The Quarantine Files (Randomone Watches Stuff)

Some Giant gems & stinkers from Japan

Andre the Giant vs Stan Hansen
May 18, 1979
They take turns with the clubbing blows to the chest as they both smirk at each other before Andre locks on sort of an arm triangle, but Hansen fights free, only to crumble due to a headbutt. Hansen fights back with shots to the ribs, but it only wakes Andre up, who sends him outside with another headbutt. Hansen regroups and grabs a bearhug as Freddie Blassie jabs at Andre with his cane to distract him, but the big man fights free of the hold. He drives Hansen’s face down on his knee & suffocates him in the corner. Slugfest ensues, but Andre goes outside after Blassie & Hansen is soon out after him. Hansen keeps punching Andre to the point where the Giant bleeds and it’s nothing but a slugfest from here on out as it spills into the crowd. Both men grab chairs and start swinging as Hansen & Blassie bail with Hansen chucking chairs at Andre as we have a double countout. They fight deep into the crowd and to the backstage area to the point where all you can see is Andre’s afro and the crowd quickly scatter as he heads back to the ringside area.


Andre the Giant vs Stan Hansen
June 5, 1980
This match starts sort of abruptly as Andre just finished beating Seiji Sakaguchi as they start this match with dudes still in the ring. Andre traps Hansen in the corner with his ass & hits his hip attacks before drilling Hansen with a big boot off the ropes and does what I can only describe as a Honma-esque Kokeshi headbutt! Hansen rebounded and leveled the Giant with a Lariat that crumbled the big man. Boots to the noggin have Andre on dream street as he just shoots a double leg, lifts Hansen up and they both tumble over the top to the floor where they brawl before Hulk Hogan hits ringside and attacks Andre. They brawl to the point where the ref counts Andre out and Hansen bails with Hogan into the crowd, who scatter. Andre threatens the ref for being a moron and counting him out instead of DQ’ing Hansen. This was wild on so many levels.


Andre the Giant vs Stan Hansen
September 23, 1981
Hansen attacks immediately, but charges in the corner and eats a big boot. Andre slaps on the bearhug and he’s in for a while before Andre changes to an arm bar. Andre headbutts Hansen so hard he clutches his own head and just falls down into an arm bar on the mat. Andre looks out to the crowd & Hansen tries fighting back, but Andre just zones in again on the arm. Smart move to take away the Lariat. Andre misses a splash in the corner, but regains control with a kimura. Hansen starts punching at the leg of Andre with his free arm, but Andre hits a vertical suplex. He targets the kidneys with punches, tries a back drop, but Hansen puts the brakes on and BODYSLAMS ANDRE!! He misses a follow up elbow drop, but gets the Camel Clutch and is in that for a bit before Andre gets the ropes. We get a brawl on the floor and the referee counts both men out. Arnold Skaaland is there and talking with the ref along with Andre & Hansen and they’ve decided to restart this match.

Hansen bolts at Andre and judo flips him so hard that the ref bumps! He ties Andre up in the ropes and the crowd is going nuts, but he takes too long and Andre gets free, clubbing Hansen so hard he falls to a knee. Headbutts by Andre as he unties the top of a corner pad, tries to slam Hansen into it, but the brakes are put on and Andre is sent face first into the exposed corner. Hansen tries an elbow drop, but Andre catches it and gets a hammerlock, then starts headbutting Hansen in the back before bodyslamming him down. Andre misses a splash, Hansen misses an elbow, Andre misses a big boot and Hansen hits the LARIAT so hard Andre tumbles to the floor! We see Arnold handing Andre something and it’s an elbow pad to put on. The ref tries to take it off and gets launched and hit with a lariat!! Andre & Hansen keep brawling as the ring attendants help out the ref and another one jumps in to officially DQ Andre the Giant. It becomes chaos as both Hansen & Andre beat up young lions leading to the pull apart. I loved this match, it was a fun brawl. The best of the 3 available matches on NJPW World of Andre & Hansen.


Andre the Giant vs Riki Choshu
June 1, 1984
Before the match even starts, Andre fakes going at the crowd and they scramble quick. He just grabs Choshu & headbutts him down right out the gate as he does his vintage rest on his opponent with his ass in the corner deal. It’s just Andre choking away until he lowers his head for a back drop, but Choshu puts on the brakes and BODYSLAMS THE GIANT! Andre quickly grabs a bearhug to cut off any momentum Choshu had. He has it applied for like 4 minutes it seems, which is a pretty long time, before he lets it go and hits a back body drop. Andre tries the lamest falling headbutt, but misses and Choshu starts chopping away, but the giant rises, reverses a corner whip & hits a big boot off the ropes and sits all his weight down on Choshu’s chest Earthquake style for the 3 count. This, this wasn’t good. The bodyslam ruled though.


11 Man Battle Royal
Andre the Giant, Adrian Adonis, Antonio Inoki, Dick Murdoch, Gerry Morrow, Kengo Kimura, Kerry Brown, Seiji Sakaguchi, Tatsumi Fujinami, Tiger Toguchi & Wild Samoan
December 6, 1984
A young Headshrinker Samu is the Wild Samoan just FYE. Everyone really just pairs off and is hugging each other mostly with Andre just chopping the occasional dude until Gerry Morrow is dumped by a few guys about a minute into this. Adonis low bridges Kerry Brown and dumps him. Andre with ease, throws Sakaguchi over the top. Samu is dumped by Fujinami and makes the funniest face into camera after. I have no idea who it was, but a dude in a mask and his manager hit the ring and talk shit to Antonio Inoki, who jumps over the top, eliminating himself, to chuck a chair at them as they scattered backstage. Inoki is confused as to why he’s eliminated, but the fact is, he’s a dumb dumb. We don’t see how, but Tiger Toguchi is eliminated as well. Inoki is just watching ringside and doesn’t have to go backstage apparently. This leaves Kimura, Fujinami, Adonis, Murdoch & Andre. The big man goes after Fujinami while the North South Connection target Kimura. Murdoch leaves his partner and goes after Andre, but as this happens, Adonis & Tiger tumble out together leaving 3. Murdoch almost sends Andre out with a big elbow, low bridges Fujinami to eliminate him, but poses allowing Andre to hit an atomic drop sending Captain Redneck to the floor. Andre wins a pretty shitty battle royal, but the entrants were pretty interesting & fun to see.


