Tuesday 4 April 2017
Two Gits Play: Dark Souls 3 ~Part 2~
We're back! Back again! guess who's back.... u-umm, Nate and Jay, that's who.
Ladders, monsters, invasions--fuck them all!
More Dark Souls shenadigans. More swearing, anger, and fun!
Hope you enjoy!
Sunday 2 April 2017
We Play: Dark Souls - Part 1.
I had a blast making this, and I hope everyone has just as much fun watching it!
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FUCK DARK SOULS!
Saturday 4 February 2017
"The Raw Bowl"
Monday Night Raw: Episode 141 - The Raw Bowl.
Air Date: January 1st, 1996
The description for the first episode of Raw in 96 is as follows:
"The squared circle collides with the gridiron as WWE presents the first ever Raw Bowl. Diesel takes on King Mabel in the main event."
If that doesn't hype up a non-football fan, I don't know what will... also; how dare WWE threaten me with a Mabel main event. Cruel individuals run this company.
ONTO THE SHOW! THE FIRST - AND ONLY - RAW BOWL!
The show opens with an excited Vince McMahon throwing to rowdy fans outside the arena, all yelling "RAW BOWL!", obviously not knowing what kind of shit show they're in for. Poor saps.
Jim Ross has been nicknamed "Jimbo" Jim. Delightful.
The mullet on Lawler is out of control.
Bart and Billy, the Smoking Gunns, are out first. They actually seem excited to be there. How many drugs did they have to take to get in the mood for thi-- don't answer that!
Yoko and Owen are next. Owen looks as happy to be there as a child going to Church.
Razor and Savio Vega are third. Goldust's usher hands Razor a box while he's making his entrance. It's what I assume to be roses. Razor, a dick, beats up the usher. Haven't you ever heard the saying, 'don't shoot the messenger,' Razor?
Sid and Kid, Kid and Sid, Sid, Kid, Kid, Sid are the final entrants in this match. Their name rhymes, and that's about all they have in common. They seem like they would've made a fun full-time tag team though.
Owen and Bart start in 3-point stances. Owen charges at Bart, who uses his well-known technical expertise to get the better of Owen, ending with Owen tagging in to Billy... which leaves us with the question: why don't one of the Gunns just pin the other? DX, which Billy was apart of, would do it years later. Maybe this is where Billy got the idea, but he was too shy to try it until he found a partner that instilled confidence in him, like the Road Dogg.
The Gunns - like idiots - actually start wrestling each other when they could've just went and tagged out to someone else. The total IQ of the Gunns: 67. Thankfully, this doesn't last long, as they both go and tag Owen and Yoko, after some brief exchanges between the two.
Apparently you must make physically contact before you can tag someone else. Why not just do a fingerpoke, and tag? Nope - Yoko actually shoulder blocks Owens.
Owen tags Savio Vega, and if there's anything I've learned from my years of watching wrestling, it's that Savio vs a fat guy ALWAYS equals a quality wrestling match. Can't wait for this exchange...
We're back with a "kick-off", as Bart tangles with the Kid. Bart instantly gets cornered and double teamed by Sid and Kid. Wise move there Barto. Tag to Owen, who hits a kitchen sink on Bart. Was fully expecting a spinning heel kick, so I'm both pleasantly surprised and disappointed at the same time.
Owen takes to the skies with a flying headbutt... and headbutts nothing but the "field". Tag to Billy, who proves why he's won a million tag titles by running wild on everyone, including managers like Cornette - who is wearing a very dapper blue suit with red trimming.
Owen sets up Billy to get Banzai dropped by Yoko, but the Gunns reverse it, and Owens lands in Billy's spot. Owen gets squashed by fat. Owens and Yoko eliminated from Raw Bowl.
The final two teams are Sid/Kid and Billy/Bart. Sid and Billy to start, and Sid gains the advantage with power... and cheating on the outside by Kid. The commentary team is busy talking about the Huckster, the Nacho Man, and Scheme Gene. Commentary never changes in WWE.
