(c) RVD w/Bill Alfonso vs. Jerry Lynn for the ECW TV title. Living Dangerously. RVD with a single-leg and side headlock. Lynn leapfrogs over RVD. RVD tries a leapfrog of his own, but Lynn sees it coming and kicks him in the gut. RVD attempts a moonsault off the top. Lynn moves out of the way and counters with a cross-body.

RVD leapfrogs over Lynn. Lynn tries a leapfrog of his own but gets caught by an inverted Atomic drop. RVD taunts him. Lynn retaliates by knocking him down with a vicious clothesline. Lynn with a side headlock. RVD pushes him off against the ropes. RVD tries a split legged, drop-down but keeps his head down. Lynn takes advantage with a leg drop. In the early minutes of the match, Lynn is frustrating RVD with quick counters to his unusual, acrobatic moves. RVD tries to monkey-flip Lynn onto a chair which was laid out in the ring. Lynn moves out of the way and sunset-flips him.

Lynn sets him up for a piledriver. RVD tries to counter with a back bodydrop. Lynn grabs him around the waist for a bridge. Lynn with a front facelock. RVD counters with an inverted Atomic dtop. Lynn tries another Sunset flip, but Van Dam slams a chair on his forehead to break the count. What a fast-paced, athletic match! So many counters throughout.

Lynn tries a Northern Lights. RVD counters with a short kick to his chin. RVD with a rolling Senton. Lynn with a top-rope, tornado DDT. RVD fights it off by attempting a back body-drop, but Lynn holds on and gets his DDT. The time limit has expired. Lynn wants five more minutes and RVD agrees. Bill Alfonso, who hadn't gotten himself involved up until this point, interferes on his man's behalf by tossing him a chair. RVD with a Van Daminator on Lynn with a steel chair. Defeats Lynn with his signature Frog Splash.

Tajiri & Super Crazy vs. Jerry Lynn & Little Guido. Guilty as Charged. Super Crazy with a wristlock on Lynn. Lynn rolls and counters with a wristlock. Super Crazy with a kip-up, a wristlock, and a hammerlock. Crazy pulls the back of Lynn's hair to make it difficult for Lynn to break the hammerlock. Lynn counters with an unusual Stunner. Lynn connects with a springboard Cross-body. Crazy quickly recovers and armdrags Lynn. Lynn responds with an armdrag of his own. Lynn tries a tilt-a-whirl. Crazy counters with an armdrag. Some fine technical wrestling and aerial moves between these cruiserweights.

Tajiri picks Guido up for a powerbomb. Guido flips, lands on both feet, but gets a hard slap across the face. Tajiri connects with a springboard, reverse elbow on Guido. He irish whips Guido and attempts a tilt-a-whirl. Guido counters by putting him in a Fujiwara armbar. Crazy and Guido brawl in the bleachers. Crazy scoop slams him. Crazy--with the help of the fans who grab his arms to pull him up--gets up on the guard rails to execute a moonsault onto a fallen Guido. Exciting action and no one is bleeding!

Lynn Frankensteiner's Tajiri, who bridges up, and counters with a hurricanrana. Crazy with a kick to Guido's gut and executes a short powerbomb. Crazy with a springboard moonsault. Crazy piledrives Lynn. Guido betrays his partner. Guido with an Unprettier on Lynn. This is too much punishment for Lynn to absorb. Tajiri finishes him off with a brainbuster.

Kerry Von Erich vs. Rick Martel. Primetime Wrestling. Martel circles around the ring and delays locking up with Von Erich. He ducks Von Erich's right hook. When they eventually do lock-up, Martel gets the upper-hand with kneelifts to Von Erich's mid-section.

Martel with a reverse Irish whip but is unsuccessful with a bodydrop attempt. Von Erich clotheslines him over the second rope. He slams Martel's head against the ring post. Von Erich batters Martel in the corner with successive rights. Von Erich with a wristlock. Martel breaks free but misses an elbow. Von Erich's not only out-muscling him but is outmaneuvering him, too. Von Erich with an armdrag and keeps him down with an armbar. Martel attempts an Ax-handle off the top, but Von Erich catches him with a Claw. A desperate Martel sprays his Arrogance Cologne into Von Erich's eyes to cause a DQ finish.

Kerry Von Erich vs. The Mountie w/Jimmy Hart. Battle Royal at the Albert Hall. Mountie blocks Von Erich's punch and kicks him in the mid-section. Von Erich with a wristlock. Mountie leapfrogs over him but when he turns around, V.on Erich knocks him out with a right hook. Mountie sold that punch well. It's a slow-paced match with brawling and sleeper holds.

