Through the Years: WWF Matches & Angles from April through June 1988

 

WrestleMania IV is in the rear view mirror, and it can be classified as a disappointment financially. It wasn’t a flop, but the WWF didn’t get the monetary windfall they had expected. Considering that, of course they were going to run PPV again later in the year. No shock or surprise there. I’m not a big fan of what they have going, I’m not going to lie about it. They really need an infusion of younger, hard working talent. It’s coming, but I don’t really know exactly when. I’m anticipating it. The Big Boss Man is young, hard working talent, and maybe he’ll provide a spark. Ultimate Warrior is young. It’s time to phase out the guys like Don Muraco and Ken Patera, but regardless of that, I have some stuff with them involved to watch. I couldn’t help it. As previously stated, all of this stuff can be Google searched and found if you’d like to watch it.

 

– Taped to air April 2nd, 1988, on Superstars, from the Coliseum in Winston Salem, North Carolina

 

Andre the Giant vs. Jim Duggan FEUD ESCALATES

This was taped way before WrestleMania, back in the beginning of March. That’s funny because the big reason this Andre/Duggan feud would start was…at WrestleMania. They also did an angle which aired on TV right before WM, in which Andre threw Duggan off of the interview platform. Andre tosses Brian Costello out of the ring before the squash match starts, and I guess there’s going to be no match. HACKSAW comes down to the ring, grabs the microphone, and says he’s not scared of Andre at all. Andre grabs him by the neck, and I guess Duggan bites his tongue because he gets bleeds big from his mouth. After some headbutts, Duggan is able to grab the 2×4 and he nails Andre with it. Looks like Andre got knocked out! I’m sure this leads to a match that I’ll watch later.

 

– April 21st, 1988, from the Coliseum in New Haven, Connecticut

 

Bam Bam Bigelow (w/Oliver Humperdink) vs. The Honky Tonk Man (w/Jimmy Hart) for the WWF Intercontinental Championship

Pre-Match Thoughts: This is weird enough that I find it necessary to see. At least one time will do. Where’s Peggy Sue? I’m bummed out now. Bam Bam’s entrance theme is so 80’s. I kind of dig it.

Match Review: HTM stalls for quite a while, constantly getting in and out of the ring. This does not bode well for the match. Eventually Bigelow gets fed up and gives chase, then he and HTM finally meet in the ring. After an elbow, Bigelow gives out a bunch of headbutts. He puts HTM in a chinlock, and I have no idea why. They get up, and Bigelow works an armbar. He lets go, gives HTM a bodyslam, and heads up top. Bigelow tries a diving headbutt, but he misses and gets clotheslined. HTM puts Bigelow in the beginning throes of the Shake, Rattle, and Roll, but Bigelow backdrops him out of it. Bigelow knocks HTM out of the ring, and both guys get on the ring apron. The referee keeps counting, and Bigelow goes for the slingshot splash, but seeing as HTM was in the ring and Bigelow wasn’t, Bigelow gets counted out at 5:21.

My Thoughts: Absurd finish, the kind that makes me wonder why it wasn’t placed on Superstars. The match could have been very good, but due to the time of it and that kind of thing, it wasn’t. Oh well, these guys looked like they had some chemistry. *.

 

– Taped to air April 23rd, 1988, from the Show-Me Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri

 

A RUDE AWAKENING

 

Earlier in the taping, Rude kissed a random woman from the audience. This is now part of his shtick, and it’s called…A RUDE AWAKENING. He sees a woman in the front row, and this is apparently his choice. She’s obviously married, and Rude doesn’t even care. When she gets a chance to speak, she turns Rude’s proposal down. Rude gets increasingly more upset, and he asks her who she came to see. She says “her husband,” and Rude acts where this husband is. He laughs at her when she says he’s a wrestler. Then lastly, she says Jake Roberts is her husband. Haha! Rude says that Roberts is sleazy garbage. According to him, she’s just as bad. Finally, she slaps him. Rude grabs her wrist, and here comes Jake! Rude stomps a mudhole in him, then some referees head out from the back. Roberts comes back with punches of his own, they continue to fight, and that’s the end of the segment. We have a feud!

 

– April 24th, 1988, from Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario

 

Rick Rude (w/Bobby Heenan) vs. Don Muraco

Pre-Match Thoughts: I swear I have a reason for watching this. I know this probably isn’t going to be a good match, but there’s a tie-in for the Roberts feud here. Muraco is wearing really dorky white trunks.

