A look back at one of the most violent feuds in ROH history!!
A Decade In The Making: The Jimmy Jacobs & BJ Whitmer Story
Disk 1
Wrestlerave '03 (6/28/03) - Jimmy Jacobs vs. Alex Shelley vs. BJ Whitmer vs. Tony Mamaluke: ***3/4
Third Anniversary Celebration: Part 2 (2/25/05) - ROH Tag Team Titles - BJ Whitmer & Dan Maff vs. Jimmy Jacobs & Delirious: ***
Best of the American Super Juniors Tournament (4/2/05) - ROH Tag Team Titles - Jimmy Jacobs & BJ Whitmer vs. Samoa Joe & Jay Lethal: ***1/2
Manhattan Mayhem (5/7/05) - ROH Tag Team Titles - Jimmy Jacobs & BJ Whitmer vs. Generation Next (Roderick Strong & Jack Evans): ****1/4
The Homecoming (7/23/05) - ROH Tag Team Titles - The Carnage Crew vs. Jimmy Jacobs & BJ Whitmer: **1/4
Dragon Gate Challenge (3/30/06) - Jimmy Jacobs vs. BJ Whitmer: ****
Disk 2
In Your Face (6/17/06) - BJ Whitmer vs. Jimmy Jacobs (with Lacey): ***3/4
Throwdown (6/23/06) - ROH World Title - Bryan Danielson vs. BJ Whitmer vs. Jimmy Jacobs: ****1/4
Gut Check (8/26/06) - BJ Whitmer vs. Jimmy Jacobs: **3/4
Dethroned (11/25/06) - BJ Whitmer & Jimmy Jacobs Brawl
The Chicago Spectacular: Night 2 (12/9/06) - Lacey gets Spiked
Final Battle 2006 (12/23/06) - Jimmy Jacobs & Brent Albright vs. BJ Whitmer & Colt Cabana: ***
Battle of the Icons (1/27/07) - Last Man Standing Match - BJ Whitmer vs. Jimmy Jacobs (with Lacey): ***1/2
Fifth Year Festival: Philly (2/17/07) - Street Fight – Adam Pearce, Jimmy Jacobs & Lacey vs. BJ Whitmer, Colt Cabana & Daizee Haze: ***
Fifth Year Festival: Finale (3/4/07) - Falls Count Anywhere Match - BJ Whitmer vs. Jimmy Jacobs: ****
All-Star Extravaganza III (3/30/07) - Anything Goes Mixed Tag Team Match - BJ Whitmer & Daizee Haze vs. Jimmy Jacobs & Lacey: **1/2
Supercard of Honor II (3/31/07) - Steel Cage Match - Jimmy Jacobs vs. BJ Whitmer: ****1/2
Overall: 9.0/10
I think it's really cool that ROH has made a few compilation DVD's that cover specific rivalries. Without question, this feud was easily one of the most memorable in the entire history of ROH. Jimmy Jacobs & BJ Whitmer are forever linked. You can't talk about one without talking about the other. This DVD set does a great job chronicling their history with each other. Disk 1 covers, for the most part, their time spent as a tag team in 2005. Their match at Manhattan Mayhem against Generation Next was easily the best match on Disk 1. The last match on Disk 1 is the infamous match from Dragon Gate Challenge where Whitmer powerbombed Jacobs from the top rope to the floor. Disk 1 also includes a shoot interview with both Jimmy Jacobs & BJ Whitmer (which I believe was taped sometime in 2014). It was a really cool interview, as Jacobs & Whitmer went over their whole history with each other. Disk 2 pretty much covers the remainder of their feud from June 2006 to their climactic Steel Cage Match in March of 2007. As far as the matches go, there are a few matches on here that, while fine/decent, are pretty average, but for the most part, the matches are really good to great. I would highly recommend getting this DVD compilation, especially if you're new to ROH and want to look back at one of the greatest feuds in company history.
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