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  1. PeteF3
    "Thank God for Kids" was a little much for me, but the clip sequence was incredible, with Lawler beating up pretty much every major star of the '80s. With this, I'd say they were essentially coming out and declaring a title change was imminent.
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    I was laughing at Funk's description of Memphis, but when he started up on THAT PERVERT FARGO I was literally in tears. HOW OLD IS THIS INDIVIDUAL?? No matter how ridiculous Funk's claims are--whether it's that he's likely to get mugged in a scumbucket town like Memphis or how ABSOLUTELY TRUE the story is of being contacted by the National Organization of Battered Women over his treatment of Ric Flair--he comes across as believing them 100%. The sign of a dangerous man.
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    It's a self-produced song they had commissioned, since the lyrics specifically mention Psycho and Killer. They're not the greatest lost mid-card tag team ever, but this was always a gimmick that I've liked and they really stood out in the moribund 1990 AWA.
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    The best Slaughter promo since the summer vignettes--he's one bad mother scud. Vince tells us, TWO WEEKS UNTIL D-DAY! Yeah.
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    The payoff here was legitimately funny. I do have to question why all these babyfaces feel the need to abuse poor Gene.
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    Piper costs Haku a match with Virgil, leaving DiBiase "besieged and apoplexed!" DiBiase cuts a quick promo gloating over Piper's motorcycle accident.
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    This match-up seems like a train wreck on paper--the Steiners are all-action with high-impact offense and the 'birds are all about stalling and bumping as safely as possible--but this was shockingly good. The 'birds' tangible disappointment that their clap-along routine goes ignored by the fans cracks me up--that was Super Porky-esque. Then they quickly follow with an awesome transition with Scott ducking under a Garvin clothesline only to get absolutely creamed by one of the greatest Hayes punches ever. They work a full-blown shine/FIP/comeback match in 5 minutes, with Rick giving an assist to Scott as he's being double-teamed, leading to a Frankensteiner on Garvin for the win and tag titles. Rick never did officially tag in. Absolute monster pop for the victory, which adds to the moment.
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    Entertaining as hell with more great athletic spots from Super Porky, who now that I've seen a bunch of him has to qualify as one of the all-time great fatty wrestlers. This was basically one very, very long opening shine sequence dragged out to a full match, with most of the technico offense consisting of armdrags and the only asskicking stuff coming from the stooge Brazos, oddly enough. But the spots were so great and intricate that it was still really, realy fun.
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    Absolutely outstanding match, on the level of Jarrett vs. Gilbert for the very high-end USWA Texas matches ever. They're continuing to tease Gary Young as an "island unto himself" (tm Gordon Solie) but he and Dundee manage to fake out the heels with what looks like a break-up, only for both of them to level Embry. Embry and Austin provide some surprisingly stiff offense and all the teased comebacks and cut-offs are executed perfectly. Dundee gets the pin shortly after the hot tag, but Embry quickly levels him with a set of handcuffs and both Young and Dundee are cuffed to the ropes and beaten down, drawing in Dr. Tom from the broadcast table to join in. Match of the...first 9 days of the month.
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    Long string of moves and near-falls, with Sasaki pulling out a nice-looking powerslam to pin Saito. Saito didn't get to show off much here but the other 3 all looked good, especially Sasaki who I normally hate.
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    Heenan is aware of the possibilities of a hidden camera this time, but can't find one, so he proceeds to make more cracks about the Big Boss Man's mother. BBM chases Heenan up to the top of the stairs and cuts a pretty good, intense promo on Mr. Perfect that comes off as pretty out-of-place. They're already teasing a feud with the Mountie, and Heenan makes the mistake of saying, "At least he was raised properly." That leads to a cuffing, and BBM says that Heenan isn't worth having his rights read to him. Pretty sure Heenan could get all of this thrown out, in that case. At the end, Heenan says something that gets bleeped, which Vince has a ridiculous over-the-top reaction to, and that brings out the Big Boss Man's mother herself. That doesn't end well for Heenan.
