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Not the best match but really great to see Lawler in this environment. Savage continues to be a guy were throughout the 90's, I have been mostly unimpressed in ring and he didn't do a whole lot here. Lawler was masterful with the control of the match and set up the ending perfectly. Savage and Bret going after each other for a bit before cooler heads prevailed was interesting. ***
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A big bag of fun here. I thought the Bodies were great when they went on offense and really hit that balance well of stooging early but meaning business and being vicious when they go on the offensive. The Bob vs. Cornette stuff was great and really well built to. SMW is really on a roll right now as everything is seemingly coming together. ***3/4
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Glad you are here Drew, welcome.
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This was too brief for my tastes even though I understand that they were in a pretty grueling tag match earlier in the night. I did like the opening with the wild dives and brawling but the ending didn't grab me and before I realized what was going on, the match was over. I had actually pegged this as when Shocker lost his hood so I was surprised. ***
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Awesome match full of spots and action. I think having Virus in these types of matches is great to make them reach the next level because he is able to bring his tremendous wrestling to the table which helps offset some of the spottiness of the match around him. THis is essentially all you could ask for in a high-octane multi-man match in the middle of a card. ****
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Loved the guy marking out sitting next to Ted. Really good stuff.
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[1996-08-24-ECW-Natural Born Killaz] Rob Van Dam vs Doug Furnas
soup23 replied to Loss's topic in August 1996
Not the type of match I expected as it had way more brawling. This was enjoyable enough and I don't want to keep beating a dead horse, but I really do groan more when ECW pops up on my screen than any other promotion in going through this year. **1/2- 10 replies
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[1996-08-24-RINGS-Maelstrom] Volk Han vs Tsuyoshi Kohsaka
soup23 replied to Loss's topic in August 1996
This was incredible. I don't know if I have seen any better foot and leg work from a shoot style match in history and I thought it was incredibly clever that once I thought Han was done for sure, he had the resourcefulness to lock on that armbar that looked like he was going to break Kohasaka's arm and pick up the victory. Amazing 15 minutes of grappling. ****1/2 -
Surprised Douglas and ECW budget was able to have that limo there. Did Joel Gertner pick up the BWO? D-Von is on the outs with the DUdley's currently and a lot of stars from the past are mentioned.
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[1996-08-19-WCW-Nitro] NWO Paid Announcement and Slim Jim commercial
soup23 replied to Loss's topic in August 1996
Nothing of consequence but still entertaining given the edge and production and overall freshness still of these.- 5 replies
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[1996-08-19-WCW-Nitro] Sting & Lex Luger vs Ric Flair & Arn Anderson
soup23 replied to Loss's topic in August 1996
Interesting dynamic as it takes some heat off of the Horseman vs. NWO proper but works because we now get this unholy WCW alliance teaming up. Even Mongo and Benoit are good here in their roles relinquishing their spots.- 9 replies
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Fun match that little to no reaction coming out and they got the crowd behind them by the end. Regals transitions are so smooth and it feels like he is leading Dean to really develop the character he has of being the ice man and the man of 1000 holds. **3/4
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[1996-08-19-WCW-Nitro] Interview: Ric Flair & Arn Anderson
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Arn is really in a great era of his promos. This was unfortunate as they had to get their second hour pyro off and cut Flair off.- 4 replies
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That jacket is ridiculously gaudy and expensive and the commercial was atrocious. Shawn's in ring character of showing how tough he is isn't really matching these vignettes.
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Awful stuff and really feels like the last holdover to some degree for the cheesy characters of the 90's before the harder edged ones started to filter in (Val Venis).