Best Of CM Punk

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Not exactly the best of CM Punk, but worth a look........2008-01-31

There is some fantastic entertainment to be found on this DVD. If you are a wrestling fan then chances are by now you have heard of CM Punk. Right now Punk is becoming a major star in WWE but before the mainstream came calling he was a cult hero on the independent circut in the USA.

The main feature here claims to show you the best matches Punk had in Full Impact Pro Wrestling, a sister promotion to Ring of Honour based in Florida. But it obviously doesnt. The matches here in the main feature range from excellent to downright awful, and only show you a small part of Punks FIP tenure as most of the matches are taken from one card (the first FIP card appearantly) and then three other matches from subsequent cards. The first batch of contests take place in a tournament setting (we only really see Punks matches)as Punk makes his way to the final. The contests are ok on the way to the final just dont expect anything special, and if I'm honest some of them are boring. The final though of CM Punk vs Homicide is the first standout match on the DVD. A furious brawl all over and outside of the arena, this is followed by a terrible match with ex indy talent Dan Maff. I cant say how bad this match is, just awful. We then get another fantastic match with Homicide. Another full on brawl this one eventually spills out in to the car park, around the venue and into a strip club, this is a highly entertaining contest with a superb performance by Punk. The last match on the main feature is vs James Gibson, better known to WWE fans as Jamie Noble. This is a short but exciting bout with lots of nice mat wrestling from the two men and a nice way to end the disc. While the main feature is up and down in terms of match quality and consistency you should find it entertaining at least.

The extras on the disc include two Ring of Honour matches and an IWA Mid South career retrospective on Punk. The first ROH match is a good encounter with Roderick Strong, while the action is great in places, the match tends to suffer from the common ROH problem of just being spot after spot strung together without much psychology. The second match is against the most overrated wrestler in the world today, "American Dragon" Bryan Danielson. This is a good match, with strong wrestling and superb ring psychology from Punk and special referee WWF and NWA wrestling legend Ricky the Dragon Steamboat. You can really see why Punk stood out on the indies in this match, applying drama as well as strong style and high spots. The IWA Mid South Retrospective is fantastic, basically a highlight clip show of Punk's greatest moments in the promotion it features some great footage of his matches against people like Colt Cabana, Chris Hero, Eddie Guerrero, a maskless Rey Misterio Jr, Christopher Daniels, AJ Styles and Delirious. This is great stuff and well worth checking out. With a running time of an hour and forty minutes these are substantial and welcome extras, Big Vision Entertainment did a good job here.

The picture quality on the DVD is very good. The music stinks though unfortuneatly, it is supplied by one band (Five Victims Four Graves) and they suck. Also the ROH/FIP commentary is pretty bad, it does the job its just that the commentators are boring and dont really add anything to the matches. The commentary of the IWA MS stuff though is top notch and shows the ROH/FIP guys how it should be done.

Overall a good value for money DVD, with some great wrestling from one of the best talents of this generation. With good reccomendation from me.

The Best of CM Punk [2006] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

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The Best of CM Punk [2006] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
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Manufacturer: Big Vision
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ASIN: B000I5X7XE
Release Date: 2006-12-05

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