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Eddie Kingston vs. Roderick Strong FIP 6/30/07 - GREAT

PAS: Kingston Road matches aren't my favorite type of his matches, but he does US Indy All Japan as well as anyone. Both of these guys really set out to brutalize each other, as this was more of a Kobashi vs. Misawa style match than the Kawada stuff which Kingston usually does when he works this style. Sick hard chops by both guys, Strong has always been a bit colorless (especially aughts Strong) but his execution was always good, and he works stiff. Kingston shows a couple of his tweaks, and I loved him screaming at Strong to get away from him when he was trying to fight off a superplex. The match had some gross head drops, including Kingston throwing a release Dragon suplex, and Strong winning and retaining the title with a Tiger Driver 91. You can really see their youth in this match, as I don't think the suplex bumps would be nearly as athletic if this match happened today, although a slowed down version of this would probably even be better.