Match Review: There’s pretty good heat for this one, especially after the TV the WWF just ran. Rude does the hip swivel, then puts a headlock on his opponent. After a rope running bit, he does the SWIVEL again! After more rope running, Rude takes a shot to the face and bails out of the ring. That was simple, but it was really good at creating heat. Muraco stomps on Heenan’s hand, which was on the apron, and he does his own hip swivel. Muraco does that to Heenan’s hand again, and that makes Rude very angry. Back in the ring, Muraco puts Rude in a bear hug. He lets go, and Rude rakes the eyes. Rude does the SWIVEL for a third time, as Heenan whines on commentary. Rude gives Muraco 10 in the corner, and drops a knee afterward. He goes up top, and drops the fist, which is such a silly top rope move. He takes no bump or anything. Heenan slaps Muraco behind the official’s back, and Rude gets clotheslined a little bit afterward. A bump! Muraco stomps on Rude’s face when he takes him down, and rams him into the buckle. Rude goes for a takedown, puts his feet on the ropes, and gets the win at 7:37.

Rude grabs the microphone, and it’s time for…ANOTHER RUDE AWAKENING! He tells some chick she needs to lose 100 pounds, then tells some other excited girl that she looks too much like Jake Roberts lady. She really didn’t, but that brought Roberts out from the back to chase Rude out of the building.

My Thoughts: That was such a cop-out, out of nowhere finish. It was a sufficiently entertaining house show match for the people in attendance, but I don’t think it was any good. Rude did a great job getting heat, that’s about it. 1/2*. The angle tied in at the end was really good.

 

– April 25th, 1988, from Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York

 

Ted DiBiase (w/Virgil) vs. Randy Savage (w/Elizabeth) for the WWF Championship

Pre-Match Thoughts: This is the Macho Man’s first title defense at the Garden, and the place is nearly full. I have already reviewed two matches between these two, but things always change when it’s a title match.

Match Review: Savage tries to attack Virgil outside of the ring, but DiBiase gets the champion from behind. That’s an unusual beginning to the match. Savage winds up throwing DiBiase into the post, then back in they go. Savage gives DiBiase an atomic drop, which sends him over the top to the floor. Savage follows, and sends DiBiase into the post again. After Savage tosses DiBiase back in, Savage works that left arm. Savage follows with a shoulderblock and a running elbow, then DiBiase comes back and rams him into the turnbuckle. DiBiase misses a charge, and that means his shoulder takes another tough blow. DiBiase dumps Savage to the floor with use of the trunks, then rams him into the steel railing. Back in they go, and DiBiase lands an elbow from the second rope for 2. He follows that with a clothesline for another 2 count, and a suplex as well for 2. Savage tries a surprise small package, it gets a near fall. DiBiase tries a sunset flip, and gets punched in the face to break the attempt. DiBiase comes back with a kick, and tries a suplex only for it to be reversed. DiBiase comes off the second rope with a double axehandle, seeing as Savage has taken too much punishment to follow the suplex. DiBiase puts a chinlock on, and squeezes it until Savage can get up and use leverage to ram DiBiase’s head into the buckle. DiBiase comes back with a bodyslam, and heads up to the second rope for an elbow drop, which he misses. I’ve never seen him land that. Savage hits DiBiase with an elbow in the corner, and then his rope clothesline as well. Savage heads up top, and lands a double axehandle. Savage misses a charge, and DiBiase accidentally elbows the referee. Savage gives DiBiase a clothesline, then heads up top for the elbow. Virgil runs over, and pushes Savage onto the ropes, leading to him getting crotched and tumbling to the floor. The referee never saw it, so he counts Savage out at 12:00.

Virgil and DiBiase celebrate with the title, but Savage is up and he’s pissed. He has a chair, and chases those two clowns out of the ring.

My Thoughts: I liked this match a lot. It wasn’t as good as the SNME match, but it was better than the WrestleMania match. In between is just fine! These two are among my favorite characters and workers, so I can watch them wrestle for a long time. I can see how DiBiase’s neck got screwed up given the bumps he was taking here. He took the load of his bumps on his neck all of the time. I don’t have their next match, but I do have their cage match, and that will come later in this review! ***.

