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  1. tcg91
    The whole 'manager locked in a cage' stuff doesn't do much for me, it seems silly and it could be replaced by simply barring the manager from ringside. Anyway, the match was good and Roberts was working hard to put Slater over on his way out, so kudos. Very good armwork from Slater, who was desperately trying to stop the DDT and got Roberts to sell his arm exquisitely. This got very good towards the end, but the finish was a bit silly as Roberts came back to the ring and simply watched Slater dropping on him with a chain ***1/2
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    Good Flair formula match, as they followed a clear pattern and offered a good performance even on this B show. It was a competitive match, obviously highlighting Magnum's potential and Flair's legwork, even though TA forgot about selling it towards the end. Apart from that, the bout had no major issues and was fine for what it was, Flair blade as usual and sold big time for Mangum. Usual dirty finish, that has already been used by Flair a couple of times, but the execution was pretty good anyway ***
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    This was JIP, about 5 minutes are missing from the start of the match. This is also the best Killer Bees ever looked in WWF, as the Harts had a pretty cool control segment on both of them, putting over their selling skills. Brunzell shined a lot here, doing very crisp stuff with Bret in terms of heat, but also feeding the energetic comeback with one of the best dropkicks I have ever seen. This was getting better and better, until the time limit draw, which was quite stupid at 18 minutes (13 shown), they could have done this at the 20 minutes mark or so ***1/4
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    This was too short to be a classic, but it was a blast and a very enjoyable 7/8 minutes fight. Due to their feud, they wated no time and went straight to the point, as Slater quickly managed to get Roberts bleeding all over the place. Roberts gave him tons of offence, but unfortunately Slater never worked on the forehead cut like someone else would do. Roberts' comeback was the best part, he was throwing hard punches and Slater tried the boxing face defence in pain, for a great visual. Genius Watts finish, involving the boot and leading to the usual DDT ***1/4
  5. tcg91
    This was an amazing match and a breakout performance for Windham, who looked like a star and had his best match yet (or ever?). Typical Flair formula, that worked very well as Windham did wonders as the local babyface. Windham's shine was not perfect though, as some of it got a bit sloppy, but he worked well on Flair's leg and things got great once Flair started reversing it and cheating, working his way to the figure four. Amazing finishing stretch, as Flair didn't have it anymore and he had to use the ropes 3 times to save himself from a pinfall. The non-finish was pretty good as well, not the most impactful one but it reflected the stalemate between the two after a long 40+ minutes ****1/4
  6. tcg91
    They had another good match, showing lots of chemistry and without even going all out, as this will surely have more rematches down the line. Savage had a good control segment, while Santana was amazing in his role a pissed off babyface that had enough of the heel's antics. Very good commentary by Monsoon and Ventura, they both took a side while still putting the other wrestler over and that is talent. A very fun bout, with a good fu** finish when Savage managed to cheat using a foreign object without letting the referee spot it ***1/2
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    I liked this way more than the one Fujiwara had with Akira Maeda on the previous day, as the crowd was very into it and Inoki looked as motivated as ever, participating in crisp matwork and showing the 'UWF kid' that he had lots of experience on the mat. Not only the limb stuff makes sense and gets appropriate selling, but the strikes made sense too and Inoki got under Fujiwara's skin by laughing at his struggle in a very unexpected skit. Incredible clever finish, Inoki's accidental low blow gave him the match but it kept Fujiwara strong and it made the feud with UWF even more personal ****1/4
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    This has a very good reputation, but I didn't love it. I always struggled to get behind some UWF matches when they went from strikes to holds without a logic flow and this was another instance of that. The restart spot wasn't that great either, but things luckily picked up after that and so it was a blessing, as the first part was solid but not super exciting. The strikes enhanced the bout and Maeda struggled big time against his opponent, despite not being always very generous with his selling. The finish was very good, putting over how Maeda was resilient but also lucky to survive his opponent's hold ***1/4
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    A great rematch, shockingly. This had a great start and a great finish, but dragged a bit at the beginning and so it didn't live up to what they did the previous week. The challengers had excellent focus on Jumbo's neck, after a nasty piledriver on the floor, as they understood that hurting Tsuruta would enhance their chances to win as Choshu's ribs were still taped. Of course, this meant lots of Yatsu vs Tenryu and their strikes were so crazy that their own partners had to talk them down. This picked up again at the end, great finish as Tenryu couldn't overcome the odds all by himself ****
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    Their best match of the 80s so far, this got tons of time on TV despite a commercial break being placed in the middle part. This was a textbook example of the tag southern formula. Great bumping from the MNX in the shine segment, but of course they eventually took over and interestingly Gibson was the FIP, he did very well despite not being as great as Morton at it. Great hot tag and fun finishing stretch, even Cornette took a great bump and the dirty finish was a complete success ***1/2
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    This was short and sweet, a heated battle that had no downtime and a hot crowd. Slater quickly made Roberts bleed and Jake sold it really well, acting dizzy and also looking in pain rom his ribs. Roberts fought from underneath and there were a few fun teases of his comeback, as Slater kept shutting him down violently. Clean pinfall, which will later be reversed, but it was quite clever as a finish and the crowd simply exploded when Snake hit the DDT ***1/2
  12. 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
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    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
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    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 ***
  15. tcg91
    It is a very fair point. I don't really care for referees getting too involved, I guess that played a part too.
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    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
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    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
  18. 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
  19. 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 ****
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. 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 ***
  25. 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 ***
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