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WCW Starrcade 1998 The Giant vs. Diamond Dallas Page

Bret Hart's been using The Giant as his lackey to beat up Page who, at the time, was gunning for Bret's US Title. Page has eaten two or three chokeslams, including one off the Nitro stage.

This match is a result of that.

You've gotta love WCW, man. They announce The Giant as being 7'4 and 535 pounds. :lol:

Page runs around like an idiot when making his entrance.

Page spits in Giant's face to start, he ducks a punch and lays in a few of his own. He ducks another and repeats. Page gets an armwringer and some shoulders, a Diamond Cutter attempt is blocked. As in every Diamond Dallas Page match, expect that to be the story here. Giant tries a clothesline, but Page ducks and clotheslines the Giant over the top. Page tries to fly but gets caught and dragged out. Page blocks another punch and hammers away some more. Page attempts a whip but eats a clothesline. Giant headbutts Page, sending him over the rail and into the front row. Giant tries to punch Page but a conviently placed garbage can (??) is used as a shield before being used as a weapon.

Page's advantage is shortlived as a whip is blocked and reversed. Just to prove WCW is a "family show" Giant gives the ref the "up yours" gesture as he's told to get back inside. Page is back up and he gets posted. Giant smashes the injured shoulder on the other post. Page tries a right with the injured arm but its doesn't even phase the big guy as he hefts Page up and press slams him back inside. Back inside Giant stalks Page and drops an elbow on the knee. Giant with a kneedrop on the inside of the knee. Page scuttles over to the ropes and elevates himself to get a kick in, but Giant stops him with one of his own. Giant continues some kneework and gets a leglock. Page rakes the eyes to escape. Page stumbles into the corner, Giant stalks in and simply slaps him.

Giant stands around, not doing much of anything allowing for Page to do his "spring up and throw the dude into the corner" thing, but Giant simply shoves him off and runs him over with a clothesline. Giant stalks Page now, Page gets to his knees and hits a couple ineffective right hands before eating a headbutt. Page finally claws his way back up, but gets put in a 500 pound bearhug for his troubles. Giant holds it for a minute before breaking it and simply decking Page.

Giant now attempts a whip but Page reverses with a backelbow shot, a Diamond Cutter attempt is countered again. Page gets whipped in and powerslammed. The Giant covers for what should have been three, but he pulls him up instead. Gee, I wonder if that'll come back to haunt him later? Page tries to fight back with some headbutts to the gut but just gets clubbered back down. Giant locks in yet another bearhug. Page's selling here is excellent, by the way.

Page boxes the ears and follows that up with some biting to break out. In a crazy moment Page tries a sunset flip but Giant pulls him up and hits a WICKED chokeslam backbreaker. Its pretty sad to think that that move makes The Giant's normal finisher look like shit- but it does. Back up and Giant pushes Page to the ropes and slaps him across the chest. Giant does it again and tries a hiptoss but Page floats into a DDT to counter. According to Mike Tenay Page calls that the "Diamond Dream". Funny, Page actually named a move he's only had the chance to use as a desperate counter move? Right.... Page covers but Giant kicks out- with authority. Page lands right on the ref, apparently taking him out in the process. Now here's Bret Hart, he swings chair for Page but hits Giant instead. Page hits Hart with a lowblow and crawls into a cover. The Giant simply shrugs him off. Page gets his trademark top rope, Giant still gets up as Page heads up again. Giant goes down a second time as Page signals for the Diamond Cutter before heading up again. Page jumps off right into The Giant's hand. Page hits a field goal kick on The Giant but still can't get free.

Giant powers Page up to the top rope. Page counters a Top-Rope Super-Chokeslam attempt with a Diamond Cutter for the win.

Winner: Diamond Dallas Page

Rating: ***: Yeah, that's right, its really that good. Page played a fantastic underdog face and Giant played an awesome heel monster, and the finish made sense and put over both men mutually. Awesome match.

