Calvin Posted March 5, 2023 Report Share Posted March 5, 2023 Bret returns to the ring after a brief hiatus post losing the WWF Championship to Bob Backlund at Survivor Series, and he's paired against a histrionic Jarrett - who bumps hard, sells, and uses Bret's aggression against him in a compelling manner (with assistance from the Roadie, of course). These two have really good physical chemistry, and it's kind of a shame that this wasn't longer. *** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstar Sleeze Posted October 19 Report Share Posted October 19 Bret Hart vs Jeff Jarrett - WWF RAW 1/16/95 According to Cagematch, this match and the Diesel match I just watched on the highest rated WWF Jarrett matches I have not watched and if that’s the case, it doesn’t bode well for him because these are good not great matches. That Shawn match really is an anomaly. I want to like Jarrett. I love his hair and he someone I just like because I was a kid in 1997 but I find a lot of his performances to be muted. He can remind me of HHH, mechanically sound but dry as a bone. Jarrett seems to be better suited to wrestle as a baby face but doesn’t have the personality for it. The real story of the match is Bret Hart has a five o’clock shadow! He has an upcoming match against newly minted Ace Babyface Champion Diesel so Vince & Shawn are teasing that he might be turning heel as he is more aggressive. Bret, the king of being the subtle heel, plays into well with his strike-based offense and his aggression. Bret works really well in and out of the arm bar. Generally really good Bret grinding offense. He grabs a sleeper but Jarrett gets a back duplex then dropkick then swinging neckbreaker (I find that move so lame). He didn’t even cheat to gain the advantage. He just isn’t a good heel. Bret catches him coming off the top. Bret hits a couple of his Moves of Doom. Sharpshooter but no Jarrett rakes his eyes…finally! Bret does that sick bump he takes into the ropes. Figure-4 is a good “near fall”. Bret wins with an O’Connor Roll. William Shatner is with Bret Hart who slugs Jarrett and Roadie belly flops. Bret did his job well here…he demonstrated he could be the subtle heel for Diesel but he was way more over than Diesel just comparing this match to the Jarrett/Diesel match from one month later. I thought there was a bit more fun in Diesel/Jarrett but this was solid too. *** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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