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    Both suited-up, Flair and Solie are convincing in sounding honored to be getting a PWI award. Scott Steiner, dressed in his ring gear, says he will cherish the award for the rest of his life and he looks like he can't wait to get this segment over. I doubt he even still has his award. Has Apter ever looked young?
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    Lawler has been absolutely golden so far in this set and we haven't even seen him wrestle yet. His shtick with the old school mobile phone reminded me of Andy Kaufman riling up his audiences. That steroid line caught me off guard.
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    Decent enough squash match. Cactus puts away Scott with a clothesline of the apron and then delivers his famous elbow drop off the ring after the bell. The Jim Ross line about losing ears was rather foreshadowing.
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    What a way to start the yearbook. Awful stuff, I loved every second of it. I noticed Owen Hart, Giant Haystacks and Vader in this and I had a hard time telling what promotion this was from.
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    The Head Bangers were so ridiculously over here. Miguel Perez might be one of the hairiest wrestlers I've ever seen, it's like he's wearing a sweater. He hits a neat seaton/standing moonsault combination onto one of the Head Bangers and nobody pops what so ever. The Los Boricuas work an extended control segment on Thrasher, it's nothing fancy but the crowd being so behind The Head Bangers creates a lot of atmosphere and drama. Mosh finally gets the tag and it's not too long before he picks up the win, with the crowd reaching Bulldog/Bret Summerslam '92 levels of excitement. I wish I was joking. ★★¾
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    What a train wreck this was. Tiger Ali Singh debuts with his father in his corner and no-one cares. He picks up the win after a top rope bulldog on proto-Al Snow. An utter waste of 5 minutes. Not even Sunny could save this one. Come to think of it, this is probably the least I've enjoyed a wrestling match. Nothing memorable nor historical, nothing 'so bad, it's good', just utterly dull and lifeless wrestling. DUD
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    Simple stuff done rather well. Both guys throw a decent punch and the crowd is hot throughout. Hunter looks like a million bucks in how he carries himself. Chyna keeps interfering and eventually costs Dude the match. This doesn't particularly stand out from their other 1997 PPV matches, but this is still enjoyable. You can't think to wonder how this could of been leagues better if Foley was working as Cactus Jack or Mankind or if this was a stipulation match of sorts, it's just missing that ruthlessness that could of made this a great match. ★★¾
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    Okada is really started to hold his own when he's grappling with Tanahashi and he looks smug as hell about it. Both guys work their respective formulas on each other, Tana going for the legs with Dragon Screws and Okada softening Tana's neck with cravate holds and his gorgeous yet devastating dropkicks. I love when the guys tee off with forearms, especially when Tanahashi's on the defensive. They play back to this moment during the very last moments of the finishing stretch with Tanahashi collapsing and this sells the exhaustion of both men exceptionally well. Speaking of the finishing stretch, it's utterly brilliant. The momentum swings feel organic and natural, Okada cuts him off with big move that focuses on the neck and Tana regains control by hitting a dragon screw or basement dropkick. Okada finally is put away with the High Fly Flow much to the fan's approval. This is the first match between these two that felt like an epic. The atmosphere and emotion is off the charts and it's becoming crystal clear at this point that these guys have something very special. ★★★★½
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    No idea. Got this from a torrent pack on XWT. The match is on Youtube though.
