OK, I am going to try and list highlights (and lowlights) from each of the periods I listed above when I get a chance.
Lets start off with the Rockers...
AWA
- One of the best teams in the world right on par with the Rock N Roll Express and Fantastics with footage we have from the time period. I am specifically comparing them to face teams and they are better than any of the WWF face teams from the mid 80s even though I am a fan of the British Bulldogs. So, from 1986-1987, I have the Rockers as one of top acts in wrestling to watch. The AWA set will illustrate this better. As for Shawn as an individual, not much to go by but when watching the Rockers matches, I never got the feeling either Rocker was superior to the other. sometimes Marty was shining or bleeding and sometimes it was Shawn. It also wasn't a case of Rose and Somers just carrying a couple of greenhorns.
WWF
- I was not a fan when they initially showed up 20+ years ago. Now, everytime I watch a match, I end up walking away impressed. Much better than any other WWF team of the period. Demolition sucked. The Twin Towers had their moments but I think their best match was against the Rockers.Never seen anything special in the Neidhart-Hart tag. The Brainbusters were great but I still focus on their Crockett material and not their WWF run. That will change when we work on WWF 80s set Take 2.
On tag work alone, Shawn has an impressive number of matches that he was part of that all work in his favor. If you make a case against Shawn using this time period, I would love to hear it.