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  1. WingedEagle
    Warrior is really insane, his mannerisms look like he should be locked up. They're at least on message and repeatedly hyping Survivor Series.
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    This was something to see, just super fast and fluid matwork with rapid fire counters and sequences from spot to spot. Tamura finds a ton of submissions that all flow from the work on the mat. One awesome sequence early saw Tamura turn a Yamazaki kick into an awesome single leg throw, then follow with a submission attempt and an enzuigiri. You can't do justice to how smooth and seamless everything was. Felt like a big win for Tamura. Really great shoot style. ****
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    Such an historic match, and its just as great today as the first time I saw it. They'd certainly top it but they set the bar incredibly high from the start, and worked this very differently coming in as partners rather than rivals. Some of my favorite moments: * Kawada's backdrop suplex off of the initial lock up shows he means business right away. * Misawa's work on Kawada's legs. * The story that as much as Kawada has his big guns -- the power bomb, stretch plum and lariat -- Misawa is the champion and simply has more bombs to throw. By my count he had to bust out multiple elbows, a facelock, 2 tiger drivers and 2 tiger suplexes to secure the win. This would make for a terrific climax to most feuds, and here its just the first face off. ****1/2
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    Very good tag action here. Great early slap exchange b/w Hash & Sasaki before a lariat takes Hash down. Hash's offense is far & away the best in NJ, with great pacing, impact & selling. He's always working in close quarters and doesn't hold back and as a result is looks awesome. Hase retaping his knee mid-match is a nice touch. Pop for Sasaki enzuigiri bringing Hash down to one knee, which prompts Choshu to level Hase on the apron. Sasaki goes for power bomb on Choshu, Hash kicks him a few times to break it up. Solid finish with Hash & Choshu working together to take out Sasaki. Really good, fun match that never felt slow. ****
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    Paul talks about his absence lately but he's still the Dangerous Alliance. He signed an open contract for a Rude US Title match at Havoc even though he also has a match against Chono. Seems to be setting up a Rude face turn. Says he's the reason for Rude's success, not Madusa. Schiavonie says Rude has called for a meeting with Paul. If I recall correctly, Watts had a problem with Paul's guaranteed contract which was paying him more than a lot of wrestlers, and went out of his way to make life miserable for him to try and find a way around that expense.
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    Cactus breaks a cement block that's on Barbarian's back, then cracks a 2x4 over him. Barbarian then kicks a pumpkin that's supposed be Simmons. This was really good, but it does a much better job selling Simmons/Cactus than Simmons/Barbarian.
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    Highlights of Watts as Louisville QB and some in ring action.
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    Ron Wright talking about Tim Horner going after a cripple like himself. Wright is really great in this role. Horner then out attacking DWB, who does his best to make this feud with a jobber feel like a main program.
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    RNR promise finally delivering a picture of Mama Cornette. Then Dutch interviews Cornette, who says its illegal to show a picture of his mother, and that they'll be collecting the bounty on Brian Lee and taking RNR out as well. Pritchard was definitely underrated on the mic and more than held his own there. The payoff is a photo of a dog with glasses and curlers as Mama Cornette. Bodies & Cornette chase them off and want a match with the RNR, Armstrong says they can have it but it has to be a title match. Cornette says its fine and Bodies object a bit. This was basic, great booking. Then Cornette backstage. You know what you get when you cross a pig with a woman from Beckley? Nothing, there are some things even a pig won't do.
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    Vince narrating an over the top babyface video recap of Backlund, his career and family. Talks about giving up his construction business to return to the WWF.
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    Lord Al Hayes cuts us to an Ultimate Maniacs promo, where Warrior looks to be having a seizure. Then Flair, Razor & Perfect with a promo also promoting Survivor Series. Wasn't this airing after Warrior & DBS were axed, because that happened before the decision to put the belt on Hart? Razor was really great on the stick.
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    Hart promo after winning the title, apparently taped the same night. Thanks fans, family, Flair, talks extensively about his wrestling ability and training with his father. Definitely a change in tune from the top faces before that.
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    I did not dig this very much at all. This was pretty good when Hamada was in, and too much like an exhibition when he wasn't. The first fall had a hot finishing sequence, the second was predictable and predictably quick, while the third had a terribly anticlimactic finish. Too long for what they did even if the work wasn't bad, just not particularly captivating. **3/4
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    The crowd is super hot from the intros, with a completely different kind of electricicty when Jumbo tags in to face Misawa. I thought Taue was less prominent here than was typical for him this year. This feels subpar for a 1992 AJPW 6 man, which means its still superior to your run of the mill elsewhere, but falls far below expectations. Definitely the Kikuchi show as he sells a ton for Jumbo & Taue before hot tagging Misawa. Ogawa then gets to throw some offense on Misawa & Kobashi, who's out there with an incredibly awful looking bruise the back of his thigh. ***3/4
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    I thought this was great. We can only imagine what's going through Bret's head as he walks to the ring, but it has to be a hell of a feeling. Not much to add that hasn't been covered here, but as much as they may not have enjoyed working with each other I sure as hell liked the product. Flair didn't mail this one in at all, selling the hell out of his arm during Hart's early shine and continuing to do so after an early transition puts him on offense. If anything, it felt like he went out of his way to put Hart over strong throughout before going down for his finisher. The hope spots & comebacks were timed well to build heat towards the culmination and a massive pop. Best match of the year so far for both of them. ****1/4
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    Weddings!
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    I've been traveling for a week and had my ipod charger, but not the computer Its synced with , so I'm a couple episodes behind this and a couple other podcasts I frequent. Going to be a long catchup.
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    I'm with Brick on this one, black & blue Kobashi was great, but never felt like Kobashi.
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    Those wipers were amazing. Maybe its just me but one of the more memorable moments from this era, perhaps because because they always included it in recap videos.
  20. WingedEagle
    I was going to be unhelpful and say every Shield 6 man from TV, but Jimmy gave you more than a significant sampling. Along with Punk/Cena from the February Raw, those are probably my favorite WWE matches of the year -- PPV or TV, before Summerslam. From Japan: Nakamura vs. Sakuara - 1/4 Tanahashi vs. Okada - April Invasion PPV Shibata vs. Ishii - G1 Tanahashi vs. Ishii - G1
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    Mistcio & co. have an awesome entrance.
  22. WingedEagle
    That is the story of their whole feud so far. Sub-fifteen minute trios, with insane pacing and sick levels of violence Maybe its because I was trying to catch up on some other things at the same time, but that felt like it went by in a flash. Are they building to a hair match there as well?
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    The Rush/Casas trios was way too short. A shame they couldn't squeeze find those minutes elsewhere in the undercard.
  24. WingedEagle
    I think the fact that Vince didn't go over the top in the Austin feud - at least as far as what he was asking of his employee - is what made it so easy for people to relate to and loathe that type of character.
  25. WingedEagle
    If that's how things were done back then, it helps explain why a lot of people suck today.
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