Billy "Billys" up from a Sid chinlock... and gets booted in the mush. Hulk Hogan, he is not.
Speaking of the Hulkster; Sid crushes Gunn with a leg drop, right after a big boot... and gets a two... right after they discuss the Huckster... could this have been a subtle way for the WWE to take a jab at Hogan? Surely they wouldn't be that petty... BAHAHAHA!
Billy gets a small package on Sid, who easily kicks out. No size package can effect Sid. Sid unloads his horrid punches, and ends up chokeslamming Billy, to a pop. People love Sid. And now I love Sid, because he goes over and punts Bart off the apron for no reason other than to be a douche.
Razor is back out here and distracts Kid as Billy gets a roll-up and a victory in the FIRST EVER, (and only), Raw Bowl.
Rating: ***1/2
I enjoyed that. Match had a lot of time and everyone had a chance to shine. It's rare for a match on Raw to get this much time - 20+ minutes - back in the 95/96 era when they only had an hour. It was clunky in spots, certainly, and they overused spin kicks, but apart from those small issues, it was a perfectly fine Raw match.
Next Segment is a Raw Bowl "half-time" report, with the most agitating man in the history of wrestling: Doc Hendrix. 2-minutes with him is 2-minutes too long. He jibbers, jabbers, probably says something racist to Mark Henry, and annoys everyone.
Next, they show us the entire Hog Pen match. Couldn't the Raw bowl have been given another 10 minutes instead? Although, it's kinda nice seeing jobber HHH get slopped and abused by two hillbillies.
I also just remembered Mabel vs Diesel is the main event... please, repeat the Hog Pen match a few more times.
Hunter bleeding from the back and taking back bumps in the hog pen guarantees his main event push for the rest of his career.
Main event time. Expect a classic.
Mabel out on his throne, carried by two people that will forge a future as Broken individuals: Matt and Jeff Hardy.
Diesel out next. #BlackGlovesMatter.
I liked Diesel's tweener character after his 95 title run. Having a guy who is cool with fans as long as they're wearing his merchandise, and spiteful of those who don't, is a good idea. They teased it with Cena briefly in 2013 and went no where with it, and they teased it with Roman Reigns post-WM 32 when he said, "I'm not a good guy, I'm not a bad guy, I'm THE guy." That character shift does work well for a face that is getting booed. WWE currently tends to suffer from a lot of disquieting when trying to turn a top face in this era. Turning a guy like Roman or Cena completely heel would be very aberrant of the company, and I don't expect that to change anytime soon, even with the rumours of a Roman Reigns heel turn soon. People have been hearing rumours of a Cena heel turn for at least a decade.
Mabel misses a charge in the corner at Diesel, who instantly takes over due to his large foes mistake. Diesel hits a big boot and... my fucking god, It's over!
Wow. Smart booking. No one wanted to see a long Diesel/Mable match, so they booked it to only last a few seconds. Like Goldberg vs Lesnar, they couldn't have made a smarter booking choice.
Mo takes a Jacknife, because Mabel sure as hell can't.
Rating: SQUASH!
King wants to get an interview with Diesel... but Diesel steals his woman and leaves. Big Sexy, indeed.
Backstage, and The Brooklyn Brawler tries to give the Gunns a Lombardi trophy... I'm sure there's a Football joke here somewhere, but I'm not afraid to admit, it went completely over my head. ALl the faces beat Brawler up for presenting the Gunns with his best work.
That's pretty much the end of Raw: There's a segment announcing Vader and Diesel in the Rumble, and a skit involving The Huckster, Nacho Man, and Gene, but nothing worth recapping.
Overall: This show was good fun. The match that should've been given time, was given time, and the match that should've been short, was short. The segments in between were dumb and forgettable, and there's nothing on the show you'll likely remember by next week, but for an hour of your day, it's worth watching.
