Tim Cooke Posted May 24, 2005 Report Share Posted May 24, 2005 Finally got to see this last night. I have always been disappointed with the 2/12/86 WTBS Special that had the MX/RNR title switch. Cornette has said this was the best of the COndrey/Eaton matches against the RnR so I had high hopes. To start, they cram a lot into 10 minutes. I didn't see a clip and they didn't go to commercial during the match, so I believe it is complete. Japanese TV muffles the crowd a little with their announcers but it isn't too bad. Brawl to start, followed by Gibson doing a segment with Condrey, which ends with Gibson running over to the ropes that are holding Cornette in the cage above the ring and shaking it. Crowd pops big. More RnR, working a mid 90's Joshi pace, including 4 flying headscissors by both (I have seen the RnR use 3 at the GAB 87 and the Fantastics used 3 in the US Tag Title switch in 1988) but 4 is new to me. The 4th has Morton going up on Eaton and Condrey punching him in the face. Eaton gets in a top rope leg drop and Condrey stun guns Morton over the top rope. Watching Mistico recently and then watching this match, Morton took some nice bumps in his day. They weren't DiBiase neck bumps but they looked high risk and got over the danger to the crowd. Morton kicks out of a rocket launcher and Eaton goes nuts on the referee. Before that, Eaton also did some great heeling on Morton, raking his eyes and punching him with total disdain. The finish comes without a hot tag but it was a good finish. Eaton gets Morton into a slingshot so COndrey can clothesline him. When Morton is slingshotted over, he sunset flips Condrey, Gibson dropkicks Eaton, and Morton gets the pin. Illegal guy is pinned but the RnR were never big on legalities. Good match and well worth being on a Best of NWA 1986 compilation that will be done sometime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted May 24, 2005 Report Share Posted May 24, 2005 You know, as many hundreds of times as they've faced off, this is probably the only match of note they've had that I haven't seen. If Vince McMahon was a godly person, WWE 24/7 would air the 08/16/86 title change in full. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Cooke Posted May 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2005 I have heard that 8/16/86 aired in full somewhere but I don't believe it. Stingmark, who is "the biggest MX fan ever" but is also a complete and utter idiot, swears to it. But it didn't air in full on TBS or Worldwide. I'm still waiting for that one RnR Express match that blows me away like I have got from Eaton/Lane, Fantastics, Tully/Arn, etc. If McMahon has any of the Feb. 1986 matches from those string of sold out houses in Charlotte, I would pay mad money to see them. Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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