[1988-06-10-NWA] Ric Flair & Barry Windham & Arn Anderson vs Lex Luger & Nikita Koloff & Steve Williams

[Superstar Sleeze]

Horsemen (Ric Flair, Barry Windham & Arn Anderson) vs Lex Luger, Nikita Koloff & Steve Williams - NWA Houston 6/10/88

After a lot of 21st century wrestling, need some 20th century wrestling to change it up. Crockett is on the road to the Great American Bash and more specifically Wargames. Flair is feuding with Luger as the main event program. Luger is red hot chasing Flair before he can even get in the ring. The Horsemen are bumping and feeding big for the the babyfaces. It is a total melee to start with the babyfaces dominating. I really like how the Horsemen throw offense at the babyfaces like kicks and eyepokes only for the babyfaces to absorb, no-sell and overcome. Lots of military presses. Flair eats one from Luger. Dr. Death is only in the match but actually has the most impressive part of the match. He does reps with both Barry and Arn over his head in the Military Press. Those are not small men. Koloff is steamrolling the Horsemen. The Horsemen look totally out of sorts. Luger comes back in. I could watch Flair sell Luger's flexing forever. It is so ridiculous and just so pro wrestling. Flair suckers him and hits him in the balls. Double A comes in and also hits him in the balls. It is a pretty straightforward heat segment. The transition is Press Slamming Flair off the top. The hot tag to Koloff is more of a lukewarm tag as Double A focuses on the injured ribs (bandaged) and that stops Koloff in his tracks. BW tries to apply the dreaded Claw with the Black Glove but Luger saves. Arn gets busted open on the post for really no reason but hits a DDT. Koloof breaks free from Windham and tags in Luger. It is Luger and Flair. They brawl a little and get counted out. This is just really solid feel-good 80s Horsemen action. I have seen better, but it never fails to entertain. ***

[paul sosnowski]

Dude, you definitely need to watch the Fantastics vs Midnights US Title match 2/3 falls from the same show!!!