Posted January 9, 201213 yr comment_5491947 Oh man I am laughing my ass off at the Gorbachev Sucks sign. West looks like a poor man's Magnum TA..kinda. This is all milking the crowd in the opening minutes and setting up test of strength spots and stuff but the crowd is crazy into it which makes it all pretty entertaining. Ustinov is made to the look the fool and West the superior grappler and it works well. Adnan interferes to set up West in peril. It is basic stuff but pretty well executed. This match has a ten minute time limit and I actually thought they milked the inevitable draw really well as you had West get in a couple of flash near fall attempts, then a Ustinov near fall, then a really good looking double clothesline spot and West hitting a belly to belly (seriously a fucking Magnum clone) for a nearfall right at the bell. The crowd helps this a lot and I could see this one being scoffed at by everyone else but I enjoyed it enough to at least think about it for a set.
May 5, 201213 yr comment_5501836 Alan West vs. Soldat Ustinov (January 1988) The crowd was the MVP of the match but the match was just okay and the commentary was HORRIBLE as Donna was on commentary with Rod Troungard and damn what a bunch of garbage. No nomination.
