Posted February 26, 200817 yr comment_5428648 Some great highlights from the big tag tournament. The Jarrett/Tojo vs. Idol/Mantell looked tremendous. About 5 minutes of a 14 minute match is shown. The FIP work with the heels and Jarrett was gold. The crowd was nuclear for the tag. Ferris/Mantell vs. Gilbert/Ware This might be interesting. This is an expiration of time match. The 1st fall was solid. 2nd fall was quick. This ended up being a squash. Highlights of Dream Machine/Dundee vs. Ferris/Tojo This is extra stuff. The interactions between Machine and Farris/Tojo was gold. Farris/Mantell vs. Dundee/Dream Machine An expiration of time match. Dundee is so awesome. He throws some great punches. I loved how Dundee had Farris in a clinch, and Farris holds him so Mantell could stomp him. Dream Machine is just loaded with charisma. A great nearfall when Dundee gets whipped into the corner and comes off the 2nd rope for body block onto Farris. This is just give and take with no one getting the advantage. The 1st fall sees Mantell/Ferris Dqed at about the 8 minute mark. The men have time for another fall. Dundee and Mantell do some spitited brawling and it's a double countout. I think this is a low end nomination . It was a solid studio bout.
July 16, 200817 yr comment_5433046 2 out of 3 falls: Wayne Ferris & Dirty Dutch Mantell vs. Eddie Gilbert & Koko Ware (2/28/81) Ferris & Dutch work well together here as Dutch was a natural heel worker. The youngsters show fire here but they get overpowered in both falls. 2 out of 3 falls: Dream Machine & “Superstar” Bill Dundee vs. Wayne Ferris & Dirty Dutch Mantell (3/14/81) Ferris is subbing for The Angel for some reason. Dundee is again fucking great here in everything he does, he was easily one of the top 10 workers in the world at this point of his career. Dream is in full quasi-Dusty mode and brings the charisma here while Dutch is again just an awesome heel worker. Ferris was fine for what he was and took Dundee’s punishment well. Dundee & Dutch had some good exchanges and during one of those, Dutch hit Jerry Calhoun by mistake and got DQed to end the 1st fall. The 2nd fall begins with more of the same from the 1st with some great brawling between Dundee & Dutch that would carry out to the floor. Both men just beat the piss out of each other and Jerry Calhoun stops the match for a double countout. I think this should be on the block although a low-end nomination.
