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    ::raises hand:: 40 soul-crushing minutes with the audience doing absolutely nothing except saying out loud, "Climb the cage!" Columbus has had two PPVs in history and Triple H has headlined both of them in the most boring match imaginable (the other was HHH/UT at KOTR '02, where The Rock was the best and most over performer in the match at the commentary desk).
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    "Yokozuna" just seems to be a name that trips up every WWF babyface. One thing noticeable about early Raw was how little Bret Hart appeared on it--he really has become a non-factor on WWF television after being all over the place after winning the title. This is still SO not a WrestleMania main event, but it's still a good Bret promo.
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    Duggan talks up his history and incorporates his personal life into things, bringing up his pregnant wife. Pretty out-of-the-box concept for the WWF. Duggan recounts his injury at the hands of Yokazuma and draws parallels to flag-covered coffins. Not only is this a strong promo but Duggan is able to bring this stuff up without it seeming patronizing or exploitative.
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    The USWA Middleweight title? Is this Memphis or Mexico? PG-13 talk up how Chelsea Clinton is a fan of theirs and hype a feud with Miss Texas. Underwhelming. More awesome reactions from Dave Brown, who may or may not be legitimately uncomfortable with all this.
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    Another 1992 video repeat, this one for a new audience. And here he is back in the studio! I DON'T KNOW YOU (points to Macklin) BUT I DO KNOW YOU (points to Brown) AND I KNOW MYSELF! BLACK MONDAY IN THE MID-SOUTH COLISEUM! I wonder if they acknowledged that Savage lost a LLT match all those years ago, like they did with Jimmy Hart. Savage heels himself up very quickly in a fun promo. Lawler comes out to rebut and the two different personalities just bouncing off of each other makes this great. One of the best USWA segments of the year.
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    Same video as the '92 Yearbook. Thankfully now that Slaughter's retired, Duggan's crippled, Smothers' flag is toast, and we've seen this video again, the rest of the year should be smooth sailing with regard to flag-waving stuff...
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    This is either one tiny ring or four very big minis. Lots of showy high-flying with some true how-in-the-fuck takedowns from Ramirez--like that backwards springboard into a headscissors. Dragon performs the most ridiculous submission ever to get Felinito to end the first fall--he basically taps him out by making Felinito give him a horsey ride. The technicos take this in two straight, as they hit two amazing dives to get the countout. Very fun stuff but not nearly as good as the minis trios match with Sagrada and Espectrito and friends the previous year.
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    Liger takes a page from Muta's book to put Benoit away. Dare I say it, this is the best of the Liger/Benoit matches of these Yearbooks. Great, crisp execution and a fast pace, with a little bit of classic babyface/heel stuff for the foreign audience.
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    That entrance...yeah. So this was slow going for awhile, much like that AJPW 6-man. But the intensity and heat shot up as the match went on--really great focus on Tenryu vs. Kido playing off the 10-man tag, and a great callback with Kido seemingly having Tenryu's number with the wakigatame. Kido gets in a few credible near-falls, but Ishikawa more or less sacrifices himself to keep Choshu occupied as Tenryu comes back to win. Tenryu seamlessly turning the wakigatame into a powerbomb was a great comeback spot to decisively establish Tenryu as the Man. Fantastic post-match--Tenryu takes more shots at Choshu, the WAR and NJPW young boys get into it, and the big inevitable Tenryu/Hashimoto showdown is teased again. A lesser addition to a tremendous feud, but still some quality stuff here.
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    Workmanlike for the most part, but very little of this was compelling until Taue got in towards the end and we got a pretty hot closing stretch. Kikuchi is great, Akiyama is promising, and Ogawa is there--but the difference in tone when those three are in and when the other three are in is palpable. Jumbo is still an elephant in the room looming over these matches, and the void is hard to ignore. This was perfectly okay but I'm ready for the Kawada turn. It's time to move on from this formula.
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    I swear that Meltzer reported this as being on the table at one point, as a possible main event option for WM7 before the decision to go with Slaughter.
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    Crush is in good spirits, despite the lousy 75-degree Hawaii weather. I was hoping this was the promo where he talked about his grandfather being a successful children's clown and how Doink was ruining his family name, assuming I didn't just imagine that.
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    Very good closing stretch, but not only did this have to follow Kawada/Hansen, it's very similarly paced for most of it--very methodical trading of strikes. Except the strike exchanges aren't as stiff and compelling. They do change things up towards the end as this becomes a classic All-Japan bomb-and-nearfall-fest rather than Kawada playing cat and mouse with Stan, and to this match's benefit. Definitely a standout Misawa performance, as he does a fantastic job of feeding Taue and making countermoves.
