[2002-02-22-PCW] Eddie Guerrero vs Nova

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One for the "Eddie was only great in 1997 and 2004-2005" crowd. Eddie looks like the best in the world here carrying a somewhat unrefined but motivated guy to a great match. The opening matwork feels like the best possible rendition of lucha matwork with them constructing these elaborate sequences out of basic holds, but everything looks snug and hard fought. After some vintage Eddie character work involving a handshake, things transition to an American style heat sequence with Eddie being awesome on offense. Dude has such varied offense that he runs through so smoothly. The announcers point out how he transitions from attacking Nova's shoulders, to his back, and finally to his legs, and somehow it just flows together. Nova shows some fire on his comeback and tries his best, but he's clearly a step behind Eddie. His comeback is comparatively short, though, before they do some solid back-and-forth for the finish.