OTT ScrapperMania V: Jordan Devlin vs. WALTER
Their first singles meeting was one of the very best matches of 2018, and they built the story absolutely fantastically, so the expectations for this one were VERY high, and because of that, it ended up being a little bit disappointing, but very, very good at the same time. Liked the start with them teasing a quick Devlin win right away, only for WALTER to survive & then start unleashing on him. The handwork was awesome - it's a shame it didn't become a more focal part of the match, as it was kind of forgotten after a while. The Irish flag deal was great; the image of WALTER wrapping Devlin into it, and then stomping him & the flag was fantastic. The WALTER DQ & count-out walkout tease was done really well too, and Devlin's one last adrenaline comeback after that to finish the match off was superb. So yeah, there was lots to love here, but it just didn't have the magic, the shock, the danger & the pure emotion/feel of their 1st encounter. ***1/2
wXw 16 Carat Gold 2019 - Finals: Lucky Kid vs. WALTER
This wasn't bad, but it didn't reach the heights it easily could've. Lucky Kid wasn't very interesting as the David to WALTER's usual Goliath work - wasn't really feeling his comebacks for whatever reason, and by the end, I thought he got a bit too much of the match to his name too, tbh. The ending with WALTER tapping out was a very good kind-of-payoff to his Carat journey that started on Day 1 vs. Starr though. **1/2
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