***
Air Date: January 1st, 1996
The description for the first episode of Raw in 96 is as follows:
"The squared circle collides with the gridiron as WWE presents the first ever Raw Bowl. Diesel takes on King Mabel in the main event."
If that doesn't hype up a non-football fan, I don't know what will... also; how dare WWE threaten me with a Mabel main event. Cruel individuals run this company.
ONTO THE SHOW! THE FIRST - AND ONLY - RAW BOWL!
The show opens with an excited Vince McMahon throwing to rowdy fans outside the arena, all yelling "RAW BOWL!", obviously not knowing what kind of shit show they're in for. Poor saps.
Jim Ross has been nicknamed "Jimbo" Jim. Delightful.
The mullet on Lawler is out of control.
Bart and Billy, the Smoking Gunns, are out first. They actually seem excited to be there. How many drugs did they have to take to get in the mood for thi-- don't answer that!
Yoko and Owen are next. Owen looks as happy to be there as a child going to Church.
Razor and Savio Vega are third. Goldust's usher hands Razor a box while he's making his entrance. It's what I assume to be roses. Razor, a dick, beats up the usher. Haven't you ever heard the saying, 'don't shoot the messenger,' Razor?
Sid and Kid, Kid and Sid, Sid, Kid, Kid, Sid are the final entrants in this match. Their name rhymes, and that's about all they have in common. They seem like they would've made a fun full-time tag team though.
Owen and Bart start in 3-point stances. Owen charges at Bart, who uses his well-known technical expertise to get the better of Owen, ending with Owen tagging in to Billy... which leaves us with the question: why don't one of the Gunns just pin the other? DX, which Billy was apart of, would do it years later. Maybe this is where Billy got the idea, but he was too shy to try it until he found a partner that instilled confidence in him, like the Road Dogg.
The Gunns - like idiots - actually start wrestling each other when they could've just went and tagged out to someone else. The total IQ of the Gunns: 67. Thankfully, this doesn't last long, as they both go and tag Owen and Yoko, after some brief exchanges between the two.
Apparently you must make physically contact before you can tag someone else. Why not just do a fingerpoke, and tag? Nope - Yoko actually shoulder blocks Owens.
Owen tags Savio Vega, and if there's anything I've learned from my years of watching wrestling, it's that Savio vs a fat guy ALWAYS equals a quality wrestling match. Can't wait for this exchange...
Yoko misses the fattest elbow drop I have ever seen, proving that the Samoan Japanese man doesn't know how to play American Football.
Yoko regains control and tags in the Kid. Savio almost scores a 3 on Kid with a spinning heel kick. kinda ironic. Good little back and forth between the two, something I would've liked to have seen more of. Kid is saved by Sid and tags Owen back in to face off with Savio. Still not Sid or Razor tagged into this match - probably saving it for the end.
Owen tags Savio with a spinning heel kick, a move that's becoming quite frequent in this particular match. Tag to Razor, and a tag to Bart. What a strange match-up... don't worry, it doesn't last long - Sid gets tagged in to the biggest pop so far in the match. Love him or hate him: Sid always felt like a star, and was treated as such, by bookers and fans.
Bart Gunn vs Sid - Bart levels Sid with a clothesline, and takes him up for a very impressive stalling vertical suplex. I'm honestly very impressed by how Bart performed against Sid. Bart tags Savio and we have a dream match. Doesn't last long, as Sid tags Owen. Owen hits Savio with a... you guessed it: spinning heel kick.
ad break, and when we come back, Owen is in control as Savio as he tags the kid in. Not much is happening right now, other than the frequent, and I do mean frequent, tagging in a out. It's kinda hard to keep up with when trying to type, If I'm being honest. Kid and Savio square off, and I'll be amazed if there isn't a spin kick somewhere in this scuffle between the two... and low and behold, there it is. Kid takes Savio's head off with a spinning heel kick.
