Posted June 7, 201114 yr comment_5472713 New Jack is really great in this. He does the whole "assume the position" bit pre-match, jaws with the ref, stalls and complains about the fans chanting Rock and Roll, does the old full nelson bit where he gets his legs on the ropes and demands a break so Robert drops him on his head, then goes into a pretty good rope running exchange and takes an arm drag before running over and bitching about Robert grabbing his pants. Then he screams about how he wants the "white boy" Ricky in the ring with him. Seriously this is all simple stuff but it is awesome and Robert comes across as fired up working with him. He tags in Ricky who sort of gives him a look of contempt and then tags him in the face with a real "fuck you" punch which Thatcher rightly notes was an attempt to embarrass New Jack. Gangstas take over off of a cheap shot from Mustapha on Ricky. Gangstas offense is limited but Morton sells well and I did like Mustapha's top rope Vader Bomb. Hot tag was not outstanding because Mustapha was out of position, but it was hardly a flub. Cool dropkick into sunset flip finish for the RnR's. Good match though it did suffer a bit from peaking early. Still probably a top 3 all time Gangstas match if nothing else. Post-match the "possee" of the Gangstas hits the ring and beats down the RnR's with nightsticks.
June 16, 201114 yr comment_5473549 New Jack totally carried this for the Gangstas. It was fun how the Rock N Roll kept getting the upper hand in this. I also love the presentation of the Gangstas. With that said I wasn't really compelled in this and it didn't fell nomination worthy. The angle at the end is extra material though for sure. Heck the angle and promo afterwards might be enough for this to make the set. As a stand alone match i say no. The heat on Morton just wasn't compelling enough. I thought New Jack was great here though. His performance with his schtick, timing, and charisma was so good.
December 21, 201113 yr comment_5490642 SMW Tag Titles: The Rock n Roll Express (Robert Gibson & Ricky Morton) vs. The Gangstas (New Jack & Mustafa Saed) (8/8/94) This is their first match against each other and it's a title match on TV no less. The early part of the match is all New Jack getting embarrassed by the RnR and his reactions to his misfortunes which he was awesome in every way. Mustafa was forced to come in and hit Morton with a knee to the back to stop RnR advantage and Morton would get pounded on. The heat section here left some to be desired especially when Mustafa was in the ring but Morton was good enough at selling everything. The hot tag wasn't that hot but Gibson did good it's just the fans weren't into it. The dropkick into a sunset flip was a ridiculous finish to me because you already jobbed the Gangstas to RnR on TV which was stupid booking but they destroyed them after the match which kinda made up for it. I'm with shoe on this one as the angle was the most memorable part of this match and the match itself wasn't that hot.
