Motor City Machine Guns vs. Generation Me.
A bit of a random post here to jot down a suprising early entry into the 2010 "match of the year" consideration. This was from the TNA iMPACT! shown in the United States on 14/01/2010, and features TNA's most exciting tag-team, the Motor City Machine Guns, in action against some unknowns calling themselves "Generation Me."
This is a great match; and for more than the pretty flippy stuff that the match heads into as it heads to its conclusion. No, more than that, it's a great example of how pro-wrestling can tell a little story in the ring in just a few minutes.
Note how the commentators don't even mention Generation Me until over two minutes into the match. Note how the director doesn't really pay those generic-looking kids much attention; even the referee doesn't pay them much mind. Everything is set up to show that those kids are some "local competitors" heading to be easy-meat for the star wrestlers.
And then see how it changes; Generation Me step up. And step up. And keep stepping up. And the match gets quicker. And quicker. And quicker. The commentators are lost for words, the director is struggling to work out where to focus the camera, even the referee is taken aback. And it gets even quicker then.
And the wrestlers are doing their part too, of course, and not just the spectacular moves as the match develops. Note the expressions of confidence on the faces of the MCMGs at the start, the almost contempt they view these competitors, matched by the "OMG, we're here on the big stage! I hope we don't embarrass ourselves!" expressions of Generation Me. And, by matches end, those expressions have changed; the MCMGs are sharing the "what the hell just happened" response; while the young kids are "we did it! we did it! I can't believe it!"
And there, in less than eight minutes, the match tells the story of the kids no-one took seriously becoming instantly credible in the eyes of their competitors, their wrestling promotion and the fans watching.
Its for matches like this that I watch wrestling.
Click to viewThis is a great match; and for more than the pretty flippy stuff that the match heads into as it heads to its conclusion. No, more than that, it's a great example of how pro-wrestling can tell a little story in the ring in just a few minutes.
Note how the commentators don't even mention Generation Me until over two minutes into the match. Note how the director doesn't really pay those generic-looking kids much attention; even the referee doesn't pay them much mind. Everything is set up to show that those kids are some "local competitors" heading to be easy-meat for the star wrestlers.
And then see how it changes; Generation Me step up. And step up. And keep stepping up. And the match gets quicker. And quicker. And quicker. The commentators are lost for words, the director is struggling to work out where to focus the camera, even the referee is taken aback. And it gets even quicker then.
And the wrestlers are doing their part too, of course, and not just the spectacular moves as the match develops. Note the expressions of confidence on the faces of the MCMGs at the start, the almost contempt they view these competitors, matched by the "OMG, we're here on the big stage! I hope we don't embarrass ourselves!" expressions of Generation Me. And, by matches end, those expressions have changed; the MCMGs are sharing the "what the hell just happened" response; while the young kids are "we did it! we did it! I can't believe it!"
And there, in less than eight minutes, the match tells the story of the kids no-one took seriously becoming instantly credible in the eyes of their competitors, their wrestling promotion and the fans watching.
Its for matches like this that I watch wrestling.