Last Wrestling Match Watched 2.0

[InYourFace]

WCW Monday Nitro 4/14/1997: Kevin Nash vs Lex Luger

 

[Chriss]

WWE NXT 2/20/2013 - Yoshi Tatsu vs. Bray Wyatt

A short squash match. Wyatt killed Tatsu with a huge side slam early in the match and then like a minute later he finished him, threw him out of the ring and cut a promo about the Wyatt Family losing the NXT Tag Team title match. Wyatt was angry and told one of the beardos to punch the second beardo. Then the second beardo hit the first one. Wyatt told them he is proud of them and they walked away.

 

[Chriss]

WWE NXT 2/20/2013 - El Local vs. Xavier Woods

An average match with a pretty fast tempo in the beginning. My man Ricardo is a better wrestler than I can remember actually. He has got some sick kicks in storage. Throughout the match El Local was in control of things but at the end Xavier came up with a beatiful Spinning DDT and took the victory. *1/2

 

[Chriss]

WWE NXT 2/20/2013 - Sasha Banks vs. Audrey Marie

Earlier on the show Sasha was getting interviewed in the back about how she is excited about meeting her secret admirer or whatnot. Audrey attacked her with words: "I was out with an injury and they replace me with this?" She said: "Your secret admirer..." before leaving Sasha in the back. Sasha was not layed out so she heard everything. Later on the show they announced that Sasha will get a piece of Audrey in a match. Boy, that escalated quickly. So Audrey turns heel yet she comes down to the ring with a smile on her face, taunting the crowd . Other than the horrible, quick "build" this was watchable. *3/4

 

[Gimmick]

Nigel McGuinness vs. Takeshi Morishima - ROH Undeniable 2007
Really nothing special here. Morishima worked on the arm of Nigel in the early goings of the match, which I thought would set the tone for the rest of it. I thought maybe Nigel would struggle to get back into the match due to his arm being focused on, and after a few failed attempts would successfully hit the jawbreaker lariat for the win. Instead, Nigel's arm was absolutely fine after a few minutes and used it no problem for the rest of the match. I get that the lariat played a big part in this feud so wanted to focus on that, but for me they went about it the wrong way. Instead of Nigel looking for that perfect shot he just kept on delivering lariat after lariat, while pretty much no selling the abuse he took from Morishima. In the end it was just each man taking turns hitting one another. The only thing that's boosting my rating for this match was the great atmosphere. They were behind every move each man hit and when Nigel finally did pin Morishima to win the ROH World title the place erupted. It was no doubt a very special moment. It's just a shame that the match itself couldn't compliment the atmosphere. **

 

[Chriss]

WWE SmackDown 2/22/2013 - Damien Sandow vs. Sheamus

Sandow comes out and says that people in the audience will see the destruction of Sheamus or some shit. The match started out quite nicely. I usually skip all Sheamus matches but I decided to give this one a go and I did not regret it. There were some nice spots out of the ring when Sheamus threw Sandow into the barricade. I never get tired of seeing some action out of the ring so that is a plus. I thought the match would be really one-sided but both men got some time to present their ability to wrestle. We saw a bit of both wrestling and fighting and it was mixed pretty well. ***

 

[Chriss]

WWE SmackDown 2/22/2013 - Kaitlyn & Layla vs. Aksana & Tamina

Average Divas match but the beginnig was pretty awesome. Layla/Aksana dance off . Seriously though. I would rather watch Layla dance the entire time then watch her wrestle. #instaboner. Some moments were just, just bad. The whole Aksana acting like an italian pornstar thing is really fucking bad. Also, I like Kaitlyn because of her looks but really, the girl cant even sell an irish whip. Match was really short and ended in a traditional "facesFTW" win. Just when Tamina got tagged in and I thought the match was about to get better, she got her ass kicked and then Kaitlyn speared her for the victory. *

 

[Chriss]

WWE SmackDown 2/22/2013 - Randy Orton vs. Jack Swagger

Many of you might not like Swagger but I see it as a real shame that he screwed up because this guy is really great. Orton might be one of those so-called "supermans" but he sure knows how to work a match and he showed just that in this match against Swagger. I would really like to see these two feud against each other. If Swagger would just eliminate Orton in the Chamber match and not pin him to win the whole thing, these two could have a great feud leading to even better Wrestlemania match. This match was really good pretty much at every aspect. Swagger winning with a roll-up just builds up. Swagger has been getting pushed but he was not getting that "dominant" push like Henry did in 2011 so this roll-up victory is at the right place in this case. ***

 

[Crippler]

WWE Elimination Chamber 2011 - Kofi Kingston vs Alberto Del Rio

I can't remember why these two guys were feuding at the time, I just assume Kofi was attacked by Del Rio at some point a week prior. But at least the fans are really into this match and these two delivered in a great/fun opener It definitely could have gone longer and it would have only been better if it had. The other gripe I had with the match was that Ricardo Rodriguez was involved. He wasn't involved to the point that it ruined it but I wish he hadn't have gotten involved (And i only say this because Del Rio is going for the world title @ WM and he needed help to beat a mid-card guy) ***

 

[Crippler]

WWE Elimination Chamber 2011 - Elimination Chamber Match For The World Heavyweight Championship: Kane vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Wade Barrett vs. The Big Show vs. Edge vs. Rey Mysterio

Everything and everyone had a purpose and the match came off really well. It’s always great when they use those established finishers to create that edge-of-your-seat drama especially in high pressure situations where there’s a lot on the line. Dolph Ziggler was supposed to be involved in this match, but Smackdown GM Teddy Long FIIIIIIIIIIRRRRED him and replaced Ziggler with the Big Show. I would have liked Drew to eliminate Kane rather than vice versa but that's a small quibble. The booking coming in (Drew's beef with Edge, Show and Wade's beef with each other, etc.) helped each segment and participant have a purpose. This one took a bit to get going but once McIntyre came out it was all action from there. Rey and Edge tore it up too from bell-to-bell. **** - ****1/4

 

[Crippler]

WWE Elimination Chamber 2011 - #1 Contenders Elimination Chamber Match: Randy Orton vs. R-Truth vs. CM Punk vs. John Cena vs. King Sheamus vs. John Morrison

This was another great match, although I don’t think it was quite as good as the earlier Chamber. There's just no drama with Cena anymore for me and Morrison's fight to overcome the knee injury and Punk's “second chance” were the stories of the match. The finish however was a little flat. Morrison misses the Starship Pain, so Punk gives him the GTS, only for Cena to hit the Attitude Adjustment, winning the match. While it was a little flat to suddenly end the match, it was a lot of fun overall. ***3/4 - ****

 

[Gimmick]

Adam Cole vs. Jimmy Jacobs - ROH Hunt For Gold 2013
This is probably Jacobs' finest match in years. Bell to bell he was on his game and kept up with Adam Cole to put on a really exciting match. Every sequence was fluid, every move was done perfectly, and each of the big spots in the match were layed out very well throughout the match. Highlights of the match include a Sliced Bread on the apron by Jacobs, a nice sequence of Cole trying to break free from the End Game, and a devastating Super Kick to Jacobs as he attempted a Spear on Cole. Hopefully Jacobs can stay this motivated for the rest of the year. ****

 

[InYourFace]

WCW Monday Nitro 4/21/1997: Dean Malenko vs Yugi Nagata

 

[InYourFace]

WCW Monday Nitro 4/21/1997: Glacier vs Ciclope

 

[InYourFace]

WCW Monday Nitro 4/21/1997: Ultimate Dragon vs Bobby Eaton