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Ilja Dragunov vs. Sam Gradwell

Match

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119.03.2025Wrestling Forever 8.0Das Finish hat mir nicht besonders gefallen bis dahin war ein richtig hartes und starkes No Disqualification Match (***1/2).
206.03.2025bennythegeneral8.0 
329.11.2024RTruthSaidWhatsUp  
431.10.2024Gilensky7.0 
510.09.2024yanis178.0 
624.08.2024John Soul9.0 
718.10.2023AidanArcher9.0 
818.05.2023Smi-486.0Drei Wochen nach seinem Totalausraster hat sich Dragunov knapp besser im Griff. Diese mentale Instabilität ist mir im Match selbst aber arg präsent, so dass selbst Gradwell sein Handeln danach ausrichtet. Die Story ist zwar erkennbar, Dragunov weiterhin als tendenzielle Lose Cannon zu präsentieren, für mich ist er aber nicht der Typ dafür. Das Match selbst ist passabel, es sollte aber noch deutlich mehr drin sein, vielleicht liegt es aber auch an Gradwell selbst.
928.03.2023Paul047.0 
1030.03.2022Axinte8.0 
1116.12.2021arrancar5.0This had some good moments but suffered from two big issues that held it back. Firstly, the excessive weapon usage was very annoying and underwhelming. Maybe one or two weapon spots max looked good, with the others all looking weak or just too cheesy and generic to take seriously. Secondly, the massive amount of melodrama and overacting from both men was really grating. Dragunov usually goes right up to the line of clownish goofiness before settling down right before, but he definitely crossed it a few times here as he attempted to express his deranged anger with Gradwell. The worst part was when he hoisted the steel steps up over his head and began pulling crazy faces to imply he was going to drop them on Gradwell (the guy who had been taking cheap shots at Dragunov and was an absolute heel), but Gradwell just began begging for forgiveness and apologising, so Dragunov stupidly showed mercy and just gave up on attacking him with the stairs, opening himself up to yet another cheap-shot attack in the process. I hate when the faces look immensely stupid like Dragunov looked there. That was even more annoying than Dragunov's overacting. Gradwell's overacting was even worse, since he gave the most insincere faces to express his shock and fear towards Dragunov, and it was therefore impossible to take him seriously. Their actual wrestling exchanges were all fine but nothing special, and heavily overshadowed by these two aforementioned issues. There was also of course the issue that it was obvious going in the Gradwell wouldn't be beating Dragunov, and nothing he did the entire match caused me to change that opinion. **3/4
1214.12.2021bugsy mcgraw5.0There was some good work, but also way too much of the "Ilja doesn't want to become violent in this No DQ match" schtick, which makes him look like an idiot two or three times throughout. Gradwell doesn't want to chop him because it'll turn Ilja into Frankenstein, I guess, but right after Gradwell realizes he shouldn't chop Dragunov, he... chops Dragunov across the face to no effect. Add in the cliche WWE announcing (it's all perfectly legal! ) and the particularly terrible sounding piped-in crowd noise, and this is a good example of how WWE really shoots itself in the foot.
1317.10.2021MaskDeMasque7.0 
1416.09.2021Ameen3137.0 
1503.09.2021Bigdawgwrestlerbaby8.0 
1627.08.2021Dutch Destroyer8.0 
1717.08.2021boymeetsworld8.0 
1831.07.2021ColdSkull198.0 
1908.06.2021Vgbnd9.0 
2006.06.2021sweetshinmusic7.0 
2114.04.2021k9thagod17.03. 75 Stars - Ilja sold like death in this match but quite melodramatic with all speeches during the match
2212.04.2021DerHitman7.0 
2308.04.2021JuliTheCage879.0 
2407.04.2021jajt19897.0 
2507.04.2021corazon de leon8.0 
2604.04.2021plaguespreader8.0 
2730.03.2021Damian8.0 
2829.03.2021kaschi8.0 
2929.03.2021Divus Rolexus7.0 
3029.03.2021BUIOOMEGA7.0Very good match, another good proof by this new version of Dragunov. Perfect main event for this show.