 

– Taped to air May 14th, 1988, on Superstars, from the Coliseum in New Haven, Connecticut

 

Boris Zhukov (w/Nikolai Volkoff & Slick) vs. Hulk Hogan

 

This was a send-off match for Hogan, who was going to film No Holds Barred. TV matches were rare for Hogan, but I can see the purpose here. Volkoff does his Soviet anthem thing, which still gets heat as it had years before. The crowd EXPLODED for Hogan’s entrance with the American flag.

The Bolsheviks attack Hogan at the start of the match, and Hogan clears the ring of Volkoff. Now it’s Zhukov’s turn, and Hogan clotheslines him in the corner. Hogan gives him a shoulderblock, and Zhukov comes back with a quick boot. He chokes away at the former champion, and follows with a backbreaker for 2. Hogan is already done with Zhukov’s shit, and he’s Hulking up! 3 punches, a big boot, bodyslam, and leg drop. That’s it after 1:59. Hogan gives Volkoff a bodyslam and leg drop as well, and does his posing to end the thing. This was a good way to send him off, I guess.

 

– Taped to air May 21st, 1988, on Superstars, from the Convention Center in Duluth, Minnesota

 

Virgil (w/Ted DiBiase) vs. Randy Savage (w/Elizabeth) for the WWF Championship

Pre-Match Thoughts: Awesome, a syndicated WWF Championship match! It’s with Virgil too! Savage got a huge pop for this. Pretty sure at one point this was AWA country.

Match Review: Savage chases Virgil out of the ring, and then Savage makes the mistake of being distracted by DiBiase, which allows Virgil to attack from behind. Virgil rams him into the turnbuckle a few times, and tosses him into the opposite corners as well. DiBiase chokes Savage behind the referee’s back, and Virgil comes over to give Savage a bodyslam. Virgil heads up to the top rope, and misses a BIG SPLASH. Savage hits Virgil with a knee from behind, and heads up top himself, for a double axehandle. Savage slams him, and heads up again, only for DiBiase to distract him. So, Savage jumps down, and invites DiBiase into the ring. When he doesn’t oblige, Savage follows him to the outside. He chases DiBiase around the ring, and DiBiase puts Elizabeth in the way of Savage. Virgil attacks Savage from behind, and hits him with a back elbow inside of the ring for 2. Virgil nails Savage with a clothesline for another 2 count, then DiBiase gets on the apron again. Virgil throws Savage over the top, then comes to the outside to send him back in. DiBiase has some money, and is presenting it to Elizabeth. Haha, what a joke. Savage climbs up top, and nails Virgil with a double axehandle on the way down. He clotheslines DiBiase, and throws Virgil back into the ring. Savage heads up top, and DROPS THE ELBOW. 1-2-3, Savage retains at 5:34.

DiBiase comes into the ring and stomps on Savage, then puts a 100 dollar bill in his mouth. He accidentally clotheslines Virgil, and some of the boys head out from the back to keep Savage and DiBiase from continuing their brawl. Savage is able to attack Virgil with a double axehandle, and they get separated again.

My Thoughts: This was a perfect build for their house show series. Obviously it was too early to stop this thing, and there was a lot of money to be made in keeping it going. This match was actually pretty good for the time allotted. Virgil performed much better than usual, and Savage was exemplary as always. **.

 

– Taped to air May 22nd, 1988, on Wrestling Challenge, from the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, Minnesota

 

Dino Bravo (w/Frenchy Martin) vs. Ken Patera in a TUG OF WAR

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THESE GUYS TUG ON THAT ROPE, and somehow it gets heat. I wonder who would win if this was legitimate, I’d put my money on Bravo. Patera pulls Bravo across the line, and Bravo attacks him with the rope. That was good, but I imagine the house show series between these two was not so good.

Before these tapings below, there was some news. The house show schedule got chopped up, and now they’re going to have a D team. The managers are only going to work TV now. Business is down, so this is an effect of that. It was not good at all. Of course, Elizabeth will still be at the shows.

 

– May 31st, 1988, from Selland Arena in Fresno, California

 

The Hart Foundation vs. The Killer Bees

Pre-Match Thoughts: I don’t understand the purpose of this match. The Foundation is turning face, and Jimmy Hart isn’t in their corner. Will they work as heels? I don’t really know. This is near the end of the Bees run, and I’m okay with that! Slick is on commentary with Vince McMahon!

