Posted July 11, 200718 yr comment_5419138 All stuff I've watched before. I'll go back and fill in the blanks during this process. Midnight Express vs Fantastics (from Vol 1) -Depending on how many matches you want to include on this set, it may or may not be a worthy nomination. Way better MX/Fans matches out there, but there's some really good stuff here from Bobby Eaton cheating and celebrating, only for Fulton to come behind him and slug him every time. Also cool for Eaton's butterfly suplex and a great lariat from Condrey. Rock & Rolls/Jose Lothario vs Guerreros/Buddy Landell (from Vol 1 I think) -Awesome for the heels getting into this weird contest to see who can take the biggest bumps and sell Jose's bad punches in the most over the top fashion possible. Lots of proto-Eddy heel spots, like retreating quickly to your corner on your knees and hugging your partner. Morton and Gibson are fine here, but they stay in the background so Jose can get shined up by the heels. No real face in peril and not really a hot finish, but if you like the opening 10 minutes of most Midnight Express matches where the babyfaces are being made to look great, you'll like this match. At best though, a low-end inclusion. Flair vs Kerry 12/02/84 Oklahoma City (from Vol 3) - Again, not the best Flair/Kerry, but a good match worth including. Flair vs Magnum (from Vol 3) - Pretty sure this is also 12/02/84, but not 100%. Anyway, really good match - maybe the best Magnum singles match I've seen. And it's cool to see Flair win clean, since he hardly ever did during this era. Good established champ vs rising star match. Taylor vs Roberts (from Vol 3) - Taylor looks like a future star here and these two play off of each other well. Everyone knows about the DDT on the chair, which is just a really sick spot that looked great. Rock & Roll Express vs Guerreros (from Vol 4) - Incredibly fast-paced by the standards of the time, but way too short. MAYBE a low-end candidate, but the set wouldn't be missing much if it was left off. DiBiase/Doc v Armstrong/Brown (from Vol 4) - This match is just ridiculous, paced like it was laid out by Riki Choshu, and Doc's lariat on Armstrong is amazing. Another short TV match that's really fun. Low end nomination from me. Fantastics vs Dirty White Boys (from Vol 4) - Maybe my favorite match under 10 minutes ever. Really, really good. Love the row-the-boat spot, and DWB's swinging neckbreaker. Their house show matches are really strong too, but I think this is my favorite. Rock & Rolls vs Guerreros (from Vol 4) Fantastics vs Guerreros (from Vol 4) - Pretty standard tag matches. The Fantastics one is slightly better. I don't think I'd make a strong argument for either match, but they're both better than all but one or two of the WWF tags on that set. Guerreros v Doc/DiBiase (from Vol 4) Really bloody, heated brawl. DiBiase's blade job is pretty sick, but I wish this could have gone a little longer. Nice build to the Guerreros coming back strong, and DiBiase and Doc are pretty detestable here. Finish is cheap, but it's right.
