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  1. 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 ***
  2. 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
  3. tcg91
    Good match and great angle, as Flair sold the DDT before the bout like he got murdered and this got the crowd very hot. However, they forgot about it once the bell rang and Robert never even attempted to hit another one or work on Flair's neck, which was very silly as the crowd was chanting "DDT" all along. The match itself was fine and featured Flair changing gears multiple times to compete against Roberts, stealing the victory with a lucky small package, but the DDT stuff really disappointed me ***
  4. tcg91
    This was a good title defence for Flair, who pretty much made Koko look great and made this go beyond expectations, thanks to the usual Flair formula. Koko was good at selling and threw some awesome punches, that Flair sold like they were bullets and were put over by the announcer. Also, having Dusty doing stuff at ringside was quite cool, even though it spoiled the result in hindsight. Really good heel finish, you couldn't help feel bad for Koko, as he did everything he could despite the odds here ***1/2
  5. tcg91
    This was a good little brawl, they went at 100 miles an hour from the start and it got bloody right away. It didn't drag at all. The crowd was heavily involved and was rooting for Duggan to finish Sawyer as soon as possible, which helped thanks to Duggan cussing and grunting to put more emphasis on the fight and his struggle. However, I wasn't a big fan of the count out finish, especially because Buzz returned to the ring to fight after losing the match on purpose ***
  6. tcg91
    Taped on November 6th. Not sure about this being a 'great match' per se, but it was definitely a great angle. DiBiase turned face during this bout, thanks to Dick Murdoch assaulting him and ruining his title shot, as he had to fight Flair while heavily taped and gave all he had. This was a very satisfying brawl, some of the best 7/8 minutes one could ask in terms of intensity and storytelling. The non-finish was pretty much obvious and logic, as it protected DiBiase and his 'never give up' attitude. Fine as a 'match', but an amazing angle ***1/4
  7. tcg91
    Big match atmosphere, as Jumbo and Choshu finally went one on one. Unfortunately, they also went 60 minutes, but without delivering an all time epic, which was clearly what they tried to do here. Most of the limb work was fine, Choshu showed all of his potential and Jumbo was somewhat generous with his leg selling. However, they didn't pace this well enough and there were a couple of weird 'restart segments', plus a quite flat 10 minutes before things started to pick up. A bit of a disappointment, considering this was their first bout ***
  8. tcg91
    Slightly clipped. This was a prestigious unification match, so anyone could predict the political non-finish here. That being said, this had great matwork and the usual goodness of a Flair formula match, when his opponent could go for 30+ minutes. However, the crowd didn't fully embrace Martel as a babyface here and they both kind of ignored the leg selling towards the end, which took this down a notch or two. The latest punches sequence was great, also triggered by Flair's bloody forehead, but of course this ended with the lamest double countout ***1/2
  9. tcg91
    This couldn't touch their amazing 50 minutes bout, but it was still a very good one. Once again, Reed got most of the initial offense, his armwork was effective and he grounded his opponent. In a cool stipulation and psychology bit, Reed's TV title was only on the line for the first 15 minutes, so Murdoch got upset when they expired, as he had nothing to gain and everything to lose at that point. Murdoch did some amazing leg work on Reed, who got all the crowd support at that point. Perfectly satisfying flashy pinfall ***3/4
  10. tcg91
    This surprised me a big deal, as I was expecting Martel to wrestle as a heel and instead he didn't, despite Memphis being on Lawler's side of course. Despite that, Martel led most of the match with a good focus on Lawler's leg, then gradually getting more heelish when he was getting frustrated and worried. Fun Lawler comeback, even though he stopped selling the leg at one point. Of course, there was a non-finish, but it was a dull one and the announcers looked like a fool when he announced a title change that clearly didn't happen ***1/2
  11. tcg91
    This was better than their previous matches, as they didn't have to fill an hour with restholds and Flair looked very eager. However, I still maintain that their chemistry wasn't amazing and Reed wasn't massively elevated by the Flair formula. Reed still did pretty good stuff on the mat anyway, with the usual and persistent headlock, while Flair got most of the offense to work towards his figure four. This felt a bit disjointed at times and the finish also sucked, an involuntary ref bump was such a silly excuse for a DQ ***1/4
  12. tcg91
    This was a satisfying match, with a feel good feeling, as the feud got a heated blowoff in front of a very receptive crowd. The match wasn't that exciting, though, and it felt a bit flat despite the nice environment. This featured good pace and some fun spots, as they went very quick for the 10 minutes they got, but this never caught major drama and the No DQ stipulation was only used for the powder spot. Felt like a solid match to get to the shaving angle, rather than a good old blowoff ***
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    Slightly clipped. This was the best Jumbo ever looked in America and the best Martel did as a babyface since his Portland days, as they just embraced the roles the crowd gave them. Jumbo was nasty in his control over the champion, as he got tired of the way he hanged with him on the mat in all of their matches, which led to Martel fighting and scratching from underneath. This was mostly Jumbo destroying Martel and the champion not giving up, as he would come back at all times, getting a flashy pinfall in the process ***3/4
  14. tcg91