Andre the Giant vs Super Strong Machine
May 31, 1985
The amount of stalling that happens to start is insane. Machine uses his speed to make Andre look foolish clawing at him to the point where he almost loses his balance. Andre’s manager, KY Wakamatsu, finally starts choking Machine with a rope and Andre takes control with a choke before Antonio Inoki wipes out Wakamatsu with a kick and Andre attacks Inoki. I guess it’s a bull rope or a whip, whatever it is, Andre chokes out Inoki with it and this match is officially a No Contest and one of the worst Andre matches I’ve ever seen in my life. What a colossal waste of time for everyone involved.


Andre the Giant, Angelo Mosca & Steve Collins vs Kevin Sullivan, King Kong Bundy & Mark Lewin
NWA Polynesian Hot Summer Night
August 3, 1985
This shot has nothing to do with this match, I just thought Andre doing a Stump Puller was rad. 24,000 fans have packed Aloha Stadium for a show that had Ric Flair vs Sivi Afi end in a 26 minute DQ and Antonio Inoki vs Bruiser Brody ended in a double count out. Anyways, The Taskmaster and Collins start off with Sullivan hitting one backdrop before tagging Lewin. The heels absolutely destroy Collins on the floor, crotching him on the railing. Back inside, Collins hits a sunset flip for 2, then tags Mosca, who is a house of fire before Bundy tags in and we have a slugfest on our hands. Mosca won’t let up, tries for a bodyslam, but Lewin attacks from behind allowing Bundy to take over. Finally Andre tags in and he sends Bundy flying into his corner and Andre starts swinging at all the heels. He doesn’t care that he’s in the heels corner, he’s trapped all of them in the corner as Mosca & Collins use Andre’s ass as a battering ram (that’s a sentence) as it’s starting to pour rain. Andre hits a huge chop on Sullivan, hits a big boot, but Sullivan grabs a huge Ziploc baggie out of his trunks (it’s comical how big this bag was) and he throws powder into the face of Andre & Collins as the referee DQs the heels and we just get a big brawl. This was garbage. Andre sent the heels packing, but man, this sucked. Hey, the fans got to see Andre though.

Japanese Women's Wrestling Block

This is mainly matches with Asuka, Hikaru Shida, Riho, Yuka Sakazaki & my girl Maki Itoh, with some other familiar faces along the way.

 
Minoru Suzuki & Meiko Satomura vs Naomichi Marufuji & Kana (Asuka)
June 16, 2014
Ok, this match is noteworthy for the end of the match, which is pretty unsettling, so just stick through this if you can. Apparently Asuka asked Suzuki to be this stiff with her, so know that. The ladies start until Asuka slaps the shit out of Suzuki on the apron, as he tags in, kicks her down to the mat, but before she can do anything, Marufuji tags in and we get ground work with the two before it’s Meiko & Marufuji who do some solid back & forth wrestling. Asuka tags in & she unleashes stiff kicks to the corner on Meiko before she hits a snap suplex on Asuka & the match spills outside where Suzuki boots at Asuka & slams her head violently into the apron before he SPITS & SLAPS HER throwing her into the ring where Meiko wears her down with submissions. Mid submission, Suzuki tries to grab a leg submission in the ropes & gets reprimanded, allowing Meiko to clobber Marufuji on the opposite side. Suzuki & Meiko take turns working Asuka’s arm and Suzuki also FOREARMS THE SHIT OUT OF ASUKA. She tries to fight back, but even Marufuji looks uncomfortable at how brutal Suzuki is being, but Asuka won’t quit. She tries fighting back, but Suzuki chops her down hard, then Meiko in to punt away. Suzuki tries a cheap shot on Marufuji, but he jumps in & hits a hook kick right to the face, tags in officially and nails brutal chops on Suzuki. Misdirect by Suzuki, who slaps on the rear naked choke, Meiko tags in & she lights Marufuji up with kicks as he tries throwing a series of strikes, which Meiko avoids all of them! Asuka tags in with a snap German for 2, Shining Wizard for 2 as the heels turn the tides with dueling rear naked chokes! The babyfaces get free as Asuka with a rolling arm breaker applied, but Suzuki breaks it up, tagging in. Asuka tries a rolling leg lock, but Suzuki just stands there, so she gets up & hits a BRUTAL SLAP, tries a backslide, but zero effect.

THIS is when the match takes a turn, as Suzuki grabs a reverse waistlock and Asuka mule kicks him low & he crumbles. Asuka punts him in the head repeatedly, SPITS at him, face rake with her boot, pulls his hair, headbutts over again before Suzuki rises and HEADBUTTS ASUKA SO HARD YOU CAN HEAR THE CLUNK. He knocks Asuka down and PAINT BRUSH SLAPS HER OVER & OVER, then starts the forearms, 16 TIMES before the ref steps in, but gets launched down. Marufuji is just standing on the apron watching as Suzuki keeps slapping away at her, then finally jumps in, but gets sent to the floor quickly as Suzuki punts Asuka in the head. Meiko steps in and tries to stop her partner from the beating, but he THROWS MEIKO TO THE FLOOR, as Suzuki mounts Asuka and keeps slapping her, which echoes through the arena. ASUKA GETS TO HER FUCKING FEET and starts slapping & throwing shots at Suzuki, who is absorbing them all before shooting a leg takedown & heel hook. Again, Asuka WILL NOT QUIT as she gets the ropes, clutching her ankle. Meiko & Marufuji I guess are fighting outside, but who knows why? Asuka shoves the ref down, goes after Suzuki again, but he slaps on the Rear Naked Choke, then hits the Gotch Piledriver on her for the 3 count. This match was fucking insane.

If anything else, this match is super uncomfortable at the end, but makes you truly appreciate the heart & courage that Asuka has. You can’t help but respect the hell out of her. If you don’t like man vs woman matches, this won’t be for you, but fuckin hell, this was brutal, but Asuka wouldn’t give up.

