EVOLVE 122: Angelo Dawkins vs. Eddie Kingston
A notch below Kingston's bout vs. Montez Ford from EVOLVE 120, but still a very enjoyable & lovely bout. Had pretty much the same dynamic as that said bout Eddie had vs. Ford w/ the NXT prospect "having" to prove that he is a man, that he can go toe-to-toe against one of the biggest indy vets in a slugfest, and that sure Mr. Dawkins did, indeed. Kingston's character work was really great & subtle throughout, with him going from a cocky prick to being in big trouble by Dawkins' onslaught, which meant he had to resort to some sneaky tactics to get back into things. Both guys, especially Eddie, have some really good looking strikes, and the match had a really great feeling of a fight throughout. Another show, another Eddie Kingston banger in EVOLVE. ***1/4
AAW The Final Stand: Eddie Kingston vs. Trevor Lee
There's lots of WRSTLING interference stuff by Curt Stallion & Jake Something, but it's not done in an overly annoying way, as those actually worked pretty well in the context of the match & Kingston's character. Everytime Trevor stunned him, there was Stallion & Something helping Kingston to get the advantage back. Eddie is real good on top, and Trevor works that babyface magic of his - popped for that GORGEOUS moonsault he busted out. The match is full of wonderful comeback moments like that by him, and like I mentioned, Eddie on top rules; he's wonderfully vicious with his chops & mid-section targeting. Great AAW sendoff for Trevor. ***3/4
wXw Road to 16 Carat Gold 2019: Bielefeld: Ilja Dragunov vs. Timothy Thatcher
Pretty similar to their PROGRESS banger & just as good. A smackfest through & through with Thatcher brutalizing Ilja on top, while Ilja makes some explosive, hard hitting comebacks. ***1/2
PROGRESS Chapter 83: Timothy Thatcher vs. Trent Seven
A clinic on the offense by Thatcher. Just something about everything he did here looked even more brutal than usual, and his whole demeanor in the match was pretty fascinating; he was playing to the crowd wayyy more than usual, and it was pretty darn awesome. His knees, kicks, uppercuts - all were just violently beautiful. Trent rocked the FIP role well too, but GODDAMN this was the Timothy Thatcher show! ***3/4
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