IceBerg versus Hostile
Good match, Hostile started off far too slow, but managed to perk up a little near the end, making a comeback on the purple prince. Decent match, going to give it a 3/5.
Gaines vs The Air
Gaines looks like a poor man's Shawn Michaels and Air just looks plain freaky, not a fan of either of these caws. Let's see how they play. I marked out for the HBK moonsault spot. Springboard miss, springboard connect, would have been nice if it was a reversal, that's two diving moves now Air has ran away from. That's 3. A lot of spot repetition in this too :( I like Gaines I really do, I havn't seen much of Air since he beat me on my debut.
Air gets his sig and does nothing with it, prolonging my agony. Then he finally does, and Gaines starts running around like a psycho. Yet another springboard fail. Air with the apron grapple reversal into springboard spot that I love to see done, nice one.
Air has yet another sig, surely it's over now. Nope... More stalling and breaking up peoples offense, match is over. I'm sorry guys 1/5.
Trevor McManus vs Smythe Da Wonder
From what I've heard this was supposed to be a MOTN contendor, let's see. Here we go, another loose cannon. Not a fan of Smythes attire, but if they work for him it's his choice.
Trips is absolutely smashing the hell out of Smythe reversal wise so far, but Smythe manages to beat Trips to the punch and goes ontop. Another long one. Trevor chops the ref to death, random spanish?
McManus is holding his head and things are getting interesting, finisher time! He kicked out! Bah gawd! The match continues!
Smythe attempts to save himself from the homing ref missile but fails. Comical moment right there. Match really only picks up just before halfway through to be honest.
Still very long and still going on... Another sig hit, will the finisher happen? Yes, yes it shall! And another kick out! These men will, not, die! Bit of finisher removing via dragging grapple which I was told it was done simply to get into the middle of the ring, but that was towards the ropes for a few seconds before the ultimate control wouldn't happen.
I also marked out for Coheed and Cambria.
Turnabout is fair play, another sig connects. Finisher reversal, dear god. ROCK BOTTOM! ROCK BOTTOM! ROCK BOTTOM! LAST SECOND KICK OUT! It continues!
Inevitably it ends, giving it a 3.75/5 due to the length, but it was great.
Fausto vs Mayhem
Not a match, lot of video editing from Mayhem. Kinda nice, yes. Fausto by DQ. 0/5 Match is now a DQ match, two one one begins. Leonheart's attire does not grab me and tug on goodness, it's a sad attempt at the attire I seen created for him. 0/5 for the non-dq match.
Fausto gets killed in this non-dq match, towel is thrown in. Jist of it: Fausto no sells, Leon gets left for dead. Alex gets killed. Regan is next to die, also I'm not a fan of Fausto in a singlet. Just my opinion.
Aries vs Ryder
Please reconnect controller! I have a good working relationship with the pair, play a lot of games, listen to similar music... It's nice to see the single reason GCW was fucking interesting rising to main event not once, but twice in OCW. And a guy that I don't believe should have been there, but performance wise they're pretty even and a reason why I play every day to improve.
Both guys are going at it hard, wanting to win, both guys have similar moves, similar styles. Back and forth so far, and I'm at the half way mark. ROLL UP! Kick out!
Action spills outside and it's still back and forth to be honest. That's the only reason it's going on so long, when one makes headway, the other fires back. Aries has the first sig of the match, and first finisher now too. Ryder doesn't give him a chance, immediately going on the offence before Aries can even set it up.
Ryder on the comeback until he's sent into orbit with a backdrop. Ryder gets a sig but Aries gets ontop of him, no homo. KIP UP! Another finisher gone, if it was actually hittable, Ryder counters the rebound grapple in spinning fashion and gets a sig.
Match is swiftly over afterwards BRAINBUSTAAAAAAAAAAAH, into the shining wizard and this one is over. 3/5
Overall a really good PPV with only really two dissapointments, not counting the matches that never got done. Good job guys :)