Match Review: Brunzell and Neidhart start the match, and do the usual Neidhart bit of him being a brick wall that can’t be toppled. He gives Brunzell a bodyslam, and tags in Bret for an elbow drop that he misses. Blair tags in, and puts a hammerlock on Bret. The thing with Jimmy Hart is that the Foundation doesn’t want him in their corner anymore. Bret reverses the hammerlock into his own armbar, then gets taken down with a drop toe-hold. Brunzell tags in, and gives Bret a monkey flip. Blair heads back in, with a double axehandle from the second rope. Bret rakes his eyes, tags in Neidhart, and Neidhart is given a drop toe-hold as well. Neidhart tries a slam, but Blair falls on top for 1. Bret clotheslines Blair from the apron, which allows Anvil to go to work. Jimmy Hart is out at ringside now, and Bret sends him to the back! Neidhart has Blair in a chinlock, until Bret makes the switch in. Bret follows with a backbreaker, and it gets 2. Slick has great commentary on this Jimmy Hart situation, it’s making the match more enjoyable. Neidhart heads in, and when Blair runs the ropes, Bret hits him with a knee to the back. Bret makes an illegal switch in, but the referee doesn’t seem to notice. Blair tries a sunset flip, but Bret is able to tag out in the middle of it. Bret throws Neidhart into Blair, and it gets 2. The Foundation makes another illegal switch, and Neidhart uses the opportunity to bite his foe. The two men then collide with each other, and tags are made. Brunzell launches Bret into the corner at full speed, and gives him a kick to the gut. After Brunzell’s dropkick, he covers for 2. He gives Bret an atomic drop, and Blair tags in as well. Blair gives Bret a clothesline, and Neidhart breaks the cover. Brunzell rushes in, and Jimmy Hart returns! Blair cradles for 2, and Jimmy Hart rushes in to hit Blair with the megaphone, even though Bret had already kicked out. That’s a disqualification in favor of the Killer Bees at 10:18. Weird finish.

After the match, the Hart Foundation chases Jimmy Hart to the back!

My Thoughts: This was paint by numbers, bordering on boring. Too bad, but I couldn’t get into it at all. I’m starting to question my own taste with some of these matches I select. *1/2.

 

– Taped to air June 18th, 1988, on Superstars, from the Coliseum in Oakland, California

 

THE BIG BOSS MAN (w/Slick) vs. Louie Spicolli

 

I absolutely love the Boss Man character. It was great that Ray Traylor jumped to the WWF, as it opened up since nice avenues for him to work with. Slick usually got the questionable acts, so I wonder if he would have been given this guy if they had known he’d stick to the degree he did. His work in this match speaks for itself. Once it’s over, he gets his nightstick and handcuffs. He cuffs that boy to the ropes, and beats him with the nightstick. Poor Louie Spicolli.

 

– Taped to air June 19th, 1988, on Wrestling Challenge, from Selland Arena in Fresno, California

 

THE BROTHER LOVE SHOW

 

IT’S THE FIRST ONE! I hate Brother Love so much, but he’s associated with a good time in wrestling history. I find it strange how Prichard was able to nail the character immediately. A more annoying character I have not seen.

 

– June 22nd, 1988, from Broome County Arena in Binghamton, New York

 

Bret Hart (w/Jim Neidhart) vs. The Honky Tonk Man (w/Jimmy Hart) for the WWF Intercontinental Championship

Pre-Match Thoughts: I guess the turn of the Hart Foundation is complete. Results sites and video searches were not too clear on that. I am really interested to see how Bret works with this guy. As a babyface too…this is so weird. I haven’t watched a Bret babyface match in about a year or more now.

