher over the rope and delivers a suplex from the apron into the ring onto a few chairs. Stevens jabs Butcher a few times and rams Butcher into the corner. Stevens runs into a chair shot to the midsection. Butcher knocks a chair out of Stevens hands, but Stevens clotheslines a chair into Butcher’s face for a two count. Stevens slams Butcher onto the chairs in the ring for another near fall. Butcher low blows Stevens, but Stevens responds with a German suplex onto the chair for a near fall. Stevens sits Butcher on a chair and continues with strikes. Stevens is stopped on the middle rope with a chair shot to the head. Butcher chops Stevens several times. Butcher hits a hurricanrana off the top and Stevens lands on chairs for a near fall. Butcher drops Stevens groin first onto the chair. Butcher drives Stevens down with a DDT for a near fall. Butcher nearly wins with a Death Valley Driver onto the chairs. Butcher sets up a few chair sin the middle of the ring. Butcher delivers another chair shot to Stevens face. Butcher tries for a double under hook onto the chair, but Stevens counters and double leg slams Butcher onto the chairs for a near fall. Stevens gets up with the crowd behind him and plays to the crowd. Stevens tries for another bomb, but Butcher pummels Stevens with strikes in the corner. Butcher sets up two chairs and delivers a backbreaker onto the chairs for a near fall. Prazak gets on the apron with a steel chair. Stevens sends Butcher into the chair and manages to roll Butcher up for the win. After the match, Stevens backdrops Butcher over the top to the floor as Prazak throws a fit. (**1/2. A mostly standard brawl that you’d expect with a heavy usage on chairs and nothing else weapon wise. The finish was a bit lackluster and came across as a early 80s comedic finish that didn’t fit the overall vibe of the match.)
Fifth Contest: BxB Hulk, Jack Evans & YAMATO vs. Delirious, Jigsaw & Hallowicked in a dragon gate rules match: Hulk and Delirious kickoff the match. Hulk gains control with a wrist lock, but Delirious counters quickly. Hulk regains wrist control, but Delirious counters again. Delirious takes Hulk over with a headlock and arm drag. Delirious tries for a rollup, but Hulk leg sweeps Delirious. Hulk arm drags Delirious and continues with a dropkick. Hulk has a standoff as Delirious backs up against the ropes. Yamato and Jigsaw tag into the match. Yamato controls Jigsaw with a headlock for a few moments. Jigsaw shoulder blocks Yamato and delivers an arm drag. Yamato arm drags Jigsaw and keeps arm control on the mat. Yamato knee drops Jigsaw on the arm and keeps wrist control. Jigsaw arm drags Yamato out of the corner and manages a two count. Yamato begs off into the corner and tags in Evans. Evans does some breakdancing upon entering the match. Hallowicked tries to do some dancing, but needs Jigsaw to help him and it was horrible on purpose. Hallowicked puts a headlock on Evans and delivers a shoulder block. Hallowicked head scissors Evans, but Evans lands on his feet and keeps arm control. Hallowicked arm drags Evans into the corner. Evans backflip kicks Hallowicked in the corner. Evans misses a handspring elbow in the corner and is sat on teh top rope. Hallowicked tosses Evans across the ring and puts a head scissors on Evans, but unable to get a submission.
This leads to everyone entering the ring and doing a chain of head scissors. Delirious puts a Boston Crab on Evans and everyone’s hold is countered for moment. Evans tags out and both Yamato and Hulk enter to double team Jigsaw for a two count. Hulk legally tags in and stomps Jigsaw in the corner. Hulk forearms Jigsaw before hitting a standing corkscrew for a two count. Hulk continues to kick Jigsaw several times. Hulk strikes Jigsaw over the ropes. Evans returns to the match and stomps Jigsaw in the corner. Evans snapmares Jigsaw and keeps headlock control. Jigsaw elbows free and sunset flips Evans, but Evans rolls through and dropkicks Jigsaw. Yamato enters the match and assists Evans on a standing 450 splash for a two count. Evans rams Jigsaw into the corner and Yamato tags into the match to send Jigsaw in the corner and delivers stomps. Yamato chokes Jigsaw in the corner followed by chops. Yamato tosses Jigsaw overhead with a suplex for a two count. Evans returns to the match and slams Jigsaw to the mat followed by a double stomp and a standing moonsault for a near fall. Jigsaw drops Evans with a spinning kick to the head. Delirious gets the hot tag and cleans house with clotheslines on everyone until Yamato cuts Delirious off. Delirious clotheslines Yamato. Delirious sits Evans on the top rope, but Hulk grabs Delirious and Delirious delivers a hurricanrana. Delirious knee strikes Hulk in the corner and hits a pump handle slam for a near fall on Evans as Yamato makes the save.