Kenny Omega & Kana (Asuka) vs Masato Tanaka & Hikaru Shida
August 28, 2014
What a mixed tag here! The ladies trade hip attacks to start before tagging in the fellas. Insanely fast paced set with back & forth by both before we stalemate out and they tag the women, or so we think, as Kenny stays in & stomps a mud hole in Shida in the corner. Step up rana by Shida, then a hip attack as Kenny tags Asuka and we get a shove exchange before they trade hip attacks & snap mares. Everyone starts throwing hip attacks until Tanaka & Shida do stereo butt bumps on the domes of Asuka & Omega. They all brawl into the crowd before Tanaka WEDGIES Omega & slaps his ass (not kidding). Kenny turns the tables and does the same thing. He chokes out Tanaka with a chair as back inside; Asuka does the Stink Face on Shida (a sentence that should delight quite a few board members). Kenny in & he keeps wearing down Shida before he SLAPS SHIDA’S ASS! They take turns isolating Shida before Kenny PULLS HIS PANTS DOWN & sits up in the corner, wanting Asuka to send Shida face first into his ass (no other way to write that), but Shida turns the tables and ASUKA RUNS FACE FIRST INTO OMEGA’S ASS! Asuka is dry heaving, as she runs into a Shida backbreaker and finally gets the hot tag to Tanaka, who murders Asuka with corner lariats, then does the same to Kenny. DDT on Asuka/Stunner on Kenny combo as he sends Omega to the floor. Asuka tries a triangle choke, but Tanaka powerbombs free. Forearm battle commences between Asuka & Tanaka until the ECW legend nails a Roaring Elbow, goes for another, but Asuka hits a high kick & Tanaka crumbles. They trade reversals until Asuka gets the Black Widow, as Shida breaks it up. Kenny with a high cross off the top for 2 as he wipes out Shida on the apron. Forearm battle with the men leads to a Snap Dragon by Kenny, but Tanaka fights back & tags Shida, who tries a running knee, but Kenny slams her into the corner with brutal chops. Shida hits a suplex on Kenny for 1 as Tanaka sends him in & she hits a snap powerslam for 2. Shida misses a sliding knee, Tanaka hits a Sliding D, Shida with the sliding knee 1…2…NO! Asuka broke it up as Kenny gets poked into the eye & small packaged 1…2…NO! Kenny yells STOP, then hits an enzugiri on Shida as they ladies trade kick attempts & counters before Shida nails a Fisherman’s Suplex and Stretch Muffler, but Asuka counters into an arm breaker. Kenny grabs a kendo stick & whacks Shida in the arm with it outside, as Asuka signals for a running hip attack off the apron, but SHIDA CANES HER IN THE ASS! Kenny wipes out Shida with a baseball slide, then ranas Tanaka to the floor. Kenny teases his Terminator Dive, but Shida smacks him in the face with the kendo stick! Shida off the top with a cross body to the floor! SUPERPLEX BY SHIDA ON ASUKA as Tanaka hits a Frog Splash on her! Running knee to the face 1…2…NO! Shida does the deal with a Falcon Arrow, but Asuka quickly slaps on a cross arm breaker. Tanaka breaks it up, but gets sent outside as Shida nails a running hip attack on Shida for 2. Kenny with the leg trap Falcon Arrow, Asuka with a KO Kick, they both cover her 1…2…Tanaka breaks it up! Asuka with a German for 2, then slaps on the Asuka Lock and Shida taps out! This match was insane and with the exception of the bare ass spot, was fun!


Hikaru Shida vs Mei Suruga
July 28, 2018
GATOH Pro Wrestling
Mei is also in the AEW Women’s Title Tournament, so I wanted to get familiar with her and here she is wrestling Shida. Mei is barely as tall as the top rope. Bell sounds and Shida tosses Mei down, but she pops right up and just jumps into Shida’s face. Shida tries a brainbuster, but gets reversed into a sunset flip for 2. Mei holds the hand and does a springboard arm drag and jumps around celebrating, but literally jumps into a Shida back breaker. Shida wrenches at a Camel Clutch, knee in the back, but releases and allows Mei to fight back. They are flicking each other on the forehead before Mei finally hits a running dropkick, four of them in fact for a 2 count. Full nelson applied, but Shida reverses easily. Mei stomps the foot and gets the hold again & flips into Cattle Mutilation. She breaks and really works for a bodyslam before going back to the full nelson. Shida backs her into the corner, charges & hits a running knee for 2. Backbreaker gets 2, then Shida sinks in a deep Boston Crab, but Mei gets the ropes. Mei gets a flash pin for 2, then another roll up, she tries a wheelbarrow roll up, but Shida drops down for 2. Mei gets a victory roll for a super close near fall, hits the ropes, but Shida nails a tilt a whirl back breaker for 2. Great series of near falls as Shida hits a brainbuster for the 1…2…3. Fun little match, I think Suruga will do fine in this tournament.


Riho vs An Chamu
March 30, 2019
GATOH Pro Wrestling
This is fascinating to me, no ring for this one, as this is literally in a square surrounded by people with a few windows with fans in them as well. Riho literally starts the match by shoving Chamu boot first into an older man, haha. Camel clutch then applied (not on the man) as she does a wrist lock, shoots her into the wall, but Chamu springs off the wall with a hip attack. She tries another, but Riho avoids it and boots her in the ass. Small package by Chamu for 2 as Riho really works for & gets the snap mare and body scissors. They trade pin attempts until Chamu hits a leg drop for 2. Riho pops up and slams her into the wall, tries a running cross body, but Chamu gets her knees up. Sunset flip by Riho, but Chamu drops her weight down for 2. Both girls sit on the window and start posing as the crowd Woooo at them. Riho tries a cross body off the window, but misses as Chamu gets 2, then a cross arm breaker, but Riho escapes, picks the legs and gets a single leg crab. She lets it go, does a snap mare, then climbs into the window, leaps for a double stomp, Chamu moves, Riho rolls through & dropkicks her in the ass. Dives for the crossface, but Chamu counters into a roll up, they trade more pin attempts, but Riho gets the rolling pin while posing for the 3. I’ll be honest, I’ve never seen anything like this before, but they made it work.


Riho vs Mei Suruga
June 3, 2018
Another match with no ring & surrounded by the crowd. Suruga with a series of forearms out the gate, but they trade armbars & hammerlocks before Mei gets a school girl for 2. They trade snap mares before Mei gets the body scissors, Riho escapes & teases a hair mare into the crowd, but Mei reverses, tries herself, but Riho cartwheels out into a Boston Crab. Mei fights off a bodyslam and does multiple standing crossbody blocks, which look absolutely ridiculous given the location. Bow & arrow applied, but Riho escapes and hits a standing double stomp. She slams Mei into the wall, then hits a jumping knee for 2. Full nelson by Mei, who turns it into a pin attempt for a close 2. Mei hits a jumping headlock takedown, then hits 3 dropkicks for 2. Back to the full nelson, but Riho reverses into a bridging pin for 2. Back to the Boston Crab for Riho as we’re told you can either touch the audience or touch the wall to qualify as a rope break and she grabs someone in the audience for the break. Riho climbs to the window, leaps off and hits the double stomp for 3. I’m fucking fascinated by these matches. I should also point out there’s one American guy in the crowd that sort of looks like Roy from The Office and it’s hilarious to me.