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I remember loving that match and marking the fuck out for the finish. It was, really, a good match.
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WCW World War 3- Three-Ring Sixty Man World War 3 Battle Royal

Participants: Diamond Dallas Page, Ray Traylor, Alex Wright, Disco Inferno, Meng, Villianos 3,467 and 892, Chris Benoit, Fit Finlay, La Parka, William Regal, Public Enemy, Dave Taylor, Ultimo Dragon, Norman Smiley, Louie Spicolli, Lizmark Junior, The Giant, "Gentleman" Chris Adams, Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, Yuji Nagata, Chris Jericho, Juventud Guerrera, Wrath, Booker T, Stevie Ray, Rick Steiner, Scotty Steiner, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, Hugh Morrus, Lex Luger, "The Cat" Ernest Miller, Silver King, Mortis, The Barbarian, Eddie Guerrero, Damien, Prince Iaekea, Barry Darsow (!), John Nord (HUSS!!!), Kendal Whendam, El Dandy (who are you to doubt him?), Rey Mysterio, Steve "Mongo" McMichael, Ciclope, The Renegade (not Lorenzo Lamas :( ), Chavo Guerrero, Glacier, Bobby Blaze

From The NWO: Buff Bagwell, Scott Hall, Curt Hennig, "Macho Man" Randy Savage, and Vincent.

- Somebody's missing.... where's Kevin Nash. He's not here, is he? Wonder if that'll play into the finish somehow?

There's no chance in Hell of me calling this move for move. This is just going to be me making random comments and calling eliminations as they happen.

The bell sounds and the shit hits the fan right from the start. The Giant is in ring three. He dumps out, and I'm going to try to be as complete and accurate as possible here, some guy in white, Lizmark Junior, Louie Spicolli, Disco Inferno, Villano 892 and 3,467 all in short order.

We focus on Ring 3, with Giant sort of just standing there. There's a bunch of people brawling that have no real chance of winning. La Parka goes out, though I couldn't see by who. Ultimo Dragon, wearing an awesome gold outfit and Dave Taylor have a brief martial arts exchange. Norman Smiley is out, backdropped by Meng. Meng eliminates both Public Enemy members with martial arts kicks. Meanwhile The Giant stands on William Regal. At some point Diamond Dallas Page wandered over to ring three and is being hammered on by Fit Finlay.

We cut to the three ring view, and apparently all of the NWO are situated in Ring 1. They've got some stiff competiton to deal with though; Glacier, the great Bobby Blaze, El Dandy, Barry Darsow, Kendal Whendam, and Mongo McMichael. Truly the best WCW's got, right? Right? Scott Hall doubts El Dandy long enough to dump him.

And he was my favorite to win it too......

Bobby Blaze is gone, backdropped by Buff Bagwell. See you back jobbing to La Parka on Worldwide, Bobby. Hugh Morrus joins the fray in Ring 1, and he punches away at Buff Bagwell.

Now we go into Ring 2. Its the most populated ring, meaning its filled with the most jobbers. Lex Luger almost kicks Mortis out. I just gotta ask; who betta than Mortis? We jump back to Ring 1 to see Duggan pounding on Vincent. Back to Ring 2, and its still a pretty big brawl. Now, Ernest Miller and Silver King double up on Booker T but he somehow fights off the combined might of that awesome duo. Greg Valentine is still in Ring 2, and he's hammering on Page. Brad Armstrong is out next at the hands of Stevie Ray and Booker T. I don't think it takes two men to throw Brad Armstrong over the top rope. Hell, I can't even say it takes one man to do it.

Valentine chokes away on Meng. Eddie Guerrero reaches across the ring, from one to two to pound on Diamond Dallas Page. Stevie Ray tries to dump Silver King, but he hangs on..... just long enough for Booker T to spin kick him out. We cut to a wide shot, to see..... very little, actually. William Regal, Dave Taylor, Ultimo Dragon, and Fit Finlay have a nice little exchange in Ring 3. According to Schiavone Damien's gone. I didn't see by who, and I don't really care either.

We're back in Ring 2, and its continuing to be an uneventful brawl. Diamond Dallas Page and Luger continue to be the favorites. Page dumps Prince Iakea. Meng and Yuji Nagata try to dump Booker T, but Page dumps Nagata from behind, instead.

