[2001-01-05-Revolution Pro-Dragon Returns] B-Boy & Pinoy Boy vs Ricky Reyes & El Gallinero

[GSR]

Pinoy Boy is T.J. Perkins, not sure about Gallinero as several people have been under the mask, although it looks like he was the inspiration behind the Hallowicked character in Chikara. The opening exchanges are between Pinoy and Reyes but that has a sense as if it’s not really going anywhere. They tag out and things pick up as Gallinero drives B-Boy face first to the mat from the full nelson. He’s a bit too pleased with himself after that, climbing the turnbuckles to celebrate instead of following up on the attack. Boot to the gut by B followed by a DDT and Pinoy gets a two count after a slingshot Arabian moonsault. He blocks the piledriver and counters with a backdrop. Reverse cannonball from the top. ‘Michinoku Driver’ by B and Reyes is in for the save. B pancakes Pinoy onto Gallinero and Reyes is in again to break up the pin. Lariat and, after being worked over, Gallinero makes a cover of his own rather than tagging his partner. Oh, now he makes the tag! Northern Lights suplex for a two. Slingshot senton and this time B is the one making the save. Gallinero and Pinoy botch a headscissors and a murmuring of “You f*cked up!” can be heard. B tosses Reyes to the outside and then nails him with a pretty reckless dive over the top rope to the floor. That’s the start of a train ending with a Pinoy springboard flip dive. Back inside, Pinoy runs up the turnbuckles and lands a moonsault body block, something else that is broken up. Cool pump handle sit out slam by Reyes but you’ve already guessed what happens after he makes the cover. Brainbuster/frog splash combination and amazingly Reyes just stands on the apron for that as Gallinero kicks out. It doesn’t last much longer though as B picks up the win after hitting his finisher on Gallinero.

 

I couldn’t get into this at all. There didn’t appear to be any story or structure to the match, just one team controlling things for a bit, then the other, rinse, repeat. There was no ‘heat’ section and if anything the face team dominated more than the heels did. Bar that one blown headscissors the work was adequate, but again nothing to get you fired up or excited about what you’re watching. Selling was at a minimum (Perkins was the worst culprit) and they overdid the breaking up of pinfalls something rotten. Not the kind of match to make you want to seek out any of these four again in a hurry.

[soup23]

I think this is Joey ryan under the hood. 

[AstroBoy]

This was not very good.  It's young guys going out and doing a lot of spots with not much at all to hold it together.  Reyes in particular looks like a good athlete here but the match never amounts to much, just guys hitting stuff with varying degrees of execution.

[soup23]

Gallinero is in fact Joey Ryan here.  So that puts three workers that had/have a nice long career but none that I am too fond of and then Pinoy Boy. As a result, the match was what I figured in that it featured some good sequences and moments but never felt cohesive enough to really come together as a good match overall. B-Boy in particular feels like someone I am lower on than most in our little circle but I have found him to be too inconsistent at points.  Reyes was actually probably the best guy here hitting some good strikes and mainly being in the right position for the double team moves.  B-Boy ends up picking up the victory. **1/2