14.03.2010, 19:52
Zitat:Yeah, there were power lines down and cop cars all over the place. Really shitty break for EVOLVE, as there were def only 100 or so people there.
Weird thing is... I thought the small crowd actually was 100% more lively and into the action than the 4 times larger ECW Arena/WXW crowd, which was just filled with apathy anytime something closely resembling Euro/Catch/chain wrestling occured. Although, holy christ does The Arena love them some Nick Gage (which was indeed a fucking awesome moment).
I loved the EVOLVE show. Gargano vs. Jimmy was really fucking good and they did all kinds stuff and crossed up each others spots. Chucky T vs. Ricochet was crazy as well, with Ricochet going for the Rey Jr. Handspring rana on the outside and Chuck powerbombing the fuck out of him on the arpon. Hidaka vs. Hero was a really well worked main event style Japanese match with the highlite definately being a series of spots ended with Hidaka doing his "rewind back into the ring" spot and Hero fucking destroying him with a loud as fuck elbow to the face. Chikara match was fucking insane when all four teams were involved, but died down a tad for the final elims. Everyone looked great *Frightmare in particular is just so fucking good*, but I thought Ophidian and Green Ant kinda had a rough night.
Okay, lastly, holy FUCK was Claudio vs. Fish awesome. It seriously might be the best indy match I've watched so far this year. I was fucking stunned at how good this was, just cause I've seen alot of prior Fish matches over the years and none really stood out. Fish just took a hell of a beating, survived Claudio's major moves initially and even did a cool batch of knees to the face and almost got the win when CC couldn't get to his feet by the count of ten (really thought it was the finish). CC then hits the throw dude into the air uppercut, a ridiculously sick lariat (which he also threw at WXW and it's really a cool-looking hook clothesline) and a diving uppercut for the win. Seriously, kickass match. Still not sure if I'm sold on Fish, but this match was just about as perfect a Claudio Castagnoli non-flying opponent singles match as one could ask for.
Honestly, show went by so quickly. I wish every indy (including Dragon Gate USA, really) would run shows paced this way.