NWA World Tag Titles: The Fabulous Freebirds (Jimmy "Jam" Garvin & Michael "PS" Hayes) © vs. Rick & Scott Steiner (11/1/89)

The Birds don't dance or fool around before the match so they are taking this seriously. Steiners held the advantage early on but a quick left from Hayes changed the dynamic as the Birds soon took over. Rick gets sent to the floor and the Birds start roughing him up trying to weaken him. Scott would get the tag and he would start taking it to Garvin but he was distracted by Woman who showed up at ringside allowing the Birds to regroup. We come back from break and the Birds now are beating on Scott because of Woman's distraction and this is a good FIP segment with Rick getting the crowd going and chanting for Scott who had some good hope spots. Rick would finally get the hot tag and he ran wild on Hayes before it turns into a 4-way brawl where Rick caught Hayes in a powerslam then Hayes came off the top rope on Hayes allowing Rick to get the pin. Steiners winning the belts was the obvious right decision and I loved the faces coming out to celebrate with them after the match. Jim Ross then goes to the ring to interview the new champs and they made this a big deal. This goes on the block as a low-end nomination.

NWA World Tag Titles: The Fabulous Freebirds (Jimmy "Jam" Garvin & Michael "PS" Hayes) © vs. Rick & Scott Steiner (11/1/89)

 

This is kinda where the Steiners sorta exploded. Freebirds have a lot of heat. . This is all about the crowd early on. Scotty takes over and we start a shine. Freebirds have no answer early. Rick with a Steinerline. Steiners are just connecting to the crowd. Big left by Hayes changes the direction of the match. Rick is FIP. They toss Rick out and they work on him on the floor. The Birds are working combining KOTM spots, and fighting on the floor. Hayes with a sleeper. Crowd rallying behind Rick. Belly to belly by Rick. The hot tag was really sloppy. Woman is out. Scotty is now FIP. The heat on Scotty is pretty ho-hum. Freebirds just beating on him. The crowd is really making this match.Finally we get the hot tag to Rick. Set up to the finish looked sloppy. As a match it left me cold. I loved the crowd. Put the post match on for an extra. I'll go no.