Riho & Kenny Omega vs Masa Takanashi & Kaori Yoneyama
February 9, 2013
No ring for this, just surrounded by a crowd and it almost looks like a big sleeping bag they’re wrestling on. Kaori tries a headlock on Kenny, but he no sells & grabs an arm bar. She uses her partner to flip out, tries an arm drag, but Kenny just slams her face first down. They trade leg sweeps, covers, school girl & have a stale mate to the crowds delight. Masa jumps in and rakes the back of Kenny, but The Cleaner hits a DOUBLE bodyslam simultaneously on both opponents before Riho hits a dropkick on Masa & Kenny nails a rana. Masa tries for a nose claw on Kenny, but he ducks & Masa gets it on the ref, who slaps it away, goes to clothesline him, but he ducks & she wipes out Kenny. They trade double suplex attempts until the ref comes over and helps Kenny & Riho suplex their opponents. They ALL take turns doing somersault sentons on Masa, do a TRIPLE headbutt on him for 2. They were going to do a TRIPLE camel clutch on Kaori, but Masa shoves them all down. Muta Lock by Kaori on Kenny, but she lets go & Masa gets a STF. Masa gets a small step stool, but Kenny hits the Crusher down onto it and Riho springs off it with a knee, then does a wild looking single leg crab with a bridge on Masa, while Kenny has Kaori in a backbreaker over his shoulder. Kenny does You Can’t Escape on Masa for 2, leaping back kick leg lariat, tries for One Winged Angel, but Kaori jumps in and hits a rolling German suplex on Omega for 2! Brutal knee to the head by Kaori, who charges, Kenny calls for a timeout & nails an enzugiri on her. He hits a brutal Snap Dragon as Riho pounces on Masa, who throws a pillow at Kenny, allowing Kaori to hit Code Red for 2. Forearm exchange with Kenny & Kaori until Kenny hits a spin kick to her ribs, looks for One Winged Angel, but she spins out, only for Kenny to hit the Bastard Driver, she holds on into a sunset flip 1…2…Riho with a Shining Wizard breaks it up. Hadouken shot by Kenny, who hits One Winged Angel on Kaori as Riho holds back Masa for the 3 count. Everything about this match will make people’s heads explode, but I enjoyed this quite a bit.


GATOH Move Super Asia Championship
Riho vs Natsumi Maki
November 8, 2018
Super fast start by both with arm drags and leg sweeps before the stalemate. Hairmare by Riho as she stomps Maki mercilessly in the corner before getting the Camel Clutch. Bodyslam by Riho, but Maki bridges out, hits a cross body, cartwheel, series of dropkicks as Riho eats a running dropkick to the face while in the ropes. Riho fights out of a fisherman suplex and hits a 619, then cross body off the top for 2. Cross face applied, but Maki gets out and hits a somersault neckbreaker before going up top. Riho cuts her off and we get a slugfest before Riho hits a super arm drag. She goes up top herself and nails the double foot stomp for 2. She went for the running stomp, but Maki rolls her up for a close 2. Riho hits the ropes, eats a superkick for another Maki 2 count. Forearm exchange that Riho wins or so I think as this gets fucking crazy with the forearms as Maki is the one to win the battle. Hard whip to the corner, but Riho explodes out with a lariat. Short superkick by Maki as she hits a cartwheel sunset flip for 2. Maki up top, but Riho gets the knees up for the splash, hits the running double knees twice and gets the 3 count. This was pretty damn hard hitting.


Maki Itoh vs Yuka Sakazaki
July 16, 2018
TJPW
Solid back & forth ground work before we get a stalemate as Yuka suckers her in with a boot & running back elbow as Itoh rushes her into the corner, but Yuka politely places her down, smiles, then boots her in the face. Spinning toe hold as Itoh screams, so Yuka covers her mouth, then drives the boot to the throat in the corner. She snaps Itoh’s neck on the ropes, then does tries a choke over the ropes, but Itoh launches her to the floor hard. Back inside, she tries a corner 10 punches, but again Yuka slams her down. Hard whip to the corner, but Yuka misses a dropkick off the second and eats multiple Itoh dropkicks. Honma Kokeshi headbutt by Itoh gets a 2 as she keeps headbutting Yuka, but Yuka ducks one and sinks in a rear naked choke deep before Itoh gets the ropes. Itoh literally just screams in Yuka’s face before Yuka just chops her in the throat to stop it. Yuka rakes the eyes and Itoh drags the ref to the corner and does her corner punches. She realizes what she’s done and the REF FLAIR FLOPS!! Yuka with a missile dropkick, covers, but the ref is still down! Yuka boots the ref, then politely wakes him up just in time to get rolled up by Itoh 1…2…NO! Headbutts to the head & chest as Itoh sinks in the Boston Crab, but Yuka wiggles into a roll up for 2. Nasty DDT by Itoh as she goes to the second, misses the Kokeshi, but hits a diving headbutt to the midsection for 2. She tries another, but Yuka side steps & hits a sliding D. Springboard frog splash off the middle of top rope by Yuka for the 1…2…3! Post match, Yuka screams right into her ear as payback. Itoh was helped to the back and, despite looking like the sweetest girl ever, flips the crowd off! I dug this match. Just enough comedy, but it was solid stuff. Can’t wait to see Yuka again & Itoh won me over.


Maki Itoh vs Mina Shirakawa
May 5, 2019
DDT Pro
Standing switches to start as they trade arm bars, headlocks as Itoh goes for the corner punches, but Mina escapes and does it herself with the lightest punches you’ll ever see for a 2 count. Drop toe hold by Itoh who tries a surfboard but as she pulls back she falls on her own ass and the hold breaks. Itoh tries the corner punches again and gets it, again, the lightest you’ll ever see, for 2. They trade forearms & shoulder blocks before Mina nails a flying tackle. Running corner elbow & dropkick by Mina gets 2 and it’s Mina who gets the full surfboard stretch. She lets go after a bit, allowing Itoh to fight back with a headbutt and Kokeshi’s to the midsection for 2. Boston Crab applied, but she tries to turn it into a Cloverleaf, as Mina gets a 2 fall, then does a reverse crab of her own. Itoh gets the ropes and they headbutt each other again until Itoh eats a spinning back elbow for 2. Mina tries an Implant DDT, but Itoh counters into one of her own before sinking in the Cloverleaf for the submission win. Solid little match.


