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  1. tcg91
    Slightly clipped. Fun fact: Owen's plane was so late that these two only agreed on the finish and nothing else. Owen was like 21 here and put on a clinic, thanks to Jones' support and, apart from a few weird moments (like the referee telling Owen off for flying over the top rope), this on-the-fly match was as good as it could be. Very crisp armwork at the beginning, even though they didn't embrace it consistently as time went by. The finish was out of nowhere. ***1/2
  2. tcg91
    Another good match in their series. It was actually refreshing to see them stepping out of their comfort zone and working a more traditional bout here, with focus on matwork and less blood & guts, ringside brawls etc. This was clearly building to a blowoff, as Colon was struggling due to Hansen hitting him on the leg, getting the Ace to later snap and getting disqualified for his fury. Not their best one, but a nice and needed more 'traditional' chapter. ***1/4
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    Slightly JIP, but this was a blast and a good way to build all 3 feuds, going into 'Mania III. Not only all the storylines were advanced, but this also involved other pairings and it was fun to see them come true. JYD looked lost, but they got him out of there quickly. Very good babyface performance for Piper, who was outnumbered and still managed to win the match, after a quite refreshing and intense finishing stretch against Savage. ***1/4
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    This was a great and intense match, generally unknown as the 'Mania one is of course the famous one. Ruthless Savage attack on Steamboat's throat, which Steamboat later on countered in a very creative way. They deserve credit for not overusing tools and still focusing on that body part, but the use of the rail and the post was awesome for how they sold it, including a bloody Savage. They also did the roll ups sequence here and the crowd was all for it, until Savage got a dirty one to win. ****
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    This felt a little weird at the beginning, as they were locking up and doing cradles in a Texas Death Match, for the first 5 minutes or so... but then holy sh** this turned into an amazing hoss fight, with plenty of blood and all the stuff that one would expect. Great Gordy performance, feeding his opponent's strikes and looking very sharp in his offense. I also liked that they didn't teased too many KOs, until the pretty clever finish arrived. Subpar approach, but this had a killer second part. ***1/2
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    Choshu was about to return to New Japan, so this was a heated and compelling blowoff, one of the best matches of their series. The focus was rightly on Tenryu's growth, as he came a long way and, after taking the usual punishment in a good heat segment, managed to dish it back and to hit the lariat back on Choshu as revenge. Jumbo here was a great support figure, standing up when needed without outshining his partner, great clean finish with Tenryu beating Yatsu. ****
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    I am usually not a massive fan of 'UWF type matches', as I don't really digest the pace shift between filler matwork and furious strikes, but this was mostly fairly well done. Koshinaka botched a couple of spots and they had a filler 5+ minutes focus on Koshinaka's arm, but apart from that they built a nice story, consisting on Takada kicking furiously and the champion trying to keep him down. There was some good selling for the most part, especially from Takada as his opponent was getting creative around his armwork and finger stretching, like in the finishing spot. ***1/2
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    Shockingly, they had another great match in them. This was a slow and progressive climax, that planted a few seeds and then exploded with some very good storytelling. Jumbo bullied Yatsu in retaliation of Choshu doing it with Tenryu, but the seconds actually took the reins and hit back even harder. Meaningful and incisive heat segments, leading to a furious finish. Jumbo finally got a lariat on Choshu, but was too cocky and Choshu destroyed Tenryu with a creative and clean finish. ***3/4
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    s expected, this was mostly punches and getting heat from the crowd, which was a good thing as Hayes is a great heel and DiBiase performed really well. It got dirty, with the addition of blood, and it seemed like they had everything under control. This was very enjoyable, but the finish was too overbooked due to the too many run ins. Of course, a better finish would have been beneficial, even though the crowd surely went home happy. ***1/4
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    This was a great match and the 45 minutes time limit actually helped them, as they lost some steam in the middle part and would have struggled with a whole hour limit. In this case, the few TV commercials did more good than harm and Dusty was amazing on commentary here, so this looked very well paced and packed with action. Classic good Flair arm work and leg work, with a hint of extra aggression and urgency as Windham shocked him in their recent impromptu bout. Windham was so over that his comeback felt like a big deal, great set nearfalls to follow his reaction. Great piece of psychology when Flair rolls out of the ring to save himself after the lariat, while the time expired when Windham hit the move again, saving Flair by a miracle. ****1/2
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    Pretty fun MSG match, quite early into the Can-Am Connection run. Martel was clearly the star here, but Zenk didn't fit in too badly. I usually like a match that has 2 babyface in perils segment, but Martel's one was followed by Zenk and it was clearly not as good, despite Valentine being in good form and Beefcake getting tons of heat with his actions. The finish was quite creative too and the match never overstayed its welcome ***1/4
  12. tcg91
    Another very good cage match between these two teams, even though it was a couple of notches below the one from St. Paul in late 1986. This was less Rockers getting revenge, as the heels dominated pretty much most of the bout with a long heat segment and plenty of blood was spilled by Shawn. I actually very much appreciated how they slightly changed the match in a different town of a territory, but the crowd wasn't as good here and they never reached that amount of drama. ***1/2
  13. tcg91
    This was such a simple and great match. Incredible punches and smart use of the bullrope, this of course got bloody fairly quickly and there was so much drama around which one of them would touch a corner to advance to the next one. Hansen bullied his opponent as much as he could and Colon was a perfect Ace: strong and brave, but still an underdog that generated an insane sense of struggle within the crowd. The false finish actually ended up hurting this a bit in my opinion, but the end was perfect anyway. They clearly had a great match in them and this was it. ****1/2
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    Slightly clipped here and there. We got some tension between former partners, I liked Kimura's extra aggression (a slap before the bell rang!) and Fujinami trying to keep things civil before Kimura forced him to go all out, resulting in Kimura bleeding due to Fujinami's retaliation. Kimura got to look good and dominated half of the match, but they started some armwork and then forgot about it, which looked kind of lazy. Non-finish, of course, but a good and fitting one that advanced the feud towards the right direction ***1/4
  15. tcg91
    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
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    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
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    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 ****
  18. tcg91
    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 ***
  19. tcg91
    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
  20. tcg91
    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 ***
  21. tcg91
    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
  22. tcg91
    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
  23. tcg91
    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 ***
  24. tcg91
    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
  25. tcg91
    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 ****
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