I watched Ohio Hatchet Wrestling: Death in the Valley 2010 (deathmatch tournament) 2 days ago.
Man the start of the show is so slow. It was incredibily boring to watch. The following contains spoilers btw, in case anyone wants to watch this show.
ROUND 1
Toby Klein vs. Elkview Adam vs. Super Oprah – Thumbtacks and Jacks Match
There was really only 1 time they went into the thumbtacks I think, very boring match, nothing noteworthy happened, as a comedy match it also failed.
David Day vs. JC Bailey vs. John Thorne – Barbedwire TLC
I love JC Bailey but even he couldn't make this an entertaining match, again very boring, almost fell asleep.
Viper vs. Bildo vs. WHACKS – Pits Of Hell
Pits of Hell consisted of Kiddie Pools filled with Broken beer bottles/Salt/Lemon Juice/Barbedwire/Broken Light tubes
I strongly dislike Viper and Bildo made such an impression on me that I really cant recall who the hell he actually was. WHACKS was good as usual, a better match then the previous 2 but still nothing special.
Freakshow vs. Drake Younger – Light Tube Boards
This was a pretty decent match, had some nice spots in it. Drake Younger is one of my favorites in the deathmatch scene, and Freakshow can usually put on a good match too.
Non-Tournament Match – Zac Vincent vs. Phil Macchio
Zac Vincent looks like a little bitch and even though he moves pretty good in the ring this match really had me bored (likely due to the fact I dont know Phil, I dont like Zac, and I wanted a deathmatch instead of a normal match)
ROUND 2
Elkview Adam vs. Drake Younger – Fans Bring The Weapons
From here the tournament really begins to pick up. I hadnt seen much of Elkview Adams work (only saw his match with Danny Havoc at KOTDM 2009 where Danny's blade sliced Adams cheek) but he didnt dissapoint in this match.
WHACKS vs. JC Bailey – 100 Carpet Strips Match
It was a good match, nothing groundbreaking but it had some hardhitting action in it, I expected a bit more from these two (especially JC Bailey) but it was enjoyable nontheless.
FINALS
Drake Younger vs. JC Bailey – 40 Panes of Glass Scaffolding Match
The finals, the main event, a 40 Panes of Glass Scaffolding Match. This was absolutely barbaric. A great match, both of them really stepped it up. Youngers back looked awfull after going through so many panes of glass. (there were only 25 or so panes used btw).
This match was definitely the highlight of the night. The only thing I didnt like was the ending. The scaffold pretty much added nothing, and the one time they used it, it looked really akward and fake. Other then that a great match.
Overall it was a decent tournament, I've seen many better tournaments (mainly the first half of the tournament drags the overall down) but it was enjoyable for what it was, my rating would be between a 7.0 and 7.5