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Post by 魔界5号 on Sept 8, 2015 3:28:08 GMT -5
Darkness reviews: PWG TEN
Candice LeRae, B-Boy and Willie Mack vs Joey Ryan, Peter Avalon and Ryan Taylor (***1/4)
This was a fine opening 6 man match. There were some funny spots in there, like the triple tree of woe, and Taylor punching a fan (who later turned out to be Scott Lost) in the face. Very fun.
Brian Cage vs Anthony Nese (**3/4)
This was Nese's debut for PWG and it was an ok match. This was around about the time that Cage started to decline in the ring and Anthony took him to an alright match. The highlight of it all was Excalibur saying "Do you think his [Nese's] rival in high school was called "James Nephew"?".
RockNES Monsters vs Forever Hooligans (***)
Fun tag team match. It started to drag around about the middle but for the large part it was a good match. The Monster's heel work was on point and Kozlov's dive to the outside was absolutely insane.
Michael Elgin vs AR Fox (***3/4)
All I have to say is.. wow. I didn't expect all that much from this match going into it but it was actually pretty damn good. Elgin worked well with Fox and there were some insane spots. Fox's 450 splash was really crisp looking and this was probably my favourite Michael Elgin match besides his match against Davey Richards at ROH Showdown In The Sun 2012 and Tomohiro Ishii from this year's G1.
Chuck Taylor and Johnny Gargano vs Paul London and Brian Kendrick (***1/2)
Just the right balance of wrestling and comedy. The match started off with Gargano and Kendrick locking up on top of the shoulders of Taylor and London, respectively. A lot of funny moments in this match and I enjoyed it a lot.
Kyle O'Reilly vs TJ Perkins (****)
Really good technical match. This was when O'Reilly was starting to get really great and TJ was just the right opponent for him at this time. I adore technical wrestling and this match was a great display of it. Awesome stuff.
PWG Championship - Adam Cole vs Drake Younger vs Kevin Steen - Guerrilla Warfare (****)
This match was nuts from start to finish and I loved it. So many insane spots. From Cole sitting on the chair and it breaking, to Younger charging at Cole with a traffic cone, to that nasty as f*** bump to the outside from Steen to Cole, I was on the edge of my seat for this whole match. Insanity.
Dojo Bros (Eddie Edwards and Roderick Strong) vs The Inner City Machine Guns (Ricochet and Rich Swann) vs The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) - Ladder Match (****1/4)
This match was absolute madness from bell to bell. I lost count of the amount of times I said "OH MY GOD". So many crazy, exciting, sometimes sickening spots that I couldn't help but fall in love with this match. Spotfest? Yes. Ridiculously fun? You bet.
Overall - 8.5/10
Really fun show that I'd recommend checking out.
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Post by Steveweiser on Sept 8, 2015 16:06:26 GMT -5
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Post by Mondai Rogue on Sept 8, 2015 16:16:47 GMT -5
Zack Sabre Jr is such a damn joy to watch, I spent the entire time watching him/Ricochet in the video in awe of him.
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Post by 543Y2J on Sept 8, 2015 16:22:16 GMT -5
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AdamAFL was sooooo wrong
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Post by AdamAFL was sooooo wrong on Sept 8, 2015 17:18:57 GMT -5
Holy shit. The main event and Ricochet/ZSJ look absolutely insane in completely different ways.
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Post by 543Y2J on Sept 9, 2015 17:17:15 GMT -5
Can't wait for the final stage preview!! It must be soon right?
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Post by El Hijo del Havoc on Sept 9, 2015 22:07:16 GMT -5
Dave Meltzer's star ratings for Night 1 & 2 (9/15/2015 Wrestling Observer newsletter) Brian Cage vs Aero Star: ** 1/2 Andrew Everett vs Biff Busick: **** Will Ospreay vs Mark Andrews: ****1/4 Rich Swann & Ricochet vs Jack Evans & Angelico: ***1/4 Trevor Lee vs Trent Baretta: *** 1/2 Pentagon Jr. vs Drago: *** 1/2 Fenix vs Matt Sydal: **** 1/2 Tommy End, Marty Scurll, & Zack Sabre Jr. vs The Young Bucks & Roderick Strong: **** 1/2 Marty Scurll vs Rich Swann: *** 1/2 Angelico vs Jack Evans: *** Chris Hero vs Timothy Thatcher: **** 1/2 Drago & Pentagon Jr. vs Fenix & Aero Star: ****1/4 Drew Gulak vs Tommy End: ***1/4 Drew Galloway vs 'Speedball' Mike Bailey: ****1/4 Zack Sabre Jr. vs Ricochet: ****1/4 The Young Bucks & Super Dragon vs Biff Busick, Andrew Everett, & Trevor Lee: **** 1/2 Dave didn't attend Night 3, but PWG correspondent John Carey provided star ratings {Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Night 3} Jack Evans vs Brian Cage: ***1/4 Trevor Lee vs Marty Scurll: *** Biff Busick vs Chris Hero: ****1/4 Zack Sabre Jr. vs Pentagon Jr: ***3/4 Mike Bailey vs Tommy End: **** Will Ospreay vs Matt Sydal: **** The Young Bucks, Super Dragon, & Roderick Strong vs Angelico, Ricochet, Rich Swann, & Fenix: **** Jack Evans vs Chris Hero: ***3/4 Mike Bailey vs Will Ospreay: **** Marty Scurll vs Zack Sabre Jr: **3/4 Chuck Taylor, Trent Baretta, Aero Star, Drew Galloway, & Drew Gulak vs Tommaso Ciampa, Timothy Thatcher, Drago, Mark Andrews, & Andrew Everett: *** 1/2 Chris Hero vs Zack Sabre Jr. vs 'Speedball' Mike Bailey: ***3/4
At least half of the matches over the whole weekend was ****+. Jesus
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Post by comahan on Sept 9, 2015 23:03:36 GMT -5
I love the image of everyone in the building popping huge at something awesome in the ring as Meltzer sits there stone faced deciding that what he just saw was the 83rd 4+ star match of the weekend.
