[1989-01-13-WWF-Boston, MA] The Rockers vs Tully Blanchard & Arn Anderson

[paul sosnowski]

Originally televised on NESN sports channel in Boston.    This is available now on the 2018 WWE DVD "Shawn Michaels The Showstopper Unreleased", disc one.  Talk about it here.    

 

[Zero]

I remember watching the Busters/Rockers series years ago, and enjoying the matches. So, I decided to go back and re-watch em. 

Arn & Tully couldn't catch their breath in this match, with the Rockers just swarming them. They finally get the upperhand after a sick double team drop on the top rope. The finish was similar but different from their previous encounter at the Spectrum the month before. 

[tcg91]

This was a blast and a fresh matchup, both for the competitors and for the WWF landscape. Typical good Southern tag team action in the north east, even though the Brainbusters were not super aggressive and mostly relied on smart teamwork here. The Rockers looked good and sold for the heels for several minutes, especially Jannetty, who was incredibly crisp during his comeback. It looked like the Rockers could so much more and were told to slow things down, despite this being solid with a good heel finish.
***1/4