Post by thepumalives on Dec 11, 2018 7:18:01 GMT -5
Easily one of my top 3 straight tag matches in WWE history and a lock for my ballot. The back story was that this was the finals of a tournament to crown the first ever Smackdown rah team champions and Angle & Benoit had to put their feud on hold or they would both be suspended for a year.
The started out hot and heavy as you may expect before settling into Edge as the FIP. Angle and Benoit are such perfect dick heels and bullying Edge before the hot tag. Edge and Mysterio offense was actually pretty cool as they used Rey’s size to their advantage with their double teams. I actually bit on some of the false finishes before we hit the second stretch of the match with Rey as FIP. Edge hitting the drop kick leading to a Rey pin fall attempt or Angle suplexing Rey across the ring from the top both made me bite. The finishing stretch was even hotter and included desperation duplexes (a guilty pleasure of mine) and Rey with the spot of the night by breaking up the cross face with a 619!
The apron work by the non-legal men was absolutely superb in this match, with the little call backs being equally awesome. Angle sneaking a knee to Edge’s back only to get speared the next time he tried it and Edge almost squeaking out the victory with a roll up (which led to Angle’s head shaving) were just two such examples. Absolutely amazing match from four guys at the top of their game.
The started out hot and heavy as you may expect before settling into Edge as the FIP. Angle and Benoit are such perfect dick heels and bullying Edge before the hot tag. Edge and Mysterio offense was actually pretty cool as they used Rey’s size to their advantage with their double teams. I actually bit on some of the false finishes before we hit the second stretch of the match with Rey as FIP. Edge hitting the drop kick leading to a Rey pin fall attempt or Angle suplexing Rey across the ring from the top both made me bite. The finishing stretch was even hotter and included desperation duplexes (a guilty pleasure of mine) and Rey with the spot of the night by breaking up the cross face with a 619!
The apron work by the non-legal men was absolutely superb in this match, with the little call backs being equally awesome. Angle sneaking a knee to Edge’s back only to get speared the next time he tried it and Edge almost squeaking out the victory with a roll up (which led to Angle’s head shaving) were just two such examples. Absolutely amazing match from four guys at the top of their game.
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