Posted March 27, 201213 yr comment_5498617 Curt Hennig v. Allen West Curt comes to the ring in a bizarre star spangled robe. Early feeling out is a nice build to the inevitable spot with West hitting a dropkick and sending Curt flying to the floor. One thing I will say about Hennig from this period is that he was great at changing speeds, as he would slow things down and then take a huge bump for something like an arm drag which felt ten thousand times more important as a result. This has a ten minute time limit so the heel control segment is really brief, though West does take some nice bumps. Hennig steals the win. This was not bad, but I think they could have had a really good match with five more minutes. Greg Gagne promo. Baron cuts a promo on Adnan while holding a dog, rocking a porn stache and wearing a blue turtle neck. WTF Bob Orton v. Bill Anderson Shit Orton's cravate looked vicious. I think Anderson was a Jerry Graham comrade/trainee which is strange. He is one of the better AWA jobbers, kind of reminds me of a Las Vegas version of Ron Hutchinson. Orton's offense is just fucking nasty. At one point he crushes Anderson with a knee to the back of his head off of a bridge attempt out of a chinlock. Then he hits a reverse cattle branding which is one of the sickest fucking things ever and wins with violent as hell one armed piledriver. Awesome squash. Jerry Lawler v. Samoan Joe Already nominated Curt Hennig promo. Badd Company v. Tim Patterson/Greg Robertson God damn these AWA jobbers got their ass kicked often. Here Diamond slams Patterson as hard as he can on the floor and then Tanaka runs out and chops him in the face. Holy fuck Diamond almost kills Patterson with a gordbuster. Robertson fucks up a spot so they treat him like he is a Japanese guy on a WCW ppv and they are the Steiners. This was a mugging Greg Gagne promo Baron Von Raschke v. Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissie I continue to spell Adnan's name in the most fucked up way possible because why not. Adnan attacks him pre-match while they are both wearing their cloaks and Adnan starts choking him with a weird belt thing that looks like an icy hot pack. Baron's expressive selling of Adnan back rakes is something to behold and Adnan bails to the floor where he almost gets into a fight with a 80 year old in the fourth row. Adnan's expressions and begging off after back rakes are not as amusing as Baron's, but he is true to Verne's amateur fetishism and hits a single leg, before stomping Baron's guts and locking on a double nervehold. God damn the mustaches both men bring in this are intense and the baron summons his for strength, but Adnan is back to the nerves. To be honest this is a nervehold that actually looks like it hurts and I can buy Baron as Walter Matthau like grumpy old man, falling victim to foreigners tricky pinch. Baron gets loose and Adnan goes the floor and is stalking around giving people the fucker finger while the crowd chants for the claw. Back int he ring and Baron actually hits some pretty good looking offense and Adnan takes a competent bump. Baron locks on the claw but Adnan escapes the floor. Adnan makes it in first and Adnan pulls something from his trunks and smashes the Baron with it in the head and claw hand as the ref rings the bell. Baron is goose steppign post match and signals for the claw but his claw hand has been crippled. This really only works if you think of it as a battle between two guys fighting over the last available table during early bird special time. Still this may be the match tomk is looking for. Ricky Rice promo Kevin Kelly/Madusa promo Steve O/Ricky Rice v. Dennis Stamp/The Destroyer Samoan Stamp is easily the best guy in this as he just looks cranky and fucking crushes Steve O with a forearm at one point. Steve O tries to punch the Samoan and hurts his hand which is lovely. Trongard calls a diving headbutt a piledriver. Rice fucks up the house of fire on the hot tag. Stamp deserved better. The Nasty Boys v. The Midnight Rockers Already nominated though this does include a fun post-match promo and pre-match Knobbs douchery.
