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    Rude with his usual pre-match schtick that seems to go over well, though he was apparently compelled to include a a pretty derogatory term that hopefully the live crowd didn't pick up on. We get both national anthems to set the stage for the tourney's climax. Rude went out of his way to bump really well for Chono throughout the match to put him over as strongly as possible. Loved him taking Flair's face first bump after eating a ton of offense. Things slow down a bit which was probably necessary given how long they were going. I actually thought Rude could've sold quite a bit more here, as Chono spent a lot of time on his knee and arm, and Rude was right back with a jumping piledriver and top rope dropkick showing no ill effects. The crowd really got into things after they traded superplexes, before kicked out of a sleeper like Austin/Hart for a near fall. After Rude used the top rope kneedrop as a finisher throughout the tourney, Chono kickd out to a massive pop. By the time we get to the STF spot that followed, it even looks like Watts & Dusty are marking out. Great finish and post-match celebration as well. No question this was a great match but it didn't rise to MOTYC level for me, even for Rude, as I preferred the Steamboat Iron Man match. ****
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    After a brief Scott/Muto exchange to start, the Steiners clear the ring with power moves and you can tell right away just how hot their act is. The natives then pull the same move and mock the Steiner's barking & crawling in a great spot. I thought this was a really great performance by Muto, as he had his working boots on but also didn't hesitate to throw in a lot of the Muta showmanship responsible for that great character. Strong finishing stretch that put the Steiners over big after Muto really held his own for a while. ***3/4
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    Between these and the Samurai matches, Liger's record of quality on the year holds up against just about anyone. Can't ask for much more out of an extended sprint between these two, with awesome power moves a cut above juniors anywhere else in the world. Benoit really looked like as much of a monster / powerhouse in the division as was possible here. Awesome finishing stretch with reversals on big moves including a tombstone and near falls before the awesome power bomb off the top for the finish. ****1/4
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    Really focused arm work by Charles in the first fall which Atlantis sells well and sets up the marathon armbar in the third. I enjoyed the the quick second fall even if I just can't buy a stretch as a finisher. They did a really spectacular job working the arm in the third, with Atlantis making his way around the ring seeking a rope break for nearly 5 minutes. Its tough to argue with Atlantis working underneath for almost all of the first and last falls before the finish, but I didn't mind it because of how strongly and consistently he kept selling the arm into and after the finish. Really great. **** This started off what at least for me has been by far the blow away disc of the set. Six ****+ matches by my count with one falling just short, and not one of them stateside. Such a comp would make quite the international intro, and that's before you explain it all took place over 9 days.
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    Really sad news, especially leaving behind such a large family. Best wishes to all of his loved ones.
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    We get a pretty quick start with counters and strikes before things slow down. Muto delivers a dragon screw here before it was the hot move. Pretty clear early on we're not getting a repeat of the '91 Final but this isn't a stinker either. Muto works extensively on Chono's neck with a couple suplexes. We get a neat sequence where they trade Yakuza kicks and dropkicks before Chono wins with his second STF. ***1/4
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    I actually liked this a whole lot less than the Hashimoto match. This felt like a resthold display with some work on Rude's back and Sasaki's neck mixed in. It also felt unnecessarily long. I like Rude's use of the top rope kneedrop as a finisher in Japan but don't recall him ever using it as a big move in the states. **1/2
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    Rude sells well for Hashimoto's kicks. I loved Rude selling his back while doing his dance. Man Hash's kicks were really something else. Nice to see their breakout moment on this yearbook. I agree that Rude looked out of place here, but I didn't think it was bad. He didn't tone down his heel schtick at all and it felt different and fun, with Madua's interference getting pretty solid heat. Hash eats a big DDT and gives Rude a pretty soft one. Rude with a great looking DDT off the top and top rope kneedrop for the finish. ***
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    Ventura builds up Jake, who talks about his father telling him to say his prayers and eat his vitamins, and then Jake spit on that. Hell. Of. A. Promo. If you put this on a Clash or PPV instead of a Saturday night it should've been huge. I still wish we got his debut attack on Sting. Such a shame his run was short because he came in on fire.
