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**-Blaskohiro Tenryu-** · 07-06-2008, 02:16 AM

Chris Hero vs. Bryan Danielson, 16 Carrot Semi Final

*****

You heard me. absolutely AMAZING from the start to the finish. I was hooked after the opening bell and wanted more from both men. The arm spots with Danielson made me CRINGE with the snapping effects. Ofcourse, Danielson forgot selling the arm every once in a while, but it is easily over looked with the hot crown and intense final moments AND the amazing conclusion. The ammount of heat Danielson god made me fear for his life after the match was over.

**Sephiroth** · 07-06-2008, 02:48 AM

God damn't, I was gonna go to bed, but now I need to watch it

Caponex75 · 07-06-2008, 06:00 AM

I personally think Inoki overrated the match. Danielson's selling was horrid and it seemed like the arm work had never happened. If they didn't do the spot where it actually made me yelp at Hero looking as if he broke Danielson's arm then I probably wouldn't o been so pissed. I mean he does a suicide dive and acts like this is the beginning of the match up. Ugh....Germany fans are pretty horrible but they never effect the match for me. At least they're into it and not no selling it like NY did Strong/Stevens. Hero got some control back of the arm and Dragon sells it this time......until they start hitting each other with forearms so Dragon chooses to no sell it yet AGAIN! I mean honestly!

I did like the fact tho that Danielson knew how to resist his own holds and punished Hero for trying to snatch the Crossface Chickenwing on him. Danielson goes for a headbutt but Hero catches him in the cravate and cravate bottom or whatever it is called for a close nearfall. Hangman's Clutch on him but decides to drg him to the center and turn it into a STF-Cravate. Don't see the point in going to the STF and trapping the leg when he had been working on the arm for most of the match. Ehh. Superplex by Danielson as he tries to get back into the match. Trade strikes and Hero takes off his shirt to show how fucking serious he is! They trade forearms and Hero nearly knocks his ass out with a roaring one but Danielson headbutts the shit out of him so hard Hero falls into the ref. Hitting the low low and using the SMALL PACKAGE~!

This match had to many faults. ****-****1/2(Mercy Rating)

Dragon is not having that good of a year at all.

**-Mystery-** · 07-06-2008, 08:09 AM

Danielson isn't having a good year? Please don't make me list all his 4 star matches compared to others who get praised.

Also, glad to see Blasko pimping the match big time because it deserves it.

By the way, Danielson's selling was perfect in the context of the match. I'll go into that more later today.

**Seabs** · 07-06-2008, 10:44 AM

Just watched 3 serious MOTYC this weekend

MCMG/AOTF Tag Wars 08
****1/4-1/2
Ending wasnt great. [spoiler]Shelley shouldn't have tapped.[/spoiler]

MCMG/Briscoes Return Engagement
****1/2
Different kind of match to their first one. 1st one was better imo but this one is still awesome.

Hero/Danielson 16 Carat Gold
****1/2
Not worthy of the full 5 that Blasko gave it imo but still awesome.

Caponex75 · 07-06-2008, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by -Mystery-

Danielson isn't having a good year? Please don't make me list all his 4 star matches compared to others who get praised.

Also, glad to see Blasko pimping the match big time because it deserves it.

By the way, Danielson's selling was perfect in the context of the match. I'll go into that more later today.

I found his match with Nigel pretty stupid. Not because the "No one tells me how to wrestle" thing but the fact he said he wouldn't go after the head yet he is dropping him on it constantly? His match with Tyler & Stevens were great but **** stars great....not all that MOTY nonsense. I'll give his match with Low-Ki was overrated. Guy hasn't been as good as previous years.

Anyway, NRC vs. NOAH ****-****1/2 Rocky stood out more than anyone o_0

**-Mystery-** · 07-06-2008, 12:29 PM

You misunderstand what Danielson meant by not attacking the head. He meant not full head shots (i.e. headbutts, elbows, and stomps). He didn't hit anything from my memory that was a complete head shot.

If **** isn't a MOTYC, what the fuck is? Danielson has had more 4 star matches than Black, Nigel, Stevens, etc yet those guys are getting WOTY praise. Right now, Danielson is the WOTY until someone starts putting on better quality matches than him.

Caponex75 · 07-06-2008, 12:48 PM

**** to me is a very great match but not a MOTY and are you kidding me? Nigel has been busting his ass for the better part of this year putting on some MOTY matches(BOTH of his matches against Aries, the Black match(Heh), against Strong, and a hell of allot more). Hell, Aries has been doing the same as well and Strong has been tearing up the year mostly with Stevens. Danielson ain't nowhere near wrestler of the year when he has yet to even put on any type of match like the three guys I just named.

**KeepItFresh** · 07-06-2008, 12:51 PM

If Nigel is the wrestler of the year he would have had a better match with Stevens in my estimation.

**-Mystery-** · 07-06-2008, 12:53 PM

Nigel has had 4 great matches this year (against Aries, Danielson, Strong, and Black). While Danielson has MOTYCs against Quack, Marufuji (2), Bones, Hero, Aries, Nigel, Black (haven't seen the second but heard it's a possible MOTYC), and Glazer raves his tag match from the next PPV is a MOTYC. So yeah, he blows Nigel and everyone else out of the water.