B-17 Posted March 31, 2018 Posted March 31, 2018 Page two here we come Helping Ricky. "Amatuer cheat hunter, Resident OCWFED historian, Lover of spreadsheets, data and HOI, MASTER OF THE GOKART" *I DONT KNOW HOW TO CHANGE MY PROFILE!*
Jacob Trance Posted March 31, 2018 Posted March 31, 2018 Ricky the Dragon Beefcake vs. Benjamin Moore A more serious appearing Australian Dragon, even heard the crowd boo a little. 25 minutes huh? Well this will be interesting. Benji starts off with a major and doesn't really follow it up. I'd love to see someone just shove Ricky off the top to the outside when he goes for that rana spot. 4:45 before we have our first proper Ricky botch. Benji, if you kick Ricky on the ground you cannot then pick him up and do anything to him, even if it's just an irish whip. Don't understand why you'd bump someone after a major when you're within your rights to beat them up. Guys, when you're reversed (especially when you're out of reversals) please refrain from being a massive cluster of cheese and smash the strike button for all your worth. It's thirsty and won't get you anywhere. Reversing the stomp means you can attack someone as you get up, not reversing and waiting for the auto-reset after four means you can't. That clothesline combo would have been nice into a signature for a false finish, keep that in mind Benji. Beefcake looking to end it and SPLAT. Benji moves. Beefcake takes too long on the second try and Benji crawls to safety. INTENSE. Starting to drag a little, not the finisher kickout fest I was expecting so far though. Two finisher reversals from Benji and I'm swilling him to smash Beefcake with a finisher now. Another one! Come on kid, make yourself famous! Ricky botches. HE GOT IT! LEON AND I'S OLD FI... Oh, a one. :( He got him again! That's two without reply, no! Not enough! The Beefcake Botch Machine is hanging in there. BENJI NOOOOOO. OH YES! And we got a win! Perfectly fair finish, actually fits in with the match. If this had started 10 minutes later than what it did it would have been perfect. ***** 1
B-17 Posted March 31, 2018 Posted March 31, 2018 Ricky the Dragon Beefcake vs. Benjamin Moore A more serious appearing Australian Dragon, even heard the crowd boo a little. 25 minutes huh? Well this will be interesting. Benji starts off with a major and doesn't really follow it up. I'd love to see someone just shove Ricky off the top to the outside when he goes for that rana spot. 4:45 before we have our first proper Ricky botch. Benji, if you kick Ricky on the ground you cannot then pick him up and do anything to him, even if it's just an irish whip. Don't understand why you'd bump someone after a major when you're within your rights to beat them up. Guys, when you're reversed (especially when you're out of reversals) please refrain from being a massive cluster of cheese and smash the strike button for all your worth. It's thirsty and won't get you anywhere. Reversing the stomp means you can attack someone as you get up, not reversing and waiting for the auto-reset after four means you can't. That clothesline combo would have been nice into a signature for a false finish, keep that in mind Benji. Beefcake looking to end it and SPLAT. Benji moves. Beefcake takes too long on the second try and Benji crawls to safety. INTENSE. Starting to drag a little, not the finisher kickout fest I was expecting so far though. Two finisher reversals from Benji and I'm swilling him to smash Beefcake with a finisher now. Another one! Come on kid, make yourself famous! Ricky botches. HE GOT IT! LEON AND I'S OLD FI... Oh, a one. :( He got him again! That's two without reply, no! Not enough! The Beefcake Botch Machine is hanging in there. BENJI NOOOOOO. OH YES! And we got a win! Perfectly fair finish, actually fits in with the match. If this had started 10 minutes later than what it did it would have been perfect. ***** Ohh. Fancy. Got those little stars. 1 "Amatuer cheat hunter, Resident OCWFED historian, Lover of spreadsheets, data and HOI, MASTER OF THE GOKART" *I DONT KNOW HOW TO CHANGE MY PROFILE!*
