Reseda, California
PWG World Champion - Ricochet
PWG World Tag Team Champions - Chosen Bros (Jeff Cobb & Matt Riddle)
Commentary - Excalibur, Chuck Taylor, & Rick Knox
First show of 2018 and the entire line up is a MYSTERY. Let's rock.
1) David Starr vs. Fred Yehi
"Welcome to Mystery Vortex V, sorry, I already shit on David Starr." -Excalibur
Two debuts here and two equally long introductions. I've known of a David Starr for a minute so it's sick seeing him finally get a shot in PWG. Neither man can get an advantage early until Yehi hits an exploder suplex on Starr on the floor that put things into motion. This went 18 minutes which normally can be bad for PWG openers, and while it wasn't PHENOMENAL, it wasn't a trainwreck either and they kept my attention for most of the match thanks to the personality of Starr, among other things. Some time definitely could've been shaved off to make it better, but this was really fine how it was. Yehi locks in a koji clutch, and Starr reverses out of it into a pinning predicament to get the win.
Match rating - ***
2) Joey Janela vs. Flash Morgan Webster
"This has bad news bears written all over it." -Chuck Taylor
I've been super iffy on a lot of the recent PWG debuts, but Flash hasn't done me wrong yet and after nearly getting killed by Janela here, I don't see that changing. Dear Lord, this was nuts. From a death valley driver on the apron to the most impactful package piledriver I've ever seen, Janela gave Flash a BEATING. Flash did get some spots in though including putting on his helmet for a dive on the floor which was funny. But in the end, a brainbuster off the top rope that will make your toes curl is what would put him away. Janela with the victory here.
Match rating - ***1/2
3) Rey Fenix vs. Sammy Guevara
These guys came out of the gate with a fever pitch and it was so SCARY. The danger of the Janela match transferred over to this nutty spotfest that saw a 630 senton only two minutes in and neither man able to stand at the five minute mark which was received by a standing ovation. These two threw literally everything out there and more. The finish was sort of weak, but you can't fault them after the craziness that ensued in the duration of this jawn. Guevara gets a huge victory over the former PWG World Tag Team Champion.
Match rating - ***3/4
4) Zack Sabre Jr vs. Keith Lee
