Cain Justice vs. Trevor Lee (CWF MA - 02/16/2019)

The match was amazing, unsurprisingly. Even though Trevor has more than proven himself to be the master of putting on super lengthy matches, I still always have my doubts when I see a match going to such monster minutes as this one, but as was the theme of his title reign, he completely sucked me into the battle that was done inside that squared circle. The 75 minutes flew by as if they were 15; it built & built & built & BUILT, and by the end, the drama was just so perfect I got them goosebumps. Trevor pretty much completely ate Cain alive in their first meeting back in January, and that was the case for much of this one, too; Trevor straight up dominates, with him stretching Cain all over the place, with his, always oh-so-great looking holds. Cain makes some brief comebacks, but every single time the champ shut him down very quickly. I interpreted the storytelling very much as Trevor making Cain go from a boy he trained to a MAN who's ready to be the forefront of the company - Cain proved he had a lot of heart in the 75 minutes, as he survived Trevor's brutal onslaught on him, and as the match went on, he got more & more into those comebacks of his; the last 20 to 25 minutes are crazy amazing w/ it's drama - the nearfalls & especially the drama revolving around their submission finishers in the Twist Ending & STF is top notch stuff, and while I probably would've let Cain win, I loved the finish. Trevor was absolutely BRUTAL with those Danielson stomps, which instantly brought me back to 2016 & the reason why I wanted to watch his match vs. Andrew Everett in the first place. Trevor Lee leaves his territory with one of his greatest masterpieces.

I watched the whole post-match farewell as well, which lasted for an hour, and it was just magic. Trevor thanking everyone, sharing stories about his fellow CWF Mid-Atlantic wrestlers, and them sharing stories & thanking him. It's all very wholesome stuff, and it's now in one of my favorite indy farewells ever.

So ends a special time period in my pro wrestling fandom. Pro Wrestling is about telling stories, and to me, there are not many better stories than the one told by Trevor Lee in his 1085 days as the 34th CWF Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion. The way the magic translated to my shitty laptop screen is just unbelievable, and I gotta say there aren't many wrestling events I wish I had been there for live more than any of Trevor's big title defenses in the Sportatorium.