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  1. WingedEagle
    Most matches involving Brody were below average. What's the point? Hansen was a great worker, not a miracle worker.
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    I watched Funk vs. Jumbo from '76 today. It was a great world title match and I can see why at the time it might have felt like an all time classic. But it didn't register with me as such a classic today in 2013. What am I missing?
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    Couldn't agree more on the feuds. I had the Baba matches ranked higher than many on the 80s AJ set as I thought they held up ridiculously well and were pretty amazing when you consider what else Baba was doing in the ring at the time. Then you look at the Funk match, the tag league matches, the Tenryu series, Puerto Rico with the highlights that Dylan recapped in that thread, '88 w/ Gordy vs. Tenryu & Kawada. And that's before we get to the 90s versus those stars. I do disagree about the promos though -- if you take those and many angles away from Flair his feuds and resume just aren't the same. Its not a strike against Hansen in the sense he didn't deliver in that respect, but the same opportunity just wasn't there. This stuff about the 70s is pure garbage though. The record for anyone there is beyond incomplete, and even so, comes off to me as fishing for an opportunity to throw stones. When you've got a pretty strong 15-20 year period to evaluate someone that should be a pretty fair body of work for purposes of this kind of discussion. Its the same reason I'm not interested in hearing why the '00s are a case against Flair. I also don't care what Willie Mays did with the Mets or what Jordan did with the Wizards (even if his performance in the ASG was classic and yet another reminder that he is the only true god on earth).
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    Haven't seen much of him in the 70s. I'd consider the 80s and 90s a sufficient body of work for such an evaluation.
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    Without looking at their runs, I think you could easily make the case that Hansen's highs in Japan are better than Flair's domestically, but Flair clearly gets the edge on volume. Where the cases falls apart for me is promos and angles. Obviously Hansen doesn't have the opportunity for that in Japan but building matches and feuds outside of ring work is too important for me to overlook.
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    Contract signing for a title unification match. Lawler delivers a great promo about previous world champions, saying that Gilbert doesn't just want to be like Lawler, but actually wants to be him. Gilbert snaps, straightens his tie and chokes Lawler. Awesome. Great point above though that Lawler's delivery heel really fit a heel more than a face -- he came across as a bullying older brother.
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    The Moondogs interfere in Embry's match, everyone eventually is out and Lee bumps well for Eddie Marlin and Jarrett. Highlights continue with tons of chairshots and blood. Then the dogs attack again, spike piledriving Jarrett before Embry is out to to clean house. As noted above, this feud has been one of the true highlights of the year.
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    Terrible. At least less talking this time, but more awful smiling.
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    Man do I hate you I'd love to be part of a crowd like this just once, as it was super hot right from the start. The first fall and early minutes here were amazing, and if they continued like that for three falls this might've been amazing. But they didn't. The early going saw Onita piledrive Boulder near the back of the arena, Santo and Casas doing what they do together, Santo delivering huge dives and all of it at a ridiculous pace. Final two falls had more nutty stuff that would be tough for any handheld to capture, but it just didn't hold up to the start. Still a really exciting match to watch. Santo's dive on Patterson and then rolling through with a plancha outside on Casas was just out of this world. ****
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    Onita and Goto trading headbutts and juice to start is never a bad thing. The highlight the rest of the way were the Santo/Casas exchanges, which to no one's surprise were great, especially a Santo dropkick from the turnbuckle to the floor. The finish was really awkward, as everyone except Onita, Goto and myself were aware it even occurred. Fun but nothing uniquely special or memorable. ***1/4
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    Great atmosphere and footage here of what feels like a hidden backyard show that just happens to have a legend main eventing. They trade the first two falls with Espanto dominating en route to victory in the second. Which means Santo will be on the verge of losing at the end before overcoming a strong challenge. Except that doesn't happen. Santo hits a super plancha before Espanto gets a bunch of great near falls that you'd think are his moral victory but then he actually scores the upset. Bonus points for the ring looking like garbage. ***3/4
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    Konnan would NOT be pleased.
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    This was pretty good, especially given the seemingly endless 2/3 falls main events on Saturday Night we've seen and that are still in the pipeline. Austin looked really good here, working a quick, rough pace early that felt natural whereas in the past you might see him thinking about what comes next. Good finishes for all the falls here and a surprise title change. Heyman's antics during the third fall as the intensity picked up were superb. ***
  15. WingedEagle
    Rude's been strong on the mic throughout this set. He says despite holding the IC Title he never got a world title shot because the WWF held him back, which comes across awesome. After bringing out Madusa, they go to the "Steamboat is not a family man" storyline which I can do without.
  16. WingedEagle
    Am I crazy or was Mr. Hughes pretty good? Had a great heel presence, and pulled off working in a tie and sunglasses pretty damn well. I've been impressed with him throughout the year. The finish didn't look so great. Perhaps this was good for a Nikita match but otherwise nothing so hot. **1/2
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    A few thoughts after attending Mania this weekend: I had an incredible time there with my friends and crossed off "attend Mania" from my bucket list. The crowd was unquestionably tepid for much of the show, but in the building there was still a great atmosphere with everyone jacked to be part of such a big show even if much of what we saw didn't set anyone's world on fire. That being said, I doubt I'd go to another Mania unless I had truly spectacular, i.e. the most expensive seats in the house. Much like football, stadium wrestling is just better in HD on a big screen. Punk/Taker was clearly the highlight. Between the streak, presentation and spots the crowd was amped for this throughout. Combine the comedown from that with the fact that absolutely no one wanted to see Triple H and it was clear pretty quickly that match was going to die. At least in my area, there were a ton of audible groans when Trips locked him in the Kimura. Finishing stretch in the main event was exciting and felt big in the house. I don't care what anyone says, I enjoyed the hell out of it.
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  20. WingedEagle
    Didn't order ROH as the product has done nothing to interest me for a while and this new Scum angle isn't exactly setting my world on fire. That said, sounded like Lethal/Elgin was good and I'm definitely interested in the Briscoe title win. Did not see that happening at all and am curious where they're going with it.
  21. WingedEagle
    Interesting, for me his mic work has completely outshined his stuff in the ring. He's no slouch there but also doesn't stand out to me as anything especially memorable.
  22. WingedEagle
    More Embry gold on the mic!
  23. WingedEagle
    Man I had *completely* forgotten about those cards with the black border and gold stars, but can absolutely picture them now. Probably in a box at my parent's apt with all my other sports cards.
  24. WingedEagle
    Since you've watched all the yearbooks, where would you (and anyone else that's seen him) rank Embry on the mic all time? I've been blown away by what I've seen thus far. Maybe he doesn't have the range some others do, but I don't recall hearing much about him as a classic promo and that's my impression thus far.
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    Nice, definitely one I should check out again. Strikes me as one of those matches that wasn't so incredible the first time around so you sort of trash it in your mind, then go back and see these two beasts throwing some bombs and it beyond exceeds your expectations.
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