Csonka’s Free Match Reviews With Samoa Joe, Jeff Hardy, & More

Csonka’s Free Match Reviews With Samoa Joe, Jeff Hardy, & More

OFFICIAL RESULTS
– From TNA No Surrender 2005: Samoa Joe defeated Chris Sabin @ 14:12 via submission [****]
– From TNA One Night Only Rivals 2017: Moose defeated Mike Bennett @ 7:05 via pin [**]
– From TNA 10.29.04: Jeff Hardy defeated Petey Williams @ 2:50 via pin [NR]

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Samoa Joe vs. Chris Sabin: Lock up and chops by Joe. Sabin backs off, and then kicks away at Joe, but Joe kicks him and Sabin is down. Joe grabs him and Sabin escapes. Take down by Joe, and Sabin escapes again. Single leg takedown by Joe and Sabin escapes again. Off the ropes and a shoulder block by Sabin has no effect. Dropkick by Sabin and Joe is rocked. Forearms by Sabin, off the ropes and a corner clothesline by Sabin. Tries the Cradle shock, but Joe just tosses him down. Chops by Joe and off the ropes and a LEAPING leg lariat by Joe! Head butts by Joe and off the ropes and the running knee charge of death by Joe! Face wipe and OLE! Poor Sabin, the crowd is into Joe big time. Sick kick and the high knee drop by Joe gets 2. Neck voce by Joe now, and Sabin to his feet, off the ropes and Joe levels him with a charge. Neck vice again by Joe, Sabin tries to escape and gets to his feet. Sabin escapes and Joe just slams him down. Suplex by Joe and he covers for 2. Joe with rights and chops to Sabin and he falls to the mat. Sabin with rights, starts to rock Joe. Off the roes and Joe backdrops Sabin to the apron. Slingshot dropkick by Sabin! Basement dropkick and Joe to the floor. Joe rammed to the steel railing. Back in and Sabin covers for 2. Chops by Sabin, and off the ropes and a double foot stomp to Joe’s back takes him down. Leg drop gets 2. Sabin tries the shock…can’t get him up. DRAGON SUPLEX by Joe for 2! Off the ropes and a snap powerslam by Joe for 2. Off the ropes, kick by Sabin. TORNADO DDT to Joe gets 2! Sabin grabs Joe, chops and off the ropes corner whip… Sabin with a top rope dive but eats a knee. Powerbomb by Joe gets 2! STF by Joe! Sabin fights…and Joe into the crossface! Sabin tries for the ropes…Joe into a half nelson variation! Sabin finally gets the ropes! Joe is PISSED! Joe picks him up and sets him up top… Sabin fights…Joe up top… Sabin slips down and gets a running LIGER BOMB for 2! Sabin is shocked. He calls for the shock…Joe up! Escape…ENZIGURI to Joe! Sabin up top…Joe kicks his legs out from under him. MUSCLE BUSTA! Joe locks in the clutch and Sabin is out of it and the ref calls for the bell; Chris Sabin was 23. Samoa Joe defeated Chris Sabin @ 14:12 via submission [****] This was so great, this was prime Joe was he was a killer and didn’t have the knee problems and extra weight; he was a bad motherfucker. This was also prime Chris Sabin, a quick and crisp in ring technician, who was absolutely tremendous before ACL injuries slowed his game. This was just a great David vs. Goliath style match, with a great sense of urgency ad both guys playing their roles extremely well. This was just really great stuff, with a great crowd.

Moose vs. Mike Bennett: These two had one of the best TNA matches of the year at the LIVE One Night Only show. They had the benefit of smoke and mirrors since it was a gimmick match, but they did a lot of good things. Hopefully they can find more of that magic here. Bennett killed time, noting that he forgot his knee pads and can’t have a wrestling match tonight. Moose said that this was fine because he wanted a fight. INSTA FLOOR BRAWL. Considering how heated their January match was, this felt extremely tame and even a bit lifeless as they simply felt as if they were going through the motions during this floor brawl. After three-minutes of floor brawl, the match hit the ring and they “officially started.” Maria got involved, so Henber tossed her to the back. More floor brawling followed; Moose missed a spear and hit the steps. Bennett followed with a piledriver on the floor, which was used as a transition spot so Bennett could take the heat. Moose rolled back in and essentially no sold the piledriver, and then literally ran wild on Bennett. Fucks sake man, give me something on that. Moose hit a dropkick and the game changer for the win. Moose defeated Mike Bennett @ 7:05 via pin [**] This featured heatless floor brawling, a lackadaisical effort from both guys, Moose no selling a floor piledriver and the usual enthusiasm of Mike Bennett. If that appeals to you, then this is certainly the match for you! It was ok, nothing more.

Jeff Hardy vs. Petey Williams: This was prior to Hardy challenging Jarrett for the NWA Title at Victory Road 2004. Petey attacks, but Jeff cuts him off, they trade teases of the twist of fate and destroyer. Petey hits the tree of WHOA and Oh Canada nut stomp. Jarrett talks shit on commentary, Jeff his whisper in the wind and fires back with strikes and a backdrop. The spin kick and leg drop to the balls follows. D’Amore distracts Jeff, allowing Petey to roll him up for 2. Jarrett gets involved and AJ Styles makes the save, hitting the asai DDT on Petey, allowing Jeff to cradle Petey for the win. Jeff Hardy defeated Petey Williams @ 2:50 via pin [NR] That was absolute trash, just days ahead of the PPV, hardy can’t even pick up a clean win because we had to have some traditional Jeff Jarrett booking.

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5.0

The final score: review Not So Good

The 411

The Samoa Joe vs. Chris Sabin match is great and an absolute blast, but the rest is totally skippable.