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Mike Shaw (Makhan Singh/Norman/Bastion Booger) is another who was trained by him. I initially thought he was a Stu Hart guy to add to the list, but apparently was Kowalski trained.

If you are including Liger for Stu Hart, you can add Hiroshi Hase for him too.

I was actually wondering about this recently, what is the British term for metal things that straighten your teeth? (No cracks about British dentistry, please) We call them braces (or train tracks).

Third part of the overview for Superstars of Wrestling for the year. 07.15.89 - WWF Update: recap of the Dino Bravo and Ron Garvin confrontation from last week's show. Jack Tunney (iv) says that Garvin's unprofessional conduct will not be tolerated and any reoccurrence of this will result in a long suspension. Greg Valentine (iv) talks about Garvin being the worst referee in the WWF and that he should be suspended now and never referee again. - Dusty Rhodes 'Taco shop worker' vignette - Hulk Hogan & Brutus Beefcake (iv) where they accept Randy Savage & Zeus' challenge for Summerslam. 07.22.89 - Big Bossman vs Jim McPherson (after the Bossman gets the pin he is about to give McPherson the customary jobber post match nightstick beating when Dusty Rhodes makes the save. He snatches the club from Slick and when the Bossdman tries to rush him, Dusty hits him with it and he and Slick end up retreating to the back) - Randy Savage & Zeus & Sensational Sherri (iv) say how Hogan and Beefcake have fallen into their trap and this time they have bitten off more than they can chew. - Brother Love show w/ Dusty Rhodes. Love tells him how he's made a huge mistake getting involved in the Bossman's business. Rhodes is carrying the nightstick and cuffs that he took from the Bossman earlier, he then starts to talk in jive making little sense talking about 'Good times' and 'Americana'. He then gets them to play his music, Love storms off the set and Dusty starts dancing. 07.29.89 - WWF Update: recap of Big Bossman and Dusty Rhodes from last week where Rhodes saved the jobber from a post match beating. Bossman & Slick (iv) where they say how the 'common man' is nothing more than the 'common thief'. Dusty still has the nightstick and cuffs and tells the Bossman that if he wants them back, then to come and get them. - Hulk Hogan & Brutus Beefcake (iv) to promote the match at Summerslam. A vast contrast to the ones that he and Savage did to promote Wrestlemania as there was far too much waffle and talk about cauldrons and the like. - Brother Love show w/ Andre the Giant & Bobby Heenan. They are joined by the Ultimate Warrior who says that when they eventually meet in the ring he'll beat the Giant 1, 2, 3. Prior to the Warrior coming out Love was saying how we'd see the Warrior scared for the first time when he comes face to navel with the Giant. - Summerslam report (includes a Randy Savage & Zeus & Sensational Sherri (iv) along with one from the Rockers & Tito Santana) 08.05.89 - Jack Tunney (iv) says that based on the actions of Ron Garvin during a match between Greg Valentine and Jimmy Snuka and only after repeated warnings he has no alternative but to suspend Garvin as a WWF referee. 08.12.89 - WWF Update: recap of Jimmy Snuka vs Greg Valentine from SNME with Ron Garvin as referee and where Garvin's interference led to Valentine being pinned. Valentine (iv) where he says he knows that he put Garvin out of wrestling in the retirement match but that's not good enough any more, and now he wants him back in the WWF so he can finish the job once and for all. Jack Tunney then announces that Garvin has been fully reinstated as a wrestler. - Hulk Hogan & Brutus Beefcake (iv) includes a clip from SNME where Zeus no sold Hogan's chair shot to the back. - Brother Love show w/ Randy Savage & Sensational Sherri & Zeus. They again air the clip from SNME with Zeus no selling the chair shot and Savage says that Hogan and Beefcake were shaking in their boots, but that was nothing compared with what will happen at Summerslam. 