Modern Classic · 2008 · Classic

Sixty-Minute Broadway

Kaito Mori vs. Silas Crown

The Grand, Philadelphia

A time-limit draw that feels like a play with no intermission. Mori brings the strong style; Crown, silver now, brings the old psychology. They do not waste a minute, and they do not get a winner. The crowd applauds like a closing night.

Program notes

Crown's last great match. He would retire two years later with a bow, not a speech. Mori stayed. People who think wrestling is only shouting are sent here first.

  • Kaito Mori
  • Silas Crown

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