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  1. Loss
    I think I knew that at the time, because all these guys were allies. Did they realize that if they formed their own promotion, they'd have to start facing each other?
  2. Loss
    No one recommended it.
  3. Loss
    Yeah, that was great. DDP was a pretty good self promoter, no?
  4. Loss
    No. For some reason, I was under the impression that Emilio Charles was a late 80s/early 90s wrestler who disappeared. This is great to know. While we're on that subject, what about Americo Rocca? El Faraon? Javier Cruz? Pirata Morgan? Is there more anything from, say, the late 90s forward that I need to know about with any of these guys featured?
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    Ooh, if they don't want to steal Sheamus' gimmick, they should totally reunite Bookerdust. Surprised I didn't think of that before.
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    Oh God. Jarrett as a babyface in WCW was a BOMB. They're in Memphis, which I think is the only true positive reaction he ever got during this run.
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    Bischoff tries to interview Savage about Elizabeth, and Savage doesn't want to talk about it. Liz does what is probably the best interview of her life, crying and apologizes for everything she has put him through. She films the interview in their old yard, sitting in a swing he built for her. She says she made a huge mistake signing with Hogan, and says she feels the same way about him today that she did the day she said "I do". This is really well-produced and conceived. Savage has nothing to say, and the show fades to black with him taking off in a limo and refusing to talk. They sure did a hell of a job hyping Hogan/Savage for Havoc and involving Liz.
  8. Loss
    Sting with slicked back hair in a suit and no face paint does a commercial for Nitro.
  9. Loss
    I could see this a few years later, but they repeatedly state that this is the biggest match in RAW history. Yes, I'm expecting a good match too, but wow, did the WWF have the total reverse Midas touch on everything they promoted at this point. Not only do they hype it like this, but they give the match like 7 minutes. These two do everything they possibly can with the time they have. I guess Austin/Michaels was never done as a title program because they wanted to save Austin for Bret? A shame, because they do work well together, and both guys would have benefitted from the match no matter who won. It would have been interesting to see how the crowd reacted based on Austin being a star on the rise and Michaels being on a bit of a decline at this point. Vader runs in for the DQ, which is the only real finish they can do, as neither guy really needed to be jobbing for the other unless it was well built and on a big show. Shawn and Sid do their argument after the heels create an accidental bump, making the build to this match mirror Hogan vs Warrior strongly.
  10. Loss
    Undertaker does another awesome video. They really did an amazing job hyping up this match.
  11. Loss
    Mankind and Bearer dig a hole and do yet another awesome creepy video hyping Buried Alive.
  12. Loss
    Devil Masami! I'm stoked, and have high expectations based on all four of them being awesome, and because Kong and Kyoko had what I thought was the best non-FMW Joshi singles match of the year. It's not as great as I hoped it would be, but it's still a very good match, and there are nice touches you don't often see in this style. It's a clever match. Kyoko capturing the pin surprised me in a good way, as she has been on a pretty steady losing streak on this set. Masami hugs her to celebrate like she's the most proud mom in the world, and her sheer joy puts over the match as a big deal. I love Kansai and Kong as a tag team, and think they would have been a cool long-term top team in AJW and/or JWP. They'd have the aura of being unbeatable, but more than that, they both have a style that seems to mesh with everyone's. I feel like using this space to talk about how stupid the "Dump clone" criticism of Aja Kong is. Dump was 90% schtick, and Kong is 90% wrestler. Let me know when Dump was ever as awesome an athlete, or when Aja starts cutting hair. I love them both. They have some things in common I guess, but "clone" is overstating it. Joshi needs more veterans. Masami doesn't have the speed of her younger peers, but she keeps up with them just fine and is on another level in terms of selling and facial expressions. She is a wrestler that needs to be talked about way more, and maybe that will change when the 80s DVDVR set comes out.
  13. Loss
    Super Delphin is putting the moves on the women! He's also the source of a lot of comedy, as he tries to encourage the women on his team to wrestle Sasuke, as he's hesitant to tag in. More relaxed than most matches usually are in either style, with most of the wrestlers just amusing themselves with the whole concept and doing lots of comedy and fun sequences, and I laugh because they seem to be making an effort to make this match even more preposterous than it already is. They build up to the women all beating up on Naniwa in various spots, which gets a great crowd response. Then the same thing happens to Delphin and he sells it like he's never been so furious in his life, which is awesome. Then Sasuke gets outwrestled. Tiger Mask sees what is happening when the other men try to wrestle the women and has to be persuaded to tag in. Delphin does the Memphis back-turned arm wringer spot, then realizes he's doing it to the same women he was putting the moves to and is all apologetic, and everyone laughs at his expense. Every bit as fun as you'd think, and not at all weird like I thought it might be, as everyone involved seems to be having the time of their lives.
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    Keiji Muto is a wrestler. The Great Muta is a wrestler too, but is also a brawler with tons of schtick and charisma. And he does a lot of stalling between spurts of great action. The heat is through the roof. I remember how cool Muta was when he sprays green mist, then red mist, then does all these super athletic moves, then breaks a bottle at ringside, then comes after Tenryu with a sharp object, then beats up people at ringside who try to talk some sense into him, then piledrives a bloodied Tenryu on a ringside table, breaking the leg of it then attacking Tenryu with the leg. Then he goes all Jerry Lawler and plays hide the foreign object from the referee. Following that up with little touches like Tenryu kissing his fist before delivering a punch makes me think they sought to have a Memphis-style brawl. Wild chairshots and table spots follow, with Muta even doing his handspring elbow into a corner with Tenryu in front of a table. Muta sprays mist in Tenryu's eyes after he can't kick out of a powerbomb. My only complaint is that the Tenryu win didn't seem convincing because Muta took so much of the match. They work the match like Muta is a semi-invincible monster, with Tenryu trying as many desperation wrestling moves as possible and nothing having too much impact. Muto isn't bad, but I wish he could be Muta all the time. That said, having him only do this gimmick on occasion probably added a lot to its aura.
