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  1. PeteF3
    Don't forget Mil Mascaras.
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    Ah, '80s joshi...and yet I've barely scratched the surface of the lucha set and I want to finish the '90s. As ever, it's on the List. I should also have noted that while they cut the usual frenetic joshi pace, this is the most primitive, meat-and-potatoes joshi match I've viewed in the '90s. Aside from the double arm piledriver, which is a big-time killer move, this is almost nothing but holds and rather basic offense. I don't say it as a complaint (this was also a tournament semifinal so they were probably holding back for other reasons), but I do wonder if it was part of what led to the subdued crowd reaction.
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    Some okay stuff but almost nothing we haven't seen before. Not even a pretense of matwork this time, as they go straight into the spots. Rey needs a new finish besides the opponent trying for a Splash Mountain off the turnbuckle, but as we know it's not going away.
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    I don't think I've ever seen a Jaguar match before, nor have I seen Lioness in her "home element." Jaguar is *so* smooth and lithe and agile that even though this isn't a great match, you can see where her reputation as a worker comes from. She does about the most natural and realistic-looking bridge-out-of-a-pinfall spot I've ever seen. When Lioness is on top this is a lot less interesting, and the finish is pretty weak as Asuka kicks out of a double underhook piledriver but goes down to a flash victory roll. Not a lot of heat and not really an outstanding match but it did make me want to see more of Jaguar.
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    Shane Douglas gets through an entire promo without calling someone or something a "piece of shit." Raven whines about Kimona Wanalaya. Only Taz can refer to his manager as "Fonzie." JT Smith sings. Damien Kane and Lady Alexandria talk about nothing. Taz channels Andy Kaufman in talking about ECW fans. Brian Lee yells at Tommy Dreamer. Dreamer busts himself open on a locker to prove some point or another. Perry Saturn channels Cactus Jack--he wanted to WRESTLE the Gangstas. Douglas wants Raven's title. Raven and Kimona continue their drama. Nice to see Raven happy for once.
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    I come in with a completely neutral viewpoint on D-Von. We'll see where it goes. I *do* think he immediately brings a threatening, dangerous element to the group that had previously been an undercard comedy routine.
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    Bret tells the camera to "fuck off" as he's leaving the building, which is pretty eyebrow-raising even in a company that's far more adult than it was 6 months earlier. It IS kinda bullshit that they rang the bell and got Bret to break the Sharpshooter. Bret has no intention of taking a step down with another wrestling company for money--well, at least he didn't pull a Diesel and declare that he'd get a sex change before going to WCW. He does say that his desire to come back to the WWF is waning, and we fade right out. Bret's gravitas is undeniable. That he's such a huge mark for himself is, to me, a feature and not a bug.
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    Savage, of course. Strictly speaking Koko B. Ware and Honky Tonk Man debuted in the latter half of '86.
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    Country Boy was actually written by Doc Pomus, who's a pretty legendary early rock and roll songwriter (seems like he wrote practically half of Elvis' catalogue). Rebroadcast rights are probably just too expensive. I think Jimmy has said that he's willing to let WWE use his wrestling songs for free if they want. "Real American" hasn't gotten changed yet.
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    Darnielle was a regular at the Olympic Auditorium as a kid, and Chavo was his favorite wrestler. He's also written odes to Ox Baker and Greg Valentine. Brand new Mountain Goats: "The Legend of Chavo Guerrero." Upcoming album is called Beat the Champ, who knows just how all-encompassing the wrestling theme is going to be.
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    Not only is this a severely familiar rerun of an angle they did with Jeff Jarrett and Bob Holly the year before, I don't get why you do this kind of turnaround 2 weeks before a PPV with a fairly major IC title defense. They couldn't at least find a way to get the Warrior involved here? Vega looked really good here, at least.
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    Fuck any fan who would have preferred Sable to this.
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    Great fiery promo by Cornette, though I do wish Vader, severely underrated talker that he is, was allowed to cut loose on the mic in this role instead of just grunting and spouting his catchphrase.
