Jimmy Rave vs. Johnny Gargano from DGUSA’s Ultimate Gate 2011

  By TJ Hawke | April 3, 2011 - 3:15 pm |

 

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Recap from TJ Hawke:

They opened up the match with some good matwork. Rave seemed to be getting the best of the feeling out process, but Gargano quickly came back with a neckbreaker and a slingshot press. Rave cut him off and went for the Japanese stranglehold repeatedly, but Gargano came back with a slingshot spear, ace cutter, suicide dive and a rolling senton from the apron to the floor. Rave cut him off again with a STO on the apron (a really cool spot). Gargano went for the Gargano Escape but Rave countered into a cross face. Gargano hit the Lawn Dart and a neckbreaker but Rave kicked out. Gargano followed that up with a German, superkick and the Hurt’s Donut but Rave still kicked out. Gargano finally made Rave tap out to the Gargano Escape.

 

I’ve watched this match a couple of times now, and I have enjoyed it every single time.  Gargano’s big breakout match probably happened two days before against CIMA, but him having consistently great performances like this helped to make him a star in 2011.  Rave looked really good here, and I am still puzzled as to why he never got a real shot in DGUSA/Evolve again.

Match Rating: ***1/2

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TJ was a fan of wrestling as a kid (starting around 1999), and his first concrete wrestling memory is some kid bringing Hulk Hogan his old yellow and red gear backstage during an episode of Nitro. Hogan needed the gear to defeat Kevin Nash in a title vs. career match at the next WCW PPV. Nash lost the match and his career, which sadly resulted in the world losing out on seeing Kevin Nash matches for the last 13 years. Like almost all young kids, TJ’s interest in wrestling fluctuated over the years until an episode of Raw on July 3, 2006. TJ was curious and excited to see his beloved RVD show up with the WWE Title belt and what he thought was the revitalized European title. TJ decided he must turn to the the internet to figure out what was going on. Almost 6 years later, TJ is still searching the internet every day to find out what is going on in wrestling. Now though, he writes for the pop culture site (411mania.com), has his own blog (The Best of Chikara), and is the creator of the very site you are reading now.
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