[2018-10-19-PWG-Smokey and the Bandido] Darby Allin vs Trevor Lee

[Wahoos Leg]

I run hot and cold on a lot of PWG, and this fell on the warmer end of the spectrum for me. Trevor Lee riles up the crowd on the mic, making sure to cuss as much as he can before heading to WWE. He whips the crowd into a frenzy, and then gets the chance to play power heel against Allin, who is smaller than almost everyone he's going to ever face. I dig Allin as an undersized, never-give-up babyface, and I thought these two worked well together. The duct tape spot came off a little contrived, only because there was no real reason to do it for Trevor, and it just gave Allin a chance to get in his "look what I can do without hands" shit. That being said, what he's able to do with his hands tied behind his back was impressive. The abrupt finish also worked for me in a promotion that relies too much on overlong finishing stretches. Very good match, and a really well-positioned one as well as the opener on the card.