Limitless Wrestling “Hybrid Moments”
November 4, 2017
Portland, Maine
This is my first time seeing a Limitless show in person, so unfortunately, I don’t have much context to storylines. I’ll do my best to put everything in context to
MATCH ONE: Sami Callihan v. Ace Romero
First match of the night and also the best match of the night. This was a fantastic opener. One of the criticism’s I have had for Romero (which I told him personally, so I’m not speaking out of turn) is that his work revolved around him being the super heavyweight doing wild high flying moves for shock value rather than telling a story using his size. All of that went out the window in this match.
This had a lot intensity and the crowd was electric for this. They told the story of Sami trying to get Ace up for a big move. When he hit a huge Death Valley Driver the crowd popped huge but it was a nearfall. The finish saw Romero win with a spinning lariat.
I thought this was the best way for Romero to work, as the overwhelming, domineering big man who can move, ala Vader. After the match, Sami took the mic and put Ace over huge, saying he’s always wanted to wrestle him and he knows he’s the future of the business.
WINNER: Ace Romero
MATCH TWO: Jordynne Grace v. Jessicka Havok
Second match of the night and the second best match of the night. I’ve been lucky enough to see Grace work a lot over the last couple of years, and I’ve seen her transform into one of the most polished performers on the independents. That continued in this match.
This was a fantastic match with really great physicality. The story of it was Grace using her strength to attempt to hit the big move on the larger Havok. While it sounds like the opening match, they did enough to make it different and unique. Grace hit a top rope power bomb for the victory.
WINNER: Jordynne Grace
MATCH THREE: Darby Allin v. Josh Briggs
Allin was a late replacement for Teddy Hart. The last time I saw Allin work, it was early on in his EVOLVE days and he looked like someone trying to find himself. Clearly, in the last 18 months, he went and did just that.
The story of the match was Allin’s risktaking and high flying offense against the size and strength of Briggs. Allin looked so comfortable in his character and his confidence was clear that it was great to watch.
Briggs won with the I Hope You Die (reverse Razor’s Edge into a Falcon Arrow). This was a good match that ended up making both guys look stronger.
WINNER: Josh Briggs
MATCH FOUR: Maine State Posse v. The Thick Boys (Jay Freddie & John Silver)
After one match, the Thick Boys are suddenly one of my favorite tag teams. I’m not sure what’s thick about them and I don’t want to know. However, they were both out in the Sid Vicious 1996 Canadian Tuxedos and it was tremendous.
Good match. The finish saw Silver and Freddie win it with a double cradle bomb. After the match, Joey Eastman came out and cut a promo saying he sees something in the Maine State Posse and that they’re bigger and better than the state that they’re from. The Posse respectfully declined and left the ring, leading to Eastman running them down.
WINNERS: The Thick Boys
MATCH FIVE: Petey Williams v. “M-Dogg 20” Matt Cross
This match was titled “Innovators” for the contributions both guys made to the independents back in the day.
This was a very good match that showed that both guys still could go. Cross ended up winning with a Superman springboard into a cutter.
WINNER: Matt Cross
MATCH SIX: Maxwell Jacob Friedman v. Jonathan Gresham
I wasn’t expecting the match that these two ended up having. Rather than showing that MJF could go hold for hold with the technical master of Gresham, they ended up having a 1980’s WWF house show comedy match centered around an eye poke and the crowd chanting “pee pee sucker” at MJF.
Whether this was the match the crowd was expecting, they ended up enjoying it a lot. MJF ended up winning with a reverse armbar after a low blow and having been working over the arm the entire match. It was interesting seeing Gresham doing something different and he was good in the role. MJF also did well in his role.
After the match, MJF wouldn’t let go of the hold. Matt Cross came out for the save and cut a promo challenging MJF for the next Limitless show on January 19.
WINNER: Maxwell Jacob Friedman
MATCH SEVEN: Cam Zagami Open Challenge
Cam cut a good promo running down the crowd beforehand. He issued the open challenge, and from the crowd came Chris Dickinson in street clothes and untied work boots. He squashed Cam with two brutal Pazuzu Bombs (running Border Toss/Fale Bomb).
He cut a promo saying the entire locker room is afraid of him because they don’t know what he’s going to do. He was implying that wrestling was fake but he’s real and people don’t know if he’ll actually hurt them. I’m not sure about breaking the fourth wall, but there you have it. He called out Eddie Kingston for being afraid of him and said Kingston had better things to do than be here and face him. So on January 19 on the next show, he can take those better things to do and shove them up his ass, which is where he’s going to shove his boot, too. Overall, it was a very good promo and is how I think Dickinson’s character should be presented.
WINNER: Chris Dickinson
MATCH EIGHT: Christian Casanova v. “All Ego” Ethan Page
Stokely Hathaway came out and cut a very good promo offering Casanova a spot in the Dream Team, which Casanova accepted.
They had a pretty good match with lots of back and forth. There was a ref bump, which brought out Mr. Grimm. He teased hitting Casanova but ended up crushing Page with a pounce. Casanova then hit Ego with a chain and got the win. Grimm went to put Ego in an actual bodybag (which is his gimmick) when the Thick Boys ran in for the save.
MATCH NINE: Six-Woman Scramble – Davienne v. Willow Nightingale v. Ashley Vox v. Terra Callaway v. Kennedi Copeland v. Skylar
There was a comedy spot at the beginning, but from there, it was a pretty straight-forward scramble in that there were a lot of spots with dives onto everyone.
The finish saw Callaway beat Copeland after a full-nelson slam. Good spot for the match before the main event.
WINNER: Terra Callaway
MAIN EVENT: JT Dunn v. “All Good” Anthony Greene (with DL Hurst & Brett Domino)
This has been an ongoing program over who is the true “Ace” of Limitless Wrestling.
Dunn ended up with a (worked) knee injury after coming off the second rope mid-way through the match and sold it the rest of the way. He did a great job of selling it to the point that the crowd went silent as the ref checked on him. Greene ended up working it over the rest of the match.
They went back and forth the rest of the way. Dunn with the Death By Elbow for a nearfall. Later, he hit a tombstone on the apron and they both went out on the floor where it ended up being a double countout. Domino and Hurst were about to take Dunn out when Ace Romero made the save. Dunn pushed him away and said he didn’t need his help. He turned right into a Green superkick. Greene and Romero brawled and Ace got the best of him. This brought out Briggs who brawled with Ace. Dunn, Greene and Ace ended up out on the floor. Briggs in the ring and he did a Superman dive over the corner to the floor to take them all out. Briggs cut a promo challenging all three to a Fatal Four Way on January 19. Good ending to the show.
WINNER: Double Countout
I really enjoyed this show. My only criticism was that outside of two matches, every match ended with a handshake, a promo putting the other guy over or a hug. I’d like more issues/conflict between talents leading into future shows, but that’s just my personal taste.
The crowd was hot all night and really loved the show, so that was a great atmosphere to be a part of for a small promotion like this. If you’re in the northern part of New England, I would definitely suggest checking out a Limitless show. Everyone (including the staff) worked very hard to make sure people went home happy.
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