[1995-11-13-WCW-Nitro] Johnny B. Badd vs Eddie Guerrero

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WCW World TV Champion Johnny B. Badd vs Eddie Guerrero - WCW Nitro 11/13/95

There was a Benoit vs Sasaki match that was short. Weird dynamic Benoit started hot, but then Sasaki stuffed him. Benoit hit the German Suplexes and Dragon Suplex for the win. Weird because Sasaki was about to win the US Title from Sting as a part of the Heenan/NJPW storyline. I guess this gives a reason for Benoit vs Sasaki to exist on the WWIII PPV. 

Really enjoyed this match and easy match of the night. An under the radar match on Nitro. This starts off babyface vs babyface. Very technical. Badd was hitting more highspots like the slingshot legdrop and the somersault plancha. Eddie is using a lot of hurricanaranas and leverage takedowns to counter Badd. I really liked the headscissors takedown to counter a second tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. They worked a lot of various pinning combinations. Badd is tired of this technical shit and finally lets his hands fly. He connects with a right instead of left. Eddie is pissed off that Badd would ruin the sporting nature of the nature and take a cheapshot. So Eddie fired up takes Badd down and starts letting the fists fly. I LOVE WHEN TEMPERS FLARE IN A BABYFACE VS BABYFACE MATCH! They settle back down a bit but the high spots are now all high impact. They do the classic WCW Tombstone Reversal that always gets a pop. Badd 1-2-NO! Eddie Tornado DDT! 1-2-NO! They collide on a crossbody block. It is a draw!

This is a classic draw they do kind of telegraph with how they are wrestling in the beginning, but the tempers flaring really paid off all the technical work at the beginning and the home stretch had two good nearfalls. I dont think they ever really follow up on this, but this was a fun match. Makes you wonder what would have happened if Badd just stayed in WCW. *** 1/4