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[1992-04-18-WWF-Superstars] WWF Fan Club / Interview: Ultimate Warrior
MikeCampbell replied to Loss's topic in April 1992
The way the Warrior says "Hulk Hogan" cracks me up for some reason. And yeah, some of those kids looked a bit uncomfortable. -
I skipped over this on the actual set. I've seen it before, and didn't have any desire to sit through it again. An interesting concept that doesn't play out as well in execution. I always hated the rules about three needing to be eliminated, feels like they're trying to put over the young team, but still protect Jumbo.
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I'm not huge into the mini matches, but this grabbed my attention and didn't let it go. Great action all around, and I loved the rudo antics, especially Espectrito.
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This was crazy amounts of fun, Benoit and Scorpio looked like they were made for each other at this point. I especially liked the tombstone spot toward the end, it looked like Benoit drilled him, but it was clear that he protecting Scorpio the whole way. The finish took the wind out of their sales a bit, but it was far from bad.
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This is probably the best Casas match from Japan that I've seen, no coincidence that it's opposite someone else well versed in the lucha style.
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[1992-04-14-WWF-Munich, GER] Randy Savage vs Shawn Michaels
MikeCampbell replied to Loss's topic in April 1992
I loved this for the most part, it was great seeing Shawn working a more methodical style, trying to further injure Randy's leg, than the flashy spot driven stuff he's mostly known for. The only thing I didn't like was that Shawn was overselling huge when Randy would get something in, he didn't need to give a close near fall to Savage doing little more than getting his foot up on a charge.- 28 replies
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[1992-04-13-WWF-London, ENG] Ric Flair vs Davey Boy Smith
MikeCampbell replied to Loss's topic in April 1992
I don't think Summerslam in London was a sure thing yet. The Ladder match with Michaels didn't happen till July, and that was supposed to be a tryout of sorts for Vince, since the plan for the IC Title was Bret dropping to Shawn at Summerslam if it was held in WA. Bulldog's reaction is great though, and I'm sure this was designed to help make him into an even bigger draw for their European tours. -
I always thought it was fairly accepted that Hash was amongst the top of the NJ heavyweight workers. When discussing the top NJ heavyweight matches of the '90's his name comes up frequently, the two '95 Mutoh matches, the '94 Hase match, the '96 matches with Chosyu and Takada, the 6/96 IWGP Tag Titles classic.
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[1992-04-11-SMW-TV] Heavenly Bodies vs Brad & Bart Batten
MikeCampbell replied to Loss's topic in April 1992
This is a fun little match, but the centerpiece here is obviously the debut of the Bodies after all the buildup, and it's a good payoff. -
[1992-04-11-USWA-TV] Brian Christopher vs Tom Prichard
MikeCampbell replied to Loss's topic in April 1992
Pritchard saying that Christopher should be arrested for impersonating a wrestler cracked me up. Typical bait and switch angle, but Christopher being a whiny punk made it amusing. -
[1992-04-11-USWA-TV] Brian Christopher vs Tom Prichard
MikeCampbell replied to Loss's topic in April 1992
I love this Moondogs angle, but now they're getting carried away, it seems like they're just randomly attacking people now. -
Awesome promo from Embry, especially him making the point of saying the fans don't care for him and the feeling is mutual, and also namedropping guys who'd left the area like Fuller and Idol.
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This is a useless segment by itself, but it's useful as part of the whole angle with Lawler and Jarrett.
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[1992-04-05-WWF-Wrestlemania VIII] Hulk Hogan vs Sid Justice
MikeCampbell replied to Loss's topic in April 1992
I'd never seen Sid destroying the Barbershop before, that window really took beating between Sid and Shawn. Once again, the booking is awfully kind to Hogan, Warrior makes the save, but then Hogan gets to save Warrior and make Sid run off. -
[1992-04-05-WWF-Wrestlemania VIII] Ric Flair vs Randy Savage
MikeCampbell replied to Loss's topic in April 1992
The whole time I watched this, I found myself thinking that it was obviously good, but that it wasn't holding up compared to Hart/Piper. There's no reason that his shouldn't have surpassed it, Flair and Savage could both bring it, and the blood and overall hatred sure helps. But there's goofy things like the suits holding back Liz for no reason, and I really hate the finish. Savage turning the tables on Ric cheating works, Savage just randomly rolling him up and grabbing the tights doesn't. -
[1992-04-05-WWF-Wrestlemania VIII] Interview: Lex Luger
MikeCampbell replied to Loss's topic in April 1992
Luger cuts a decent promo in the vein of a conceited heel, even though he wouldn't be wrestling for another nine months. -
[1992-04-05-WWF-Wrestlemania VIII] Bret Hart vs Roddy Piper
MikeCampbell replied to Loss's topic in April 1992
This was great more for the characters than the actual work, although the work isn't too shabby either. It's fun watching Bret and Piper both taking little shortcuts on each other, Bret faking the injury to get the cradle and Piper letting the fists fly and getting Bret bloody. The finish is a bit out of nowhere, but was original at the time, and it's been aped plenty of times since.- 38 replies
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Cornette selling getting hit with the underwear is hilarious. And, like Kevin said, it's always great to see him rip on the SMW fans. Poor Ron Wright, first his hip and now he needs open heart surgery. Good promo from DWB tearing down the babyfaces in the tournament.
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[1992-04-04-USWA-TV] Eric Embry vs Dirty White Boy (Stretcher)
MikeCampbell replied to Loss's topic in April 1992
Was this DWB's farewell to the USWA? It was cool to see this feud and the Moondogs feud get intertwined, even so briefly, because they attacked Embry a few minutes later. -
[1992-04-04-USWA-TV] Jerry Lawler & Jeff Jarrett and The Moondogs
MikeCampbell replied to Loss's topic in April 1992
The usual awesome segment featuring this feud. I loved the replay afterwards of Lawler burning Richard Lee again.- 11 replies