Posted December 2, 201014 yr comment_5459051 Really good match that I think may have been on tv. Spike works the arm early and Axl is good bumping around for him and giving off some great mannerisms. He eventually stiffs him with a punch and tosses him to the floor where he teases a chair shot before giving the fucker finger to the crowd. Spike hits his forearm, dropkick, rolling senton off the apron combo which is one of my favorite sequences of any of the ECW guys. Axl and Spike are really beating the fuck out of each other with stiff shots. Axl escapes from a Spike hammerlock with a nasty clothesline that almost kills Spike, followed by another which was almost as nasty. Then he hits one of the sickest looking vertical suplexes I've ever seen. Axl goes to the top but misses an elbow drop. Spike keys in on the arm and does a crazy, twisting, arm snapper on the top rope, then shoots to the top and hits a missle dropkick to Axl's arm which Axl sells really well. Spike goes for the Acid Drop but Axl drops him back with a back suplex and then hits him with his insane reverse spike DDT for an epic finish. This was actually a pretty incredible match, with really strong psych, stiffness, good highspots, and a quality finish.
December 9, 201014 yr comment_5460101 Axl Rotten vs. Spike Dudley (5/2/97) - I liked the early interaction where Axl would overpower Spike and yawn to show that Spike isn’t in his league. The look on Spike’s face is great when he goes to the corner and regroup. Spike gets an armdrag and hooks on the arm for dear life. Nice. Axl just brushes him off. This is different from the Awesome matches where Awesome would just eat Spike for lunch. Here, I could see Spike winning with his speed or outsmarting Axl. I never get that vibe from Awesome matches. Spike goes back to the arm later on and I can respect that. Great counter from Axl on the Dudley Dog. Good finish also. Solid nomination.
January 31, 201114 yr comment_5463635 Axl Rotten vs. Spike Dudley (5/2/97) Spike works over Axl's left arm early and brings a lot of offense keeping Axl at bay until Axl just killed him with a clothesline. Axl went on offense but missed a big elbow off the top rope allowing Spike to come back where he dazed Axl before going for the Dudley Dog which Axl countered into a hard backdrop suplex. Axl then murdered Spike with his spike reverse DDT to finish off the match. This was one of the better versions of their matchup and this moves forward for consideration.
