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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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    After the progression through the first quarter with back & forth matches in the feud, this feels bigger than the 1/4 match. Choshu with a slap as ref separates them in case you forgot they dn't like each other. Basic Struggle over strikes and control in the corner feels tense and important. It slows down a little as Choshu works a for scorpion, slightly reinforcing that Choshu looks better in tags. Nice lunging elbow from Tenryu, then working his kicks and foot scrapes for good heel heat. Choshu struggles to block but eventually eats a powerbomb, only to take a diving elbow from Tenryu on the floor. Choshu is busted open and they blow the spot flipping Tenryu to the floor but recover nicely. Choshu superplex for a big high spot. Riki Lariato and backdrop suplex for near falls aplenty. Awesome top rope knee to Tenryu's back. Powerbomb for near fall, then Tenryu hits an enzuigiri and another power bomb while continuing to sell. He's incredible at mixing in selling while controlling. Tenryu hits his top rope back elbow, but Choshu comes back with a backdrop suplex. Tenryu kicks out of another lariat. DDT and 3 lariats finish Tenryu. I can see why some don't like it because its not as quick as some others in the feud, but it was a lot of fun. Kojima looks so young at ringside here. Big win for Choshu, and didn't knock Tenryu down or reduce my interest in Tenryu vs. Hash. ****
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    Dragon dropkicks Liger outside the ropes at the bell. Liger's strikes and pacing so great, especially for juniors who often don't even pause to breath. Looking forward to him vs. heavies. Samurai/Dragon sequence very smooth, really working in sync with one another. Honaga drapes Samurai over the ropes and goes to work on him with dropping him on the knee, camel clutch, bodyslams. Awesome Liger palm blows on Honaga. I was never too hot for Dragon even when he was touted as something incredible back in the WCW days, but his matwork here is really great and Samurai seems pretty underrated in that regard. Dragon sends Liger to the floor, but quickly rebounds and then Honaga lariat inside and a dive train that sees Dragon tope to the floor, Samurai somersault plancha and Honaga dive. Liger eats a tombstone, spike piledriver and jumping piledriver, but still can't be put away. He hot tags Samurai and they have a little run before Dragon pins Samurai with an Asai moonsault and rana. Would have rather seen Liger eat the pin after all those piledrivers. I enjoyed this. ***1/2
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    Video clips of Sandman in his surfer gimmick to Billy Joel's "Big Shot." How about Surfing Sandman vs. Scotty Flamingo? Safe to say he eventually found his true calling.
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    ECW! Jay Sulli and Stevie Wunderful. Tod Gordon out with the ECW title which will go to a tournament winner, and says a living legend will join the announce team, but Eddie Gilbert is out. Clip of Terry Funk on Quantum Leap sets him up as third announcer.
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    Bret takes Yoko down with a flying clothesline, then Yoko bumps into an exposed corner and Bret applies sharpshooter. Fuji throws salt in Bret's eyes and Yoko pins him to win the title -- super weak finish. Hogan out immediately, as in before Yoko even gets his hands on the actual belt, explaining how Bret was robbed. Now that is opportunism. Fuji challenges Hogan right then and Hart nobly tells him to go for it. Hogan in, ducks Fuji salt and Yoko takes it. Clothesline, leg drop and Hogan wins the title. We get our 2nd Hogan posing session of the night. Wrestlemania 9.
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    We jump to Beefcake hot tagging Hogan, who lays out Dibiase & IRS after a ref bump. Jimmy Hart flips his jacket to reveal referee stripes and counts the pin after an eternity. They take the tag belts but another ref is out who revives Hebner and its called a DQ. Hogan celebrates and cups ears with Beefcake & Hart in the ring. An absolute ridiculous amount of time wasted on that. They open Money Inc's briefcase with a brick and cash, and hand some money to people ringside. Hogan interview backstage afterwards. His eye is gross. Challenges the winner of Hart-Yoko, he wants Hart or the Jap. Well this was certainly terrible.
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    Gorilla introduces Jim Ross in his WWF debut, in a toga. I guess its just their version of rookie hazing. Double main event of Hart vs. Yoko and Hogan & Beefcake vs. Money Inc. Caesar & Cleopatra ride into the arena. Savage carried out next. Then Heenan out backwards on a camel for comedy.
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    Sullivan is fed grapes by a good looking woman (lowercase w) while lying on a couch in his shrink's office. He's still coming for Brian Lee. I know he's short, but Sullivan is a great, crazed heel.
