Original Airdate: Wednesday, August 17th, 2016
Full Sail University
Winter Garden, Florida
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Akira Tozawa vs. Jack Gallagher
Gallagher is such a fun talent. I would love to see him catch on where he can be utilized to his strengths better than he is. The first few minutes allows Gallagher to do what he does best, which is clever reversals and submission moves. Gallagher ties up Tozawa in a ball in a pretty fun spot. Tozawa drills him with a kick after rolling out of the sunset flip. Some people are born with the ability to sell with their faces and Gallagher is one of them. I love Tozawa's intensity. Gallagher continues to work on the leg. Tozawa hits Gallagher with a nice bicycle kick. Tozawa goes for his German Suplex, Gallagher tries to fight it off, but it's not enough. Tozawa hits it and gets the pin. That was a fun match where two completely different styles really worked well together.
Match Rating: ***1/2 (out of 5)
Noam Dar vs. Ho Ho Lun
Dar keeps being referred to as an underdog due to being the youngest in the tournament, but he looks anything like an underdog in the ring. Dar has been dominating most of the match so far, in what has been a slower paced match. Lun hits a really nice looking Michinoku Driver for a nearfall. Lun with a nice sell on the leg, as he hits Dar with a fisherman suplex, but has to lift up the injured leg allowing Dar to kick up. Dar then gets a knee bar out of nowhere for the win. That one was a little disappointing.
Match Rating: **1/4
Brian Kendrick vs. Tony Nese
Kendrick tries to attack right away, but Nese kicks him in the head. Nese is a really great athlete and he shows it off early in this match. Kendrick stuffs Nese's arm in the turnbuckle and takes advantage. Nese ducks a clothesline Matrix-style and then hits a series of kicks. Kendrick is playing the role of the veteran using every trick up his sleeve to stop his opponent. Daniel Bryan continues to hype his friendship with Kendrick, which still seems to be a strange pairing of personalities. Nese hits a leg sweep to knock Kendrick to the floor and then goes flying over the top ropes. Not sure he got much of that, but it was pretty impressive regardless. Nese hits a great buckle bomb for a 2 count. Kendrick sits up from the 450 splash and hits his submission for the victory. Solid match that Nese looked very good in.
Match Rating: ***
This episode didn't have the classic that the last two episodes have had, but the opener was really fun and the main event was entertaining. Looking forward to the next episode.
Overall Rating: 70%
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