Delirious dumps Yamato to the floor and Hallowicked hits a suicide dive onto Yamato. Hulk dropkicks Delirious to the floor and moonsaults to the floor onto everyone. Jigsaw somersault dives over the ropes to the floor! Evans hits a dangerous springboard corkscrew dive to the floor. Evans rolls Hallowicked into the ring and kicks Hallowicked. Evans misses a springboard corkscrew kick. Hallowicked kicks Hulk and everyone trades moves in the ring at a rapid pace. Evans hits a spinning corkscrew kick to Delirious and everyone is down. Hulk slams Jigsaw. Evans leaps off his partner to moonsault onto Jigsaw and Hulk gets a two after a standing shooting star press. Hallowicked backdrops Hulk onto Evans on the floor. Jgisaw double stomps Yamato while on Hallowicked’s back. Hallowicked kicks Yamato and Delirious hits Shadows Over Hell for a two count. Yamato forearms Delirious before hitting a lifting reverse DDT. Hulk missile dropkicks Jigsaw, but Hallowicked big boots Hulk. Evans kicks Hallowicked several times. Evans knee strikes Hallowicked into the corner. Evans is stopped by Hallowicked on the top. Evans knocks Hallowicked to the amt where Hulk delivers a backbreaker. Evans nails Hallowicked with a 630 leg drop and pins Hallowicked for the win. (****. That was a great match with a lot of action and non-stop pace. When everyone got involved there was no way for me to properly call the action. This far exceeded my expectations. This was a ton of fun.)
Sixth Contest: FIP World Champion Roderick Strong vs. Larry Sweeney: Strong counters Sweeney in the corner and Sweeney goes tot eh apron to regroup. Sweeney backs Strong into the corner again and tries for a cheap shot, but Strong decks Sweeney to the mat and Sweeney bails to the floor to regroup. Strong grabs a microphone and calls Sweeney a chicken. Sweeney freaks out in the ring saying that he’s not a chicken. Sweeney takes Strong down to the mat with a waist lock and they counter each other for a bit. Strong stomps on Sweeney’s elbow and keeps arm control. Sweeney goes to the floor after driving Strong into the corner. Strong takes Sweeney down to the mat out of a handshake and continues to stomp Sweeney followed by chops. Strong heel kicks Sweeney for a two count. Strong chops Sweeney on the floor, but Sweeney eye rakes Strong followed by chops of his own. Sweeney elbow strikes Strong and taunts the crowd. Sweeney rolls Strong into the ring, but Strong gains the advantage with chops. Strong tosses Sweeney with a fallaway slam for a near fall. Strong sits Sweeney on the top turnbuckle and delivers a strike. Strong hooks Sweeney for a suplex, but Sweeney tosses Strong over the top rope throat first. Sweeney pummels Strong with strikes on the mat. Sweeney chokes Strong over the middle rope. Sweeney stomps Strong and catapults Strong over the bottom rope throat first for a two count. Sweeney stops Strong with a throat thrust and Strong falls to the floor. Sweeney axe handles Strong from the apron.
Sweeney rams Strong into the railing and delivers an elbow strike. Sweeney rolls Strong into the ring and tries for a cover managing a two count. Sweeney stomps Strong on the mat several times. Sweeney leaps off the middle rope to axe handle Strong. Sweeney elbow strikes Strong and continues with a gut wrench suplex. Sweeney stands on the middle rope taunting the fans some more. Sweeney leaps off the middle rope to elbow drop Strong for a near fall. Sweeney chops Strong several times and chokes Strong on the mat. Sweeney continues to stomp Strong and heads to the top rope. Sweeney leaps off the top and is met with a strike. Strong clotheslines Sweeney and both men are down. Sweeney runs into a boot in the corner and Strong delivers a few strikes. Strong elbows and clotheslines Sweeney. Strong dropkicks Sweeney coming off the ropes for a near fall. Sweeney drives Strong into the corner and delivers a front suplex. Sweeney covers Strong for a near fall. Sweeney strikes Strong in the corner several times. Strong suplexs Sweeney for a near fall. Sweeney nearly wins with a handful of tights. Strong almost wins with an inside cradle. Sweeney comes off the ropes to deliver a forearm smash. Sweeney spikes Strong with a piledriver for a two count as Strong reaches the ropes. Sweeney scoop slams Strong and heads to the top rope missing an elbow drop. Strong drops Sweeney with a gut buster and a Gibson Driver. Strong locks in the Strong Hold forcing Sweeney to submit to retain the title. (***. A solid title match that had an old school vibe to it, and I liked it. Sweeney works that 80s style that can be a hit or miss depending on the opponent and audience. FIP seems to be the kind of audience that can still appreciate that style. Roddy is a great worker and tends to make anything work, so this turned out to be a solid match overall.)
