World Wrestling Federation (1990-)

[LowBlowPodcast]

This SNME felt like a true big-time WWF show with fast pacing and clear stakes from top to bottom. The opening promos did a good job setting the tone and giving every major match a reason to matter. Benoit beating Dynamite Kid with Frenchy Martin’s involvement was simple and effective, clearly moving that pairing forward. The tag title match ending in chaos fit the teams and kept the belts protected while adding heat. Lawler cheating to beat Kevin Von Erich was exactly what it needed to be and kept the King strong without hurting Kevin too much. The Dusty/Dustin win over Funk and Fernandez delivered classic brawling drama and advanced the Funk feud in a smart way. The battle royal was a fun, star-heavy main event, and Jake Roberts winning the #30 spot felt earned and dangerous heading into the Royal Rumble.

[ErictheDragon]

(During a special Christmas Eve addition of WWF Prime Ttime, we get two more vignettes showing talent debuting in 1991)

Nighttime on a grassy plain. We zoom in on a raging fire where Wahoo McDaniel stands a serious expression on his face. The shot widens and we see two more figures come into view. One is instantly recognizable as Tatanka, the other is a young native American man his face adorned with war paint. Wahoo gives a signal and the two rush each other. Tatanka clearly has the edge as the tussle about but the other man is tenacious and no matter how many times he's shoved away he gets up and comes right back. Finally he gets a hold of the right leg before lifting Tatanks off the ground and riving him down into the dirt. Wahoo gives another signal and the action stops. He approaches the two who stand despite their mutual fatigue. there's a brief silence before Tatanks breaks out laughing and slapping the younger man on the shoulder. Wahoo beckons the younger man over and presents him with a full feathered headdress. The three turn to face the camera, the very image of a united front.

Blazing a trial in 1991...The Navajo Warrior!

The camera slowly approaches a lone bull hauler. Suddenly the vehicle begins to shake about as muffled shouts can be heard. Shot of rodeos clowns running for their lives, Bull fighters whose reflexes were just a second too slow and even from the world famous running with the bulls, all showing what happens when a person is caught by a enraged Bull. As the clips play, the hauler shakes ever more violently, the bellowing getting louder and less human. Finally the the door of the hauler flies off and a large, bulky man wearing a bull helmet charges the camera, roaring in absolute fury.

Charging into the WWF in 1991....The Minotaur!

Tune in next week for the WWF year end awards!

[kevinmcfl]

Nice job with the introduction of some of your new talent.  Looking forward to their real debuts.  

[spaldoni]

These vignettes are pretty damn cool. You've got a lot of new and fresh talent coming in.