Loss Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Talk about it here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted April 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 Garvin looks great here! No reason he still couldn't have been an upper midcard good hand in WCW. He's the heel in this one. I'm not crazy about one-sided matches with the other guy getting a fluke roll-up, but I do really enjoy watching Garvin do his thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Childs Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 Garvin did appear to have plenty left in the tank. I thought it was ridiculous that he kicked Invader's ass for 95 percent of the match and then went down to a so-so "heart punch." I'm not opposed to an occasional flash knockout but at least make the shot look devastating. I guess it was something of a PR staple for the local babyface to eat a major beating and then pull out a victory with a late flurry. But Colon was a lot better at the formula from the little I've seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteF3 Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 Garvin looks good and I now know the history of the heart punch in Puerto Rico, but yeah...Garvin delivers harder shots to the chest 10+ times in any given match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Ridge Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 If not for the announcer going crazy I wouldn’t have known what the big deal with the finish was. Still feels way too much of a fluke with Garvin in control most of the match. Garvin did sell it like it was devastating though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soup23 Posted October 14, 2013 Report Share Posted October 14, 2013 Heel Garvin rules. I long for a heel run with him in 1988. I always love the Puerto Rico atmosphere. Invader didn't do much here and this match only rose above solid. It mostly felt like a way to showcase 1991 Garvin which was fine by me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garretta Posted June 23, 2015 Report Share Posted June 23, 2015 This was a nice showcase for Ronnie, who showed that he still was a very good worker who could have had a job anywhere in the world. Excellent psychology involving him working over Gonzales' hand in order to weaken the heart punch; he even stomps the other hand a few times just to be safe. In the end, of course, the heart punch gets him anyway, and he sells it like he was killed, capping off a first-rate performance in an unexpected setting. He would have been a nice addition to the Dangerous Alliance as a kind of mentor/grizzled veteran type had he chosen to return to WCW a little later in the year, though I have no idea who he would have replaced. What belt did Gonzales wear into the ring? Was it the Universal belt or the WWC heavyweight belt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawho5 Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 Garvin was still going really strong in 1991! He looked more energetic and in slightly better shape than his 88 match with Colon to me. Invader 1 is really good at selling and gaining sympathy through that and this match plays to that strength a lot. I just wish he'd had more time on offense before the heart punch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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