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  1. tcg91
    This was unbelievable and it had a big match feeling, as everything worked very well and they finally capitalised on months and months of tensions. What I loved about this match was how everyone played a specific role: Jumbo and Choshu, the captains, both fell prey of a strategic attack (specifically on their leg and ribs), while Tenryu and Yatsu grew even more aggressive after they both felt the 2v1 handicap on their skins. This has outright epic moments, like Choshu being retaped at ringside after a nasty bump on the guardrails, Jumbo bleeding and at least 2 tremendous nearfalls towards the end. Clean finish to boot, marking one of Tenryu's biggest career victories at that point ****3/4
  2. tcg91
    I hate the stipulation, as it always creates stalling periods and stops the match's momentum, but this was a good bout anyway. Huge heat on the Fabs, their heel run was underrated for how mean they were and how they got booed after a long babyface career. The Guerreros always shined well, Hector was the star of the match because he took so much punishment and the Fabs just killed him with a chair over and over. The finish was quite silly too, this was a great angle advancement more than a great match ***1/4
  3. tcg91
    The first 10 minutes were clipped, unfortunately. They had a decent bout, I couldn't detect much chemistry between them, but they were good enough to go through the motions and come up with some nice legwork. I could tell it was a B show performance, as Flair didn't go extra, but him and Bock mastered the crowd with a solid showing and sold each other's stuff quite effectively. As predictable, they had a political non-finish to end this, which helps making it not a special one ***
  4. tcg91
    It is a very fair point. I don't really care for referees getting too involved, I guess that played a part too.
  5. tcg91
    Not as good as the one they had in Houston a couple of days earlier, but it looked a lot like that one, as they were taking the feud to the whole territory of course. Murdoch still did fine work on DiBiase's neck, even though the momentum here was disrupted by a commercial break and a short studio clip, despite DiBiase's top class selling. Just like in Houston, this built to a crescendo and DiBiase won by finally using his black glove for a great punch ***1/4
  6. tcg91
    I liked this a bit more than the one Buzz had with Duggan, as it was straight to the point and featured more impactful stuff. Buzz was great at hitting Reed when he was on top, then trying desperately to get out of the confrontation when he didn't have the upper hand, resorting to all kind of tricks. While this wasn't a classic, it was a damn good one and it was a shame Reed didn't have more space here, as he would have made this better with a larger contribution ***1/2
  7. tcg91
    This was clipped (and not in a good way, as some stuff felt disjointed), so about a third of the action was missing; and it was a shame, as most of the match ruled. Dundee dominated Lawler from the start, working on his injured eye and punching him straight in it. Lawler was great at teasing his comeback, first with a few spare hopeful punches, before he actually managed to dish some real punishment in spite of Dundee cheating eagerly to stop Lawler's momentum from growing. Shocking finish that put Dundee over, I really wish this was complete ***3/4
  8. tcg91
    This was a great grudge match and they beat the crap out of each other. DiBiase was an amazing heel in his career, but also an underrated babyface here, he was a bloody mess and selling his neck with convincing gasps and whines at every bump. Murdoch looked so dominant, but also got his share of damage and DiBiase made him bleed too by fighting from underneath. Top level slugfest here for 15 minutes, great finish as DiBiase desperately managed to use the loaded glove to get a win that seemed almost impossible ****
  9. tcg91
    Another good match, but I'd put this a notch below the one they had on the 27th as I loved the Guerreros shine in the previous bout, it was so well paced and damn solid. However, the Fabs got so much heat here for a team that just arrived and they happily worked on Hector's arm as a revenge from the previous time. This went smoothly until the finish, where once again the referee looked very dumb, even though this time the Fabs plan didn't work out ***1/4
  10. tcg91
    This was a very good and snug 10 minutes deal. I liked the way they used the stipulation to their advantage, especially Sawyer as it was his gimmick match and he used all the tricks on Duggan. Of course, this got bloody and it made sense, but Duggan's comeback was a bit of a let down, as there were not enough punches and I wasn't a fan of his no selling. Good heel finish, that kept Duggan strong despite his loss ***1/4
  11. tcg91
    This was a blast and the crowd fully accepted the Fabs as heels on their debut. Really good arm work by the Guerreros on Lane at the beginning, then the Fabs took over and it was almost as good. Hector showed some incredible hot tag potential, he looked like Eddie at times and that is a huge compliment. My only problem with this was how stupid the referee was, letting the heels do whatever they wanted and not being able to tell them apart when they switched before the finish ***1/2
  12. tcg91
    This was pretty good, but it lacked the heat of their Hair match, despite a good crowd, so it definitely felt like a spin off that didn't carry the same importance. They did fine anyway, the Duo worked well together against Kerry and the comeback was fun as well, the crowd loved spots like the double claw. This was clearly going towards a split between Adams and Gino, but the finish was quite lame even by the 80s standards **3/4
  13. tcg91
    Classic Memphis match, which can be both a good and a bad thing. Dundee looked great and got most of the offense, which helped putting over his heel turn and his aggressive behaviour. I wasn't really a fan of how Dundee didn't sell his leg after he crashed in the corner leg first, which was hyped as Lawler's first main break, but the usual brawl was pretty good anyway. Not the best babyface finish, but this was going towards a rematch and so no harm was done ***
