[1992-08-30-WCW-Main Event] Cactus Jack vs Dustin Rhodes

[Loss]

Talk about it here.

[Loss]

Fun match that sets up a Falls Count Anywhere match the following week. Good to hear Ross and Hayes back together on commentary. Less of a brawl than you'd think until the final minute or so. Short, but they did a lot with the time.

[Tim Evans]

Good tv match. I guess the Freebirds were done since Hayes was on commentary. He sure is better than Magnum TA on commentary.

[shoe]

Nice little t.v bout that had some cool stuff in it. Looking forward to their FCA bout.

[Kevin Ridge]

Nice to see Jack get more competitive as the year goes on. They put over on commentary that his Falls Count Anywhere match against Sting could have been reason why Sting ended up losing belt. Pretty decent match. Finish was disappointing but nice to see it builds to another match.

[WingedEagle]

Cactus eats a backdrop on floor. Hayes is noticeably better than most color on WCW this year, Ventura included. Double countout sets up the FCA match. Okay but nothing special.

 

**1/2

[PeteF3]

I liked the presentation all around. And I really liked Dustin sticking strictly to scientific/mat wrestling until the very end when he just loses control. Meh finish but at least it's a finish that goes somewhere. I need to find that Jack vs. Steamboat.

[garretta]

This was fairly good for what it was. We got some nice mat wrestling from Dustin, a few wild bumps from Mick, and a non-finish that actually sets up another bout the following week instead of just being forgotten. Not too bad for only eight minutes.

 

Interesting to hear Hayes as a heel again after the recent babyface run of the Freebirds. Did they ever turn him or did he just show up in the booth and start badmouthing people? He and JR work as well here as they ever did in the UWF, which is to say very well indeed. He's nowhere near Jesse's class, though.

 

I thought JR's musings about the various names for the clothesline were hilarious. We need just a little more of that sort of thing from him at appropriate times.

 

You know they were pushing Mick hard if they had Steamboat put him over. Too bad it never really amounted to much, at least not in WCW.

 

Quite an eclectic cast for JR's radio show. Something tells me that Simmons and Mick weren't on at the same time, though.

 

Looking forward to the rematch!

[dawho5]

Liked how they put over Foley here.  Both as a dangerous competitor and a weird character without one getting in the way of the other.  Hayes is great along with Ross, way better chemistry between the two than Jesse had with any WCW announcer.  We got a Lance Russell mention, which always makes me sad.  The greatest wrestling announcer ever and he is on non-TV duty??  Anyway, fun match with Dustin playing the babyface technician who gets goaded into a wild brawl.  Wondering if anyone watching this in real time in '92 would have guessed the career trajectory of either guy.