Last Wrestling Match Watched 2.0

[Geese]

Sting vs. Sid Vicious w/Col. Rob Parker. Halloween Havoc '93. Sid with a sneak attack before the match begins but he misses a clothesline. Sting counters with a scoop slam and a clothesline of his own. Sid tries to retreat but Sting gives him no breathing room. Sting clotheslines him on the edge of the ring apron and suplexes him back in the ring. Sting runs off the ropes, but Parker grabs his foot. It gives Sid enough time to get his bearings together. He chokeslams Sting, and pushes him repeatedly against the turnbuckles. Not much finesse. Sid military press slams him onto the steel barricades. Sid slows the pace down with a reverse chinlock and a bear hug.

As they brawl near the ropes, Col. Parker mistakenly grabs Sid's foot and holds it down as Sting falls on-top of Sid for a two-count. Sting takes advantage of a flustered Sid and beats him with a victory roll.

 

[Geese]

Ric Flair w/Fifi vs. (c) Rick Rude for the World title. Halloween Havoc '93. Flair is off to a fast start with several knife edge chops on Rude's chest. Flair bodydrops Rude. Flair with a vertical suplex. Flair clamps a figure-four on Rude early in the match. He works on Rude's left leg. Flair tries a sunset flip. Flair with a high cross body on Rude against the ropes and they both fall out of the ring.

Flair connects with a forearm smash on Rude outside of the ring. Rude eventually gets some offense in with a backbreaker and wears Flair down with a camel clutch. Rude whips him hard to the turnbuckles and follows it up with a clothesline. Rude takes out a pair of brass knuckles hidden in his tights, but Flair ducks Rude's wild haymaker and counters with a side suplex. Flair then knocks Rude out with his own brass knucks. Flair covers him but ref Randy Anderson sees the foreign object and DQ's Flair.

Flair didn't fully connect with a sleeper hold and it took him awhile to put Rude in a backslide.

 

[Geese]

Shawn Michaels vs. Kama w/Ted Dibiase. King of the Ring '95. Shawn easily bobs and weaves Kama's punches and connects with quick jabs to Kama's jaw. He outfights Kama but is smart enough to keep his distance. Shawn with a wristlock and keeps Kama on the mat with an armbar.

Kama with a kick to HBK's ribcage. Kama with a wristlock and short kicks to his chest. Kama wears Shawn down with a half Boston Crab. Kama then lifts him up for a modified torture rack. Kama with short backbreakers. He knows these moves won't make HBK submit but Kama just wants to wind the clock down. HBK catches Kama with a double Axe-handle. HBK with a cross body on Kama, but Kama reverses it for a pin attempt. Shawn tries a sunset flip with one second left. Not enough time. It's a draw.

 

[Geese]

Ahmed Johnson vs. (c) Goldust w/Marlena for the Intercontinental title. King of the Ring '96. Johnson bum rushes Goldust before the bell rings. Johnson connects with a clothesline on Goldust. Johnson executes a running Suicida over-the-top rope, but only caught Goldust with his forearm. Goldust with a loosely applied, rear chinlock. He's playing mind games with Johnson, patting his ass. Goldust with successive double axe handles to Johnson's lower back. Johnson tries an Irish whip but Goldust counters with a sunset flip. Ahmed stops with a punch to his forehead. Goldust immediately comes back with an uppercut.

Goldust lifts him up for a piledriver but didn't have Johnson's head properly positioned. Goldust gives Johnson mouth-to-mouth. He's riled! Ahmed beats him with hammer strikes in the corner. Johnson defeats Goldust with the Pearl River Plunge to win the title.

 

[Geese]

Mike Bailey vs. Chris Sabin. Impact episode 5-25. They start with a collar and elbow tie-up. Sabin backs Bailey up and it looks like he's going to strike but he backs down. Speedball with a single-leg takedown. He tries a handstand but Sabin ingeniously grabs his wrist and clamps on a wristlock. Bailey does a drop-down but Sabin counters with an elbow to his back. Sabin weakens Bailey with a double underhook, keeping him grounded on the mat.

Bailey tries a handstand, but Sabin counters with a low dropkick. Sabin has Bailey well scouted. Bailey connects with a standing moonsault-kneedrop combo. Sabin with a Tiger driver. Sabin tries to sunset flip Bailey out of the ring. Bailey grabs the ropes, but Sabin persists and pulls it off--powerbombing Bailey adjacent to the entrance way. Sabin executes a Muscle-buster and wins with the Cradle Shock.

