Kyle O'Reilly vs. Matt Riddle

[9.0] "Awesome physical match between Riddle and O'Reilly right here, it's a special match because you have as much striking & grappling as actual wrestling and I'll always find it impressive to be able to mix all these styles in a ring, even more so when it's two great workers like them who hold this pace for twenty minutes and do everything perfectly, down to the selling of those strikes in question. I knew I wasn't going to be disappointed with them considering their level of their first encounter in PWG the year before, so I had a lot of expectations considering their chemistry as well as the great positive feedback I had read about this match and boy indeed was I not disappointed at all because it was everything it promised. These two have an insane chemistry together, we've seen it before but this match was a confirmation of that because they have two styles that connect so well together and it resulted in some terrific sequences. Accompanied by a hot OTT crowd, they completely stole the show."

[8.0] "Glad Kyle was able to have one more go with the Bro on his going away tour. This match is pretty good, but maybe just a bit overrated. I really liked the first half being about shoot style grappling and submissions, but the latter half was pretty by the numbers in that it became a typical indie match with "movez" galore and generic bursts of no selling. It works in some situations, but I think both these guys are better than that, so it was a disappointing way to do the match. Crowd wasn't too hot either, they were fine, but I have heard them be louder. Another complaint I have is Kyle worked Riddle's arm for a good third of the match, but Riddle just forgot about it towards the end. The ending came out of nowhere with little build in a surprise Bromission finish. This was worth the watch, but these guys could do something way better, ****1/4."

[9.0] "Great match, it had a few too many "indy tropes" for a full 10 (kickout at 1, pop up fighting spirit, asking to be hit, a certain amount of no selling), but even with all that you can't deny the great performance by both men, they did great work here and truly went all out."

[8.0] "This was a good match but it didn't quite meet the expectations I had going in based on most of the reviews I saw. I enjoyed their match at last year's BOLA a little more, this one felt like it dragged a bit at times and that hurt it a bit for me. Still a very good match worth checking out."

[10.0] "Terrific match here. O'Reilly and Riddle went at it from the get go. Loved the dual arm/leg work by both guys, with both showing some great selling. The stretch was full of intensity, with both guys trying to put eachother away in the toughest way possible. (****1/2)"

[10.0] "Absolutely loved this match and was just the type of match I expected from these two as well. The shoot style works in this instance and felt much more engaging than it did in their BOLA 2016 encounter, however what really makes this stand out is the intensity and the urgency these two worked with as I was hooked in from bell to bell with this and just loved it. The aggression was on full display and the crowd was hot for this one which was no surprise to me but this is definitely worth checking out IMO. ****3/4"

[10.0] "Started off with your usual O'Reilly vs. Riddle back & forth action w/ that shoot style inspiration, battling over control w/ a terrific sense of urgency as they traded holds & tried to get that advantage over one another. O'Reilly's eventual control segment was absolutely excellent w/ him working over Riddle's arm & Riddle, in general, in brutal fashion. Riddle is great working from underneath and he was that here too w/ some great selling & that great fire of his. Great stuff. His big comeback when he got all fired up & knocked Kyle the F out w/ that big kick as Kyle was kicking him to the chest was tremendous. The finishing stretch is them looking for that one submission, one strike that would end the battle & it's just superb - much like the whole match, it was wrestled with that terrific sense of urgency. Could literally watch these 2 battle each other forever. What an amazing chemistry they have. ****3/4"