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  1. tcg91
    Good little TV match, but, at 10 minutes, this was too short to be a classic or anything memorable. Kerry put over Adams' initial kick, but then he was the one to shine on the mat, especially with a long facelock and teasing the claw a few times. I didn't really buy the part of Adams dictating the pace of the match, as things were much more exciting when he had to defend himself from Kerry's fury. The dirty finish was very well done, in sports entertainment fashion, protecting Kerry in defeat but not making it look like a complete fluke ***
  2. tcg91
    This was a very solid 20 minutes bout, as usual the matches are way more enjoyable if the 3 minute rounds are out of the window. The best compliment I can give Grey is that he was the UK version of Tito Santana: a rapid babyface that was also very good on the mat and at selling. Haward had a strict non-nonsense approach, he looked good when dishing punishment, but they failed at making this special, as it felt like never reached a dramatic peak or an exciting finishing run. Still, this was so technically clean that it deserved a watch ***1/4
  3. tcg91
    This was JIP unfortunately, only 22 minutes are shown instead of the original 38 minutes. This didn't add much to their saga in terms of story, but quite a lot in terms of new offence, as they kept countering each other's stuff and it was quite cool, it felt a bit fresh despite their long history. The claw teasing was great and Kerry also was quite good at selling the figure four later on. Terrible finish though, I get the point of Flair being lucky, but seeing a collision and a shoulder tackle for a pinfall is quite poor after they went at war for almost 40 minutes ***1/2
  4. tcg91
    Another great match between these two, their feud was so underrated. Slower pace, non-nonsense action and good struggle on the mat between challenger and champion. Valentine quite interestingly focused on Santana's back, rather than his injured knee like in the previous bout, but the limb work was good anyway. Santana was the one that attacked his opponent's knee, the figure four tease was good, even though the finish was a huge letdown in some respect. In hindsight, it is shocking that they didn't blow off this feud at Wrestlemania as the MSG loved this and surely would have been into it once again in March ***1/2
  5. tcg91
    This was wrestled in a smart way, as they clearly focused on the story of Tiger's arm being injured and thus affecting him a lot during the match. It made sense, as Takada in theory didn't have much of a chance, despite his growth in 1984; this predicament gave Takada more rope, but unfortunately they didn't let him destroy Tiger's arm until much later, when he started targeting it with kicks. He was good on the mat anyway and Tiger effectively switched back to an underdog status, before the referee decided to call the match off for his own health ***
  6. tcg91
    I have seen plenty of Fantastics vs MNX so far and they were all good matches, they were just lacking a bit of something to get a great one between each others. Rogers was on a roll here in the shine segment, he showed very crisp stuff that got the crowd crazy. The heat part this time kind of disappointed though, it was a rather basic one from the heels, who by now could wrestle in their sleep and maybe got a bit complacent here. Very good Rogers hot tag and even the fu** finish was well done, even if they always leave me wanting more from them ***1/4
  7. tcg91
    Slightly clipped. This was a blast and could have been a classic with a smoother matwork quality. The strikes were sensational, putting over the roughness of Fujiwara and the lack of fear of young Yamazaki, who kicked his opponent without any remorse. However, the stuff they did on the mat felt a bit random, almost a filler to kill some time, as it never really followed up the damage caused by the violent strikes. That, with the no-selling of Yamazaki towards the end, was a bit meh. I liked the finish though, as Fujiwara finally got to stretch his opponent and got him to tap out ***1/2
  8. tcg91
    This was tons of fun and, despite only being the first skirmish of the Tenryu/Choshu feud, there was so much goodness in here. The seconds also played their part well, Yatsu was very intense and Ishikawa kept messing with Choshu despite not being able to always measure up to him. Tenryu hit hard, causing Choshu to be even harder with him, which lead to the non-finish. Obiviously, not the benchmark of the All Japan six men bouts, but it was worth a watch ***1/4
