First 2 legitimately great matches vs. Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards... and now a borderline great one vs. ol' Brother Nero?! I am absolutely shocked by how good Bobby Lashley has got, for real. Just like in those matches vs. The Wolves, his performance was awesome, he was awesome during his control segments, and Jeff was solid, taking some good, brutal bumps. Bobby freakin' Lashley! ***3/4

I thought the early portion of this was fine enough, cruising along nicely, then Jeff took that insane powerbomb on the steps and things picked up quite a bit. I liked Lashley in control, with the big crossface clubs, standing on Jeff's throat and generally carrying himself like a pretty big deal. I thought Jeff's vocal selling was on point as well, and while I would've liked a couple more minutes at the end the somersault bump that transitioned to the finish was another nasty one. Good match, and I was honestly as impressed with Hardy in this as I was Lashley.