Match Review: Neidhart is hilarious in Bret’s corner. Bret and HTM lock up, and tangle against the ropes. Bret clobbers HTM with right hands, and a back elbow as well. After a headbutt, HTM does a great sell and falls down. Bret rakes his eyes along the top rope, but HTM comes back and rams Bret into the buckle. Bret blocks another attempt at rams HTM into it, then does so about 10 times. Bret knocks HTM down, and hits him down low with a kick. The crowd seems to be digging the Hitman. I think Bret is working as a tweener in the sense that he’s using chokes and the like. I guess the turn is not entirely complete. Bret misses a charge to the corner, and gets stomped on afterward. HTM uses his own choke, and heads up to give Bret 10 in the corner. He gives 3 instead, and misses a charge, causing him to go upside down. Bret gives him a great dropkick, and a EUROPEAN UPPERCUT. Bret tries a cradle on Honky, and it gets a close 2 count. He gives him a bodyslam, and heads up to the second rope, only for Jimmy Hart to hit him in the leg with the megaphone. Neidhart chases Jimmy around the ring, and HTM attacks the Anvil from behind. Hart and HTM kick the shit out of Neidhart, then Bret heads to the outside. He and HTM fight, and both guys get counted out at 8:05.

My Thoughts: Neidhart was punching HTM too, so how did that end without a disqualification? Who knows. Great officiating. The match was basic stuff, but Bret is a great wrestler and this is just the beginning of his singles run that coincided with his tag team work. *3/4. I am slightly confused as to how Honky Tonk Man kept his belt for so long. He didn’t get a lot of heat, and it’s obvious that his run is clearly near its closing stages.

 

– June 25th, 1988, from Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York

 

Andre the Giant vs. Bam Bam Bigelow

Pre-Match Thoughts: I expect absolutely nothing from this, but I thought it would be interesting to see these two work with each other. Bigelow has a lot of energy and Andre clearly does not. It appears Andre is part of the Heenan Family again. Bam Bam looks pretty intimidating, but against this guy he looks small. For whatever reason, Heenan leaves before the match.

Match Review: Bigelow tries early evasive tactics, but Andre grabs a hold very quickly. He chokes away, and uh…chokes away…this goes on for a very long time. When he lets go, he sits on Bigelow repeatedly. Back to the choke, until Andre lets go again. Bigelow finally gets in some offense by dodging a big boot, and landing a clothesline that causes Andre to get tied up in the ropes. Andre finally gets out, and puts a bear hug on Bigelow. Bigelow tries to get out with a headbutt, and nearly knocks himself out. Andre isn’t giving him shit here. Eventually Andre lets go, and Bigelow charges at him, knocking him back into the corner. Andre blocks another Bigelow charge with his boot, drops the elbow, and gets the victory via pinfall at 9:09.

Andre chokes Bigelow with the strap on his outfit after the match, and here comes…HACKSAW! He has his 2×4, and clocks Andre on the back with it. Andre gives him a headbutt, and leaves the ring afterward.

My Thoughts: This was a dreadful match, getting into negative star territory. They did nothing for 9 minutes, and I don’t know why I expected anything else. Andre must have disliked Bigelow or something. He was given fuck all in terms of offense during this match. -*. It really was that bad, but I’m not getting up in arms over it. There’s no reason to do so. It wasn’t a PPV match, so only the people in the arena paid to watch it at least. Andre shouldn’t have been in the ring.

 

Bobby Heenan vs. The Ultimate Warrior in a WEASEL SUIT MATCH

Pre-Match Thoughts: The loser goes in the suit. I have no idea why I’m subjecting myself to this. I guess it shows that Warrior is getting a push, as made obvious by his appearance on an MSG card. Getting to face Heenan is a good thing as well, there’s pretty much nobody other than DiBiase on the heel side of the company who bumps better. That’s a sad truth.

Match Review: Heenan tries to attack Warrior from behind, but of course that doesn’t hurt the big man at all. He chases Heenan around the ring, and gets back inside…and chases again. This is good psychology, as Superstar Graham is sure to point out. Heenan tries to make Warrior give chase again, but Warrior sets a trap and picks Heenan up in a choke when Heenan circles to that side of the ring. Heenan now has brass knuckles, and hits Warrior with them. He didn’t get caught either! Heenan keeps hitting Warrior with them, and does a good job of keeping the referee from spotting it. He tries to spike Warrior in the head with them, and Warrior puts a stop to it. Warrior throws him into the corner, and Heenan slides through the turnbuckles into the post. Warrior shakes the ropes, and he throws Heenan into the other corner. Warrior puts a sleeper on the Brain, and holds it until Heenan falls asleep at 5:30.

Warrior freaks out and grabs the suit, and puts it on the currently “unconscious” Heenan. I don’t think this was funny at all but there’s a segment of the crowd that really enjoyed it.

My Thoughts: This was a match. Heenan didn’t bump around that well for Warrior, but he put him over big and made him look good. That was his job and he did it well. Warrior was so bad, but he carried him to a passable, if unspectacular match. 1/2*.

 

Ted DiBiase (w/Virgil) vs. Randy Savage (w/Elizabeth) in a STEEL CAGE MATCH for the WWF Championship

Pre-Match Thoughts: I’ve seen this match before and remember it being outstanding. I have been looking forward to watching it again ever since putting together the list of matches to watch. Put two of your best workers in any kind of cage match (escape rules or pinfall and submission rules) and you’ll have a great match.

Match Review: DiBiase attacks to start the match off, and takes his opponent down for a knee drop. Savage gets up and drops an elbow, but DiBiase comes back with an elbow of his own. He misses a fist drop, but lands another attempt after some kicks. DiBiase misses a knee drop, and decides to try leaving the cage. Savage catches up to him and rams him into the buckle, but DiBiase comes back with a hard right hand to the jaw. He follows with a backbreaker, and another fist drop. DiBiase climbs up, and Savage pulls him back down with a snap mare. Hard bump to take from the top rope. Savage gets rammed into the buckle, but he blocks an attempt by DiBiase to ram him into the cage. DiBiase gives out a clothesline instead, and goes up the fence again. Savage grabs him by the trunks, and ties him up in the ropes. Savage makes his own attempt to leave, but Virgil punches him in the face. Savage comes back by throwing DiBiase into the cage, and tries to leave again, only for Virgil to punch him again. DiBiase bites Savage, but Savage goes for a climb again, only to be pulled down. DiBiase goes for the door for the first time, and Savage clutches onto his ankle to stop it. Savage and DiBiase hit each other with clotheslines, and Savage goes for the door, only for DiBiase to pull him back. Savage and DiBiase nail each other with clotheslines again, and they try to climb up the cage on separate sides. Virgil walks over to stop Savage, and this is one major flaw in the match, with DiBiase dropping off the cage to attack his opponent. Savage gives DiBiase a suplex, and an atomic drop that sends DiBiase into the cage. Savage tries to go out the door, and Virgil slams the door on his head. That’s ruthless and it looked like a serious bump. DiBiase tries to go out the door as well, but Savage follows and clutches onto him as DiBiase has his hands gripping the stairs. Savage and DiBiase trade punches, then DiBiase gets sent into the cage again. Savage goes for another climb, but fucking Virgil is there! Virgil tries to punch Savage out, and some moronic fan climbs up the cage trying to beat up Virgil. Match was too hot I guess. Here comes the awesome finish, and it’s Savage ramming Virgil and DiBiase’s head together! Virgil takes a huge bump to the floor, DiBiase takes a big one back into the ring, and Savage retains his title after climbing out at 12:20!

My Thoughts: I thought this was a fantastic match with the guidelines they had to work with. There was only one questionable moment in it, which is far better than most of these. This was really strong work. Lots of hard bumping and genuine hate. The DiBiase thing where he didn’t leave the cage was just a matter of timing. Other than that, I really enjoyed everything that went on here. Virgil’s involvement was necessary to keep things going, and just because this was the blowoff match for a singles feud doesn’t mean the entire thing was over. There’s still more to get out of this angle, with Hogan and Andre going back into the mix. I’ll say ***3/4 and recommended for this. It’s just a bit lesser than their SNME match, but hey, it was great.

 

That caps off April through June in the WWF. Not a lot of high match quality, but the quality is coming soon. I can deal until then. I believe the Rockers are coming in, Terry Taylor is going to join up, Curt Hennig, Boss Man is in, Owen Hart is going to appear as the Blue Blazer, and the Powers of Pain should be in soon as well. I don’t really know what to expect as I’ve never watched this stuff before, but the name quality is very appealing to me. There was also a thing that happened with Rick Martel. It says in the WON that he was taking some time off to spend with his wife. The WWF also has plans to run this little show at MSG called SummerSlam. There were more Rude Awakening angles, but I didn’t see any reason to take up more space with that. July and August pick up some, and I’ll be folding some WrestleFest matches into that as well. Next up is a Clash 2 review!

Best: Randy Savage vs. Ted DiBiase in the cage. It was great!

Worst: Andre the Giant vs. Bam Bam Bigelow…it was so bad. Bad to have that kind of match on a card.