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  1. Loss
    Joined in progress. Savage busts Lawler open and works over the cut until Lawler makes his patented comeback. Sherri climbs over the cage and hits Lawler with something. The two of them work over Lawler, and she delivers a big low blow. Finally, Lawler makes his own save when Sherri accidentally hits Savage. She tries to run away by climbing back over the cage, but Lawler pulls her dress down and exposes her lingerie to everyone. Lawler chases her up the cage and nearly strips her to nothing before she takes off.
  2. Loss
    * Did he and Hawk prefer to work with a bumping team like the Midnights, or instead with other power teams like the Steiners? * Cornette has said that he thinks the Skywalkers match is probably the most famous match of the Crockett era. Does Animal agree? Is that the one people tend to ask about the most? * Some talk about the lack of tough guys in modern wrestling (meaning those that fans don't just see as stars, but also as guys who are intimidating) would be interesting too, however you want to phrase it. * Is modern wrestling missing the boat by not pushing tag teams in a headlining position? Has he ever had a conversation with Vince or anyone in power in WWE on why they don't really push tag teams at the top of the cards?
  3. Loss
    Wow. I have seen this before and really enjoyed it but this is even better than I remembered. This may be the best Windham match of 1993. I know I'd put it ahead of the more widely praised Scorpio match, which I also love. But this is grittier and more hard fought. It probably has less heat, but it has more intricate matwork that feels more like something you'd see on Japan TV at this point than WCW TV. Very stiff and these two complement each other really well. Regal also plays a great underdog babyface, which is a role I wouldn't have minded seeing him in more often. This feels more Watts than post-Watts because of the aggressive style. At first, I figured it was taped prior to Watts' departure because of the exposed concrete, until Ric Flair's name came up in the post-match promo, which means at the earliest, it had to have been right after SuperBrawl. But time period aside, I really like this as a potential new style wrestling could have taken on, and had Windham stayed healthy, he could have done some great things with guys like Austin and Benoit who were on the way up and wrestled a somewhat similar hard-fought style. Make it a point to see this if you haven't.
  4. Loss
    I like both Bull and Devil and appreciate what they were trying to do here, but it works better in theory than in practice. Really basic 70s/80s-style wrestling can be great, and they execute it well. This is a very good match. But it lacks the excitement and drama of some other Joshi of the year because it really feels behind the times. It's all about context. This would have looked better in a business downturn when the promotion was getting back to basics than in a time period when the new stuff being tried is getting over and working. Technically, this may be the best women's match on the set, and this really is the blueprint on how to put together a great match. I just wished they'd mixed in a little of 1993, because it seems out of place. I'm sure some will see this and have a drastically different opinion, which I can appreciate for sure. I don't want to insult this match. It's just not as exciting as I'd like 37 minutes of these two during this time to be.
  5. Loss
    How true is this talking point? I've heard it forever as part of Official WWE History, but was it really that much of a risk? What would have been the specific consequences if it hadn't sold as well? The way the story's often phrased, it sounds less like an admission of vulnerability and more like Vince trying to retcon himself into a scrappy underdog who fought against the odds. Dave has confirmed this many times. Vince was cash-starved at this point and had invested quite a bit in Mania.
  6. Loss
    Well, I've wanted to see this match for years and finally have now! It definitely lived up to my expectations. As far as singles matches go, this is probably the best match I've ever seen from Sabu and probably second only to the Bret match for Kid. Sabu hits all his spots cleanly, and Kid, even at this point, was a pretty complete wrestler, so he does some nice classic babyface stuff to keep the match grounded, even as he is hitting some crazy spots. I guess this match in some ways gave birth to the U.S. indy style that is still being played out today, as it's one of the first really famous post-territories spotfests. I'm not sure if this led to Waltman's WWF signing or not, but this tape circulating should have gotten both of them jobs in the big leagues if they wanted it. Kayfabe is stronger in 1993 than later, so at this point, matches like this don't have ECW chants as much as genuine shock over the spots and actual cheering of the babyface/booing of the heel. It's not the most heated match I've ever seen or anything, but it's refreshing to see that in this style.
  7. Loss
    Having Jesse Ventura edited out of commentary shows how bad Tony Schiavone on auto-pilot could be. Pretty famous match with Vader potatoing the hell out of Cactus' face, which is pretty brutal. Cactus, whose all bloody in the face, wins by countout to set up a rematch which we'll get to soon.
  8. Loss
    It doesn't take long for Cornette to interrupt to goad the Rock & Rolls into a fight. Pritchard throws powder in Robert Gibson's eyes, and they hold Ricky Morton down and tar and feather him! This all ties into the Bodies' plan to embarrass the Rock & Rolls out of SMW. Morton then does a pretty good promo promising revenge while covered in feathers.
  9. Loss
    Really nice TV match. Owen gets in plenty of offense and is being put over fairly strong by Vince at the booth, so I think by this time, Owen was going to fit into long term plans on at least a minor level. Owen blows an attempt to jump to the middle rope toward the end of the match and does a great job covering for it, selling a knee injury. If they'd had more time, maybe Bigelow would have gone after it, but the match was about to end. This was toward the beginning of longer matches on Superstars, and a rare one that actually went through a commercial break around this time.
  10. Loss
    "Macho Monday is a reality!" This is my favorite Memphis segment so far. Lawler is talking about his upcoming match with Savage when Sensational Sherri comes out to take issue with his criticism of Savage and says she herself can beat up most men in wrestling. Lawler assures her that if that's the case, he's not one of them. He then asks the crowd the difference between Sensational Sherri and garbage. The answer? Garbage gets picked up once in a while! She slaps him HARD and he is about to piledrive her when Randy Savage sneak attacks Lawler DRESSED LIKE IT'S 1985! Eddie Marlin intervenes and Savage beats him up too! I love the ambiguity here. Savage and Sherri were faces in the WWF at this point, and this was ambiguous enough to take either side as the clear heel or clear face, but at the same time, there's no doubting who's in what role. Awesome angle.
  11. Loss
    Excellent match! Hansen looks so awesome working against the younger guys, as they really brought something special out of him. Believe it or not, Hansen is the underdog for much of this match, with Kobashi destroying his arm and it looking like he'd have the match, but Hansen managed to mount a strong comeback and get the win. It's this kind of match layout with the veteran going over that I think benefits both guys. Kobashi may have gotten more out of losing than he would had he won because Hansen had to do so much to put him away. Nice match, and I'm glad it was shot from the audience to ensure it lives on.
  12. Loss

