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  1. Loss
    Gilbert recaps all of his history with Tommy Rich in a really strong interview -- Rich winning the world title, the new Fabs, becoming godfather to Rich's child, etc. I love the "Can We Trust This Man?" flyer! They close this out with a clip of the recent Rich/Dream Machine turn on Gilbert. Wow, if I was bleeding, Tommy Rich is the last person I would want biting the cut.
  2. Loss
    Pretty good TV match. Similar to Pritchard/Smothers from SMW TV in that they don't go long, but they make the most of the time. Christopher has looked really good so far in 1994.
  3. Loss
    Enough with the hotel puns, Shawn! Jesus Christ! Owen is the guest. Okay segment.
  4. Loss
    Duke The Dumpster Droese is coming soon!
  5. Loss
    Another great match from the J Cup, probably the finest moment for Benoit. It's a shame that Benoit being one of the wrestlers complicates things a little, because this was tremendous and is the type of thing that should really be fondly remembered. Obviously, it was the recommended starting point for people getting into Japanese wrestling for a long time, so it might have worn out its welcome anyway. Still, I think I like the Liger/Sasuke match just slightly better, but almost everything good I said about that match could be said here as well.
  6. Loss
    This match is all about getting Sasuke over as the underdog so he can overcome the odds in a big way. Liger schools him on the mat, destroys his arm and goes into heel mode to build sympathy for Sasuke's eventual comeback. Liger grounding him has the added effect of making Sasuke's highspots more spectacular, because Liger has largely been working the mat. While Sasuke gives a great performance, this is Liger's brilliance at work, as he gave Sasuke a great match to put him over strong. Slipping off the ropes at the end -- yeah it happened, but it wasn't really enough to take much away from this.
  7. Loss
    This wasn't very long, but it was a great match and they really maximized the time. This is the NJ juniors formula executed really well. The early matwork is terrific and the series of highspots and nearfalls near the finish was heated and very exciting. This isn't something I'll remember very much because there's not much unique about it. It's just two guys working a house style really well. But there's nothing wrong with that.
  8. Loss
    What a great match! If Steve Williams has a better match and performance in his life, I have never seen it. I have liked him in other matches he has had on yearbooks, but he is really so far above his normal level that it really makes even the good matches in other years seem like they are missing something. I said this in the previous Kawada match, and I'll reiterate it -- I'm pretty sure he was the best American born wrestler in the world at this time. But more than that, Kawada is really brilliant here. He comes across as a guy who has studied Doc and knows what he can do well and what's over with the crowd, and the match really plays to his strengths. He gets so much milage out of backdrop driver and Oklahoma Stampede teases, getting himself over as the underdog at the same time. Kawada's lucky last-minute counters to Doc's signature move attempts are awesome and when you see the match down the final stretch, you really admire all the table setting they were doing in the first 20+ minutes of the match even more. Kawada has probably had more dynamic performances, but in terms of laying out a match, knowing his opponent, getting over the key storyline points and teasing specific things to set them up for a big pop later, this is one of the best things he ever did. Put it against the backdrop of Doc having a stellar start to the year and stepping up his game, and Kawada's chase being so prominent in All Japan, and you have a classic.
  9. Loss
    Great match! Of all the Baba matches to make yearbooks, this is the one that I think has had the best performance from him. He works so well with Kobashi. Really cool to see the differing crowd reactions based on who is in the ring. Feels like something from a couple of years earlier, but maybe a little bit better than your run-of-the-mill 1992 six-man because the action level is a notch better. Kobashi finishes off Omori with a vertical suplex into a Tiger Driver, which I'm sure has a name I don't know. I enjoyed this more than anything in the Carnival (having not yet seen the final).
  10. Loss
    Varsity Club all the way.
  11. Loss
    This was really good in the sense that they got over the struggle. Lots of big moves were half-executed to really sell the difficulty each guy was having putting the other one away. There are also some really good brick wall spots, and they fight like crazy to block each other's big moves. The way this is laid out, whoever can nail their big move cleanly first is going to take the match. Kobashi had a great showing in this tournament. He got a big win over Hansen and Doc just squeaked by him, which nicely sets the stage for their TC match later in the year. The backdrop driver is still the great equalizer though, and it's the one thing Doc has that Kobashi just can't come back from.
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  14. Loss
    Taue goes after Kawada's knee. It's a little weird that Kawada's tag team partner is willing to do something that even his greatest rival hasn't done to this point. That aside, Taue is the guy you plug into the formula match to destroy a body part in this Carnival for sure. The two are nice comparisons as matches because they are similar in that regard. This one is slightly better just because Kawada selling the knee injury was so good and the final stretch was strong.
  15. Loss
    Not to that degree, no. One of Vince's best gimmick ideas.
  16. Loss
    Started off hot, then slowed down a little too much, then was good again near the end. I still liked it, but I had high expectations and it didn't quite get there, as the middle of the match was really dull. Doc looked great. Hansen looked really good too. I'm not sure what the issue was. I'm also not sure what was up with the announcer laughing at the match. He sounded like a non-fan watching wrestling.
  17. Loss
    Hey, that's D-Lo Brown and Duane Gill carrying Lawler to the ring! Savage is fun getting his digs at Lawler on commentary, and we get a funny moment when the pissants accidentally drop Lawler. He takes a pretty good bump! No guest.
  18. Loss
    How about that - I really liked this for something different. It's a very methodical match and doesn't feel like much other Misawa/Kawada stuff. They mostly stay grounded and work holds for the first 10 minutes of this. It's not your typical epic with these two but it's a really well done basic wrestling match, and there's a certain charm about it. There's no sequence that even slightly resembles that crazy sequence in the Fuchi tag match the previous year. In fact, this is pretty far removed from that. But it's a very good match, and I love the pacing and layout. Kawada dominates after the 10 minute mark, just working Misawa over slowly in the build to the first powerbomb around 15 minutes. While Kawada largely controls the next 10+ minutes of the match, Misawa's perfectly timed teased comebacks are what generates the heat. Kawada does give a really inspired performance, but I really like the understated way Misawa works this match. Because of the pacing, all of the stiff shots -- and there are tons of them -- really stand out in a big way. Everything gets time to simmer, which is appreciated. I wouldn't call this half speed -- deliberate is a better way to describe it. And even Misawa and Kawada being "deliberate" is nearly peerless in terms of the level of action they do provide. While it's probably the least good Misawa/Kawada match I've seen so far, I don't want to sell it short. I do think this has a worthwhile place in the pantheon. The 10/92, 03/93 and 07/93 singles matches all have Kawada approaching Misawa in different ways, and he isn't successful. Here, Kawada tries slowing things way down. It works better for him than his previous approaches because he manages to take Misawa to a draw, but it still isn't quite good enough, because he doesn't win. In spite of that, it feels like he's on to something, and that on the right night, he's ready to beat Misawa.
  19. Loss
    Too many PPVs, too many television shows, too many hours of wrestling, too many angles, too many big matches ... it's all too much.
  20. Loss
    I've had a lot going on the last few weeks. Plan to restart tonight with the Misawa/Kawada (non) Carny match. I'm glad to see with '94 that I'm not going it alone as much as in the past. Good to see Kevin Ridge posting, and shoe and Childs are always good for posting as well. I also see Doc Sarpolis posting some things, and others who don't have the yearbook are contributing in matches they've seen. I'm sure Tim Evans will eventually join us when he finishes '95. It would be great to have even more people picking them up and chiming in on everything. jdw, it'll be fun when you eventually join the bandwagon too.
  21. Loss

