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  1. tcg91
    Flair managed to get a decent match out of a very green Luger; they even lied a bit on the 30 minutes time limit, making sure not to expose Luger totally. Decent smoke and mirrors and Flair formula, as the Naitch sold big time for the opponent and bled, before working on his leg as predictable. Luger did sell, to his credit, and had enough charisma despite still not being there in terms of psychology or stamina. The non-finish helped with booking a rematch down the line, Luger passed the test here despite an average mark **3/4
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    An highly enjoyable bout. Espanto took charge during most of the match, focusing on Santo's neck and with some great attempts to rip his mask off. Santo bled a lot and was such a natural in terms of feeding off the crowd, using his selling to build his comeback, which was more emphatic than 'good'. There were lots of cuts and taping issues here, which hurt the experience in my eyes, ruining the flow of the match and the excitement from the crowd ***1/2
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    This was great, also thanks to a crazy crowd. It's a shame Rose and Somers never got a chance as a duo in New York or Atlanta, their aggression and control over both Rockers was great, bringing both babyfaces to bleed and fight from underneath. Shawn's suffering was especially great, due to the desperate way he was trying to break free and his spiteful comeback later on. The finish was a letdown, even though the program had to obviously continue. Easily one of the best 'out of nowhere' matches of the 80s ***3/4
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    The correct date should be August 17th. An incredible crowd and a good match, that was almost great despite a slow start in the ring. The back work from Koloff was good and Magnum sold it in an incredible way, squirming and yelling to make Koloff's stuff look great. Best TA's selling apart from his Ted DiBiase matches. Long and good bearhug sequence, despite TA working on Koloff's arm at the beginning. This gets very hot towards the end and the dirty finish was also well executed, as TA looked very strong despite being defeated thanks to the chain ***1/2
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    Taped on the 16th. This was an angle advancement and they went through the motions at times, but it was still Flair vs Dusty for 20 minutes, so the crowd was very hot and there was enough goodness in the ring. I liked the way they worked on each other's legs, as Dusty wanted to beat Flair with his own weapon, they reversed the figure four quite a few times. Baby Doll's turn was a cool idea, even though I didn't care for the finish as it was way overbooked- ***
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    Easily the best MNX/R&R match for my money, as often their bouts had a sudden finish and I always felt like they had more in their tanks. The early part, apart from the usual great heel stuff, also didn't have any stalling and no sequences felt disjointed. As predictable, the MNX had 2 control segments, one on Morton and one on the underrated Gibson, that led to the final hot tag. The finish was extremely hot and unpredictable, with a banged up Morton getting a desperate pin for the R&R ****
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    This was a very solid match and for some reason it's not famous at all. Lots of struggling and limb work, I appreciated the emphasis on small details, despite them not fully delivering when it was time to get to the 'exciting part'. Orton was more mobile than I would expect him to be and did outstanding work on Santana's ribs, triggering a later comeback. A real shame that, after like 30 minutes, this had such an abrupt finish with a heated but random pull apart brawl ***1/2
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    Good and atypical match, as Steamboat was the furious one that wanted revenge, while Roberts worked the mat and tried to control the opponent. It felt strange at times, but in a good way, if that makes sense. I loved the story of Roberts protecting his face repeatedly, until Steamboat finally managed to punch him and get some revenge. This kind of died for me after that, Roberts did some decent work on the arm without getting too deep, but the finish was not the crowd explosion that one would expect due to the nature of the feud ***1/2
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    Not a famous match and the crowd wasn't as loud as other times, but easily one of the best NJPW/UWF junior mashups, as their styles matched very well and they didn't just start kicking each other for the sake of it. Very simple story (Takada working on the arm to stop the submissions and Yamazaki working on the leg to stop the kicks), decent pace and good selling. The strikes were good too and added to the story, leading to a good and consistent finish. ***1/2
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    Another good match of the NJPW/UWF series. Maeda's bad habits were more bearable in a tag team situation with a grounded partner like Kido; Maeda and Fujinami actually had a very heated and hart hitting series of confrontations. Kimura took a lot of beating but had a very resentful comeback and he was also selling his fatigue, which was cool. I also liked the flashy pinfall, even though the crowd reaction hinted that they wanted the match to continue for another bit ***1/4
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    They tried to put on an epic match here and it worked, to some extent. The crowd was red hot for it and most of Takada's kicks were great, but they were both frustrating in terms of the way they were selling. Koshinaka tried to no sell kicks at times, while Takada ignored the 10 minutes limb work on his leg, which magically didn't have any effect on his ability to kick. They had some good nearfalls and an impactful finish, despite not building it properly. This had great moments, but also very frustrating ones. ***
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    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
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    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 ***
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    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 ***
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    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
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    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
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    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 ***
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    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
  21. 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
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    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. ***
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    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
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    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
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    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
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