Sorry for the delay folks! It's been a busy week. Let's get to the wrestling!

TAGS

Harlem Heat vs. Brad and Brian Armstrong (Road Dogg) (08/06 WCW Saturday Night) - Two pairs of brothers square off! This was a blast. Both teams got a bunch of offense in and then a helluva finish to cap things off. 

Pretty Wonderful vs. Stars And Stripes (08 13 94 WCW Saturday Night) - OK face/heel match but was too long for how it ended. I like the corny U-S-A gimmick especially since everything the last 30 years has been too cool for school. I like a lil bit of cheesy gimmicks now and then.

Jim Duggan and Stars & Stripes vs Lord Steven Regal & Pretty Wonderful (WCW Pro Aug 20th, 1994) - Man, they were really laying the jingoism on thick with this face team...and I refreshed my memory...nothing was really going on in '94 to warrant it. It's weird but then again it's super hero comic book type stuff so I guess they figured it's better than nothing especially when people clearly love chanting U-S-A for any fucking reason (edit: I guess it didn't take me too long to sour on the Stars & Stripes shtick 😋). But this was a fun match. The shit heel team did a great job keeping this interesting and keeping you wanting to see that big tag.

Arn Anderson, Terry Funk and Bunkhouse Buck vs. 3 Armstrong Brothers (08 20 1994 WCW Saturday Night) - I think this was filmed at the same time as the above two man tag match. Those two chicks were in the front cheering for the baby faces are still there too.  It's a fun yet meandering match that really serves to add fuel to the Dustin & Dusty vs Stud Stable feud.

The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags) vs. Pretty Wonderful (Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma) (Clash Of The Champions XXVIII (28) 08/24) - Fun match to kick off the show. There's not necessarily anything memorable other than Barry Darsow in the crowd as just another fan (even though they keep doing close ups). But I guess this was the start of an angle as The Blacktop Bully. Anyhow, fun match...

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Dustin Rhodes & Dusty Rhodes vs. The Stud Stable (Bunkhouse Buck & Terry Funk) (w/Col. Robert Parker & Meng) (Clash Of The Champions XXVIII (28) 08/24) - An absolute blast where it's about the whole package rather than the match alone. It's chaotic goodness 🙂

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The tag division is lacking the punch it had earlier in the year. Stars & Stripes are generic compared to Bagwell & Scorpio and the Nasty Boys are fun but aren't much without Cactus & Kevin and the violent brawls. Bad Attitude is still quality, Harlem Heat appears to be in a holding position at this time of '94. Pretty Wonderful do their jobs as heel champs but aren't awesome. Looking forward, the Fantastics come in at the end of the year so perhaps things kick up a notch then.

STEAMBOAT

Sting & Ricky Steamboat vs Bad Attitude (Main Event Aug 7th, 1994) - An absolute blast of a bout! It's nowhere as developed as the matches with Arn. Bad Attitude seems to be advanced enhancement talent (unfortunately) so this is just a really offensive display for Ricky and Sting...but Keirn & Eaton make them look great. 

Ricky Steamboat & Johnny B Badd vs Steve Austin & Lord Steven Regal Main Event Aug 14th, 1994 - Quick match but a lot of fun. Regal isn't really at play much of this. It's more about Austin vs Steamboat. Mero was supposed to look like Little Richard, right?

Ricky Steamboat vs Arn Anderson (Main Event Aug 21st, 1994) - Oh yeah! This is the match you want. Excellent action, simple but full of impact. I especially liked how they chained things together. There's shenanigans with Col. Parker & Meng (looking like Victor Quinones with those sunglasses) but that's all expected. This was compact but told a story and had good action. It's a very good match.

Steve Austin vs. Ricky Steamboat (Clash of Champions XXVIII (28) (08/24)) - Well, the era of picture in picture shots of Hulk Hogan backstage while an actual fucking wrestling match is happening has begun. Here we see Hulk getting loaded into an ambulance while Steamboat faces Austin... a year long feud. Anyhow...Holy cow, this is awesome! They are chaining so much together and it really does feel like the culmination of their skirmishes on TV. Austin is such a dick throughout by slapping and taunting Ricky. Steamboat doesn't take this lightly and goes after his foe. Stunning Steve is no pushover though. Quick, technical and heated from beginning to end. I thought this was a classic. HIGH RECOMMENDATION

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REGAL
TV Title Lord Steven Regal vs Brian Pillman Pro Aug 13th, 1994 - Good match but I've seen this same finish 2 times already (in different matches) this year...and honestly it didn't look great then and it doesn't here either. I get the impression they didn't know what to either buy at this time. Regal had Inoki coming up but that was more Bischoff/Inoki than what the booker man wanted to do. I think it was Flair at the time?

Lord Steven Regal (w/Sir William) vs. Antonio Inoki - Clash of Champions XXVIII (28) (08/24) - Picture in picture of Bulk Bogan while Regal and Inoki battle. Showing Heenan, Bockwinkel & Tony jaw jacking about Mulk Mogan. What a crock of crap! Anyway, this was an intense Inoki Strong Style match. This looks like a real fight compared to the other stuff on the show. It's puro in a WCW ring on TBS. I thought it was great! If you're A fan of both guys then you should check it out. Is it a full dream match fulfilled? No but it is way better than you would expect and is a legit great, hard hitting match. It's an absolute travesty that Steven Regal did not win Best Technical Wrestler in the WON for 1994.

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I'm going to keep on truckin' with WCW 1994. It might wrap up in one or two posts. It's been a fun ride so far.

Thanks for reading folks & stay safe!