Davey Richards vs. Sami Callihan from AAW’s Bound by Hate 2012

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Recap from TJ Hawke:

No build for this match. AAW just put it on for the sake of putting it on. I approve.

They immediately start trading a bunch of strikes. They both went for their finishing submissions early, but both men were able to escape They traded more submission attempts, but neither man would quit. Sami went after Davey’s left knee. Davey headbutted his way free from Sami and dropkicked him to the floor. Davey jumped onto the apron and went for a soccer kick, but Sami caught him and dropped him onto the apron. Davey was selling his injured knee the whole time. He probably knew Jerome Cusson was in the crowd. Sami worked him over around ringside for a bit, until Davey sent him into a guardrail and hit a Yakuza. Sami came back with a Brogue Kick that caused Davey to roll back into the ring. Sami worked him over some more. Sami went to the top rope, but Davey kicked him to the floor. Davey finally hit the soccer kick from the apron, and he then followed it up with a tope suicida. Back in the ring, Davey hit a missile dropkick and a bridging German suplex: 1…2…NO! Davey hit a series of brutal kicks. Sami eventually caught one of the kicks with a dragon screw on the injured leg. Davey was going for a superplex, but Sami escaped and superkicked Davey’s injured leg. Sami hit a Brogue Kick, a DVD, and a BOING Splash: 1…2…NO! Davey ended up on the apron, and Sami hit a Silverking lariat. Sami followed it up with a tope suicida. Back in the ring, Sami hit a Superfly Splash onto the injured leg. Davey avoided the Stretch Muffler, but Sami locked in a leglock. Davey managed to reverse it and lock in a Texas Cloverleaf. Sami made the ropes. They ended up on the apron, where Davey hit an exploder onto the apron. Davey called for the countout, but there are no countouts in AAW. Davey threw Sami back into the ring and hit a Ghetto Stomp: 1…2…NO! Sami got a small package for a nearfall. Sami hit an enzuigiri and a facewash. And another facewash. Sami went for a third, but Davey caught him with an alarm kick. Sami hit a big boot and a bigger lariat: 1…2…NO! Stretch Muffler on the injured knee! Davey reverses it into an ankle lock. Sami escaped and hit a saito suplex. Davey hit a knee to the head and a brainbuster: 1…2…NO! Davey hit a buzzsaw kick: 1…2…NO! Davey locked in an ankle lock with a grapevine! Sami passed out!

I honestly can’t imagine these two having a better match (even in Reseda, but I guess that would be the only place where they could). I’m sure there are people who would never like a match between these two no matter what, but I honestly was surprised by how smart this was worked. Both guys can kind of become self-parodies at points, but in my mind, they really did a great job here of combining the fast-paced/hard hitting action that both guys are known for with the selling/storytelling of more celebrated wrestlers. This was a great match that you should go out of your way to see.

Match Rating: ****1/4