    1997 Recommendations

    Loss replied to Loss's topic in 1997

    If they keep selling well, we will eventually do every year.
  13. Loss
    HHH was going to win that match initially, but they changed the finish when Shawn Michaels flaked out.
  14. Loss
    I'm not sure how Dave got enough out of this 10 minutes or so of wrestling to call these two the new Flair and Steamboat, but this is an excellent (and brutal) 10 minutes of action, and both do look like stars ready to break through to the next level.
  15. Loss
    Good action, but disappointing. It doesn't build drama nearly as well as Kawada/Taue, and less of the match is shown. Misawa gets the win with a tiger suplex.
  16. Loss
    It's a shame these matches are clipped, because I'd love to see Kawada/Taue full-length during this time frame, since they were having great matches as early as '91. I guess this was at the tail end of their "feud" that had gone for a few years. Taue looks better against Kawada than against Misawa, probably because Taue is more familiar as a singles opponent. He sells wonderfully, and Kawada has some typically awesome footwork and arm submission stuff. They do a really nice build to the nodowa, as Taue attempts it multiple times, finally lands it, and the roof comes off the place when Kawada kicks out. The story here is that no matter what Kawada does to Taue, he just keeps hanging on until the draw. Wonderful match, as good as any singles matches they've had against each other, maybe better than many as well. The handshake seems significant. Was this the first time they had showed respect like that?
  17. Loss
    Disappointing match. Not on the level of their best UWF stuff. I enjoy with mat-based matches, but this was a lot of laying around and felt uninspired. Gordy holding on to the ropes out of desperation to prevent the Oklahoma Stampede was the best thing here. His comeback clotheslines were also pretty awesome. The clothesline is probably the best move in wrestling history because it's so simple, works in any environment and always gets over. Gordy gets the win with a powerbomb, which was a surprising result to me.
  18. Loss
    Jake Roberts shows up in AAA! He gets into a confrontation with Konnan over something and Konnan has to be held back.
  19. Loss
    Eaton and Pritchard are fighting about whatever the finish was of the match, with Cornette pulling his hair out trying to mediate. Then, they show a video where Bob Armstrong issues a ruling that only Pritchard and Lane can defend the tag titles, despite Cornette's attempts to make the Heavenly Bodies a corporation. So Jim Cornette's poor little world is falling apart.
  20. Loss
    Does the match end during commercial? I'm confused. Just as it's starting to get good, they take a commercial break, then nothing.
  21. Loss
    Mr. Fuji filed a formal complaint with Jack Tunney right after Wrestlemania, on the basis that there was no contract for the Hogan/Yokozuna match. Jack Tunney ruled that there was an "oral contract" and a WWF referee was in the ring, Yokozuna issued the challenge and Hogan accepted, so therefore, the decision stands -- Hogan is champion.
  22. Loss
    As much as I've said about Toyota, I have to give her credit for looking like the very best wrestler in the world during these matches. Not just in terms of performing some incredible moves, but also in selling the drama. Moments like encouraging Yamada from the apron, and catching Ozaki off guard with a dropkick while she's on the apron in the middle of an Irish whip from Kansai are classic. Really, everyone in this match is spectacular. I also give major credit to Kansai and Ozaki for really going all out as heels. This isn't Dream Rush, but that's the greatest match of all time, so it's not exactly an easy act to follow. Knowing they couldn't possibly top that, this is about as great as it could be, and they do hit all the spots more cleanly here than they did in November. This won MOTY honors in the WON, and it wouldn't be my pick, but I definitely understand and appreciate why it won. The finish in both this match and Dream Rush is perfect for the point in the feud. I'd compare the gap between this and Dream Rush to the gap between 6/9/95 and 12/6/96 in All Japan -- I have a favorite between the two, but the gap is close enough that you could really go either way.
  23. Loss
    Riki Choshu has the greatest theme music in wrestling history.
  24. Loss
    Fantastic match! Tenryu just sells his ass off for Choshu the whole time and gives everyone the payoff they've been waiting for in dramatic fashion. A lack of back and forth toward the end that would be tempting to criticize, but I think it made this unique, in that Choshu's victory felt really decisive. Good stuff.
  25. Loss
    You like this better than Kudo/Toyoda?
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