BLOCK B Matchup
Dingo McKane and Bruce Sheila (Australia) vs Alan Kilby and Johnny Kidd.
a solid, back and forth opener that got the crowd pumped for the rest of the show. Kidd and Kilby almost had it won, but the big biker Sheila got the hot tag and helped McKane catch Kilby in his finisher, the Outback Breaker, for the submission win at 14:16.
RATING: 75
Aftr the break, Princess Paula and her stable are interviewed at the back. she introduces british heavyweight champion Drew McDonald's partner for the tournament as Tiger Dalibar Singh, and she says that she is confident that his boys will win both blocks in order to prove that Paula is the best talent scout and impresario in the business. She then finishes by saying Finlay and Black Tiger will make mincemeat of Rocky Moran and Steve Wright, and the British Bulldogs are nothing more than sausage dogs who bark more than they can chew.
Angle Rating: 77
BLOCK B Matchup
Marty Jones and Chic Cullen vs the Sheepherders (New Zealand)
in a big brawl, the sheepherders beat Marty Jones and Chic Cullen after Luke Williams pinned a bloodied Cullen after a battering ram.
afterwards, the savages walk out victorious while Jones checked on his partner.
RATING: 75
BLOCK A matchup
the demolition crew (Klaus Wallas and Marty Jones) vs Ground and Pound (John Quinn and Skull Murphy)
in a bout meant to calm the crowd, Klaus Wallas and Johnny Smith made short work of ground and pound as Wallas submit Murphy to the boston crab. Wallas is still unbeaten in britain.
RATING: 74
BLOCK B Matchup
Dave Finlay and Black Tiger vs Rocky Moran and Steve Wright.
an amazing match that kept the crowd up their feet and stole the show. in the end, Black Tiger gets the win via tombstone piledriver on Steve Wright at 19:45.
RATING: 82
after the mathc, the british bulldogs are interviewed at the back before the semi-main event. Dynamite kid says he's happy to be back in britain, and that he can't wait to add another belt to his collection, showing his shiny new IWGP Junior Heavyweight title that he won from Tiger Mask in New Japan. he then says that tonight, the british ehavyweight champ and Dalibar Singh will witness just how ferocious two bulldogs are.
Angle RATING: 75
BLOCK A matchup:
The British Bulldogs (NJPW) vs Drew McDonald and Tiger Dalibar Singh
a hard-hitting stiff-fest that the crowd was hot for, The BUlldogs's superior teamwork got them the win as Davey Boy Smith powerslammed Dalibar singh down on the mat and Dynamite hit the diving headbutt for the 1-2-3.
RATING: 81
afterwards, Tony St. Clair, the ace of britain, and his protege ''Gentleman'' Chris Adams are interviewed ahead of the main event. St. Clair puts over their opponents, the brothers Bret and Bruce Hart, as really good technicians, befitting of being the legendary Stu Hart'S sons, and he says that tonight, we will see if the Caandian style of wrestling is the equal to teh british style, while Adams says that he hasn't forgotton what Klaus Wallas adnd Johnny Smith, who are in the same block as them, have done to his tag partner Terry taylor alst week and what Wallas has done to his mentor St. Clair at the alexandra Palace in February, damaging his neck with that backdrop of his, and that after they're done with the Harts, that he and St. Clair will have their revenge!
Angle Rating: 59 (yeah, they aren't good talkers...)
MAIN EVENT
BLOCK A matchup:
Tony St. Clair and ''Gentleman'' Chris Adams vs the Hart Brothers (Stampede)
in a great technical showcase from both teams, Chris Adams scores the win for him and St. Clair after he super kicked Bruce Hart.
afterwards, the two teams shake ahnds like true sportsmen.
RATING: 81
SHOW RATING: 79
Standings after matchweek 1
BLOCK A
St. Clair and Adams 2 pts
British Bulldogs 2 pts
Demolition Crew 2 pts
Mcdonald and Singh 0 pts
Hart Brothers 0 pts
ground and pound 0 pts
BLOCK B
Finlay and Tiger 2 pts
McKane and Sheila 2 pts
Sheepherders 2 pts
Jones and Cullen 0 pts
Moran and Wright 0 pts
Kilby and Kidd 0 pts
