Gran Akuma vs. Hallowicked vs. Johnny Gargano vs. Lince Dorado vs. Matt Jackson vs. Nick Jackson
This was a very solid & fun multi-man spotfest. With it going under 10 minutes, there wasn't any dead moments either. The highlight was The Bucks teaming up, which then inevitably lead to them having to fight against each other, which is always fun to see. ***
Brian Kendrick vs. BxB Hulk
I absolutely loved this. Thought that Kendrick's work was VERY compelling, with him being pretty bitter & vicious in control, slowing the explosive BxB Hulk down, refusing to let the Dragon Gate flow through him, so to say. Hulk also was real good as the babyface w/ those explosive & quick offense bursts of his. Made for an interesting dynamic between the two, and it ended up being a really good match. ***1/2
CIMA vs. Jorge Rivera vs. Mike Quackenbush vs. Super Crazy
Rivera being in this brought a nice lil' maestro charm & dynamic to the thing. Played very well off of Quack & CIMA. Other than that, this was a pretty solid spotfest for sure w/ everybody getting some of their shit in. Far from the best of its kind, but far from the worst as well. **1/2
Davey Richards vs. YAMATO
Davey of course works the arm, which YAMATO doesn't sell well, and then YAMATO of course works the knee, which Davey doesn't sell at all. Can't say that I'm surprised, but goddammit. The rest of the match is just generic epic sequencez~! & bombs. It doesn't go into the overkill territory like Davey's match vs. SHINGO, but it's still extremely uninteresting & boring. *
Dragon Kid & SHINGO vs. Masato Yoshino & Naruki Doi
Dragon Kid works a nice FIP segment - he sure is pretty good at taking a beating, and the WORLD-1 fellas are good at being the ones delivering it. SHINGO is a solid hot tag too, and after that the match kicks off into the crazy 2nd gear w/ them wrestling at a very high energy pace with exciting movez all the way through. Good match. ***
BxB Hulk vs. CIMA vs. Gran Akuma vs. YAMATO
CIMA was fun for the time he was there, and I very much enjoyed the whole setting of Akuma & YAMATO teaming up against the babyface in BxB Hulk. The whole 2-on-1 section of the match was fun w/ Hulk eventually overcoming, bringing the match to a fulfilling finish. Good stuff. ***
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