Slammiversary '19 Makes it 2 years in a row!

Jake Crist vs. TJP vs. Trey vs. Willie Mack

Fun spotfest opener with good energy & fast pace. Everybody got some of their shit in, and I especially dug TJP's submissions, which were a nice twist for the thing. ***

LAX vs. The North vs. The Rascalz

This was a helluva sprint with explosive action from bell-to-bell. Everyone involved looked very good, even The Rascalz who I do not usually like at all with their generic indy offense. Loved this. ***1/2

Eddie Edwards vs. Killer Kross

Good brawl with the two beating the crap out of one another. That's the whole thing summed up, pretty much. Good stuff. ***

Moose vs. Rob Van Dam

Easily the weakest match on the whole show. Dragged on way too long and neither man offered much interesting stuff in their respective roles. *3/4

Havok vs. Rosemary vs. Su Yung vs. Taya Valkyrie

Awesome chaotic violence all the way through! Everybody got time to shine & looked pretty great as the result. GREAT use of all the weapon gimmicks too throughout. ***1/2

Johnny Impact vs. Rich Swann

Impact rules as the cocky & confident bad guy - his trashtalking & arrogant facial expressions were awesome. Really loved the whole John Bravo inclusion too - all the classic cheating stuff was super enjoyable & had a fun payoff w/ Swann wiping him out towards the end. Good match. ***1/4

Brian Cage vs. Michael Elgin

I never in a million years would've thought that I'd end up LOVING a match between these two, but here we are. This kicked so much ass. The beginning perfectly sets up the pace for what's about to come, as they collide in explosive fashion right from the get go. From that moment on, it's just borderline balls-to-the-walls bombfest action with the two, especially Big Mike, brutalizing one another in very compelling fashion. The length was just about perfect for the way they went with it, too. An absolutely awesome match with a big A. ***3/4

Sami Callihan vs. Tessa Blanchard

They naturally go with Callihan doing most of the work on top, while Tessa fights from underneath. It proves to be a winning dynamic with both rocking their roles pretty greatly the whole way through - Callihan is an awesome evil & brutal sleazebag while Tessa rules with her fiery & intense babyface work. The way the thing progresses with Sami at first being real cocky about his brutalization, to ultimately being shocked & low-key desperate about not being able to put Tessa away, is great stuff. The piledriver kickout perfectly showed that progression, and was probably my favorite moment of the entire match. Very, very good stuff overall. ***3/4