[2022-03-31-GCW-Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 8] Biff Busick vs Jon Moxley

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Biff and Mox have both been on quite the tear in 2022, so I was hyped for this match. The electricity in Fair Park is palpable. The opening mat work was perfunctory, with Mox largely relying on takedowns and Biff grinding him down with submissions. Mox locks in a modified STF and follows it up with stomps to the head. A big knee strike sends Biff flying to the outside.

Biff gets busted open after a suplex on the floor, and the juices start flowing. The match gets visceral from here on out, with both swinging for the fences and color pouring from Biff's head as Mox tries to choke him out. Thunderous slap exchanges follow, and Mox's resiliency causes Biff to fire up and lay him out with a wicked uppercut. The match is at its apex when they're wailing on each other and swinging wildly for any shot that'll land.

Mox sticks with the knee strikes that have worked so well for him, and in one last ditch effort of defiance, Biff puts up the double birds. A final knee strike knocks out Biff, and the ref calls for the bell. The opening minutes were fine, if a bit basic at times. Regardless, this match is teetering on the edge of greatness and is well worth seeking out if you're a fan of Biff or Mox. It's succinct, violent, and hard-hitting, three of my favorite qualities in wrestling.