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Between the Sheets - Chronologically
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Between the Sheets #47 (June 7-13, 1997)
With all the pot shots at Meltzer's writing, it sure seems like Bix is slowly morphing into Meltzer; right down to the laugh, cadence of speech, and relentless over explaining.
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[1998-02-18-ARSION-Grand Opening] Yumi Fukawa vs Candy Okutsu
Believe this was the first match on the first show for Arsion. This was incredible. Everything was crisp. The shoot style spots beat every faux-shoot stuff thus far this year besides the Tamura match. It makes Goldberg's leg locks look like the most amateur stuff on an amateur show and also made the BattleArts match look bad in comparison. Probably my MOTY thus far, if not it is pretty damn close. I want to dig up the full version of Ohtani/Liger from earlier in the month first.
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[1998-02-21-ECW-Cyberslam] Shane Douglas & Bam Bam Bigelow vs Sabu & Rob Van Dam
I used to love Douglas back in '98. I guess it was because I dug his "shoot" style of addressing the fans, etc. Looking back, he's the shits and that promo style is a snooze fest. So they are building to Living Dangerously with Taz v. Bigelow, RVD v. Scorpio, Sabu v. Sandman, and Snow/Storm v. Douglas/Candido when none of those feuds are progressed by this match. It seemed like it would lead to RVD v. Sabu by the end of it. Typical late 90's ECW crap.
- [1998-02-21-ECW-Cyberslam] Justin Credible vs Tommy Dreamer
- [1998-02-21-ECW-Cyberslam] Louie Spicolli Tribute
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[1998-02-21-WWF-Raw Saturday Night] Faarooq vs Steve Blackman
Blackman was always so generic and Faarooq "Formerly Ron Simmons, ugh" looks way old here. This was more Rock than anything else.
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[1998-02-21-WWF-Raw Saturday Night] The Rock's gift to Faarooq
There was a version of this in Memphis around '88 I think with the Stud Stable and Fuller giving Brickhouse a watermelon or something racial like that. The Rock is #2 in WWF on the mic at this point. Not even close.
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[1998-02-21-WWF-Raw Saturday Night] Michael Hayes and Kane
I hate this "formerly Michael Hayes," "formerly Terry Funk," bullshit. Hayes was eating this up, but it was sad to see. Loved the Bearer line though.
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[1998-02-21-WWF-Raw Saturday Night] Interview: Steve Austin
The fanny back takes the bad ass out of anyone. Still Austin delivers yet again on the mic.
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[1998-02-21-WWF-Raw Saturday Night] Jim Cornette promo
We go from hilarious ~SHOOT@! style rants that Cornette is known for to this half-baked attempt to turn it into an intro for the new Midnight Express a little bit later on. This felt 100% like Cornette being forced to perform Russo material.
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- [1998-02-21-WWF-Raw Saturday Night] Interview: Marc Mero & Sable
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[1998-02-21-WWF-Raw Saturday Night] Chyna and Steve Austin
Great Austin and great package on Chyna (no pun intended). My god it amazes me how on point they are with Austin. Zero missteps.
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[1998-02-19-WCW-Thunder] Sting vs Randy Savage
Reminiscent of the announcers worrying if Sting was joining the NWO when people where were OBVIOUSLY NOT STING came down to ringside and started laying waist to the faces. Boring squared.
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[1998-02-19-WCW-Thunder] Goldberg vs Fit Finlay
I think this is what they wanted with Regal v. Goldberg. Still no mention of the streak.
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[1998-02-19-WCW-Thunder] Randy Savage and the NWO
Perfect summation of WCW 1998. Let's use what could have been the hottest heel to setup an angle that is three months past expiration already.
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- [1998-02-18-ECW-TV] Al Snow vignette
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[1998-02-16-WCW-Nitro] Bret Hart and Brian Adams
Last month, Bret was having a hot promo battle with Ric and the WCW MOTY candidate. Now he is relegated to interacting with Brian fucking Adams in a turn seen coming from a mile away. Yeah, good guys always come to the ring through the crowd with a long, black trench coat. Ugh.
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- [1998-02-16-WCW-Nitro] Rick Martel vs Booker T
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[1998-02-16-WCW-Nitro] Kevin Nash Arrested
Had no idea what "Attica" meant when I first saw this. On the bright side, I discovered Dog Day Afternoon. On the dark side, I had to watch 1998 Kevin Nash on my TV.
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- [1998-02-16-WCW-Nitro] Louie Spicolli memorial
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[1998-02-15-WWF-No Way Out] Steve Austin & Cactus Jack & Chainsaw Charlie & Owen Hart vs New Age Outlaws & Hunter Hearst Helmsley & Savio Vega
I was pleasantly surprised by this match. Not a MOTY or anything, but a really fun brawl with Austin coming out of it like THE MAN. The stunner was icing on the cake. Really heated crowd that reminded me of the 2000 Raw 10 man tag. Both from Texas. Really enjoyed this. Forgot to mention that despite Savio being the worst mystery partner in history this side of Road Warrior Animal dressed in the Masked Magicians costume, the crowd was hot.
- [1998-02-12-WCW-Thunder] Raven and Mortis