3128.03.2021Brainbuster Rhymes8.0 
3228.03.2021seriousbusiness8.0 
3327.03.2021Sheffield1238.0 
3427.03.2021Sebastian V8.0Der Aufbau dieses Match und die ganze Story zwischen den beiden hat mir schon gefallen und sie haben es geschaft, die Emotion aus diesem Hintergrund zu nehmen und in ein intensives, hartes Match zu verwandeln, welches die Stipulation gut umsetzte, die übrigens auch passend gewählt war in meinen Augen. Das war ein wirklich gutes ME, welches meiner Ansicht nach 8 Punkte verdient.
3527.03.2021marexcel8.0Die Herren geben es sich doch ziemlich ordentlich. Kein Overkill an Gegenständen, dafür sehr gezielter Einsatz, der sich natürlich und nicht konstruiert anfühlt. Ilja kassiert und lädt damit seine Rage auf, bis er explodiert. Das funktioniert gut und auch Gradwell kann von der Action wirklich profitieren. Gutes Ding.
3627.03.2021Okaro1437.0Good match. Ilja Dragunov is on a roll putting forth a lot of good matches in recent memory. The match was hardcore, very stiff and hard hitting. I like the referee stoppage ending. ***3/4
3727.03.2021njpwawwe9.0 
3827.03.2021Penscout8.0 
3927.03.2021venice9.0 
4026.03.2021killowenskill9.0 
4126.03.2021Black Mass With Love9.0 
4226.03.2021Kishikaisei37x9.0 
4326.03.2021newnoise878.0 
4426.03.2021Nulltarif8.0 
4526.03.2021becky2belts9.0 
4626.03.2021demixForever8.0 
4726.03.2021Russian Meltzer7.0 
4826.03.2021Rocky78.0I like how this feud has also elevated Sam Gradwell while keeping Ilja Dragunov strong. They had a hell of a scrap here, with Dragunov taking some insane bumps.
4926.03.2021HappyHellShow9.0I loved this match. A great hardcore match, well structured, with a perfectly calibrated dose of violence between use of objects and physical impact. Great proof by Gradwell, who emerges as a sadistic and cruel character, helped by a Dragunov who sells very well all the blows suffered. A surprising, brutal match, with a simple but effective storytelling.
5026.03.2021hybris8.0Very brutal match, Gradwell from be nobody to be on this kind of main event, just wow. Dragunov expressions, screams and selling were on another level. The match versus Walter and this one proves that Dragunov is going to be the face of this brand in some point not far. The Dragunov's character is still under construction, so in some points of the match it may be confusing. The ending of the match was a dissappointment but not that much to consider it a failure. Taking that points away, it was a solid and great match.
5126.03.2021pierreMinne7.0It was a good match, it was even the best match of the show to me but it contains too much defaults to me. First of all, I have to admit this match was very brutal and for the stipulation I loved that aspect, I loved some big moves executed by Dragunov and Gradwell like the multiples German Suplexes outside of the ring by Dragunov. For me, the ending was not good, and moreover, during the match, Dragunov showing compassion to Gradwell when he says he is sorry, and when the weeklies are showing a progressive heel turn by Dragunov was not logical to me. I still really enjoyed it. ***1/2
5226.03.2021TheLegitBoss8.0This was really great, brutal and physical. A very tough match-up in which Dragunov and Gradwell really killed each other for our greatest pleasure. Dragunov's performance was absolutely brilliant but it's becoming a habit, I feel like I'm saying that every time I see him in action, but this time even more so. It was probably his best match since his legendary bout with WALTER and he was simply awesome here, his selling was something else. He was crying at each spot he took and I felt really sorry for him, he's one of the best sellers in history and it's crazy the emotions he can give off. He can make ordinary matches special. That's not to overlook Gradwell who was a ruthless heel here, and put on a remarkable performance as well. These two told a good story with some great spots, and it was definitively a tremendous main event.