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  1. PeteF3
    Last few minutes of some not-bad action. Though I'm really growing tired of WWF heels hitting their finisher and then walking around posing instead of going for the pin. Diesel should know better, considering Sid was victimized by doing the same thing to him. Diesel had already given notice and was decisively beaten here--kudos to Nash for doing business.
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    And afterwards, Helmsley gets into it with a debuting "Wildman" Marc Mero backstage. Helmsley's offense looks terrible here, by the way. This Warrior thing was likely doomed from the start. I get what the WWF was going for, especially after the pop Jake got at the Royal Rumble, but his having the match changed from a competitive bout to a squash was a bad omen (even if the match was probably an improvement as a result).
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    I know of joshi basically of what's on the Yearbooks, but Zenjo's analysis of the state of AJW rings true. People are retiring or leaving left and right, and it seems like the brutal style is starting to catch up with them. Not to mention the hot interpromotional matches seem to be done with (though I see from the results that there's a big LCO vs. JWP match). This is an enjoyable bout, but the feeling of "now what?" for the promotion is palpable--other than rematches with Kong, who else that's native to the promotion is there to challenge Toyota? And incidentally I really don't like how Toyota's JOCS has become just another move.
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    The Road Warriors/Demolition thing seems like one of the rare cases where the WWF acknowledges that the "outside" creation was superior. Doubtless the Bill Eadie lawsuit and general dispute over the Demolition origin has a lot to do with that.
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    I would guess that this is the best Misawa-Kobashi singles match to date, though I'd have to go back and check my old reviews first. Kobashi lets it all hang out and has Misawa on the ropes, but Misawa's still too much for him at this point. I was dreading another time limit draw at one point, but they did book a finish, so good for them. I liked this better than the draw, as the story of Kobashi taking Misawa to the limit was stronger. This isn't as good as Kobashi vs. Hansen but it has that same dynamic of it being a matter of when, not if, Kobashi finally beats him.
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    Pretty good match, but yeah, even by AJPW standards this was one telegraphed time limit draw. That sucked a lot of the drama out of the near-falls down the stretch, as well-done as they were. The '93 CC draw between these two is similarly worked but is much better, with the draw coming as a genuine surprise.
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    Yep, this is definitely a Worldwide main event--except we already saw a 1990 Worldwide match between Kaz and Hash in the Tokyo Dome, done way better. This is okay, but it's a lot more meandering. The most notable thing is Kazuo catching Chono with a cross armbreaker as Chono tries to fold him up after a power bomb, and getting an upset submission. Also, this is the Week of the Ballshot in the world of wrestling. Uncensored was absolutely chock-full of them, Flair got in another big one on Nitro, and Chono gives us (well, Yamazaki) two here. Buddy Rose would be proud.
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    God, this was fun. It's mostly bullshit, but it's really well-done bullshit, like the greatest possible USWA-TX Sportatorium main event. Except here, Ric cheats his ass off because it's his only option, not because that's what the Memphis Heel Rulebook says. Good post-match--it appears to be a full-blown Giant babyface turn but I think they'd hit the reset button on this in short order.
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    Cocky Heel Lex turning into Smily Happy Made in the USA Lex when Sting looks at him will never get old or not hilarious. Makes Sting look like a dope, but that ship sailed awhile ago anyway. Anyway, this is pretty fun--I'm amazed that somebody in WCW was paying enough attention to bring up the history of Sting bringing Bagwell into the sport. That makes for a fun in-match story, with Sting and Bagwell wrestling all sportsmanlike and Luger going nuts and beating the shit out of him.
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    He didn't, but his "brother" TD did.
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    Flair hypes his title defense tonight against the Giant. Not sure why *this* is the fallout from the Doomsday Cage and not Flair vs. Luger, who was the guy who knocked him out. Did Gene ever get to tap that or not? Was Woman just obsessed with short guys?
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    Pretty weak finish with no build at all to the big elbow, but this was definitely a step up from the usual Savage formula match around this time. This feels like a real struggle, and Savage dishes it out as much as he takes it.
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    Very Memphis-like, with this being pretty much all behind-the-scenes/non-wrestling footage.
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    Good match with some pretty advanced offense for '90s WWF. Snow's throwing advanced, hard-hitting Japanese-style suplexes and holds are a little incongruous with his dorky character, but it's hard to carp too much about that. Bret is even more passive-aggressive this time, talking about how Shawn was beaten up by "nine cheerleaders," which I'm surprised Vince didn't blow up at. That said, I do have to think that this subtle heeling is intentional--make him a little less likely to be missed once he's on sabbatical and galvanize the undecided fans into being behind Shawn.
