US Tag Titles: The Midnight Express ("Beautiful" Bobby Eaton & "Sweet" Stan Lane) © vs. The Super Powers ("American Dream" Dusty Rhodes & "Russian Nightmare" Nikita Koloff) (12/10/87)

 

MX are fun at bumping and selling early on plus the Dusty/Bubba tease was nice. There is some clipping here but it doesn't look like we missed anything important as the MX are still getting their asses kicked this time by Dusty alone with a double DDT. Dusty would soon work FIP even taking shots from Bubba on the floor and the MX was very solid here as a team working him over. Dusty would hit a sweet desperation dropkick on Eaton to get a tag to Nikita who fires up on Bobby before missing a running shoulder smash in the corner allowing the MX to work over Nikita's left arm. The armwork was done very well here as the MX kept up the pressure and tagged in and out to stay fresh. Nikita was also very good here in his hope spots and selling keeping the fans hot for the upcoming tag. Nikita hit a big Russian Sickle on Eaton to setup his tag to Dusty who ran wild on the MX before putting the figure-four on Eaton with Nikita cutting off Lane. Corny would come in to use the racket and got caught for the DQ and got put in the sleeper which brought in Bubba but Dusty let go and stared at him. The heels would outnumber the faces afterwards and laid them out. Cheap finish but this was a very good match and should be a nomination.

I'll go no on this. The stooging by the MX was good here. The heat on Dusty was fun. I liked how the heat on Kolff was executed for a bit. I liked the Divorce courts, but the rest was pretty un inspiring. The finish was kinda their. Overall a solid match, but just not nomination worthy in my eyes.

 

NWA 12/87 Disc 6