Now we go to the three ring view. Nothing's happening. In Ring 2 Wrath and Renegade both eliminate each other. Back to Ring 1, and the NWO is still in full force. They're "stiff" WCW competition's gotten a bit stiffer with the addition of Rick Steiner and Scotty Steiner. Schavonie once again informs us that a wrestler was eliminated offscreen, this time its Chris Jericho- :(

Cut back to the three ring view. The Giant is still standing tall in Ring 3. He's wailing on Jim Duggan and Mongo McMichael. In Ring 1 Rey Mysterio comes this close to eliminating Scott Hall and the crowd pops like mad. In Ring 3 Hugh Morrus fights off Alex Wright and Mongo, an odd double team, seeing as how they were opponents earlier. That's a feud to see.....

In Ring 2, DDP dumps Greg Valentine. In Ring 3 Giant sells his hand, which is apparently kayfabe injured. He hammers on Hacksaw Duggan, Alex Wright, and Mortis. In Ring 1 John Nord (HUSS!!!!) does his Viking schitck, sans the helmet, hair, or tights. But he does have the furry boots. Speaking of vikings, everyone should go see "Pathfinder". Its not great, but then again, neither is this match.

Back in Ring 1, and its more of WCW's "best and brightest" working over the NWO. Ray Traylor, "Hacksaw" Duggan, and Hugh Morrus. Cut to the three ring view to see Benoit and Page in an awesome exchange which sees each man come this close to going out. Meanwhile (My name is,) Finlay gets dumped. In Ring 3 Dave Taylor eats floor, though I couldn't see by who. Scott Hall tries to eliminate Rey Mysterio and Bobby Heenan refers to him as a "catepillar". In Ring 2, and in a travesty of good taste to boot, Ernest Miller karate kicks Dean Malenko out.

In Ring 3 Mortis' manager James Vandenburg is on the apron. In Ring 1 Duggan gets backdropped out by Randy Savage. In Ring 2, Diamond Dallas Page dumps Ernest Miller. Page dumps the Barbarian out moments later. In Ring 1, Rey Mysterio headscissors Guerrero to the floor. Mysterio goes out moments later, at the hands of Curt Hennig, Savage, and Hall. Ray Traylor's out to, but I don't know who eliminated him. Big Barry Darsow's gone moments later. In Ring 3 Mortis and Alex Wright doubleteam The Giant. They get double backdropped off a double-clothesline attempt. Meanwhile Meng dumps Mongo. As Meng and The Giant brawl one-on-one Scott Steiener goes out in Ring 1. In Ring 2 Luger eliminates Booker T.

Back in Ring 3, The Giant dropkicks Meng to the floor.

Everyone is now ordered to head into Ring 2. The NWO refuse and WCW's guys head over into NWO terrirtory instead. And its a wild brawl with everyone sqaured off one-on-one. Vincent tries a slam on DDP, but Page slides out and nails a Diamond Cutter instead. In a humorous moment The Giant walks over and simply rolls Vincent to the floor with a single foot. Booker T goes out somehow. Rick Steiner goes out. Maybe if you showed how they went out, I'd care more. Bagwell stomps Page down in the corner, Savage joins him. The Giant walks over for a brief "meeting of the minds". Luger goes crazy on Hennig and Bagwell, but they double team and try to dump him. The Giant comes from behind to dump Bagwell out. Luger and Hennig both drop moments later, in a tangled mess.

Final Four: The Giant, Diamond Dallas Page, Randy Savage, Scott Hall.

Savage pairs off with Page, Giant with Hall. Savage punches Page a few times in the ribs. Page fights back with some punching. In the corner Giant slaps and chops on Hall. Page goes for a Diamond Cutter, but eats a jawbreaker instead (and damn, aren't those things hard to chew....).

Savage gets a bodyslam and heads up top. The Giant intercepts him, and catches him on the way down. Savage fights out with an eye poke. Page sneaks up from behind and hits a nice Diamond Cutter. The Giant blocks Savage's elimination and Chokelsams him first before dumping him.

Hall bails from Ring 1 back into Ring 2 as the NWO music hits. Hogan charges the ring. Hogan/Giant and Hall/Page are the pairings. Hogan slams the Giant. Hogan stomps Page, as Giant tries to dump Hall. And, oh no, here's an oddly tall Sting who arrives from the rafters.

