Done with Takeover Cardiff: here's my thoughts:
I've seen all 3 title match results and the Cesaro opponent by now, so we'll see if it affects my thoughts!
Lovely Noam I still miss you ❤❤
WTF is "flatteny" Nigel? Great wee opener. Don't have much more to say than that.
I liked the drums that no-one else did, but glad they've gone back to the Soviet anthem type for Ilja. Goddamn the GTS/sliding D uppercut combo was beautiful. Never seen him hit the Neutraliser like that either. This match is dope. Knocks Riho/Shida off the bottom of my fave five.
Also Welsh boy Chris Roberts reffing this match is nice. holy shit, i get that "free toast at 3am" finisher reference! My wife has told me about that club in Cardiff before. Why do none of the Midlands boys have moves with Snobs references. Love Wolfgang's buckshot spear haha. lmao at Drake bothering to tag himself in at this point in the match, Roberts ain't doing shit. Didn't know Flash could bust out a 630! Fun match, and the nuclear pops for the hometown boys. I would put the belts back on GYV sharpish though, what heel teams are going other than Gallus?
BIG LADS WRESTLING. The opening turnbuckle break spot. The cricket bat shots. The release german on the floor. That standing cannonball through the table. Where'd they get that reinforced table from! The big drop off the staging! These lads fucking went for it and good for them. Clever but a little fucky finish.
Could do without the Edgy Kay Lee promo, but she's a WWE heel, whatever. This theme also is trash compared to Domination. The announcer's Kay Lee Ray voice is awful lol. I know
Serene said this was disappointing but I'm enjoying it so far, KLR working her over. Not sure Toni bawling helps but. Ah I see, it does feel like they're starting to speed through it now. ooof Kay Lee almost landed on her head there. Made up for Kay Lee though, she deserves it, and give Toni some time off.
This is good early on even. Never seen that holding on to block a scoop slam spot before, love it. Yikes the post powerbomb. Nigel comparing WALTER to JBL, smh. I know
Brian_FETO hates the apron clubs spot, but they were vicious here. SUPLEX. UPPERCUT CHOP OUT OF MIDAIR. Tyler tossing WALTER about. The powerbomb reversal nearfall!! ughhhhh that thuddy chop off the top rope. This match rules. FIGHTING THROUGH THE BIG CHOPS. BURNING HAMMER (WWE version)! UNDERTAKER DIVE YES DEADLIFT GERMAN LOVE IT. BRIDGING UP TYLER DRIVER fucking hell i would have absolutely bit on that and the spiral tap afterwards as finishes if I didn't know the results, goddamn. SLAP CHOP BOOT jesus DEADLIFT, HORROR MOVIE WALTER back to the sleeper THAT BACK OF THE NECK CHOP JESUS HEADDROP SUPLEX ON THE APRON THIS IS SO FUCKING GOOD YALL. LARIATOOOOOOO.
My final fave five from the weekend (Royal Quest + AEW + Takeover Cardiff):
1. WALTER/Bate
2. PAC/Omega
3. Suzuki/Okada
4. Bucks/Lucha Bros
5. THE CRACKER BARREL CLASH
Matches that got pushed out of the fave five/honourable mentions
6. Ilja/Cesaro
7. GYV/Gallus/SWSC
8. Riho/Shida
9. Mastiff/Coffey
10. Ishii/KENTA