ICW Monday Night Collision 32 - Boiling Point

Strong promo recap from the Impact Players to open the show. I like that they were just screwing with Shane all along. The Backseats aligning with the Corperation is very interesting. Trent Acid should have been the next big star in the wrestling buisness. He had all the tools, he had the look, he had the charisma.. But he had a lot of demons and they got the best of him. Hopefully this means a heavy push is in store for them.

"Roughly 32 seconds" of the opening video. Just an approximate guess.

And with the opening promo, Credible and Storm go from being top heels to top babyfaces. Not sure I like that. If it's ICW vs. The Corperation, then people on the ICW side should still be able to be hated. Look at it with the nWo. There were nWo, they were all bungholes.. Then there was WCW. There were guys like The Dungeon of Doom running around.. They're heels.. But if the s**t is going down with the nWo, Meng and the Barbarian are going to step up and defend WCW. Then they'll go back to killing babyfaces.

Kind of had to figure the 3 way would mostly be a two on one match, based on the turn promo. I don't like the DQ finish because traditionally, three ways are all no DQ. Plus, while Acid attacked London, he was doing it on behalf of Kashmere. For London to win that way, basically screws Storm, since he had no involvement with it, and there was nothing he could do to stop it.

The Hell in a Cell as the prelude to Mankind cutting a promo, about pain, is nice. I personally probably would've used footage from the IWA Japan King of the Deathmatches, but for iconic footage, it's hard to find more iconic than the Hell in a Cell.

I had forgot Maven was even on your roster.

It's no surprise that Maven got pretty much killed for most of the match. That much was a given. However, I didn't see the finish coming at all. It's a way to get the title off of Homicide.. But I don't understand Foley's motivation. He cost himself a title shot. If Homicide would've still had the title, Foley could've become the champion.

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A hard fought tag team match. I like the finish, and it is a nice break from the Corperation vs. ICW chaos. A good match.

A good promo from Nick Dinsmore.

Coach being the Corperation's brown nosing interviewer is great. Makes a lot of sense.

Burchill somehow survives the FBI. It says a lot for him as a champion that he could survive five men and a woman running interferance, even if by notorious means.

I get the feeling based on this Corperation promo that the Backseats are being set up.

A nice promo from Team ICW, and a good rundown of the Redemption card. Didn't I name Redemption?

With a no DQ eight man tag match as the main event, the show is sure to end as chaotic as it began.

The Corperation win the battle, but ICW win the war. A great chaotic match as a great way to end this ICW.

Thanks for the reviews, fellas! Just wanted to address come concerns/questions/comments:

To Top Dog Austin Aries: I'm upset you didn't enjoy CM Punk/Masato Tanaka vs. Kurt Angle and Rhino. I'm actually happy you felt the match was too stiff because that was completely by design. Also, I would definitely check out some Masato Tanaka matches. He's an ECW original and an excellent performer, known for his feud with Mike Awesome.

To J:

I wouldn't say The Impact Players went from top heels to top faces. They're just being true to their beliefs. I'd like to think they're tweeners. As for the triple threat match ending, I wrote the finish with the idea that Storm wouldn't care about getting the victory. He just wanted his hands on Kashmere and the rest of The Corporation.

Foley's motivation: I've made it clear in every Foley promo that his feud with Homicide isn't necessarily about the Hardcore Title on HIS end. Foley has ZERO interest in become the Hardcore Champion. He just wants to hurt Homicide and I couldn't THINK of a better way for Foley to HURT Homicide then costing him the very (and only) thing he loves in the entire world: the Hardcore Title. I also think Maven knows his days as Hardcore Champion are over.

Glad you enjoyed the finish!

To Albright:
Angle and Rhino were actually "connected" back in 2001. Angle had an alliance with Edge and Christian, who would later hire Rhino as their body guard. Even though Rhino and Angle never teamed (to my knowledge), I believe Rhino swore his loyalty to Angle. I thought Rhino would make a nice counter to Masato Tanaka.

Awesome, I love how much detail you put into everything on the show.