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  1. PeteF3
    A straitjacket suplex looks more like a German/tiger suplex--you don't put the opponent on your shoulders, too.
  2. PeteF3
    Japanese Ocean Cyclone Suplex. Toyota's main finisher where she puts her opponent in a straitjacket hold, ducks between her legs, and does a suplex and bridges. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boMZDa8-PsE
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    No matter how much makeup and hair dye she covers herself up, as long as that lipstick is on, Combat will never not look like a demonic Japanese Betty Boop, and that's not much of an intimidation factor. It was nice to see Bison again but otherwise I saw nothing special in this at all. The first half of the match is just meandering, I didn't get what the story was, they couldn't make me care about the story even if I did, and there are like 4 different points where two women are fighting it out on the turnbuckles and all of them look awkward and terrible. It gets better down the stretch, but I got taken out of it again by a sudden and anticlimactic finish.
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    A humbled Austin wonders if he doesn't have it anymore...and bizarrely segues into begging Eric Bischoff for his job back. He thinks Bischoff ought to get Announcer of the Year--I'll take that under advisement, Steve. Then he does another 180 and goes back to ragging on WCW and ECW's product. Austin announces that he's taking some time off, which I assume from an ECW standpoint will be permanent.
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    M-m-m-m-erry...Big Dick Dudley grunts.
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    HEAVEN NEEDED A CHAMPION. I would have liked this better if the WWF had gone a 1990 Hogan route and treated us to a slow, stringed dirge version of "Sexy Boy."
  7. PeteF3
    Razor tells Goldust that he can do his thing, mang, just not with him. A fairly mature response, for now.
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    Jerry Lawler & Dutch Mantell vs. Bill Dundee & Buddy Landell in the Texas Death Match from 3/24/86, which went 28 falls.
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    Xanta stuck around to wrestle one squash match on Superstars, before someone evidently realized the character had zero shelf life. DiBiase, who had to be dying inside during this, explains that Xanta Klaus is from the South Pole and TAKES instead of gives. Signing Xanta to the Corporation isn't a way to land the Manager of the Year Award, Ted. Isn't this whole angle quite an effective way to undo all the hardcore elements of the previous night's show. Xanta couldn't even be bothered to make an appearance for this. Ted also announces a comeback of the Million-Dollar Championship, to add a bit of historical weight to the segment. Fred Blassie stands in front of a classroom and gives a pep talk to the participants in the Raw Bowl.
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    So starts an angle that caused my (gay) uncle to give up on the WWF. In the space of one pay-per-view the WWF had at least three shots with weapons, blood, and a blatant homosexuality angle. Quite the sea change for a total throwaway show.
  11. PeteF3
    Sort of disappointing--I agree, the first part of this didn't really hold up, as it was very Bret-by-numbers and Davey-by-numbers. Once Davey crotches Bret on the top rope on the superplex attempt, this picks up in a hurry. There are some great spots to follow, including a payback spot to spark Bret's comeback, the powerslam on the floor, and of course the blood (!). Still, I think the blood sort of gives this match a rep that it doesn't quite earn on its own--it simply can't match SummerSlam for atmosphere and uniqueness of the story being told. And Davey didn't seem sure whether to work the cut or work Bret's back. And this is an incredibly nitpicky point, but given all the talk about Wembley in the build-up to this, I really wanted to see a re-do of the SummerSlam sunset flip finish, with Bret kicking out. Still a fine match, thanks to the balls-out closing stretch, but I no longer think it's better than SummerSlam.
  12. PeteF3
    Flair in a flannel shirt and leather jacket looks very odd. But the promo is of course terrific.
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    Stupefyingly, insultingly horrible. There are Yellow Peril-era cartoons of the 1940's with more dignified portrayals of Asians than seen here.
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    Scott Bowden is back, and he's ramping up the Jimmy Hart impersonation levels to 11, and Lawler in his psychedelic Vancouver Canucks tribute sweater even calls him out for saying "baby" in every sentence. Bowden whacks Lawler in the leg with the crutch and then takes off. I liked Scott fine in 1994 but this feud doesn't sound all that promising.
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    Segment of the year. Maybe segment of the decade. I could listen to Bob & Lance go back and forth all day long.
  16. PeteF3
    Well...it was a smart move to change things up and have Diana as a heel this time, but she should talk as little as possible. She makes Elizabeth look like an eloquent speaker.
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    I thought it was Cornette at first, but yeah, once the beard comes off I think it's Harvey.
  18. PeteF3
    These two seemed to be working more against the knockout-and-rounds format than with it, but this was shaping up to be a nice match that would have been better as a 2/3 fall encounter.
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    The most notable thing about this show would be Rad Radford wrestling Chris Benoit, in an unprecedented WWF vs. WCW match. This isn't anything special, but Bret's command of the basics is so strong and chemistry with Davey Boy so good that even half-speed Bret vs. Davey Boy is still fairly enjoyable.
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    Another cool nostalgia card, as part of what's been a recurring trend in 1994 and '95. Stu gets Sinatra'd out of his speech on his own show--yeah, fuck you, Ed Whalen, you pompous egomaniac.
  21. PeteF3
    WHICH GUY IS STRONGEST IN JUNIOR HEAVY CLASS? Oh, I don't think there was much doubt about this going in. Liger does an awesome job of tearing Gedo's arm apart, in accordance with Loss' wishes. They go for a bit of the old Liger-Honaga magic here, but Gedo doesn't have Honaga's sleazy panache and doesn't execute a lot of his high-end offense, so this isn't as strong as those matches. It's a worthy enough finale, thanks to a long and fast-paced closing stretch, but this is another carrying performance by the night's clear MVP, Jushin Liger.
  22. PeteF3
    Pretty much a total showcase for Rey, and on that level it succeeds spectacularly, as he wows the crowd with some incredible moves and dives.
  23. PeteF3
    I actually really liked the low-key matworky aspects of this--a good way to reel in Ultimo's worst tendencies and allow Liger to guide him through a solidly built match. These two never overreach or overdo the bombs and near-falls, and the finish comes suddenly but off a cool reversal of la majistral. Not "legendary," but maybe the match of Ultimo's career nevertheless, though it does come off at times like a Liger carryjob--at least from a psychological standpoint.
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    I dunno. I'm watching the Yearbooks in order and I respect Hokuto and love the Kandori matches, but...I never quite saw a Best in the World ™ candidate, either. However rooted it was in real life, I do distinctly remember growing weary of the reoccurring "Hokuto suffers a crippling worked injury and tries to overcome it" story.
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    I think I mentioned this, but it really gets noticeable when they try the same "Just walk away" spiel on Luger. Was their goal just for Flair to never defend the title again?
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