The Best of CM Punk

Having spotted this DVD on sale for a mere £4 a while back, I thought I'd be an idiot not to buy "The Best of CM Punk in Full Impact Pro".

If you'd paid £4 for a wrestling DVD and complained then you'd be an idiot.

It's taken from a time when CM Punk was one of the best heels on the indy circuit. Any kids who badger their mums into buying this for them will be in for a surprise as their hero tells them to bite it.

The first load of matches show CM Punk's progression through a two night tournament to crown the first FIP Champion. Some of the hosses that Punk is up against are unbelievably bad. Two stick out in my mind - Vordell Walker and Rainman.

Those two suck so hard, it's testament to Punk's abilities that the matches actually hold together well. So many offers from Punk get denied. For instance in one match, Punk makes the ref look the other way and pokes Rainman in the eye to get the upper hand - only Rainman fights back, a few moves later and Punk has to start his beatdown by getting the upper hand through legitimate means - way to go Rainman.

£4 of your hard-earned money is nothing for this amount of wrestling. Punk going at it with Homicide is always a welcome sight. In the match to find the first FIP champ, the two go at it like mad and battle all through the arena, inside and out in a pretty good showing with some memorable hardcore spots including a swirly.

The matches are as follows...

• CM Punk vs. Vordell Walker
  1st Round FIP Hwt. Title Touny - Emergence Night 1 - Tampa, FL - 09.24.04


• Highlights - AJ Styles vs. Homicide
  1st Round FIP Hwt. Title Touny - Emergence Night 1 - Tampa, FL - 09.24.04


• Homicide vs. Joshua Masters w/CM Punk
  2nd Round FIP Hwt. Title Touny - Emergence Night 2 - Tampa, FL - 09.25.04


• CM Punk vs. Justin Credible
  2nd Round FIP Hwt. Title Touny - Emergence Night 2 - Tampa, FL - 09.25.04


• CM Punk vs. Rainman
  Semi-Finals FIP Hwt. Title Touny - Emergence Night 2 - Tampa, FL - 09.25.04


• CM Punk vs. Homicide
  Finals FIP Hwt. Title Touny - Emergence Night 2 - Tampa, FL - 09.25.04


• Highlights - Azrieal w/CM Punk vs. Rainman
  Fallout Night 1 - Tampa, FL - 11.12.04


• CM Punk vs. Dan Maff
  Fallout Night 1 - Tampa, FL - 11.12.04


• CM Punk vs. Homicide (FIP Hwt. Title - No DQs - Falls Count Anywhere)
  Fallout Night 2 - Tampa, FL - 11.13.04


• Highlights - The Florida Rumble
  The Florida Rumble - Lakeland, FL - 12.17.04


• CM Punk vs. James Gibson
  The Florida Rumble - Lakeland, FL - 12.17.04

All in all a pretty good DVD to pick up if you happen to see it for sale somewhere - be warned, the suspension built by waiting for delivery from mail order might leave you feeling let down.