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Good hoss fight, Williams was getting visibly better and better by this point. The brawl was on point, of course, but they also did good subtle things like Doc stepping on Gordy's hand repeatedly or Gordy working a long bearhug to make the shoulder blocks not that appealing. The ringisde stuff was a bit of a filler, but this was mostly very good, despite the usual crap finish as they just got tired of staying withing the rules and the referee threw the match out ***1/2

Good enough blowoff of their previous bout, they condensed everything they could in 25/30 minutes and did a decent job out of it, especially Hennig showing fire and taking the lead here. The 'eye for eye' ring post moment was good and so was Bock's being desperate and feeling like a much younger opponent was about to best him. Apart from the horrible finish (that probably killed the territory for good), Hennig kind of forgot to sell the leg towards the finish and so I prefer the 60 minutes match to this one ***1/2

With a better camera and lighting, this would have been even more enjoyable, but it was still a great bout. The Rockers started this very well, with a long shine segment and making the heel bump and bleed all over the ring for them. If possible, the heat on Shawn was even better and it featured one of the few slingshots that didn't look phony, as Shawn crashed into the cage and this started the heel's dominance on him. Great babyface in perils stuff and the hot tag section was also enjoyable, ending the match with a Jannetty crossbody and a hot crowd ****

This was a great 'short match', as they went out for 7/8 minutes and had a total spotfest, which made up for the tainted finish, as it was looked like a big deal and Jumbo only got the countout triumph after a decent amount of struggle. Tenryu was the star here, as he was assaulted for pretty much the whole bout and bled a lot, before tackling Hansen and thus allowing Jumbo's countout victory. An atypical but enjoyable tournament final ***

A good studio match, surely not the best R&R stuff, but the same cannot be said for the challengers. This went almost 30 minutes and dragged a bit when Rude was in control, but most of it was some solid stuff. Gibson's leg was worked on, which was a continuation of the Starrcade match is a good piece of psychology, props to Manny for leading Rude here. Once again, the match ends within a minute of the hot tag in a disappointing way, but I am happy I saw this ***1/2

This was underwhelming, as Koloff was replacing poor Magnum T.A. and was not as over or skilled. It was still a pretty good Flair formula match and they got creative, using the structure of the Scaffold Match as it was there, but this never reached epic levels and the legwork from Flair was kind of average. To top it up, the non-finish was absolutely terrible for the biggest match of the year ***

I am not a fan of tag matches in a cage, but this pretty good thanks to the usual Southern formula. Morton was obviously the star here, sold tons of offense and bled all over the ring. They used the cage quite well, without exaggerating, but this had a rushed finis as soon as Gibson got the hot tag. A good spectacle and a good match too, but they have done better stuff together ***1/2

This was insanely good. They went 60 minutes with the right pace, it resembled a chess game at times and all the sequences never featured restholds, as they managed to do staff and advance the match while the holds were on. Just simply, Hennig works on the arm and Bock works on the leg, which they kept consistent and the selling was mostly on point. It got bloody in the last 10 minutes and we had a great visual of Hennig reversing a figure four, gritting his teeth to share Bock's pain. The finish was fine, adding a bit of Dusty finish to the time limit ending ****3/4

Easily one of the best 5 minute matches ever. Colon wanted to get revenge from the previous bout and he was a furious bull from the start, dominating the brawl in a satisfying way, given what happened between them before. Not sure why he would do a cartwheel during the match, but okay. It got bloody quickly and Hansen seemed ready to cheat once again, before the annoying but needed non-finish, as this was a textbook angle advancement ***

Another great matchups between these 4, that would have been a contender for the best bout of this pairing if it wasn't for such an awful and rushed finish. It was a buzzy and hot match right from the start, with frequent tags and a constant landscape of danger for both Yatsu and Tenryu, while Choshu and Jumbo managed to take the reins until the last few minutes of chaos. Good series of pinfalls and a lot of exciting sequences, but then the dreaded finish arrived ***3/4

Great match. I liked how Jumbo tried to work on Hansen's arm and got overwhelmed by the Texan's size, so it was the champion to work on Jumbo's arm, almost as an act of disrespect. This got bloody and Jumbo bled like I have never seen him do, which got him extra furious and going all out with nothing to lose against the beast. Great psychology, as Jumbo had more aces up his sleeve in a blind fight due to his experience, so Hansen ate both the ring post and the turnbuckle, as the bull just couldn't finish the matador, who got a flashy cradle to win the title. Not the best match ever, but a classic for many reasons ****

DiBiase subbed for Steve Williams and did a great job, getting in the cage and making Gordy look like a million dollars. More importantly, the crowd cheered and didn't seem disappointed. Lots of snug and dirty control by Gordy, but this never got to the next level despite a good work by Gordy on DiBiase's neck. The final comeback, in particular, seemed a bit flat compared to what they accomplished previously and the finish was fine, but a bit flat and didn't add any extra drama ***

This was much better than the bout Colon had with Ric Flair the month before, as it was short and straight to the point: Hansen destroyed Colon and got him to bleed all over the place, with the Ace having a few good comebacks that set the crowd on fire. This was snug and suggestive, all they did was hitting each other furiously and there was no time for any watered down action. Good dirty finish, that got Hansen over as real monster despite Colon taking him to his limit ***1/2

This felt a bit rushed and incomplete due to the TV constraints, but it was still pretty damn solid thanks to the good heel work of the Dream Team. The main focus of the match was Kid's injured knee and they worked on it quite well; it was easy for Dynamite to sell it, as he was clearly hurting and worked on one leg basically. Him vs Valentine was the best part of this and Davey was an underrated hot tag in the 80s, the crowd totally loved his final comeback ***1/2

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