08.19.89 - Randy Savage & Sensational Sherri & Zeus (iv) 08.26.89 - Greg Valentine vs Koko B Ware (Ron Garvin makes his way to ringside to keep an eye on Valentine and takes a seat next to Howard Finkel. Valentine is about to put the Figure Four on Ware, but Garvin gets up and tells the referee that Valentine has altered the position of his shin guard and when Valentine goes over to Garvin, Koko rolls him up from behind) - Events Center: Rockers (iv) for their marathon match with the Rougeaus. - Randy Savage & Sensational Sherri & Zeus (iv) - Brother Love show w/ Hulk Hogan & Brutus Beefcake. Love says that he doesn't think Elizabeth has the guts to be at ringside for Summerslam, but Hogan says how it is no-ones business where she will be. Love says how that he used to see the eye of the tiger in Hogan's eyes but now he only sees the fear of Zeus. Hogan says how he and Beefcake fear no man, beast or human wrecking machine and they end up cutting some of Love's hair. - Ultimate Warrior vs unnamed jobber (as the Warrior is carrying the jobberback to the dressing room out from behind the curtain comes Bobby Heenan. He starts talking to the Warrior who drops the job guy and turns to follow Heenan, this enables Andre to sneak up from behind and start choking the Warrior. 09.02.89 - Jake Roberts (iv) says how Ted Dibiase put him out of action and everyone said that he wouldn't be back, but he is, and is gunning for retribution from Dibiase. - Brother Love show w/ Big Bossman & Slick. He;s got a little extra surprise for Dusty Rhodes and he's going to pay for the crimes that he has committed against himself and Slick. 09.09.89 - WWF Update: recap of Andre the Giant's attack on the Ultimate Warrior from two week's ago. Includes interviews with Andre & Bobby Heenan and the Warrior. - Big Bossman vs Bob Allen (Bossman is giving Allen the post match beating when Dusty makes the save. He nails him with a nightstick, cuffs him but before he can cuff him to the ropes, Slick distracts him and the Bossman gets out of the ring; not before Rhodes has stolen another nightstick though. - Brother Love show w/ Roddy Piper who is carrying a bag. Love starts insulting Piper making fun of his kilt etc, then Piper says how Love has bad breath and needs a lesson in hygene. He opens his bag and takes out dental floss and shoves it in his mouth, then he squirts toothpaste in his mouth and rubs it on his face, followed by squirting shampoo in his hair. At this point Bobby Heenan comes out and distracts Piper which enables Rick Rude to sneak up from behind on him. He gets some mouthwash out of Piper's bag and squirts it in his face 'blinding' him and gives him a Rude Awakening neckbreaker on the set. A bunch of agents come out and Piper starts swinging wildly, hitting a couple of them before they finally calm him down and restore things. 09.16.89 - Brother Love show w/ Jake Roberts. Jake confirms the rumours that he is heading back to action and Love questions if he is fully fit and even if he can apply the DDT. Roberts threatens to demonstrate it on Love, but says that iif he only has oneDDT left in his body then he is saving that for Ted Dibiase. - Brain Busters vs Al Mayo & ? (as soon as the match is over Demolition run down to the ring and want to get it on with the Busters, but they want no part of them at this time and just exit the ring and head to the back). 09.23.89 - Brother Love show w/ Andre the Giant & Bobby Heenan. Andre is sporting the Ultimate Warrior style face paint and they refer to him as the 'Ultimate Giant'. - Roddy Piper vs Chris Duffy 09.30.89 - Rougeaus vs Gary Wolfe & Anthony Durante - the coronation of 'Macho King' Randy Savage and 'Sensational Queen' Sherri. 10.07.89 - Brother Love show w/ The Genius. The Genius introduces Mr Perfect and he says that he is twice the athlete, twice the wrestler and twice the man that Hulk Hogan is and that after Hogan has met him in the ring, he wont be able to call himself the World Heavyweight champion. 10.14.89 - WWF Update: Gene Okerlund runs down the team captains for this year's Survivor Series match ups. - compilation of Mr Perfect putting a golf ball, getting a strike in bowling, hitting a bullseye in darts and the the Genius and Perfect say how Hulk Hogan can't do that. - Ted Dibiase & Zeus (iv) where Dibiase says how he brought himself an insurance policy. 10.28.89 - Mr Perfect vignette with the Genius where he demostrates his perfect ability at ping pong and says how Hogan 'can't do that'. - Brain Busters & Bobby Heenan (iv) where they say how they'll give Demolition one last title shot, but no more. This is immediately followed by a Demolition (iv) responding to this. I'll finish the year off next time.

