[2000-10-01-ECW-Anarchy Rulz] Danny Doring & Roadkill vs Joey Matthews & Christian York

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This match was set to establish the tone for the evening and get the crowd going. Unfortunately, York and Matthews highspots didn't look as flashy here as in the MCW match from about a week ago and Roadkill and Doring actually excel more working against established heels based on their likability. As a pure spotfest, high octane opener it was fine but It felt beneath Doring/Roadkill in a way and they are getting one of the better natural reactions of anyone in ECW right now. **1/2

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The Network versions of these ECW shows with the generic dubbed music takes so much away as you’d have no indication whatsoever how over Doring and Roadkill are at this point if this is all you had to go on.  Joel Gertner claims that he’s been to see Roadkill about training him for his upcoming match against Cyrus, a blatant untruth and said for no other reason so that he can use the phrase “choking his chicken” on air.  Doring ducks under a clothesline, kicks Matthews between the legs and then drives him to the mat with the ‘G-Spot Sweep’.  Both men tag their partners and Roadkill snatches York as he goes for a dropkick.  He looks to slingshot him into the corner however York grabs the ropes and comes back with a springboard legdrop.  Nice idea although not the smoothest looking in execution.  Roadkill catches him on the running crossbody, slams him in the corner and drops an elbow from the middle.  Matthews tries to get the jump on Roadkill as he plays to the crowd although misses seeing the blind tag.  Tick off ‘Lancaster Lariat of Lust’ if you’re playing Danny Doring Bingo.  York and Matthews take a powder to the floor, Doring vaults off his partner’s back out towards them but they step out the way and he crashes to the concrete.  Roadkill is around to check on him and, as he does so, the pair are nailed by stereo suicide dives.  ‘Future Shock’ on Doring.  York front superplexes Matthews onto a prone ‘Dastardly One’ and comes off the second turnbuckle with a senton.  Doring escapes the inverted suplex, boots York in the mid-section and hits ‘Wham, Bam, Thank You Mam’.  He makes the hot tag to Roadkill as they then run through the rest of their repertoire, getting the pin on York after the ‘Buggy Back’.  Post-match as the two teams show each other some mutual respect, they’re jumped by Simon & Swinger who leave Doring laying following a ‘Problem Solver’.

After the previous two weeks of TV this feels like a backwards step for Doring and Roadkill.  The only reason they’re not the World tag team champions is because of Big Sal’s interference and I think they should have got another shot here and also booked the title change.  I know the FBI/Unholy Alliance is always a strong match but we’ve passed that bridge in my eyes and what TV has proven is that Doring and Roadkill are more than capable themselves of bringing the goods opposite the champions.  After the post-match angle I hope we’re not delaying things even more and now going down the Simon & Swinger route for them.