Superstar Sleeze Posted May 5 Report Share Posted May 5 Ric Flair vs Brian Pillman - WCW Nitro 9/18/95 Flair vs Pillman from 1990 or 1991, this is not, but this is still a lot of fun. Like most Nitro matches thus far the primary directive seems to be squeeze as much action in as possible and never let the tempo die down. The 1990 and 1991 version of this pairing has more time to breathe and they really build both matches into Free TV classics that everyone should see. What keeps this match on right side of good and the second best Nitro match thus far is the intensity. The way they exchange the chops and the strikes feels like a stand & bang, knock down drag out fight. It is not this Fighting Spirit strike exchange bullshit. It feels like they both want to destroy each other. Flair wants to come off the top so bad in this match. He is exerting the full court press. He gets caught with Pillman's anti-air dropkick. Pillman tries to go after the arm, but Flair is just relentless and just comes roaring back overwhelming him with chops. It just feels like a brawl from beginning to end. This might be the most effective use of the Figure-4 since Flair became main eventer. Belly 2 Back Suplex. Figure-4 tap out! Babyface Flair is such a different beast than heel Flair. I liked getting to see the inverse roles here of Flair vs Pillman. The promo before the match was also really good. How Arn should have settled the family dispute within the family and not brought in an outsider. Babyface Flair is always a treat and he was definitely the MVP of Nitro #3, great promo and match. *** 1/4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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