I am sure John could reply himself if he sees this, but did Lister start writing when it was still SOW or not until it became PS? I haven't purchased an issue for years and as someone else said always felt that Lister's and Rob Butcher's (where is that guy now?) articles were the best thing in the magazine. A friend of mine still gets it and I would flick through it if I was round at his, but it just seems incredibly lazy and as if it's been going through the motions for years. It certainly played a part in probably every UK fan's life at some point and you can't deny that Fin did do a great job keeping it round in it's two incarnations for over twenty years.

It's years since I saw this, but this match aired on one of the early episodes of World of Sport on TWC. I remember at the time enjoying this and thinking that Maeda gets a fairly passable and enjoyable match out of 'stacks.

Continuation of Superstars of Wrestling recommendations and things of interest for 1989. 04.08.89 - Elizabeth (iv) backstage from Wrestlemania V where they are interrupted by Sensational Sherri who says that the best man did win that match. They are joined by Randy Savage who says that the only reason he isn't the champion any more is because Elizabeth distracted him and says that he is going to make sure that she doesn't interfere in his matches again. As he is about to slap her Hogan makes the save, but as he tends to Elizabeth Sherri grabs him by the hair and then Savage nails him with a chair. - 'The Genius' Lanny Poffo vignette 04.15.89 - Jimmy Snuka vignette - Brother Love show w/ Randy Savage where he introduces Sensational Sherri as his new manager. - The Genius vignette 04.22.89 - Jim Duggan vs George South (Jesse Ventura announces that Danny Davis has been reinstated as a referee during this match) - Rick Martel vs Terry Daniels (prior to this match Slick introduces Martel as his newesty protege) - The Genius vignette - Ron Garvin vs Greg Valentine (after the match Valentine and Jimmy Hart are interviewed by Tony Schiavone and say how the ref was paid off to fast count him and he then challenges Garvin to a rematch. He is so confident that he'll beat him that he says he will put his career on the line) - Jimmy Snuka vignette - Brother Love show w/ Brutus Beefcake. Beefcake says he can't believe how Savage has chosen Sherri as his new manager and says that she should be known as Scary Sherri. As he tries to get the crowd to chant along with him Sherri comes out and slaps him, then whilst she continues to remonstrate with him Randy Savage jumps him from behind knocking him to the floor. Sherri then cuts off Beefcake's mullet. - No Holds Barred trailer (these air weekly but can imagine that only one would be necessary for Yearbook purposes) - Greg Valentine, Jimmy Hart and Ron Garvin (iv) confrontation where Garvin accepts Valentine's challenge from earlier, butt then Valentine says why doesn't he put his career on the line too and Garvin agrees to this. 04.29.89 - Jimmy Snuka vignette - Greg Valentine vs Ron Garvin (career ending match) 05.06.89 - WWF Update: recap of the Greg Valentine and Ron Garvin situation from the past two weeks. Valentine says how he put Garvin out of wrestling and that they will never see him wrestle in the WWF again. They are then joined by Garvin who says that he is a man of his word and that he will never wrestle again but that he has been appointed special trouble shooting referee and is going to make sure guys like Valentine don't get away with anything. - Jimmy Snuka vignette - Brother Love show w/ King Haku and Bobby Heenan. They say how Jim Duggan is nowhere near royalty and probably has saw dust for brains, but if he want s achance at the crown and cape then bring it on any time any place. - Virgil vs Jake Roberts (originally scheduled to be Jake vs Dibiase, but we go backstage to see a 'clearly unwell' Dibiase who has been advised not to wrestle. Dibiase ends up attacking Roberts post match and putting the Million Dollar Dream on him and stuffing dollar bills down his throat) - The Genius vignette 05.13.89 - Zeus walks down to and round the ring and scares jobbers Merkel and Michaelson, then makes his way back down the aisle to the back (Pat Patterson is in close proximity just keeping an eye on him) - Elizabeth (iv) where Tony Schiavone suggests that there has been concern as to whether she will continue to be the manager of Hulk Hogan. She says that as long as Hogan needs her she'll be there