  14. tcg91
    This was a savage brawl that didn't overstay its welcome, as they fought for only 10 minutes and held nothing back. It was a bit unpleasant due to the commentary resulting in a bit of an echo, but the action wasn't half bad. Colon did his best, he mostly fought from underneath and a simple move like a dropkick got a very nice pop. I got why they did that finish, but it wasn't fully satisfactory, especially for a gimmick match ***
  15. tcg91
    Taped on December 15th. Pretty great TV title match and Flair made Garvin in one night, basically. Garvin matched the champions' efforts on the mat and used tough chops, making Flair look like his reign was in constant danger. In a fun bit, Flair actually tried to stand toe to toe with Garvin to humiliate him, but consistently failed at overpowering him until the DQ finish, as Flair was desperate and felt like he had no way out. This was perfect for what it was and Garvin looked like a star ***1/2
  16. tcg91
    This was a decent match, pretty match at the same level of their November bout, but a bit of a let down in terms of them choosing an easy and lazy angle match, using the stipulation to build for a future contest rather than exploring something different. Still, it worked decently for about 10 minutes and Buzz did some fine work on Duggan's back (minus the chairshots). Fun finish, which again wasn't anything spectacular, but fit the stipulation and Duggan's character too ***
  17. tcg91
    This bout had good psychology, as a draw was all Hansen and DiBiase needed to win the RWTL, while Choshu and Yatsu were extra aggressive in their attempts to score a decisive win. Choshu and Hansen had great exchanges, but also Yatsu did very well in the legwork segment against Hansen, who sold big time for him; DiBiase mostly did support stuff and seemed a bit out of place at times. This had a decent climax towards the end, with the non-finish being a bit of a pity, yet an understandable way to close the match ***1/4
  18. tcg91
    This was quite ambitious, as they went for 30 minutes despite all the limitations from Baba and Dory. When they threw bombs, this was fun and benefitted from a hot crowd; the limb work parts, however, were not as good and lacked some consistency. This was despite Baba giving his opponent a lot of offence and having fun exchanges with Tenryu, who was an absolute di**head to Baba and didn't respect him at all. The draw was quite obvious, but there was a good countout tease before that ***1/4
  19. tcg91
    This felt like a big deal, due to the previous time limit draw and this match being the one that assigned the new tag belts. Inoki and Fujinami showed good chemistry again and repeated the figure four spot from their September classic, but the youngsters had a lot of confidence and even Sakaguchi felt pray of their double moves, while he managed to stay out of trouble in the match from the previous week. No time limit here, so they passed the 30:00 mark this time until the shocking finish of Fujinami getting a clean pinfall on Inoki ***3/4
  20. tcg91
    First time ever and they gelled perfectly, despite this only being a 10 minutes feeler with nothing on the line. Steamboat worked on Savage's arm in a very convincing way and Macho was so good that he kept selling the arm even when he was the one on top, putting over simple spots like missing his elbowdrop from the top or having to use a lariat. Savage still looked competitive, despite stealing the victory with a clever and dirty finish, that unfortunately both the camera and the announcer missed at first ***
  21. tcg91
    This was a very good clash of wrestling generations. Of course, Inoki vs Fujinami was the main pairing after their classic bout and, despite this never getting 'too aggressive', it was very competitive and the crowd mostly sided with the underdogs. The veterans worked on Kimura's leg and they carried the match well, despite their stamina limitations. Fujinami shined towards the end and got to go toe to toe with Inoki again, with the time limit draw saving the veterans from an unexpected loss ***1/2
  22. tcg91
    Good match, as the chemistry between these two teams was clearly growing fast. While a few times it seemed like they were stalling and that this was surely going to the distance, the matwork was solid throughout the match and they took care of the different pairings; Choshu would wrestle Jumbo with a careful approach, while him and Tenryu would just throw hands as Choshu knew he had a little edge on him. Good hot tag for Jumbo and we got a few nearfalls, ultimately the time out was predictable but useful ***1/2
  23. tcg91
    Slightly clipped. Pretty good title match, but they didn't shine and none of them seemed over enough to carry an epic title bout. Reed had his usual good headlock to kick things off, but Slater did the best stuff of the match when he worked on Reed's leg to soften him up for a future match with Ric Flair. Reed got enough support in his comeback and got a bit of buzz, even though the selling was not always on point, until the flat non-finish **3/4
  24. tcg91
    This was a fine match, not a great main event but the crowd heavily supported it anyway. Flair sold Dusty's stuff quite well, even though they didn't always click perfectly and it almost looked like Dusty freestyled this more than Flair wanted him to. Usual good legwork from the Naitch, but it lacked the drama that a Starrcade main event should have, despite Dusty being consistent with his pain intolerance. I didn't care much for the Dusty finish in hindsight, even though the crowd did and it was quite surprising as a result ***
  25. tcg91
    This was an amazing match, despite being a very unorthodox bout with little wrestling and a lot of brutality. With such an unique stipulation, they told a consistent and great story of wanting to hurt each other as much as possible, causing their movements to become basic, ugly and even sloppy at times: none of them could lose in the dog-eat-dog world, nobody had the time and luxury for fancy holds or a defined strategy. Incredible screams and drama, that was even better thanks to the silence of the astonished announcers, leading to an all time great finish ****1/2
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