Posted June 25, 200916 yr comment_5441116 Wait...Taurus Bulba is supposed to suck, right? 'Cause I think that's what I've usually heard about him, but thought he looked pretty good here. Actually, match itself was pretty awesome, and after mulling it over, I thought I'd give it a nomination. Like I said, Bulba looked good, his offense was rough and he came off as a credible unstoppable force for Kerry's immovable object. Still, it's really Kerry's match. I liked the whole story of Kerry trying to "confuse Bulba with wrestling", going for a lot of takedowns and trying to avoid a lot of stand-up fighting (though what stand-up fighting there was was really good). Also dug the other story of this being the battle of the clawholds, with Kerry going into this match with his claw hand injured. Akbar was really good at ringside. Kept swatting at Kerry as he paced around the ring, trying to figure out what to do with Bulba, which made it feel like he was under even greater pressure. Match runs a bit short at eight minutes and has a schmozz finish, still felt like a solid nomination, so I'll throw it on the block and see what happens.
November 23, 200915 yr comment_5445974 Kerry Von Erich vs. Taurus Bulba I thought this was a damn good bout. The story that was being told was great. Bulba worked like a savage would. I dug how Bulba would swat the Iron Claw away. I'll go ahead and give this the nod. Good stuff.
May 31, 201015 yr comment_5451459 "Modern Day Warrior" Kerry Von Erich vs. Tarras Bulba (9/8/89) The fans were really into this match and Kerry looked like he was motivated here. Bulba was solid here using headbutts and blocking off Kerry's claw attempts which his claw hand was also injured going in. Kerry would keep using his injured hand on punches to setup the claw which takes away from the pressure that he can use thus making it easier for Bulba to counter which he would with a claw of his own simultaneously. This was a really fun battle as Kerry would win the battle and dropped Bulba to his knees as the crowd goes nuts. The Punisher (Undertaker) would then show up to runin for the DQ which sucked and they worked over Kerry's hand until Matt Borne & Billy Travis would run out followed by PY Chu-Hi and Chris Adams for a wild brawl. I liked this one a lot even with the shitty finish and there is enough to move it forward.