and that Hulkamania will live forever. - Jim Duggan vs King Haku (for the crown) 05.20.89 - Coronation of King Duggan. - a scene from No Holds Barred that focuses on Zeus who claims to be the star of the movie. - Brooklyn Brawler vs Red Rooster (this features Ron Garvin as the referee who the Brawler attacks after the match, but comes out on the short end) 05.27.89 - Brother Love show w/ Zeus. Love introduces him as the true star of No Holds Barred and Zeus says how he is bigger, badder and going to destroy Hulk Hogan (this includes clips from the movie) 06.03.89 - WWF Update: Gene Okerlund is outside the cinema on the premiere weekend of No Holds Barred where everyone he speaks to has nothing but praise for the movie and Hogan's performance. - Dusty Rhodes 'pizzaman' vignette - King Duggan vs Dave Wagner (after the match Bobby Heenan runs to ringside to try and steal the crown but is caught by Duggan who tosses him into the ring. As he goes after Heenan, Haku tries to jump him from behind but Duggan gets the better of him which leads to Andre the Giant coming out to help his family member. Big John Studd then comes out to even up the sides and he and Andre exchange chops and a shot to the mid-section sees the Giant tumble through the ropes to the floor. 06.10.89 - Bad News Brown vs Jim Evans (includes a post match interview where he says he stands alone, doesn't need no partner, no manager, nobody and then puts out a challenge to Hulk Hogan) - Brother Love show / Big John Studd. To promote the Studd/Andre feud includes clips from last week's altercation with Love claiming that the only reason Studd got the better of Andre was because he had a 105 degree temperature. - Dusty Rhodes 'butcher' vignette - Elizabeth (iv) from outside the cinema and she says how No Holds Barred is the most exciting movie she's seen in a long time. 06.17.89 - WWF Update: recap of the Greg Valentine and Ron Garvin situation with Garvin saying how he would like to referee one of Valentine's matches to show him that there are rules and regulations. Valentine and Jimmy Hart say how he is a lousy referee, the worse that they have ever seen and don't think there is anyway he'll referee ione of his matches. - Brother Love show w/ Jimmy Snuka. They are joined by Jimmy Hart who says that the Honky Tonk Man is the big cheese in the WWF and you don't humiliate him in front of all his fans. Honky then blindsides Snuka hitting him in the back with his guitar and eventually breaking it over him. - Dusty Rhodes 'gas attendant' vignette - Randy Savage & Sensation Sherri (iv) at the cinema and they think that No Holds Barred is fantastic and that Zeus is the real star of it. 06.24.89 - 'Widowmaker' Barry Windham vs Frankie DeFalco - No Holds Barred music video - Brother Love show /w Ted Dibiase and Virgil. Say that Jake Roberts has suffered a career ending injury at his hands. Says that the doctors took a disc out of his neck and the prognosis is no more wrestling and this shows that is you cross the Million Dollar Man you pay the price. - Rick Rude vs Sonny Rogers (as Rude has chosen the 'lucky lady' for his post match Rude Awakening he closes his eyes waiting for her to kiss him, but he gets jumped by the Ultimate Warrior who attacks and then press slams him until Heenan is able to drag Rude from the ring) - Dusty Rhodes 'table hand' vignette 07.01.89 - Dusty Rhodes 'plumber' vignette - The Genius vs Sonny Rogers - Brother Love show w/ Rick Martel & Slick. Slick says that Martel is now a monster and how that it is Tito Santana that has made him that. Martel says how he is glad he is free from Tito as it was he who carried Strike Force and that Tito stinks. At this point Santana comes out, Slick gets in his face and Tito open hand slaps him knocking him down. He and Martel then start brawling having to be separated by several referees. 07.08.89 - Dusty Rhodes 'garbage man' vignette - Dino Bravo vs Brad Perry (Ron Garvin is the referee and he ends up DQ'ing Bravo for rule breaking. Bravo swings a punch at Garvin post match and they start fighting, having to be separated by other officials). - Brother Love show w/ Randy Savage & Sensation Sherri. Savage says that there is a plot going on against him by Hogan and Beefcake because they know they can't beat him one on one so are teaming up against him. He then says that he has got someone to watch his back and then introduces Zeus and tells Hogan and Beefcake to accept the challenge any time, any place.

