Top 20 Matches of WrestleMania 35 Week (Part I)

#15 Tomohiro Ishii vs. David Starr, RevPro Live in NYC

Starr really likes playing with fire

Coming in disillusioned by the efforts of management to stall him, Starr brings his A-Game to another week bender this time against Ishii.

It makes for the perfect recipe, as the cruiserweight tackles the stone pitbull and pushes him around. Unlike most Ishii matches where he works from below, this one doesn't prove that much of a challenge or so it seems.

Ishii blisters a tactician like cruel Starr, there's no way you should anger a man of the Pitbull's demeanor as proven by the beatdown Starr receives.

The size difference and the altered dynamic gives this one a twisted pinch, on a week where underdog battles are the norm. As such Starr's rise to Ishii's level is commendable, but it's satisfying to see him thrashed around.

Tomohiro Ishii has proven he is a class act for the RevPro upper-card and Starr a shining example of knowing when to push and pull back with his character work. The match takes an escalating turn when Starr tries to chop his way across Ishii, who isn't moved one bit except for a particularly tasty flinch as Starr pulls back on a chop. This is proof enough of David's mettle despite being reduced to pulp by the end of it all.

Result: Ishii hits hard with a lariat and brainbuster combot to pick up the tough win