This is Rotten Ron Starr's debut, and Frank Dusek gives him the most backhanded endorsement ever on commentary, basically saying that he's old and out of shape, but he's kinda mean, so he's got that going for him. But Starr ends up putting on a really strong performance here, as he delivers a hell of a beating on Billy Joe Travis, who is a great FIP. Perez helps the cause as well when he gets in the ring, and Braddock helps the cause by staying out of it after spending the early portion of the match struggling to eat the faces' offense. A strong six-man tag bout, and worthy of a low-end nomination.

"Latin Heartthrob" Al Perez, Sheik Braddock, & "Rotten" Ron Starr vs. "Maniac" Matt Borne, Jeff Jarrett, & Billy Joe Travis (9/8/89)

 

Dusek & Lowrance are quite spiffy in their tuxedos. I love Ron Starr and glad to see him around as he meshed in well with these guys even though Braddock sucked and this match was to get him over which they tried to do on commentary for sure. Travis works FIP and throws some great punches before tagging in Borne who would clean house before the 6-way brawl starts with Braddock looking lost. Borne would hit a belly-to-belly on Braddock but Lubich wasn't paying attention so Starr would put some knux on his hand and KOed Borne to get the win. Fun match but not a nomination.