ROH Return Engagement: El Generico vs. Kota Ibushi
Generico looks to slow Ibushi down as his gameplan -- he is lovely just dropping him w/ those great looking backbreakers & Michinoku Drivers. Ibushi sells every move well, and all of his comebacks are intense, fast-paced + come with a nice sense of urgency. He basically does those IBUSHI THINGS, ya know, and it's great. After they come face-to-face, things get even more intense & essentially the match kicks into its finishing gear, and it's pretty damn fantastic. Such a banger of a match. Ibushi ends his ROH tour on an absolute high note. ****
ROH Final Battle 2010: El Generico vs. Kevin Steen
The culmination of a year-long build. I would honestly call this one of the greatest grudge matches of all-time; it just feels like everything simply clicked here. The build was amazing, the atmosphere was amazing, and both guys delivered some of their finest performances. Steen is such a compelling nasty bastard throughout with his sadistic beatdown - might actually be his best performance ever now that I think about it, and then there's Generico, who's selling of that said beating is simply masterful & all of his times on the offense feel so fulfilling, especially that ending where the story from Final Battle '09 to Final Battle '10 comes to a full circle. Extremely compelling storytelling in the form of pro-wrestling violence all the way through. ****3/4
ROH Best In The World 2011: El Generico vs. Christopher Daniels
This has such an honest heel vs. babyface dynamic to it, and I can't
help but love it. Daniels is a wonderful dick throughout; him on top is
great, as he puts so much soul into everything he does, and stuff like
him raking Generico in the eyes to get the advantage, dropping him
throat first into the ropes, chanting "I still got it!" at himself,
acting like he was gonna do a springboard 450, etc, it's superb stuff.
Absolutely loved his performance here, and then you of course got El
Generico, who is an awesome babyface w/ his great selling &
fantastic times on the offense. That whole finishing sequence was so
damn good too. Great match! ****
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