Lots of pre-match antics and stalling from PG-13. In particular I enjoyed DWB shit talking Ice into tagging in and then J.C. immediately going into karate pose/hiding in the corner/tagging back out to Wolfie. Wolfie gets a brief advantage with some punches but Anthony comes back with an atomic drop that sends Wolfie careening head first into Ice taking both of them out. Back in the ring Wolfie seemingly offers to show White Boy his dick and then tags in Ice who is yelping at Tracy demanding he tag in. Tracy does his back flip over the ropes and then dances a jig that equals or matches any of Ice's absurd strutting - then Ice tags Wolfie back in. Wolfie wins a lock up and PG-13 celebration culminates in him mooning Tracy. Smothers than hits a fireman's carry and Thugz return the mockery and Ice tags in again. Ice bails out of the ring but runs back to beat the count. Now he's doing the old "heel extends his hand act. Naturally he gets caught trying to kick Tracy and takes an atomic drop which is the first actual contact with anyone Ice has had in the match. Heels gain the advantage off of a rope running trip from Ice on Smothers. Tracy gets taken down and they work a cool hope spot with him getting kicked blindsided in the back coming off the ropes. FIP does not seem terribly spirited though I did like the comeback spot a lot and Tracy rolling through backwards for the hot tag was a neat touch. Finish with the faces winning via struggle over hubcap was okay. Good enough to nominate, but the least of the PG-13 matches I've seen.

I dug how the 1st 8 or so minutes are worked with either team barely touching each other, yet they get the crowd eating out of the palms of their hands. We get some cool heel schtick from PG-13, and some fun face interaction with the crowd from the Thugs. The physical stuff from the wrestlers was solid, but it was the bullshit from both teams that carries this as a low end nomination.

The Thugz ("Dirty White Boy" Tony Anthony & "Wild Eyed Southern Boy" Tracy Smothers) vs. PG-13 (JC Ice & Wolfie D) (8/10/95)

 

PG-13 doesn't want to wrestle these guys since they've beaten them already and Mark Curtis threatens to fine them $1,000 which changes their tune. This was a fun match with PG-13 mainly relying on their schtick while the faces seemed in cruise control so in essence this was a day off for these teams which was fine. We have a fantastic match already from these teams so this one can stay off.