10 Wrestling Matches You Won't Believe Happened In 2019

8. Orange Cassidy Vs. The Boogeyman - Big Time Wrestling, August 24

A match between a performer with a silly gimmick that asks unwelcome questions of pro wrestling's integrity, and Orange Cassidy.

Orange Cassidy is so great. This is a man who will walk up to genuine hard bastards capable of giving him an absolute pasting in the ring, like Nick Gage, with his hands shoved into his pockets. He will lightly graze the thighs of vicious technicians, like David Starr, with no means to defend himself. And yet here, faced with a goofy monster character, he could barely bring himself to enter the ring. He slouched over the guardrail in a state of palpable dread.

He begged off immediately after failing in an early sneak attack. He then sprayed Boogeyman with mist (orange juice), the bottle of which Boogeyman grabbed from his hand, gulped down with a worm chaser, and then spat back in Cassidy's face. Cassidy emoted more here than he did upon receiving his AEW contract. Terrified, he ran around the bleachers as Cassidy gave chase. Boogey was coming to get him; even in a ridiculous banter Indie match, Cassidy told a story. They say he can't do that.

He blasted Boogeyman with two Superman punches, and they looked really good. That's the genius of his bit; he's actually incredible at this, he just can't be ar*ed, and so when he does something good, it generates a major pop.

Boogeyman shoved worms into his mouth after the finish, so consider this wrestling's new Holy Grail, post-Hart/Magee: an Orange Cassidy match Jim Cornette would enjoy.

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