Riot 522

[Cort Marshall]

Shorter notes than everyone else but:

 

- Benji's attire, theme and moveset are great. Put together it gives this confident cocky kind of artsy vibe with the dramatic orchestra sounding strings, etc. Thrace's attire is pretty good and moveset is great, CAW is a little weird (good facepaint but something about that chest is just... unnatural. Looks like he's smuggling hams. Could use skin tweaking too mebbe.) and the theme just doesn't seem to fit. For a warrior type char, perhaps something more intense? As Quartz mentioned as well, he hasn't quite learned to optimize damage.

 

 

Not Roman themed, I know, but the chanting is cool. Plus, it's hype. Tons of songs about war, especially from bands like Saxon, Sabaton and so on.

 

- That one Quartz line in his RP made me laugh out loud. You know the one. Good match as well, lots of smooth action with the chair and ref bump going off almost to IRL quality. Wish I could do that, every fuckin hardcore match I'm in is a STRUGGLE. Quartz landed with one leg straight up in the air twice, it was very amusing.

 

- Acero Ala debuts (I think.) Nice attire, though the more ornate jewelry thingy kinda clashes with the attire colours. Fucking hate his theme, what's with all these cruisers coming out to generic tropical sounds? HAVE OV MY ARD IZZIN HAVANA OOH NA NA. God that's an annoying chorus! ANYWAY, personal vendetta against basic pop aside... loved the TTT commentary and a clean well-contested match overall.

 

- Minio with the markers in the ceiling reminded me of one of my favorite moments from the X-Files. A trio from him this show, very well done. I personally woulda preferred him to come off the title win strong with some matches, but the "one man revolution" is a good target for the "FAME abusing power" angle.

 

- Flojo vs. Empress is gonna be good, a weeb and an actual japanese person is an interesting combo. Plus both of them go hard on the paint in ring. Flojo's Hiroshima line was an "ooooh she didn't!" moment.

 

- One of the best RPs on the show, with Pugh assaulting Jim Black and getting a writer fired. Dark and shooty. Very nice. Not sure I like that much kayfabe blurring but... ah well.

 

- Handicap was decent, lotta sparkletoes dodging and so on. Moore's theme is great.

 

- My RP with Minio was kinda earmarked for DIRECTLY postmatch but got shoved after a taped promo. And we didn't co-ordinate on what he was doing otherwise so he came out of signing belts to save me but... whatever!

 

- The other RP of the show I'd consider for best, Valk and H2O and their rocky relationship. Both faces but both angry at each other for valid things. Interested to see how this pans out. Also a very "real" feeling segment.

 

- This entry of the Drago/Mugen show was funnier than the last few IMO, probably because I'm big on Alex Wright jokes. I approve... in German.

 

- Pretty good ME, great to see Dupree back. KD didn't parker or crapple this time, hurrah! H2O did break up a pin on a non-championship match this time, which I think is a no-no. And both him and KD played perhaps a bit too heel with the running away when at 0 revs and double teaming. Otherwise good, ending was a surprise--FAME wouldn't allow a loss to be broadcasted? What does Maxwale have to do with this? Find out next time I guess!

[Benji Moore]

Quartz informed me that my arena btoke. That's why I was plain during the match.