michrome ([info]michrome) wrote,
@ 2005-01-20 20:52:00
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Ultimate X
I've been on a 24 kick lately, and saw all 3 seasons, so I haven't seen any indy stuff at all lately. However...I did see Ultimate X from Final Resolution, and TNA is a glorified indy anyway, so I'll talk about this match.

Ultimate X: AJ Styles vs. Petey Williams vs. Chris Sabin: Matches like this have natural limitations, if there was ever any match concept that came off more like gymnastics than wrestling, this is it. However, they worked this match as well as I could ever hope for, and it made for really fun viewing. There weren't a lot of logic holes, the only dumb spot was the rana, it was way too contrived and there was no reason for Petey to be jumping off there. Maybe if Sabin had attacked him first it would have made more sense. Everything is crisp and everything hits perfectly, which is always a bonus, and the crowd is fucking nuked for all of it. The stuff with AJ's arm really was a nice touch, and it was a good thing they waited to do it. The injury looked painful enough for me to believe his arm was really hurt, and it definitely added to the drama. The only downer in this style the rest of the way is the really poorly done Styles Clash-->Juji counter from Sabin, but it still ended up working anyway. The finish was one of those things where it was really smart in concept, but it was also self-defeating because AJ used the arm for the springboard anyway. Going to the top would have been a better move, but it still worked. Opinions will vary bigtime on this match, as it's really hard to even call it wrestling most of the time, but these guys all worked really hard, hit everything perfectly, and built in some smart stuff. See it. ***1/2



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Not to nitpick, but um...
[info]planetvegeta
2005-01-21 10:49 pm UTC (link)
Its actually Ultimate X 6.

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