Here are recommendations or things of interest from Superstars of Wrestling for the year. I have omitted things such as recaps of stuff that happened on other shows such as Saturday Night's Main Event, Challenge, Prime Time etc as I am guessing that they would be picked up then. 01.07.89 - WWF Update: Big John Studd is back in the WWF and will be part of the Royal Rumble. 01.21.89 - Brother Love Show w/ Andre the Giant & Bobby Heenan. A funny segment where Heenan tries to confirm to everyone that Andre isn't afraid of snakes. - Akeem vs Randy Savage. Match where Bossman interferes and hits Savage with the nightstick for the DQ, but Hogan runs in for the save and slams both Twin Towers. Hogan's music starts playing and he begins to pose whilst Savage looks on, and after a bit of coaxing from the Hulkster reluctantly joins in. 01.28.89 - Brain Busters vs Tim Horner & Jose Luis Rivera (good squash match) - Brother Love Show w/ Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage & Elizabeth. This is to promote the Mega Powers vs Twin Towers match at the Main Event, with Love saying how he's a perceptive man and that there doesn't appear to be the affection that there once was between the Mega Powers. Hogan refutes this saying he loves Elizebeth like a sister and Savage like a brother. 02.04.89 - Bret Hart vs Danny Davis - Brother Love Show w/ Jake Roberts. Love says how they recently had Andre on the show and they proved to everyone that he isn't afraid of snakes. Jake gets Damien out of the bag and the Love flees the set. 02.11.89 - WWF Update: Hulk Hogan (iv) real good interview and says that after what happened at The Main Event where Savage laid him out with the title belt it took all the love he had for him and turned it to hate. Says that he never wanted Elizabeth, he never wanted her and all the he wants from Savage is his WWF World title belt. - Ted Dibiase vignette where he and Virgil go to a jewellers as he wants them to design a Million Dollar Belt for him. - Randy Savage (iv) says that you have to be blind not to see the lust in Hogan's eyes for Elizabeth. He says that he will think about Hogan's challenge to him and whether he will put up the WWF title against him. 02.18.89 - WWF Update: Wrestlemania V update. A number of matches have been signed and Gene Okerlund confirms that the main event will be Randy Savage defending the World title against Hulk Hogan. - Brain Busters vs Rockers (bout never gets underway as the teams start brawling as soon as the Rockers enter the ring and they continue fighting as they make their way to the back) - Ted Dibiase vignette. He goes to check on the progress of his Million Dollar Belt but is not happy and wants more gold and diamonds! - Randy Savage (iv) says he should've known from the beginning that Hogan was after his manage from the lust in his eyes. He points to examples of Hogan stealing his spotlight because he was jealous of him and proof that Hogan was after Elizabeth. Says at Wrestlemania V Hogan is taking nothing of his, not his manager as she'll be in his corner and not his World title. Interview contains clips to back up his points. Good interview as are all the interviews between the two of them in the build up to Wrestlemania. - Jim Duggan vs Darrell Peterson (Maxx Payne/Man Mountain Rock) - Hulk Hogan (iv) where he responds to Savage's interview from earlier and says how he edited the footage to suit his means. He explains and answers all Savage's points and shows the full unedited footage. Then goes on to say that the way he ruined everything, the way he put Elizaabeth between them there is no way that she'll be in his corner at Mania and by the time it's over he's not going to be World champion either. Great stuff. 02.25.89 - Mr Perfect vs Red Rooster (the Brooklyn Brawler and Bobby Heenan make there way down to ringside and after the Brawler interferes the Rooster goes after him and they start fighting outside with the Rooster getting counted out). - Ted Dibiase vignette. Sporting an almost Dracula-like cape, Dibiase returns to the jewellers to pick up the Million Dollar Belt that has been custom made for him. - Randy Savage (iv) in similar vein to the one from the previous week where he shows more clips to 'prove' that Hogan has been after Elizabeth. - Andre the Giant vs Jim Powers & Tito Santana (hc) - Hulk Hogan (iv) says how the more he looks at the edited footage the more he sees how Savage changed the story around. He again answers Savage's point and says how things 'really were' with more footage putting across what happened and how he saw things. 03.04.89 - WWF Update: The full card for Wrestlemania V has been finalised and Okerlund runs it down. He also announces the return of Piper's Pit on the show. - Hart Foundation vs Anthony Durante & Gary Wolfe (ECW's Pitbulls) - Randy Savage (iv) says that Hogan made a lot of promises to him when they formed the Mega Powers, promises that he couldn't keep. Says that Hogan is a showboater, a prima donna and a liar, that Elizabeth will be in his corner and that he hates Hogan's guts (again includes more clips to back up what he is saying). - Brother Love Show w/ Ted Dibiase where he finally unveils the Million Dollar Belt. - Wrestlemania V report. Includes the latest Hogan (iv) where he responds to what Savage claims and says that he never lied to him, Elizabeth or his Hulkamaniacs. Again shows the full unedited clips and says how he has now washed his hands of Savage as he was the one who was jealous as he couldn't function as a team with Hogan and that jealousy turned to a cancer that has started to eat him alive. 03.11.89 - WWF Update: Sensational Sherr's spring fashion show. - Randy Savage (iv) talks about the last time the Mega Powers teamed together and how he was taking care of business in the ring whilst Hogan was just holding on to the tag rope waiting for his first opportunity to come into the ring and start grandstanding. Says that he only hit Elizabeth when Akeem threw him out of the ring because Hogan had told her to stand there and how he was going to check on her only to see Hogan hovering over her and then carrying her to the back. Says he had to fight the match on his own and Hogan only came back when Elizabeth shamed him into it and he was ready to again grandstand and showboat after he was in control. So when Hogan stuck out his hand to be tagged, he slapped him and it felt great and it's going to feel even better at Wrestlemania with Elizabeth in his corner when he turns Hogan's dreams into nightmares. - Wrestlemania V report featuring the next Hulk Hogan (iv). Says that Savage is an outright liar and that the footage will bear him out, and only when he knew Savage was okay did he leave to take Elizabeth to the back and get help. Says that he ran back to the ring when Elizabeth told him to as he wanted to help Savage out, only for him to slap him and leave him alone against the Twin Towers. Says at Wrestlemania Savage will realise that Hulkmania will never die. 03.18.89 - WWF Update: recap of Elizabeth's interview from Saturday Night's Main Event where she says she wont be in either Savage or Hogan's corner at Wrestlemania V and a confrontation between the two of them. - Wrestlemania V report which features interview from both Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage. Hogan talks about how he has twisted the truth and how all the edited footage has now backfired on Savage, that he gave him too much time to cover his back, tell his side of the story and show the truth and that he has now exposed him as a liar. Savage says that if Elizabeth wants to stay in a neutral corner that is fine with him as he doesn't need her, just like he didn't need the Hulkamaniacs when he was part of the Mega Powers. 03.25.89 - Randy Savage (iv) says that he has told the whole world that Hogan is a prima donna, a grandstander, jealous of Randy Savage and has lust in his black heart for Elizabeth, and whether people believe him or not, it is only because Hogan is the greatest in the world at manipulating and brainwashing people's minds. - Brother Love show w/ Hulk Hogan. Says that all of the things Savage has accused him of he's guilty of nothing, that he never had lust for Elizabeth, just love, like love for a sister. Says that it was Savage is the one who was telling all the lies, taking the short cuts and wasn't there when he needed him. Says that Savage snapped because he couldn't live up to what all his Hulkamaniacs expected from him, was jealous of them and that at Wrestlemania V the Mega Powers will explode and there will be just one Mega Power left standing tall, and that will be him. I'll finish the rest of the year when I have a bit more time.

