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  1. WingedEagle
    After listening to Dusty on Austin's podcast today, I'd say start in '85 before the hard times promo and go from there.
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    I bet they all know who Hulk Hogan is though. Sure. People are idiots. Some moreso than others. Which helps explain why WWE is only able to command certain advertising dollars despite having higher ratings than most cable programming.
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    To say nothing of shareholders once they try to put that cat back in the bag.
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    Meltzer said he'll be a guest on an upcoming pod. Really looking forward to that.
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    I thought Orihara was great here, showing good fire and hitting all the right notes in his role in the WAR/NJ feud. This made me want to see him have a greater role in the division. His time with Kanemoto here really stood out -- stiff, hateful and feels like a junior match with a purpose rather than a spotfest. I notice Samurai is in Liger & Kanemoto's corner -- did he turn face here for WAR feud? Then comes the dive train with Orihara's moonsault to floor, followed by a Liger dive on him & power bomb to the floor, before Dragon pins Kanemoto. Great match. Loved the announcer next to Saito wearing a Harvard sweatshirt. ****
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    Heenan introduces Jerry "the King" Lawler with a throne. I know it was a heavy character, but they pushed him pretty hard for a territorial star. All I knew about him at this point was what I'd read in PWI, and they actually had me thinking he was just a washed up announcer by the time the Hart feud got going.
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    Good job highlighting the 2 big matches at Starrcade. Vader & Sting always great together, as Vader bumps and sells so well while not looking like a joke, and his power offense always went over well on Sting. I thought Simmons looked good on his hot tag here after Sting sold the back for a while. Its a shame we didn't get to see Rude really go over as a #1 for a bit. I assume the plan was still for Vader to get the belt even if Rude was healthy? ***
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    Promoting Christmas Chaos with Bodies & Cornette vs. RNR in handicap match. Studd Stable out as Armstrong set up a match b/w them & Bodies, and Cornette wants to put that off now. Studd Stable wants to have it as #1 contenders match. Fuller's facials throughout this are great. Call me crazy but I'm more eager to see Fuller & Golden get involved in TV than another Cornette promo.
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    Cips of Jarrett in & out of the ring to America the Beautiful. We even got a spaceship launching. Konnan would love the chance to call this super corny.
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    Koko calls out Lawler for talking down to WWF. Lawler says he could be in WWF if he wanted to, and I guess his preferences changed pretty soon. Lots of jawing over signing a match between the two.
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    Highlight of Bret defenses vs. Shango, Virgil, Berzerker, HBK to paint him as fighting champion. Flair's unusually quiet in his promo at the restaurant, even though it looks empty. Then we get old clips of Perfect golfing, bowling, playing darts, hoops, etc.
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    Back to the typically quiet shoot style crowd. Primarily working for leglocks on the mat. Not very exciting. Ashford-Smith doesn't seem to bring much to the table. A couple decent knockdowns. Ishikawa secures another leglock and wrenches it for a tapout. Not particularly good. **
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    It sounds like I may have enjoyed this more than most. Akiyama gets his moments to shine, often aided by Taue being his typical self and stepping in when necessary to land a hand (or foot). You've got Kawada tagging in to brutalize Akiyama and staring down Taue before doing so. It felt similar to the joshi tag a couple days earlier with the youngster teaming with a star against a more established team. Really great big match debut for Akiyama as they even let Taue save him on the first tiger driver before a second put him away. ***3/4
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    Fukuoka being worked over by the AJW team here is the focus and she does a great job taking a beating while trying to hang in. JWP's style is so distinct from the AJW crew as its stiffer, more mat and bodypart focused, with less emphasis on continual highspots. When they mesh like this it really is great. Fukuoka comes back a bit on Takako which gives Oz a chance to come in and wreck havoc. Loved the somersault dive with a stiff kick to Takako's face. Hotta & Takako work very effectively as heels on JWP's show with great antics and cheap shots. The end got a little spotty and lost some coherence but finished nicely. Fukuoka rightfully ate the pin, but she looked to have a ton of potential here and I'm looking forward to seeing more of her in '93. ***3/4
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    Gordy with a stiff lariat on Kawada early and he'd continue bombing them throughout. Kawada sold for an extended stretch which made sense given the finish, but I didn't remember it or see it coming so this really came off great. MVC used double teams really effectively here to keep Kawada down and force Misawa into a spectator's role. This eventually felt like it was dragging and you figure they're definitely working a draw given its the tourney. Kawada with a great counter to Williams' attempted Stampede on Misawa. A few near falls at the end, but according to my notes "its pretty clear they're going 30 at this point." Wrong, as Kawada gets the surprise pin on Williams with a late enzuigiri. Super hot finish and win for Kawada, all the while also painting Misawa as the ace. ***1/2
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    More a fence with barbed wire than a cage. Pritchard powders Gibson allowing Morton to take a 2 on 1 before the save. Bodies look to use an ether towel, but Morton kicks it away and gets a roll up to win the titles again.