There's a double screen now with Brother Love giving a sermon to the players in the Raw Bowl with his eyes closed. This is funny, because as we all know, the match is currently going on and Love looks like an idiot. WWE comedy is always the best comedy.
I hope Razor or Sid attempt a spin kick. That'd take this match into 5 star territory.
Razor tags in from Savio, and we finally have a Razor/Kid confrontation, one of the big feuds going into this match. They have a nice little sequence going, culiminating with Razor hitting Kid with the fall-away slam and Kid calling for a time-out... and getting it, because it's the mother fucking Raw Bowl.
Razor hits the Razor's Edge anyway.
Play "resumes", and Sid attacks Razor from behind with a wicked clothesline, and Kid pins Razor to eliminate the team of Savio and Razor.
They show a replay, and they scribble on the screen like they do in actual Football... I think.
Owen takes to the skies with a flying headbutt... and headbutts nothing but the "field". Tag to Billy, who proves why he's won a million tag titles by running wild on everyone, including managers like Cornette - who is wearing a very dapper blue suit with red trimming.
Owen sets up Billy to get Banzai dropped by Yoko, but the Gunns reverse it, and Owens lands in Billy's spot. Owen gets squashed by fat. Owens and Yoko eliminated from Raw Bowl.
The final two teams are Sid/Kid and Billy/Bart. Sid and Billy to start, and Sid gains the advantage with power... and cheating on the outside by Kid. The commentary team is busy talking about the Huckster, the Nacho Man, and Scheme Gene. Commentary never changes in WWE.
Billy "Billys" up from a Sid chinlock... and gets booted in the mush. Hulk Hogan, he is not.
Speaking of the Hulkster; Sid crushes Gunn with a leg drop, right after a big boot... and gets a two... right after they discuss the Huckster... could this have been a subtle way for the WWE to take a jab at Hogan? Surely they wouldn't be that petty... BAHAHAHA!
Billy gets a small package on Sid, who easily kicks out. No size package can effect Sid. Sid unloads his horrid punches, and ends up chokeslamming Billy, to a pop. People love Sid. And now I love Sid, because he goes over and punts Bart off the apron for no reason other than to be a douche.
Razor is back out here and distracts Kid as Billy gets a roll-up and a victory in the FIRST EVER, (and only), Raw Bowl.
Rating: ***1/2
I enjoyed that. Match had a lot of time and everyone had a chance to shine. It's rare for a match on Raw to get this much time - 20+ minutes - back in the 95/96 era when they only had an hour. It was clunky in spots, certainly, and they overused spin kicks, but apart from those small issues, it was a perfectly fine Raw match.
Next Segment is a Raw Bowl "half-time" report, with the most agitating man in the history of wrestling: Doc Hendrix. 2-minutes with him is 2-minutes too long. He jibbers, jabbers, probably says something racist to Mark Henry, and annoys everyone.
Next, they show us the entire Hog Pen match. Couldn't the Raw bowl have been given another 10 minutes instead? Although, it's kinda nice seeing jobber HHH get slopped and abused by two hillbillies.
I also just remembered Mabel vs Diesel is the main event... please, repeat the Hog Pen match a few more times.
Hunter bleeding from the back and taking back bumps in the hog pen guarantees his main event push for the rest of his career.
Main event time. Expect a classic.
Mabel out on his throne, carried by two people that will forge a future as Broken individuals: Matt and Jeff Hardy.
Diesel out next. #BlackGlovesMatter.
I liked Diesel's tweener character after his 95 title run. Having a guy who is cool with fans as long as they're wearing his merchandise, and spiteful of those who don't, is a good idea. They teased it with Cena briefly in 2013 and went no where with it, and they teased it with Roman Reigns post-WM 32 when he said, "I'm not a good guy, I'm not a bad guy, I'm THE guy." That character shift does work well for a face that is getting booed. WWE currently tends to suffer from a lot of disquieting when trying to turn a top face in this era. Turning a guy like Roman or Cena completely heel would be very aberrant of the company, and I don't expect that to change anytime soon, even with the rumours of a Roman Reigns heel turn soon. People have been hearing rumours of a Cena heel turn for at least a decade.
