November 1988

The Brainbuster vs The Young Stallions - MLG 12/6/88 This made the original DVDVR WWF Set and it is a pretty nifty little tag match up in Toronto. This is right after the Buster debuted in WWF and right before their program with The Rockers. Just classic Arn & Tully wrestling here. The babyface shine is so Southern. So much stooging so much bumping and so much feel good wrestling. This must be where Paul Roma caught Arn's eye. What makes the Tully & Arn team work so well is their characters. Tully is that firebrand. He may be getting his ass kicked must once Arn gets one up on their opponents. He is spitting and looking to get under everyone's skin: oppon…

This was quite the clash of the titans style match. Picture it like the scene in a western where a big gunfight breaks out and lots of stuff breaks and lots of people get shot. Takada is kind of a slug, but Maeda carries him fine on the mat, and both guys go into standing exchanges as if ready to die. Not the most pure or artful fight, but brutal and dramatic to the max.

Antonio Inoki/Riki Choshu/Kantaro Hoshino vs Dick Murdoch/Bob Orton/Scott Hall - NJPW 11/18/88 Elimination Important thing to note is that this contested under elimination rules. It was not until the second elimination that I knew what was going on. Scott Hall in New Japan is weird on paper but he actually fits in pretty good. Really good interactions with Hoshino (Hall looks like a giant) both manhandling the diminutive Hoshino and showing ass for the plucky spark plug. His elimination comes first and it is an awesome cross cross sequence with Choshu that really builds to the Lariat. They utilized Hoshino really well in the match. He is a great size mismatch…

Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, Koko B. Ware, Hillbilly Jim & Hercules vs Big Boss Man, Akeem, Ted DiBiase, King Haku & Red Rooster Elimination Match WWF Survivor Series November 24, 1988 Richfield, OH Availability WWF Survivor Series 1988 on PPV - November 24, 1988 WWE Hulk Still Rules DVD

In my mind, probably the best Survivor Series match ever. You have a lot of tag teams who for that time that defined in the late 80's, not just the WWF, but the AWA and Crockett as well. It's about everything you'd ever want from a tag team match multiplied by 5.

AWA World Heavyweight Champion Jerry Lawler vs WCWA World Heavyweight Champion Kerry Von Erich - World Class 11/25/88 Steel Cage I think we are JIP here based on commentary and the feel. Kerry is beating the shit out of Lawler. Lawler scrambles on his knees for the knee but Kerry catches him. Lawler is such a good chump. We get the IRON CLAW~! Lawler gets him in the Von Erich Family Jewels. Here comes Hide The Chain. Busts Kerry open and chokes him. He hides it in his mouth. I love the way he slowly spits it out. Such a cocky shit. Kerry kicks him in the gut and the chain pops out. Kerry kicks some serious ass with the chain! Let's go Kerry! Lawler goes for eyes and …