[2018-04-05-GCW-Matt Riddle's Bloodsport] Nick Gage vs Timothy Thatcher

[ShittyLittleBoots]

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. ****

[El-P]

Complete nothing match, really. Thatcher didn't impress me much, Gage's stuff looked awful. Yikes.

[WingedEagle]

Complete nothing match, really. Thatcher didn't impress me much, Gage's stuff looked awful. Yikes.

 

That's where I am on this. Don't really see the hype about Gage, this match or show in general.

[Edwin]

SLB, I like you and respect your opinion, but I will admit you have very odd taste as you're calling this junk a religious experience, yet you were so down on Gargano/Ciampa.

 

This was utter garbage. They tried the styles make fights mentality here and it didn't pay off. Thatcher clearly outclassed Gage in the grappling exchanges and Gage bitting him to break free was pretty cool, but aside from that, this did nothing. Gage looked truly awful and seemed like he was playing at being a pro-wrestler instead of actually being a pro-wrestler.

[jiraffejustin]

If Gage was more violent this match would have been worth something more than the average match that it was. It was decent in context of the whole show, but it wasn't anything more than that.