#Limitless Wrestling

[wrestlingmgc]

Limitless World Champion MJF

[kurtisdefender]

That match between Dijak and Alec Price was absolutely amazing! Even better than the previous encounters between them.😎🔥 Dijak is the absolute best and I know he will be their champion soon! ❤️ Dijak is a very passionate big hero , I loved the promo after the match , big heart of gold.💛

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[nickiehausen]

Daniel Garcia v. Lee Moriarty (Limitless Suffer No Fools) 4/16/21

Technical wrestling is an acquired taste. The greater emphasis on mat-based grappling and intricate submissions is a turn-off for some, due to its supposed slower pace and less exciting action. People who think that way certainly have a right to their opinion, and I respect their right to be wrong. 

When done correctly, technical wrestling can be art, and I mean that in more ways than one. It’s art in the sense that it’s an expression of creativity and skill in visual form. It’s art in the sense it’s a skill involving doing a specific thing. It’s art in the sense that it’s two artists coming together to craft a cohesive work. And, simply put, it’s art in the sense it’s a beautiful display of passion. Or, I should say, it can be. Not all examples of technical wrestling fall under those descriptions. Sometimes, it’s bad. And when it’s bad, it can get real bad. Sloppy technical wrestling is just hard to watch. It can be sluggish and dull, which has the potential to kill a live crowd. All in all, the best way to describe the style is “hit-or-miss”. When it misses, it misses badly; but when it hits, it hits harder than possibly any other style of wrestling (not literally HITS harder, though). That’s why it’s so comforting to know that technical wrestling isn’t falling out of popularity just yet, at least not with wrestlers themselves. Right now, a crop of young, ultra-talented grapplers are continuing to show how magical the style can be when done well. This class of new-age technicians is headlined by names like Wheeler Yuta, HOOK, Charlie Dempsey, Fred Yehi, Edith Surreal, Robert Martyr, and the two stars of this particular match: “Red Death” Daniel Garcia, the Limitless World Champion, and “TAIGASTYLE” Lee Moriarty, the challenger.

Both of them are known now for their roles in AEW, Lee as a part of The Firm and Garcia as a member of the Jericho Appreciation Society. Garcia enjoyed a reign as ROH Pure Champion last year, and Lee had a short but sweet reign as Independent Wrestling Champion after dethroning Warhorse in 2021. Around the same time as Lee’s reign, Garcia held the World title in Limitless Wrestling, and at the promotion’s Suffer No Fools event, Red Death put the title on the line against Moriarty in a rematch from the 2020 Vacationland Cup, this time being stipulated as a submission match. The term “wrestling soulmates” isn’t to be used lightly, but I’d use it here. Garcia and Moriarty have an innate level of chemistry that’s not often seen in wrestling, which is actually surprising seeing as they’ve only wrestled a handful of times. The way they go at it, you’d think they’re career rivals. 

The opening sequence of the match is absolutely delightful. It’s fast-paced right off the bat and the back-and-forth grappling between the two is a sight to behold. At least in the beginning, neither man has a true advantage. Seeing the two of them struggle to gain it is a perfect way to kick things off.

It’s things like proper transitioning that creates a feeling of fluidity, and fluidity is part of what separates a good match from a great match. Lucky for this match, it flows like water. The way the wrestlers go from move to move, hold to hold, submission to submission, at such an accurate yet still swift pace almost makes the match feel like it’s been done countless times over, and we’re simply witnessing the best take of it. Remembering that this is wrestling and is happening in front of a live crowd makes it all the more impressive. Moriarty countering Garcia’s modified Sharpshooter by attacking his fingers with joint manipulation, Moriarty somehow evading a piledriver attempt to lock in his own sharpshooter, Moriarty catching Garcia’s leapfrog attempt only for Garcia to counter it himself into a crossface; it’s all done so precisely and discreetly. It's the little things like that that make the match so good.

