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Axel vs Mason, Match 856 (UCW)

A blistering hot match at UCW proves that Axel has still got "it" and that newcomer Mason is a wrestler to keep an eye on. Axel is clearly at the top of his game here. He never wrestles so well as he does on his home turf, and in Match 856 he fights better than I have ever seen him fight, period (which, if you don't know it already, is a strong statement for anybody to make). It's all there: his calm in the face of violence, the exactitude of his paybacks, and his scorched-earth reckoning with dirty fighters who hit below the belt.

Mason is an amazing find. Billed as a stripper, dancer, and former cheerleader, here the bleach blond proves himself to be a damn vicious heel, too, a challenge even for Axel. He's bad-ass enough for me to think he would make an interesting but complex tag-team partner for Axel. If I were a booker, I would set playdates for Mason to take on Anton Alvarez, Derrick Cole, Lobo Gris, Tyson the Hammer, and other UCW wrestlers with the heft or muscle or balls to face him in the squared circle.

This match's energy grabs me by the balls and stiffens my stick. I love watching hot wrestlers roll over each other, pull hair, and aim solid gut punches. Mason puts up a good fight, exactly the kind of competition that gets Axel hard. And he takes everything Axel throws at him and comes back twice the fighter he was before.

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