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  1. drew wardlaw
    The stipulation is kind of wonky and probably could have been put over better if it was just worked into the match naturally, like Rogers knows he's a slow starter so he has to really stooge and prevent being pinned that way. Despite that though, I really liked this one, and it might be my favorite of their feud? I don't think I've seen the guardrail fall over like that before, that looked pretty rough. More hard hitting fast action, I can't complain.
  2. drew wardlaw
    Cornette seems fired up, and I'm into this stuff. I don't think he was with USWA for very long? Interested to see what's to come from him.
  3. drew wardlaw
    One of the best things about Funk is his unpredictability. There's just no way of knowing what he's going to do next, and he creates a sense of chaos maybe better than anyone. The piledriver stuff was a shame, but I don't know, it kind of added to the match for me. Like Funk will just do whatever he wants and no one can stop him. Scotty the Body showing up was unexpected.
  4. drew wardlaw
    In 1990 there were some glimpses of Toyota working like this but this seems like a more fleshed out version. Really great.
  5. drew wardlaw
    Is this the best Jeff Jarrett match of all time? This is great. I wish there was more stuff like this out of Texas. Or maybe there is for 1991? I'm hoping Jarrett stays around Texas and is a big deal in Texas. This really solid.
  6. drew wardlaw
    This felt really long. This also felt like a match that falls into what people describe as the typical joshi style, with lots of energy and action, but too much stuff going on and he women not letting things breathe. That's how this felt to me. The handheld made it even more difficult to get through. Not a fan of this one.
  7. drew wardlaw
    For better or for worse, I always watch Hansen matches with the mindset of Hansen making his opponents work hard for him to sell, which I've said in here a bunch. Here's another good example, where Kobashi really had to work over the arm and stay on Hansen to get anything done. And it works too, as Kobadhi is able to hang tough until the end.
  8. drew wardlaw
    I don't know if they put the ripped up mat on just for this match or what, but it really added something for me. Really raw feeling. Honestly, this one was kind of boring until the chair dive spot, but the kind of dark spectacle with great visuals throughoutt. I really liked the finish. I liked the rushed confusing feeling of it, coming too soon when it seemed like something was being built too. Added to the match for me.
  9. drew wardlaw
    I really liked the fast opening, a couple big moves and a pin. Really surprising that hokuto controlled the early matwork, which was very cool and unexpected. its kind of a David vs Goliath thing, like Hokuto having to hit all these big moves and four consecutive missile dropkicks, but she's working from on top when she does it. I actually thought the blatant interference, while stupid, was handled well to avoid a kickout on a second rope bowerbomb. Also, Bull is wearing the same AWESOME Napalm Death shirt she was wearing in late 1990, which pleases me. Napalm were huge in Japan at this time.
  10. drew wardlaw
    Haha YES. I love this match and yeah Arn carried my precious Z Man here, but I thought Zenk showed some good aggression working on Arn's arm on the ground. But he's totally overshadowed by Arn, classic leg injury fake out, ruthless offense, the whole deal. Love Zenk's perpetuat 1000 yard stare.
  11. drew wardlaw
    Ahhh I was hoping for a full JW Storm match on here. I was focused on that, then all of a sudden Vader is out clearing house for Morton and Rich. Strange sight to see.
  12. drew wardlaw
    I can't really add anything else here, this was gritty and raw and emotional and really great. Pretty exhausting to watch actually. Man, El Dandy.... The hair cutting part was straight up hard to watch, with the sweat and blood and matted hair all being mixed together and cut by another person. Really nasty stuff.
  13. drew wardlaw
    This is the best Rip Rogers match so far. Pillman really goes toe to toe with Rogers and they work especially stiff. Really raging tv match, and a feud with Rogers being the kind of bizarro Pillman might've been cool.
  14. drew wardlaw
    I really liked this. Dustin is already good at firing up, and the stipulation really worked well I thought. Big win for Dustin too.
  15. drew wardlaw
    The "random" people attacking Sting under the command of the Black Scorpion feels like a really budget horror trick, and is super lame. The match though, is pretty good, and I would've really liked to see this in a big spot. Sting wasn't very good at being the dominate champion, and didn't look especially motivated here, but I bet he would've worked hard and with Bibby Eaton being such a pro and bumping all over the place, this could have been an important won for Sting.
  16. drew wardlaw
    Not sure where I stand on this match compared to the August match. Either way, Liger has had a strong year, and NJPW has had a solid year. Outside of the Liger/Sano match, I'm not remembering too much more super high end stuff, but I like the idea of a promotion just being steady.
  17. drew wardlaw
    Love the simplicity in this match. Very solid, not a real standout match, but I'm always going to enjoy a strong Hashimoto match.
  18. drew wardlaw
    Rip Rogers is probably my all star for the last couple months of 1990. All of his matches are hard hitting and fast paced, and man, he could have been a great guy to put in a legitimate position heading into 1991. Really curious what happened to him and why he was relegated to tv.
  19. drew wardlaw
    Cool match to see in a tv episode. It felt like it was kind of front loaded to do the similar poses and stuff, then lost some momentum towards the end. Still a solid match, and I can't complain about seeing the battle of the nature boys in its full form.
  20. drew wardlaw
    I really appreciate Teddy Long's commitment to the gimmick. He seems to always go for it and sell the character. Love Teddy.
  21. drew wardlaw
    This was good! It felt like a real novelty having a full, legitimate match. Really heated and I enjoyed seeing Gilbert in particular work a longer match. Really good character work.
  22. drew wardlaw
    I get all the Brians mixed up, and this was apparently Brian Clarke who I can't remember what he went on to do. Was he Wrath or one of the DOA? Or neither? Anyway, bad match, not the worst I've seen, and maybe not the worst I've seen this year. Someone above mentioned Zeus vs Abdullah, I'd call that worse. There was also some really long match, maybe like a draw or something, that I'm totally blanking on but remember being just absolutely punishing.
  23. drew wardlaw
    Really disappointing finish to a really enjoyable series and I thought this match was very energetic and conveyed the buildup and anger well. So this was Tony Schiavone on commentary? I was wondering the whole time, it felt like his inflection but it sounded off.
  24. drew wardlaw
    Tough match to follow. Lots of back and forth, but not especially heated. I continue to enjoy Spivey's work though, I think he's been pretty good. When he was in the outside, and faked out Doc a couple times before pulling him out and really gong to town on him, I thought it looked good. Then later in was in some leg hold thing with one of the two (?) and I like his kicks to the back, I think of Gordy?
  25. drew wardlaw
    Man, the unknown thugs attacking Sting is not effective, and neither is the Black Scorpion audio. Just very poor and there's no payoff to any of these segments.
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