Mabel misses a charge in the corner at Diesel, who instantly takes over due to his large foes mistake. Diesel hits a big boot and... my fucking god, It's over!
Wow. Smart booking. No one wanted to see a long Diesel/Mable match, so they booked it to only last a few seconds. Like Goldberg vs Lesnar, they couldn't have made a smarter booking choice.
Mo takes a Jacknife, because Mabel sure as hell can't.
Rating: SQUASH!
King wants to get an interview with Diesel... but Diesel steals his woman and leaves. Big Sexy, indeed.
Backstage, and The Brooklyn Brawler tries to give the Gunns a Lombardi trophy... I'm sure there's a Football joke here somewhere, but I'm not afraid to admit, it went completely over my head. ALl the faces beat Brawler up for presenting the Gunns with his best work.
That's pretty much the end of Raw: There's a segment announcing Vader and Diesel in the Rumble, and a skit involving The Huckster, Nacho Man, and Gene, but nothing worth recapping.
Overall: This show was good fun. The match that should've been given time, was given time, and the match that should've been short, was short. The segments in between were dumb and forgettable, and there's nothing on the show you'll likely remember by next week, but for an hour of your day, it's worth watching.
***
Friday 27 January 2017
The Rumble Rant: 94
Royal Rumble 94 is one that has often slipped my memory: 94 is the year I first started watching, at 4-years old, and I had no idea who anyone was. I picked up WM X in the video store because I liked the cover... and as a petulant 4-year old - I wouldn't leave without renting it. Rumble '94 was the second event I ever rented. Seeing a Rumble match for the first time is quite exhilarating - you have no idea what's happening, who you're meant to cheer for or boo, but you love it anyway. Kinda defines wrestling, really.
During the WM X show, I was blown away by what I saw, in both good, and bad, ways. How Bret - a small guy in pink - managed to beat a gargantuan man, called Yokozuna, I never understood. It blew my little mind. I couldn't fathom it. On the other end of the spectrum, the ladder match between HBK and Razor Ramon made me a fan for life - I'd never seen anything like it in my life. I had to watch more. I became an instant fan of both, especially HBK, a fandom that still lasts to this day.
Seeing as this match is nothing but hazy memories to me, let's see how well it holds up.
Now... ONTO THE RUMBLE MATCH THOUGHTS AND MUSINGS!
- This isn't going to be a move-for-move review of the match: you don't need to be told person A goes over to person B and throws punches, before moving over to person C and doing the same, while person B goes over to person D and tries to chuck him out of the ring while person G sneaks up from behind.
During the WM X show, I was blown away by what I saw, in both good, and bad, ways. How Bret - a small guy in pink - managed to beat a gargantuan man, called Yokozuna, I never understood. It blew my little mind. I couldn't fathom it. On the other end of the spectrum, the ladder match between HBK and Razor Ramon made me a fan for life - I'd never seen anything like it in my life. I had to watch more. I became an instant fan of both, especially HBK, a fandom that still lasts to this day.
Seeing as this match is nothing but hazy memories to me, let's see how well it holds up.
Now... ONTO THE RUMBLE MATCH THOUGHTS AND MUSINGS!
- This isn't going to be a move-for-move review of the match: you don't need to be told person A goes over to person B and throws punches, before moving over to person C and doing the same, while person B goes over to person D and tries to chuck him out of the ring while person G sneaks up from behind.
- The Rumble has a hot start, with Samu and Scott Steiner trading fists. It's a great sight, and a worthy start to the Rumble. Both of these guys are awesome and their tag matches are unforgettable.
- Kwang is a complete Vince McMahon paradigm. And that's not a good thing. Was a egregiously bad decision to put Savio Vega under a mask and have him spitting mist.
