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[10.0] "It would take a full 40 years and the impact of COVID in the form of the original AEW Stadium Stampede to produce a match that could match the level of sublime carny genius of this. The match itself is secondary though it too is a perfect execution of something that feels decades ahead of its time in US wrestling. But it only works when taken in tandem with the wall-to-wall perfection of how everyone plays his part. Funk opens this up cutting a promo so hateful that about 30% of it is bleeped and another 20% probably should have been. He shits on Lawler, the fans he relies on, the fans who aren't even there, Lawler for seemingly wussing out, Memphis, Tennessee, and maybe even God for making all these shitty things who steal oxygen from Terry's air. Then, Lawler shows up looking like a a life-size chess king with a beer gut, slowly walking toward the ring like a pageant contestant, and proceeds to maul Funk with an air of almost disturbing calm and ease. This is the shitkicker equivalent of the moment in a samurai movie when the stoic ronin seems not to move as his opponent barrels at him full steam ahead and screaming, running right past and laughing until suddenly the image cuts to a POV shot of the villain where the image breaks cleanly in half and begins to slide apart to reflect that the man has just been sliced right down the middle. Funk spins on a dime from his opening trash talk to give the best chickenshit heel routine of all time, his Deliverance squeals bouncing off the walls of the coliseum as he moans and sobs and begs for a doctor. "MY EYYEEEEEEE" he yells and hears only his own echo as a response. Terry Funk invented the final 20 years of his career before he'd even gotten to his first retirement and was then still at his peak as a proper worker and global draw. No one in wrestling before or since had his vision."

[7.0] "Classic Powerhouse v Energetic Speedster. Jurn is quite something. Both with lovely displays of athleticism. Great match overall."

[6.0] "This was a good, all action match highlighted by Despy and Templario nailing it in the beginning and a good performance by Austin Young who was able to go toe to toe against ELP. Overall it's the best match of the show up to this point without s single doubt. ***1/4"