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  1. tcg91
    This was great. Such a simple but intense fight, they mainly only hit and stomped each other without any limb work, but they did it with an exciting pace and reaching the right climax, hit after hit. Khan almost mocked Choshu's offense at the beginning, until he started bleeding all over the place, selling his opponent's blows like he was finally realising he made a big mistake. The stalling was a functional part of the story at the beginning, but some parts didn't fully deliver in the second part of the match, until the very strong finishing stretch, thanks to a couple of exciting near falls that preceded the ultimate lariat. ***3/4
  2. tcg91
    Fun house show match, their chemistry was in full display here. Steamboat did very good when he was in control, focusing on Savage's arm, but then the armwork kind of died and the match took a 180° in terms of structure, which felt strange. This turned into a bloody brawl, which was fine, as Savage bled first and then was the one to punish the challenger. They tiredly dragged this at the end, teasing a non-finish before actually doing it, as it became quite predictable ***
  3. tcg91
    The Flair/Dusty pairing never felt too good to me, but this was a pretty good cage match, despite lacking some sense of drama of urgency. Flair tried his best to do his formula match inside the cage, selling a lot for Dusty and, of course, using the structure to bleed buckets. Good leg work by the Naitch, but this was quite a few notches down his cage match against Morton at the beginning of the tour, even though the crowd was crazy for the title change ***
  4. tcg91
    Not their best match of the Bash tour, but still an enjoyable one that confirmed the chemistry between these two teams. In this one, the Rock & Rolls had a bigger amount of offense and it looked good, but this never really picked up until the usual heat segment on Morton. The hot tag had an insane reaction, with 30 seconds to go, but the time limit expired again. It was 20 minutes this time, but their 30 minutes draw was more exciting ***
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    Good title match, it still felt like somewhat important despite 'only' being for the AWA Title. Tenryu worked on Hansen's arm to stop him from hitting the lariat, which he did smartly and with his usual prickly provocations. Hansen only sold it for a bit, but they moved away from the sequence after a ring post spot and so this wasn't completely a waste of time. Good hara-kiri sequence for Hansen finally using the lariat at the end, even though it led to a predictable non-finish. ***1/4
  6. tcg91
    Long TV match, as they went 30 minutes, even though 5 were not shown due to commercials. Very crisp match and the Crew proved to be very capable when dictating the pace, through a double babyface in peril sequence, first with Gibson and then with Morton. The heels also tried to disfigure Morton's face again, after his mask protection segments against Ric Flair, which was effective storytelling. Unfortunately, time expired while the match was not in the most exciting moment, but this was very good overall. ***1/2
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    A third of the match was clipped, and also in a poor way as they went from a piledriver to a top rope spot... what?!?. Still, of course this was a very enjoyable Memphis brawl, despite not topping their best bouts. The crowd was hot and Dundee took advantage of the stipulation, using a lot of tools and creating some fine suspense. Fun comeback from Lawler and he finally got a clean finish on Dundee, which was overdue after such a long program. ***1/4
  8. tcg91
    Tag cage matches always looked weird to me, as the first man that escapes the cage technically leaves his partner in jeopardy, but this made sense as Bruno only went for the door once Santana climbed to the top. It was a fun brawl and the heels bumped big time for Bruno, bleeding and getting the best out of the 10 minutes from bell to bell. Adonis looked good here and also managed to lead Savage at times ***
  9. tcg91
    Fun match and a lesser version that the classic they had a week before, as this was taped for Japanese television. While they didn't reach the same drama or quality here, I did appreciate this bout as it was different than the previous one and not just a copy and paste version of it. That being said, they kept a good chunk of it, like Morton's mask issues, the cage interaction and a similar dirty finish. A shorter and still fun match, but very far from what they accomplished in Charlotte ***1/4
  10. tcg91
    This was amazing and easily Morton's best single bout ever. Flair gave plenty of space to the challenger, before taking over in a sublime way: ripping his protective mask, making him bleed and using the cage to his advantage. Of course, Morton's selling was perfect and it almost felt like the Naitch was bullying the poor Morton, instead of just beating him at a wrestling match. Fantastic comeback from Morton and the crowd loved how he made Flair eat the cage. The dirty finishes was also ideal, as Flair got over without hurting his opponent. Excellent match, not perfect because Morton never got a 'real near fall' and because he ignored the legwork by climbing the ropes on 3 different occasions. ****1/2
  11. tcg91
    Well, I am not a fan of 'round matches', for some reason that only works in the UK. Still, it was miles ahead of Roddy Piper vs Mr. T, for instance, and the right way to get wrestlers to adapt to this some kind of boxing routine. It wasn't as great or dramatic as their previous TV bout, but Garvin was selling the right way and they played the stipulation in an enjoyable way. I didn't really care for the double KO finish, probably since I have seen a million of them and this was an average one. ***
  12. tcg91
    Good title match, an expected rematch after Brooks got an upset victory against Grey. It was a fun chess game, the announcer didn't hit all the right spots though, as he never mentioned Grey now working with less urgency and rush, which was a big part of his original underdog victory. Once again, the match revolved around the surfboard spot, capitalising on a good legwork by the champion. The double pinfall spot felt quite fresh for Joint Promotions, plus it gave an out to Grey, as he didn't have to lose to Brooks again. ***1/2
  13. tcg91
