IndependentWrestling.tv Title: Orange Cassidy vs. RD Evans
What a total smackfest this was. The brutality, the stiffness in their strikes, the intricate sequences that flowed together so perfectly. The drama, the storytelling, the pacing. Fantastic. :p ****
Chris Dickinson vs. Daisuke Sekimoto
One hell of a match this was. A great bombfest with some super stiff strikes. I do love it when you see the sweat fly off their bodies after a chop or a lariat, and there was a ton of that in this match. The pacing was great, everything flowed together. Sekimoto dominating Dickinson for large portions for Dickinson fighting back, proving he can give more than he is taking as well. Two great performances. The finishing sequence was amazing - visual stunning. ****1/2
Cagematch: Kimber Lee vs. Kris Statlander
Short and to the point. It was pretty bloody and very violent. With the pinfall rules being in effect, they were able to focus on hate, and hate they did. ***3/4
60 Minute Iron Man Match: David Starr vs Joey Janela
The pacing in the match early in the match really good. Instead of filler head locks, they trashed talked, went at each other with strikes, teased the weapons whilst doing nothing too crazy. Then they upped the intensity of the match, hitting each other harder and harder with the weapons, with Starr getting busted open. I loved then also playing off Starr wanting to beat Janela so many times by having Starr go up 3-0 in that time. The Tully/Magnum TA spot with Janela breaking the kendo stick and trying to force it into Starr’s head was amazing. And it built to Starr losing a fall fairly well too.
There was this great near fall where Janela hit a suplex on the doors that Janela brought in. The story of David Starr, no matter how much damage Janela dishes out, always stayed one step ahead of him, pinning Janela with a small package after Janela got a close sub fall with a nasty variation of a crossface but with a chair. Great narrative to go along with all the carnage. There was another great moment in the match where Janela hit a destroyer on the apron onto a table on the outside which was set up was perfectly, you couldn't telegraph what he was doing. And that's what I loved about Janela in this match. Everything felt off the cuff and seamless. The last 10 minutes or so could've done a bit better to show urgency but they made up for it with their selling. Starr heeling it up big time, attacking the ref and building heat for Janela getting that final win he needed to win.
So all in all, this was easily one of the better 60 minute iron man matches in history. One of the most well paced matches you'll see, hardly any dull moments, they built the match, the weapon use and pin falls perfectly well. They had a great mix of carnage and character work. Great selling towards the end and great drama as well. What was most impressive about this match was it being able to keep the heat and attention of the crowd and myself for 60 minutes after an already five hour show beforehand. Now that's something that's special. ****3/4
What a total smackfest this was. The brutality, the stiffness in their strikes, the intricate sequences that flowed together so perfectly. The drama, the storytelling, the pacing. Fantastic. :p ****
Chris Dickinson vs. Daisuke Sekimoto
One hell of a match this was. A great bombfest with some super stiff strikes. I do love it when you see the sweat fly off their bodies after a chop or a lariat, and there was a ton of that in this match. The pacing was great, everything flowed together. Sekimoto dominating Dickinson for large portions for Dickinson fighting back, proving he can give more than he is taking as well. Two great performances. The finishing sequence was amazing - visual stunning. ****1/2
Cagematch: Kimber Lee vs. Kris Statlander
Short and to the point. It was pretty bloody and very violent. With the pinfall rules being in effect, they were able to focus on hate, and hate they did. ***3/4
60 Minute Iron Man Match: David Starr vs Joey Janela
The pacing in the match early in the match really good. Instead of filler head locks, they trashed talked, went at each other with strikes, teased the weapons whilst doing nothing too crazy. Then they upped the intensity of the match, hitting each other harder and harder with the weapons, with Starr getting busted open. I loved then also playing off Starr wanting to beat Janela so many times by having Starr go up 3-0 in that time. The Tully/Magnum TA spot with Janela breaking the kendo stick and trying to force it into Starr’s head was amazing. And it built to Starr losing a fall fairly well too.
There was this great near fall where Janela hit a suplex on the doors that Janela brought in. The story of David Starr, no matter how much damage Janela dishes out, always stayed one step ahead of him, pinning Janela with a small package after Janela got a close sub fall with a nasty variation of a crossface but with a chair. Great narrative to go along with all the carnage. There was another great moment in the match where Janela hit a destroyer on the apron onto a table on the outside which was set up was perfectly, you couldn't telegraph what he was doing. And that's what I loved about Janela in this match. Everything felt off the cuff and seamless. The last 10 minutes or so could've done a bit better to show urgency but they made up for it with their selling. Starr heeling it up big time, attacking the ref and building heat for Janela getting that final win he needed to win.
So all in all, this was easily one of the better 60 minute iron man matches in history. One of the most well paced matches you'll see, hardly any dull moments, they built the match, the weapon use and pin falls perfectly well. They had a great mix of carnage and character work. Great selling towards the end and great drama as well. What was most impressive about this match was it being able to keep the heat and attention of the crowd and myself for 60 minutes after an already five hour show beforehand. Now that's something that's special. ****3/4
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