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    This was okay, but I definitely prefer any of the early year Moondog brawls we saw, although the MSC ones probably benefit from being in clip format. Solid prematch promos, then a typical Memphis brawl with lots of blading and highlighted by Morton selling before returning for the save. The finish felt really sudden here. ***
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    Fancam clips from a gym. Narrated from a studio like America's Funniest Home Videos. Clips of the first two matches in the series with title changes on both nights. I'm probably alone here, but I'm preferring Pritchard's mic work to Cornette's at this point. He's agitating and generating serious go away heat.
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    Clips of various RNR highspots, angles and matches. Clearly puts them over as the top act in the territory.
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    Sullivan back in the woods on a paid advertisement aiming for Lee, talking about Armstrong and the Mongolian Stomper. Madness. Just great.
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    Flair & Ramon leaving Survivor Series, out of control and hot for Perfect. This was fun and felt different from your standard interview. Then the Reverend Slick is Sunday morning paid programming. Funny line about guy with arthritis in his legs.
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    Hot start with punching and brawling outside the ring. And then this really, really slows down. Just a ton of rest spots as they clearly weren't looking to put on a show. Despite that, the crowd was still hot for Jannetty's comeback and were eager for a hot stretch here, but it just wasn't happening on this night. Nothing special at all. **
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    Fiera attacks early and takes the first fall incredibly quickly. Dandy continues his selling into second fall and takes a slam to the floor he juices before hitting a northern lights suplex out of nowhere for the pin. Fiera bites at Dandy's cut for some great heat and hits a low blow as well. Fiera goes for a power bomb, which sees them both trading counters into sunset flips with and holding the ropes for leverage with Dandy finally getting the pin and Fiera the save. No idea if this was played up as a heel turn or not, but I liked it as a face giving the heel a bit of his own medicine. We'll see how that turns out though. ***1/4
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    It may be slower, but I loved Baba selling Kawada's chops here, as well as Kawada working overtime to sell Baba's knees and stretch. He probably loved putting on this show. Its always something to see how much support underdog Kobashi got when in with Misawa. Even here, with the various stories they can tell with Baba & Kobashi, Misawa's elbow is still the great equalizer in yet another reminder of why that was over as it was basically forever. Super finishing stretch with Kobashi surviving through a few big moves before a second power bomb puts him away. ****1/4
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    Bret's pre-match promo was pretty boring. Fortunately, that was the low point as I enjoyed this a lot more then I recalled. Solid work early on HBK's arm, which was a clear focus for Hart. Shawn catches Hart and drops him in a stun gun for for a great transition. Hart then posts his shoulder and HBK turns his attention to that. Hart's chest bump into the corner always looks great. I thoroughly enjoyed HBK working the side headlock here, pulling Hart's hair when necessary and using his weight for leverage. Normally that spot is a great time to check the computer but I loved it here. I even liked how HBK jumped into the sharpshooter on an attempted dropkick for the finish. I thought this was great, up there with Warrior/Savage as the best WWF match of the year. ****
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