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  1. Makai Club #1
    Barring Ambrose not being in WWE, this sounds very much like WWE 2015. It's scary similar. I thought it was established already that Seth is a BTEC Triple H without having the best parts of Triple H.
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    Most people like to say certain matches are 70's style type matches with zero cause to say so but this was totally that. The slow, deliberate pace they set out, the structure of the match, the style they wrestled, the way they transitioned from move to move (kinda like ZSJ tries to do now but they do it much, much better). The match itself was excellent. I think the lack of heat from the crowd was a problem, not a big one but it was very jarring to watch a match that's virtually done in near silence. Arn's work on the leg and arm was very good, as was Regal's work on the neck and arm of Arn. Tons of fight and struggle to earn every hold they got. The stiff shots by Regal met with the explosive, high impact moves by Arn. I dug the finish too. Great, underrated match. ****1/4
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    This was a good rumble, for the first half of the match. There was tons of great stuff. Everything involving Lawler, Razor chasing the 1-2-3 Kid. Vader potatoing everyone and going face to face with Gorilla Monsoon. All that ruled, then the match fell into a noticeable lull after that and never got good again until the finish which was great. Michaels having to super kick Diesel before he could realize what’s happening was a good finish. It just needed a better second half. ***3/4
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    It's pretty wild that when WWE signed the son of Dusty Rhodes, they gave him the Goldust gimmick. Just the idea of giving a famous wrestler's son a gimmick like that, it's odd. It'd be like giving Randy Orton the gimmick when he first joined. Now I love the Goldust gimmick. It got hate at the time due to connotations, sadly, but I dug the ambiguity of the gimmick, when it stayed that way, at least. The match ruled, too. Some excellent character work by Goldust that was blended into the match very well. Razor showed tremendous fire and aggression in his offence and held his own with Goldust technically. Goldust sold and bumped well. Great performances all round. The finish didn’t make Goldust look all that great as he needed interference to win. It did do a great job of allowing Razor to move on for the meanwhile. ***3/4
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    Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 2 Very good little match build around Yuka working over Miu's arm in pretty Yuka fashion, unique techniques and all. Miu's selling is fine for the most part but she is a great underdog and puts up a hell of a struggle. ***1/2
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    The early part of the match was fine, the obligatory standoffish stuff. But once they began actually trying to win, it got better. I loved Seth actually throwing himself into his topes rather than the usual push suicide dives that he does, which usually look awful. Seth doing the Kawada kicks surprised me. They didn't look good but I appreciate the effort took to try something different, at least. Then the match turned into the usual Seth match match which doesn't do anything for me but AJ's great selling keeps me into it. The counter into the Styles clash was slick like butter, but of course, it doesn't finish the match. But one thing that stands out is both guys great chemistry together. Fully expect more matches from this pair. And I kinda like that idea. Good match but it really doesn't scream out GREAT to me. ***1/4
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    The match brought out some of the worst aspects of both guys game. The no selling/dramatically stopping spots can only be done so much in a match but they had some great sequences. Dragon Lee's tope was crazy, the speed and velocity behind it was incredible. Fun finish too. ***1/2
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    A great start to the match. Naito going all heel on the Osaka crowd was excellent. Then the fans cheered him and that was the end of that. It's clear that they didn't really get what was good about their last few matches and decided to keep the neck bumps and none of the work in between them. Lacked substance, in my opinion. I desperately tried to get into it but nope, was either bored out of my mind or wincing. Not a good match. **
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    I thought Jericho would do wise to do a Jericho match rather than an Okada match but the first half of this match was god awful and that's basically a Jericho style of match. Once it turned into a normal match, this improved tremendously. Jericho had some nice chops. Okada took some nice bumps. There were some iffy sequences that looked awkward and slow though, so it wasn't all good. The finish was a show, to say the least. The post-match angle sucked and it was a bad way to end the show. It's been a while since the fans rejected an ending. **
