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  1. WingedEagle
    While I often wish for Toyota to slow down and let things breathe a little, this was neither here nor there. Action and offense were strong, but it all just kind of fell together and wasn't in any way coherent which resulted in my finding this just good. Also not in love with Kyoko as she seems to be a less athletic & dynamic Toyota with the volume turned down. Not that that's necessarily bad, but you only need so much of that. I liked Kong planting Hotta & Toyota in opposite corners and splashing both. Hotta with a stiff jumping piledriver on Kong was great. They love piledrivers here. More Hotta would've been hotter. Har har. ***1/4
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    Gilbert blindsides Funk with a chair shot. Gilbert's then in a match where he was bloody and Funk comes and lays him out with a chair. Funk then with a promo wanting to go at Gilbert. Solid set up for that feud.
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    Bret talks about people counting him down and out but he's coming back. Looking for Luger first, who attacked him right before Mania. This feels a bit awkward and Bret seems uncomfortable on the mic. Also mentions Yoko & Hogan, suggesting something there was in the cards for Summerslam.
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    Basically punching and a blade job by Lawler. Nothing special here but its no worse than their stuff from the 80s. Then we get to the highlight as Sherri climbs the cage during Lawler's comeback and she interferes for a cage match DQ. A couple low blows before he ducks a shot and she nails Savage and he rips her dress off.
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    Windham working hammerlock and grinding his forearm into Regal's shoulder and tricep is great, and then bodyslams Regal onto the bad arm. Regal eventually turns the tables and goes after Windham's arm. Good, stiff fun here and Regal's selling is a nice and different look for WCW. As great the limb work was, I wish it was more a part of the entire match rather than just an isolated segment that didn't really go anywhere. This was really good for the time they had and left you wanting more. ***1/4
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    Bull's probably my favorite joshi star, and I like Devil quite a bit as well so I enjoyed this. But it was too much of a good thing. There's only so long I want to see Bull Nakano working holds on the mat, even if she's competent at it. Going this long I understand why they mixed things up so much, as you had the matwork, suplexes & slams, stomping fingers, brawling on the floor, the whole gamut. Devil bridges out of a moonsault and I won't tolerate that anymore from her than Toyota. I'm usually not as sensitive to long finishing runs that some folks find repetitive, but this one was too much. That being said, everything they did was solid and they had a goal of going this long and it was nice to see them so happy with what they accomplished afterwards. Not bad, just not what you wanted. ***1/2
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    I still enjoy the Sabu character. Some fun spots from Sabu throughout and Kid spilled some solid blood, but it felt like they took the long road to get where they were going, which was highspots and blood. A more compact version would've been a lot better. **3/4
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    I love Vader hop stepping. Vader just laying it in with his strikes. Cactus catches Vader and slams him, then a top rope lariat and it goes to the floor for more rapid fire violence. Cactus is busted open and his face a mess from all the stiff shots. Vader sends Cactus to the floor but misses a splash on the railing that lets Cactus win via countout. More brutal than New Japan vs. WAR but not as heated or dramatic. Still, great pace here and didn't leave you time to blink. I slightly preferred it to the rematch which was a little more cartoonish. ***1/2
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    RNR promo, as Cornette has going away present for them. Pritchard throws powder at them and they lay them out before tarring & feathering Morton Lee & Smothers eventually chase off the Bodies. RNR promo afterwards already teasing a loser leaves town match.
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    Totally random and fun tv match. Owen with a quick dropkick and then they trade enzuigiris as Bigelow moving really well here. Bigelow drops Owen on a crucifix attempt. Owen takes a nice bump on it and sells the knee afterwards. Bigelow falls on Owen for near fall when he tries for bodyslam. Owen comes back and eventually wins with the flying headbutt. Great use of limited time. ***
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    It took a couple WWF transplants, but Memphis is rolling here. Savage delivers a vintage Savage promo for an upcoming cage match. Lawler is responding with a promo of his own when Sherri comes out and smacks Lawler before Savage attacks him as he tries to piledrive her. Eddie Marlin stops Savage from delivering a piledriver on the floor. Sherri rules. Great heat for all of this.