Has he grown since the last time we've seen him? Meanwhile Hogan dumps Page. "Sting" comes in, Hogan jumps out to the floor. "Sting" hits Giant with a ball bat, sending him to the floor.

"Sting" pulls off the mask to reveal himself to be Kevin Nash ending the most predictable swerve in wrestling history.

Winner: Scott Hall

Rating: *1/2- Its a nice spectacle, with three rings and sixty guys. I mean, its basically three twenty-man battle royals running concurrently. The match wasn't really anything special, but it was diverting and kind of fun to see all that "talent" in one place at once.

WCW World War 3 1997

Part 1- Introductions and Jobber Eliminations

Part 2 - Midcard Guys

Part 3- Last Few Eliminations And WCW vs. NWO

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WCW- Clash Of The Champions- Raven vs. Stevie Richards

This seems like an odd match. I don't remeber Richards ever even being in WCW.

Richards and Raven circle each other to start. Raven gets a kick to the gut and slugs away a bit. He hammers his jobber bitch boy in the corner and smashes his head from buckle to buckle. Stevie goes over the top and Raven nails a rickety looking dive. He throws Stevie back inside, and measures him with an elbow to the throat off the ring apron.

Raven heads back in and gets a pair of snapmares. A third one is countered with a backslide for a quick two. Raven goes back on the attack with a clubbing shot. Now he measures Stevie and gets a couple hard kicks in. Stevie goes back to the floor courtesy of Raven. He tries to come back in but Raven knocks him off and follows it up with a Cactus Jack style elbow off the apron. He nails a second one, this time nailing Richards in the face.

Back inside Raven has a chair and he hits Stevie with his trademark toehold. He follows that up with a pretty nasty bulldog on the chair. Raven stalls for a moment, sitting in the corner before setting up the chair in the opposite corner. He tries to whip Stevie in, but gets reversed and takes an ugly flipping bump in the process. I always thought Raven's selling was pretty underrated, as he looks great as he was writhing in pain on the mat.

But somehow he's back up first, and he hammers on Stevie. Stevie gets a desperation shot in, but it goes unsold. Stevie gets another one, this time stunning Raven before nailing a quick series of punches and a flying forearm. Stevie follows that up quickly with a whip and a side-suplex for two. Quickly back up Stevie's tuning up the band, Shawn Michaels style. He misses the superkick, Raven misses a clothesline, and Stevie rolls him up for a two.

In an effort to follow up, Stevie charges into a Raven clothesline and is covered for a two.

The finish comes moments later when Raven sinks a punch to the gut after a whip and gets the Raven Effect for the win.

Winner: Raven

Rating: *- Pretty decent work. But a longer match probably would have been better. When Stevie made his comeback late into the match it felt like it was building to something, but the finish came about a minute later.

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The Undertaker vs. The Goon

Well, I'm sure this one's destined to be a five star classic [/sarcasm]. This is the first Goon match I've ever had the chance to see. I'm not getting my hopes up.

Onto the action; 'Taker goes to the corner to remove his coat. The Goon tries to Pearl Harbor him, 'Taker moves and clubbers him a bunch in the corner with his big 'ol soupbones. Goon takes an Irish whip to the corner. 'Taker gets the chokeslam and stalks Goonie. A Tombstone ends The Goon's night aproximately .0000001 seconds later.

Winner: Undertaker (By Pinfall)

Rating: DUD- Do I really need to explain.

From the WCW Vaults:

Lex Luger vs. The Renegade

Before I type this review let me state this; The Renegade is not Lorenzo Lamas, and Lex Luger is not talented.