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    Really fun opening few minutes. Your run of the mill juniors match, which isn't a terrible thing in 1996. I do like the WAR crowd better than most NJ crowds though, as they seem more involved. A little more polished than the J*Crown match in August, and I think I like this one slightly better. There is more focus on pin attempts (backslides, rollups, cradles, etc) than offensive moves, and I always love fancy pin attempts.
  16. Loss
    My view is probably colored by Juventud becoming a bigger star in WCW.
  17. Loss
    Rey/Psicosis with a handshake at the beginning loses something. Rey screaming out "ICHIBAN!" cracked me up. Psicosis doing the same thing later after he gets the better of Rey is even funnier. Like shoe said, their showcase matches are generally good, but they don't compare to the Mexico matches. I will just say that Psicosis is every bit as good as Rey, but doesn't get the credit that Rey and Juventud do. I think he's usually considered to be in the upper echelon, so I won't call him ignored, but Psicosis is one of the best wrestlers in the world in a pretty crowded year. I plan on doing a mock WON ballot for 1996 when I finish this yearbook, going through every award, walking through all the candidates, and then explaining my final pick. Psicosis will be discussed in the Most Outstanding Wrestler category for sure. Rey will also, but he has his fans and tends to get lots of praise anyway, which is why I'm focusing on Psicosis more.
  18. Loss
    A great match, the most famous Michinoku Pro match, and one I'm glad I watched again. Prior to this yearbook, I had seen the March match, this match, and the ECW matches and that was it. So I'm looking forward to the December matches since I've heard from various people that each of those are better than this one. I'm not sure how full Sumo Hall was, but it sure sounded full. About the match -- Still great, but I do think they burned out the crowd a little. If you notice, the nearfall pops get progressively smaller instead of progressively louder. I wonder if this match would have been better with 5-10 minutes shaved off. KDX takes about 80% of this, which I'm assuming was to set up rematches. I always loved this style, and never took the time to fully invest in it, so I'm glad this yearbook is giving me the chance to do so.
  19. Loss
    The NWO attack a fake Flair in the back to write him out (since he was legit injured in a match with Hashimoto in Japan). Giant sets a trap for Savage, and Hogan nails him from behind with a chair. Liz tries to stop him, and Hogan grabs her to remind her that he "owns her". Giant slips on the stairs, as shoe said, and nearly kills Savage, then picks him up and almost drops him again. Knowing what we know about the Nitro party atmosphere, I'm wondering if he was under the influence of something. Hogan legdrops Savage again and again and again and again and again (and probably again), and this angle is super heated. I have figured out that one problem with modern wrestling is that they never put this much heat on heels anymore. Hogan then draws a spray paint outline around him. Hogan then takes it upon himself to annul their previous marriage. Hogan then suggests destroying the broadcast booth again and Syxx brings out a monster truck that looks like it's about to demolish the booth, but the show goes off the air before that can happen. I'm surprised Savage went along with this for so long. I know this was part of the reason he ended up joining the NWO (because he was tired of being on the receiving end of all the beatings), but does this have anything to do with him being gone for a few months?
  20. Loss
    Harlem Heat vs Public Enemy JIP. Hall and Nash do a promo from the audience. I love the announcers. Zbyszko: "How did they get on our frequency?" Schiavone: "I have no idea."
  21. Loss
    Enough of this.
  22. Loss
    Cool highlight video of Mr. Perfect, whose theme music I always really liked by the way,
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    Cool video of Undertaker digging a grave to promote Buried Alive.
  24. Loss
    Toyota looks like a wrestler who failed wrestling school within the first few minutes, missing every single spot she tries. Kong just stands there like a bump on a log instead of trying to make it look like part of an interaction though, so there's that too. And to think, I just liked Toyota in that 2/3 falls match, and now she's back to blowing spots and screaming. She's too inconsistent to be hyped to be as great as she is. Kong does have the best counter to a bridge from a test of strength of all time, though. This is mostly a Kong showcase, with Toyota along for the ride. The match is wrestled more in her style. Lots of weapons-based brawling, stiff shots, and slapfests, which isn't really Toyota's strong suit. To her credit, she does put a lot of effort into it. Toyota applying the octopus and Kong walking to the ropes looks great. I just realized a lot of the screaming isn't coming from Toyota, but Kaoru Ito at ringside. I take back all the good things I said about her before. At one point when Kong is climbing the ropes, Toyota knocks her down, and looks like she's about to attempt a huracanrana, but slips on the ropes and thinks better of it and just dropkicks her instead. She does a somersault plancha onto Kong at ringside, who's laying on a table, then ricochets off of Kong and hits the floor neck first, which I would swear killed her if she didn't get right back up. Sometimes, I wish Toyota would just slow down and do what she knows will work well, but who knows, maybe that's part of her appeal with those who like her -- the constant effort with occasional failings, showing vulnerability, blah blah blah. It looks like they put some thought into the finish, as Kong trash talks Toyota then goes for a big move of some sort, and Toyota quickly counters into an Ocean Cyclone for the win. I usually like this match up, but this feels less like Kong vs Toyota, and more like two indy wrestlers trying to do Kong vs Toyota.
  25. Loss
    Fixed.
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