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    Current WWE

    WingedEagle replied to Smack2k's topic in WWE

    I don't blame Jericho. He knows where his bread is buttered, even if he's only coming to the table a few times a year. Why should we expect candor on this topic from someone interested in an income stream from the company?
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    James Mason

    WingedEagle replied to Grimmas's topic in Nominees

    I saw his stand up show on Broadway once. Even in his twilight he could still kill a crowd.
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    Clips of Gilbert complaining that he has a chain match with Funk even though Paul E never signed a contract. Funk promo with a hard sell for the chain match, saying Philly has seen the best and worst of wrestling, and now they'll see the most violent.
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    Ramon out for an in-ring interview, saying Kid didn't beat him and he'll give Kid $2500 if he does it again. Hart is out to set up their match at KOTR.
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    Doink attacks before the bell, then soils Perfect's towel. Nice legwork by Perfect with a spinning toe hold and posting the knee. The whole Doink character and costume are pretty out there but he really nails the act. Doinks trade places when #1 hits the floor, but #2 immediately takes a Perfectplex for the pin. The pair attack Perfect afterwards before Crush is out for the save. More engaging and interesting than a lot of Perfect's work from this time, but I don't seem to be as big a fan as some others. **3/4
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    Such a runaway for feud of the year it isn't even funny. The prematch between these squads with their staredowns is always superb as well. Fujinami got to look like a world beater against Tenryu, albeit briefly, before Tenryu nails Hash from the apron which Hash repays with killer kicks and a DDT. They were all over the place here - Fujinami working submissions, Ishikawa & Tenryu with the big bombs, Hash's stellar strikes. One of my favorite spots was when Hash tagged in you saw on Tenryu's face that he knew some hellacious kicks were coming his way and there was nothing he could do to stop it. Fujinami eventually submits Ishikawa while Hashimoto & Tenryu continue their issue outside. Another excellent that match that continues to build Hashimoto vs. Tenryu as the ultimate conflict in this feud. ***3/4 Other feuds (mainly thinking of the AJPW crew here) exceed the quality of NJPW vs. WAR on a match by match basis, but I don't know that any feud is this much fun.
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    Current WWE