Mountie pins him by placing both of his feet on the ropes for leverage. Kerry protests, and referee Danny Davis accuses Mountie of cheating. Davis allows the match to continue. Von Erich out-punches him and connects with a back bodydrop. Mountie leaves the ring with Hart. Von Erich wins by count-out. A surprise win for Von Erich as he was being moved further down the card at the time, while Mountie was getting pushed as a contender for Bret Hart's I-C title.

AJ Styles & Yujiro Takahashi vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima. NJPW, 11-22-2015. Kojima doesn't budge from AJ's running shoulder. AJ weakens him with a leg kick. Kojima with a side headlock and takes him down with a running shoulder. AJ responds with a standing dropkick.

Takahashi elbows the back of Kojima's neck and snapmares him. Kojima with gut punches to AJ. AJ retaliates with standing elbows. AJ picks up Kojima up for a suplex, but Kojima lands on his feet and counters with a DDT. AJ Styles and Kojima have good chemistry when they face off. Tenzan with a running clothesline on AJ in the corner. Follows it up with a vertical and a Samoan drop.

They're trying to put each other away with a rapid succession of power moves. AJ with a springboard forearm on Kojima. Tenzan responds with a spinning heel kick on AJ. Takahashi with a Fisherman's buster on Tenzan. Kojima with a brain-buster on Takahashi. He lariats Takahashi for the win.

RVD w/ Bill Alfonso and Scotty Antol vs. Jerry Lynn. Hardcore Heaven 2000. No title was on the line here. Lynn with a go-behind and a waistlock. RVD with an armbar takedown. Lynn counters with a head scissors. RVD flips over and pins him for a one-count. RVD with a side headlock. RVD leapfrogs over him, but Lynn quickly kicks him in the gut. Lynn baseball slides underneath RVD's big boot. As typical of their matches, RVD and Lynn have fought at a standstill in the opening minutes. RVD shows off his braggadacio with a cartwheel moonsault.

Lynn picks him up for a vertical but converts it into a flapjack. Lynn with an Alabama Jam off the second turnbuckle. Lynn tries a front kick. RVD grabs his foot and counters with a spinning heel kick. RVD attempts a moonsault off the top. Lynn with an ingenious counter: Sunset flips RVD onto a chair which was in the middle of the ring.

Steve Corino and Jack Victory rush into the ring and attack a fallen RVD. Lynn, wanting to win it on his own, beats them both up. Rhyno gores Lynn and powerbombs RVD. RVD fights back by connecting with a top rope, sidekick on Rhyno. Scotty pushes RVD as he was going for a move off the top. RVD is out. Scotty tosses him back into the ring. Lynn with a cradle piledriver. It's not enough to put Van Dam away. Lynn piledrives RVD on the edge of a steel chair for the win. Lynn gets his first win over his rival.

Watched 6-3-94 last night. It really is so good, even if the big chase thrills can't last once you know the results. The only niggle, I think, is that this is one of the most obvious instances of Misawa deciding eventually he isn't going to sell anymore, aka Supermanning. He's less extreme about this than Kobashi can be, but when he does it his flat affect makes it somehow more irritating.

That Misawa/Kawada match is bonkers good. It also shows that the Japanese crowd isn't as "quiet/respectful" as people always said. Absolute banger and atmosphere all around.

Yep, they're about the hottest crowds in the world on days like those. Kobashi/Kikuchi vs Kroffat/Furnas is the other AJ example that springs to mind

Nick Bockwinkel & Jim Brunzell vs. Billy Robinson & Les Thornton. Real World Tag League, 12-5-80. Robinson with a quick kick to Bockwinkel's gut, and tries a double under-hook. Bockwinkel gets to the ropes.Robinson with a side headlock. Bockwinkel slips out, counters with a hammerlock. Robinson with a leg trip.

Thorntom tries to front facelock Brunzell. Brunzell counters with an armbar. Thornton ducks down for a body-drop; Brunzell leapfrogs over him. Bockwinkel wristlocks Thornton. Thornton kips up, attempts a Fireman's Carry to break the hold, but Bock holds onto his wrist to keep the wristlock on.
Robinson monkey-flips Brunzell. Brunzell, much like Bockwinkel earlier in the match, holds Robinson's wrist and keeps the wristlock cinched in-place.

Thornton keeps Bock down with an armbar..Robinson's about to go for a move off the second turnbuckle. The ref sees it, and Robinson backs away. Robinson front facelocks Bock and converts it into a neckbreaker. A lot of hang-time on that neckbreaker.

Robinson with short European uppercuts to Brunzell. Brunzell reverse Irish whips Robinson to the turnbuckles. Robinson is in agony! He sold it well. Bockwinkel wraps him up in body scissors. Whenever Bockwinkel has his opponent in a hold, he keeps it in-place for a few minutes. A fading Robinson needs to make a tag. Bock stops him with a side headlock. From his back, Robinson tries to counter with a chinlock. Robinson eventually gets the strength to pick him up in an Atomic drop position but converts it into a back-brealer.