Jacob Trance Posted March 31, 2018 Posted March 31, 2018 Flojo vs. Valkyrie Yeah, that's right. I'm reviewing the women. Flojo opens with a major reversal, hits a move and goes for a pin. Bit of a waste of that initial damage burst that gives you a comfortable lead. Valkyrie's actually one of my favourite CAWS this year, great look, puts effort in. Mmm, you got reversed Valkyrie and you instantly went for a grapple, I understand Flojo's rolling forearm is a slow animation but it's still a little iffy in my opinion. Should always try to reverse your opponents diving move and not try to just run at them or strike out of it, that's why Flojo has a broken neck right now and Valkyrie broke her muffin. Almost 3 minutes in and finally a damaged body part, guessing it's about to escalate from here. That butterfly suplex pin is so stupid, the shoulders aren't even down. Hover sig from Valkyrie, massive no-no. Could you argue a redo for this? Maybe, it gave her the finisher that she hit on Flojo, albeit because Flojo went for the super slow elbow again. Much better performance from Flojo, I'd have given out more Satan-Flakes if it hadn't been for the tainted finish. ***** 1
Jacob Trance Posted March 31, 2018 Posted March 31, 2018 Tekhanu Jr vs. El Hijo De Mistico Tekhanu's baby boy has arrived in Turmoil and looks set to have masked man match mayhem against Mistico. This entrance is so... Hilariously over the top. Not a fan of this theme, FIIIIIYAAAAH FIYAAAAAAAAAH. BURNS BRIGHT. Though I think there's money in Mistico as an underdog. I'm pleased to see you use the mask I messed around with for you, it's appreciative. Can't stop and then do a strong strike on the ground Mistico, you get a choice of four normal strikes or one strong strike. That stomp move looked so pointless. The movesets in this match compliment each other rather well. Oof, that spinning back slap that floored Mistico popped me. This match is very Lucha Libre like, the bigger guy using a more technical moveset whilst the smaller guy is hitting those strikes and quick moves. Didn't like the finisher attempt whilst T. Jr was held up with the ref. Quite a fan of the pinning exploder finish. Always feel it's a missed opportunity if you don't spin an opponent around off a foot reversal and try to hit something special. Could have watched his a little longer. ***** 1
B-17 Posted March 31, 2018 Posted March 31, 2018 There are quite a few examples of people not taking advantage of major reversals and it's a bit of a shock. But it's all new ppl so passivness is a growing pain. 1 "Amatuer cheat hunter, Resident OCWFED historian, Lover of spreadsheets, data and HOI, MASTER OF THE GOKART" *I DONT KNOW HOW TO CHANGE MY PROFILE!*
Jacob Trance Posted March 31, 2018 Posted March 31, 2018 Code Jackman vs. Tay Terror Tag partners collide. Nice little handshake and some wrestling to begin with, though the lack of any sort of noise has sucked me right out of this. Ahahahaha, he runs right into a massive punch to the face. Terror sure loves that backslide bomb. Nothing much going on, I'd let someone get out of the talk to the ref animation before attacking them. Just a bit of a damage trade off this match. Standing 450 from Tay... Jesus. Should have let him hit you with that chair, advance at all costs! Both have finishers, and are finishable... 3 minutes to go. Okay. Don't run like a bitch when you've been hit with a major, that's some shadey shit right there. Good show of sportsmanship at the end, even if Code deserved to be kicked in the dick for running away. Same as the women's match, Satan-Flakes lost due to certain things I didn't like in a fairly plodding match. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE have commentary, or crowd noise, something, anything is better than silence. *****
Jacob Trance Posted March 31, 2018 Posted March 31, 2018 Jimmy Henry vs. Justin Jehst OH SHUCKY DUCKY QUACK QUACK, THE JUSTIN JEHST JUICE IS HERE! The Saxophone Daddy takes on the Bagpipe Messiah as fan favourites clash. Jimmy hits the early major and unloads on Jehst until he tries to channel his inner Jacob Trance and misses a cannonball. After a pin I'd feel a bit bad about doing a move to someone, but it's not against the rules. This match has been perfect so far, you can see each persons character in their moveset. Jimmy is so close to being able to take this one up the road, I thought he'd have his chance off the Bronco. Oh Jim, you were out of reversals, I get that it looked like Justin was going to take awhile though, no consequence though as you get reversed. Good ending, would have been better without the scoop slam before hand. Would like to see these guys go at it again. *****
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