That being said, lets move onto the action;

Lockup, Luger locks in a sideheadlock. Renegade shoots him off, a shoudlerblock goes nowhere. 'Gade hypes himself up but catches a kick to the gut and an Irish whip. Luger goes under, but eats a shoulderblock that knocks him down moments later. 'Gade repeats the spot with a couple more big shoulderblocks and Luger bails to the floor. Luger tries to come back in, and gets caught. Luger thumbs the eye to escape. Luger takes over momentarily with a couple forearms, but gets whipped across. A hiptoss, is blocked, Luger can't get one of his own and 'Gade escapes knocking him down with a clothesline. Luger bails to the corner and suffers five or six out of the ten punch in the corner. An atomic drop attempt ends with Luger getting clotheslined on his ass. That gets two. Back up, Irish whip, Luger gets backdropped. 'Gade tries to follow up with a charge but gets hung up on the top rope. Back up, Luger chokes 'Gade over the top rope before getting flung off. An elbow drop gets two. Luger continues his "offensive flurry" with a back-suplex for two. Back up, Irish whip, 'Gade gets a sunset flip for two. Luger takes over again with a running clothesline, and covers for two. Luger continues to "dominate" with a stomp to the neck and a chinlock.

After an intiminable amount of time 'Gade fights his way out, but gets kneed in the gut. 'Gade eats some turnbuckle, but blocks another one and Luger gets to eat some too. 'Gade tries to follow up but catches a kick and an Irish whip to the corner. 'Gade simply stalks out, and whips Luger across but sets too early and gets nailed with a vertical suplex. 'Gade no sells that and hits Luger with a series of knockdown clotheslines. A whip and a crappy powerslam net 'Gade two. Back up, Luger takes an Irish whip to the corner, and eats a running clothesline. Another whip across, and 'Gade scores with a running handspring elbow (Muta am cry....). A running bulldog puts Luger down. 'Gade heads up top but Jimmy Hart, of all people, shoves him off the top causing him to crash and burn on the floor.

The finish comes when Luger rolls 'Gade back inside and Wracks him up for the submission win.

Winner: Lex Luger (By Submission)

Rating: - * Not good, at all. Luger was in full on bad heel mode, but his consistent lack of talent hurt the match. The Renegade, of course, is The Renegade, and that's never good.
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Before I type this review let me state this; The Renegade is not Lorenzo Lamas

You're right! The Renegade is actually the Ultimate Warrior!!
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- And I'm back, with something not so new and not so fresh. Indeed, this particular match from 1995 has been a dream match long in the making; Henry 'O Godwinn clashes headlong with King-Kong-Bundy.

WWF RAW: Henry 'O Godwinn vs. King Kong Bundy (w/Ted Dbiase)

This match, for all two of you who care, is ocurring during the Godwinn/Million Dollar Corporation feud that was setting the world on fire. Bundy's really winding down here, as well, so don't expect much.

A bit of stalling to start as Godwinn threatens to slop Dibiase. He does, but Bundy takes over with some clubberin' in the corner. Godwinn eats a buckle and gets whipped across. Bundy scores a running splash (remember when he used to beat people with that?) Godwinn tries to fight back but Bundy controls with a backelbow. Back up, and Godwinn ducks a clothesline and scores with a couple of his own, knocking Bundy off his feet. Godwinn misses an elbow and Bundy takes over, standing on his throat. After a quick commercial, we're back with Bundy still in control after a slam. Bundy scores a kneedrop for a short one count. Bundy cinches in a chinlock to really amp up the excitment. Eventually, Godwinn fights out with some elbows and scores a couple shoulderblocks but Bundy shuts him down with a backelbow. Back up, Godwinn avoids a splash in the corner and actually kinda, sorta "powers" Bundy up for a powerslam thingy to put this dog to sleep. DUD I could've, and probably should've gone to negative stars here, but at least it was short.

Winner: Henry 'O Godwinn


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WWF World Tour '91- Tito Santana vs. The Undertaker (W/Paul Bearer)

Kind of a rare-ish match here. As, despite technically being released on Coliseum Video, the result of this match was never actually mentioned on TV. Mostly, one would think, to protect The Undertaker.

We're in Spain for this match, so Tito Santana gets a fairly "better than washed-up midcard guy" pop upon his entrance. Also, the Spanish commentary makes me feel like I'm watching a soccer game. Just saying.

Quick start, Tito ducks an Undertaker charge and hammers away in the corner. 'Taker no-sells, but gets slammed head first into the buckles as the crowd chants for Tito. Tito hammers away and locks in an armbar, bringing 'Taker to one knee. 'Taker breaks it, whips Tito off. Tito tries a sunset flip, but 'Taker blocks it, missing a right hand in the process. Back up, Tito scores with a running clothesline and goes back to the arm.

