2019 Ongoing MOTY List: Darby vs. Kross
78. Darby Allin vs. Killer Kross Maverick Pro Wrestling 9/7
PAS: Darby is the best David vs. Goliath wrestler since prime Rey Mysterio Jr. This is against a different beast then we have seen him against before, and Darby breaks out some new tricks. Kross hurls him with a collar and elbow tie up, and spins him around off a fireman's carry. Kross has a great football captain dick charisma, and there are some great moments where he gets too cocky for his own good. He puts his hands behind his back and dares Darby to chop him, only to eat a a great looking straight right hand, and grabs a chair (and fakes a chairshot on a fan) only to get coffin dropped on the chair as he was coming into the ring. There are a bunch of nifty near falls, including Darby rolling up Kross during his choke finisher, only to get pummeled and choked out. Kross feels like a guy who should go somewhere after his Impact stuff gets cleared up, and Allin is always a treat to watch.
ER: Darby vs. Monster has been one of our favorite match types since we found out who Darby Allin is, so any time it's him against a big bruiser he hasn't yet faced is going to be exciting. I love those moments where Darby gets caught but can't be disposed of, just grabbed-tossed-lands on his feet-repeat, leading to those great moments of him getting put down hard when he eventually doesn't land on his feet. I love the way Darby integrates success and failure into each attack, no sequence is guaranteed to work, and the only guarantee is that he will keep attempting them. Breaking up sequences keeps things fresh, so when he forward flips into the ring to put him in position to nail Kross with a tope, there's never a risk of thinking "Oh, now it the part of the match where Darby Allin hits three straight topes". He nails the first one, gets caught and almost slammed into chairs on the second attempt, escapes, and then hits chest to face on his third tope attempt. Breaking patterns makes his David routine far more exciting, makes every movement mean more.
2019 MOTY MASTER LIST
Labels: 2019 MOTY, Darby Allin, Killer Kross
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