[5.0] "The Orpheum as been a good venue for FIP, hosting well-performing show through the years, and this one is no exception. The opening match sets the tone well, with a chaotic feel but a clear focus on power moves and the continued refinement of MSL Universe's rank to keep the strong elements and evacuate the lesser performers. Jody/Vandal was just a time waster with no distinctive action at all. Stone/Brady was extremely solid, with a good time allocation to develop suspense and strong executions that made the moves more impactful, which combined with Martin Stone's gritty promo made for a very competitive midcard match that tremendously elevates both fighters's standing. On the other hand, Belakus/Giddins had potential as a fierce hoss fight, but went for a lazy double countout that left everybody unmoved and unsatisfied. The Flying Solow tag match was exciting and fun, as Gary Jay lead a strong opposition that made them look very strong and credible tag team contenders. Santana/Hess was also a short squash that served no real purpose except to aimlessly kill time. Epic/Maxwell had the same problem as their first encounter, tepid action and a rotten bad finish, which makes their feud seem quite redundant and uninteresting, their eventual blow-off match having absolutely no steam behind it. Savages/Hooligans was a good first time match-up in the brawling category, who just needed a cleaner finish to be truly enjoyable. Swann/Mason was a fitting main event, as Rich Seann finally got an audience that is fully into his act, letting him work a good comback match with his spectacular offense securing him the victory. SoCal Val announcing the coming of The Premiere Athlete Brand is dangerous for match quality going forward, but on this night FIP presented a decent show with solid matches, even if it had too much filler and lollygagging to make a it a really solid well-rounded show, but it sure wasn't a waste of time and gave people a lot for their money."