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Pete Dunne vs. Tyler Bate. What a Match!!!

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That match was incredibly awesome; I've heard many on this forum describe it as "hard to believe it took place under the WWE banner."

Dunne is so freaking phenomenal as a kick ass (yet slimy) heel it's scary.

And Bate is awe-inspiring, he's 20 yrs old and works like he's been in the business 15 years.

By far, it had the best crowd involvement of the night, IMO. What did you guys think of these UK studs??
 
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Re: Pete Dunne. Tyler Bate. What a Match!!!

Two fantastic talents. Ospreay and Scurll in NJPW and now Bate & Dunne at Takeover - great week for English/UK wrestlers.
 
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Re: Pete Dunne. Tyler Bate. What a Match!!!

They're both great. I think Dunne is a great heel with his style and facial expressions.

But Tyler Bate man. The guys is 5'9" but is a amazingly strong. In one match he worked a technical style, did a deadlift German, and a freaking Spiral Tap. It just feels like he is the perfect mix of so many different styles.
 
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Re: Pete Dunne. Tyler Bate. What a Match!!!

They're both great. I think Dunne is a great heel with his style and facial expressions.

But Tyler Bate man. The guys is 5'9" but is a amazingly strong. In one match he worked a technical style, did a deadlift German, and a freaking Spiral Tap. It just feels like he is the perfect mix of so many different styles.
His billed height might be 5'9" but he's 5'7" tops - and that greatly limits his ceiling unfortunately.
 
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Just noticed something after rewatching the match (again), focusing on something Bryan Alvarez brought to my attention on his podcast.

Everytime Dunne was in trouble, he took to the outside. Waiting for Bate to do something reckless. It took awhile, but eventually Dunne's plan worked, and he was able to pick up the win.

So for few of you criticizing the match for it's lack of storytelling, there ya go!
 
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Re: Pete Dunne. Tyler Bate. What a Match!!!

I think they were fantastic, and indirectly took a BIG shit on the Cruiserweight Division. I give their match 4 and 1/2 stars. THIS is the kind of action I wanted when I begged for it to come back. They really need to take notes and stop putting people to sleep.
If HHH booked that division it would be completely different.

All of those guys in the Cruiserweight Division shined last year in the CWC.
 
#67 ·
This is the first match in ages that I give my personal 5 star rating. Incredible psychology, action, suspense and the crowd was all over it. Fantastic, I dare to say that even better than Omega/Okada.
 
#96 ·
I understand why people are going crazy for it, it just wasn't amazing to me. It was a damn good match, for whatever reason it didn't click. I've had a few matches like that recently though.
 
#10 ·
Never heard of these two guys. Only caught the last two matches. Was it better than the Ladder main event?
Kind of apples to oranges, as one was a stiff, energetic one-on-one that meshed technical, high-flying, and striking and the other was a very good ladder match spotfest with a shock twist afterward, but short answer.....YES!!!! ??
 
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Re: Pete Dunne. Tyler Bate. What a Match!!!

Arguably the best WWE match this year. Both guys are tremendous, and the scary thing is how old they are. Their COMBINED AGE is less than R-Truth's actual age, and they are already this talented.

They should be in the conversation now for the some of the best guaranteed matches if you put them together. I wonder if we'll get a third match of their series, since both are 1-1.
 
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Re: Pete Dunne. Tyler Bate. What a Match!!!

My favourite match of the year so far. Makes me incredibly happy also that the UK guys tore the house down and showed that us "British Midgets" can do it with the best of them. If they get this UK show right I may even focus on that and take a little break from the main roster at least until AJ's back in the title picture and Braun's back in the ring. Tyler Bate is a freak of nature in how good he is, he can do it all, I love his look and couldn't care less that he's "small" by WWE standards. Pete Dunne has now joined my favourite active wrestler list alongside AJ, Braun, Neville and Gallagher and I can't frickin wait to see how they book his title reign. This match literally made my night and has kept me so pumped that I'm sat here typing this at 4.42am. Awesome.
 
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I honestly dont want either of them on NXT or 205 live or the main roster shows. I'd rather see where the UK show goes with it and let them grow there. On the UK shows they can become the big names, anywhere else they're getting lost in the shuffle behind guys with "the look" and guys with "indy cred."
 
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Great on their own, even better together. I was already a massive fan of Dunne but hats off to both. I loved the chemistry,
the moves, the style. This is the kind of match I'd show to someone who's not into pro wrestling.
 
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I knew they were going to steal the show. The match they had at the uk tournament was great but this was two steps ahead. **** 2/3 for me. My favorite wrestling match this year. Enjoywd it more then Omega/Okada
 
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