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With the break this must have been one of the longest WCW matches of the year. It was one of the best as well. You had two faces and two heels who started off on the same page. Naturally it soon became every man for himself. The format worked well. They had sufficient time to vary the pacing and sell the accumulated damage. Plus they avoided the surplus of contrived multi-man spots that plague this genre. Admittedly that was probably because the format was immature rather than a conscious game plan. Plenty of high flying and state of the art offence. Everyone hit their moves well and there were plenty of broken up near falls. Blitzkreig was physically very talented and would be a loss to the sport. The other three all brought their A games as well. The crowd reaction was bizarre. Lots of the wrestling fans were super into it, cheering loudly and marking out for the near falls. Then you had the fad followers, who were chanting 'boring' because it had gone way beyond their crash TV attention span. They only stuck around for a short period, and were the reason wrestling TV ratings peaked around this time. They were also the only viewers that Vince Russo understood.
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The Horsemen were the heels for those keeping score. Did I just really like a Raven match? A rare occurance for sure. Equally rare and very interesting was the structure. They didn't just have a double FIP but had a full on false stretch after the first one. The lengths of all the different stages of the match were spot on. Long enough without dragging. Benoit did a diving headbutt onto a chair that allowed his partner to get the pin. I was expecting him to put his arm out to take the impact but no. Heading straight to concussion city. It's the kind of thing a stupid man might think logical to do, so made sense from that perspective.
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Yagi went straight for the injured arm in a nice bit of continuity. Yoshida was mainly on the receiving end, though she did some damage to the leg in retaliation. This had it's moments and there was some good work in there. It lacked the sharpness and focus of the previous bout, simply due to tiredness. After enduring a huge amount of punishment Mariko finally taps and Yagi claims one of the biggest scalps of her career.
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Yoshida continues her fine form. She had an adversary in Fukawa who was also highly proficient at the style. You have to admire the technical prowess and fluidity on the mat. It's amazing what they fitted into the timeframe without feeling rushed. Lots of close calls and excitement. The fans were really into the submissions. Yoshida's arm was badly damaged but she pulled out the win in this hard fought affair. Shame it didn't go longer, though the decision was understandable in a one night tournament.
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It's a good thing that it was all a ruse from Debra. For a while I was thinking that the aspiration of the WWF Women's Champion was to become a prostitute! Stuff like this actually happened. It's like a sketch show that's aiming to cause as much offence as possible.
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Heenan's line about the breaks being more fun than the matches, being followed by stony silence was awesome. I wish you'd stopped it there. Savage launches a homophobic attack on someone who wasn't perceived as being gay at all. It's stupid and really, really pathetic. A travesty of a match then takes place. Did a drunken 14 year old write this segment?
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Owen's death was one of the low points in the history of pro wrestling. It's a terrible thing to happen to anyone. Even more so to one of the good guys in an industry filled with scumbags. The crowd and his fellow workers stand for the 10 bell salute. Penny for your thoughts Vince? A touching tribute from Mick Foley. It was really sweet that Mark Henry read a poem to express his sadness.
I'd definitely recommend checking out the full version. There was a big match feel and it remained very heated throughout. Surprisingly they began with technical wrestling. I liked the element of one-upsmanship. Then it quite rightly got down and dirty. Not everything they tried worked, but there were plenty of positive moments. Weapons came into play and it culminated in a fireball to the face no less. Worthy of the occasion. Afterwards the Chigusa loyalists were in stunned disbelief as SSU celebrate. Factional warfare was going down across the wrestling world.
From the GAEA 4th Anniversary show in Yokohama. It was held on the 4th day of the 4th month. There were 4 matches. Start time 4pm! Very strong storyline in this one with the young upstarts taking on the veterans. For the majority of the contest the vets were in firm control. They outsmarted and outwrestled their adversaries at every turn. The GAEA girls showed great fighting spirit to take the beating and then fight back. The crowd were firmly behind their cause. Oz and Kato more than held up their ends with the main focus shifting to Kong vs Satomura. As they built towards the climax it looked like it was going to be one of those close, but no cigar occasions. But on this day Meiko was able to defeat Aja and punch a hole through the glass ceiling. Killer finish. There was one instance of poor selling that Tim mentioned. Otherwise it was spot on and a GAEA classic. The rivalry was far from over as they fought afterwards. Angry Aja!