March 1997

Malenko no selling the kid during his entrance was very good, as was Regal's transition into the STF. Regal controlling the arm is just a thing of beauty. The finish sucked but there were some cool moments throughout.

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Tornado match! Everything is legal, and all 4 men are in play. The P.E. bring a bunch of hardcore stuff, like trash cans and cookie sheets. As a match, it's one of the worst things I have ever seen. They're literally walking through the motions for 90% of it. But for two reasons, it's one of the greatest things I have ever seen: 1. Sherri - every time the PE get outside the ring, she clobbers one of them. "They got to take that can away from her!" 2. Dusty gives the greatest commentary ever while laughing his ass off. I wish I had gone back and written down everything he says, and one day maybe I will. "That's a commode lid!…

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Kyoko is the ace of the company now, and she is defending her Triple Crown against the former ace here. Despite being the champion, Kyoko is outsized and gets outclassed by Aja Kong early in the match. Kyoko gets little bursts of offense, but even if she hits two DDTs, she gets two hellacious chair shots in return. Kyoko is finally able to ground Aja after a DDT and headlock. At this point the match feels more even, but then we get some brawling where Aja has a clear advantage and Kyoko eats a big pile driver to a table on the outside. This leads to the stretch of big moves, which I think was not completely justified; Kyoko hits a frankensteiner and that fucks up Kon…

This was the 6th of 8 matches at AJW's final Wrestling Queendom. Right off, Ito hits a German suplex and we get table spots from both women. None of this matters though, these spots and all the submission holds get no sold until Ito smashes Toyota's leg in the railing. This is the first part of the match that feels like they're actually going anywhere with a story and any kind of selling. Toyota's boot even gets taped out on the floor by her team after a bunch of big moves. But Jesus Christ, I wish Ito knew another leg submission besides a single leg crab, Toyota has to sit in like 10 of these in this match. And so many footstomps! Toyota definitely has some …

This was the 7th of 8 matches at AJW's final Wrestling Queendom. What a difference between this match and the previous match! This is going a 100 miles an hour, all the girls have to get their offense in. Even top rope DDTs are getting two counts. Yoshida gets pinned in less than five minutes into the match after a Doomsday Device and an Ax Kick. Yoshida eats more offense in the second fall, but avoids the Ax Kick to get Takako tagged back in. So much offense from all women happens in such a short amount of time, it is hard to keep track all of the sequences. Yoshida hits a missile dropkick after a missed power bomb from Tomoko, and Inoue and Yoshida get a d…

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Despite also being a heel, Lawler rips on Chyna's appearance. Stay classy, Jerry. Goldust starts this match with the shine you would expect any southern babyface to get. Great Punches Dustin brawls Helmsley all over the place, getting him tied up in the ropes, a spot that has to be as old as pro-wrestling itself. Goldust is cut off by taking a nasty spill to the outside after a failed top rope move. The rest of the match consists of Goldust keep getting cut off whenever he tries to make a comeback. After standing still the entirety of the match, Chyna makes her way to Marlena. Marlena ends up in a bearhug as Chyna violently ragdolls her about. This distraction is enough f…