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  1. Loss
    Hogan does a sit-down interview with Vince that is immaculately produced, showing clips of the Andre and Warrior Mania matches and Hogan finally addresses whether or not this is his last match by saying he won't know until he comes out of the ring. Nice segment.
  2. Loss
    Flair is finally in a suit and getting off a jet and is finally Flair, talking about riding Space Mountain, limousines, etc. The best of all of these. In the ultimate bait and switch, Flair and Perfect promise to unveil a Liz centerfold at Wrestlemania.
  3. Loss
    Vince sits down with Elizabeth. Liz was in shock at first and didn't want to talk to anyone. Now she's mad. Savage is on his way to WWF Magazine headquarters as we speak to provide negatives for photos that will prove Flair was lying. She says the negatives will show that the pics were doctored and that Savage was in those pictures with her, not Flair. Liz is as close to pissed as she ever got, but still classy. She actually hits this pitch-perfect. I don't know if I should credit that to her or producers, but it's really well done. This interview is surprisingly *really* good.
  4. Loss
    If the Dark Patriot loses, he must take the mask off. If Gilbert loses, he gets his head shaved. Gilbert is all fired up and looks great. Dark Patriot keeps going to his trunks and hitting Gilbert with something. Gilbert wins the match, and the North American title in a fun match. Big screw job, as the Dark Patriot unmasks and has another mask under. Gilbert does a promo apologizing to the fans for being outsmarted by Bruce Pritchard in a great promo. I prefer face Gilbert to heel Gilbert.
  5. Loss
    Talk about it here.
  6. Loss
    Good match between two guys I'm guessing Jingus knows.
  7. Loss
    ASTRAL BOUT! Probably good, but it was hard to stay interested, as it ran long. It's also hard to write anything semi-worthwhile about RINGS without repeating yourself. Great matwork! Really? I respect anyone who can make unique points about every RINGS match, because I have trouble pointing them out.
  8. Loss
    Samurai is awesome. I'd rank him almost as highly among NJ juniors during the same period. In no way an insult to Atlantis.
  9. Loss
    Atlantis as lucha's El Samurai seems like a PERFECT comparison.
  10. Loss
    Super fun match! Not as fluid as Atlantis/Fiera, but way more exciting. Love Machine is unmasked at Art Barr at the finish.
  11. Loss
    This connected with me so much more than Salvaje/Sevilla because of the way the first two falls were paced. Atlantis isn't as charismatic as many of his contemporaries, but he's so fluid in the ring that it almost doesn't matter. And a pattern I've always noticed with him is that he's really good at making his matches seem really important and drawing people in. The matwork here is strong, but not particularly special. But I love basic wrestling executed superbly like this. La Fiera does have charisma. He is a much bigger personality than Atlantis. He's not as accomplished as a worker, but he's not that far behind. What puts this match over the top is Atlantis' selling, especially in the third fall when he's outside the ring nursing his arm. Occasionally, he teases a comeback but gets quickly cut off each time. He finally does come back and start working over Fiera's leg, but one well-timed low blow behind the ref's back cuts that off. Kind of oddly paced in that the first two falls were full of action and the third fall was all selling and matwork. It felt a little backward. But I think I liked that in some ways because it put over the match and the fatigue from the first two falls. Atlantis finally submits Fiera with his backbreaker to take the match. Not a perfect match, but a really great one.
  12. Loss
    Despite some inescapable picture problems in the middle, this is good stuff. The crowd is a bit lukewarm considering who is in the ring. Compared to the 6/90, 9/90 and 4/91 matches, this is the worst of the lot, but still good. The call back to Jumbo submitting a few months earlier was really well done. There is a REF BUMP. Misawa is saved by the bell, as they go to a 30-minute draw as the ref has just counted two after a backdrop driver from Jumbo.
  13. Loss
    I agree that while DiBiase was a big star in years past, when he moved to tag teams, he seemed past his peak. He felt like another guy in a long list of heels who had a run with Hogan that was now over. I was genuinely surprised when he ended up in a match with Hogan at WM 9, because it was DiBiase's biggest program in years (even if it wasn't that huge).
  14. Loss
    Can I just say I HATED Owen holding the IC and tag titles at the same time in 1997? It's not the only time it's happened, but it's the first time I can recall the WWF doing it. I think anyone holding more than one belt should be required to forfeit one, first of all. But second, Owen and Davey Boy spent most of their time teaming. The IC belt was more of an afterthought until later in summer when Owen started feuding with Austin. Luger with the TV and tag titles in 1996 was the same way. A few others coming to mind: * HHH being awarded the World title in '02 by Bischoff instead of winning it in a match I think created heat for the guy, and not really the right kind of heat. In fact, creating two world titles instead of having one champ on both shows really downgraded both champs instead of either champ really feeling like a world champ. * The WCW World title obviously fell off the rails toward the end. The Fingerpoke of Doom wasn't great, but I think the Worst Tournament Ever in late 1999 after Russo came in just killed it for good. A tournament of three minute matches with terrible finishes, despite generally doing a good job of laying out the brackets. But the matches should have gone longer because they could have really used that tournament to reposition some guys. * Any title reign kicked off by a three-way or four-way where you beat someone who wasn't the champ to win the title. Angle doing the job to transition from Undertaker to Rock at Vengeance '02 is the most glaring example I can think of, but I am sure there are others. Also, there are exceptions to this, but in general, I like the idea of putting belts on people who the belt needs instead of putting belts on people who need belts to get over. WWE philosophy tends to be to job a guy about to win a title so he has challengers, but really, I'd rather see guys go on winning streaks for months leading to a title, so it actually means something to be at the top.
