Monday, October 6, 2008

Best of Samoa Joe: Unstoppable Review

vs. Sonjay Dutt (Slammiversary 2005) - **1/2
vs. Delirious (iMPACT 6/24/05) - 1/2*
vs. Chris Sabin (No Surrender 2005) - ****1/4
vs. AJ Styles (Sacrifice 2005; Super X Cup Finals) - ****1/2
vs. AJ Styles vs. Christopher Daniels (Unbreakable 2005 TNA X-Division Title) - *****
vs. Jushin Liger (Bound for Glory 2005) - ***
w/Daniels/Shelley/Strong vs. Sabin/Dutt/Aries/Bentley (Genesis 2005; Elimination X) - ****
vs. Amazing Red (iMPACT 12/8/05) - 3/4*
vs. AJ Styles (Turning Point; XDivision Title) - ****3/4
vs. Jay Lethal (iMPACT 12/17/05) - *
vs. Christoper Daniels (Final Resolution 2006; X-Division Title) - ****

Awesome compilation featuring 6 matches at **** or higher. Also featured rare iMPACT matches and while they were squashes, they were fun. The Unbreakable match is still ***** to me. Everything looked so good here as all 3 workers were on their game. Truly the definition of the X-Division (much like Rey Mysterio vs. Eddie Guerrero at Halloween Havoc was the defining match of the WCW Cruiserweight division) The AJ matches blew away anything I ever saw the two do against each other in ROH. The Turning Point match is the 3rd best match in the company's history imo behind only the Unbreakable match and the Turning Point Cage match featuring Triple X and AMW from a year prior. Joe was booked like a God throughout this DVD. Really makes me miss him this way but I guess not everything can stay the same.

A must buy for anyone who even like Joe.

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