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[2010-12-18-ROH-Final Battle 2010] El Generico vs Kevin Steen (Fight Without Honor - Mask vs Career)


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  • GSR changed the title to [2010-12-18-ROH-Final Battle 2010] El Generico vs Kevin Steen (Fight Without Honor - Mask vs Career)
  • 1 year later...

The culmination of a year-long build. I would honestly call this one of the greatest grudge matches of all-time; it just feels like everything simply clicked here. The build was amazing, the atmosphere was amazing, and both guys delivered some of their finest performances. Steen is such a compelling nasty bastard throughout with his sadistic beatdown - might actually be his best performance ever now that I think about it, and then there's Generico, who's selling of that said beating is simply masterful & all of his times on the offense feel so fulfilling, especially that ending where the story from Final Battle '09 to Final Battle '10 comes to a full circle. Extremely compelling storytelling in the form of pro-wrestling violence all the way through. ****3/4

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A bloody grudge match that outwore it's welcome in the final third. Generico is a fantastic seller and Steen is a total bully here, although he did veer a bit too much into comedy when he was beating Generico down during his long control segment. They were able to work their indy high-spots into this seamlessly and they didn't look a hair out of place. Steen licking Generico's blood off his hands was a horrific sight that added a lot to the match. The final minutes feature way too much over-booking with multiple run-ins and referee bumps, but the wicked chair shot to the head was a perfect way to wrap this up. ★★★½

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