Eric Embry + Mil Mascaras vs Buddy Roberts + Super Zodiac

 

A ball bat on a pole match. The heels were awesome stooging and bumping off of Mil's offense. Embry was simply awesome in his FIP role. I dug the heat segment where the heels worked over Embry's ribs. Even with the bat shenanigans I thought this was some good stuff, and a nomination. All 4 wrestlers looked great here.

Baseball Bat on a Pole: “Flamboyant” Eric Embry & Mil Mascaras vs. Buddy Roberts & Super Zodiac (Gary Young) (5/5/89)

 

Mil looked awesome here as the heels were bumping and selling their asses off making Mil look like a million bucks. The crowd was super hot for Mil and even hotter for Embry when he played the FIP as the heels keyed on his injured ribs. Percy Pringle was also very effective in his role as Embry’s manager getting the crowd even more into it. The bat would fall off the pole of course which seemed to happen a lot in World Class but they worked around the mistake. Mil would finally get the hot tag which would set off a 4-way brawl although Embry would dropkick Mil by mistake allowing Zodiac to get the bat but he would hit Roberts by mistake. Mil would then hit Roberts with a cross body block off the top rope for the win as the crowd goes nuts. I liked this a lot and think it should be on the block.

Mils Mascaras (like Porkchops Cash, I guess) was off the hook here. Great early brawling with the heels, and then puts on a clinic with a ton of luchariffic armdrags and submissions. The heels lay into Embry something fierce in his FIP section, and Embry looks fantastic as usual. The gimmick didn't work out the way they planned, but this is still a great match, and it moves forward.