ShittyLittleBoots
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Dakota Kai!
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Cena is fucking amazing
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That was a good match. I think their match from the weekly show few months ago was a bit better, but yeah, this was pretty damn awesome.
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Goosebumps hearing Nigel on commentary at Mania. So incredibly happy that he found his way to the WWE after all.
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Really hoping that Cedric & Ali tear it down!
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Matt's new theme is BANGING. First time hearing it.
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Love this AJ vs. Nakamura video package.
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Going with Bayley & Big Cass or Bray Wyatt myself.
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Thinking it'll be Usos vs. New Day vs. Harper & Rowan.
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Not been this excited over a wrestling show since WM30! Staying up till 6 AM to watch this shit live. Hopefully it ends up being as good as it looks on paper.
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Hate to say it, but this did absolutely nothing for me. 40 minutes of forgettable wrestling without any sense of hatred or feeling of a bloodfeud. Felt like them just trading moves with a few big, brutal spots thrown in there to sell the feud. The dramatic moments w/ the crutch & all, the callbacks to their whole feud were cool on paper, but when the body of the match is so damn dull they do absolutely nothing for me. Comparing this to the Bucks/Lovers match, because they do have similarities on paper, Ibushi, Omega & The Jacksons told such a better story IN RING w/ their in ring work. So much more compelling than this plodding 40 minute borefest between Ciampa & Gargano. * -
Almas continues to shine in big matches - awesome performance by the man, all of his offense looked superb. Every hold, every strike, every big spot. All he did ruled. Black really didn't do anything for me w/ his stuff though, it's all Almas that I enjoyed in this one. It's a good match, but the structure of it never fully clicked with me, just felt like a cool match w/ Almas showcasing his greatness. Black offered absolutely nothing. ***
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This was a damn good match overall, but also quite disappointing. I LOVED their previous 2 matches - this one, the 3rd meeting between them, was not nearly on the same level, sadly. I didn't care at all for the stuff that happened before Ember started targeting Shayna's arm; after that the match got absolutely awesome. Ember's targeting of it was great (loved her trying to break out of the Rear Naked Choke by smashing Shayna's arm) & Shayna's selling was absolutely outstanding. Very good sense of urgency from that point on. It's a shame that the first half of the match was so dull & heatless. ***1/4
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Not quite as high on this as most other fellas are - honestly, just not getting the "best ladder match ever" -talk. It was a very good match with everybody getting time to shine, very well structured in that regard, and Ricochet is an absolute madman. It did drag quite a bit by the end though; I am actually surprised that the official time for it was "just" 30 mins, because that sure felt like an hour. ***
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This had the makings of being the best match of the entire weekend, but ultimately I thought Ospreay got too much of his weak looking offense in. Riddle looked like a damn killer in it, what a meanstreak! Watching him destroy the shit out of Ospreay was amazing & Ospreay was overall a good FIP, but like I said, he got way too much offense in. And those nearfalls after the whole referees-checking-on-him -angle were quite ridiculous. Ospreay showing that "fighting spirit" is never not cringeworthy. All in all, a really good match, loved it, but it was also quite disappointing at the same time, because it had makings of being a classic. Easy MOTN of Mercury Rising though. Riddle's an absolute stud. ***3/4
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For the most part, this felt like a total BJJ exhibition bout. And I loved every second of it. Some very nice storytelling with Garrini completely owning Thatcher on the mat, which lead to him getting too cocky & making fun of Thatcher's Ringkampf pose, which then lead to Thatcher going mental on him w/ those strikes & that beautiful Butterfly Suplex. Wonderful match. ****
