"Ripper" Jack Easten vs TNS
"Ripper" Jack Easten vs TNS
This has the usual ingredients for a good match. A laughing, sadistic heel and a jobber who suffers well. But this one offers more than that. Although outgunned physically, TNS took control of the match 4 times, using 4 pretty cool moves, one of which was scary extreme. Ripper was ultimately dominant, but you gotta give some credit to TNS even if his cocky punk attitude made you look forward to seeing him get his ass kicked. Seeing him thrown down so hard it seemed unlikely he would get up from it was nice too. He did, somehow. With that and his display of wrestling skill, he earned some respect for sure. Ripper was impressive too, it was like a clinic, Jobber Bashing 101. Definitely not a one dimensional match.
Nothing sets TNS off more than suggesting he can’t compete with the Vertex big guys. Ripper said “Easy is boring.” Big mistake. TNS executed advanced wrestling moves Ripper probably hadn’t expected. Ripper responded in kind. Both guys somehow survived holds that would make anyone else submit. Ripper took charge at one point, but when he said TNS would do better if he was bigger, that changed fast. Ripper finally regained the upper hand but it was clear this was not going to be the easy win he expected. Domination does happen near the end of the match, but it did not come easily. This is a great match. Both guys showed what they can do, and they did it well.