This is a fun little match with some of the flaws people talk about in the WWF tag formula. Though with the Bulldogs than can be a guilty pleasure. We get a nice shine early for the Bulldogs. The arm work on Beefcake was pretty awesome. We see the Bulldogs do the blind no tag spot. Beefcake catches DBS with his high knee. Hammer works over DBS, but is short lived when DBS makes his own comeback. The Bulldogs do a nice dbl.football tackle spot. Dynamite busts out his nasty offense. Bulldogs still in control. Valentine pearl harbors DBS. Beefcake in control. Valentine in, leg drop, shoulder block, and a 2nd rope elbow drop. Quick tags from the heels. Valentine works the leg, attempted fig 4, leg dive, and the fig. 4. A Dynamite leg drop breaks it up. Dynamite in a is kicking ass. Dynamite misses a clothesline and goes to the outside. The Dream Team goes over with some trickery. A low end nom.

 

 

2-8-86

BRUTUS BEEFCAKE & GREG VALENTINE vs BRITISH BULLDOGS (02/08/1986; WWF Philadelphia Spectrum; 00:21:06) 
-    Great work early on with the Bulldogs doing their patented offense including Davey doing his arm work (elevated wrist locks, stomping on the elbow). Beefcake gets his big jumping knee lift to get the tag. Hammer went to the top and got slammed and there is much more back and forth than other tags between the two. There are a ton of near falls and close counts. I do have a complaint. Hammer gives DK a stun gun which allowed Hammer to get the tag but DK recovered and went to the tag like nothing happened. Davey gets a running powerslam but Hammer breaks it up and kicks Davey down. Now Brutus is strutting and choking Davey with his boot while pulling on the other leg. Looked better than I described it.  Now Davey is in peril with Hammer and Beefcake tagging in and out. Brutus is really improving the timing of his mannerisms. HE knows when to strut, show off, pose, throw temper tantrums. These are all things that felt robotic when he first came in. Hammer with the figure 4 and DK breaks it up with a leg drop. DK gets the hot tag. All 4 end up in the ring and DK charges at Beefcake and dives out of the ring. Brutus helps him back in with a suplex. All 4 in the ring again. Small package by DK reversed by Hammer with the ref not looking. Great house show between the two teams. STRONG NOMINATION.