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  1. MikeCampbell
    Two of the best in the world of the 1980's show that they've still got it. The limb work and subsequent selling was great, especially Hansen's arm. I loved the finish with Jumbo blocking the lariat with the jumping knee, and then getting blasted by a standing lariat.
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    I liked this, but Benoit working Lucha just seems like a huge disconnect to me. Sort of like the Benoit/Casas tag match earlier in the set. One thing I did dig is the finish, I've always hated how luchadores seem to give up as soon as the hold is applied, but starting with Villano's missed senton, Benoit focused on his back and Villano lingered in his holds plenty long enough.
  3. MikeCampbell
    I was blown away when I first saw this match seven or eight years ago. I still think it's pretty great, but not in the upper echelon of All Japan in the '90's. What sticks out for me is how giving Jumbo and Taue are to their much lower ranked opponents, Jumbo goes soaring off the apron when they both take shots at him, and Taue was very giving to Kikuchi in the early moments. I think Kikuchi's tag to Kobashi was a mistake, it seemed like a spot where he'd be oh so close and then barely miss it. But he made it and Kobashi had to come in and it seemed awkward. I loved the spot where Jumbo cut off Kikuchi going up top, so Kobashi ran to intercept him and first stopped to incapacitate Taue before halting Jumbo.
  4. MikeCampbell
    http://www.rspwfaq.net/2012/08/terms-that-...l#disqus_thread SKeith apprently incurred the wrath of Tyson Kidd for insinuating that Harry Smith used steroids.
  5. MikeCampbell
    Arn feigning the knee injury was great, and Heyman offering Dustin money to leave was priceless. After weeks of sneak attacks, Dustin and Windham finally get one over on the Alliance when Windham stops Austin, and then also cuts of Dangerously trying to use the phone. Dustin holds them off with a chair while Windham gives Austin a taste of his own medicine.
  6. MikeCampbell
    I thought the battle royal segment itself was pretty weak, but then again, compared to the Moondog stuff going on in the USWA, pretty anything is going to look overly tame. Embry's promo was pretty good though, even though he was pretty clearly ripping off Terry Funk.
  7. MikeCampbell
    Ho hum, just another outstanding trios from the Misawa/Tsuruta feud. Misawa's stoicism means that he isn't normally known for great selling, but he was pretty great here, and Jumbo and co. were awesome heeling things up on him. At least until he killed Fuchi with the elbow and then just casually walked over and tagged in Kawada. Kawada was great as the fired up partner, taking the fight to Jumbo and Taue. The finish stretch is fun, with Kobashi staying alive longer than anyone though he could have, I was surprised that he survived Jumbo's backdrop, but Taue finally kept him down.
  8. MikeCampbell
    I didn't think this was anything special, but it wasn't anywhere near as horrible as the Freebirds deal from the Clash.
  9. MikeCampbell
    Good lord I'm loving this stuff. I especially liked that the Moondogs had a chair that read RIP Jeff Jarrett, after Jarrett and Fuller had the RIP Richard Lee chair from the week before. Just when you think that maybe seeing these teams brawl and go nuts with weapons could start getting repetitive, Lawler shoots a fireball at Richard Lee and you're back to counting the minutes until next week.
  10. MikeCampbell
    Landing Jesse had to be considered quite a coup for WCW. Indeed, the idea of Jesse being the man in the booth does make Superbrawl immediately seem like a big deal. I think Sting/Luger would have gotten over better had Lex beaten some real contenders during his run with the strap. Ron Simmons? Rick Steiner? Not exactly huge threats to the title.
  11. MikeCampbell
    This is as good an example as any at why NWA and WCW never really tried any "sports entertainment" stuff like vignettes for debuting workers. At least "Badstreet USA" had a following and got a crowd reaction.
  12. MikeCampbell
    This looks totally thrown together, but it's better than it has any right to be, in spite of Bagwell screwing things up quite often. But, Pillman, Tracy, and Taylor are determined to push through, and that's what happens. I think
  13. MikeCampbell
    I honestly didn't think too highly of this, especially with Rude, Steamer, and Sting involved. But it was fun for what it was meant to be, which is continuing the whole Dangerous Alliance angle. I could watch Rude sell all day long, and Jesse was awesome getting all worked up when Sting and Steamboat would switch illegally to keep working on Rude. The dogpile pin on Austin was amusing, and the Rude vs Steamboat issue is further heated up en route to Superbrawl, but I expected more.