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    This is already 5 years old? Christ, time flies. Okada is a long way away from the Rainmaker that we all know and love today, he's still green and doesn't carry himself like a star, but there's buckets of potential with him. Tanahashi is the vet who dominates all the opening matwork and Okada only gaining control by capitalizing on Tanahashi's mistakes. Okada's selling of his leg was good, even if his facials weren't his best. The dynamic and booking between these two is superb. Okada throws everything at Tana after hitting the Tombstone on the outside. He busts of a Heavy Rain and DDT in a quick succession before finally picking up the win the Rainmaker. This didn't look like a fluke win yet it didn't feel completely decisive. Okada might got the better of Tana this night, but he's still not quite his equal, leaving the door wide open for a rematch. ★★★¾
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    This is Okada's last match before being sent off to TNA. He is still a young lion, still dressed in plain black trunks and coming down to the ring to awful theme music. They start of with some slowish matwork, which Tana gets the better off. Tanahashi is in control for the majority of the match as one can expect, but Okada manages to sneak in a few big moves in. He shows a lot of fire and potential in these brief comebacks. One spot I love is Okada doing Tanahashi's somersault senton spot, not something you would expect a young lion to do. Tanahashi finally puts Okada away with the High Fly Flow. Looking at the rest of this card, this show looked to be televised house show which allowed Tanahashi to show a lot of arse for Okada. Okada does manage to get a few nearfalls on the Ace. Not a classic by any means, but very interesting to see. Just two years later, Okada would be one of the hottest things in pro wrestling. ★★★¼
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    Ah man, I'm a big fan of Takayama. Hope he's able to make a complete recovery.
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    Misawa and Kobashi had some cracking theme songs. Had them on my mp3 player when I first got into puroresu, it just gets me pumped up.
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    Roddy & Danielson spend the first ten minutes of this murdering the Bucks and it's a treat to behold. I think I would nearly enjoy this as much I did even if it was just a straight-up squash. Danielson is so ruthless and cold in particular. The Bucks struggle to garner sympathy as they are super unlikable, but luckily Strong & Danielson's brutal beat down swings the crowd in their favor. The Buck eventually get a hot tag to the fresher partner and they manage to get some offense in, although it's not long before Danielson has Nick Jackson back in his grasp, attempting to put him away with some nasty stomps and a triangle choke. The Bucks dish out some desperation Superkicks and successfully pick up the win with a More Bang For Your Buck. This reminds me a lot of the Bucks vs Joey Ryan and Candice LeRae match from years later, except The Bucks are in the LeRae/Ryan roles and Danielson and Strong bring the pain by straight-up punishing them with stiff strikes and suplexes as apposed to gimmicky weapon spots. ★★★★¼
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    This starts off with both guys feeling each other out with some technically sound yet rather dry grappling. PAC is the main offender here, he's a far cry from becoming the King Of The Cruiserweights that we all love today. Luckily, he more than makes up for this with his insane athleticism. The match's finishing stretch is very back and forth and a lot of the spots still hold up today as impressive. It's cool to see how a 2006 crowd reacted to a top rope reverse frankensteiner, something that we have become desensitizes to nowadays. A great showcase of what to expect from a PWG match. ★★★★
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    I thought I liked Sami Callihan until I watched a sixty minute match of his. His flaws were exposed here. Spitting and swearing a lot doesn't make you a good worker. I don't want to sound too negative on this. Cole excelled at being the asshole heel, and the drama of Sami trying to get one more win so the match would go into overtime was very compelling. The commentary is great as always and the playful nature of it helped me digest the long match much easier than if they called it seriously. Some good-great stuff here, but there's so much filler and the match does drag on, I doubt I'll rewatch this any time soon. ★★★
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    ZSJ shows that size is no biggie to him as he takes down Chris Hero using his injured finger against him. The finger work here is so good, utterly wince-inducing. Hero eventually dishes up some nasty strikes and one point he takes his bloodied-up finger and starts dripping blood over Zack in a nasty visual. Then it's up for Sabre to find a way out of this one alive. Phenomenal. ★★★★½
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    This holds up surprisingly well. I first saw this not too long after I discovered indy/puro wrestling and I thought it was one the best matches I'd ever seen. Steen plays the dickhead heel role to a tee and Generico garners a great amount of sympathy by taking some truly brutal ladder spots. The post match antics really elevate this. The reaction Super Dragon gets when the lights go back on is insane. ★★★★½