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    MegaPowers, Monster Maniacs...now, according to Buffer, Hogan and Savage are the "MegaForce." Schiavone & co. have the chutzpah to wonder where Brian Pillman is, having advertised him right up through the end of Main Event, even though he'd already been crippled in the car wreck by this point. This whole thing seems like an engineering disaster--I don't know how the audience can be expected to see anything, and having wire mesh floors in addition to the cage itself is just asking for trouble. Horrible action, nonsensical rules, even MORE nonsensical booking (Flair and Arn are eliminated at the beginning and the big payoff is a showdown against Z Gangsta and the Ultimate Solution), fights going from the cage to the ring and back, and the hilarious finish. Schiavone: "Luger is obviously a fresh man, he hasn't been hit with a frying pan!" Probably the Worst Match of the Year but also essential viewing in its own way. Kind of ironic that the "Alliance to End Hulkamania" would actually accomplish its goal in this match.
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    Even clipped down this was an interminable mess. The Roadies were always okay for quick sprints but booking them to go 20+ is just death. Booker works hard and Sting works okay and Luger is hilarious, but God, no match in history has needed pruning down more. Booker scores the pinfall, which surprised me a ton, thanks to a chairshot from Stevie Ray. This felt like a final burial for the Roadies, and I'm not sure if they were still around after this.
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    It's not a great match, but it's really, really good and it sticks with you in a positive way. The crowd wasn't loud, but they did seem to be paying attention and did react when they wanted them to react. This would have been great in Korakuen, but maybe even better in a studio. Not only is the finish early but it doesn't even make sense, as Regal was in control when the Bluebloods ran in. Oh well. Still a match that put Finlay on the map.
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    As Pringle tells it, he had already left USWA and was getting ready to go back into the funeral business. He called Rick Rude to tell him of those plans, and Rick told him he'd get him a meeting with Vince (evidently very shortly before he left the company). In the meeting, with Vince, JJ, and Pat, Vince was looking over his resume and started laughing. "You're a LICENSED MORTICIAN??" and continued to laugh as Percy was sweating it out, not knowing what the hell Vince's tone meant. A few days later he got the call and was told his gimmick.
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    Yes, apparently.
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    More of a solid and well-worked match than a classic, but Otani's punchdrunk, concussed selling after taking the rolling Germans is textbook selling (if in fact he was selling and not actually fucked up). The opening matwork was pretty blah and throwaway, which holds this back some--if you could combine the Toyota/Hasegawa matwork with this closing stretch, you'd really have something. Otani puts Benoit away with a springboard DDT that looks fantastic.
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    31:33, which was just way too long. Hasegawa is great at tying Manami into knots with holds (and Manami is great at getting tied up...oh man, that's not meant to be as perverted as it sounds). And there were some really great cut-offs and near-falls here, particularly Hasegawa leveling Manami with a big thrust kick off the ropes, right in the damn face. But some of Manami's worst tendencies came out here, like that admittedly cool-looking but very silly moment where she does her rolling cradle out on the arena floor. Really 2.9-ish closing stretch that dragged when it should have been building to a big climax, and on top of that Manami blows ANOTHER spot that's supposed to be the finish. I like Sakie for all the reasons Loss states but this was disappointing and a prime example of Bad Manami.
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    If Undertaker can't wrestle this year, then he's headlining.
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    Lance Wright joins us--the ECW Fan of the Week is...Gary Juster. He wins a meal cooked by Brian Pillman, who burns and spits in his food. Shane Douglas flirts with a chick from One Life to Live. "WHAT ABOUT ME? WHAT ABOUT RAVEN TAZ?" Missy and Sandman cut another BDSM-tinged promo. Damien Kane and the Headhunters growl at us. JT Smith is not clumsy--he's one smart Italiano. The Eliminators lament that Francine wasn't pregnant like Beulah when they eliminated her, because they could have "gotten two for one." Yikes. The Gangstas are coming to Atlanta. Raven sulks. The ECW backdrop falls on JT Smith's head, and he admits that while he may not be clumsy, he may be unlucky. Pillman "breaks character" to show what a nice guy he is, while stabbing himself with a fork.
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    The "FTC" speaking through the WWF accuses Ted of trying to CREATE A MONOPOLY. Incredible. They're not even trying to make jokes now, as Ted cuts a full-blown heel promo right outside of A Few Good Men.
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    I liked the finish of Diesel just dropping a fist on Horowitz after one kickout. To this day I have no idea how they did this.
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