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    It's a shame that this is JIP because if this was a full match and this is 5 star territory, legitimately. The punches, the selling, the work on the arm by Murdoch, the heat. Everything was simply great. Murdoch mixes bumping around for Windham with kicking his ass pillar to post perfectly well. Windham looked so great in the match - what a wrestler prime Windham is. The finish wasn't great though. So missing half the match and a bad finish prvents it's potential which is unfourtunte because this is a classic. ****1/2
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    “BYE, BYE” What a promo by Piper pre match. Fucking love him. Piper won the title from the Rumble after beating the Mountie who won the belt from Bret on a house show days before (Bret had a fever) and they’ve built to this. The heat for this match is very high. Which stuns me because it’s face vs face. Both switch the subtle heel roles in the match with momentum constantly switch very so seamlessly. They incorporate the styles of both guys very well and the match is filled with clever spots and make the match as good as it is. The blood adds a ton as well. The finish whilst not the first time was used (the earliest use of the finish was Pedro Morales vs Ivan Koloff the title change) but this is probably the most popular and would be used by Bret in a more famous match in 1996 w/ Austin at Survivor Series. Like I said tremendous match. ****
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    No wasting time by Orton who went straight for Triple H’s injured ribs. Loved the urgency and awareness by Orton to not only know how to hurt Triple H but doesn’t wait for HHH to get any advantage like he did earlier that night. Orton did some great work on the ribs but added his own twist with it, like bringing in some rope cables and choking HHH out with them ala the Rumble Umaga/Cena match whilst locking on a body scissors. Another thing that the match had going for it is that they didn’t go full on excess with the 10 counts. None of the spots were too big for it to be unbelievable. They paced out the high spots really well. Triple H’s selling and well timed comebacks added a ton of drama to the match. The spot with the Crotch-chop/HHH super hulk up after he catches Orton doing the Punt was fantastic. You get a big sense of fulfillment seeing Triple H kick Orton’s ass just because he is so despisable - a huge credit to both men’s performance. And the way that transitions to Triple H getting caught with a flash RKO on the table was superb. One of the better Last Man Standing matches WWE has ever done. Fantastic from both men. Great selling, great pacing, tons of entertaining spots and a great culmination of the show’s overarching storyline. ****1/2
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    This is a classic Rey match. Rey ruled in the underdog ruled that’s essentially his own with his selling and bumping. Mixed with Finlay’s brutal beatdown made this very compelling to watch. There is some pretty neat counters with Finlay countering a headscissors takeover with a backbreaker and Finlay hitting a nasty back elbow to counter the 619. The finish was pure genius. Finlay takes a nasty bump on the floor and fakes being KO’d only to attack Rey after the match. Wonderful stuff. ***1/2
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    Damn, Umaga was amazing in this match. He knows not only to be a monster but look vulnerable and making the opponent stand out too. His work on the ribs was absolutely fantastic. Everything looked so painful and impact. Triple H’s selling was excellent from start to finish. The ending was very good with Umaga being the cause for the loss rather than being bested by HHH. It’s obviously not positioned to be a great match so it was good to see it deliver in the way it was supposed to and progressed the story of the night. ***1/2
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    A good start to the match with Orton being a total chickenshit, be fitting of a champion that got awarded the title instead of winning it (HHH didn’t do that though because he is da game). The match turns into a basic TV match with Orton working over HHH which is fine as the crowd hates Orton and loves Triple H so it works in the PPV setting. Triple H actually bumps and sells relatively well for Orton which confirms that HHH would be a perfect face if he was consistently likeable. Orton’s selling was excellent at times too. The finish as fine and given how WWE uses the roll up, it protects Orton in a way. ***1/2
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    Excellent match. Easily Shawn Michaels' best singles match. Maybe Taker's too. Although I'm leaning towards Brock No Mercy 2002. Everything in the prior months culminated here. Shawn being a total chicken shit, Taker being an ass kicker to no end. Kane! Shawn really put in a shift. His selling and bumping, usually aspects of his game that I dislike, was fantastic. It all made sense and put over the story perfectly. Taker looked superb too. His punches looked much better. Had tons of aggression and hatred in his assaults. It's near perfect however, I have a rule about whether it gets the full five or not - if I have to think about whether it is or not, then it's not. ****3/4
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    Definitely a a breath of fresh air. I always wished New Japan would be open to more outsiders in the G1's and KENTA and Moxley are as about as Outside as you can get.
