(I'm gonna revise this as I watch the match.)
LOL! He uses Christian's music!
King Jericho is mad over. I can't completely understand what he's saying because of the audio quality, but I guess he got a girl pregnant? Dave's girl pregnant? Anyway, if you can clear up the backstory, that'd be cool.
Opening is pretty cool. Intense spear starts it off... maybe Jericho's the heel and you're the face, Dave? You guys took it outside a tad early for my personal tastes, but it wasn't horrible. Dave does a nice job working the crowd.
The sequential shoulder blocks were a little odd. They seemed forced and choreographed rather than spontaneous, as if you were waiting for the other to do the move. I know that's how it is, but it shouldn't
look like that. Just a little nitpick, that's all.
Nice spot by Alex, double flying axe handle. I would have preferred a double somersault corkscrew plancha, but ya can't always get that (
). It makes a good change of pace from Dave's initial domination.
LMAO at the kids going "YOU SUCK JERICHO" after the two neckbreaker type moves (the first one, the slow swinging neckbreaker's pretty sweet). Very nice dropkick, and the neck submission is good ring psychology. I like the Northern Lights (I think that's the one), though Dave could have gotten a tad bit more airtime. For a split second, I thought the landing might be awkward. At this rate, the pace could be a little quicker (my opinion again).
Right as I type that, Alex hits a nice Corkscrew Moonsault. Dave, you idiot! You could have seen it coming a mile away!
King Jericho is a mad heel.
ROFLMAO at Jericho with the fake Bronco Buster or whatever he was gonna do and the rollover. Smacks Dave in the face, gets laughter and heat. Dave, you're looking pretty weak right now. Although I kinda called it after the intense start.
Dave finally gets up, and on a side note, you kinda look like Mick Foley from a few back views for some reason. I think I'm just stupid.
Nice spot with the delayed bulldog. So far, my main beef is that it seems like it's a series of scenes that aren't exactly connected. I'm wanting to see some more flow... some longer sequences of actions. Maybe an extended brawl, or a series of counters or something. But right now, it's hit a good move, wait for him to give up. I know it's a Last Man Standing Match, but if I were a wrestler, I'd work on the guy more steadily before I start waiting for the count after hitting a big move. Again, this is just my opinion.
So to answer my request, Alex hints two continuous vertical suplexes, then modifies a DDT into an X-Factor. Well, it continues on the overal ring psychology of working on the neck, in a way, though not directly... yet. Nice moves though. That was pretty cool.
WHOA! Spinning head scissors by the REF??? Your refs are way cooler than WWE refs, who are pussies. THAT's new, and hilarious. If I see him knocked down for five minutes after a clothesline, though, I'm gonna wonder. Dave takes advantage of the blantant ref cheating by giving Alex an Edgecution, and Alex oversells the living shit out of it, Rock-style.
I dunno if the crowd is chanting "Bullshit" or "bortion" or something else.
Dave with a wicked chair shot, then drops the chair!
Better yet, Alex eventually gets up, but doesn't pick up the chair.
Two trade punches in a sort of comedic fashion (crowd likes it) before Dave picks Alex up and gives him what would technically be a fireman's carry to swinging guillotine maneuver (or basically a reverse F-5). Interestingly, that's the move I think Luther Reigns should use as his finisher and the move I'd use if I were a real wrestler. Dave will get major rep for that, because I love that move (whatever you personally call it).
Alex gets up and is rushed by Dave, but he counters the clothesline into a modified spinning Sambo or something. Think Rock Bottom, except spinning to the right and landing on the back. Very cool move I've seen only a few times.
Follow that with one of those "knocks both guys down" moves that I think Dave hit, not Alex. Alex eventually gets up, then does a Ric Flair flop, LOL. I'll tell you what: it may not flow as much as I'd like it to, but this is a very entertaining match. Very fun to watch.
Another double clothesline with some nice airtime. Pace is draggy a bit, but hey, they're tired. It's last man standing. Chairshot by Alex to the gut! Dave looks like he just had some bad cream filling. Follow that with Alex giving Dave a hernia test... I mean low blow. That's crazy heel stuff, Jericho.
I also just finally figured out the crowd is chanting JerrrrrriCHO! all this time. They were dragging it out, so I couldn't figure it out.
Alex does his best HBK impression, telling all of England he's going to kick Dave, then kicks him... in the nuts. Well, I guess that's one way of keeping someone down. Did you go to the HHH School of Wrestling, Mr. Steele?
Alex taunts the fans while Dave grabs his nuts, then when Dave gets up, Alex hits him in the back. Using what he learned from the Undertaker School of Wrestling, Dave completely no-sells.
A chair shot puts him on his knees, though (seriously... HHH School of Wrestling...). Another shot gets him wrapped in the ropes conveniently, where he takes a third unprotected chairshot. You know what? My earlier comparison of Dave to Mick is starting to turn psychic. Nice turn to a bit of hardcore. Except Alex then loosens one arm from the rope. The heel did a nice thing!
But Dave keeps on getting up (ala Mick)! Alex is getting humorously pissed off. "STAY DOWN! I'M BETTA THAN YOU!" Sounds so funny in the British accent to me, the stupid American. Alex hits another one of those spinning Rock Bottom type moves. A nice dropkick to the kisser (at this point, JR would say Dave is LITERALLY broken in half after what he calls a Superkick) and Dave looks kinda unconscious.
King Jericho helps Dave get some shuteye by putting a chair over his head to block out the light. Then he gives him an elbow drop from the top rope (I was guessing leg drop) to kinda knock him out (or try). Both men are down; if this is a tie, I'm gonna be pissed.
Alex gets up. Dave stays down. Dave loses. Which makes me wonder, it seems like every match between you and King Jericho, you lose. Maybe you should start calling yourself Jericho and he should be Triple H. *rimshot*
Basic thoughts:
- Very entertaining match. Good spots at the end, great crowd interaction.
- Beginning seemed to drag a little bit. I would have wanted the beginning to see some more continuous action, with maybe some mat wrestling or some minor moves, then have it slow down as the time drags and the wrestler's get tired. Towards the end, you hit the heavy hitters and try to get the other guy counted out. That's just me though.
- Dave has better music than King Jericho... only because Jericho doesn't have the sparks.
- Nice job, guys. I have even more admiration for you two now. You're great workers and that was some nice, hard work.