YRR comes out to cut a promo before the main event. Sal Rinauro says that Black Market and Heartbreak Express made him break his promise to never compete in a War Games match. Sal thinks they were brought together to fight the YRR because they aren’t the YRR and they never will be.
Main Event: Black Market (Joey Machete & Shawn Murphy) & Heartbreak Express (Phil Davis & Sean Davis) vs. The YRR (Chasyn Rance, Jason Blade, Kenny King & Sal Rinauro) in the Cage of Pain: Machete and Rinauro start the match, which is a steel cage weapons match. Rinauro slaps Machete and tries to escape the cage, but is stopped. Machete works over Rinauro with strikes against the ropes. Machete tries for a slam, but Rinauro breaks free only to be sent into the cage face first. Machete sends Rinauro into the cage a couple more times. Machete grabs a steel chair hanging on the cage. Machete smashes Rinauro with a chair shot as the next entrant comes out.
Kenny King makes his way out and takes his time entering the cage. Machete stops King with right hands upon entering the cage. Machete rams King into the corner and delivers a clothesline. Machete breaks a light tube over King’s back. Rinauro strikes Machete and double teams Machete with King. Rinauro has been busted wide open. King whacks Machete over the back with a steel chair.
Sean Davis runs into the ring to even the odds. Sean cleans house with clotheslines. Sean grabs a trash can lid a hits both Sal and King over the head. Sean sends King and Rinauro into each other. Sean is sent face first into the cage as Machete tries to help out, but is stopped. King hits Sean with a trash can lid and the same to Machete. Machete and Sean have been busted open, as well. Rinauro presses Sean into the cage face first.
Jason Blade is next to join the match. Blade goes after Machete with strikes, but a light tube is whacked over Blade’s back by Machete. Sal chokes Machete on the mat. King works over Sean, but Sean sends Sal into the corner and is stopped by Blade. Sean sends Blade into the cage. Machete nails Blade with a trash can lid. Sal axe handles Sean from the middle rope. Machete hits Sal over the back with a kendo stick. Machete pummels Sal with a chain around his fist. Sean delivers a few chair shots to the YRR.
Phil Davis is the next entrant for the match. Phil is quickly worked over, but Phil uses a fire extinguisher on the YRR. Phil hits Sal over the head with a trash can lid. Phil punches Sal and backdrops Sal into the cage. Phil drives Blade into the cage back first. Machete delivers another chair shot to Blade. Sean hits Sal with a trash can shot.
Chasyn Rance enters the match last for his team. King dropkicks a chair into Phil’s face. Blade delivers a chair shot to Machete as the YRR has now managed to gain control of the bout. Sean is stopped by a dropkick from Sal. Machete delivers a few shots, but is cutoff quickly.
Shawn Murphy is the final entrant for his team. Sal hit an axe handle from the top of the cage. YRR swarm Murphy, but Murphy breaks free with strikes. Murphy sends all teh YRR members into the cage. Blade is sent into a tube and it breaks. Murphy drives King into the cage face first. Machete nails Blade with a trash can lid. Rance whacks Machete with trash can shots. King jabs a chair onto Sean as Blade knee strikes Sean in the corner. Murphy is driven down with a spike piledriver onto a chair. Apparently there are pins allowed in the match.
YRR are stopped by light tubes shots to the back by all four opponents. King gets two tubes broken over his back with a chair shot. Rance breaks a tube over Murphy’s back. Sal is tossed through the door to the floor and his back is bleeding badly. Rance is slammed onto a chair. Phil knocks Blade off the cage with a headbutt and Blade crashes through a table on the floor. A second table is set up in the ring with light tubes on it. King is slammed off the middle rope through the table with rubes. Machete covers King and picks up the pin to win the match. After the match, the lights go out. The Heartbreak Express have thrown fireballs into the face of the Black Market! The feud must continue between these two teams! The fans toss a bunch of garbage into the ring as the Heartbreak Express taunt the fans and talk about how they fooled everyone. (**1/2. The match is enjoyable for the bloodshed and watching the YRR get destroyed for about twenty minutes. That was entertaining and the hardcore stuff came across well. Black Market vs. Heartbreak Express feud seems to be a money feud for FIP, but I wonder if going right back to feuding is going to come across as a bit stale since they’ve done seemingly every stipulation match thought of including Cage of Pain last year.)
Final Thoughts:
I thought this was a very enjoyable FIP show. Plenty of good action and a hot crowd throughout. Easy recommendation to check it out.
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