What a match to start off Impact!

 

[Marty McFourth]

 

[Geese]

The Godwinns vs. (C) Smokin' Gunns w/Sunny for the tag team titles. King of the Ring '96. Billy says he can satisfy Sunny but Phineas can't. Bart takes advantage and sneak attacks him. Billy with haymakers to Phineas in the corner. Henry viciously clotheslines Bart. He then takes Bart down with successive wristlocks. Henry ducks Bart's clothesline but as he runs off the ropes, Billy kicks him right in the back. Bart executes a backbreaker to Henry pressures his back all the way down to his knee to inflict additional damage. As both teams were brawling Bart picks up a tag belt and nails Phineas in the back of his head. Billy pins Phineas to retain.

Phineas had a crush on Sunny, so the Gunns used it to their advantage to keep him distracted.

 

[Geese]

The Bodydonnas vs. New Rockers. King of the Ring '96. Marty Jannetty & Leif Cassidy with a double suplex to Candido from the edge of the ring apron. Jannetty with a loose reverse chinlock on Candido. He tags out to Leif. Leif clamps that reverse chinlock on even tighter. Leif with a full nelson on Candido, and converts it into a half-and-half suplex. Jannetty with a Rocker dropper to Candido. Marty executes a powerbomb on Candido off the top, but he didn't have his foot firmly planted on the top turnbuckle. Candido is taking the brunt of punishment for his team. Zip only sees action briefly. Candido schoolboys Jannetty for the win.

 

[Geese]

Eddie Edwards w/Alisha vs. Yuya Uemura. Impact, June 1st Episode. Edwards takes control with a wristlock. Uemura with a snapmare and keeps Eddie down with an armbar. Edwards puts Uemura in a side headlock. Uemura pushes Edwards against the ropes to break the hold. Uemura with successive armdrags and keeps Edwards grounded with an armbar. It's been a technical match so far, as Uemura is having success with armdrags and keeping Edwards grounded with an armbar. A desperate Edwards resorts to a rake to the eyes. Uemura with an over-the-top rope, high cross body on Edwards outside of the ring.

Uemura with a running bulldog on Edwards in the ring. As he climbs the top, Alisha comes up on the ring apron to distract him. He tries a flying cross-body but Edwards counters with a quick-knee to his abdomen. Edwards executes a Tiger Driver and puts him away with a Boston knee Party.

You knew Eddie was going to win but Uemura kept it close.

 

[Geese]

Motor City Machine Guns vs. Subculture. Impact, June 1st episode. Alex Shelley tries to armdrag Mark Andrews but Andrews puts his knee to Shelley's neck. Shelley tries a hammerlock and a side headlock takedown. Andrews breaks free by putting Shelley in a head scissors.

Flash Morgan Webster drapes Shelley's left leg over the second rope. Andrews holds Shelley's leg. Morgan, then, runs and executes a basement dropkick to Shelley's trapped leg. Chris Sabin props Morgan up so Shelley can clothesline him, but Morgan ducks in the nick of time and Shelley accidentally clotheslines his own partner. As Shelley is helping Sabin get back on his feet, Morgan takes advantage of the miscommunication between them and connects with a springboard moonsault.

Sabin connects with a Doomsday Dropkick on Andrews, but Andrews flips and lands on both feet. He's pumped! Machine Guns execute the Dark Bomb on Andrews. Sabin pins him.

 

[Geese]

Steve Austin vs. Marc Mero w/Sable. King of the Ring '96. Austin puts Mero in a side headlock. Mero counters with a go-behind and then a hammerlock. Austin counters with a go-behind waistlock. Mero flying headscissors Austin, forcing Stone Cold to leave the ring for a break. When Austin gets back into the ring, he takes control with a wristlock. Austin is controlling the match with technical wrestling holds, which is a surprise because normally the babyface lights up the heel in the early minutes of the match.

Mero runs off the ropes, but Austin catches him with a Thesz Press. Austing peels away the protective padding and military press slams Mero on the exposed concrete. In the ring, Austin irish whips Mero hard against the turnbuckles. He weakens Mero with a Boston Crab. Mero tries a sleeper-hold, but Austin counters with a Stunner. Austin picks Mero up for what looks like a powerbomb, but drapes The Wildman, throat-first, right onto the top rope. Austin wins with a Stone Cold Stunner.

