Fab Five WWE Matches of the Week 10/12-10/18

Goldust v. Ezekial Jackson ECW 10/13

The miracle Dustin Rhodes run of 2009 continues. Motherfuck was this an awesome little sprint. Reminded me of the Dustin v. Vader matches in the mid 90's, which is pretty impressive considering the Jackson is very much not Vader. Dustin was using his speed to pop and move, really great counterpunching, as he wasn't wherever Jackson was. When Jackson did hit it was thudding, his clothesline looked totally decapitating. I also loved the way Dustin worked the crowd during the Jackson chicken wing, his the back kicks to kneecap were great. I am totally blown away with how great Dustin is in 2009, you can put this year up against any year of his career.

Finlay v. Mike Knox v. Dolph Ziggler Smackdown 10/13

This is the second time they have run this match, and these guys work a three way really well (man there is no way to write that without sounding creepy.) I think Ziggler looked better in this match, in the last match his dainty offense really stood out, here he was laying in way more, including some really nice stiff dropkicks. Either Knox was really busted up when he crotched the ring skirt or he did a great job of selling. Finlay was just amazing here, so many nifty little spots. I loved the grunting effort when he lifted Knox for the rolling slam, also there was a point where he cleared Ziggler off a pin with a nasty JYD style crawling headbutt, everything he does is so awesome. Had a bit of a problem with the finish though, I love the cruise missile Shillelagh shot, but I though Ziggler really needed to hit Finlay to get him off, he just kind of easily rolled him off without landing a move. Still a small quibble with an excellent match.

Tommy Dreamer v. Vladamir Koslov Superstars 10/13

This match doesn't look like much of paper, but it was shockingly good. Koslov is an awkward wrestler, but everything he does looks like it hurts, Dreamer is a guy who is pretty good at being hurt so they work well together. The thing that made this match was Dreamers elbow, Dreamers dives on to the announce table and busts his elbow, inflaming the bursar sack. It looked like he was smuggling a pomegranate. Koslov does a nice job of improv as he goes right after it. It really added some drama to the match as I was really wondering whether the sack would burst and spray puss all over the ring. Fun little finish too.

William Regal/Zach Ryder v. Christian/Yoshi Tatsu ECW 10/13

Pretty much a one man Regal show. I just love watching him so much, as every match he does something great. I especially liked the cover my stomach, cover my head sell he did of Christians punches in the corner. I also loved how during the uppercut exchange with Tatsu, he popped him in the stomach to take advantage. Christian and Tatsu looked fine although they didn't stand out. Ryder I thought looked actively bad, some of his offense looked sloppy and he took every shot to the face by throwing up his hands and eating the move on his forearms, it especially made Tatsu's rolling elbow look like shit, but he did it a bunch of times. You are tagging with Regal, stop being such a pussy.

John Morrison v. CM Punk Superstars 10/13

Punk has gotten really great at working main event matches. This however was kind of a midcard ROHish match, the kind of thing that would be 3rd from the top on a Friday Dayton show. There was some fun stuff, Morrisons bump on the stairs was nasty, as was his spinning kick counter. They have worked each other so much that they can get into a perfectly fine groove. Still in 2009 I expect more from a Punk match that is given some time.