Amasis, Hieracon & Ophidian vs. Chuck Taylor, Icarus & Johnny Gargano

[9.0] "Great opening for this show. Hieracon, AKA young Jonathan Gresham, is here to join the Osirian Portal for a time and he meshes really well right from the start. FIST is a well oiled machine as usual and everyone has a lot of fun in here."

[7.0] "This is a fun, exciting, and smartly worked opening trios match. The match combines comedy and exciting action well, starting with a comedy segment to get the audience hooked before moving into a more wrestling-focused bout with comedy spots sprinkled in. This also worked as a great debut and showcase for the Hieracon character (Jonathan Gresham). These six did a great job of giving Hieracon plenty of showcase spots and hot tags, helping build the aura of someone we should be excited to see. The closing stretch of this is really well done, almost crossing the line into over-indulgent, nearfall-heavy indie wrestling, but not fully going overboard for my tastes. A really strong way to start this show and to introduce the Hieracon character. ***1/4+"