    Good and chaotic war, but it felt a bit anti-climatic at times due to some cold crowd reactions, which was quite surprising. This had plenty of support during most of the fight anyway, especially when the Sheepherders were furiously assaulting the champions, and Fulton was clearly the MVP here with some big time bloody selling. I can't say this was the best match I've seen this week, but it was a good brawl with a satisfying finish ***1/4
  14. tcg91
    Very fun hoss fight, JR and Michael Hayes did wonders on commentary by making this a big deal despite being a regular TV match. Most of Williams' stuff looked impressive and they both sold very well without becoming too vulnerable, which was quite diligent. The ropes broke too due to their power, not sure it was planned, but they sold it like they should have anyway. Lots of overbooking before the finish, but this never overstayed its welcome and Williams slamming Gordy was very impressive ***1/4
  15. tcg91
    This was a good match, but it didn't 30 minutes at this stage of their careers, it would have been a magnificent 15 minutes bout instead. Murdoch did some good armwork on Inoki, who actually sold the long hammerlock quite consistently, but his comeback kicks looked quite lame at times. This had a few uneventful moments in the middle part, but the finishing stretch was quite sweet, despite Inoki kind of botching the enzuiguri that decided the match ***1/2
  16. tcg91
    This was Inoki fighting an UWF match, rather than Fujiwara wrestling a NJPW match. That is why this was a lesser version of their February match, but this still had some great strikes and Fujinami's selling of his bloody face was fantastic. However, this had serious pacing issues and I could count at least 3 instances of them just sitting in time wasting holds after a 'reset' spot, which is not ideal for a 10 minutes match. The finish was very satisfying anyway ***
  17. tcg91
    This has a great reputation, but I couldn't help finding a few flaws despite the plenty of good stuff they delivered. Fujinami's leg selling was great and it kind of saved the bout when it became its the main theme, as Maeda didn't sell his arm much when it was the focus of the first few minutes. This escalated once Maeda split Fujinami's face open with a hard kick and the follow up was quite epic and violent. Great visual to highlight Fujinami's desperate comeback and the knockout finish was well done as well ****
  18. tcg91
    This was a little masterpiece, as they had such a grit and snug match that nobody was expecting. For years, Fuchi would be the bully of the Juniors division, but here he was dominated and bled all over the place while Saito managed to focus on his ear and cut all of his comebacks for minutes. Great reaction by Fuchi, he was seeking revenge with his punches and the crowd got really into this towards the end. The finish was not my cup of tea, but quite well done and giving Fuchi a realistic alibi ***1/2
  19. tcg91
    Good six men match, adding the juniors added a new layer of novelty and gave the big guys a chance to shine at their expenses. Misawa looked good and got some fun offense on his opponents, despite Yatsu having little mercy on him as his team dominated most of the bout. This got really good towards the end with the usual hot tags, picking up from a quiet middle part, but the non-finish was disappointed and dragged this down a notch ***
  20. tcg91
    This was a fun little match and also a good angle, as Hennig stepped up and did his best against the monster Hansen, finally looking like a main eventer in the process. While the champion had the upper hand on most confrontations, he still sold for Hennig, who got desperate as he tried anything he could to tame the beast and got dangerously close to the upset, until the time limit ended up saving Hansen from a shocking loss ***1/4
  21. tcg91
    This was a good match and clearly a stepping stone for young Brooks, who got to go toe to toe with someone established like Grey. Grey was so underrated for the way he could both lead a match and then be on the receiving side, like an European version of Tito Santana. Cool limb work from both of them and the match revolved around the surfboard spot, which got a bit repetitive towards the end but made sense, plus Brooks sold the back quite well anyway ***1/2
  22. tcg91
    This was very similar to the match they had a couple of weeks earlier in the MSG, but I liked the other one better anyway, as this time Savage's selling wasn't as good in here, despite him bleeding again due to Santana's aggression. Still, these two had nice chemistry and went through the motions quite smoothly once again; the dirty finish was a bit better this time around, as the referee bump wasn't as silly and it fit the match stipulation ***1/4
  23. tcg91
    This was a great match and it is still relatively unknown, which is a shame. 30+ minutes of snug and solid stuff at the right pace. This had a great sense of struggle from the first lock up and the crowd was so loud too. Garvin did good things on top and sold his hand in an excellent way later in the match, mostly keeping Blanchard away from it, but this had a bad impact on his offences and he couldn't close on Tully despite a long leg work. Very fun Dusty finish, as both men tried to cheat and Garvin ended on top, despite the reverse decision being quite annoying ****
  24. tcg91
    Not the best gauntlet of the series, but this stood out as well thanks to a great start and an amazing finishing run; in the middle part they did some solid stuff, but the match clearly took a step back once Sakaguchi got in, following a very crisp match between Takada and the young Yamada. Fujiwara was the MVP and things quickly picked up when he got involved, it got bloody and exciting, cementing Fujinami as the Ace, as he went toe to toe with Maeda despite his conditions until the surprising finish. ***3/4
  25. tcg91
    This had some great stuff and once again their dynamic was pretty much perfect: Santana was the loveable but fiery babyface, while Macho tried to bully his opponent only to find himself being beaten on a lot of instances. Santana got Savage to bleed after a few good bumps, which was quite rare for both of them at that time. No downtime and fine crowd. The finish protected Santana to bring rematches, so yes please, despite being a bit abrupt with a dirty roll up from Savage ***1/2
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