Superstar Sleeze Posted August 31 Report Share Posted August 31 WCW US Champion Lex Luger vs Sid Vicious - WCW 3/2/91 Unfortunately I watched this match two days ago but only have the time to do the review now. C’est la vie of a married man. Thank you to Elliot for the hookup. Since the Sting match at Halloween Havoc, Sid has had one competitive singles match against Rick Steiner which Id love to track down. It is amazing how few reps he gets on TV. The angle is very interesting. This is taped in advance of Wargames with the infamous Powerbombs to Pillman bashing his skull against the cage ceiling and the brutal landings on the shoulder. Yet even though it is taped before that he is already doing a gimmick where he sends jobbers out on a stretcher vi his feared powerbomb. The Wargames was always intended to be brutal. Furthermore in a rare example of WCW planning ahead this angle directly leads to the El Gigante Stretcher Match at SuperBrawl I that writes him out of WCW. As of the match itself, I thought this match was way better than the Sting. Luger was a much more confident wrestler and really knew how to lead a match. There was a great sense of progression from the tense collar elbow tie up’s to the knuckle lock to the heat segment to the hope spots and comeback, It is interesting that Sid uses the mundane shoulder charge into the buckle as a stock spot. He also LOVES the headlock headscissors KIP UP clothesline. Luger is a great fired up baby face. Great use of the power slam. I liked the use of the All Japan count out to protect Sid. Sid attacks from behind and threatens a powerbomb and the stretcher but Luger. Back drops out and stands tall. Shame I can’t remember more but I liked this one and I recommend it. *** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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