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    What was with the five star rating that he gave Ospreay vs Scurll? It had the same exact bump - crocked nech bump on an apron. Dumb that.
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    Good match. You could see from this match that Cena was becoming a good wrestler and big prospect. Angle was okay, he was breaking down and it was at this point where he was beginning just to be there for his matches. The good performance was Cena, Angle was just along for the ride imo. ***1/4
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    A decent but not great match. The pace felt way too slow for my liking. I would’ve liked it to have more of a slug fest/brawl-ish feel to it but it just felt like they were going slow and it was pretty dull if I’m honest. Interference was meh too. **3/4
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    It has a reputation for being one of the best survivor series tag matches of all time. Does it reach that expectation? Heck no. Quite opposite, I think it may just be one of the most overrated matches of all time. However that doesn't mean I hate this match because despite the plodding, forgettable first two thirds of the match, the match towards the end was amazing. HBK giving his all in a great face in peril performance against 3 guys. Great selling (I know, shock right), awesome hope spots, drama and the melancholy feeling of it all. Man, I get down just thinking about it. Good ending doesn't make this the best of the best. ***
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    Excellent match. Great start with the two exchanging counters before Kawada recks Misawa with a nasty kick to the face to take control. Kawada delivers a nasty beat down of Misawa with his various kicks and suplex variations. Misawa's selling and bumping was sensational and Kawada's too. The finishing stretch was pretty great. Riveting action from start to finish. ****1/2
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    Only three days from their London classic which is a must see for anyone. The Rougeaus are perfect as the chicken shit heel team that is hateable, Jacques especially, and they do just that for the Paris crowd. The Rockers however lack that usual energy that they usually have. And I wasn’t all that interested in The Rougeau’s beat-down of Michaels either. The Rougeaus were too one note in their offence, with them doing nothing, but a long front face lock spot. It lacked the creativity of their last match. It was very uncompelling to watch outside of The Rougeaus strutting and posing and getting heat from the crowd. Pretty disappointing. **1/2
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    The Brain Busters starting the match by attacking The Rockers and looking for a quick win was great. So smart and clever. It’s even better when it goes against them with The Rockers then taking control. The match has a much different feel to their other matches which are your basic “work over someone and comeback” matches. This match has a big sprint feel with tons of urgency and quick fire sequences in the early portions of the match. Michaels takes a rather nasty bump after Heenan pull down the ropes, causing him to fall to the outside HARD. That leads to Hennan being sent backstage which is a great moment that gets a big response from the crowd. Jannetty totally shows his worth when he is fighting off the constant double teaming from The Brain Busters. His movement to try and gain some distance (and his wild punches) are great little touches he adds. The finish is fine and adds to the feud perfectly well. Another great edition to the feud. ****1/4
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    Hot start to the match with The Rockers completely overwhelming The Brain Busters, to the point of them having to bail out of the ring and reg-group. Now that’s how to start a match as well as showcase your hot new (ish) tag team. One thing I’m a sucker for is an extending spot where the face is working over the heel in a hold rather than the other way around. It’s so much fun seeing the heel, being Tully in this case, try and squirm their way out through any method. Especially ones who are as hated as Tully. There is some really great tag sequences in the match too. They are able to blend the systematic approach that The Brain Busters have with the quickness and chemistry of The Rockers. The Brain Busters do a superb job of bumping around and selling all over the place, being incapable of having any sustained offence on The Rockers until they resort to cheating. Once The Brain Busters do gain control, they cut off the ring and work over Michaels really well. They use the ropes to their advantage really well too. Michaels gets the crowd on his side but he does fail to totally grab me in the way that he should. Not quite as sympathetic as 18/03/89 match is between the two teams. The hot tag is awesome though - Jannetty’s bread and butter. The finish was good in theory and makes sense but the way it’s done doesn’t come across well. Great match though. ****1/4
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