It didn’t take place under the bright lights in a large arena before tens of thousands of fans, but the tag-team ladder match at the Maryland Championship Wrestling show Saturday night at The New Green Room in Dundalk was one of the most exciting matches I have seen this year.

On the afternoon of the show, I wrote that it would be hard for The Ghetto Mafia (2-Dope and Qenaan Creed) and Ryan McBride and Teddy Stigma to top the ladder match they had in July, but – amazingly – they did. The two teams pulled off a number of high-impact, innovative ladder spots that had the fans pumping their fists and chanting “M-C-W! M-C-W!” I actually lost count of how many ladders were used in the match.

As one of three referees whose job was to slide inside the ring and steady the ladders on the big spots, I had the privilege of witnessing the action from extremely close range. I was blown away by the athleticism, toughness and fearlessness of all four guys – as well as Angela, the manager/valet for McBride and Stigma who did a high cross-body off a ladder onto the floor.

After McBride and Stigma won the match and the MCW tag team title, they called The Ghetto Mafia back to the ring. As the two teams shook hands and embraced, the crowd gave them all a standing ovation. Several members of the roster also came out to show their appreciation for the match.

I will post video highlights of this match and others from the show within the next day or two.