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    From the opening this isn't Hansen running through the rising youngster, as Kobashi hangs with him through strikes and focuses on the lariat arm. He really keys in on it with an armbar, jerking oit over his shoulder and kicks that highlight his strategy. Hansen really gives him a ton here, selling most of the way and putting over the effectiveness of Kobashi's offense on this level. He then resorts to a shoulderblock on the floor and chair shot to take control. Kobashi fights back with a sleeper and multiple legdrops but he can't connect on the moonsault. You'd think that spells the beginning of the end but Kobashi gets to block a powerbomb attempt before the awesome Lariat finish. Really terrific match that sets up what's to come on 7/29 as well as the match in the '94 Carnival, which I just happened to watch on that set. ****
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    Wyatt will actually inspire me to vote in the WON awards for only the second or third time in years.
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    At the end of the day I think everyone will have their own way of balancing peak vs. longevity. It should be easy for those with similar longevity in that a higher peak may serve as a tiebreaker, but if you're looking at something like Priest Holmes vs. Jerome Bettis or similar analogy of someone with a higher peak but less years on top it gets dicier. Personally, I can't justify a high, if any, placing for someone like Volk Han. But others will and that's cool. They're the ones who value his work more than other rasslers.
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    Do fans care at all? Any more than they do about labor disputes in sports? They want games, not business talk.
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    I don't think Bret/Flair in 1/93 holds up very well vs. either Bret/Michaels or HHH/Rock.
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    This was one hell of a 10 minute clip. They're so quick in exchanging strikes. Its almost like a Tenryu match on steroids with higher level offense but with two guys who aren't quite master level communicators just yet. Kobashi is kicked to the floor going for a moonsault. They both have strong runs with lariats, powerbombs and counters for near falls. Loved Kawada kicking Kobashi as he's coming down going for a flying shoulderblock. Kobashi almost takes it with a powerbomb and jacknife for 2, but then misses a moonsault and Kawada, busted mouth and all, takes it with 2 powerbombs and a high kick in between them. Maybe this was Flair/Steamboat in full, but what we got was pretty terrific. ****
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    Misawa working elbows to control the match and fight off Kobashi's offense. Great, diverse offense by both here. Kobashi looks good merely holding his own with Misawa as he doesn't exactly need to be winning this kind match just yet. He goes for the diving shoulderblock but Misawa elbows him. Kobashi kicks out of tiger driver to big pop. Tiger drivers down the stretch put away Kobashi. This wasn't Kawada/Taue but I'll never turn away from these 2. ***3/4
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    We jump to Kawada backdropping out of a powerbomb attempt. They trade chops and kicks until Taue catches him in a powerbomb for a near fall. Great struggle again over a powerbomb in this match. It was noted above the counters here were just so smooth and great. These guys are prepared for what the other brings to the table and have ideas about how to stop it. Hansen may have the western lariat, but Kawada's running lariat is awesome. Big pop for a Nodowa near fall. We get a double knockdown after lariats. Taue pulls out a top rope dropkick which is pretty damn cool. Great drama down the stretch with the PA announcing one minute left. They throw the kitchen sink at each other and connect, but we get a time limit draw. Looking forward to their next match in the Carnival. They shake hands afterwards en route to teaming. ****1/4
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    Nice back & forth struggle over a brainbuster before Williams takes him down into an armbar. Gordy goes for a DDT but Williams counters into a fisherman northern lights. Williams goes for the Stampede but Gordy hooks the ropes and lands on him, injuring Williams's arm or shoulder. Gordy can't hit powerbomb, but does hit a flat bump backdrop suplex. Williams does a good job of repeatedly avoiding the powerbomb. Williams counters backdrop into a pinfall, hits his own high angle backdrop driver for near fall. Another dangerous backdrop. Gordy again avoids the Stampede by hooking the ropes. Really liked how they had them countering each other's big moves here. Gordy with an awesome KO punch and cross body from the middle rope. Williams blocks yet another powerbomb. Gordy hits huge a lariat, then finally connects on the powerbomb but Williams kicks out. Another powerbomb wins it. Guess I'm alone here as I thought this was an awesome bombfest and better than most of what they did as a team. ***3/4
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    Konnan interview outside at a hotel, Jake walks by and they get into it. Can't hear what Jake is saying but they shove each other and are broken up. It looks like a really big deal and hot angle. Wish we could get Jake's promos.
