shoe Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 This is a really good bout. Reed was good here, but Tito put on an incredible baby face performance. We get an opening shine with Tito working the arm, and by working I mean cranking the shit out of it. Reed fights out and starts to get some heat on Tito. Tito is just fighting underneath the whole time. Gets some hope spots makes a mini comeback. Reed cuts him and really is awesome in his heat segment. Reed is really good going after Tito's neck. Again Tito is great in his selling. The Soup bone from the top rope was a great nearfall. Tito makes a great comeback and they build to the finish. They cut a real good pace, both guys made everything mean something. They told a great story,. Plus I think Joel Watts is the ref. 4* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makai Club #1 Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 Huh, Tito Santana. It’s weird seeing WWF contracted guys on NWA shows such as these. I would only guess that Vince didn’t reign his guys in until the big push for mainstream attention later in the year. I love Tito. He’s one of my favourite wrestlers of the time period and it’s always super fun. Ditto for Butch Reed. A great power guy with super good technical ability and agile for his size. He is a former two time Mid-South North American champion. We get some classic Tito fire kicking off the match complete with arm drags and an armbar before they struggle for headlock control. Reed hit a brutal belly to back suplex with Tito landing on his neck with so much force. Tito really sells this superbly on the outside, fighting and struggling to get back in the ring and beat the count. From that point forward, this was all Butch Reed working the neck. Reed uses his big massive frame to great advantage, using it for extra weight and leverage while in a grounded front facelock. The match builds to the Tito comeback really well with some great hope spots for him and good cut offs from Butch Reed. The crowd chants for Tito when starts his initial comeback and pops big when he hits the flying forearm and pins Butch Reed. Great match. Tito Santana was predictably great as the sympathetic face, working from beneath. His selling was good and his comebacks were awesome. Butch Reed did some great work on the neck as well. Great effort all round. **** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcg91 Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 This was a very interesting match, as they clicked just great thanks to their respective styles and skills. Santana showed a lot of fire, but his offense was limited and he mostly sold when Reed dominated the middle part of the match thanks to a good neck work, that got triggered by a vicious looking belly to belly. I can't overrate the control segment, it was a success but it never moved the match to the next level of greatness for some reason. Great finishing run, when Santana finally came back after some nice teasing here and there. The finish was also well done and fitting for a babyface that fights from underneath ***1/2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.