Fightin' Taylor Boys Vs RockNES Monsters
A standout performance by Brian Cage (who I can completely see being scooped up by The 'E relatively "soon"), at least in my eyes, and an indication of just how quickly all four guys are improving. Good crowd connection and a very good opener.
Rating: 3.5+
The Dynasty Vs Future Shock
Sloppy but satisfying. The commentary was much more entertaining than the match - but that isn't a slight against these teams, really.
Rating: 3
Two Husky Black Guys Vs Sami Callihan & Rockerick Strong
Has Mack been eating jawbreaker's burgers? He's put on a lot of weight. His weight-gain is, thusly, as two-fold as his chin:
1) he's now a lot more sloppy in executing his aerial moves
and
2) he now has plumber's asscrack at the bottom of his stomach.
He recovered towards the end of the match, but his sloppiness did hurt things. Same cannot be said for Callihan, though, who looked crisp in his moves and shows, once again, that he's a "new" force on the Indy's talent scene. Slower than the previous two, but not any worse for it.
Rating: 3.5+
Super Smash Brothers Vs The Young Bucks
Let's just go through the facts, and see why Nick Jackson is cockily dancing at the start of the match:
*Young Bucks have won over 30 matches during their PWG tenure, made it to the final in DDT4 three years running (and winning two of them) and are one of PWG's prominent tag teams
*Super Smash Brothers have won exactly one match (stark opposite to the Buck's single loss in DDT history).
Who won? Yep, you guessed it, SSB, in a monumental upset
Rating: 4
Two Husky Black Guys Vs RockNES Monsters
I'm pretty sure a good majority were predicting RM to go on and win the tournament so it's quite odd to see the freshly created team not only pick them off early on, but also doing so in an almost back-to-back victory from their round one match. Some really sweet spots and a more on-point Mack makes this nothing to sneeze at.
Rating: 3.5+
Super Smash Brothers Vs Future Shock
Sweet bajeebus was this awesome. Why are none of these guys used more extensively or, rather, why did RoH break Future Shock up? If you liked the craziness of the World's Finest triple-threat tag-team match, then you'll love the hell out of this.
Rating: 4+
Kevin Steen Vs Sami Callihan
Much like the Finlay/Sami match from last year this was mostly about Sami just weathering Steen's abuse. However it just wasn't as good. Not as good as that match, not as good as the previous matches and not as good as these two talents should have made it.
Post-match Steen pegs down an idiotic fan for calling Sami over-rated inbetween the "thank you, Sami" chants by saying "do you think you could last two seconds in here, you little piece of fucking shit? *inauduble* Over-rated? The only good thing you've done in your life is spend money at that front door" :lmao
Rating: 3.5
Two Husky Black Guys Vs Super Smash Brothers:
Obviously fatigued from putting their all in their other matches these men still gave what was left in a match that did not hinder or besmirch the prestige of a DDT4 main event. While many see El Generico as one of the best wrestlers in the world, currently, the younger guys stepped doubly to the plate in hanging with him here. While not as good as some of the other matches in the tourney, this match is still a good way to spend 20 minutes of your time. If not for the wrestling, then for seeing the cementing of hopefully a very bright future for The Super Smash Brothers who won my heart in a combined time of only 53 minutes.
Rating: 3.75
From a card with a weighted star-rating of over 3.5 this event is easily recommendable. Following a lacklustre card in World's Greatest, DDT4 goes off with the usual bang it does each year and is more becoming of PWG's continuous quality. Big props to them, too, for giving SSB a chance to make a breakout performance as big as they did here. Let's hope it's the start of more things to come for them, not only in PWG but across the Indy scene, as well. Thank you, Super Smash Brothers, you guys are awesome.
Overall rating: 8.75/10