Back up, 'Taker pounds his way back into it, but eats boot after a whip and a corner charge. Following up, Tito with a second-rope clothesline followed by a running one, staggering 'Taker. Another clothesline sends 'Taker to the floor, landing on his feet. Tito follows, sending 'Taker to the steps, before bailing back inside. 'Taker kills a little time on the floor, before countering Tito with his traditional necksnapper spot over the top rope.

Back inside, 'Taker with his usual. Choking over the ropes and tearing at Tito's face as Bearer distracts the ref. Slowly 'Taker stalks Tito, before dropping him with the not-as-of-yet oldschool, with Tito selling it like a shotgun blast to the chest in the process. Trying to follow up, Tito fights back into it with right hands from his knees, and in an odd spot, kind of drops 'Taker to his feet while trying to slam him, allowing 'Taker to regain control. On the floor, 'Taker continues to control with a right hand, before some biting and face clawing.

Inside again, 'Taker stops a weak comeback attempt and chokethrows Tito. 'Taker with a bodyslam, but the elbow drop that always misses, of course, misses. Back up again, Tito blocks another attempt at old-school with an armdrag. Didn't see that very often back then. Tito follows that up, rocking 'Taker with a few big rights and kicks, before failing to knock him down with the flying forearm. Tito rocks 'Taker with a second one, but nails the ref as 'Taker uses him as a shield on a third attempt.

'Taker regains control, as Tito checks on the ref, with a big jumping stomp and brings the workrate with a nice little side-suplex. 'Taker, however, can't cover so he opts to put Tito in a bodybag. Okay...

'Taker actually gets the bodybag almost completely zipped around Tito, with Tito rather humorously making a comeback with nothing but his head and right arm exposed, before fighting out of it. 'Taker cuts him off again, but sets too early on a whip and eats a piledriver, but pops right back up only to eat another one. For the finish, Tito nails Paul Bearer off the apron and clobbers a recovering 'Taker with the urn for the win. Heh, if Heenan was on commentary, he'd probably say that Tito really "Urned that win."

Well, I thought it was funny....

Winner: Tito Santana

** - Fun little match here, with Tito actually winning against WWF's newest monster. Sure, it was just a bone being thrown to the live Spanish audience, and the outcome was never mentioned on TV, but it was still a good match and a nice moment for Tito, whose career, even in 1991, was soon due for a rather precipitous downslide.
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- Feeling in the mood to review some old-school WWF wrasslin'. And, for no other reason than because it was the first name that sprung to my head, tonight I'm focusing on WWF's favorite "Native American Warrior" Tatanka.

WWF Survivor Series Showdown 1992 - Tatanka vs. Repo Man

- And it looks like I picked a real winner with this one.

In a cute moment before the match starts, on commentary Macho Man wonders "who Repo Man is?" Jim Ross responds saying "Randy, he's the guy in the mask."

Onto the match, lockup to start, Tatanka backs Repo into the corner and breaks clean. Another lockup, to the corner, and Repo actually breaks clean. Repo takes over with a kick and a couple right hands, whip across and Tatanka counters a hiptoss with one of his own and scores a couple dropkicks. Whip across, Repo bails to avoid a chop. Another lockup, Tatanka with some rudimentary arm work. Repo fights out with a whip, a shoulderblock goes nowhere as Tatanka scores with a crossbody for not even a one count, followed by a not exactly Ricky Steamboat style armdrag right back into an armbar. Back up, Tatanka eats a knee to the gut, scores a sunset flip, and avoids a right hand, before rolling Repo up for two. Another armbar, Repo forces things to the corner. Tatanka blocks a right hand and scores some chops. Big whip across, Repo ducks an attempt at a turnover crossbody out of the corner. Repo with some clubbing and an armbar. Repo stops a comeback with a hair pull. And here it comes, Tatanka war dances back up, hits a series of chops, and in an odd sequence drops a chop on a faceup Repo on the mat. Oddly, Repo recovers first, but eats a shot to the gut coming off the second rope. Tatanka with more chops and a clothesline, followed by the real war dance this time. Three chops, with a top rope chop gets two. Whip off, Tatanka tries a rollup but Repo counters by grabbing the ropes before just kinda... mugging around for a minute. Moments later, Tatanka ducks a clothesline and loads Repo up for the End Of The Trail/Pampoose To Go/whatever he's calling it this week for the win.

