Uncle Ivan is in peril early with his arm getting worked over and they give a really unique camera angle on post charge spot. Heels and faces take turns doing the non-tag switch behind the refs back spot to decent effect. They continue to work the arm as a base and I enjoyed Jaggers teased elbow from the apron to a rope running Krushev leading to Krusher getting taken back down to the mat by Pardee. Weird moment with Jaggers winning a punch exchange but getting lured into the heel corner in the process. Heels did some cool stuff cutting off the ring, but Krusher also looked lost at times. Jaggers gets chucked over the top and while he is a better FIP than you might think, I can't help but feel that Pardee might have been better in that role. Ivan takes a nice big bump for a really good teased hot tag and then gets crotched again leading to the hot tag. The slow count on the blindside cheap shot finish hurt it but it really did look like a brutal shot to the back of Pardee's head. I'm a bit torn because this was a pretty good tag match, had really good heat, and really got better as it went along but I also think it would be a near cellar dweller on a set.

I didn't have a strong feeling about this, one way or the other. It was structurally solid, with good crowd heat and pretty good performances from Jagger and Pardee. But the Russian control section bored me at times. Kruschev's finishing lariat to the back of Pardee's neck looked nasty, at least. I don't know; I wouldn't feel compelled to push this on the set. I also wouldn't be bothered if it makes it, especially given that it's a different match-up.