The Match I'm Watching Now

[Grievous 3D]

Okay...so today I'm watching:

Ricky Steamboat vs. Ric Flair for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
from WrestleWar 1989 on a recommendation from a good friend of mine.

And like I normally do...I'll be taking some notes...
~ The commentary is great...
~ That opening "Chop Frenzy" was pretty intense...
~ Steamboat has a fantastic armdrag...
~ I like how Steamboat is focusing on the arm...
~ Those chops are so loud...fucking ouch!
~ That guardrail isn't protecting anyone...
~ Jesus Steamboat is quick...
~ Those repeated pinning attempts were interesting...
~ The crowd is right into this match...
~ Knee Injury!
~ Figure Four!
~ Wow...Steamboat was in that for a long time...
~ And that pin came out of nowhere...I didn't see that coming...
~ I miss "the Big Gold Belt" Charlotte should wear that the next time
she becomes a Champion. Seriously that would be Awesome!
~ Pyros!
~ Hey...a young(er) Jim Ross...
~ Terry Funk...this is interesting...
~ And post match attack by Terry Funk! That no good bastard!
~ And the table didn't break for the piledriver spot...well...
I going to blame Sasha Banks!

All in All...this truly was an absolute classic with both men
showing amazing endurance & fantastic in-ring chemistry.

 

[The Gipper]

One of the best examples of no-selling being fantastic in the right places. Loved Bull getting fed up with Toyota and just kicking the shit out of her. great speed Vs power match.

 

[Crash]

[doublepost=1524501313][/doublepost]The Last Match of Steve Austin..........

 

[Farooq]

Just saw the Bobby Roode and Charlotte Flair vs Asuka and The Miz for the Mixed Match challenge. It was entertaining and I enjoyed it. Only match I saw from that special currently too.

 

[Deadmanforever97]

I just watched Taker squash Cena WM 34

 

[Grievous 3D]

Okay...so today I'm watching:

Ric Flair vs. Sting for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
from the Great American Bash 1990.

I wanted to watch Flair vs. Sting from Clash of the Champions 1988...
but I couldn't find it...so I went with this match instead.

And like I normally do...I'll be taking some notes...
~ This is the first time I have ever seen "Surfer" Sting...(Is that the right term?)
~ His entrance theme is pretty sweet...
~ And there are too many side attractions before the match even starts...
~ The "Dudes with Attitude" is a LAME name...
~ Sting's head looks like a box...
~ That high entrance ramp is weird...
~ Flair's hair is amazing...
~ The crowd is right into the match...
~ The match story is solid...Sting had the early advantage...but Flair turns
the tables by targeting the knee...
~ Sting uses the Figure Four on Flair...
~ Whenever I see Nick Patrick I can't help but think of Starrcade 1997...
~ I'm not a big fan of Sting (or anybody really) "No Selling"
~ Scorpion Deathlock! & now there is a fight on the ramp...
~ I've honestly never liked the way Sting applies the Deathlock...he doesn't
cinch it in deep enough...
~ And Sting gets the win by countering the Figure Four into a small package
& the crowd goes fucking wild!
~ And a cool post match promo from the Stinger.

All in All...it was a very fast paced, energetic match that honestly was a little
overbooked...but the crowd more than made up for it. I can see why Sting
was so over "back in the day" & Flair...well...he's Ric Flair.

 

[The Gipper]

~ The "Dudes with Attitude" is a LAME name...

...I am triggered, good sir. That was the name of my former Stable. Which also included Al Poppin and Clobbersaurus and my character named The British Kid.


I wish I was joking about that.

 

[Crash]

 

[Jay-Ashley]

One of Kana's, now Asuka, best rivalries in Japan.

 

[Jay-Ashley]

An amazingly great match featuring Kairi Hojo, Kairi Sane in NXT, and Io Shirai.

 

[Grievous 3D]

Okay...so I watched:

Austin Aries (c) vs. Pentagon Jr. vs. Fenix for the Impact World Championship
from the Redemption Pay Per View...

~ The crowd is kind of small for this...I feel a match like this deserves a bigger stage...
~ I actually think Austin Aries looks like an idiot with all those belts...
~ There is no need for that cape Fenix...
~ Pentagon still may have the coolest look of any wrestler I've ever seen...
~ The action is fast & frantic...
~ Fenix struggled with some of his "Rope Dancing" during this match...
~ I'm happy for Austin Aries...he deserved more than just being on 205 Live...
~ Pentagon went for the Arm Snap! Fenix stopped it!
~ I'm having Lucha Underground flashbacks here...
~ And Pentagon went over the guardrail...
~ 450 Splash by Aries!
~ Wow...Pentagon hit a Gory Driver & a Package Piledriver at the same time!
~ Arm Snap on Aries!
~ And a Pentagon Driver to finish him off & a 1, 2, 3! Nice...
~ And a nice show of sportsmanship between Pentagon & Fenix...

Wow...that was a great match with all 3 guys looking sharp as a razor.

And I'm Done...

 

[Grievous 3D]

Okay...so I just watched (for the 1st time):

Jinder Mahal (c) vs. Randy Orton in a Punjabi Prison Match
for the WWE Championship from Battleground 2017 & of
course I have some notes...because that's what I do...

~ So the structure itself is extremely strange...but in a way...kind of cool.
~ There are too many weird rules with doors & time limits...it should have
simply been a thunderdome-like bamboo cage structure...perhaps keep
the two cage idea but get rid of all the doors & time limits...
~ It must have been a nightmare for the cameramen to film...
~ I think this match could have been more entertaining if it would have
been a triple threat match...I mean it was the third Mahal/Orton main
event in 3 pay per views...so everyone was basically done with this match
before it even started...
~ I actually respect Mahal & Orton for at least trying to put on the best
match they could...& Orton shed some blood which I'll always respect.
~ The Singh Brothers also deserve props for providing the match with
a couple of great spots...
~ 28 minutes was way TOO LONG...especially considering it was their
third match in as many pay per views...
~ The Great Khali showing up was...weird? I mean I understand why...
but still...it seemed kind of random.

So originally I was happy to see Jinder win the WWE title...and I actually
really enjoyed the Mahal/Orton match from Backlash...especially the finish...

BUT...(Zelina Vega's Butt)...

The WWE kept the title on Jinder for way too long & choked the life out
of SDL in the process. It was also a mistake to have Nakamura be the
next victim after Orton in Jinder's overly long reign.

This match however...was incredibly strange, overly long & slower than
turtle taking a shit...but I can kind of respect it for that.

I said respect...not like.

If they ever book another one...put 4 guys inside of it & make the structure
easier to break. You could do something really entertaining with that.

:emoji_thinking:

Imagine Braun Strowman, Baron Corbin, Jinder Mahal & Jeff Hardy in
that match.

 

[Deadmanforever97]

Im watching Razor Ramon vs Shawn Michaels wrestlemania ladder match

 

[Grievous 3D]

So I'm watching...

Aerostar vs. Drago from the Impact Redemption Pay Per View...
~ So its the opening match of the show...so the crowd is hot...
~ Its strange seeing these two fight outside of "The Temple" but they
can clearly put on a great match even without the post match editing.
~ The commentators are annoying...
~ Man...that corner was causing trouble for everyone all night...
~ And a very botchy finish...but Aerostar gets the win with a springboard
codebreaker.

 

[Crash]