    Brock is back

    Loss replied to Bix's topic in Pro Wrestling

    I've always thought that the HHH liking the NWA stuff is a work, because as you said, his stuff doesn't really resemble it all that much. I do think though that he and Shawn saw their feud as the modern day Flair/Steamboat, based on them aping sequences from their matches and making them look sloppy.
  22. Loss
    It's interesting to me that people remember Demolition and discuss them so much today. To me, they were a forgettable team. I'm re-thinking that a little because obviously, they weren't, or they would have been forgotten. But it does make me wonder what I was missing. As for being the third hottest act, were they really hotter than all but two of these acts? * Hulk Hogan * Ultimate Warrior * Randy Savage & Sensational Sherri * Jake Roberts * Ted DiBiase The 1990 yearbook will be coming in a few months and I'll go in with an open mind, as Demolition will be pretty well represented.
  23. Loss
    Sting has said he couldn't argue with the choice to put Hogan above him, but Savage also being above him really bothered him.
  24. Loss
    I do think 1994-1996 Hogan could have had a good run had the Hulkamania stuff not been laid on so thick. Reinventing WCW as 80s WWF was too much. Hogan being pushed more as the icon people believe in instead of pretending it was still 1987, with Savage coming in as a heel, would have been way better.
  25. Loss
    This response is Dave at his best. It takes a very mature person to ignore personal digs and focus on the issue anyway. That makes him unique in most fields, but especially in the industry he covers. I've always considered the ability to keep the laser focus on the actual issue and not the personal gaga Dave's greatest strength. It gives his reporting more credibility too.
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