Maki Itoh vs Su Yung
September 1, 2019
DDT-Pro
Mind games from Su to start as she scares the hell out of Itoh and bites her. Itoh bails to the floor as is retreating like Rollins would The Fiend. Su bites at the hand and the ref is doing literally nothing about this, but when he does, Su stalks him down. Itoh hits a running elbow in the corner and tries for her corner punches, but they have no effect. She goes for Kokeshi, but misses as Su tosses her to the apron and hits a SPINNING BACK BREAKER ON THE EDGE OF THE RING! That was impressive as she tosses an audience member out of his chair and sits Itoh down, slapping the shit out of her. Su takes her dress off, charges off the apron & hits a tumbleweed. They head back inside for a 2 count as Su gets the body scissors before Itoh escapes, charges and runs into Su screaming in her face. We then have a Scream Off that would make Daffney proud and they both scream at the ref, who fucking bumps! Kokeshi by Itoh gets a 2 count as Itoh charges in the corner, eats a boot and head scissors sending her face first into the corner. Rollup for Su gets 2 as she applies a glove, but Itoh DDTs her before anything can come of it. That is until Itoh leaps off the top right into a Mandible Claw. Itoh rises from the hold, pulls Su in and KISSES HER for like 10 seconds (which is pretty long) as they both faint. Both are up, Itoh wiggles out of a fireman’s carry and hits a DDT, tries for the Cloverleaf, but Su sprays the mist! Blinded, Itoh still wiggles out of the fireman’s carry into a rear naked choke as the fans cheer Itoh on, but Su counters back into the fireman’s carry and airplane spins her down into a Future Shock for 3. This was a weird match.

I legit thought we were getting Rosa vs Nyla at 6 tonight, but instead, we get a couple women’s matches first. So I’m just reviewing them too.

Leva Bates vs Madi Wrenkowski
Madi throws a library book at Leva to start, but Leva chucks her outside, hits a dive off the apron, then hits a Northern Lights back inside for 2. Madi fights back with a sliding lariat for 2 of her own & hits clubbing blows, but Leva chops back (Leva is really bad at hitting the ropes). Corner kicks by Leva, who hits a bulldog for 2. I have no idea who is heel & who is face here. I guess Leva is a babyface? Superkick by Leva, small package for 2, Madi turns it for 2 of her own, then hits the X-Factor for 2. Madi grabs the Young Bucks book that Leva brought & rips out the pages, which infuriates Leva, who tries to hit her with the book, but the ref takes it away from her. Madi grabs ANOTHER book and waffles Leva in the face and gets the 3 count. This was pretty bad.

Leyla Hirsch vs Miranda Alize
Alize wants a handshake, but Leyla says no as Alize gets a head scissors takedown that sends Leyla outside. Alize gets a knee through the ropes & puts the boots to Leyla, charges, but Leyla explodes out with a dropkick. Backslide into a V-Trigger, Leyla murders the poor girl with a fisherman’s brainbuster for 2. Alize fights back with a ripcord knee, then does a corkscrew springboard elbow that leaves Taz saying “what the heck?” as it was fucking awful looking. She goes for a running neckbreaker, but runs right into a cross arm breaker by Leyla to get the submission. The match was fine until that ending by Alize, which was really next level terrible. This is a taped show and they still kept that move and the Taz line in.


US Women’s Final
Thunder Rosa vs Nyla Rose
Rosa goes after the knees to start, applying a rolling ankle lock in the center of the ring, but Nyla kicks free. Rosa pounces at the leg again, tries a drop toe hold, Nyla no sells, but misses a giant elbow drop. I have no idea who is screaming their lungs out in the crowd (I’m going to assume it’s one of the Gunns, as they’re usually the loudest), but it’s so overly obnoxious & insufferable. The Gunns & Ricky Starks are screaming across the ring at each other, which I don’t care for. Anyways, Rosa got a single leg crab, but Nyla shoves her to the floor. After picking her apart a bit out there, Nyla hits a splash in the ring for 2. Dragon Sleeper/neckbreakers for 2, as Nyla charges in the corner (pretty slowly) but eats the post. Rosa fights back with strikes & sends Nyla to the floor. Running tackle off the apron by Rosa sends Nyla crashing head first into the barricade. Rosa allows Nyla to recover as referee Paul Turner takes a fucking eternity to even start his count and gets to 2 before Nyla already suckered Rosa in and is back on the offense with a backdrop for 2. She spikes Rosa with a Rock Bottom, but only gets 2. Nyla goes to the top rope and Rosa pulls her leg out from under her and Nyla smacks her head on the buckle on the way down, which looks gnarly. Corner clothesline & double knees in the corner, then shotgun dropkick as Rosa goes up top with a missile dropkick 1…2…NO! Nyla fights back, hangs Rosa up on the top rope, goes to climb up for the massive knee drop and connects, even though she sold her bad knee for the 1…2…KICK OUT! Nyla tries for the Beast Bomb, but can’t lift her, Rosa then hits a super sloppy Death Valley Driver 1…2…NO! That was sloppy, but the strength to even get that half off was impressive. Nyla tries a German, but Rosa counters into a wheelbarrow stunner, then drops Nyla with a Backdrop Driver for 2. Up top goes Rosa, she leaps for a hurricanrana, but Nyla hits a BEAST BOMB OUT OF MID AIR for the 1…2…3!! Nyla wins it. I didn’t like the first half of the match, but the second half was honestly really good stuff. One of the stronger Nyla matches you’ll see.

So it’s Nyla Rose vs Ryo Mizunami this Wednesday on Dynamite. Winner gets Shida at Revolution. They've done Shida vs Nyla quite a few times already, so it would make sense if Ryo is coming over from Japan that she wins and faces Shida at the PPV.

No, I haven't forgotten about this thread.

Ric Flair, Jake Roberts & The Undertaker vs Roddy Piper, Randy Savage & Jim Duggan
December 2, 1991
Dark match with no commentary as Piper and Flair start off hot with Piper doing a fucking leap frog before dropping Naitch with a right to regroup. Piper is making Perfect laugh on the floor as Roberts tags in and begs for Savage, who bolts in and beats the shit out of Jake. Top rope double axe, but he falls right towards Taker, who tags in. Macho says fuck this as Duggan tags in and tries for a USA chant but Taker cuts him off with a choke to the corner. Duggan fights back and clotheslines Taker to the floor, but he lands on his feet. He hangs Hacksaw up over the top and tags in Jake before Piper jumps in allowing the heels to beat down Duggan. They keep him isolated before he drops Flair with a right and tags Piper, who lights up Flair with shots and back drop. Knee lift connects as Flair uses the ref to drop Hot Rod with a cheap shot. Taker tags in as Duggan starts a USA chant to cheer on his partner, who is a Scot, but actually Canadian. They keep Piper isolated and at one point the camera man literally runs into Perfect, who looks at him like “WTF?” as I’m shocked (not really) at how gassed Jake is. Flair does a snap mare and tries for a cover with his feet on the ropes for 2. We get a head scissors, then a bridge by Piper to get free and tag Savage, who hits a big back drop, bodyslam and top rope elbow, all while the match is breaking down, to get the 3 count on Ric Flair. This was a nothing match, but I thought the pairings were pretty great. This is a Hall of Fame loaded dark match.

