2012 Discussion

Joey Ryan vs. Hernandez (Xplosion, ,12/12/12)
Right off the bat, Hernandez has way too many tattoos. The first portion of the match is an absolute squash. Ryan is made to look like an absolute frube, his stalling is pretty entertaining though, certainly a lot better than Hernandez's long suplex, he needs some new moves, freshen him up a bit. After the break, they're on more of an even playing field, both guys have shitty punches here, like why do they even bother? I love how Ryan's concentrating more on the female referee than the match itself, even he doesn't give a shit about Hernandez. The crowd are absolutely dead for this, they try to near-fall shtick once to try get a peep out of them, but nope, doesn't work so they end the match on the next move. Awfully average, felt like a try-out match. Didn't like there being a female referee, she sucked (heheheh). Ryan wasn't too bad here but he needs to show more vigour, Hernandez needs to GTFO.

Chavo Guerrero vs. Robbie E (Xplosion, 12/19/12)
Well, wouldn't ya know it? Chavo dominates the early going as we're told Robbie E actually pays Robbie T to be his bouncer. These guys are being pretty loud and I can make out a lot of their audibles here. Middle portion has Robbie taking the advantage after chucking Chavo to the floor. There isn't great chemistry between these two and some of the movements look pretty awkward. Robbie tries to work a headlock but he just can't. It wouldn't be a Chavo match if we didn't get a dropkick and the three amigoes. Basic enough win for Chavo with the Frog Splash. Not a very good match, awfully plain.

Kid Kash vs. Zema Ion vs. Kenny King (Xplosion, 12/26/12)
Things start off with Kash being a BAMF, taking it all out on the rookies but then he stooges for the freshmen. King looks really good here, he comes across as too tall for a lot of the stuff he hits but it all connects nicely. There's this really fake looking sequence where all 3 guys happen to hit spots coming from the ring flying to the floor, Ion's reaction to his spot was pretty funny though. Kash hits some nice crossface punches, wish he used them more. Of course, being an X-Division match, there HAS to be a tower of doom spot. It feels really old seeing them nowadays since we've been exposed to them so much, this wasn't too bad though since King had a dragon sleeper locked in mid-fall, looked dangerous. All 3 guys go back and forth towards the finish and nothing's really sold that much, but Ion picks up a nice scumbag victory here. As far as Xplosion matches go, this was quality. Probably better than their 3-Way on Impact a while back.