I don’t often have the time to watch full wrestling shows anymore, but I try to keep up with the must-see matches at the very least, and this week’s Dynamite had two of them. First up was the newly added Tommaso Ciampa against Mark Fletcher. The heat for this match was unreal, especially for a TV match, and not even a main event at that. The plant on the steps was brutal, and the crowd was white hot from then on. The ending was somewhat telegraphed for how often commentary talked about the Australia show next week and the possibility of Fletcher returning home as champion, but that didn’t stop every near-fall from feeling meaningful. Ciampa kicking out of a brain-buster and looking blankly ahead while Fletcher cradled him in disbelief was perfect imagery.
Then, I skipped ahead to the end of the show to watch the strap match between Kris Statlander and the “toxic spider,” Thekla. Strap matches are rare enough they still hold some novelty for me. Add in a healthy amount of blood, and this was a looker. I quite liked Thekla going into her spider pose, only to be yanked out by a quick yank on the strap from Kris. It was short, it was violent, it was excellent.
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