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    Inter gender wrestling, gummy bears and a sneaker covered in thumbtacks, this is the kind of match that I imagine would give Jim Cornette a stroke. It's oh so very stupid, yet so enthralling enjoyable. Despite some of the dumb moments, it feels like a huge deal when Candice LeRae and Joey Ryan pick up the win. The visual of a bloodied-up Candice celebrating is something that won't leave my mind for a long time. This isn't Flair vs Steamboat, it's a very different kind of brilliant. ★★★★½
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    The opening matwork is the kind I like. It didn't look like synchronized swimming. It keep my attention and I was intrigued to see what hold would follow in the transitions. The story of Hero wanting to concuss Danielson led to a generous serving of stiff elbows, and boy were they stiff. He controlled Danielson by laying him out with a nasty elbow whenever he tried to fight back. This really put the crowd behind Danielson and sent a nice amount of heat in Hero's direction. They did end up a tad overused, making them feel not as dangerous as they were during the earlier portions of the match. Still Danielson being the fantastic babyface that he is, this didn't matter too much in the grand scheme of things. Best PWG match ever? I could see that. ★★★★¾
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    El Generico comes down in street clothes and we find out that he is no condition to compete because of his shoulder injury. The PWG Champion Bryan Danielson storms down to the ring and tells Generico if he doesn't wrestle tonight, he'll never get a title shot. 'Serious Wrestler' Heel Danielson was so good, gutted we never got to see it in the WWE. Anyway, match starts and Bryan works on Generico's arm and shoulder and it's brutal. Think Zack Sabre Jr. style stretching and times it by ten. Generico gets a few hope spots in after he nails a handful of Helluva kicks, but Danielson eventually puts him away with Cattle Mutilation. This was very enjoyable. It reminded me of an old school Mid South TV angle. Only thing that holds it back is that it's too back and forth for what it was hopin to achieve, but it's PWG, so it's to be expected. ★★★¼
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    Vince and Austin start off and things are going pretty decent until Vince lures Austin into an ambush taking them both out for the majority of the match. We then get treated to an empty ring which quickly fills up with the likes of Droz, Dan Severn, Tiger Ali Singh, Gillberg and Kurrgan. The next vaguely interesting thing to happen is Mabel coming in at number 11, who clears house before being kidnapped by the Ministry Of Darkness. You know a match is bad when you use the words 'Mabel' and 'Ministry Of Darkness' in the same sentence with 'vaguely interesting'. Austin eventually comes back and kicks ass before Vince sneakily eliminates him to win. The main two issues with this match is the lack of star power and the match was build around two people. No one else was even mentioned in the video package. Abysmal Rumble match.
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    The microphone allowed both guys to throw shade when they were attempting to submit each other. This is pretty much your standard Attitude Era brawl throughout the arena. However things get serious when the two are fighting on the balcony and Mankind takes a nasty fall onto electrical equipment, sending sparks everywhere and temporarily cutting the lights in the arena. It's a nice visual. Rock then puts Foley in handcuffs and starts stomping away at him. Mankind tries to get back at him with whatever he can muster. He kicks, headbutts and bites The Rock. Mankind drops a knee on The Rock's groin, making the entire crowd wince. Then it's time for the unprotected chairshots. God, this is hard to watch in a post-Benoit world, but you can't deny it created drama. 1999 WWF isn't known for it's high work-rate, so I think you're are going to struggle to name a better match that's not the tag ladder match at No Mercy and maybe Rock/Austin at WrestleMania from this year. ★★★¾
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    Shane McMahon comes out and offers the chance for Sable to forfeit the match after she suffered a beating by Luna on Heat earlier in the night. Sable limps to the ring as she sells her back injury. She's very hammy and her delivery of her only line was rather poor. The match starts and not a whole lot happens. Luna works the back. They do that spot that's in every strap match where one wrestler taps the corners whilst dragging the other along with them, allowing the second wrestler to tap the corners as well, unbeknown to the first wrestler. Shane tries to interfere when Sable and Luna are tied 3-3, only for the then unknown Tori to rush through the crowd and plant Luna, allowing Sable to touch the the 4th corner and retain the title. This could of been awful, but the very short match time allows you to sit through it without too much discomfort. ★
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    X-Pac is such a great bumper. Teddy Long mistakenly counted X-Pac down for the count and the crowd let Teddy have it by giving him a 'You Fucked Up!' chant and booing the mishap. Shortly after this, X-Pac nails an X-Factor and wins the match. A short inoffensive nothing match. ★¾
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