- Great Million Dollar Man commentary line when seeing Diesel come out: "He's almost as tall as me... when I stand on my wallet... BAHAHAHAHAHA!"
- The lack of entrance music is baffling to me. I'm used to knowing who's coming out based on the entrance music and complete silence of the crowd when it's someone like Viktor.
- You can just tell the push is going to Diesel this year: He's been in for less than two minutes, and already cleaned the ring of geeks and Owen Hart. Owen Hart, the guy in for a big push in 94, getting tossed aside like a hundred dollar note by the Million Dollar Man. Quite surprising.
- Pretty sure I just saw Diesel shooting on Virgil. I howled. This is fantastic. Give this man a big gold belt.
- Jarrett comes in and destroys the Macho Man. I can't believe what I'm seeing. Macho is no fight for Jarrett... but eliminates him anyway. A good showing for Jarrett, Macho sold well for him. Did these two have many actual singles matches? I hope they did, they seem like they'd have great chemistry as opponents.
- Crush didn't even make the ring and Savage used a Hogan special on him; he raked the fuck out of Crush's eyes. In case you forgot, Crush and Savage had a feud in 94 that culminated in Crush getting hanged by his feet by cables at WM.
- Savage was eliminated, with zero fanfare and little acknowledgement, because Vince is orgasmic over Crush and Diesel - two large lads - fighting over who's bigger. No wonder Savage felt misused and went over to WCW in 95.
- I love Doink. Heel Doink, in particular, is golden. The evil music mixed with the evil smirk on his face is some of the best content WWE produced in the mid-nineties. seek out his match with Marty Jannetty on Raw if you want to see the best Doink.
- Bam Bam press slams Doink to the floor, and the clown is down.
- Everyone in the ring now is big. Hence why Diesel hasn't been aloud to go crazy on them: Vince loves his big lads. Crush, Mabel, Diesel and Bam Bam. I'll give Diesel credit; he looks like he could be a very big star in this time period. Some guys just have "the look", and Diesel had it.
- Shawn is out, and he has a HIDEOUS mullet. Absolutely hideous. Thankfully, he started growing it out soon after this. Saved his career.
- It takes all the fatties to eliminate Diesel. WWE trying to make a star out of Diesel is really obvious in hindsight, and it should come as no surprise that he has the strap by the end of 94. The fans even chant his name when he's eliminated and walking to the back, a rarity for a heel.
- This match has kinda become a big mess since Diesel was eliminated... I blame it on Moe being awful. Guy is the pits as a wrestler, and a manager, and a singer, and a dancer...
- Greg Valentine? in 94? completely anachronistic. He kinda got a pop though... so what do I know!
- Fuck yeah, Tatanka! the guy who - believe it or not - had a 2-year undefeated streak. That's worse than Crimson or Wraith having an undefeated streak. There's zero upside to Tatanka... other than he throws a mean chop... but that's literally all he does. I called Greg Valentine in 94 anachronistic, but Tatanka returning in 2006 for the SD is even more so.
- I know little to zero about the Great Kabuki, I won't lie. I won't say much about him, but he was trash in this match. He did look a million years old, probably was.
- Speaking of guys with the look, Lex Luger is next. Looking at both Diesel and Luger in 94... I would've went with Diesel as your guy, honestly. Lex just didn't have "it" to be the guy to lead a company. And they had him choke at every occasion. It seemed like they wanted Luger to be the guy, but knew he couldn't be, so they put a lot behind him, saw it wasn't working, and pulled the plug at the last minute... every time. The Luger story is fascinating. Aside from being All-American, he really was the antithesis of Hulk Hogan: he didn't cheat, rake backs or eyes; always lost in the big matches when it counted; had a full head of hair - but the fans never got behind him like they did the Hulk - they were ready for a new type of hero, someone like Bret Hart, and, eventually, Stone Cold Steve Austin.
- If Luger had come to WWF in the 80s, and done the same gimmick before Hogan, I feel he could've been a success.
