November 2007

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First half of this was pretty great as Danielson would torture Evans with ultra tight basic holds while Evans would use his freak athleticism and flexibility to escape and hit spin kicks. Danielson can play Fuchi extremely well as he did both subtle things like digging his elbow into the leg aswell as stuff that looks grossly painful such as twisting at the chin, almost making the back of Evans head touch the back of his thigh etc. Finishing stretch wasn't as great as Evans looked a little sloppy while both guys transitioned from offense a little too easily. All time great finish though. I'd wager Evans performance here was better than pretty much anything Manami Toyota h…

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Anyone who doubts Shawn was an all time great wrestler should watch this match. He is able to turn a goofy stipulation like the superkick being banned into a creative and compelling match based around veteran smarts and new strategies. That type of thing only comes with a total mastery of pro wrestling. Orton also looked like a killer. Smart finish as well that paid off the stipulation. Great stuff. ****

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This is from a tour of Australia by the Bob Trobich/Dave Marquez run version of the NWA. The opening exchanges are full of respectful mat wrestling, but that quickly morphs into Danielson’s cocky tweener ‘Best in the World’ persona that was a mainstay of his ROH World Title run the year before this – the one where he’s damned good, and he knows it. X-Pac matches up well by being a good sympathetic seller, and Danielson is on top for a lot of the match. In reality Waltman probably couldn’t really hang anymore with Dragon if he was going full tilt, which makes a good kayfabe storyline for the match. As a case in point – whether by accident or design - Danielson’s offen…