Mil Muertes vs Jerimiah Crane, 9/8/17 [No DQ Match]
Sami Callihan vs El Mesias is a match I never knew I watched until I heard it happened. Sami is best when working from beneath, and Muertes is also best when totally dominating a guy, so this totally played to both guys' strengths. A wild, violent brawl with Muertes in full Monster mode. Every time Sami would take too long, spitting on his hand or playing to the fans, Muertes would crush him. Lots of highlights - the start with Crane getting thrown through the door, Crane getting tossed over the announce table, Muertes' pounce cut-off. I dug how both times a table was set up, the guy who set it up instantly just got put through it. Delivers on the ass-kicking it promises, I had a blast watching this one.
Mil Muertes vs Fenix vs Jerimiah Crane, 27/6/18 [Grave Consequences Match]
This was good fun in the way both of Mil’s matches with these two guys was, but without reaching the heights of either. Really a match of two halves. Starts kinda standard triple threat with a lot of 3 way spots before spilling to the floor and becoming the plunder brawl we want. Mil vs Crane is still good stuff, though this whole section feels more focused on the prop bumps than having any beef or hatred. Granted, the spots all look good, especially Fenix’s big dives. Ivelisse comes out to bash Crane with hammer leading to his elimination, which was fine as an angle, and maybe the most violent thing all match. Have to appreciate Crane blading for it just to get eliminated and taken out 3 seconds later. Once it comes to Mil vs Fenix we get a lot more heat with Mil once again tearing Fenix’s mask up and leaving him bloody. I was into them trading blows and Muertes manhandling Fenix, really felt like he was an unstoppable monster by the end. Now I’m fantasy booking Vader in mid-90s ECW.
Mil Muertes vs The Mack, 31/10/18 [Deathmatch]
Fun blow-off match and also a good reminder of what Willie Mack brings to the table. This was two super heavyweights who can throw hands, hit some crazy high-spots and bump big, and you don’t need a lot more than that for a fun popcorn match. We get that plus some blood. Mack is a really emotive, charismatic guy and his bug-eyed reactions were on the right side of OTT wrestling acting. A guy his size hitting a Coast to Coast is also pretty mad, even if it was kind of treated as a throwaway spot in a match that moved from one moment to the next. I did dig the finish with Mil absorbing 2 Stunners and staying on his feet, leading to Mack braining him with a brick before hitting the third. Really decisive, satisfying win. The only part of this which struck me as goofy was them swinging an axe at each other, that is just too much for me even in a promotion filled with dinosaurs, undercover FBI agents and the Triad.
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