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This was a top-3 most awaited match up of the whole weekend for me & oh boy did it deliver. Thatcher tried to do what Thatcher usually tries to do - ground his opponent, which you'd imagine would work especially well in a match up w/ a stipulation like this, but Gage answered to that with that MDK MOTHERFUCKER STREET FIGHT YEAH style, BITING his way out of Thatcher's submissions & taking things to outside. What a wonderful styles clash. A religious experience, if you will. ****
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A very good match. Zack was absolutely fantastic (as always, really) in this one & Riddle was a great FIP; though I did think that some of his comebacks were lacking... something? Can't quite put my finger on what exactly, but something & that is ultimately what keeps this from being a GREAT 4*+ match. ***3/4
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Looking at this match on paper, I knew there was way NO WAY this wouldn't bang. And it sure banged HARD. Phenomenal FIP segments w/ Daisuke & Thatcher, the chop exchanges between WALTER & Daisuke were brutal + Sawa hasn't lost a step since the last time I saw, which was his previous EVOLVE appearance vs. Danielson. Excellent match. ****
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One of the best intergender singles matches I've ever seen, maybe even THE best one, because nothing else comes to my mind that has been on this level. Thatcher was amazing in this; he had wrestled Nick Gage, Daisuke Sekimoto & Munenori Sawa just few hours before, and now here, around 3 AM he still had this one to go vs. Toni Storm. He was grumpy as hell, beating & stretching the shit out of her. The match was 99% dominated by Thatcher, just as it should've been. Toni sold Thatcher's brutal work over her very well & I liked the desperation she showcased through her comeback attempts & great facial expressions. The finish was very well done too, really the best way you could put Toni over Thatcher. Great stuff. ****
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Well, it didn't take long for the first GREAT match of the weekend to happen. This was absolutely beautiful; as expected, quite shoot stylish w/ some great work on the mat. The best moments of the thing though were WALTER absolutely killing poor Filthy Tom with his vicious chops, disgusting lariats & overall brutal strikes. ****
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Such a gem of a match. Danielson is very aggressive on his onslaught towards Kanemoto - in particular he starts targeting Koji's back. The match is mostly dominated by Dragon, but as it goes on, Koji sneaks some offense in; he starts going after Danielson's leg which ended up paying off big time when he got that win via submission. Great psychology, vintage Korakuen atmosphere, great performances by both (especially Danielson). Great match. ****
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HERE WE FUCKING GO. ALWAYS GET FIRED UP WATCHING THE ENTRANCES WHEN DANIELSON JUMPS MORISHIMA AS THE FINAL COUNTDOWN IS PLAYING & HE POSES TO THE TUNE OF IT AFTER DOING HIS BIG DIVE TO THE CROWD ONTO MORISHIMA. This is absolutely EVERYTHING I wanted out of a match to end one of the greatest pro wrestling rivalries of all-time. One last WAR between Danielson & Morishima. Morishima is bigger & meaner than ever, beating the shit out of Bryan, Bryan rocks color w/ that scruffy hair & beard of his in superb fashion, Bryan's comebacks were perfect, the callbacks to their previous matches were terrific etc, etc. It's just a violent masterpiece of a match. Danielson vs. Morishima is a feud that everyone needs to witness at least once. I'll never get tired of watching it starting from their Manhattan Mayhem classic to this, Fight Without Honor warfare at Final Battle 08. Danielson vs. Morishima IS Pro Wrestling. *****
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- Fantastic match. Danielson was fantastic working over Nakajima, targeting that arm, softening him up for the Cattle Mutilation, Nakajima sold it fine - he really didn't do anything to "sell" it, but he didn't do anything to no sell it either. Nakajima's work over of Bryan was just as good as that of Bryan's over him; loved the leg targeting, there were a couple of moments where I thought Bryan's selling of it was a LITTLE spotty, as in there were a couple of moments where I thought he could've sold it more, but all in all I thought he sold it pretty damn fantastically. A lovely war of attrition. ****1/4
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The Claudio/Bryan exchanges are awesome, loved how aggressive Claudio was. Great stuff to advance their feud. After he got himself DQ'd, Bryan is the FIP against Shiozaki; Shiozaki's work during his control segment is quite meh, but Danielson makes him look like million bucks by selling his ass off for him. After Danielson's 1st comeback, Go's work gets a lot better too! His work went from very meh to FANTASTIC out of the sudden. He does everything with a sense of urgency & shows some personality while doing so. Great stuff. Great match. ****