This wasn't as dramatic and epic as it could've & really should've been given all the circumstances around it, but it's still a helluva match. It's two of the best wrestlers of 2003 going at it, and when you put it that way, it probably didn't reach its full potential as I already implied, but it still rules. London & Joe seemed to have a natural chemistry, with London using his quickness to get some flow going in his output, and then Joe of course looked like a killer with his always lovely offense, which London also sells tremendously. Really good underdog dynamic throughout. The post-match with London saying farewell to ROH is really special as well, making this a really sweet deal all around. ***1/2

This was okay. Kind of a hard sell convincing anybody that London was gonna win the title on his way out. I haven't been on the Paul London train in ROH, but he seemed like a good dude. Man, Joe has some vicious looking short arm stuff. That was my biggest takeaway from the bout.