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Hangman Page vs Lance Archer - Texas Death Match
Shit got real wild in this one but honestly I didn't care at first. It wasn't til they got bleeding that I got into it. Once the blood was flowing I was hooked. Then we got some insane bumps like when Archer chokeslamed Hangman off the apron onto the side of the steel steps. It was a bump that seemed super unsafe, like bad for pro wrestling because someone might get impaled. We've seen some injuries like that in AEW, with Cash, Fenix, Matt Hardy and Archer himself.
Eventually the top rope was removed to deny Hangman his finish which was cool... Lambert and Jake were involved and the blood just kept on flowing. It finished with a really crafty spot where Hangman used the referee as a springboard to do a version of his finish the flipping lariat, but this one sent them both crashing through the tables. Hangman was the first to make it to his feet, barely before the 10 count. Winning in dramatic fashion, only to have to face off with another contender Adam Cole.
I give the match 3 3/4 Meltzer stars.
The tag match with FTR vs Punk and Moxley was my first contender for MOTY however. I loved everything about it and it made me really happy to be watching pro wrestling when it was happening. I felt like when I was 10 watching HBK team with Austin against the Road Warriors on Raw or something. Just a great big time dream tag match. I really want more tags like that in AEW with these dream partners.
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