WWF Title
Ric Flair (w/Mr. Perfect) vs The Undertaker (w/Paul Bearer)
September 10, 1992
Providence Civic Center
Flair shoves Taker but he himself gets launched clear across the ring. Gorilla press by Taker as Flair rolls outside to regroup with Perfect. Flair gets in and the eye poke as he chops away, but Taker no sells. Flair backtracks, but Taker stalks him down and Flair does his corner flip and falls outside. Taker sends him back inside and Flair keeps getting no sold. Taker tries his flying clothesline, but Flair ducks and Taker crashes outside where Perfect beats him down as Taker runs distraction. Taker starts no selling Perfect, so Flair attacks. Flair tries to suplex Taker to the floor, but Taker turns the tables & suplexes Flair inside. For some reason Paul Bearer distracts the ref long enough for Perfect to hand Flair some knucks & he pops Taker with them. He gets the Figure Four on, but Taker sits up & chokes Flair out. Perfect pulls out the ref to the floor as Taker starts going after him. Flair attacks again and Taker no sells, hits another gorilla press as fans are starting to throw some trash in the ring while Taker hits the flying clothesline. Perfect in with a chair shot and the ref calls for the DQ. Taker drops Flair with the Tombstone, tries to pin Flair, but the ref explains the match is over. This was a painfully boring and awful match.

Juventued Guerrera, Hector Garza & Super Calo vs Damien, Ciclope & La Parka
May 26, 1997
WCW Monday Nitro
Juvi & Parka get a fast start with Juvi doing a tilt a whirl, lands on his feet, jumps to the top for a cross body, but Parka catches him & struts to the other side of the corner, dancing out & Juvi hits a rana off the top to the floor. Calo & Ciclope jump in and Ciclope clotheslines Calo down, but Calo hits a head scissors & leaping head scissors off the top sending Ciclope to the floor. Calo hits the ropes & hits a somersault plancha CLEARING THE RAILING AND ENDS UP IN THE THIRD ROW!! Damien & Garza get in and do some flippy stuff as Garza nails a somersault backbreaker & baseball slide to the floor, then moonsault off the second outside! Larry Zbyszko is losing his mind with confusion at what he’s seeing. Rudos take control of Juvi in the ring as Parka hits a step up kick while Garza gets in & quickly sent packing as everyone tries a dive but gets cut off before hitting it. Parka gets 2 off a snap powerslam on Juvi as Damien accidentally clotheslines his partner in Parka as Juvi hits the sloppiest wildest head scissors on Damien to the floor, landing on his own head in the process. Juvi sends Parka outside & hits a somersault dive off the top. Calo does his suicide senton on Damien, Ciclope hits his somersault plancha & Garza wipes everyone out with a Twisting Corkscrew Plancha! Zbyszko calls him Captain Planet as Ciclope sends Garza inside, leaps for a rana off the top, but Garza powerbombs out & nails a standing moonsault for the 3! Crowd was on fire for this and I only remembered this for the Calo in the crowd spot, but fuck, this match was wild & ruled.

Steve Williams vs Jinsei Shinzaki
July 23, 2000
AJPW All Japan TV
What. A. Pairing. We have a slap battle almost immediately and both show effects from it quickly. Hakushi sprints at him and Doc gorilla presses him over his head, runs and CHUCKS HIM OVER THE TOP CLEARING THE RAILING CRASHING ONTO THE ANNOUNCE TABLE!! He almost clears the table and just collapses on the floor. That was fucking horrifying. At least when Bam Bam did it to Spike in ECW, the fans caught him! Match cuts and Hakushi nails a leaping enzugiri, then another & another finally dropping Doc for 2. Up to the top, Hakushi tries a flying shoulder tackle, but Doc side steps, hits a Doctor Bomb for a close 2. Oklahoma Stampede connects for 1..2…NO! Doc looks for a Saito Suplex, but Hakushi spins around landing on him for 2. They trade shots before Doc hits a snap back suplex, but Hakushi rolls through, only to collapse right in front of Doc, who hits a Back Drop Suplex dropping Hakushi on top of his head for the 3 count. Wish the match wouldn’t have cut, but damn, what we got was pretty rad.

Kronik vs Tomaki Honma & Yuto Aijima
August 31, 2002
AJPW Royal Road 30
Well, the Kronik match with Goldberg in AJPW was one of the worst tag matches I’ve ever seen, let’s see if this one is remotely better. Aijima gets overpowered immediately and dropped right on his head with a Full Nelson Slam by Adams for 2. Honma breaks it up and gets launched outside for his troubles. Clarke tags in and Aijima tries fighting Kronik, but gets leveled with a double shoulder. He does get an enzugiri on Clarke and tags Honma, but Adam Bomb no sells his offense until Honma rakes the eyes & hits a jawbreaker. He tries a cover & gets tossed clear across the ring. Tag to Aijima, but Clarke quickly boots him in the face & hits the Death Penalty he did as Wrath. Double team corner kicks by Kronik who beals Aijima across the ring. Adams drops his legdrop for 2, misses a clothesline and Aijima nails flying forearms, but goes for a third and Adams presses him in the air. Aijima wiggles out, blatant low blow in front of the ref (who is Yamaguchi-San) as they hit a double suplex on Adams for 2. Honma tries some lariats, but Adams hulks up, running into a big boot. Adams chucks Aijima into the railing while Clarke lays out Honma with the Meltdown as Kronik hit High Times for the 3 count. This wasn’t great, but it was much better than their next tag match with Goldberg, which would sadly be both men’s last wrestling match (Adams due to him passing away and Clarke due to him retiring).

