Everything posted by dawho5
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[1991-05-19-WCW-Superbrawl I] Arn Anderson vs Bobby Eaton
I really, really liked this match. Everything works from a character standpoint and Arn's destruction of Eaton's leg is on point. Problem being the crowd was completely worn out after the last match and this one needed 5 more minutes to really develop into something great. Put this on right after Gigante/Sid and I think the crowd eats it up.
- [1991-05-19-WCW-Superbrawl I] Sting & Lex Luger vs Rick & Scott Steiner
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[1991-05-19-WCW-Superbrawl I] Missy Hyatt and Stan Hansen
Hope Hansen at least got paid well for his time. J.R. and Dusty getting a chuckle out of this is certainly a nice moment for wrestling.
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- WCW
- SuperBrawl
- May 19
- 1991
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- [1991-05-19-WCW-Superbrawl I] Fabulous Freebirds vs Young Pistols
- [1991-05-19-WCW-Superbrawl I] Ron Simmons vs Butch Reed (Cage)
- [1991-05-19-WCW-Superbrawl I] Barry Windham vs Brian Pillman (Taped Fist)
- [1991-05-19-PWFG] Yoshiaki Fujiwara vs Wellington Wilkins Jr
- [1991-05-19-PWFG] Wayne Shamrock vs Naoki Sano
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[1991-05-24-AJPW-Super Power Series] Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada vs Steve Williams & Terry Gordy
Here's the thing for me about MVC. They were good to absolutely great at putting together memorable finishes. After watching as much 1990-1993 AJPW as I did, they just draaaag that middle of the match out laying in restholds and not really giving the opponent chances to fight back. If the opponent doesn't get their bursts of hope that look like they mean something, nobody is going to give a shit. It is to their credit that they can pick up dead crowds with their finishing runs, but the fact that they are repeatedly responsible for killing the crowd in the first place irritates the fuck out of me.
- [1991-05-11-WCW-Pro] Barry Windham and Brian Pillman
- [1991-05-11-USWA-Memphis TV] Interview: Eric Embry
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[1991-05-18-USWA-Memphis TV] Eric Embry, Bill Dundee and Eddie Marlin
This segment is pretty ridiculous. I suppose that's what happens when the wrong guy gets the book and pretty much botches the whole thing to make himself look good.
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- USWA
- WMC-5
- Memphis TN
- Eric Embry
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[1991-05-17-PWA] Lightning Kid vs Jerry Lynn
I HATED the announcing for these matches, but Waltman and Lynn really got what wrestling is about. It's just too bad neither of them get the career they truly deserve after seeing these matches.
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- PWA
- 1990
- Lightning Kid
- Jerry Lynn
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- [1991-05-18-USWA-Memphis TV] Eddie Gilbert & Brian Christopher vs Tom Prichard & Dirty White Boy
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[1991-05-17-WWA] El Hijo del Santo vs Negro Casas
I'm 100% on board with the Santo dropkick that started caida 2 and the Casas low blow in between 2 and 3 as incredible moments. The matwork was really intense and well-done. Finish works great for the body of the match, which is too often not the case in wrestling. I hope Casas had some safe transportation out of the arena after that.
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UNIVERSAL WRESTLING FEDERATION (UWF)
Dundee doesn't look like the best ref for the King. I like the battle of the Hacksaws. Jimmy Golden finally getting something back on DWB is a good thing. The new U.S. tag champs have their work cut out for them.
- NWA Lutte Internationale November 1985
- [1991-05-17-CMLL] Los Brazos vs Atlantis & Mascara Sagrada & Octagon
- [1991-05-12-WWF-Wrestling Challenge] Barber Shop: Jake Roberts
- [1991-05-14-WWF-Primetime Wrestling] Legion of Doom and Bobby Heenan's car
- [1991-05-14-WWF-Primetime Wrestling] Earthquake and Vince McMahon
- [1991-05-11-WWF-Superstars] Irwin R. Schyster vignette / Big Bossman and The Mountie
- [1991-05-04-WCW-Saturday Night] Paul E. Dangerously and Missy Hyatt
- [1991-05-11-USWA-Memphis TV] Eddie Gilbert vs Eric Embry / Interview: Eddie Gilbert
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[1991-05-04-USWA-Memphis TV] Interview: Eric Embry
Finish is....way too familiar. Not sure why the whole tabloid Warrior story got brought up unless Hellwig somehow pissed Embry off somewhere along the line.
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- USWA
- WMC-5
- Memphis TN
- Eric Embry
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