Lance Frisco, Logan Drew Opening Promo
Frisco opened the show with a promo announcing the return of the Impulse division and the vacating of the Impulse championship. This prompted the now former champion Logan Drew to come out and assert his claim to the Impulse Championship, stating the fact that he never lost his belt.
Frisco would retort that if he were allowed to finish Drew would have known that of the three winners of tonight's matches, the one that impresses him the most would go on to face Drew for the championship at NAH Homecoming.
Keith Furenji Defeats Dan Dansen
An exhilarating opening contest between two very capable competitors, this match was defined by its fast paced action and inventive offence.
The action would begin with a typical lock-up exchange with both men trading advantage a theme which would be continued throughout the entirety of the match. Furenji's more aggressive approach would at first prove futile due to Dansen's unorthodox style and the two would seem to be trapped in a stalemate for the majority of the middle of the match.
Nearing the end Furenji would reand Dansen preventing his offense and seemingly out of nowhere hit his finisher a Powerbomb into a Double Knee Backbreaker. However, this would not end the match as Furenji would expose his knee and drive it into the face of Dansen who was draped over the top rope. Following this with his knee still exposed he would then hit his finisher once again for the win by pin-fall.
This match was rated ***3/4 (3.75 Stars) by the reviewers here at TIC, it had enthralling action and wonderful character development for both men. The dynamic between the men was clear and played up well for the duration of the match, however, it did have an excessive amount of camera cuts some of which undercut the gravitas of the action and where at points simply unnecessary.
Josh Teixeira Defeats Alex Daniels
This match kept a slightly slower pace than the one prior and due to its short length did leave us much more underwhelmed but by no means was it a bad match.
Again starting with a typical lock-up exchange with both men displaying their technical prowess. Teixeira would take the initial advantage first targeting the leg of Daniels before transitioning into a more general offensive flurry. Daniels would begin to make a few comebacks before being stopped by Teixeira continually.
The later stages of the match would see Teixeira really dictate the course of the action, leveraging his striking and his general experience advantages. After letting a groggy Daniels return to his feet Teixeira would hit Reverse STO Twisted into DDT for the win.
This match was rated ***1/4 (3.25 Stars) by the reviewers here at TIC as stated before the action was compelling and commentary did a great job of putting over the characters of both men but the story of the match was lackluster and it's brief nature made it the most forgettable of the night but overall it was another solid match.
Tiki Wild Defeats Matt Williams
The main event of the evening would see an unpredictable and almost impossible to define wrestler in Tiki Wild take on the self-proclaimed wrestling prodigy in Matt Williams.
An interesting stylistic class forcing Williams to try and adapt his style to counter Wild's and for the most part he did so successfully. Williams managed to keep his composure in the face of Wild's eccentricity and divert his frustration into effective offense.
At one Williams would climb to the top rope and jump down onto a standing Wild driving his knees into his back. Wild would eventually find an opening and would begin to mount an impressive series of offensive maneuvers, from flips to dives, he would throw everything he had at Williams.
Nearing the end of the match Williams would hit an atomic drop to Wild, he would then run off the rope to continue his offensive sequence but would be caught by Wild with a Straight Jacket Neckbreaker which would grant Wild the victory.
This match was rated ***1/2 (3.50 Stars) by the reviewers here at TIC, it was a good introduction for us into what Wild had to offer and a good showing by Williams however much like the match before it lacked a cohesive story, the characters were displayed well throughout the match but that does not constitute a story.
Overall Show Rating:
Overall the show was good, we rate it ***1/2 (3.50 Stars), showcased a lot of lesser known talent who wouldn't normally get the opportunity to perform on such a scale and did so in three very entertaining matches, we look forward to seeing how NAH continues to perform in the future.
Written By: Philip Nelson
Ratings By: Andrew Brown, Philip Nelson, Ashley Goldman
Twitter: @TodayInCAW, @PhilipNelsonTIC, @AndrewBrownTIC, @RealAshleyGold
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