Keiji Mutoh & Animal Warrior vs John Tenta & Genichiro Tenryu
AJPW Real World Tag League
December 6, 2002
So Animal wants to do sumo with Tenta, but they charge and Quake drops Animal like a cruiserweight. That was literally it as both men tagged out. Mutoh & Tenryu in and Mutoh immediately tries a full nelson rest hold, as Tenryu gets the ropes. Mutoh sends Tenryu outside on a dropkick, then hits a plancha, landing right on Tenryu’s face. 2 count back inside and we go to a chin lock rest hold. Tag to Animal, who immediately does a neck crank rest hold. Thankfully after a minute, Tenta gets the tag and splashes Animal in the corner, then hits a belly to belly for 1. He chokes Animal in the ropes, then puts on a bear hug. The amount of rest holds in this match is insane. Animal fights out and they hit a double clothesline to allow Mutoh to tag in. Low dropkicks to Tenta’s knee and the dragon screw on the big man has been the highlight of this match. Tenryu jumps in and starches Mutoh with a punch, allowing Tenta to hit a side suplex. Mutoh pops up immediately as Tenryu tags in and gets DDT’d for 2. Tenryu drags him up and Mutoh hits a spin kick, both tag their partners as they hit a double suplex on Tenta as Animal clocks Tenryu with a clothesline, tries to hoist him up once for the Doomsday Device, but drops him twice awkwardly. Mutoh is just standing on the top rope as Tenta walks over and throws him off. Tenryu hits a brainbuster on him, but Mutoh no sells and hits a Shining Wizard. Tenta drops an elbow on Mutoh and everyone is down in the clunkiest sequence I’ve seen in a long time. Mutoh goes to the top again and Tenta goes up with him, as Animal, who FAILED TO GET TENRYU UP ON HIS SHOULDERS, tries to get the big Tenta on his shoulders and collapses for the THIRD TIME as they just pretty much step out of the way to allow Tenryu to hit a super brain buster on Mutoh, but nothing comes of it. Animal and Tenta just hit tame double clotheslines on each other and I honestly think no one knows what to do. Tenryu and Tenta hit double Axe Bombers on Animal, Tenryu with a brainbuster, Tenta with a leg drop and Animal kicks out at 2. Seriously. Tenryu with another brain buster, Tenta with a big splash 1…2…Mutoh breaks it up. Tenryu with a third fucking brain buster, Tenta with an elbow drop for 3. THIS WAS ONE OF THE WORST MATCHES I’VE EVER SEEN INVOLVING 4 LEGENDS OF THE SPORT. This was such a tough watch.

Maki Itoh vs Miyu Yamashita
Madrid 2019
The commentator for this is unbearably loud, so I’m muting this one. There are no seats, so it’s just fans standing around the ring with cameras as Miyu works the arm, but Itoh turns the tide with her signature corner punches, missing the Kokeshi headbutt. Snapmares by Miyu, as she keeps Itoh grounded with a backbreaker for 2. Itoh makes a comeback with a bodyslam and the camera cuts to black & white super slow motion of the move, which is weird. Itoh misses a splash in the corner, but no sells, slamming her own head into the turnbuckle before hitting the Kokeshi for 2. Slugfest ensues until Itoh crumbles, but she pops up, hits a DDT and slaps on a sleeper. Miyu nearly spins her into a fireman’s carry, but Itoh floats through into another DDT for 2. Both women get up and Miyu nearly takes Itoh’s head off with a high kick for 2, winds up and nails a Black Mass spin kick for 3.

Time to dust this son bitch off. I have so many matches that I had banked and forgot to even post them.

123 Kid & Bob Holly vs Well Dunn
January 1995
Double dropkicks by Holly & Kid send Well Dunn to the floor to regroup in the early going. Well & Holly get back in and lock up, but Holly gets a head scissors, scoop slam & arm drags. Harvey Wippleman takes the ref as The Kid tags in, but Steven Dunn lowers the top rope & he tumbles outside. Back inside, Timothy Well goes up top with a flying back elbow for 2. Dunn tags in & flies in with a clothesline, then a jawbreaker. Kid nearly gets a small package, but Dunn takes his head off with a clothesline & then they do a double slingshot back suplex. Snap legdrop by Well for 2 as they’ve isolated Kid, who tries fighting back, getting eye poked as a result. Kid ducks a double clothesline & knocks both men down as we get a Holly hot tag. Back drop, dropkick, clothesline, double noggin knocker as Harvey again takes the ref as Holly chucks Well into the steps. Dunn slams the Kid as Holly leaps off the top for a sunset flip (LANDING ON HIS FUCKING HEAD IN THE PROCESS) for the 3 count. Fun little match, aside from Sparky concussing himself at the end.

Mantaur vs Walter Slow
January 1995
Yep, this was Mantaur’s debut and he had the giant bull head. We cut to confused fans, as this was even before Mantaur had weird eyebrows painted on. He steamrolls Slow into the corner & hits an overhead belly to belly, then a shoulder tackle. Slow tries throwing shitty clotheslines & the worst dropkick you’ll see, but gets caught in a cross body & slammed down repeatedly. Mantaur starts revving up & just runs through Slow & drops a standing splash for 3. I can’t believe Mantaur made it 6 months, he shouldn’t have been 6 weeks.

King Kong Bundy vs Nick Barberri
January 1995
Vince calls Bundy the odds on favorite to win the Rumble, which, he didn’t. Barberri tries to shoot a single leg on King Kong fucking Bundy, which is beyond dumb. He sends Barberri hard into the post to the floor as Dibiase just stares at him laughing. Clubbing blows & big splash in the corner, then a standard elbow drop for the 5 count (because it’s Bundy) for the win.

The Blu Brothers vs Joey Ahrndt & Butch Long
February 1995
The future Joey Abs here as this is the Blu Brothers debut on Superstars. Joey Abs starts off with Jacob and just gets clubbed down before Eli tags in and does the exact same thing. He misses a corner splash & Abs hits some right hands as the Blus regroup outside. Uncle Zeb scolds them and gets them back there as they quickly regain control. They launch Long over the top & they hit double chops on him leading to the spinebuster/legdrop combo for the win. I can’t believe the Blus stuck around for like 9 months in 95 and even got a Mania match out of it.

King Kong Bundy vs Bill Weaver
February 1995
Young kid is the ring announcer and just a reason for Lawler to roast him at how awful he is. Bundy mauls Weaver to start, laying him out with a shoulder tackle, running splash in the corner & that was literally it, he pinned him for the win. I guess that was his finisher? Who cares.

The Undertaker vs Henry Godwin
February 1995
We get a face off to start as HOG throws some shots that have zero effect, so he hits a corner splash & Taker stalks him down, hitting throat chops. Flying clothesline by Take, who goes for Old School & hits it. Scoop slam, but Taker misses the elbow & Henry clotheslines him to the floor. Bearhug by the hog farmer back inside as The King says this is “The Year of The Pig”. Taker fights free, lowers his head, but Henry punts & slams him down. He drops multiple elbows for a 2 count as Taker rises, only to be knocked down with right hands. Taker starts no selling, hits a big boot, tries for a Tombstone, but Henry wiggles free & clocks Taker with a clothesline. Godwin takes too long, eats a boot & Taker connects with a huge choke slam for the 3 count.