I've got my own in depth listings for WWF Superstars and NWA Saturday Night for 1989 so I'll work through those and post recommendations and the like here.

What is this called? Sounds interesting.... http://www.highspots.com/p/crockett-2-cornette.html

It may feel like that now, but I'd be surprised if anyone actually said that when they watched it for the first time nearly 20 years ago. The one that first came to mind for me was the Bret Hart vs Bob Backlund submission match from Survivor Series 1994.

That's fantastic for her. I don't keep up with wrestling anywhere near as much as I once did but remember hearing that she'd signed with WWE and was wondering whether this was correct as I thought she had a severe neck injury that had forced her to retire. I first saw her on some ECCW DVDs and was completely blown away with her. Charisma in spades, a tremendous crowd baiting heel, a really good worker and thought the sky was the limit for her. Great to see that she has made a recovery and hope she eventually makes the main roster.

Different strokes for different folks, but I've never seen the attraction of this girl.

Why on earth would I resent it? Seems a pretty daft question to be honest.

Check out the Chan Sung Jung vs Dustin Poirier fight from the FUEL 3 card in May which was considered the Fight of the Year from 2012. Igor Pokrajac vs Fabio Maldonado from the same show is also worth watching. Elsewhere I really enjoyed the FUEL 2 from Sweden and Pickett/Page, Maguire/Johnson, Nunes/Siver are all good fights. You have a couple of impressive performances from Brian Stann and Alexander Gustafsson along with a nasty KO in the Thiago/Baharduzada fight. Other good fights from the year includes Mike Brown vs Daniel Pineda (UFC 146), Eddie Wineland vs Scott Jorgensen (UFC FX 3), Demetrious Johnson vs Ian McCall (UFC FX 3), Tito Ortiz vs Forrest Griffin (UFC 148), Anderson Silva vs Chael Sonnen (UFC 148), James Te Huna vs Joey Beltran (UFC FUEL 4), Cole Miller vs Nam Phan (UFC FOX 4), Joe Lauzon vs Jamie Varner (UFC FOX 4), Shogun Rua vs Brandon Vera (UFC FOX 4), Paul Sass vs Matt Wiman (UFC FUEL 5).

The retirement match at Wrestlemania 7 is the one that gets me, in that now all four participants (including Liz and Sherri) have now passed away.

This was the first one that came to mind for me. Remember seeing it get loads of praise at the time and again after when I discovered the likes of the Observer, but it did nothing for me in the slightest and was actually quite bored by it.

Completely off topic, but never imagined I'd be looking at a Leigh Halfpenny avi on here Butch!