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    This is "shootfight rules" with some judo sensei guy as referee. Tod Gordon comes out with Jericho and handcuffs himself to Alfonso. The match is nothing, just a backdrop to the angle--Jericho is SO out of his element here, but Taz acquits himself nicely with the requisite killer suplexes and a really cool bow & arrow hold. The entourage from Taz's "dojo" is at ringside, and his training partner levels outside ref Jim Molineaux and swipes his key, freeing Alfonso while the judo ref weakly sells an accidental shot to the eye. Alfonso clobbers Jericho with a chair and Taz locks on the Tazmission and the ref calls for the bell without bothering to check for the submission. Gordon is in to try to pry Taz off Jericho as the ref questions Alfonso about the chair in the ring...then he levels the Commish with the chair and chokes him out himself! Alfonso drops a big wad of cash in the referee's hand and he and Team Taz walk out victorious. Alfonso has peaked as a personality, I think, but this was more fun stuff from him.
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    This was a lot of fun, with Mikey doing a good job of holding this together. Lots of spots but a lot of them are rather cleverly set-up, with less contrivance than you might expect. The double-bluff with the table on the guardrail was well-done, with Mikey first avoiding being sent through the table and then sending Sabu crashing through it later on. Sabu looks completely fucked after springboarding over the guardrail through a table, but manages to somehow hold it together to execute a rather complicated finish.
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    Buh Buh: "I can outdance your Black ass any day of the week!" This goes to show you how far commitment to character and good vs. evil in storytelling can take you in wrestling, in front of any audience. This is a crowd more smarkier than Smarkyton and yet they're still getting behind Buh Buh Ray in sympathetic support and getting on 2 Cold's case for abusing him, especially when he jumps him during Buh Buh Ray's attempted breakdance. Sign Guy is a pretty effective ringside second, too, in a thankless role as babyface manager and a silent manager at that.
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    Shawn dispatches of Lawler and calls Diesel in the ring from the announcer's desk. The fight's even at first, but Mr. Perfect gets up to distract Shawn and toss Diesel the belt, and Raw ends with Shawn laid out. I liked Perfect keeping an eye on Diesel's watch. Part 3 of one of the most heel-dominated episodes of Raw to date. In one episode we had Yokozuna getting his leg broken, the British Bulldog destroying Ahmed Johnson after an arm-wrestling contest, and Diesel laying out HBK.
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    Warrior manages to blow up before an interview. He is over, though, no doubt about that. Goldust is out before Warrior can ramble too much, and MAN, you always forget just how big a dude Dustin is. "Warriors, come out to play!" The Warriors, 1979." Goldust invites Warrior to play a superhero game and climb on Superman's back so they can fly off into the sunset together, and Warrior's all "queering don't make the world work" and drops him with a clothesline.
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    Vader drops a Vaderbomb on Yokozuna's leg, breaking it. Part 1 of one of the most heel-dominated Raws ever to this point.
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    This has almost the same finish as the Santo-Felino match! My favorite line was Lawler to the jobber: "What's that? YOU drive a '73 Ford Pinto? You idiot!"
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    Really glad to see the perpetually underappreciated and underused Felino in a big title match setting, getting to cut loose. That said, this is a pretty disjointed match. It's good, but it almost would have been better at one long fall rather than split up. Felino has good-looking offense and good mat skills, but the transitions here were a little wonky and "easy" for my liking.
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    Really good match that contrasts nicely with the more standard Michinoku Pro 6-mans. I only wish Hamada had done more, but he was the one guy who stayed anonymous through this. TAKA gets tortured by the Horsemen side, but Liger gets paid back with his knee getting destroyed, only for the Horsemen team to pay *that* back by taking apart Otani's bad shoulder. But the rudo side seems more cohesive and has more saves in their holster, and TAKA gets an upset pin on Samurai.
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    We got treated to the SLAM-O-METER at Capital Combat, after the night's slammingest match, Mark Callous vs. Johnny Ace.
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    Looking back on it now I'm amazed that Razor Ramon was able to keep his edge (heh heh) upon turning babyface. It *could* be done.
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    The latter. Wait till you see some of the jokers Snowman has to defend against once the Lawler feud ends.
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