    WingedEagle replied to Smack2k's topic in WWE

    WWE or NXT?
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    This was a good power match between a couple of big boys that just couldn't get over the hump to great. Vader misses a splash on the floor and goes up for Davey's big delayed vertical suplex. Can't say he didn't come to work on this day, bumping and selling very well. We get an absolutely terrible DQ finish following a chair shot. This would've been better if they shaved off some time and went with any kind of clean finish. ***1/4
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    I don't recall why this is Dos Hombres instead of without the masks, but apparently it has to do with Zenk taking Douglas's place, despite the TV 24 hours before the show promoting Douglas & Steamboat as the challengers. Steamboat takes his mask off late before the other Hombre is pinned. Last few minutes we get are solid.
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    Solie mentions legends who have passed and won't be there including Andre, Dick the Bruiser, Gene Anderson and others. Nice intro for Thesz. Verne Gagne next. Then Mr. Wrestling II, who gets a good pop. Final HOFer is Eddie Graham, repped by Mike Graham. Crowd didn't like this and maybe there's no place for it in 1993, but I enjoyed seeing the guys.
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    Windham isn't there because of something Windham pulled. Brings out Arn & Ole as Horsemen. Crowd booing Roma as he comes out. Says the Blondes are going to get Flair in the ring again. Such a huge flop. Pretty incredible they bungled Flair's return to the company this badly.
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    Solid, quick tag that sees Eaton & Benoit enter like something out of a Van Damme or Lethal Weapon movie. Bagwell's dancing? Not so much. This was much faster than the in-ring standard for WCW, only really slowing down Bagwell tags in. Scorpio destroys Benoit with a somersault legdrop for the win. ***
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    Vader training session where he destroys a few jobbers. Davey Boy out to end it, giving Race a big vertical suplex and then brawling. DBS catches him in the powerslam and lariats and looks like a legit threat. Nice angle heading into the big show.
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    Flair & Arn are for some reason wearing kimonos. This feels like Ron Burgandy & Brick Tamland. Rude is out and he didn't know the party would be oriental. Fifi takes Rude back to change into something more appropriate. Flair says all four original horsemen will be at Slamboree. Rude back in a kimono but has kept his pants, telling us the taste of raw fish sets his soul on fire. Rude asks if Flair is coming back, but changes the topic. Rude has Fifi get a present for them, and its a woman named Fufu. Rude gives Fifi his number, teasing a program there. Fufu starts to dance and taks off her robe. What a letdown. Flair vs. Rude should've been a classic feud.
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    Bischoff interviews Stallone & Ventura, promoting Cliffhanger and Demolition Man. Time suck.
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    Bischoff runs down the card in typical Bischoff fashion. Solie joins to preview the legends portion of the show, mentioning Jim Barnett, Don Owens and Stanley Blackburn as promoters who'll be there. Highlights Thesz as a legend and all time champion. Clips of Thesz vs. Inoki. Bischoff would love to see Thesz step into the ring again. Completely legit.
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    Clips of Bob with Steve & Scott, his ribs taped and big glasses on. Presumably post-Rage In the Cage. Bob is resigning as commissioner and applying to be a wrestler to get revenge on Cornette. Pritchard excited his cousin Jimmy Del Rey can make his debut. I guess no tape of Lane's departure or that event. Del Rey has nothing to say about wrestling, and that's for the best. Not exactly a talker.
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    Clips of this Jennifer chick in various outfits in front of a mirror -- hunting gear, golfing, working out, all completely random. She's going to find out what wrestlers do in their spare time.
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    Lawler promo paying tribute to whom I thought was a fan named Ernie Everhart, but from reading the above was a security guard, with highlights of him on some skit / set. Lawler seems legitimately sad and touched.
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    Felino takes a nice bump to the floor on a missed splash in the corner and Ramirez follows with a plancha. Ramirez with an *awesome*, truly terrific, super fast dive onto Felino that takes them both a couple rows deep into the crowd. Ramirez then wins first fall after a quebradora and cool cradling submission. Ramirez wins second fall when Felino has him in an abdominal stretch and Negro Casas, Felino's second, throws in the towel. This followed Felino shoving Casas down in some kind of angle earlier. They continued arguing outside and Felino shoved him down on the floor again. The dives and submissions made this more accessible and neater than some other lucha, though it was tough to follow the Casas bit going in blind. ***
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    While it doesn't hold up to Misawa vs. Kawada or Kobashi, that's a pretty high bar and I'm pretty comfortable with this as the best Misawa-Hansen. After a Hansen pre-match attack they settle into working holds, but there's great struggle and effort expended here. Its not just laying around to work the clock. After a posting, Hansen keys in on Misawa's arm and shoulder to presumably neutralize the elbow, while Misawa works kicks on his comebacks which are regularly cut off. Hansen's focus on the arm here is dynamite. Great focus on the arm. Hansen near fall of a powerbomb and while Misawa catches him with an enzuigiri, he then wipes out missing his elbow suicida. Great finishing run with Misawa brainbusters and a facelock that feels big, yet at the same time you know just don't work. The finish was about as decisive as you can ask for -- Misawa hits his Rolling Elbow and gets the win clean as a whistle even with a delayed cover. Hansen shakes his hand after to further cement that Misawa is now a made man. Probably one of the finishes that made Misawa's elbow the most over, protected finisher of an era. ****
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    This isn't any great shakes, but I wonder if that's through the prism of 1990s AJPW goggles or normal standards. It doesn't begin to hold a candle to the tag greatness that preceded it or would follow, but it wasn't bad. Kawada & Taue feel like an established team right from the start, and perhaps it was the freshness of that pairing, but they made Doc & Gordy more interesting than usual. Bottom line -- Kawada & Taue win the Double Tag Titles and we're off to awesome tag team wrestling. ***1/4
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    Funk now giving the straight, hard sell on the dangers of the Texas Chain match and mentions prior ones with Race and Boris Malenko. It'd be tough for anyone to match the build his promos have created.
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    Really fun, hot TV match that sees Michaels bump all over the place for Jannetty and even look to bail, but Perfect meets him in the aisle and forces him back to the ring. Before the finish, was this the softest Superkick ever hit? Lot of fun looking back at this. ***1/4
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    I thought Rey was very good on PPV. Whether you want to attribute it to placement or time allotment limitations or other factors, I'm not sure I'd call any of his PPV outings classics. Enjoyed Jericho & Punk, and thought the Undertaker match at Rumble one year was very fun and interesting. But not sure anything was an all timer.
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