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    Cornette promo setting up a tag title match with the Studds. He then says the Beat the Champ challenger for Eaton's TV Title match next week will be picked today, and Caudle picks Tom Pritchard as his opponent. Love Cornette's reaction.
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    Basic promo by Hart the day before Mania, not afraid of Yoko and a little sore from the attack at the contract signing, but otherwise in okay shape.
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    Vince & Lawler find HBK tanning on a cloudy day at Caesars, talking about Tatanka, who's luck will run out.
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    Savage promo heading into Memphis to face Lawler.
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    Nothing so special, but Raven is clearly pretty incredibly versatile as a performer and wrestling mind.
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    Loved the pre-match promos from Studd Stable with them doing bicep curls, then hearing from RNR & Arn. Great stuff. Pritchard remains my favorite promo in the Bodies group. Crowd is really hot for this, with even a strong face pop for the Studds. Say what you want about the horrific mini movies, but I am most bitter towards 1993 WCW for Stealing Robert Fuller. Dutch working Pritchard with his whip, Lane using a garbage can lid, there's so much happening its kind of tough to follow. Fuller whipping people with his belt. Garbage can, singapore cane, tire around Eaton's neck, just chaos. Fans pelting the ring with trash. Eaton hangs Gibson. Lots of juice, especially Pritchard. Dutch goes after Cornette but Pritchard saves. Gibson pins Fuller to eliminate the Studds in an awful booking decision. Bodies with a pair of rocket launchers onto Morton, but Gibson saves. Arn in with a fire extinguisher and DDTs all 3 Bodies. Gibson figure fours Cornette but Pritchard hits him with a supposed loaded knee and the Bodies win. How can Cornette dump on ECW when this is what he's doing? Tough to rate as a match, but a fun spectacle and probably great fun live. ***1/4
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    Nice savate kick by Smothers sends DWB to the floor. They work surprisingly well early on with the chain not really limiting things as it often does. I still don't get how the Confederate Flag works as a babyface prop in 1993. Or I do, but, yeah, that's for another time and place. Really effective shine from Smothers here with his offense and working the crowd. Smothers goes to the top but White Boy yanks the chain to crotch him in a nice transition. Smothers blades from the chain and DWB works that over. Feels like a textbook gimmick match, which is a good thing. Smothers with a great crimson mask as we're on a nice run of blood between this and Hokuto. Smothers pulls DWB off the top and works him with punches and a jumping elbow. Wright trips Smothers as he's carrying DWB around to touch the posts. They do the bit where each touches the turnbuckles when dragged around, then DWB flips Smothers over which lets him touch the 4th post in a pretty creative finish to win the SMW Title. Really fun match & finish. Lance Russell interviews Smothers post-match before DWB attacks. Can't be sure without looking back over my yearbook rankings, but right up near the top of SMW's best matches. ***3/4
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    Heels attack early and clear the ring before Konnan comes back as superman but is taken down 3 on 1. Universo tries to take off Santo's mask and the heel beatdown continues. Caras standing on Konnan's back isn't exactly impactful offense. Heels clear the ring again. Faces are back to take over before it resets and Caras takes out an oblivious Konnan. Santo takes a nice backdrop. Santo with a nice somersault senton, but Caras immediately rips his mask off and Eddy covers his face. Looks like that was a DQ for first fall. 3 on 2 to start the second fall, until Santo returns. Universo accidentally takes out Ano 2000 on a dive and Eddy & Santo to senton him on floor. This leaves Konnan/Caras inside where Konnan pins Caras to win after ref was distracted on a Caras fall. Seems to build for their stadium match, but the issue doesn't feel all that heated or special. Lucha has not been knocking my socks off in 1993. **3/4
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    You could go with those 2 sentences, or even just 1 of them, and get the picture here. Intensity for Hash/Tenryu at the start is great. Stiff kicks and chops are great. Hash's kicks are almost the New Japan version of Misawa's elbows as a supreme equalizer. Tenryu's offense is so basic but he mixes it up with his speeds, intensity, facials and selling into an all time great package. Just spectacular. Tenryu throws down ref as the road team are clearly the faces here. Hash murders Tenryu with kicks on the ropes, but Ishikawa cuts him off with a great kick. Hash''s nose is busted open. Tenryu powerbombs Hash but Choshu breaks it up. Hash pins Ishikawa with a jumping DDT after countering with a kick while Tenryu tied up with Choshu. Tenryu keeps it going afterwards. Tenryu vs. Hash singles is still the big dream match teased and pushed. They've done such a good job building it that it almost has to be a little underwhelming when it comes, because the push has been that great. Almost. More greatness from this feud. ***3/4
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