drew wardlaw
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So this is the revenge match, I believe from the aborted throat angle. Pillman and Z Man come out hot. As much as I want to see The Midnights work over a babyface, I liked that the offense was more even, or even a little in the faces favor, then usual. It worked with the revenge story. I love the heat Sweet Stan can get with his karate stances. For my money there's no better double team move than the drop toehold/elbow drop. Beautiful Bobby fish-hooks Zenk's mouth something fiecre to set up the face in peril sequence. Beautiful Bobby man, he's untouchable.
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I'll give a pass to almost anything with stiff strikes, it's my version of the death match I guess, so I liked this. Simple underdog story here. Takada looked like he wasn't working too hard, and it came off that way. When Maeda did it, it felt like arrogance and underestimating an opponent, but Takada doing it just looks lazy. So maybe that's an issue of charisma for Takada. I loved Anjo's sloppy aggression. That along with the strike exchanges were a real highlight for me, and actually I think this could serve as a good intro for someone looking to get into the shoot style, if they can stand the matwork. That's where this one falls flat for me. Not much urgency there.
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I appreciated the subtle aggression here, and the way it came through in the struggles for holds, especially on Fujiwara's part. Really enjoyed Fuji's strike sequence towards the end, and a very cool finish that I wish modern companies would use variations of. I guess the flash rollup is similar but this has much more impact with Fujiwara still looking strong. He looked like a literal old dog while getting punched in the guts. Yamazaki had some good fire here. Cool match.
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I agree. I think showing someone a current promotion that they can easily keep up with on a weekly basis is the way to go. Some anecdotal evidence, I got a text from a friend of mine last night saying that he was flipping through channels and came across The New Day and was blown away. He had never really watched wrestling as a child and thought it was really complex and artistic. He watched the rest of the show and was asking me about different characters stories and backgrounds and wants to follow along now.
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Thanks to Where the Big Boys Play, I just want a Jimmy Jam "YEAH YEAHYEAH YEAHHHH" and we got that here, so I can't be to disappointed. Michael Hayes took some nice bumps early on, but man there was a lot of stalling in this. All that being said though, it was a simple, solid story and RnR worked hard, and I enjoyed it.
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Rude cuts an awesome promo here. Really serious and I like the close up with his hair wet. Looks dangerous.