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Post by El Hijo del Havoc on Sept 9, 2015 23:07:10 GMT -5
I love going back and watching his reactions in the Night 2 preview. Particularly during Hero/Thatcher, moments where even Dave Meltzer has to jump back in his seat and hang his mouth open by what he saw. His reaction to that headbutt was golden
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Post by 543Y2J on Sept 10, 2015 3:46:22 GMT -5
Lee vs ZSJ needs to happen at some point, can imagine them having chemistry and putting on a classic. Don't know when it will happen now with ZSJ winning BOLA and becoming no1 contender, but I really hope it happens in the near future
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Post by Chuckie Finster on Sept 10, 2015 11:44:44 GMT -5
14 of the 28 matches got at least four stars. Good grief.
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Post by Mondai Rogue on Sept 10, 2015 13:54:16 GMT -5
Hold up, only 2 and 3/4 for Marty vs Zack?! The hell Meltzer?!
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Post by El Hijo del Havoc on Sept 10, 2015 15:18:33 GMT -5
Meltzer wasn't at Night 3, it was another Observer writer who attended all 3 nights. This was his writeup on the match: {Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}10. Zack Sabre Jr. pinned Marty Scurll to advance to the finals. It went 25:00 of matwork and comedy. Some didn’t like it going so long this late, but it was the style of match you wouldn’t see in the U.S. usually. Fans were chanting “Please come back” at Scurll after he lost. **3/4 I gotta say, length aside, it was a *** match. I enjoyed it more than Angelico/Evans, which also got ***. The comedy may have been a little too much, but the first 15 minutes were great. If it was earlier in the show or on one of the other nights, it would've gotten higher. This will be one that will be better judged on DVD rather than live (That statement can apply to all of Night 3 actually) Although the reviewer didn't seem to want comedy so late in the show, as he gave the 10 man tag a lower rating than it should for being "a long comedy match"
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Post by 543Y2J on Sept 10, 2015 15:42:40 GMT -5
Hold up, only 2 and 3/4 for Marty vs Zack?! The hell Meltzer?! That and Zack Sabre Jr. vs Pentagon Jr: ***3/4 both stuck out to me when I read it. 'correspondent' John Carey was the one who gave star ratings for night 3 and it sounds like he was way off the mark with ZSJ/P.Jr and Marty/ZSJ with all the rave reviews I have heard about both Everything else ratings wise on that night sounds about right with what I have heard
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Post by Steveweiser on Sept 10, 2015 15:59:46 GMT -5
Hold up, only 2 and 3/4 for Marty vs Zack?! The hell Meltzer?! A lot of what I heard was negativity over the length of the match, the fact it was so late into the show, that the fans had been there for so long, and it was still very hot in the building. It'll probably play far better on DVD than live.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2015 16:53:18 GMT -5
Night 3 of a 3 night tourney, in that sweat box in Reseda.
I did one night for PWG ELEVEN and that was a struggle. I'm surprised he didn't label them all *1/2 with the review stating, "IT WAS f***ING HOT"
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Post by triplethreatmark on Sept 10, 2015 21:45:59 GMT -5
f*** that. I loved Scurll/ZSJ. That match was a little long, but I still enjoyed the hell out of it. It was 3.5 stars for me.
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Post by Starshine on Sept 11, 2015 4:15:58 GMT -5
I get that PWG is super hot right now. But I really miss the backstage promos and skits they used to do. I'd honestly trade some of the great matches so we could have stuff like Paul London making Danielson corpse by rambling about dolphin pods, or the Men of Low Moral Fiber trying to run. Generico. out. of Reseda. Them having great matches is awesome, but this is the stuff (along with the funny commentary) that drew me into the product. I've found it harder to get into some of the newer guys when they're given little to no promo time anymore.
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Post by 543Y2J on Sept 11, 2015 15:59:33 GMT -5
I really really want the Final Stage preview to be released today, the previews never get released on the weekend so this is our last day until next week to see it if they don't.
I have the PWG twitter page open on one of my tabs just waiting for that (1) notification to come up for it/them posting something...
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Post by Magic knows Black Lives Matter on Sept 11, 2015 17:02:53 GMT -5
Having seen his match with Chris Hero at the last Evolve show, I can say that Zach Sabre Jr. is unreal. Dude has me marking out for submissions the same way that some folks mark out for an RKO.
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