dawho5
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Iceman having the fan support he did was counterproductive. Jarrett does what he can with it, but this was poorly thought out. -
Tatum with a new way of looking at the whole situation. Dundee can never get past being so short can he? Especially with how tall Tatum is. Dundee gets fired up, but can't quite compare with Tatum's promo.
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Craig really needs to go. Jeannie is so great at being a total bitch, but she could use some gloating over helping to injure Toni. Austin is a monster in this promo, really showing what he could (and did) become.
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Gaylord going along with the chant was hilarious. I really like how all of the segments of this show connect.
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Looked like a half-assed execution of a karate form. But for wrestling it will work. Don't know that I would condemn Vince for this. It would show a shocking grasp of contemporary pop culture for Vince. He always seems stuck at least 5 to 10 years behind.
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Dundee and Lawler together again. Everything is right in Memphis, TN. Eddie Gilbert is pretty amazing in this also.
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This is another in the great tradition of Memphis studio interactions. Some of my favorite things about American pro wrestling happen in this studio. Gilbert refusing to help was incredible.
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Lawler calmly returning with the bat is so amazing. Such a great way to end the segment.
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The crowd totally makes this worthwhile. Their anger is palpable a few minutes in and they just continue to pelt the ring with garbage the rest of the way. Zeus has the worst looking strikes of any wrestler ever.
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Kawada still seems like he's trying to break the juniors mold here. He's got more heavyweight things he can do, but ends up going back to his juniors highspots against Jumbo down the stretch because they are what he has left to do. It ends up costing him the match, which may or may not be good booking. More likely it's just Kawada didn't have what he needed yet to carry off a finishing sequence without going back to where he had been. Misawa is still half Tiger Mask. He's got some of the signature Misawa traits, but he also seems like he's trying to figure out how to go about distinguishing himself from the mask. I liked the later part of the match where he goes wholesale into using elbows to stop Jumbo's comebacks. You can see he's finding something there. Jumbo is great, letting Misawa and Kawada have enough to look good, but giving back in spades when it's his time. Yatsu is just....there. He doesn't seem to want to let Kawada do much at all besides hit him a few times. Kawada seems like he gets a little pissed off about it.
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Post-match blows away the actual match. The chinlock killed pretty much everything early and the women didn't get near enough time to make the premise work.
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That kick to the back of Tessa's head was extremely well-executed. And highly uncomfortable. Tatum continues to be the biggest douche of 1990, which is quite the accomplishment. Oh yeah, I even said verbally (despite being the only one in the room) "there is no need for a ref bump, let alone two."
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Owen screwed up big time setting Mutoh down for the moonsault. Then Mutoh didn't have enough time to move before he had to stop. Brilliant. Either way, some nice suplexes by Owen to go along with a meandering match.
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I'm pretty sure Valentine was wearing sunglasses so he could hide the fact that he was almost in tears. Jimmy seemed to be getting into it though.
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I second getting rid of Craig. That guy irritated me from the instant he replaced Marc Lowrance. Great promo by both Austin and Jeannie.
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Pringle does well, but it's jarring after him being the PBP guy last week. I know the promotion was on a budget, but really? You couldn't hire a guy to announce for one week? Bring somebody from Memphis side?
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Was wondering why Orndorff didn't get to talk. Nobody gets ripped off this time, dammit!
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Jim Herd knows a lot about wrestling and how to make money putting it on TV. Or so somebody thought.
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DWB is such a great promo. I love his intensity and aggrression even when it comes to body language.
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Dawna is a lot of fun as an interviewer for all the wrong reasons. She's uncomfortable and almost seems lost half the time. But she's a blast to watch.
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Better match than hoped and Lawler is clearly a face now. I'm guessing at least 75% of Memphis is relieved.
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That Heenan promo was a tad too homoerotic. Perfect could cut a damn good promo in his way. He didn't have much flash, but he got across the right idea for the character.
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Ole needs to go as the Horsemen manager. He's not adding anything at all, and there are times he takes things away.
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Toni outshines Chris on the mic no matter how hard he tries to get fired up. I liked his threat aimed at the Austin fan though.
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Great matches for how short they are. Could have done with much more.