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    1997 Hype

    WingedEagle replied to Loss's topic in Pro Wrestling

    To chime in on a few of the matches being debated: -- I'd opt for the finish of Hart/Taker at Summerslam as the angle is key and the match is probably way too long given the constraints on the set. -- Unless upon rewatch the announcing is an all time type of deal, I'm not sure the Hogan/Rodman tag needs to be included beyond the entrance or finish. -- I remember watching War Games live on PPV and subsequently on tape and beyond the Henning turn it was probably the worst up to that point.
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    I had completely forgotten about Vader's steaming headgear. Vader with big forearms to start. Vader with great bumping and selling for Sting's comebacks, taking a back suplex & lariat over the top. At least for me, Vader was the perfect opponent for Sting more than the other way around. He managed to look like a monster even while selling Sting's offense. Loved the clean finish with Sting blading himself after missing the splash in the corner and eating Vader's power bomb. Strange to think such a dominating and clean win for a monster heel was just geared for a transition, but I guess that's Watts. ****1/4
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    Austin is noticeably more aggressive and wrestling with a purpose here as compared with earlier in the year. As good as he looked, Dustin's work here also stood out and its a shame he never got a true main event run. Dustin reverses a tombstone on Rude (used pretty liberally already on this card) and Austin breaks up near fall. Kudos to Rude for trying a top rope dropkick even if it didn't look amazing. Rhodes gets the pin with top rope lariat to Austin. ***1/4
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    Watts gives an interview explaining that the top rope rule doesn't apply in NWA title matches. Nerd city but cool to see tag titles portrayed as a big deal. Liger/Pillman feel like a legit dream team of the era. They use their speed to work over Nikita with quick tags as he surprisingly serves as a good base for them, and this somehow almost feels like a NJ juniors tag -- no small feat given who's involved. Liger moonsaults Steamboat for near fall early on that gets crowd going and follows with a tombstone for another near fall. Steamboat counters headlock with back suplex and hot tag to Nikita, who doesn't sell the arm. Loved Pillman countering Steamboat's attempt to tag out of a headlock with a back suplex. Ross also had a great call on the move. Really fun match that could've gone a number of different ways. ***3/4
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    Lord Al Hayes intros a musical tribute to Savage, showing clips of him dropping the elbow in big matches, as well as appearances with Regis & Kelly, Robin Leach and more. Really great video.
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    Lot of matwork and battling for control early. Suplexes in these shoot style bouts always feel so huge because of the struggle for them. Hot finishing stretch with big moves & suplexes before the Americans finish things. ***1/2
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    After the intros we skip ahead to Kikuchi getting worked over before a hot tag to Kobashi, who proceeds to sell his knee as they're both up to selling and playing a great FIP here. Kobashi hits a moonsault but can't move on his bum knee. Pretty basic FIP formula throughout that was very well executed. Fuchi is such a great heel. In empty arenas I might just prefer this to the Furnas/Kroffat tag but tough to go that far when you factor in the crowds. ****
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    Garvin delivers a promo with his strong Montreal accent, coming in to help Lee vs. DWB & Orndorff. Old time clips of Garvin vs. Andre and others look awesome, if ancient, and along with Garvin saying he's 41 may paint him as a bit over the hill.
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    Promo setting up another match with Christopher, though I could've sworn he lost a loser leaves town match? Definitely a good fit on the mic in the territories.
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    Highlights from match at MSC vs. Moondogs. Everybody bleeds again and there are tons of weapons. Looks awesome. After a spike piledriver on Cujo, Richard Lee throws power at Jarrett so Lee keeps his hair. Lawler delivers a promo bringing Fargo back as their partner in a 6 man tag.
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    We start with clips of the MSC match, with near falls before Gilbert uses a chain and interference for the pin. Would've been nice to have this in full, but can say that about most every big match at the Coliseum. We then go to a studio match, where the psychology seemed a bit off with Morton working on top much of the way. Gilbert asks for 5 more minutes after the time limit and Morton proceeds to quickly wrap him in a small package, though Gilbert keeps title b/c of a contract technicality. They handled that pretty well. Eddie Marlin gives Morton a return match and lets him pick the stip -- Morton picks his dad Paul Morton as ref, and Gilbert flips out. Fun stuff. **1/4
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    Razor is eating good food, pissed at people talking about him. He takes offense at being given the bill, throwing food all over the place and tossing his toothpick at camera.
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    I liked this a lot, especially as a contrast to some of the gogo AJW matches. Lots of stiffness here -- elbows, kicks, with Kansai playing the role of monster pretty damn well. She's a pretty mobile monster though, wiping herself out on a tope. Oz back to working the arm with Kansai doing a *fantastic* job selling. She counters it with a neat toss to finally break the hold, which didn't feel at all like a slow rest spot. DK catches Oz in a dive and hits a piledriver on floor to surprisingly little reaction. Lots of good countering which is presumably part of a backstory I'm not familiar with. Kansai goes for splash mountain, and Oz counters into roll up for what feels like a pretty big upset. ***3/4
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    Promoting non-title match with Arn at the Omni, then turns his attention to Vader at the Bash.
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    Announces they're eliminating US tag titles at the end of the month and looking to unify World tag team titles. Slater and Barbarian want a shot at US titles and Freebirds.
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    Austin interview, Windham challenges him and faces are out to counter Heyman. No ref which is odd, and they of course hype a rematch at the Omni the next night. Because that's what a national audience cares about. Strong smack by Windham for crowd pop. They go for falls even with no ref. Eventually Rhodes counts a fall for Windham.
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    Clips of Cactus attacking Steamboat at Beach Blast. Cactus says random acts of violence don't do it for him, he only goes after the best.
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    Landell with an energetic promo against Horner, who chases him out of the ring with a belt. Landell regroups under a basketball rim. Underwhelming because of Horner.
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    Gilbert out talking about his matches since returning and all the fans he's sick of. He then hypes Ricky Morton as his new opponent and how he's similar to Gilbert, which is why he respects him. Morton out supporting the fans, and Gilbert tells him he forgot his roots and they have a hot, quick exchange in the ring before Gilbert runs. Both were pretty good on the mic here.
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    Lawler & Jarrett follow with a promo hyping the hair stipulation as a huge deal and Lee's most embarrassing moment.
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    Dogs out with chair and golf club to start. One of the dogs bite Lawler and he's bleeding. We've got Billy Joe Travis passing Lawler & Jarrett weapons. This was fun while it lasted but way too quick. Afterwards Lee demands Eddie Marlin get him a rematch and his money back. Lawler says they'll put titles on the line at MSC next week against Lee's hair. **3/4
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    Clips of Lawler/Jarrett winning tag titles with Fargo as ref. Dogs attack Fargo afterwards (being pretty careful with him) which leads to more brawling. Lawler says Lee will put up $5K for tv rematch. This was good, but its a shame how quickly this lost steam over the year without much of a big payoff.
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    Razor in a colorful outfit at a fruit stand. You take whatever you want, and he takes fruit. The man was into his character.
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    Clips of Nailz attacking Bossman, who talks to Okerlund by phone. BBM mentions he said on the WWF Network he'd be back sooner than Nailz thinks. This angle was great but Kevin Kelly wasn't the guy to give you much of a payoff in the ring.
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    This was pretty disappointing, and the Can-Ams felt out of place in this style. I liked the masks though. **1/2
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