Added to THE REST:
Drew McIntyre vs. Zack Ryder - Superstars 8/18/11
Really fun match. I'm glad Ryder's back on tv as his shtick is a bunch of fun and he can have good matches. He's fine as a babyface here: he takes some nasty stuff, hits a great face wash, and has other fun offense. Of course, he's also a total goof and hits a weaksauce finisher, so some will dislike him. But McIntyre is the star here, and he pummels Ryder from the start. Dude throws bombs, then Ryder tries to comeback and hits a crossbody. But McIntyre is lethal on the outside and busts Ryder's spine into the apron. From there we get a bunch of McIntyre beating on Ryder, and McIntyre beating on anybody is simply pro wrestling. He also takes an awesome bump off a hope spot: McIntyre's on the apron and Ryder grabs an arm and runs him into the post and McIntyre flips over and lands on the floor. Great. He also hits a fantastic boot and counters a Ruff Ryder into a powerbomb. Ruff Ryder doesn't look great as a finish, but it's a cool spot that they built to well.
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# 19 - Drew McIntyre vs. Rey Mysterio - Smackdown 3/11/11
All matches should start with Drew McIntyre kicking a face. He doesn't waste time and throws an awesome boot and then wails on Rey, who is a bit too quick and starts flying around, so McIntyre takes a powder. But Rey follows and they have a cool exchange that leads to Rey tripping Drew into the apron. Drew takes control on the outside by driving Rey into the post and then flattening him with a sideslam onto the apron. They only get 5 minutes, so Drew doesn't have a lot of control stuff, but he works Rey's back and looks great, and Rey's really awesome when he gets rolling. These two gel well, naturally: Drew sells for Rey and Rey eats Drew's nastiest offense. Finish really rocks as Drew takes a posting well, eats a nasty kick, and they frame the 619 organically and in the corner, which makes it unique.
Added to THE REST:
Drew McIntyre vs. Rey Mysterio - Smackdown 4/15/11
More time but less quality. I doubt these two could have a bad match-- they're too talented and too well-matched-- but this definitely didn't feel like the best they could do in 9 minutes or so. There's tons of quality spots, but the 3/11 match was a focused sprint, and this felt somewhat rambling: Drew did moves on offense & Rey made comebacks. The announcers tried to put it over as Drew grounding Rey, but he allowed too much space too often for that to be his intent. They later tried to put it over as a young Drew taking Rey to the limit, but it didn't feel like an exceptional test for Rey. I'm probably being nitpicky: there's tons of fun stuff here and it's mostly a blast, but there are segments that drag early in the match. It starts with Drew talking trash and then they exchange bombs. Drew comes out on top, but Rey uses his quickness to counter until Drew catches him going for a rana on the outside, and then Drew smashes him into the barricade. Devastating. He doesn't work a particular body part, though, and Rey starts his comeback soon and hits a cool leg drop to a dangling-from-the-second-rope McIntyre. It was obvious Drew was trying to get into position, but whatever. Drew busts out some really awesome cut-offs, including a nasty big boot to a running Rey, and later a murderous clothesline from his knees. So yeah, bunches of awesome spots and a nifty counter to lead to the finish. Good stuff, but not as good as you'd expect from these two.
Best of WWE 2011: THE LIST
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