  14. MikeCampbell
    I always heard this praised to the moon, and when I first saw it I was unimpressed. I always figured because the bar had been raised so much by the business that I just couldn't appreciate it for the time frame. But no, the Moondogs vs. Jarrett, Fuller, and Lawler stuff KILLS this sixteen ways from Sunday.
  15. MikeCampbell
    I'm sorry if I sound like I'm just parroting him here, but Loss nailed it. Flair does this promo in his gear too, and it stands out so much to me that it's almost distracting. It really wasn't noticeable at the time to me, because I'd only been watching NWA/WCW from '89 onward. But watching it now, I can't help but constantly notice it. I'm hoping I get used to it soon.
  16. MikeCampbell
    I don't think it's quite that often, but yeah, it seems to come up semi frequently.
  17. MikeCampbell
    The thing that always struck me about this match was the fact that it was a rare case where size really wasn't a big factor. Hughes and Vader were bigger, but the Steiners knew how to offset that. Yes, Vader probably bumps more than he should have, but he was a few months away from being groomed as top dog, so it's not a huge issue.
  18. MikeCampbell
    This was a nice continuation from the prior trios match that also saw Kawada try to take the fight to Jumbo. This also reaffirms my position as Jumbo being the best of all time. Misawa never had a match like this when he was the top dog in AJ or NOAH. He'd let Sano, Morishima, Rikio, Mossman, etc. tee off on him left and right and take the bumps, but he didn't actually put them over anywhere near what Jumbo does for Kawada. It helped that Kawada was so fired up and was busting offense I haven't seen him use much.
  19. MikeCampbell
    I think he may be right, Jingus. Smackdown was supposed to become the WCW show, but UPN balked because they wanted the WWF and weren't smartened up apparently that Vince actually owned the whole thing.
  20. MikeCampbell
    Thank you, Will, for adding the Flair/Hayes promo where Flair reveals his draw before the match proper started. I really have nothing to say that hasn't already been said. Flair puts on a great showing, Heenan is priceless in the booth, and I'm at a loss for any other Rumble with such a stacked and talented roster. I do like that Hogan eliminated UT, symbolically closing the book on that feud before moving onto another with Sid. Sidenote: I'll never understand why they didn't run with Hogan/Flair at Mania (aside from maybe Hogan not being around afterwards). It's certainly fresh, and it's a rare case of a Hogan opponent who can pull his own weight with promos, and, if booked right, it'd certainly have drawn. Hogan/Sid, to me, reeks of Vince not wanting to leave his comfort zone of Hogan taking on monster heel. Looking at the crowd, you could definitely tell that at least a good chunk were elated when Sid tossed Hogan. And this is another case where Hogan makes himself look bad. He gets legit eliminated, fair and square, and when Sid won't take the bait on the handshake, he just grabs him and pulls.
  21. MikeCampbell
    The match itself is alright, nothing great, but the aftermath is outstanding. I forgot about the corny sound effect that went with the cattle prod.
  22. MikeCampbell
    I found this to be an interesting contest, with a pair of legends in Caras and Wagner, a pair of current greats in Los Cowboys, and a pair of future greats in Lynn and Waltman. I really dug the camel clutch reversal sequence between Caras and Wagner, and Kid's dive was amazing.
  23. MikeCampbell
    If this is any indication, much like Casas never seemed to find a grove working Japan (at least based on the matches of his I've seen) Benoit has the same issue in Mexico. Of course, it would also be another coupe of years before Benoit found his grove and became a bad mofo. But just watching Benoit, Casas, and Santo in the same match is somewhat surreal 20 years later.
  24. MikeCampbell
    This strikes me as a bit similar to an All Japan trios match, the finish really wasn't in much doubt with Bagwell's presence sticking out like a sore thumb to me. Rick Rude sells an atomic drop better than anyone sells anything else. Between the Jumbo/Misawa groups, the DA in WCW, and I'm sure there will several choice trios matches from Mexico on this set, it really seems like 1992 is the year for great trios matches.
  25. MikeCampbell
    Another crazy, and totally fun, brawl. Lawler having the camera zoom in on the kid's back was a great visual. Lawler's promo was great, Jarrett's not so much.
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