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    The Bodies are arguing after the match, as Armstrong says that only Pritchard & Lane can defend tag titles because they originally signed for it. He's also looking into a rumor and will report on it next week. Says Eaton would be interested.
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    They trade armdrags. Pritchard is frustrated that Eaton isn't taking it easy and doing the favor for him. Commentary does a good job explaining why the title & money it comes with are too much to pass on. Cuts to commercial and we don't get a finish. That makes all the sense in the world.
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    Formal protest that Yoko should still be champ because there was no contract for a Hogan/Yoko match. Tunney rules that there was an oral contract and thus Hogan remains champion. Somebody here went to law school. And somebody didn't.
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    Oz is such a badass even in the pre-match. JWP attacks right away, Kansai kicks Yamada in the head and pins her with a powerbomb in 12 seconds. That's awesome and unexpected. Kansai continues attacking at start of second fall, misses a Tenryu elbow and Toyota in going wild with dropkicks. She misses a moonsault but Yamada intervenes to let her hit one. Nice leg sweep by Kansai to retake control, then Oz in with DDT as feathers fly from Toyota's ring gear like some kind of hunting prize. Oz feels like such a perfect villain. More responsible than anyone for establishing the emotion and clear sides in this feud. Kansai and Yamdaa trade Yamada kicks, as they should. Oz then in with a fury on Toyota, who's screaming until Oz mercifully locks her in a choke. They trade great punches to the chest. Kansai in with jumping piledriver, head stomp and scorpion to Yamada. JWP takes out both, then Kansai a tope on Toyota and Oz an awesome somersault plancha onto Yamada. JWP hits double diving headbutts but Toyota kicks out. Toyota with a dropkick to Oz in corner, then she takes a double team on her head, but Kansai saves. Kansai Germans Yamada for 2. Yamada flips out of a powerbomb, hits a German for 2. Double power bomb on Kansai only gets 2. Finally Toyota Ocean Cyclone Suplex on Kansai wins an amazing 15 minute or so fall. Toyota opens the 3rd with German on Kansai. Yamada in with spin kicks and great fire. AJW dominating until Oz runs Toyota into the railing. Superplex on Toyota, who bridges out. Oz hits her twisting splash for near fall. Kansai northern lights on Yamada for 2. Surprising heel heat for Yamada kicking Kansai to break a Boston crab on Toyota. Yamada trying for but unable to hit the Gori Special a big part of the finishing stretch. Double diving headbutts on Oz for 2. Oz accidentally takes out Kansai on a dive, then double team flip suplex on Oz, Ocean Suplex but Kansai saves. Kansai powerbombs Toyota, lays out both with lariats, tags Oz who hits LOD finisher on Toyota. Kansai then hits Splash Mountain to win tag titles in sick looking finish. Awesome celebration as crowd chants for both of them. Great celebration with them up on the turnbuckles. So yeah, most of that was unnecessary for most but I like to have it preserved for my own reference. They did a hell of a lot but everything mattered more than the usual joshi sprint. I liked this better than Dream Rush for the sole reason that I never wondered when this was going to end while watching it, while Dream Rush felt longer at times. But it deserves a rewatch to confirm. Either way we're splitting hairs. ****3/4
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