Sable was getting cheers even though she was just a valet at the time. Austin was getting mostly booed but, suprisingly, there were a few cheers for him.

 

[Geese]

Master Wato vs. Titan. Best of the Super Juniors finals. Wato with a quick go-behind, a snapmare and a rear chinlock. Wato tries an armbar submission but Titan flexes his arm to prevent it from getting locked in. Titan tries a Texas Cloverleaf but Wato easily breaks free. It's a technical match so far with Wato having a slight edge.

Titan stuns him with a spinning back kick. Titan knuckle locks Wato's fingers and walks the top rope (similar to The Undertaker). He tries a fancy armdrag but Wato lands on his feet. Titan did all those acrobatic moves for nothing. Wato hurts a downed Titan with several short kicks to his chest but, as he runs off the ropes, Titan dropkicks his left knee. Titan executes a top rope, moonsault on Wato outside of the ring.

Wato tries to clothesline but Titan bends over backwards to duck it. That move came straight outta The Matrix. Titan runs off the ropes but Wato rushes in to momentarily stun him with a back elbow. Titan executes a springboard double stomp on Wato's lower back. He punishes Wato with an unusual single leg, grapevine submission. Wato finishes him off with a Chicken-wing Suplex for the win.

 

[Geese]

Vader w/Harley Race vs. Cactus Jack in a Texas Death match. Halloween Havoc '93. They brawl at ringside. Vader tries a short left hook on Jack, who's dazed in front of the ring post. But Jack ducks and Vader slams his fist on the post. Vader keeps punching on. Vader with several right hooks to the top of Jack's head. Jack picks up a camera and bashes it over Vader's head.

Vader knocks Jack down with a short clothesline in the ring. Vader with several right hooks to Jack in the corner of the ring. He gives Jack no space to fight back. Jack side suplexes Vader on the walkway. Jack then lariats him for the pin. Jack scored a pinfall. But pinfalls don't count in Death match rules. There's a rest period. Vader has ten seconds to get up.

Jack DDT's Vader on a chair, but he hurt himself while delivering the DDT. They're both down. The ref is making the count. Whoever beats the count is the winner. While Jack is getting up, Race uses a taser gun to shock him. Vader beats the count to win.

During the match, Race kept flashing his taser gun. The camera man caught him red-handed. Is he trying to get caught? It became predictable how it was going to end.

 

[Geese]

Ricky Steamboat vs. Paul Orndorff w/ The Assassin. Halloween Havoc '93. Orndorff sneak attacks Steamboat, knocking him down with a clothesline. Steamboat gets out of the ring but Orndorff axe handles him. Steamboat tries a flying cross body on Orndorff but he moves out of the way. Steamboat crashes on the mat. Steamboat tries a side headlock but Orndorff picks him up for a side suplex.

Steamboat blocks Orndorff's punch and counters with karate chops. While Steamboat is on the edge of the ring apron arguing with the ref, Orndorff trips him up. Steamboat with a flying chop off the top on Orndorff, who's dazed on the walkway. Orndorff goes for the piledriver. Steamboat kicks up his legs up to block it. When Orndorff crashes against the turnbuckle pads, Steamboat sneaks up behind him and grabs his tights for a schoolboy attempt. When Steamboat is out of the ring, Assassin inserts a foreign object inside of his mask and headbutt's Steamboat to the back of his head. Steamboat is knocked out and doesn't beat the count.

 

[Geese]

Charlie Norris, Shockmaster, and Ice Train vs. Harlem Heat & Equalizer. Halloween Havoc '93. Ice Train puts Booker T in a side headlock. He takes Booker down with a shoulder-block. Ice is dominating the test of strength and the offensive flow at the start of the match. Booker tries to scoop slam him, but Ice reverses it and slams Booker hard. The fans erupted! Norris armdrag s Booker. They're taking turns working on Booker's arm, keeping him grounded with moves like an armbar and a wristlock. They're keeping Booker away from his partners.

Ice and Shockmaster with a double elbow on Equalizer. Shockmaster clamps a bear hug on Booker and slams him hard to the mat for the pin.