An interesting element of the match is how much of it is spent solely in the ring. In two separate trips to the outside, a combined total of 27 seconds is spent out of the ring. With the match lasting just around 16 minutes and 9 seconds, that means about 97.2% of the match is spent inside the ring. Compare it to Garcia’s title defense against JD Drake at The Games We Play on 5/7/21, where only 93.7% of the match was spent in the ring. That 3.5% difference, on paper, isn’t notable at all, but it’s actually pretty interesting if you consider why that 3.5% difference is there. Against Drake, Garcia was constantly on the run. On three trips to the outside, the shortest time he spent was 18 seconds and the longest time spent was 40 seconds, with each trip either being to catch his breath or get away from Drake. In the Drake match, his average time spent out of the ring on each trip was 31.3 seconds; against Moriarty, it was only 13.5. This is because Garcia wasn’t trying to escape from Moriarty like he was with Drake. The only time either wrestler left the ring in this match was to get out of a submission, as rope breaks weren’t allowed. All of these statistics probably don’t matter, but to me, the focus on staying in the ring elevated the match even higher for me.

The finish is also very well done. Moriarty locks in a cross-armbreaker and, after failing to escape the hold, Garcia taps out - but he does so out of the view of the referee. Lee’s leg obstructs the ref’s view of Garcia’s hand, and what should be a victory for the challenger goes unnoticed. While Lee argues with the referee, Garcia returns to his feet and traps Moriarty in a chokehold, forcing him to pass out. Daniel Garcia is declared the winner and defends the Limitless World Championship, but the crowd knows he should’ve lost. This is a pretty smart finish as it 1) allows them to keep the belt on Garcia, while 2) still having Moriarty be protected even in defeat. At the time of the match, Garcia was the Limitless World champ and Moriarty was IWTV’s Independent Wrestling champion. The contest being booked as a submission match put a DQ or count-out finish out of the picture (though an ending of that kind likely would’ve left fans dissatisfied anyway). Of course, either man losing clean isn’t ideal no matter the outcome. This created a slight issue, one that would wind up having a pretty simple solution: shenanigans. A referee failing to notice a tap-out isn’t a wholly unique stipulation, though it is fairly uncommon. Notable instances of similar endings include Kushida v. Drake Maverick v. Jake Atlas from the 5/27/20 edition of WWE NXT, in which the referee missed Atlas tapping to Kushida due to Maverick pinning Atlas right as it happened, and Brock Lesnar v. The Undertaker from Summerslam 2015, where the referee failed to notice Taker submitting to Lesnar’s Kimura Lock. Another factor to consider that I think makes the ending make even more sense is Garcia’s status as the heel. By having him tap out and still win, the match makes it clear that Moriarty was the better man while still letting Garcia walk away with the win and the title. When you really boil it down to the basics, it’s a classic booking strategy, one as old as wrestling itself yet still kept fresh in its usage today.

I really enjoyed this match. I’m a big fan of technical wrestling as a style so maybe I’m a bit more biased to this kind of match, but it’s just superb. If anything, my biggest problem with the match is I wish it could’ve gone on longer. Obviously it’s not perfect, and I could understand if someone didn’t like the finish, but everything about the match is smooth as can be. There’s just something special about these two, some kind of magic that’s consistently made when they face off in the ring. Their two matches in Limitless, their clash on AEW: Dark, they’re just great together. They’re not bitter rivals by any means but the way they wrestle, you’d think they are. Both Moriarty and Garcia are phenomenal in the ring, and I really hope we get to see them put on matches like this for years to come.

⭐⭐⭐⭐. 25 stars out of 5.

[cursedthirst]

Obsessed with the build of this man I swear.

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[perryvonvicious]

New PVV Vlog! This week: Wrestling Open, Limitless Wrestling, Delmi’s segment, and ZPB works a claw machine.

[wrestlingmgc]

Limitless World Champion Anthony Greene

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[rpfd]

I showed Jenn this drawing of Keith Lee and she said “you draw him a lot, don’t you?” So I looked in my files and yes, I absolutely do. But Keith Lee is great and has been for a long time, why not draw him a lot?

[midwestmade29]

Keith Lee coming out in a pink Santa hat is a whole vibe and I’m 100% here for it 🩷