    This was a good match once again, Flair and TA were so familiar with each other by then and their chemistry was clear. As this was an 'A show', they refreshened their act a bit, with some classic Flair heel limb work on the opponent's arm and TA's raw power. I liked that Magnum was the one that started focusing on the leg, which caused Flair issues when he tried to use the figure four. They repeated the ref bump into the belly to belly here, but at least we got a finish ***1/2
  15. tcg91
    This was a really good bout, as they had enough time to tell a compelling story and the MSG crowd seemed to enjoy it too. Obviously, Bret and Dynamite did the best stuff together, but Neidhart was quite useful here during Kid's babyface in perils segment. The back selling was on point, but it lacked 'extra' drama at times. I liked the finish, Davey got a nice pop as he was finally tired of the Harts' tricks and turned one against them to get an unexpected victory ***1/2
  16. tcg91
    This was an amazing bout and they did wonderfully, considering they went for 45 minutes and this was never dull. The initial part made a lot of difference, as the long headlock from Reed and the armwork from Murdoch were not purposeless rest hold and ended up carrying the bout for a good chunk of it. Reed was very careful in fighting with one arm only and they kept selling even when the match climaxed, with a great leg selling sequence by Murdoch. He's no Ric Flair, but fed Reed like the Naitch couldn't do. The leg pain led to the non-finish, it was well done, but I just wished this had definitive finish ****1/4
  17. tcg91
    Good little brawl. Invaders and Pastores only had 10 minutes to fill and did it quite well, using the barbed wire for a few cool spots, without exaggerating. The Sheepherders got a lot of blood involved and had a nice segment control, messing with the tecnico's masks quite a lot and triggering the fans to cheer for the Invaders at all times. Nice comeback and finishing minutes, this was a satisfying match despite not being all that great or special ***
  18. tcg91
    This was a great match and a perfect challenge between a teacher and his student. A 30+ minutes chess game, focused on quality mat wrestling and on how Fujinami would try to beat Inoki at his own game, getting more and more dangerous thanks to the healthier stamina on his side. Inoki gave Fujinami tons of offense and sold his ass off, making this memorable at times, like when he used a strike to stop his opponent and kind of breaking the 'unspoken rule' of this only being a mat contest. Things got a bit more violent and Fujinami dodged the octopus hold a few times, until Inoki finally used it for the win ****1/4
  19. tcg91
    This was a notch or two below their late 1984 bout, but still a great one anyway. This took the best traits of the UWF concept, carrying both tough matwork and hard kicks into one bout, without resorting to lazy rest holds or persistent kicks with no selling at all. Fujiwara created great focus on Tiger's arm here, Tiger sold well and only started kicking his opponent when he felt cornered. The problem was that Fujiwara was striking hard too and, while a suplex saved Tiger the year before, this time it wasn't enough and Fujiwara finally submitted him for the win ****
  20. tcg91
    I liked this better than their 1984 match, but this still didn't convince me entirely. The last 10 minutes were a great display of kicks and decent holds, with a hot crowd, but the first 15 minutes were a bland mix of armwork that didn't go anywhere. The crowd was clearly eager for them to start kicking and didn't seem to care about anything else. The initial approach wasn't terrible, but felt disjointed from the crazy stuff that they presented in the second part of the bout, where the focus shifted on legwork. Good KO finish ***1/2
  21. tcg91
    This went too long at 45 minutes, as Wahoo couldn't keep up with Flair, but it was a decent one anyway (even though Mike Graham was so bad on commentary). Unsurprisingly, they have done much better when they only had to fill half of that time. I liked the way this started, they hit each other hard as the feud was quite advanced by then, but they wasted time on Wahoo legwork that went absolutely nowhere. Flair's was good as usual and Wahoo selling it carried the match. At least, all 3 falls had a good finish. ***
  22. tcg91
    Good match. DiBiase quickly showed his value and replaced Brody effectively, maybe not carrying the same star power yet, but surely being more reliable in the ring. Tenryu had a bad night, due to a couple of botches and he didn't seem very motivated, but other than that the bout was solid and they explored the new pairings quite effectively. The gaijins looked like a force and their work on Jumbo's bad arm was convincing, leading to a shocking submission finish that was quite rare for Tsuruta ***1/4
  23. tcg91
    Not the best Terry vs Hansen that ever happened, but still a very good sprint between these two. This was everything one would assume: lots of crowd support, a heated brawl, ringside action etc. Funk wanted revenge and tried to jump Hansen before the bell, which was cool as usually it would be the other way around. Yes, they had a non-finish here, but it was well done and this easily built to a fresh Funk vs Hansen & DiBiase bout, as DiBiase took Brody's role after he jumped to New Japan ***1/4
  24. tcg91
    This was a fun little brawl, but not a classic. Hayes and Gordy looked like they belonged in Memphis, as their brawls with Lawler were the best part of the match, while I felt like Idol wasn't given much and that he didn't gel well with the others. This was building fine and getting better towards the end, even with the presence of a pair of scissors, but the babyfaces chased the heels and the match ended like that, which was a huge let down ***
  25. tcg91
    This was average, it went 60 minutes (about 10 were clipped anyway) and a few flaws were quite evident. I liked the story of Flair having to survive Reed's power and mat presence, but giving Reed too much control didn't pay off; some of his stuff was just made of solid rest holds with little excitement, especially at the beginning. This didn't get good until the last 10 minutes, as they were exciting, but everyone watching really knew that the time limit draw was about to happen. Also, having a 'No DQ' stipulation and only using it to justify 2 over the top throws was quite poor **1/2
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