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    This is about as TNT as it gets without actually being TNT. Bearer demonstrates how to embalm a body, with the help of his special embalming fluid, which is in a nearby water cooler. Bearer enjoys removing various gunk being passed off as body parts. And then Heenan starts puking, which freaks out Bearer as it "defiles" his body. Alfred Hayes is brought out as the second cadaver as Vince quizzes Bearer, if I understand correctly, about what to do if the body sprouts an erection during the process. Bearer reassures him that the casket covers up the waist. Holy shit, what am I watching? Bearer declares this body one of his masterpieces and rips out Alfred's sheet. "Alfred, for Christ's sake!" I have no further words to describe this.
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    Vince modelling a proto-Sparky Plugg look.
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    Good little angle to set up a Power Hour match. I pegged this as a step down for Sting but for a little mini-angle for television it works really well.
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    More greatness from Savage. YOU WILL LEARN CHARACTER, AND YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO LOSE AT WRESTLEMANIA VII. Warrior makes a prescient prediction of how the finish to the match will go. Good stuff from Martel and Jake--I can't believe it took this long to get to "Snake Eyes" as a theme for the match. Okerlund would love to have the opportunity to harmonize with Willie Nelson--is that what they were calling it on the streets in '91? I'm about sick to death of shirtless Regis Philbin. Clearly way too many matches on this card, the effects of which would show greatly.
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    More conflicting feelings here. Hogan makes some incredibly cynical references to his USO tour, but the promo is definitely full of intensity and focus.
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    As a postscript Lawler has the most flagrantly race-baiting fan interaction in the history of the business after this, telling a "Sambo" to shine his shoes and pulling on his lips to make them look bigger. That's a nice way to kill the fun of this off.
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    Funk has 97-year old Bulldog Brower as his cornerman. He gets in the faces of the ringside fans but has support from Vladimir. This is a pretty crazy set-up that would never be done today or even in 1991 in any sort of controlled environment. Come to think of it, I think Memphis actually ran this type of match AND gave the fans leather straps, at one point. Despite Funk's efforts this is one anti-Lawler crowd. Funk actually takes swings at and shoves around the lumberjacks who try to toss him back into the ring. Eventually Funk accidentally slugs the ref and the match descends into chaos. Brower's trash talk as he beats on Lawler is pretty amusing. I have nothing to say about the match itself but this was quite a compelling, one-of-a-kind spectacle. Great visual at the end, as Funk wanders through a pile of broken bodies on the floor like fallen soldiers in the burning of Atlanta in Gone with the Wind, with Lawler threatening to throw a chair at him.
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    I liked this segment okay, with Gigante counting Flair down being a nice touch. But it definitely comes across as small-time to be hyping an Omni house show on national TV.
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    Nikita's back on the juice again.
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    Oh, this won't end well. Brian should have challenged him to a squeegee-on-a-pole match.
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    Maybe there's a higher plan, but...why would Team Texas blatantly instigate Gilbert into getting involved in their tag match? Why not force Jarrett into a 2-on-1? So there are issues with this build, but Gilbert is so awesome here that it doesn't matter too much. As great as Gilbert the heel was, Gilbert the tweener might be even better.
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    What did Jarrett expect, really? Great promos from Lawler and Gilbert, who still have no love lost for each other despite Gilbert being an ostensible babyface in the Texas vs. Tennessee feud.
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    Gilbert as the babyface-with-an-edge is great. He almost gets the pin by countering Embry's chain with brass knucks of his own, but with Frank Morrell bumped, Tojo slips Embry...something. I thought it was a screwdriver or a grill lighter, but whatever it is puts Gilbert down for the 3. Embry & Prichard are incensed that they're not in a round-robin tournament to get a title shot at the Unified World title, so they take their frustrations out on Jeff Jarrett. Jarrett declares the Unified World title is meaningless as long as Embry and Prichard are around, and pulls himself out of the tournament in order to get a tag match with Embry & Prichard. Neither Lawler nor Gilbert are willing to give up the tournament to be Jarrett's partner. Tension is still high between Gilbert and the babyfaces.
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    Their big idea for Steamboat, as I recall from WWF Magazine, was to feud him with Skinner. You know, reptile-hunting and all that.
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