Posted July 15, 201015 yr comment_5453155 (WWE Ricky Steamboat DVD) I'm not sure of the date on this one but I just took what the DVD put out. This bout goes the whole time limit and the crowd is crazy for it the whole time. Both guys would take the crowd up, and then take them down. The 1st half of the bout Steamer just cranked on Flairs neck and would work some spots around the headlock. The crowd would just go nuts over the highspots. Steamboat's dropkicks looked breathtaking here. They worked a babyface bout for the 1st 30 or so minutes till Flair heeled it up some. Flair worked over Steamboat's back and ribs. I gotta say both men sold for each other hard. The finish was super hot. I'm sure they ran rematches with 90 minute time limits after they ran this bout around the horn. It wasn't at the level of the 89 stuff, but still really great stuff and worthy of a nomination. I mean the bout told a story, kept the crowd the whole way, had a finish to build to rematches, and involved 2 of my favorite wrestlers doing a broadway (another thing I like to watch). The Striker/Steamer commentary hurt the bout. I mean it was cool to have that option, but I wish they would have offered one w/o commentary.
