Posted July 29, 201114 yr comment_5478224 Brad Rheingans v. Steve Regal JIP at about 8 minutes. Good basic match despite the fact that Regal is just terribly uninteresting working control segments. They basically work with a theme of Regal as the rough house guy and Rheingans as the babyface who overwhelms him with skill. I thought Rheingans did a good job of selling for the middling (at best) offense of Regal and I liked the quick finishing barrage of offense. Jerry Blackwell v. Brad Rheingans JIP. Second half of a draw. Good stuff but not enough here for a nomination. Nick Bockwinkel v. Brad Rheingans This has an interesting feel because it's a studio match. As an arena match I don't know if I would nominate this, but I thought this worked well in the "champ v. upstart" tv match setting. Bock is cocky early, ends up paying for it, Rheingans makes a run, Bock cuts him off, repeat. It's a solid formula that worked. There were not a lot of big spots in this but the speed of Rheingans mat stuff got the crowd going and the big run of offense that Rheingans ran through at the end was exciting and looked good with Bock bumping huge. I also loved the fucking knuckle lock monkey flip spot in this which looked smooth as hell. A unique feel for an AWA match which could help this despite the fact that it's far from a high end Bockwinkel match. Ken Patera v. Brad Rheingans This is VERY slow moving thanks to Patera who seems content to sit around during a lot of this. Having said that I did like some of the stuff Rheingans did, including some nice bridges and more cool monkey flip shit. The last five minutes of this are actually pretty good, but you have to question why Patera was working anyone in a twenty minute draw at this point. Decent match over all, but yet another where you wish Rheingans had a more game dance partner. Billy Robinson v. Brad Rheingans We have this already Rick Martel v. Brad Rheingans We have this already Brad Rheingans v. Steve Regal We have this already Brad Rheingans v. Adnan This is the angle to set up Brody's return. We have it already Brad Rheingans v. Boris Zhukov We have this already Brad Rheingans v. Wayne Bloom Was this from 89 or 90? Interesting match as it's broken up in rounds and based on Greco-Roman rules supposedly. Not really good but unique enough to be worth watching. In the Corner with Larry segment with Rheingans. I feel like nearly all of these should be extras and this is no exception. EXTRA
July 30, 201114 yr comment_5478286 Brad Rheingans v. Steve Regal JIP at about 8 minutes. Good basic match despite the fact that Regal is just terribly uninteresting working control segments. They basically work with a theme of Regal as the rough house guy and Rheingans as the babyface who overwhelms him with skill. I thought Rheingans did a good job of selling for the middling (at best) offense of Regal and I liked the quick finishing barrage of offense. As a point of interest, this is Rheingans pro debut. Brad Rheingans v. Wayne Bloom Was this from 89 or 90? Interesting match as it's broken up in rounds and based on Greco-Roman rules supposedly. Not really good but unique enough to be worth watching. I have this listed as a 1990 bout.
