Chris Hero vs. CM Punk for the IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Title (Tables And Ladders), from IWA Mid-South House Of Hardcore 2nd Anniversary

The ladder in this match is the sort of ladder that should only be climbed from one side. That this never seems like an issue is a credit to both men, who are able to fit in enough dumb spectacle that the absence of a "fight at the top of the ladder" bit never seems odd. Less forgivable is the egregious length, with the first fifteen minutes of this fifty-minute encounter revolving around chain wrestling. What's here is really good, but they'd have had something incredible if they had known how to spend their time and when to go home.

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