Winner: Tatanka

Rating: * - About what you'd expect. Repo got some scrub offense in, but basically got squashed. Not bad, just not very exciting.


WWF Wrestling Challenge 1992- Tatanka vs. Skinner

- Another match in Tatanka's run against WWF's "early-90's scrub squad". At least Skinner has (or rather, had some talent) so let's see what we're in for.

Lockup, Skinner forces things to the corner. Skinner with a shove, but eats a big one for his trouble. Tatanka charges, but Skinner bails to the corner. Tatanka with a lockup and a headlock. Tatanka shot off, but he runs through Skinner with a shoulderblock. Back up, headlock, shot off, and Tatanka scores another shoulderblock. Off the ropes again, Skinner with a leapfrog, but Tatanka counters a hiptoss with a backslide for two, as I'm fairly certain I hear Skinner yell "shit!". Back up, Tatanka with a clothesline. Another headlock, Skinner works out of it and counters a charge, throwing Tatanka over the top rope. Skinner to the floor, scoring a shot to Tatanka's throat with his "alligator claw", before hanging him up over the top rope. Skinner kills some time with a kick and some biting before scoring with a slam back inside. Skinner tries to follow up with an axehandle but eats a shot to the gut on the way down. A series of chops by Tatanka. Its Wardance Time! Tatanka with a backbreaker. To the top, Tatanka with the flying chop and the Papoose To Go for the win.

Winner: Tatanka

Rating: 1/2* - A real nothing match. Again, Skinner was a scrub and the only offense he was allowed was basic and cheap. Not awful, just nothing you'll remember 5 minutes from now.


WWF Primetime Wrestling 1992- Tatanka vs. Kamala (w/Kim Chee and Harvey Whippleman)

Joined in progress (probably right after a commercial break) with Tatanka wearing Kamala out with an armbar. Kamala fights out with a chop and a slam but misses a double chop. Up again, Tatanka scores a couple shoulderblocks that go nowhere, before knocking the big man down with a dropkick. Tatanka with a chop, but eats another chop as he went for a top rope chop. Kamala with some clubbering, before dropping Tatanka over the top rope, as Lord Alfred Hayes calls Kamala "a wrestler with a lot of finesse." Yeah... okay. Kamala with more clubbering, before going to the always exciting bearhug. After a moment or so, Tatanka fights out of it but runs headlong into a sidekick. Kamala with another big chop, followed by, what I can best describe, as an armpit claw. Tatanka fights out, avoiding any drastic permanent armpit damage (the third leading cause of all early sports retirements) before scoring with a few shots and a clothesline. Tatanka with a few more chops, before knocking the big dude down with the top rope chop. Its Wardance Time! Just then, Paul Bearer hits ringside, with a casket. Remember, this match was in the lead up to the big Undertaker/Kamala showdown at Survivor Series. In the interim, Kamala stops Tatanka's offense, tossing him over the top rope, but doesn't follow up. Kamala sees the coffin, finally, and bails. He heads back in, but refuses to turn around. When he finally does, Undertaker pops out of the coffin. Kamala bails, this time into the crowd, allowing Tatanka to pick up the countout win.

Winner: Tatanka

Rating: * - Again, not bad. Tatanka showed some decent energy, but Kamala's always been a pretty boring worker. I mean, an armpit claw? Really? Still, fine for what it was, as just more of a 'Taker/Kamala angle than a real match.
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WWF World Tour '91- Tito Santana vs. The Undertaker (W/Paul Bearer)

Zuh?! Never heard of this match and that outcome is very interesting.

I don't see it listed on the CHV "World Tour '91"-- are you sure that's the title? Just curious, cuz' I wanna track this match down and check it out.
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It never got an American release, but it was featured on a European sports network (like Sky, or Tele+,) that carried the entire card it headlined.
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Tracked it down on YouTube. It's a pretty good match, actually. The bodybag segment is silly, though, and I would've had Taker deliver some offense between Tito's piledrivers and urn-braining.

