Young/Roode and Spud/Carter

So I watched some T&A last night, for the first time in months, Young/Roode and Spud/Carter. Two excellent matches, and in front of the nice looking and red hot Wembley Arena crowd it was easy to forget what a struggling cesspool this company is. Two old school matches with lots of great looking punches.

TNA 2015/1/31

LAST MAN STANDING: Eric Young vs. Bobby Roode

The first LMS match in ages that didn’t spam 10 counts. Fuck me, this was just an amazing brawl, the majority of the first half were great looking punches from both dudes. Eric Young was surgically precise, I’m impressed. Even later in the match, Roode was using punches on few occasions to regain the control over the match. I can’t stress enough how much I enjoyed it. The match was highly physical and punishing, the finishing run and the finish itself were all good. The best match of both guys careers.

****1/2

TNA 2015/1/31

Hair vs. Hair: Rockstar Spud vs. Ethan Carter III

As the strict bell-to-bell match itself this was great but slightly below Young/Roode, however it’s the post-match stuff with Carter being the biggest asshole in the world that makes this an epic story. Great crowd for Spud in his homeland. This was also a punch-heavy match, they worked a helluva brawl where Spud looked amazing in working from beneath. That sequence where he was channeling the big stars of the past was super. I was shocked to see an old school brawl with a simple pacing and layout worked in TNA, this was very well done.

****1/2