[2005-05-15-TNA-Hard Justice] Raven vs Sean Waltman

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Raven vs Sean Waltman

 

So, Jeff Hardy doens't show up. Thank God for drugs ! So instead of having to suffer through another abomination of a match, we get fucking 6-Pac instead and the best Raven showcase in more than a year ! Fat Raven hasn't looked very good for a long time, after an excellent first stint in TNA. No issue between the two, but it's kinda like a late 90's dream match of sorts. Waltman is all fired up and make Raven bleed immediately by rubbing his forehead in a cage segment. This is a House of Fun match, so it's all gimmicked up, ECW style, with not that much long term selling but heavy on garbage shots, bleeding buckets and keeping the pace relatively fast. Raven does beats the shit out of Waltman including a severe Singapore cane lashing, while asking the Kid to submit. Quite beautiful in its ECWness. Some neat transition, although Raven's execution is never the smoothest, but the ideas are there. Waltman looks as good as ever, almost, and this is quite the intense affair for a match thrown at the last moment. Some insane table spots which don't amount to much, but this is clearly leading toward chaos and shock and to a beautiful and brutal finish. Raven's facials and body language are as good as ever. Very good/excellent brawl. And the match of the PV too (Jarrett vs AJ Style wasn't that good, as Jarrett at this point is a lost cause to go beyond "solid at very best").