Chris Hero vs. Claudio Castagnoli

[7.0] "Under 6.0 for this seems fairly harsh? I agree the length was disappointing, but this was a nice blend of fast paced action and personality. I find it interesting to see indy wrestlers that are used yo lengthier matches have to work what is essentially a 'TV match' and the ways that they modify their game to suit the constraints. The hurricanrana that Hero hit on Claudio was one of the most painful looking instances of that move that I have seen. It was a little uncharacteristically sloppy at points, but not in a way that I felt detracted from the match. I thought this was a fun, abridged version of what these two are capable of and was successful at being an entertaining midcard match for PPV."

[5.0] "Good little match this, despite being rather short. The crowd wasn't hugely hot for any of this really, until the final few spots, but other than that I thought they told a pretty good story and had a match that kept moving the whole time (**1/2)."

[6.0] "Disappointingly short, although perhaps that was a refreshing change of pace after their somewhat tedious, bloated 25-minute matches at recent shows. Bags of effort on display, culminating in an absolutely brilliant closing sequence."

[7.0] "I had expected more of this one, but it's still a decent way to spend your time."