The Froggy Bow is fast becoming the best near fall in wrestling, or at very least Mark Briscoe's version of the Sami Zayn Blue Thunder Bomb. The possibilities that open up to every wrestling fan during the referee's slapping of the mat twice are dreamlike. This won't last forever, but Briscoe's enduring appeal and fantastic babyface fire-ups will carry it for the duration of the tournament regardless of how he fares.
And what about how he fares, exactly? Should he have seen this one through? He'll be a good hard luck loser and round robin tournaments require them, but at what point will withering fan patience be pushed instead of a man people are desperate to see succeed.
Elsewhere, this was an "impossible-to-be-bad" but "is-this-really-good?" Jon Moxley versus Mark Briscoe match, but a lamentation on the very existence of the Blackpool Combat Club can be saved for another day as long as Mox encounters some sort of peril or strife during the tournament.
Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett
