Sage Cortez
More NWA action is ahead, and I can’t wait! With Clash 1 in the books, it’s time to head towards Clash 2 and the Great American Bash. This year’s Bash is going to be a tour supported by a singular show that will be placed on PPV. In this article, I not be watching a match from the Crockett Cup. It’s not supposed to be a slight, all of the matches are clipped. If the show is ever found in full, I’d check it out. There’s also big news and some shocking moments, quite a few of which I’ll share in here. The tag programs they have going are super hot. Here we go!
– Taped to air April 3rd, 1988, on Main Event, from Memorial Auditorium in Spartanburg, South Carolina
Ivan Koloff (w/Paul Jones) vs. Dusty Rhodes for the NWA United States Championship
Pre-Match Thoughts: This is the first episode of NWA Main Event. The concept here was that they’d put out better matches to watch. Dusty’s title has not yet been stripped from him, but with both guys either being phased or phasing themselves out of the picture, I thought it may be worth a look.
Match Review: The bell rings, and we’re underway. Ivan gets backdropped, and nailed with a big clothesline, causing him to take a bit of a break. Dusty tries to get the crowd going with a pro-USA chant, and it works. The era of the Soviet commie is nearly over, but apparently not in South Carolina. Dusty breaks out of a full nelson, and hits Ivan with some good shots. They bail to the floor, and Dusty hits the challenger with an elbow. These two do a test of strength, and Dusty takes Ivan down. After an elbow drop, Dusty does this arm lock thing. When they get up, Ivan takes Dusty out with a punch. He kicks Dusty out of the ring, and follows him down to the floor, to ram him into the railing. Jones hits Dusty with his riding crop, and let’s see if Dusty can make it back into the ring in time. Naturally, he does, and now Kevin Sullivan has an insert promo! I like it! Ivan heads up top for a knee drop, but he misses. Dusty puts a figure-four on him, but Jones sneaks into the ring and breaks it up. It’s funny how referees never spot that. Dusty gets involved with the referee again, and Ivan hits him with his chain. Once again that was not spotted! Ivan goes for a leapfrog body guillotine, and misses. Dusty takes out Paul Jones, then heads up top for a flying body press. He lands it on Ivan, and that’s a pinfall victory for the American Dream at 6:38.
My Thoughts: In hindsight, I shouldn’t have watched this. Nothing happened! *.
Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, & Ric Flair (NWA Champion, w/JJ Dillon) vs. Lex Luger, Barry Windham (NWA Tag Team Champions), & Sting
Pre-Match Thoughts: This was also on the inaugural episode of NWA Main Event, so seems like this was certainly worth watching. Huge match for TV as well. I don’t know the finish, which is nice! Pulled it off the Rise and Fall of WCW DVD.
Match Review: Windham and Tully lock up, and Tully gets hip tossed nearly immediately. JJ has a statement to make via insert, and when he’s done, Windham fights his way out of the Four Horsemen’s corner. Luger tags in, and puts Tully in a bear hug until Windham can fly in to knock him down. Windham follows with a powerslam, and it gets 2. He and Tully begin to fight on the floor, and Tully gets rammed into the rail as some lady is smoking her cigarette. Haha. Windham puts a sleeper on Blanchard, then Flair comes in to have one put on him. He gets out of it with a back suplex, and misses an elbow drop on the follow. Windham bridges to a backslide after a headlock takeover, and it gets 2. Windham punches Flair over the top, and Flair wants to leave the arena. Arn walks over to him to convince him to stop, and of course, Flair listens to that. Sting tags in, as does Arn, and Sting tries to work a headlock on the Enforcer. Sting slams Arn, and supposedly 10 minutes have passed. I doubt that. Sting slams Flair down from the top rope, and Tully gets in the ring to continue the fight with Sting. Sting gives him a flying head-scissors, and brings in Luger. Luger tosses Tully into the corner, and gives him a suplex as well. Dude has way too much baby oil on. Luger misses a charge to the corner, and Tully tries to fly at him, but gets caught in a bear hug. Flair comes in to break the hold, and Arn tags in legally. He gives Luger a DDT, and it gets 2. Flair heads in, and gives Luger a knee drop. Arn tags back in again, and summarily holds Luger in place for Tully to hit him with a shot from the second rope. Luger gets dumped to the floor, and that’s where Flair beats him up. Back inside, Flair is the legal man, and continues the punishment. He throws Luger into Arn’s knee, and Arn tags in. Arn gives Luger his SPINEBUSTER, and sadly it only gets 2. Arn isn’t strong enough to keep holding Luger down, and the way Arn sells Luger’s strength is excellent. Tully tags in, and gives Luger a neckbreaker. After spitting at Sting, the Horsemen make another illegal switch. Arn puts a chinlock on Luger, and when Luger fights out, he knees him in the gut. Here comes Flair, and he gives Luger a suplex. Luger doesn’t sell it at all, and gets up to knock Flair down.
Luger finally makes the tag, and it’s Windham in. He dishes out a powerslam to Tully, and goes for the LARIAT, only to miss and fly over the top rope. That was a crazy bump. Tully drags Windham back in, but Windham cradles him up for 2. Flair breaks the cover, and Sting is in. He works on Flair, as Luger fights with Arn on the outside. Windham picks Tully up for a back suplex, and Tully nails him with a roll of quarters that JJ threw into the ring. 1-2-3, and the Horsemen win after 13 minutes of hot action!
My Thoughts: This was a nice six man tag. Always enjoy those, and this was no different. If you put six good workers in the ring together, something good is bound to come out of it. That’s what happened here. If the smoking lady enjoyed this match, how could anyone not enjoy it? Solid ***1/2 star action is always nice to see. The best thing is that you didn’t need to overthink this match. It only furthered a feud along at the very end. There was no angle and nothing for commentators to beat into the ground during the match.
– April 9th, 1988, on World Championship Wrestling, from WTBS Studios in Atlanta, Georgia
THE MIDNIGHT RIDER IS COMING
Dusty was stripped of his title on this show, and later in the episode, a Midnight Rider vignette was aired. Now the reason I shared the YouTube is that he let someone else use the gimmick in Mid-South. I COULDN’T BELIEVE IT!
http://www.wwe.com/videos/the-midnight-rider-vs-big-bear-collie-april-23-1988-26025572
There’s one of the matches. They pushed this thing so hard and it flopped…so hard. Too much time spent pushing this thing and not enough time spent pushing the Crockett Cup.
– Taped to air April 17th, 1988, on Main Event, from the Greenwood Civic Center in Greenwood, South Carolina
The Sheepherders (w/Johnny Ace) vs. Ricky Santana & Kendall Windham
Pre-Match Thoughts: I really wanted to go down the card for a bit. The Sheepherders have a reputation for being great brawlers and I haven’t seen them much in that format, which is unfair. Hard to judge a team on their worst stuff when they have good stuff out there. The saluting of the New Zealand flag was awesome. Awesome that it gets heat. Windham’s mullet is unbelievable.
Match Review: Butch and Santana start the match, and Luke tags in very quickly. Luke accidentally runs into Butch, and Santana gives Luke an atomic drop, sending him into Butch, for 2. Kendall tags in, as does Butch. Butch plays to the crowd, getting heat very easily. Windham winds up dropkicking both Sheepherders, and I’m thinking those two guys should stop trying double teams. Here’s Luke, who blocks Kendall’s attempt at a monkey flip. Butch tags in, and drops a fist. He gives Kendall a bodyslam, and folllows that with another fist drop for 2. Butch uses his knees well, then tags in Luke who gives out a diving headbutt. Luke gives Kendall a flying back elbow as well, and it gets 2. Butch is in, and he has a charge to the corner blocked. Luke switches in to prevent a tag, and they beat up Kendall relentlessly. They give him a double clothesline, and a knee drop by Luke, for another 2 count. Butch hits Kendall with a double shot to the throat, but it only gets 2 again. They tag, and after blocking a sunset flip by Windham, Luke gives another knee drop for two. To the chinlock he goes, but Kendall won’t quit. He gets out, and when the Sheepherders set him up for a double clothesline again, Kendall hits them with a flying forearm. Santana makes the hot tag, and throws the Herders into each other. After a noggin-knocker, tosses Luke into the corner. Johnny Ace gets on the apron, and the Herders get thrown into each other. Kendall gives Butch a dropkick, and with the referee distracted, Santana gives Luke a flying body press. Ace climbs into the ring and hits Santana with the New Zealand flag, and Tommy Young spots it for the DQ at 9:04.
My Thoughts: This was solid, and it was nice to see the Sheepherders/Bushwhackers wrestling a real match. Windham was also good at taking punishment as a face in peril. His career didn’t turn out to be so great, which is too bad. He had potential, but his look wasn’t as good as his brother’s. His ability wasn’t either. **.
Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard (w/JJ Dillon) vs. Steve Williams & Barry Windham (NWA Tag Team Champion)
Pre-Match Thoughts: While this match sounds as if it could be fantastic, I am utterly confused as to why Dr. Death is a part of it. I hope the commentary team gives some kind of explanation. Haven’t watched Williams have a real match this whole time!
Match Review: Williams and Arn start the match, and Williams gets dumped to the floor. He quickly climbs back in, and beats the crap out of Arn. Everyone gets in the ring, and Dr. Death gives Arn a super sloppy press slam. He gives Tully a much better looking one, and things normalize. Tully locks up with Williams, and Williams knocks Tully down to the canvas like he’s a bum. Windham tags in, comes off the top with an elbow, and gives Tully a dropkick too. Tully tags out, and Windham gives Arn a backslide for 2. That was a rough transition by those two. Windham fights his way out of his opponents corner, then Arn and Tully conference with their manager. That’s not a bad idea! Back inside, Arn and Windham are grappling until Arn misses an elbow drop. He tags out, and Windham has to bring Tully in the hard way, with a rope slingshot thing. Tully bails to the floor, and makes Windham chase him. Back inside, these two collide with each other and Windham tumbles back out. Arn throws Windham into the post, and shortly after that, Windham makes it up to the apron. He gets knocked down, and thrown into the railing. Back inside, Arn makes a tag in, and he gives Windham a HAMMERLOCK BODYSLAM. GREAT MOVE. He puts an armbar on Windham, until Windham elbows his way out of it, but Tully heads in before a tag can be made. Windham tries a few shoulderblocks, but gets taken down with a flying hammerlock type deal, and shoved into the canvas. Arn tags back in, and gives Windham a DDT for 2. Tully heads back in, and Windham tries a cross body which gets 2. Only 3 minutes left in the time allotted for this match. Arn locks Windham in a sleeper, and when Windham breaks it, he decides to try a suplex. Windham reverses it, collides with Tully, and makes the big tag out.
Dr. Death is in, and he works over these two Horsemen. After giving Arn 10 punches in the corner, he climbs down and his team gives both opponents powerslams. Windham and Williams continue to dish out punches, and the bell rings for the time limit after 15 minutes. Ridiculous. After the match, the Horsemen try to give Windham a SPIKE PILEDRIVER, but Williams rushes in to break it up.
My Thoughts: This was nowhere near my high expectations. That’s unfortunate, but I should have expected it. Putting a wrestler in a makeshift team without his usual partner is a recipe for disaster. Dr. Death didn’t have to do very much, and didn’t do very much in this. This was still okay, but it was obviously going to have a draw finish. **1/4.
– April 20th, 1988, from Memorial Coliseum in Jacksonville, Florida
Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard (w/JJ Dillon) vs. Barry Windham & Lex Luger for the NWA Tag Team Championships
Pre-Match Thoughts: I have the full match, but shared that piece above. Of course, there is one major reason I’d watch this match. Have already seen a lot of Arn and Tully, but this is completely necessary. The crowd pops huge for everything the champions do, and with this being the big return match, there’s probably going to be a lot of doing here. Luger and Windham could have drawn money for a while in this role, I do believe.
Match Review: Windham and Arn will start off the match, and Arn utilizes a drop toe-hold. Windham uses his quickness to put on a hammerlock, but Arn gets out and tags out. Windham gives Tully an arm drag, and brings in Luger. Luger puts a wristlock on his opponent, and tags out. Windham comes in with a shot from the top rope, and gives Tully a monkey flip. After an atomic drop, he follows with another arm drag. Luger heads in again, and sadly Tully tags out. The referee never saw it, as now Luger and Windham are utilizing heel tactics. Smart move. Windham gives Tully a hip toss, and continues to work the arm. After a rake of the eyes, Tully gets out of the ring. Arn is in, and gets nailed. He blocks a Windham charge to the corner, and tries to go up top, but Windham slams him down. Windham goes to the FIGURE-FOUR, but Tully hits him in the face to break it up. Tully’s in now, and puts a chinlock on Barry. Arn dumps Windham to the floor, but Windham nails him and gets back in the ring. Funny how Arn jumped into the ring there. Windham hits Arn with punches in bunches, but Arn comes back with a headbutt to the groin and tags out. Windham gives Blanchard a sunset flip, but it gets 2. Arn comes in, and puts the chinlock on. When Windham gets out, he hits Arn with a knee and makes the tag. Luger’s in, and he gives Tully a big powerslam. He puts the challenger in THE TORTURE RACK, but Arn kicks Luger in the knee and we go to a commercial!
Back from that commercial, Arn plants Luger with a DDT. Tully comes in for the cover, and it gets 2. Luger gets tossed to the floor, and Windham protects him from an attack. After a bit, when Windham has left, JJ kicks Luger in the gut. Arn throws Luger into the rail, and back in Luger goes. Arn covers, but it only gets 2. Arn and Tully switch in and out, then Arn hits Luger with a SPINEBUSTER for 2. Tully has a snap mare reversed into a backslide, which also gets 2. He decides to use a figure-four, then gets out before expending too much energy. With Arn in, he uses a generic leg lock. Luger gets out and Tully comes in to block a tag, and Luger gives Blanchard a suplex. Luger and Tully then run into each other, and Windham can make the tag in. After a noggin knocker, Tully heads out to deal with Luger, by throwing him into the post. Windham is now pretty much alone in this match, as Luger has juiced. Tully blocks a charge by Windham, and heads up top, only to be hit on the way down. Windham goes for a tag, but nobody is there. JJ is now yelling, telling Windham that Luger wouldn’t be there. What? Windham gives Tully a suplex and goes for the tag again, but Luger’s out of it. JJ tells him again, and after Windham rams Arn’s face into the mat, Windham looks really disgusted. Luger’s on the apron, and Windham tags him. He picks Luger up, AND POWERSLAMS HIM. WHAT? Windham hits Luger with the LARIAT, and Arn covers for the victory and tag titles after about 18 minutes of action.
After Windham heads to the back while holding up four fingers, the Midnight Rider hits the ring. Sting and Steve Williams come out too, and sadly that’s all I got to see on the first video. On the video I shared, the aftermath is available! The Midnight Rider goes into the heel locker room and goes crazy on Windham. All the heels jump the Rider, and we may have a big unmasking here! Eventually, the babyfaces come into the locker room and block the Rider’s unobscured face from the view of the camera. Great angle!
My Thoughts: That was a crazy turn. To get the full scope of this, you have to understand that matches with Luger and Windham as a team had been advertised around the horn. The idea of somebody turning on their partner to join the Horsemen was crazy. Windham was his tag team partner! I give a lot of credit to Dusty for getting the titles off the champions without having to resort to a tournament. They’ve had a lot of tournaments lately, and have to have a US Championship tournament soon. They can’t possibly fill the building for all these tournaments. The match was a ***1/2 match but everything else around it was so good. It didn’t come out of nowhere, but regardless, that was really strong. The Midnight Rider thing bombed hard, so they needed to get attendance up. Was a good idea even if it didn’t work out the way they needed it to. JJ’s recap of this event was glorious. As he says, Barry Windham is now gunning for the United States Championship.
Obviously, shortly after this aired, the Crockett Cup took place from two separate sites, neither of which were sold out. Sting and Lex Luger won the trophy. I love the concept of the Crockett Cup, but I’m not sure it drew money based on the attendances from these shows. That’s really too bad.
– April 30th, on World Championship Wrestling, from WTBS Studios in Atlanta, Georgia
NEW FOUR HORSEMEN PROMO!
Windham, Flair, Blanchard, Anderson, and JJ as manager. I think that’s the best incarnation. Check the link!
– Taped to air May 14th, 1988, on Worldwide Wrestling, from UTC Arena in Chattanooga, Tennessee
The Fantastics vs. The Midnight Express (w/Jim Cornette) for the NWA United States Tag Team Championships
Pre-Match Thoughts: This right here is the shit that I want to see. Looks like a long match, it’s a great feud, and these two teams consistently put on amazing matches with each other and the other teams in the promotion. Cornette is sure to remind us that the Midnight Express are the longest reigning United States Tag Team Champions…ever! With the ring gear the Fantastics have on, I’m surprised that they’re so over with the guys in the crowd.
Match Review: Fulton and Lane will start the match off, and Fulton hits Lane with a back elbow to the jaw. Fulton takes Lane out with a shoulderblock, and Lane gets up to use a drop toe-hold. Fulton reverses into a hammerlock, and does so after another drop toe-hold.
For whatever reason, a commercial was inserted, and we come back with the Fantastics giving Lane a double hip toss. Lane gives one of his own to Rogers, but Rogers takes him down with an arm drag. Eaton comes in and gets taken down with one as well, then after he gets up, he tries to give Rogers a backdrop…only for Rogers to flip through the backdrop and land a series of dropkicks on the Express. Pardon the pun, but that was fantastic. Rogers and Eaton now fight over a wristlock, with Eaton eventually going for his opponent’s eyes. Rogers comes back with a hip toss, and a flying head-scissors as well. Lane gets up on the ropes for a bit, and winds up crotching himself. Haha. That was a good bit to get the crowd involved.
After another commercial, it appears that Lane has been knocked out of the ring. When he gets back in, he and Fulton lock up. Rogers tags in and dropkicks Lane, then takes down Lane and elbow drops him on the leg. Lane gets up and gives Rogers an enziguri, then Eaton tags in, only to be given a drop toe-hold. Eaton gets up and throws Fulton down to the floor, only to get smashed into the ring post. That looked like it hurt. Rogers gives Eaton an atomic drop on the floor, and a dropkick as well. I love the brawling aspects of the matches between these two teams. Rogers leaps off the apron and nails Lane with an elbow, then finally order is restored. Eaton and Fulton keep it going, and Eaton catapults Fulton into the buckle. He tries it for a second time, but Fulton blocks it upon reaching the ropes, and gives Eaton a back elbow from the second rope for a 2 count. Fulton gives him a hip toss, and a frankensteiner to follow, as we go to another commercial!
Back from the commercial, Rogers is in the middle of trying a flying head-scissors, and Lane grabs him by the neck to drop him on the top rope. That was vicious. Lane gives Rogers his karate kick offense, and lands a double shot to the throat as well. He lures Fulton into the ring, and the double teams begin. Eaton comes in with a forearm from the top rope, and it gets 2. He utilizes a hammerlock now, but Rogers powers out, only to be nailed with a boot to the face. Lane tags in, and misses a charge to the corner. Rogers cannot make the tag though, and Eaton switches in. Fulton now chases Cornette around the ring, but the referee cuts Fulton off. Cornette slaps Rogers, and Eaton cuts him off from making a tag again. Lane heads in, and gives Rogers a Russian leg sweep for 2. Have not seen that move much in the last year of watching these old matches. Rogers puts Lane in a crucifix, and we head to a commercial. NO!
Back from that commercial, Eaton has Rogers in a hammerlock. Rogers flips out of a snap mare attempt, and lands a dropkick. He dodges an Eaton charge to the corner, and now it’s time for the tag. Fulton comes in, and clobbers Lane. He gets tripped and knocked out of the ring, which is where Lane drops him on the railing. Great seizure sell by Fulton there. In the ring, Eaton covers for a very close 2 count. Lane switches in, and uses the rope clothesline to great effect. After an elbow, Lane gets 2. Lane throws him by his hair, and dumps him to the floor again. Cornette clobbers Fulton on the back with THE RACKET, and the referee was never able to see it. Fulton’s selling is amazing. It’s a combination of quivering crying and seizures. Fulton kicks out at 2, and Lane puts a chinlock on him. After another hair assisted slam, we go to another commercial. DAMN!
Back from that, Eaton gives Fulton a big swinging neckbreaker. Eaton heads up top, and DOWN with a FLYING ELBOW. His is the best flying elbow that I have seen. Yes, even better than Savage’s. Somehow Fulton kicks out. Lane beats Fulton up in the corner, then switches out for Eaton to do it. Fulton has juiced, and the referee takes a look at him to see if the match should be stopped. Randy Anderson wants to stop it, but Rogers comes in to convince him otherwise. Fulton refuses to quit, so Lane hits him with a spinning wheel kick. Rogers tries to get in the ring, so Lane dumps him to the floor. Now in the confusion, Rogers heads up top, and comes down on Eaton with a missile dropkick. Fulton rolls up Eaton, and the Fantastics have won the US TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS! AFTER ALL THIS TIME! 25 minutes in and the crowd goes absolutely crazy for that victory.
My Thoughts: Man, that was an amazing match. These two teams just keep raising the bar from week to week. I can’t believe that they pulled off a match like that, it was outstanding. It was actually superior to their Clash match, funny considering this was aired on syndicated TV. It was the proper length for a great match, it had a perfect finish, and the work was raelly hard hitting. The introduction of some juice into the equation made things better than the first time. The only aspect it was missing was the brawling, but this was a Southern style tag that is arguably the best of the genre. The only reasons I’m not giving it a full rating are that they didn’t cap it off with a big hot tag, and there were too many commercials as well. It was near perfect. ****3/4 and super, duper recommended. This match is as good a tag match as you’ll find, and if shown in full or with commercial recaps, I’d have given it 5 stars. One problem is that I don’t know how Fulton juiced, and I don’t know why they’d head to a commercial during a pin. Really weird production. I would love it if the blowoff match between these guys would be even better, but that’s a tough mark to hit. That’s the best match I’ve seen from 1988 so far, though.