The part that surprises me the most is that Tito's still in his post-Strike Force, white-pants jobber days. Since it was in Spain, I had assumed that it was after his transition to "El Matador" and the minor push he received from that. Bull-fighting's usually pretty huge in Spain (not so much in Mexico), so I could see the Spanish crowd going nuts over that. As it is, Spain's not exactly the hometown for a guy from Tacula, Mexico.
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WWF House Show - The Ultimate Warrior vs. Rick Rude

- Not sure where this match is recorded from or when. Rude doesn't enter with a belt. Warrior's entrance is clipped down to about 5 seconds of him sprinting to the ring.

- Quick start; Warrior does some kind of goofy-ass running in place taunt to hype the crowd as Rude approaches cautiously. Rude goes for a lockup but Warrior scares him off with another taunt. Rude catches Warrior with a knee to the gut but it goes unsold. Lockup and Rude hits a version of The Rude Awakening - literally seconds into the match. Warrior pops right back up. Okay... that's odd.

Warrior scores a couple kicks to the gut, Rude catches a third and hits a legs takedown that Warrior literally pops up from seconds later. Up again, both men lock up, Rude reverses a whip and catches Warrior with a nice powerslam. Warrior no sells that. Warrior pops up, no sells a couple more shots until Rude drops him with a headbutt. Warrior, back up, locks up and decks Rude with a right hand. Up again, Rude blocks an attempt at a lockup and tries to hammer away. Warrior no-sells Rude's shots and decks Rude with a big knife-edge chop. Rude backpedals, lays in a shot from his knees, but Warrior no sells that too.

Warrior continues to dominate, dropping Rude with another chop. He stops to taunt, now signaling for his Press Slam. Rude tries to maneuver away, but Warrior catches him with a kick to the gut and some kind of weird, one-armed twisting slam I don't think I've ever seen him use before. Warrior, busting out the work rate?

Warrior drops Rude with the Press Slam, for a one count? What?

Rude's hurting, as he barely struggles back to his feet. He whips Warrior to the ropes and catches him with a spinning discus punch and starts hammering away. Warrior absorbs the punishment and scores a reverse Atomic Drop on Rude. Up again, both men avoid locking up with the other, Warrior tries to a charge and Rude catches him with another discus punch. On the advantage, Rude scores now with a running knee to the gut. Rude stops to taunt, thrusting his hips. He muscles Warrior over with a pretty solid fallaway slam. Warrior again, immediately no sells it and gets up. He catches a kick, but Rude busts out an enziguri of all things, to counter. Rude tries to follow up, but Warrior absorbs a few brief shots before knocking Rude into a sitting position on the mat. He follows up, dropping an elbow on the top of Rude's head.

Rude, coming to his feet, manages to negotiate Warrior to the floor. He taunts as Warrior pops right back up. Warrior back in, with a couple shots, Rude catches Warrior with a punch that sends him sagging against the ropes and lays in a couple kicks to the gut. Rude dominates briefly, muscling Warrior over with a big suplex. Rude tries to follow up, but Warrior stops him with a kick to the head. They blow a spot, with Warrior charging at a prone Rude, then just kind of... stopping before letting Rude just get up. Back up, Warrior absorbs more punishment as Rude hammers away, before catching Warrior with a version of The Rude Awakening. Warrior pops back up, again, immediately, and catches Rude with a kick to the gut. Rude outmaneuvers Warrior as he tries... something?... and catches him with a side-backbreaker and then the real version of The Rude Awakening.

My God... Warrior no sells that!

Rude tries to maintain the advantage, grabbing a waistlock, but Warrior elbows him off. Rude oversells, bouncing back into the ropes and then right back into the Warrior's grip. Warrior Press Slams Rude and that's all she wrote.

Winner: The Ultimate Warrior

Rating: 1/2* - That's being generous, frankly. This match was a mess. Warrior no sold everything Rude hit him with, blew spots, and at times looked completely lost out there. i know after a certain point, Warrior and Rude managed to cobble together some decent house show matches, but this wasn't one of them.
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