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**Seabs** · 06-22-2012, 05:50 AM

Have you seen the headbutt from that match BUBZ?

**Bubz** · 06-22-2012, 09:05 AM

Nah I haven't gotten around to that show yet, was planning on watching some stuff from the last few AJ shows first. I'm guessing it was pretty bad?

**Seabs** · 06-22-2012, 01:46 PM

He fucks himself up silly. Busts himself wide open HUGE.

Last Chancery · 06-23-2012, 03:29 AM

Caught the AAW show tonight and honestly, Davey/Sami was pretty good but not MOTYC material for me. There was a lot of energy there and things got pretty stiff at times, as it should between these two, but it felt a little.. flat. Like they both were trying hard to make it work, but at maybe 80 to 90 percent capacity. It's not atypical for bigger names to give less due to the lessened expectations of a smaller indy's crowd -- some worse than others in this regard -- but, yeah, it wasn't the wild, all out match it might have been in PWG or some other top-flight indy promotion. And maybe it's my fault for believing it would be, I don't know. I mean, I enjoyed the match, loved the atmosphere, and the in-ring action was actually fairly solid. But at the same time, perhaps I expected more?

I will say, the show was main evented by an insane six-man tag match between Silas Young and the Irish Airborne vs. BJ Whitmer/Jimmy Jacobs/Arik Cannon, and it was everything I expected and more. None of those six guys are that big of names but the match felt huge. Whitmer had his face cut open and there was plenty of back-and-forth to keep the crowd on its feet the entire time. It was a crazy, sprawling brawl and it told a great story. The Whitmer/Jacobs blood feud really impacted it, and there was this constant questioning of whether or not that team could keep it together long enough to pull out a W. Silas's heel work was top notch, and it's only getting better, and as great as the atmosphere was for Davey/Sami, I'd be remiss if I said the atmosphere produced in the six-man tag wasn't better.

Richards vs. Callihan: ***1/4
Silas/Irish Airborne vs. Whitmer/Jacobs/Cannon: ***3/4

Neither MOTYC from a classical standpoint, but fairly good for local indy standards. I'd definitely check out that main event if you're interested in seeing some wild brawling with a little story tossed in.

The Corre · 06-23-2012, 06:51 AM

For those of you who care, CZW's Blk Jeez/Sabian got squashed alongside some other jobber by Ryback on this weeks Smackdown.

**Seabs** · 06-23-2012, 04:36 PM

Damien Wayne vs Chris Escobar - VCW 02.06.2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCkuJg6V6Dw

Has plenty of flashy Indy style spots but they structure this well and it's nicely paced out. They do a great job of working as equals and going back and forth without it ever being silly and infuriating. Wayne's wheelbarrow spot was cool. Really liked how he kicked Escobar in the gut while he was tied up in the tree of woe to set up the top rope leg drop. Looked much better than Ki's phony stomp from the same position where the other guy just sits perfectly in position for the spot rather than just falling down in the tree so Ki can't hit the move. Some of Escobar's stuff could be a bit smoother and a tad tighter but it's fine. Finish is the best part of the match which put a huge smile on my face. Represents the match perfectly I thought. Dug this a lot.

****+

USAUSA1 · 06-23-2012, 09:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seabs

Damien Wayne vs Chris Escobar - VCW 02.06.2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCkuJg6V6Dw

Has plenty of flashy Indy style spots but they structure this well and it's nicely paced out. They do a great job of working as equals and going back and forth without it ever being silly and infuriating. Wayne's wheelbarrow spot was cool. Really liked how he kicked Escobar in the gut while he was tied up in the tree of woe to set up the top rope leg drop. Looked much better than Ki's phony stomp from the same position where the other guy just sits perfectly in position for the spot rather than just falling down in the tree so Ki can't hit the move. Some of Escobar's stuff could be a bit smoother and a tad tighter but it's fine. Finish is the best part of the match which put a huge smile on my face. Represents the match perfectly I thought. Dug this a lot.

****+

Damien Wayne been great for years. Check out his matches with Scotty Blaze and Sean Denny.

**Chismo** · 06-24-2012, 05:14 AM

CM Punk vs. Daniel Bryan (WWE, Over The Limit 2012)

Fantastic match really. I was shocked to see them working stiff style like that, kudos. It was nice to see something like that in WWE (aside Lesnar/Cena), they wrestled a grand Junior style match, with a ton of reverseals, and fast back-and-forht action. Bryan is insanely over, so he needs to turn face ASAP, and his YES! shtick is making him a legit superstar, they need to pull the trigger with the man, ffs. They told a simple story about knowing each other so well, and the strategies and game plans were simple and effective - Punk was going after DBD's leg, and DBD was going after Punk's ribs. I loved the finish, Bryan looked damn strong there. To sum up, this was fantastic, and we need to see them going 1-on-1 again. MOTY(C), no doubt about it.
Rating: ****1/2

seancarleton77 · 06-25-2012, 08:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Corre

For those of you who care, CZW's Blk Jeez/Sabian got squashed alongside some other jobber by Ryback on this weeks Smackdown.

I care, watching sub average wrestlers getting squashed is the most fun you can have with your pants on.

Bruce L · 06-25-2012, 09:16 AM

Tyson Kidd & Justin Gabriel vs. Heath Slater & Johnny Curtis - NXT, 6/6
Tyson Kidd & Justin Gabriel vs. Tyler Reks & Curt Hawkins - Superstars, 6/21

The Kidd/Gabriel team is quite possibly my favorite thing in WWE right now, at least from an in-ring perspective. I don't know what, if anything, it's going to take to get them a better spot on the card, but I'd love to see them as champs sooner than later.