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    This was fun, also thanks to a hot crowd, even though Bill Mercer was trying to put this over like it was a masterpiece for some reason. I liked how the Adams/Kevin feud was the hottest pairing here, but Adams kept dodging the older von Erich until they finally collided and Adams finally got clawed. God bless Roberts, he tried and managed to look good, but he spent lots of his time (including the finish) trying to put Mike over which is a bit sad in retrospect ***1/4
  10. tcg91
    Good match, but the booking and the referee kind of ruined it towards the end. The brothers stretching the champions for the first 10 minutes was fun, they were building a tight match with lots of snugness. Too bad that the heat segment on Jack didn't last long enough, as it was quite good while it lasted. The referee refused to disqualify the champions on a few occasions, which got Gorilla Monsoon to be a crybaby on commentary, until the official got tired and finally called for the bell for a dull finish ***
  11. tcg91
    This was somewhat clipped or badly taped in general. Bock happily took Hennig to school here, but he gave the youngster quite a lot of space at the beginning, before taking over with his mat experience. Hennig's courage and stamina were put over with his performance, which will help in the future for longer matches. Fine rib work by Bock on Hennig, but his decent selling wasn't on par with the best workers of the business yet. He did well in the figure four later on, anyway, before the flashy finish which was perfect because it gave Hennig a clean win despite Bock being clearly the best worker in the ring ***1/2
  12. tcg91
    A good match between these teams, which was quite expected given their skills, but even this time I felt like the bout ended right when it started getting interesting for me. Fun stalling at the beginning, and of course the heat segment by the MNX was quite good, despite not being particularly creative. You could tell Cornette's guys were going through the motions with the Fantastics at this time. Good energy in the Fulton hot tag, but unfortunately the match finished straight away, albeit in a quite flashy and convincing pinfall by the babyfaces ***1/4
  13. tcg91
    This was a good rematch from the RWTL final of the previous year, once again heavily focused on the growth of Tenryu and the support he could finally give Jumbo against the bad gaijins. Good match, with enough heat and a smart pacing to hide all of Brody's limits, as Jumbo/Hansen was again the best pairing. Tenryu bled a lot and was great at times, like when he took the lariat to save Jumbo who was the legal man. However, the DQ finish was a huge disappointment and tainted the celebration of the native guys, who finally conquered the monsters duo ***1/2
  14. tcg91
    This didn't feel like a 5 star match, or even remotely close to it, but it was still a very good bout, despite the crap finish. The Terry/Hansen exchanges were tons of fun as usual, while Brody and Dory were fine while supporting their respective partners, enhancing the chaotic nature of the match. Dory took most of the beating, especially when he was stuck at ringside. It felt like a nostalgia act of their previous contests, rather than a new chapter, as it didn't add much to the story. A good nostalgia act, nonetheless ***1/2
  15. tcg91
    Shoot style is not my thing, but this was great and it couldn't go unnoticed. This was slightly clipped, but still maintained a good pace at 25+ minutes. Very easy and effective story of a grappler facing a striker, as Fujiwara would try to limit the effect of Tiger's kicks by keeping him on the mat, to avoid getting fooled like he did in their September bout. Fujiwara kept the match on this terms for a long time, making Tiger sell the arm very well for once, but Tiger's comeback was incredibly stiff and violent, starting from a headbutt that was an all or nothing desperate risk. Amazing TKO finish, both for intensity and crowd reaction ****1/4
  16. tcg91
    This had some great moments, but the initial matwork was dull and felt like a way to kill time because the holds went absolutely nowhere (the match went almost 25 minutes, so that beginning was unnecessary). Yamazaki showed a lot of fire, with stiff kicks used as a way to enhance his presence on the mat, resorting to those methods when Takada was getting the better of him. I liked the progressive climax they had and they sold well enough, but the first half of the match was too bland and disjointed from the rest to make this anything special ***1/4
  17. tcg91
