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  1. Childs
    I'm glad people will get to see a great RINGS match not involving either Han or Tamura. They didn't wear out their welcome which is always saying something for a 30-minute match in this style. In fact, the last few minutes were maybe the best in the match, with both guys clearly tired but throwing bombs and trying desperately to win. Not on the level of Han-Tamura athletically but great stuff.
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    Yeah, "shitty main that could've been worse" sounds about right.
  3. Childs
    I just couldn't get into this. It didn't feel wild at all compared to a lot of what we've seen on the yearbooks or even compared to Bret-Austin from the same card. And I didn't care about anyone in the match. The Road Warriors might have made the biggest swing from "act I loved as a kid" to "act I dread watching now."
  4. Childs
    Pretty sure this exists in full.
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    One thing that struck me: Austin, though about to explode, was still clearly below Bret at this point. He never really had a chance to win the match. It was more a performance of defiance than of command. Other than that, not much left to say about this. It was conceived and executed as well as it possibly could have been.
  6. Childs
    Not in general, because New Japan really used those matches to push and develop factional feuds. But there were a few that were more like this; I'm thinking of the 1988 juniors 10-man that made the DVDVR set. This match did touch on some of the lucha issues of the moment. But in general, it felt like more of a fun showcase (I say that with the caveat that I don't have deep knowledge of CMLL booking).
  7. Childs
    I have enjoyed Elizabeth being complicit in the nastiness of this feud.
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    I equate ciberneticos with playground basketball. They're all about pace and guys running in to show off their coolest shit. So you're not going to end up with the equivalent of a playoff classic, but it's likely to be good fun. That was the case here. Standouts included Niebla, Dandy and Silver King. But Santo was probably the star of the match, looking fantastic against both Felino and Casas. The heat between Casas and Santo really added something to the finishing stretch. I also enjoyed Fiera, an old favorite from the '80s sets, getting the win. As usual, he took a sick bump.
  9. Childs
    I guess I knew this happened, but I'm surprised Bret was willing to go this far with the language, given all his pronouncements about the decency of wrestling TV. How did they work this out with USA? It worked as a shock to the senses.
  10. Childs
    And here we have Shawn officially ruining anything that might've been good about the smile promo.
  11. Childs
    I didn't remember Sting getting physical with the NWO this early in the year. It's amazing they ended up being so patient with Hogan-Sting. I'll be interested to see how that plays as we go along. I guess Luger being set up as the temporary hero of WCW was the other takeaway. Overall, another intriguing chapter in the NWO storyline.
  12. Childs
    I enjoyed the story of escalating dickishness by both parties. As I said elsewhere, WCW Eddy became a hell of a lot more interesting once he went dark. Their timing was off on several spots, which was surprising for guys who had worked each other so much. But the fact they developed an actual storyline overrode the flaws.
  13. Childs
    These matches are always fun to watch with their blend of comedy, crazy spots and generally intense finishes. But there was a "been there, done that" feeling after all the great M-Pro from '96. I hate to say that given the energy of the match and the durability of the formulas. Still a nice element to mix into the flow of a yearbook.
  14. Childs
    This was an excellent addendum to the Damiancito-Cicloncito singles match. Those guys were great again, both against each other and against their respective partners. And Ultimo Dragoncito added some crazy highspots, including one of the most death-defying moonsaults to the floor I've ever seen. The minis have ruled the lucha year to date.
  15. Childs
    I was actually surprised this was in full and the Yamazaki/Hash match from the same show was JIP. That one was on the Hash box set. Anyhow, the full version of this was better than the JIP, because Kanemoto's character came across more powerfully.
  16. Childs
    This wasn't quite as harrowing as their January match, but they did plenty of whips into the barbed wire and bled a bunch. They made pretty good use of the format. I liked Kudo reaching for a rope break as Kandori torqued on the ankle lock, only to realize she couldn't because she didn't want to grab barbed wire. The visual of Kudo doing a tope over the wire also looked cool. Apparently, this rivalry grabbed me, because I was pretty psyched when Kudo put Kandori away with a last, desperate flurry.
  17. Childs
    This was like the seedy, meth-head version of Owen-Bulldog. I felt like I could get hepatitis just from looking at that mat. They tried to do a classic build, from matwork to highspots, but they didn't pull me in, aside from a few nifty moves. Ian was annoying on commentary.
  18. Childs
    Finlay has produced an odd career arc -- really good young wrestler, great old wrestler, lots of meh in the middle years, when most guys peak.
  19. Childs
    I don't remember seeing this at the time. I guess I was pretty WCW-oriented at this stage. But it was a hell of a lot more intense than your average wrestling "debate." Lawler and Heyman seemed to be legit seething at one another. It's hilarious that Lawler took on this role given all the ridiculous shit he did in Memphis over the years.
  20. Childs
    This was more go-go-go than their January match. But hell, they did a bunch of cool stuff and didn't overstay their welcome. I've come to enjoy this match-up without feeling a ton of investment in it.
  21. Childs
    This featured some great fucking offense, with Takaiwa sticking out as the one guy who couldn't really deliver. Liger-Otani continued to be gold. Benoit was in his prime. The star rating is kind of silly, but this delivered a dose of sugar.
  22. Childs
    This segment might still be going on, 16 years later. It just died and died and died again. The whole thing was predicated on Piper being Steve-Austin-in-1998 over. He wasn't.
  23. Childs
    I'm not even sure this was a good match. It bored the shit out of me, and I generally like lucha title matches. Their timing was really poor at various points, with one guy standing around waiting for the other to hit his move. That surprised me, because I think of Atlantis as an unusually smooth worker.
  24. Childs
    This was a straight spotfest. They started to develop the idea that Owen would cheat to win, but then they dropped it, which bugged me. I also hate the Owen spots that require naked cooperation from his opponent. This was fun to watch overall, because these guys were great athletes who knew each other well. Vince also amused me on commentary, pushing his company's youthful, athletic wrestling. Hey, you go with what you got. I've seen people list this as an all-time favorite WWF match, and I don't think it deserves that degree of love.
  25. Childs
    This wasn't good by All Japan standards, but it was interesting to watch Kawada and Taue work the UWFI guys. Taue really struggled to find any kind of rhythm with Takayama. Kawada worked with him seamlessly. More evidence of Kawada's greatness.
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