Irish Whip Wrestling DVD Review

In a wrestling world where the recent Chris Benoit murder-suicide stories have plagued the sport and there seems to be a daily batch of grapple stars being named and shamed in steroid scandals, its great to see home-grown promotions fly the flag for the skilled smaller men and keep the family friendly entertainment factor to the fore or the show.This is the five year old Irish Whip Wrestling's latest dvd release that was recorded in July 2007, at The Forum venue in County Waterford, ireland and featured a nice mix of Irish circuit and IWW regulars alongside some top class US and Japanese talent brought in specifically for the event. At over two and half hours this event although not in the league of a WWE PPV production-wise, is a nicely lit, well presented and most of all involving event that brought together a mixture of grappling styles from all over the globe and presents them in a superb collection of six matches.The international line-up and the intimate nature of the venue all add to the feeling like you are in the audience for this show, plus the professionalism of the Irish stars Vic Viper, Ballymun Bruiser et al who hold their own against veterans like Doug Williams, Rikio, Ippei Ota and Kid Kash proves that the business is not yet dominated by the likes of the WWE and local promotions can still play to full houses on a regular basis. This reasonably priced dvd offers a glimpse of the irish stars who work hard to entertain their fans and put their bodies on the line for a sport they love. The addition of the international contingent helps add to the marketability of the shows, but takes nothing away from the skills the IWW regulars have amassed through blood, sweat and tears, as seen in the nice DVD extra showing world of sport legend Chic Cullen training the young Ballymun Bruiser for his hard-hitting match with Doug Williams. www.irishwhipwrestling.com