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How did these six guys go at it at such a frantic pace for so long? Wow! I wish I was more fluent in Spanish though, as with normal captain's rules (which I assume this was under) I couldn't figure out when the first fall ended and the second one began even with the graphics telling me what fall they were in. That being said, I loved this match. Just an awesome way to spend 20-25 minutes.

Beautiful slow pace to start, and at no point does it ever feel like they're doing it simply because they're planning on 30-minutes plus. Chalk it up to little nuances like Taylor putting just a little more pressure on the hammerlock and Flair shifting from a side headlock to a reverse chinlock. Little things that keep the match moving without exerting a lot of excess energy. Flair finally goes into cheap heel mode, proving he's the dirtiest player in the game by using every cheap tactic he can think of, and the crowd is going nuts over it. Being a good heel is truly a lost art form. Spot that bothers me: Taylor begins a comeback with a series of punches, but referee Carl Fergie blocks the punch to allow for Flair to get a cheap knee in. I always hated that type of involvement from the referee. It doesn't faze Taylor, as he nearly puts Flair out with a sleeper, then begins to work Flair's legs. It's not too long before Taylor is in complete control, gaining a number of near falls and appearing to be well on his way to winning the title. Then at the 25-minute mark, Flair finally begins to work over Taylor's legs. This leads to the figure-four actually working, allowing Flair to regain the title. A very good match, hampered by the fact that Flair only works the legs the last five minutes as opposed to at all in the first 25 minutes. And that's my biggest problem with Flair, coming as a Flair fan. Just not enough leg work over the course of the entire match to justify the figure-four as a finisher.

It seems kind of odd that WCW would ever air this segment. Between the mention of the WWF and the bleeping and the not-so-family-oriented angle... This really seemed like a big deal at the time but it doesn't hold up all that well.

Just got it. It will probably take me a few days to watch everything but I'll post as I watch it.

You did get my new address, right Loss?

I could see Lano making the trip down from NoCal for some of that. John FWIW, she posted a bulletin on MySpace claiming that whoever this is making the advertisement, it isn't her. Wrestling.... No, it is NOT true, you CANNOT pay a fee to wrestle me. I am NOT taking 'personal' sessions. Just wanted to clear that up. I guess internet reports are saying this is true. I have gotten tons of emails reguarding the post and I wanted to go ON the record and clear that mess up. Thank you, Shelly

The only things I didn't like about the Bill Watts era: 1. The end of the Dangerous Alliance 2. The Erik Watts superpush. Other than that there was nothing wrong with the Bill Watts era of WCW. And I think they actually made money that year, although I don't have the Observers of the era to prove it.

I'll withhold judgment until it plays out, but that blog is creepy.

Thanks. Always get those two confused.

In the case of Brian Adams, perhaps it can be blamed on Scientology. Isn't Scientology anti-medication though? Or am I thinking of something else? Doesn't mean Vince wouldn't blame it if he thought it would work.

At least Xavier didn't job on Heat like he usually does when they're in New York.

Because too many people chant "CM Punk" for it to be a smark only thing.

But Ventura would be in as a non-wrestler. Different standards apply.

And Uecker is in the baseball HOF as an announcer. Gotta keep that in mind. How about Ventura being the first heel announcer of consequence and setting a trend to where every nickel and dime indy fed out there thinks they have to have a heel announcer? Doesn't that help Ventura's candidacy?

About the same thing as what killing yourself and your family has to do with wrestling, but they're having a recall election next year anyway. Of course, I've always been on the "Pete Rose for HOF" bandwagon as well, so my opinion is obviously irrelevant.

Jim Cornette after an ROH tag team scramble: "I'm having flashbacks from drugs I haven't even taken yet!"

She's much better looking than Kelly Kelly. But can she wrestle? And will it matter?

I had to take a drug test to start working in a Dish Network call center, and trust me, you need to be on something to deal with half these people.

While this needs to be done, why isn't Congress investigating the drug use in the movie industry under the guise of "protecting the nation's youth"? Somehow I think more people under the age of 18 are influenced by Lindsey Lohan than Chris Masters.

Maybe they actually used Freebird that night?

Antonio Inoki vs. Dusty Rhodes (11/1/1979) For Inoki's NWF Title. A very solid 17-minute affair with a hot crowd. Too much of an Americanized finish with the ref bump and screwy ending, but that shouldn't take away from the first 15 minutes of the contest. Not sure I'd go out of my way to finding it, but certainly worth a look.

I wish I would have had the money floating around to buy that. Le sigh.

Good article, but notice they never mentioned his death or the cause of it in that article.

From WO.com: Somebody needs to give us notes of this column since the topic's been brought up.