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    We get clips of the drawing for Vader's challenger due to Jake attacking Sting earlier (which unfortunately didn't make the set). We then join Simmons vs. Vader in progress, with Simmons overpowering the champion. Everything we get here is great. The crowd is on fire. Simmons' offense on the bigger man with a lariat, backdrop suplex and spinebuster make him look like some kind of superhero and not at all out of his league. Jim Ross also contributed with one of his classic calls here. Simmons kicks out of the Vader splash, flips out of a power bomb and hits a great looking powerslam to take the title to a *huge* pop. *** for the match, but a full 5 for how this was laid out as far as establishing a new world champion in a matter of minutes. Basically a perfectly executed money in the bank type situation about 15 years earlier. Now why is the Barbarian the best you can come up with for your hot new babyface champion all fall? Rude? Vader? Jake? Something?
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    Cornette delivers a great promo before the match about women giving up their husbands & children for a night with the Bodies, Lane's busted eardrum & Armstrong. Cornette is ejected from the building which likely spells his return for the finish. Everyone blades, Cornette predictably returns but Armstrong cuts short his attempt to interfere with the racket and the Fantastics roll up Pritchard for the title change. Along with his pre-match promo, Cornette's post-match tantrum is the highlight here. This probably reads better than it was as the match felt unnecessarily long and didn't live up to any of the clips setting it up. SMW featured better storytelling both going into and coming out of Fire on the Mountain than it'd shown throughout the year so I'm really looking forward to seeing if it can get on a roll. **3/4
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    Great clips of how the feud developed and built to barbed wire cage match. Starts with the Bodies winning the tag titles, then an backstage brawl with chairs & boards, which spills out to the parking lot before Bodies drive off & the Fantastics break the rear windshield. Clips of another match & brawl around the arena after. Finally clips of a street fight where Bodies tie Bobby Fulton to the post. Tough for the match to follow this video.
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    Wright distracts the ref while Lee has DWB covered, allowing someone to interfere and DWB to win the title. We are very fortunate this was clipped.
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    RNR are super over. The production quality makes this look more dated than anything on the Memphis 80s set. We get your standard Morton face in peril segment early including a blade job off a post shot. Like Loss said, I would've liked the double dropkick serve as the finish here but what we go better set the stage for the post-match attack. That of course came with another Fuller promo, so in the end we win anyways. ***1/4
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    This is the $5K Challenge, and they do a good job explaining the rules. The Bodies make good use of the ability to tag someone other than your own partner. The Fantastics are out first thanks to a loaded boot that the announcers completely miss, but then Fulton knocks the Bodies out with Cornette's racket to build for the big show. Awesome visual of Golden ripping at Davis's eyes and cuts. Studd Stable do a great job working over Davis and then Dynamite. Gibson is out to save the faces, who lose via DQ and the Studds win $5K. Both tag feuds are furthered here and it was a solid TV match. ***1/4
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    Questioning Bob Armstrong about Brian Lee in the title match. I definitely enjoy Dutch in his role, but Armstrong is not a compelling character.
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    Dave Brown sets up Tommy Rich as an opponent for Doug Gilbert. Then Dundee comes out as Eddie's opponent to a huge studio pop. Awesome Tommy Rich music video that looks like it was taken directly from the DVDVR Memphis 80s set.
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    Lawler & Jarrett are out with an old clip celebrating Dave Brown being there for 25 years. Then clips of them vs. the Moondogs with Fifi's hair on the line. Lawler wins and they shave her head. That payoff was delivered really quickly.
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    Warrior gives a senseless promo and Flair comes out to say Savage was negotiating for Perfect to manage him vs. Warrior, but there's still time to bid on Perfect's services. Followed by a silly promo from Helen with Stu sitting there about a house divided. Awkward.
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    Fernandez destroys Villalobos' car after a win. Nothing special.
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    Fire and pyro here do not look like any kind of joke. Everybody ducks for the explosions -- perhaps they should've had this a bit more under control. But I guess that would defeat the purpose. Matsunaga bumps to the outside through the fire & pyro and this looks purely diabolical. Pogo Pogo and Quinones (?) split afterwards. Hope the crowd can't understand Quinones because he is not saying nice things. Pogo turns on him w/ cane. No way to possibly rate this as a match, but its something to see for what was going on in various parts of the world.
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    Another promo setting up the barbed wire cage and promising blood.
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    Cornette & the Bodies setting up a barbed wire cage match vs. Fantastics w/ Bob Armstrong as ref. All the heat seems to be on the fantastics. Cornette rips up a tomato on barbed wire in a really effective spot.
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    Studd Stable out for a promo on the RNR Express. Robert Fuller is awesome on the mic.
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