September 1997

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Simple stuff done rather well. Both guys throw a decent punch and the crowd is hot throughout. Hunter looks like a million bucks in how he carries himself. Chyna keeps interfering and eventually costs Dude the match. This doesn't particularly stand out from their other 1997 PPV matches, but this is still enjoyable. You can't think to wonder how this could of been leagues better if Foley was working as Cactus Jack or Mankind or if this was a stipulation match of sorts, it's just missing that ruthlessness that could of made this a great match. ★★¾

The Head Bangers were so ridiculously over here. Miguel Perez might be one of the hairiest wrestlers I've ever seen, it's like he's wearing a sweater. He hits a neat seaton/standing moonsault combination onto one of the Head Bangers and nobody pops what so ever. The Los Boricuas work an extended control segment on Thrasher, it's nothing fancy but the crowd being so behind The Head Bangers creates a lot of atmosphere and drama. Mosh finally gets the tag and it's not too long before he picks up the win, with the crowd reaching Bulldog/Bret Summerslam '92 levels of excitement. I wish I was joking. ★★¾

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What a train wreck this was. Tiger Ali Singh debuts with his father in his corner and no-one cares. He picks up the win after a top rope bulldog on proto-Al Snow. An utter waste of 5 minutes. Not even Sunny could save this one. Come to think of it, this is probably the least I've enjoyed a wrestling match. Nothing memorable nor historical, nothing 'so bad, it's good', just utterly dull and lifeless wrestling. DUD

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This is the 4th and last match in the series of awesome brawls between these two teams. They only show 13 minutes of a 22 minute bout, which I'm pretty salty about, but hey, until recently I didn't even know this show even existed on tape! The clipping is seamless so the match feels complete enough, and it's another high intensity affair that felt like it could end at any moment. The centerpiece was Kotsubo getting KO'd by a high kick from Taru and then the buko guys kill the ever loving shit out of him spin kicking him in the head a bunch. Kotsubo looked convincingly near death and the finish between him and Taru was far better than it should plausibly be. Intense chaoti…