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[2000-09-16-MCW-TV] American Dragon vs Spanky


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Spanky and Danielson continue to grow as workers and this 5.5 minute match was full of big moves and urgency. Spanky has that aloof demeanor down but he can execute some great moves like the top rope bulldog and fisherman buster. Spanky goes for the frog splash but gets knees from Dragon and he does a standing bearhug to gain the win. The submission looked a little rushed as Dragon was still trying to hook in the hold. Good tv match. **1/4

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Kevin Kelly talks about how these two are no strangers to each other and every time they meet they raise the bar and do more to try and put the other down. Dragon has an innovative counter to a reverse crossbody, dropping down to one knee so that Spanky lands stomach first on his other. Spinebuster that he transitions to a combination surfboard/Dragon sleeper and Spanky is forced to go to the eyes to escape. Face first suplex where he just dumps Spanky across the top rope. Kevin Sullivan double foot stomp! Dragon claims “it’s over!”, however he’s too slow when climbing upstairs and Spanky with an arm drag off the top. A pair of dropkicks before a big spinning elbow. Bulldog off the top turnbuckle and Dragon kicks out at two. Modified ‘Michinoku Driver’, frog splash but Dragon gets the knees up. He locks on a submission hold that has both David Jett and Kevin Kelly baffled (although is a kinda like a version of a bear hug) and Spanky is forced to give.

 

It’s getting to the stage where I’m starting to run out of things to say when it comes to these two! They continue to pull out innovative stuff and mix things up from match to match, just a good five minute bout.

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This struck me as far more engrossing than some of their other bouts. Nice clean snug mat work to begin gave this a solid little base to work from and this showed that Spanky could hang doing that stuff as he gets the better of Dragon on some of these spots. Dragon cuts him off and works over the midsection admirably with Spanky selling well -- down and hurt but with surprising grit considering how his character carries himself. The armdrag off the top was a nice nod to the early match sequences and the finish played off the midsection work, though it came out of nowhere.

 

**3/4

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