    I felt this went a bit too long at 30+ minutes, because it was great whenever Fujinami was involved (the first 10 minutes and later on, before the big hot tag), but Inoki kind of dragged the heels down, as they had to work around some of his contrived offense and it felt like a step back. This was still a good match and the gaijins were amazing bullies, but Inoki's stuff didn't feel organic, like they were pushing a reset button every time he got involved. Still, the crowd went crazy for him and he capitalizes on Fujinami's great performance ***
  18. tcg91
    These two couldn't do any wrong together. Granted, the finish sucked (a 'curfew time limit? On a non-televised event? Really?), but everything else ruled. This was fought with more aggression than before, as the feud was getting intense, and Valentine started bleeding because Santana was as angry as he's ever been. I liked the leg psychology story, as Santana had his one taped up and he followed the 'eye for an eye' motto, working on Valentine's leg while still selling his anyway. Valentine was losing the match bit by bit and tried to save himself in vain, before the curfew made sure he got away with it ***3/4
  19. tcg91
    This was a blast. The crowd loved the big hoss fight between Reed and Doc, just like they cheered when Duggan was trying to finally catch DiBiase. This was 15 minutes of the most simple, yet effective, wrestling style with a good dose of heat. Duggan was a very good babyface in perils here, thanks to the forehead cut and the blood; it was impressive how Williams, despite still being kind of green, held his ground very well. Okay finish, even though the helmet stuff was quite silly and the scaffolds were in the way of the viewers, but oh well ***1/4
  20. tcg91
    Bad stipulation and bad finish, but the match itself was quite great and so rating it is not easy. This was short and sweet, an enjoyable brawl, despite production being so bright to catch both of them while blading. Even though the pinfalls affected the overall pace of the bout, this had its moments and there were only 3 rest periods, so the match wasn't extremely fragmentated. While the finish was poor, at least it was memorable as it culminated in the end of the von Erichs feud with the Freebirds, as Kerry and Gordy finally shook hands ***1/4
  21. tcg91
    Some top notch work by the announcers, who managed to put over Blanchard's need to not be disqualified or counted out (or he'd lose the title) and Steamboat's ribs injury that limited his actions throughout the bout. This had a pretty great start on the mat, but then failed to get to the next level, as Blanchard didn't get some extra work on the challenger's ribs, so the match got a bit colder for me as they left the hot act alone and nothing they did after was as meaningful. Anyway, the strikes were fun and the dirty finish was well done too ***1/2
  22. tcg91
    The first 3 rounds were clipped, I wish we had the whole thing because this was really good. Finlay really knew how to get heat from the crowd, there was solid legwork from him on display, while Jones showed good fire and a bit of a hot head, despite not being flawless when dictating the pace; his best moments were going toe to toe with Finlay with snug strikes. Jones got a couple of great nearfalls towards the end, but the finish was very lame and you don't really want a DQ title change because the new champion was beaten down ***1/2
  23. tcg91
    This was more "fun" than the match they had the previous month, but less "good" in terms of in ring action. The crowd helped them with support and threw a lot of trash at the heels, but this time there wasn't an extra dramatic Slaughter heat segment to generate lots of momentum, so things were not as memorable. Short and sweet bout, also thanks to the Texas Tornado stipulation, with many fun moments (including the finish) to make this enjoyable ***
  24. tcg91
    This was a blast and they had the crowd in their hands. The heels had a ridiculous amount of heat, their work was simple but very effective, especially for a team that wasn't super experienced in this regard. Good call with the double heat segment, JYD had a short one at the beginning of the matc, but Slaughter's one was amazing thanks to some incredible selling and a lot of blood on his forehead. Unfortunately the finishing stretch didn't live up to the great setup, because there was a disappointing DQ despite the vibrant vibe, but man I hope to see a rematch ***1/2
  25. tcg91
    Very fun 10 minutes bout and it was remarkable how the Guerreros heel turn quickly got them to be such a hated duo. The old classic tag formula was on full display, but it was a rather quick match, from the initial brawl to the sudden finish after the hot tag. It was good while it lasted, with a decent heat section, but the selling of the babyfaces was never that long (or great) to bring this to the next level. Still, a very fun 10 minutes ***
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