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    Matches of the Month

    Loss replied to Loss's topic in 1992

    Another really fun month. Because the pendulum wasn't swung so far in the direction of one country or style, this is even easier to get through than previous yearbooks so far. If I had to pick, I would say at this point, the best wrestling in the world is taking place in Mexico. March: #1 - Cien Caras, Mascara Ano 2000 & Sangre Chicana vs Konnan, Perro Aguayo & Rayo de Jalisco Jr. (CMLL 03/01/92) ****1/2 #2 - Manami Toyota & Toshiyo Yamada vs Aja Kong & Bison Kimura (AJW 03/20/92) **** #3 - Toshiaki Kawada vs Kenta Kobashi (AJPW 03/20/92) ***3/4 #4 - Mitsuharu Misawa vs Stan Hansen (AJPW 03/04/92) ***3/4 #5 - Masa Chono vs Shinya Hashimoto (NJPW 03/01/92) ***3/4 #6 - Mark Silver vs Masahito Kakihara (UWFI 03/17/92) ***3/4 #7 - Toshiaki Kawada vs Akira Taue (AJPW 03/31/92) ***3/4 #8 - Vader & Bam Bam Bigelow vs Masa Chono & Shinya Hashimoto (NJPW 03/09/92) ***1/2 #9 - Yoshiaki Fujiwara vs Bart Vale (PWFG 03/20/92) ***1/2 #10 - Steve Williams & Terry Gordy vs Jumbo Tsuruta & Akira Taue (AJPW 03/04/92) ***1/2 #11 - Arn Anderson vs Ricky Steamboat (WCW Pro 03/28/92) ***1/4 #12 - Ricky Morton vs Brian Pillman (WCW Saturday Night 03/14/92) ***
  16. Loss
    This is one of my favorite matchups ever, so my hopes are always high when these two lock up. This is a good match, and by most standards, it would be considered very good. But expectation is the creator of disappointment and this is probably my least favorite match that I've seen them have. That doesn't mean it's bad, just that it seems to be lacking. Taue hadn't started improving yet. Kawada was already great, but I would argue that he got better over time too. In their 1/91 match, which I LOVE, they were able to keep things interesting by using blood and chairs. It was really a hate-filled match. This is an intense match, and Kawada looks awesome, but it never really kicks up a notch. For the things I like about the match, it has a nice slow build and Taue takes a hell of a beating. It's a good showcase for Kawada, who gets to roll out pretty much all of his signature spots and look good doing it. But it's not as competitive as it probably should have been. Taue gets in some offense too, but not nearly as much as Kawada. Down the final stretch, they do create some genuine doubt over the outcome, and Taue gets more offense and there are some really nice close calls. Taue even pulls off a win. But Taue pulling off a win after Kawada being so dominant is a little weird. I enjoyed it, but there was better to come between these two.
  17. Loss
    He shrunk in size over the years and was so often surrounded by bigger guys, that it's easy to forget how ripped Shawn was at one point. I think this is really the first televised singles match Shawn had against a big name after turning heel. Both guys are fired up and cut a pretty good pace. Sherri of course is always great for spots outside the ring. If this went a little longer, it would be a good comp to the Bret match at Wrestlemania, just to see how Piper looks against the two best guys in the company. After a ref bump, Sherri throws her boot in the ring and Shawn slugs Piper with it. Bret tosses Piper the boot, Piper swings at Shawn, the ref is back up, sees it and DQs Piper. Piper is hot at Bret over it and has words with Bret.
  18. Loss
    Why is Nikita Koloff in WCW? Announcers have been trying to get that information from him, but he's being elusive until he talks to Sting. Rude choked out Steamboat. Tom Zenk got a pinfall over Greg Valentine. Then, we get a fan question asking if the Steiners if they'd ever get a manager to deal with all the outside interference in their matches. Rick sort of makes sense in his response.
  19. Loss
    A whole lotta awesome. High-energy, action packed 10-minute TV match with a super-heated run-in from Rude. Steamboat karate chops him directly on the throat then chokes him out. Paul E. takes some bumps. Fun!
  20. Loss
    Cornette finds a discreet location and tries to introduce his new tag team again. This time, more women find them and hijack the limo. Bob Caudle is growing impatient, but Cornette says he has another idea on how to unveil them next week.
  21. Loss
    Brief promo. Holly shows some promise.
  22. Loss
    Meet Tim Horner: Renaissance Man. This was laid on thick. In addition to being amazing at everything he has ever done athletically, he is also a brilliant singer. The feature transitions to him singing "Shameless" by Garth Brooks. He's not terrible, but really? Kind of an obnoxious segment, but a good time capsule. Shameless indeed.
  23. Loss
    MSC highlights. Another awesome brawl and in a nice touch, some of the brawlers the Moondogs have destroyed are surrounding the ring with chairs as lumberjacks. Richard Lee blindsides everyone in sight with powder, which is a wild sight on its own. Jimmy Valiant has seen enough and runs in and just DOUSES him with powder. Fantastic.
  24. Loss
    Highlights from MSC. Embry is a bloody mess and DWB has to be pulled off of him. Some great, bloody action.
  25. Loss
    More WM hype, with Harvey reading the four demandments of "Hokeamania" with Sid responding to each of them. This is one of the worst promos I have ever seen, which makes it sort of awesome. But once they get past the demandment stuff, this is more typical guilty pleasure fun Sid. The beginning was brutal though.
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