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Post by marc91 on Nov 5, 2024 22:36:26 GMT 1
#0336 No Disqualification Loser Leaves Town Match Kevin von Erich & Mike von Erich vs Buddy Roberts & Terry Gordy (WCCW 25.12.1983)
Mike is no Kerry, but there was enough heat to make this fun and worth a watch, even when the younger brother was in the ring. Gordy matured so much in just a year and contributed to make this decent with his presence, isolating poor Mike in his corner along with a solid Roberts and frequent tags. Of course, Kevin was pretty great here and made up for both him and his brother, also because the match didn't overstay its welcome. Decent finish and even Michael Hayes dressed as Santa Claus was a fun addition to this
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Post by marc91 on Nov 7, 2024 0:22:00 GMT 1
#0337 Tito Santana vs Butch Reed (HOUSTON WRESTLING 13.01.1984) This was a very interesting match, as they clicked just great thanks to their respective styles and skills. Santana showed a lot of fire, but his offense was limited and he mostly sold when Reed dominated the middle part of the match thanks to a good neck work, that got triggered by a vicious looking belly to belly. I can't overrate the control segment, it was a success but it never moved the match to the next level of greatness for some reason. Great finishing run, when Santana finally came back after some nice teasing here and there. The finish was also well done and fitting for a babyface that fights from underneath
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Post by marc91 on Nov 7, 2024 19:18:24 GMT 1
#0338 Two Out Of Three Falls Match Atlantis vs El Satanico (EMLL 20.01.1984)
This was a great match. The climax was gradual, as Atlantis had a good start in a very "classic" first fall and then he got slowly destroyed by Satanico, who used the most subtle low blow ever as a cheeky turning point. Top notch selling from Atlantis and good visual on his bloody masked face once the rudo took over, trying to rip the mask of the tecnico countless times. While Atlantis sold for most of the match, his desperation comeback in the last caida was also fun and Satanico sold the back from the very first fall. This was so easy to follow despite the bad TV signal for the bout, even the finish was simple and effective
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Post by marc91 on Nov 8, 2024 12:18:26 GMT 1
#0339 El Hombre Bala, Gran Cochisse & Ringo Mendoza vs El Enfermero Jr., El Supremo & Talisman (EMLL 27.01.1984) This was a decent and solid match, but it never really amazed me at any point. It started quite slow, then picked up later on thanks to the youngsters taking centre stage with some quick exchanges. Cochisse and Enfermero were clearly feuding here and got the most heat from the crowd, despite saving their better stuff for another day and not exposing themselves too much. Cochisse's blood carried the match for a bit in the rudos favour, the DQ finish also made sense but it lowered the ceiling even more for this bout
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Post by marc91 on Nov 9, 2024 9:55:42 GMT 1
#0340 NWA World Welterweight Title Two Out Of Three Falls Match Americo Rocca (c) vs Mocho Cota (EMLL 27.01.1984) Another great bout from EMLL. This was a technical masterpiece from the very start, a smooth beginning with outstanding ring presence and high quality matwork. Then, of course, Cota got meaner when he was 1-0 down, as his armwork became less "pretty" and more effective on poor Rocca. Really good shoulder selling from the champion, even his comeback in the last caida was mostly made of kicks as he tried not to use his bad arm and expose them to more holds. Good piece of frustration for Cota, who dominated but couldn't find a way to win until the tainted pin, who was executed very well from the referee's visual
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Post by marc91 on Nov 9, 2024 19:25:16 GMT 1
#0341 Mid-South Tag Team Titles Match Magnum TA & Mr. Wrestling II (c) vs Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey (HOUSTON WRESTLING 27.01.1984)
Insane crowd heat for this match, thanks to a hit and run beginning, as the Midnight tried to surprised the champions but ended up stalling to save their butts multiple times. The MNX had a long heat segment on MW2 that I didn't love, it was good but I wish they targeted the more mobile TA instead. Again, great reaction to the hot tag and the MNX sold TA's stuff really well. The babyfaces getting disqualified is an unconventional finish, but it made sense as TA was tired of the heels' antics. Pretty lovely piece of business here, good match and great angle
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Post by marc91 on Nov 10, 2024 13:09:35 GMT 1
#0342 NWA American Heavyweight Title Steel Cage Match Chris Adams vs Jimmy Garvin (WCCW 30.01.1984)
Heated match between these two, for the vacant title. This was quite short at 10ish minutes bout, but they still managed to come up with a pretty uneventful first part. Precious and Sunshine standing on the ring apron, in a cage match, just so they could do their silly catfight aged very bad, but the crowd was into it so who am I to criticise it. It got better once Adams started bleeding, plus the counter finish into a superkick was a incredibly smooth and satisfying way to end the match. This ended on a high note, despite a dull first part, the cage wasn't even used that much
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Post by marc91 on Nov 11, 2024 15:58:12 GMT 1
#0343 NWA World Heavyweight Title Match Ric Flair (c) vs Chris Adams (WCCW 03.02.1984) A typical Flair title defence, so a good one, even though it wasn't a memorable match in any way. This felt like they didn't have enough time to do all they wanted to, because the limb work was fine and even the crowd interaction was there, but the match clearly lacked something in the middle part of the contest. Adams never really looked like a threat, apart from the finishing stretch when he hit the superkick and then Flair started to work on his leg very late, trying to stay away from the lethal kick. Fine Flair-like finish, but even the ending lacked that something to make this special
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Post by marc91 on Nov 12, 2024 18:13:58 GMT 1
#0344 NWA World Welterweight Title Two Out Of Three Falls Match Mocho Cota (c) vs Americo Rocca (EMLL 03.02.1984) This wasn't as good as the match they had the previous week, but it was still a very good one. I liked the storytelling progression, as Rocca was still angry about being screwed out of the title, so he was more aggressive and driven against poor Cota, who tried in vain to wrestle a more friendly bout. The first caida had great matwork, but then things weren't as exciting, as they failed to keep the very high bar they set. Cota gets another tainted victory in a fun finish, but the last fall felt rushed and poor, especially if compared to the meticulous way this match started
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Post by marc91 on Nov 13, 2024 20:44:14 GMT 1
#0345 Akira Maeda, Antonio Inoki & Yoshiaki Fujiwara vs Animal Hamaguchi, Riki Choshu & Yoshiaki Yatsu (NJPW 09.02.1984)
This was a total blast and, at 10 minutes, felt like a sprint that could have been a classic with a few amendments. The best part of this was the fact that everyone had a well defined role: Inoku/Choshu was getting built without them touching much, the Yatsu/Maeda midcard feud was heavily featured, Hamaguchi was a very violent grizzled veteran and Fujiwara finally got to play with the big boys and was there to bleed and sell. The heels were so relentless that Inoki had to break rules to cope with them and this led to the DQ, but it was a very satisfying bout and angle
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