Thornton connects with short European uppercuts on Brunzell. Brunzell's nose is bleeding from all of those shots he's been taking. Thornton puts Brunzell in a perfect-plex position, converts it into a small package. Robinson finally gets his under-hook suplex on Bock. Thornton with a gut wrench. Robinson tags in and executes a backbreaker. In a last ditch effort, Bockwinkel sunset flips Thornton but he's exhausted and his shoulders also fall to the mat.

Time limit has expired.

(c) Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Nick Bockwinkel & Nikolai Volkoff, 2 out of 3 falls for the NWA International Tag titles. 2-3-82. Bockwinkel with a side headlock takedown on Tsuruta. Bock keeps rocking side-to-side and grinds away with that side headlock. He keeps it on for awhile before Tsuruta picks him up for a side suplex.

Tsuruta, with Baba holding Volkoff, connects with a flying elbow. When Tsuruta and Volkoff go for a collar-and-elbow, Volkoff puts his right hand on Tsuruta's throat and chokeslams him. Bockwinkel with a short knee to Tsuruta's mid-section. Bock keeps hin down with a reverse chinlock. Volkoff Irish whips Tsuruta and knees him in the mid-section. Volkoff tries the same move again but Tsuruta counters with a schoolboy to win the first fall.

As Bockwinkel has draped Tsuruta over the top rope, Volkoff climbs the second turnbuckle for an axe handle move. He then misses Tsuruta, who was several feet away from him. What a botch! Bockwinkel with a tightly wrapped abdominal stretch on Tsuruta. Volkoff clamps on a bear hug and lays Tsuruta out on the canvas. Bock comes in with a flying stomp. Volkoff pins Tsuruta to win the second fall.

Tsuruta with a flying knee on Bockwinkel. Volkoff tries another bearhug on Tsuruta, who Thesz presses him. Volkoff with roughhouse body shots on Tsuruta. Volkoff ducks down for a body drop. Tsuruta catches Volkoff off-guard with a sunset flip for the win.

I'm currently watching WCW Clash of Champions 7 and the last match saw Ranger Ross face a masked man known as The Terrorist. It brings up an interesting trivia question. Who is the only WCW wrestler to compete as four completely different masked characters, not acknowledged as the same person, and three of which only competing in only one match, all with in the same year?

Roxanne Perez and Giulia v Iyo Sky and Jordynne Grace. Match full of twists and turns . Good ending to a fine show this week

Nick Bockwinkel vs. Billy Robinson. AJPW, 12-11-80. Bock with a tight armlock. Robinson gradually breaks free and positions Bock for a backslide. But Bockwinkel keeps the armlock in-place. Robinson slowly counters with an abdominal stretch. Robinson with head-scissors, rolls side-to-side to tack on more punishment. Robinson with a front facelock, converts it into a neckbreaker.

Robinson with an Irish whip and a hiptoss, but Bock holds onto his arm and counters with an armbar takedown. Robinson slowly fights back by putting Bockwinkel in a double underhook. Bock gets to the ropes. Robinson with a side headlock takedown. Whenever Bockwinkel has offensive momentum, Robinson reverts to a side headlock and keeps it in-place for a few minutes.

Bockwinkel tries a leapfrog, but hurt himself when he landed on his left leg. Robinson with a European Uppercut. Bock answers back with a hard slap across the cheek. Robinson loses his cool and rushes forward. Bockwinkel body drops him over the top rope. At ringside, Bock goes for a scoop slam but Robinson slithers away and counters with a scoop slam of his own.

Bockwinkel with a piledriver. He goes for a pin, but Robinson gets his foot on the rope. When Bockwinkel throws punches, Robinson uses a cross arms defense to block it. (It's similar to George Foreman's defensive style.) Robinson fights back with an uppercut to Bock's throat. Robinson picks him up for an Atomic back-breaker, but favors his left knee after executing it. Bock takes advantage with a spinning toehold, but Robinson smartly rolls out of the ring.

They end the match by brawling it out. It's a time limit draw. What a back-and-forth match.

Eric Young vs. JDC vs. Zachary Wentz. TNA International tournament. Unbreakable, 4-17-25. Wentz runs around the ring. Young chases him but realizes what Wentz is doing. Young and JDC double-team Wentz. Wentz fights back with a superkick to Young's chin. Wentz with a moonsault off the second turnbuckle onto Young and JDC, who're near the ramp.

Wentz attempts a springboard move on Young, who counters with a bear hug. JDC clotheslines Wentz with Young keeping him in that bear hug. The move is similar to The Hart Foundation's Hart Attack finisher. Wentz fights back by putting JDC in a snapmare position, rolls him, and jumps up in the air to knee strike Young. JDC with a Falcon Arrow on Wentz. Young follows it up with a Death Valley Driver. Young defeats Wentz with a perfectly done piledriver to advance.