On May 13th, the NWA ran their United States Championship tournament. Of course Barry Windham won that tournament. Nobody should be surprised. The belt is on the right guy, but I’m not a big fan of all of the singles titles being on heels, and in this promotion all of them are.
– Taped to air May 29th, 1988, on Main Event, from the Civic Center in Asheville, North Carolina
Ron Garvin vs. Mike Rotunda (w/Kevin Sullivan) for the NWA Television Championship
Pre-Match Thoughts: Haven’t seen Garvin in a very long time, since he lost his belt in fact. How this one goes is that Sullivan previously attacked Garvin. So, that being taken into consideration, Garvin gets a match against Sullivan’s charge. Also including this because it’s a TV Title defense, and I haven’t watched many of those from Rotunda.
Match Review: Rotunda starts the match by stalling, which isn’t a good sign at all. When he gets back in, these two guys shove each other until Rotunda takes another break. They lock up again, and this time Rotunda gets chopped after a shoving match. He takes another break, and comes back in to be put in a head-scissors. Rotunda and Garvin exchange headlocks and head-scissors, and eventually Garvin turns one into a cover for 2. Garvin reverses a headlock into another pin, but they tumble into the ropes. Rick Steiner is now at ringside, and with that news the whole Varsity Club is there! Garvin gives Rotunda a shoulderblock, and chops Rotunda extremely hard. They trade chops with each other, and Garvin hits Rotunda with some jabs and a headbutt to get this small crowd charged up. Garvin puts a sleeper on Rotunda, and Steiner slowly pulls his buddy over to the ropes until the hold is broken. Rotunda continues to stall, and back inside the ring, he hits Garvin when the referee tries to break them up. Rotunda clobbers his opponent, then Garvin returns the favor. Rotunda tries a sunset flip, but Garvin blocks it with a big right hand for 2. Garvin tries a small package, and it also gets 2. Garvin gets dumped to the outside, which is where Sullivan stomps on the challenger a little bit. Steiner heads over there, but in the end he does nothing. Rotunda rams Garvin into the railing, and now Steiner punches Garvin. Garvin gets back in the ring, only to be hit with an enziguri. Rotunda drops an elbow, and it gets 2. Rotunda lays in some chops, and covers again for 2. He puts a chinlock on Garvin, but it doesn’t last long. Garvin struggles his way out of it, but Rotunda comes back with a backbreaker. Up top he goes, and he gets slammed down! Garvin gets shot into the ropes, and hits Rotunda with the HANDS OF STONE. Sullivan and Steiner run in, and get clobbered with the HANDS OF STONE, leading to a DQ after about 12:30. Sullivan then chokes Garvin with a coat hanger, until some unseen babyfaces run in to break it up.
My Thoughts: This was a really strong, very entertaining match. Garvin is really good at getting sympathy for himself even though he has the character and look of such a tough guy. I love watching him wrestle. Rotunda is a bit tougher to acquire such a love for, but he’s had some solid matches in this company. I’m not a fan of his IRS run but as TV Champion, he is clearly a capable worker. I’m going to give this a **3/4 rating. I quite enjoyed it. I was going to make a saracstic joke about them doing a Garvins vs. Varsity Club feud, but I don’t see the point.
Well, that was a really fun couple of months. I do have some news stories and things I didn’t cover to share. The biggest one is the rumor of Ted Turner buying the NWA. Which, uh…duh. The Clash 2 card was announced and it appears to be quite weak. They’ve also ran some angles which I will get into during the review of that show. In addition to that, the Rock ‘n’ Roll Express are supposed to be returning. I really enjoyed the tag team action here, and it may seem like I overloaded on it, but that’s what there was to review. I’m eagerly anticipating Clash 2 even though the card doesn’t sound spectacular. Next up, I’m going to review one more Saturday Night’s Main Event episode. Randy Savage takes on the One Man Gang!
Best: Midnight Express vs. The Fantastics. This is about as good as wrestling can get.
Worst: Lex Luger vs. Bobby Eaton match that I tried to watch and got cut off early. It was so good too!
