2018 Ongoing MOTY List: PCO vs. Homicide

96. PCO vs. Homicide MLW 7/19 (Aired 9/7/18)

ER: I think it's a smart move to have PCO's singles match debut not be a squash match. Instead MLW brings in Homicide for a one shot (well they also had him in their big battle royal that same day) and have these two beat the shit out of each other. Homicide works this match like he was the same size as PCO and brings the stiff work to back it up. PCO has no problem taking stupid bumps and working stiff, so clearly this is going to be a fantastic pairing. This is worked at a great pace (the best matches of the PCO revival have been the ones where his opponent pushes the pace) and it's nothing but the two crashing against each other a bunch of times. Hard shoulderblocks, clotheslines to necks, big yakuza kicks, kicks to the body, shots to the face, all of it metal as hell. PCO takes an exploder into the corner at a nasty angle, hits a great dive that smashes Homicide into the barricade, and we get a bunch of convincing nearfalls down the stretch. PCO takes the hardest shots Homicide has to offer, even taking the full force of a killer leaping Homicide knee from the middle rope. Homicide eats some big PCO chokeslams, and PCO just crushes him with his moonsault and a big splash, it was all great. This is my favorite PCO performance of the PCO comeback matches so far.

PAS: Homicide is really great at working at pace, this wasn't Corino or Teddy Hart level Homicide, but it was a quality example of what he brings to a match. We haven't has been as excited about the PCO run as other folks, but he is a unique presence, and his tope, moonsault, frog splash combo was great looking. I also loved the finish with both guys wailing away at each other, only for Homicide to run right into a great looking forearm which dimmed his lights. I still think the WALTER match is the best thing PCO has done this year, but this was quality stuff.


2018 MOTY MASTER LIST