- As you can tell, not much has happened in the Rumble. The ring is pretty full and guys are doing nothing but trying to throw punches and guys out of the ring. It's not really thrilling. Since Bret arrived, guys have thrown shots at his knee, so there's some psychology and something a little different. Bret is great at selling the effects of Owen kicking the leg out from his leg.
- Crush is the first elimination in forever... forgot he was there, to be honest with you. Crush is a forgettable fuck, no matter the gimmick he's in.
- It takes Marty Jannetty to bring some intensity to this match, as he enters the ring and immediately goes straight for HBK, and they engage in a Zayn-Owens hockey fight - It's fantastic. It's such a shame Marty let his demons ruin his career.
- Imagine a character like Adam Bomb in today's landscape?
- I never noticed how much Marty Jannetty's attire looked like the Macho Man's. A spitting image. They should've been a tag team... I would've loved to see Macho and Marty as a team, taking on guys like the Steiner Brothers and the Headskrinkers. Those matches would've been some of the best of the era, in my opinion. Sure, both teams would be left in a dilapidated state afterwards, but if it's entertaining, I can't complain.
- Mabel getting gang eliminated by everyone is hilarious, as he takes a massive flop when he lands and I'm sure it didn't feel good for the big man.
- Seeing as I don't know when the next time I'll get to talk about Mabel will be, I'm going to do it here. I was always pretty impressed with what Mabel could do: the spinkick, in particular, amazed and wowed me on more than one occasion. Loved that move. But overall, he was quite agile for a big man. Amazing to think that when he got his big push in 95, the guy was only like 23-years old - that's insane to me. He was so young, and given the chance of a lifetime... it's just a shame he wasn't meant for the main event role.
- I liked Mabel as a midcard talent, but the main event scene was just not his place. He wasn't ready, and he didn't fit. Working a guy like Diesel, who couldn't hide Mabel's flaws, also didn't help. I'm not saying Mabel would've worked as a main eventer if he worked with Bret or Shawn or Razor or anyone else that could've carried him, but Diesel wasn't the right style of worker to put him against in his first big match, and it showed: the match sucked and his push stalled right there.
- Back to the Rumble!
- Moe actually tries attacking Luger. This works about as well as you'd expect. Luger wipes the floor with him
- Jannetty and Michaels GO TO TOWN ON EACH OTHER AND I LOVE IT (MAGGLE).
The finish, as I'm sure both know by now, is Luger and Hart both going overt at the same time and eliminating the other. Cena and Batista would do the same finish over a decade later, albeit by mistake. This one was intentional, and it's very well executed. I've never seen Luger perform a move as crisp as when he has to chuck himself over the ropes and have his feet touch the floor the same time as another man. If only every move he made was as crisp as his execution of this finish...
- Medium Poppa Pump, Scott Steiner
- Samu
- Rick Steiner
- Kwang
- Owen Hart
- Bart Gunn
- Diesel
- Bob Backlund
- Billy Gunn
- Virgil
- Macho Man
- Double J
- Crush
- Doink (and Dink)
- Bam Bam Bigelow.
- Mabel
- Bob Holly
- HBShizzle
- Moe
- Greg Valentine
- Tatanka
- The Great Kabuki
- Lex Luger
- Tenru
- No one
- Martel
- Bret Hart
- Fatu
- Marty Jannetty
- Adam Bomb
Overall thoughts: I... don't know how to rate this. There were a lot of good moments, like Diesel running wild and the brief Jannetty/Michaels confrontation, but there was also a lot of nothing going on while the ring was crowded, which was often. A shame, because they had the stars to make the match exciting, but they never really looked like they reached their second gear. Only Diesel looked extra focused and trying to put in a show-stealing performance. No one else stood out at all. The ending was inventive and very risky - giving us a finish like that led to more intrigue than confusion and I enjoyed it. opened up some interesting possibilities for WM and that's never a bad thing.
Rating: ***
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