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The Miz, Bo Dallas, Stardust & The Ascension These may be the 5 worst guys to team together in a Survivor Series match... um... ever.

OK, they are doing a kickoff Survivor Series traditional match. Tune in now if you want to watch the match.

I was going to do predictions for the show but there is nothing set in stone except a Dolph Ziggler match and the Divas debacle. Should be an interesting show to talk about for the Reaction Show at the very least.

The Funks, Stan Hansen, Dusty Rhodes, etc. wouldn't exist. Wrestling needs Texas. The World needs Texas!

That's a great point~!

True... and Johnny did a near perfect rendition of Bockwinkel's "Lawler's punches" promo.

What the fuck....

Santo was another one I thought of. Not sure I'd call it aura with him, but there was something deeply impressive about watching a near 50-year-old nail his signature spots in a cramped dance club in Queens. Quite the display of professionalism. Even more impressive seeing him do it at an old abandoned Mexican rodeo on the south side of San Antonio.

EDIT - Ugh, can't post the pic for some reason. But wow. Looks like the pic was taken during the opening segment, and there is literally one person sitting in the risers hard camera side. I saw pictures on the Observer board. There is absolutely no positive way to spin that attendance.

Which would so fucking suck when he is one of the few faces who gets a genuine face reaction.

Sure. It is in my file!!!

We read every suggestion and JR has a spreadsheet that lists every question. We go between the questions we get here and the ones JT gets on facebook or twitter. With holidays and JT's vacation, we are a bit behind but we'll catch up and get some new games going before too long.

I feel bad for this six man tag. The crowd is just dead.

Can't wait to see that Chavo vs. Bock match. That is the type of hidden gem I look for.

Well, to be fair, Smarkschoice already did a GWE poll so no point in doing it here at PWO.

Fuck. I might as well make them BoJack Horseman characters as well.

Doesn't matter. Your assertion that we ripped you off implies that we listen to your show.

I had no idea it was out. I don't listen to his podcast and saw no mention of it on the Observer. I gotta get this.

That is fair!

I predict I am 100% wrong on all of my predictions.

From the guys who actually put the match on the set. The word stiff not mentioned once. Is it stiff? yes. However, 4 guys didn't bother to use that word when describing the match. Odd when none of us have a problem pointing it out or promoting the stiffness of a match. It wasn't the stiffness people loved even though it doesn't hurt. It was the aggression, the blood, the SELLING, the war-like atmosphere of the fight. The finality of the last punch. Heenan on the outside as we mentioned on the AWA viewing party podcast. There are tons of reasons to love this match including the "stiffness" . Anyway, get back to talking about El Dandy. This is an old argument. Dylan... Wahoo is knocking Nick all over the place with chops and body shots. Nick spills to the floor and takes over with a totally out of the blue chairshot to Wahoo's face and then a corner posting. He follows this up by bashing Wahoo's skull right into the top of the metal poll that is holding up the roped barricades around ringside. Back in the ring and Wahoo is bloody and getting peppered by Bock. Wahoo fights back out of the corner with sick blows and Nick takes a Hennig like rotating bump on his head while holding the top rope. Nick is on his knees and eats a few chops for a nearfall. Wahoo charges at Nick but takes a big over the top bump to the floor. Nick sticks his head out for a cheap shot but Wahoo pounds him with a chop and comes back in on the offensive. Wahoo ends up getting reversed going into the turnbuckles and caught with the Bockwinkel sleeper. Wahoo staggers backward into the corner two times to break the hold but Bock goes back to it so Wahoo comes in face first sending Bock's head into the top turnbuckle. Bock gets tossed out to the floor and then face planted into the table and into the post. At this point something wierd happens with the edit on the DVD as it goes back to earlier in the match and repeats everything leading back to the point where Wahoo is beating up Bock on the floor. Wahoo catches Bock with a chop coming off the ropes and you really start to feel like Bock is on the ropes, though all the while Wahoo is doing a good job selling the toll of the match and the blood loss so this never feels like a real steamrolling. There is a double shoulder tackle spot with Bock falling to the floor. He picks up a chair and absolutely murders Wahoo with a shot to the head, before coming in the ropes and hitting him with one last knockout punch for the finish. This is complete and was an absolute war of a match. One of my favorite things I've watched so far. Me... Wahoo McDaniel v. Nick Bockwinkel - I want to compare this to Wahoo-Flair from Houston. Damn, Wahoo is kicking Bock’s ass to begin but Bock shows his own viciousness, posts Wahoo and then rams his head on a ringside post that looks nasty. Wahoo is bleeding and Bock attacks the cut. Fuck yeah. After that, this is a war. Nasty punches, hard chops, both guys selling the shit out of the damage. Later on, when outside, Wahoo gives Bock a receipt and slams Bock into the ringpost and table. No blood though. Shit, what a war. Wait, there was a fuck up on the disc where it went to an earlier point and Bock IS bleeding. Add the final shot at the end and THIS is motherfucking pro wrestling. I could see this as my #1 and I need to send to Phil to see if it goes on the next Schneider comp. NOTE TO SELF: Edit the match where the fuck-up occurred. Phil... Yeah this was a fucking awesome war. Feels like it is at the level of your super high end 80's brawls, and is the best match I have seen from either guy and I like both guys a lot. Schneider Comp for sure, unless we want to save it as a big release for the set. Kris... No DQ for the AWA World Heavyweight Title: Nick Bockwinkel © vs. Wahoo McDaniel (8/28/83) Wahoo is on fire to start as he has had two controversial matches with Bock the past 2 months so in this he is firing shots early and often. Bock would whack Wahoo with a chair though on the floor then bashed him into the post and barricade to bloody him. Bock is relentless working over the cut but Wahoo comes back chopping like a madman. This is nothing but a slugfest when Bock locks on his sleeper but Wahoo pounds him into the turnbuckle numerous times before he breaks free and Wahoo comes back with more chops then takes it back to the floor where he posts Bock and then bashes his head into the ringside table. Wahoo brings it back to the ring where he continues his onslaught until a double collision sends Bock to the floor. Bock then grabs a chair and nails Wahoo for the pin. This was an all out war with both men juicing and a total blast. Easy nomination.

That wasn't the only reason people loved it. Just one of many.