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    Well, fuck. That's actually earlier than I expected, though. I would have guesstimated a tag match, maybe during the RWTL.
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    It should be noted that Murray did Ghostbusters for the specific purpose of getting The Razor's Edge greenlighted.
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    Well, that was certainly different. Like a longer, drawn-out version of the Kawada/Taue brawl. The teases and counters surrounding the Lariat at the end are fucking top-notch. Hansen is in position to hit the thing 2 or 3 times, but Kawada is ready for it. Then when Hansen does hit it, he flies out of the ring and can't capitalize. Kawada gets in that one final comeback that he didn't get in their TC match in '92, but Hansen still manages to hit him in the back of the head with one final Lariat for the win. But just like Misawa in the spring of '92, it seems to be a matter of when, not if, Kawada can finally beat Hansen. Definitely one of the 3 MOTYs at this point.
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    I don't know how long the Secret Service gimmick lasted with Flair, but I always found it hilarious and appropriate. Yes, there's no question that Flair's return eclipsed Hogan's, in terms of artistic quality and in terms of fan response. In the end, I'm really glad Flair did get a WWF run. We've all gone over how it could have been done better, but it also could have been done a whole lot worse. He fulfilled, to some degree, the dreams of every '80s wrestling fan, and he got to face new opponents in a new setting, to put on some tremendous matches, and to return home as fresh and revitalized as he'd been in years. Artistically, it ended up being like one of those sports trades that improved both teams.
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    "ROCK AND ROLL! ROCK AND ROLL!" Absolutely deafening crowd here. What a fun little footnote, as I had no idea there was more SMW-in-WCW stuff after SuperBrawl. Good action, but Ventura's shitting all over Cornette and Smoky Mountain, having suddenly changed his tune from SuperBrawl, sure is annoying. I have a feeling that Jesse's best days are now past, and whether he agrees or not that he was at his WCW best under Watts' watch. Gibson does fine work in the Ricky Morton role, and Steamboat is a maniac upon getting the hot tag. Everyone gets involved and the match is thrown out. MORE OF THIS, PLEASE. Sadly this is nothing more than an afterword at the tail end of the Watts Era. Goddamn, now I'm depressed that we never got the Rock 'n Rolls vs. the Blonds or Steamboat & Douglas vs. the Bodies.
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    Cornette shits on the Rock 'n Roll Express' mystery partner. Cornette's trash talk leads to the R'nRs coming out and eventually to an impromptu one-on-one match. Good knee-focused attack from Bobby, and I actually have to think that leapfrog spot was intentional. Eaton even busts out a figure four, and Cornette holding the tennis racket for Eaton to grab is about the most fucking brilliant thing ever. Another cheap DQ, but these studio DQs at least serve a larger purpose. The Heavenly Bodies and Killer Kyle follow, and in an exquisite little moment Eaton picks off some jobber with the racket, then in one motion tosses it back out to Cornette on the floor so he can beat on him some more. Cornette even decks Rip Rogers! The whole locker room empties out and we go off the air with Bob Armstrong vainly attempting to restore order.
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    "For some folks, the Rebel flag brings back a lot of bad memories." Understatement of the Decade. "But for me, it brings back a lot of good memories." Well, I guess that's what's important. This promo is effective for the audience it's directed towards, I guess.
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    Gilbert manages to be funny, entertaining and poignant all at the same time. Oh, and he sells us on a match, too. One of the most outstanding promos on any Yearbook, definitely the best to have "I'm Too Sexy" as the backing theme for the end of it. Classic Memphis heeling shtick in the studio match to follow, the kind that can only take place in the WMC studio. That turns into some pretty decent action. Gilbert is about to get the pin after the Hotshot, but Doug Gilbert (in his Dark Patriot tights) breaks the count. Christopher beats on Eddie in the ropes while Doug gloats on the mic, until Jeff Jarrett evens the odds and Eddie and Doug have a cool, intense fight at the desk. Two great segments bookend a solid TV match. One of the best USWA clips of the year so far.
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    I would assume these are Jason Campbell's newsletter scans. He has a shit-ton of them at www.prowrestlinghistory.com.
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    Now I'm dreaming of some alternate universe where they decide to give the No Holds Barred push to Stan Hansen instead of Tiny Lister.
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