Man Mountain Rock vs Charlie Hunter
February 1995
The former Max Payne is decked head to toe in tie-dye as his theme music is what Droz used to have, except MMR does a little guitar riff over it. Charlie Hunter does a baseball slide through the legs, then tries a hip toss, but Rock creams him with a lariat. Big time elbow drop, then another, as MMR hits a headbutt & gets woozy for a second. He applies a rest hold for 5 seconds, before hitting a front face suplex for the 3. Man Mountain Rock sucked. Hearing Vince say “he sure is a mountain of a man, who knows how to rock the house!” That was his gimmick, so dumb.

Shawn Michaels vs Adam Bomb
February 1995
Bomb attacks HBK during his entrance & punts him to the floor as Shawn is bumping around like crazy. Shawn pops up on the apron a few times, gets knocked off, but goes a 3rd time and pokes Bomb in the eyes, dropping an axe handle off the top. He tries a hip toss, but Bomb puts the brakes on, clotheslines HBK & gets a 2 count. HBK backs him in the corner, gets a cheap shot, but tries a splash & misses. Adam Bomb keeps working an arm bar, which is weird to see a guy his size do against such a small opponent. HBK tries a corner float over, but Bomb avoids it & backdrops him down. Shawn grabs the tights & tosses Bomb outside where he hits a slingshot plancha! Snapmare back inside as HBK goes to the second with an elbow drop for 2. Bomb starts firing up with a hip toss, clotheslines & one over the top. He tosses Shawn back inside, goes for a slingshot clothesline from the apron, but Shawn ducks, Bomb crashes & HBK finishes him off with Sweet Chin Music for the 3.

The Headshrinkers vs Well Dunn
February 1995
We get some dweeb fan doing ring intros as Well Dunn attack at the bell. Fatu knocked to the floor as they hang up Sionne throat first on the top as Dunn hits a clothesline off the apron onto Fatu. They keep putting the boots to the former Barbarian, who ducks a double clothesline, Fatu trips one up & Sionne pops the other with a powerslam. Tilt a whirl back breaker onto Dunn as he tags Fatu, who goes up top, big time splash for the 3 count. Harvey looks absolutely disgusted as Captain Lou celebrates with The Headshrinkers. This was apparently for a shot at the Tag Team Titles, so the following week, Headshrinkers wrestled the Smoking Gunns to a double countout, riveting. The Blu Brothers interfered in that match.

20 Man Battle Royal
British Bulldog, King Kong Bundy, 123 Kid, Mantaur, Duke Droese, Jerry Lawler, Fatu, Sionne, The Blu Brothers, Adam Bomb, Aldo Montoya, Henry Godwin, Kwang, Mabel, Mo, Shawn Michaels, Bob Holly, Tom Prichard, Jimmy Del Ray
February 1995
Bell sounds and literally everyone chases Shawn, who bails in seconds over the top, saying he won the battle royal that counts at the Royal Rumble. “You don’t want to be down on the ground with that amount of meat above you.” was a line said by Gorilla Monsoon in this one. Sionne got dumped by a Blu Brother, as did Mo. Fatu superkicked a Blu Brother out, while Henry Godwinn lowered his shoulder and dumped Duke. I do like that heels are fighting heels & faces with faces. The Gigolo gets clotheslined out as Bob Holly clotheslines Aldo Montoya out. Henry Godwin gets dumped out by Mabel, as does Fatu. Adam Bomb tumbles to the floor courtesy of Mantaur, while the 123 Kid eliminates Tom Prichard. Mabel gets eliminated by King Kong Bundy & Mantaur after a long struggle. Bundy jaw jacks with Mabel so long that everyone dumps him out. Bob Holly is the next to go, as he gets eliminated by a Blu Brother. It’s pretty weird seeing Kwang & The Blu Brother double team Mantaur. 123 Kid & Bulldog double team Lawler and knock him outside, but he is standing on one foot. He’s hopping around the floor (Vince calls him a demented kangaroo) until Bret Hart walks out from the back & just smirks at The King. He slowly walks up to Lawler & stomps on the foot, causing Lawler to be eliminated. He punches away at The King, before walking to the back. Kwang misses a wheel kick & Bulldog clotheslines him out. Bulldog, Kid, Mantaur & a Blu remain as the Blu Brother hip tosses Kid over the top. Bulldog backdrops the big Mantaur over the top and it’s down to a Blu & Bulldog. Davey hits a running powerslam almost immediately, then goes to eliminate him, when Shawn Michaels runs out and punches Davey in the ribs. The Blu clotheslines Davey down, charges at him, but Davey ducks & the Blu eliminates himself. HBK watches it happen on the Titantron & looks annoyed as Davey wins it.

123 Kid vs Bob Cook
March 4, 1995
Kid shows off his speed to start with a dropkick to the outside as he lets Cook back inside & clocks him with kicks in the corner. Cook gets an elbow up in the corner & takes Kid down with a snap mare, but misses the follow up elbow. Standard headlock by Kid, as Cook counters into a back suplex. Kid reverses a whip & takes Cook’s head off with a wheel kick & a roll up for 3.

Kama vs Chris Nelson
March 4, 1995
The Supreme Fighting Machine Papa Shango gets a few kicks to start before choking Nelson in the ropes. That’s literally all it is before he finally switches it up and hits a belly to belly before locking in the STF for the quick win.

Henry Godwin vs Leroy Howard
March 4, 1995
I remember Howard as a guy Goldberg would squash a few years after this. On this night, Godwin hits a back suplex, then just punts Howard in the head & slaps on a bear hug, driving him into the corner. Hard elbow drop connects as HOG drives his opponents head into the corner, headbutt to the belly welly & Slop Drop for the 3 count.

Men on a Mission vs Dennis Knight & Black Phantom
March 4, 1995
Knight still rocking his Shanghai Pierce gear from WCW as he’s yet to become Phineas Godwin. It’s funny because the Phantom was Gangrel here, so 3 of these 4 guys would become Ministry members. Mabel levels Knight with a lariat and fucking Ghetto Blaster before missing an elbow drop. Knight hits 2 clotheslines that drops the big man, but he doesn’t follow up and Mabel just runs him over, dumping him outside. Phantom tags in as he’s sent to the MOM corner where Mo tags in and goes to work with a picture perfect spinning heel kick. Tag back to Mabel as MOM hits the sandwich in the corner & the double splash for the 3 count.

King Kong Bundy vs Butch Long
March 4, 1995
Bundy clobbers Long in the corner before launching him shoulder first to the post and Long flies to the floor landing super hard. Back inside, Bundy just stands on his head, hits a corner splash & that was his finish. Bundy was just so out of place, even in 95.

Kama vs Leroy Howard
March 18, 1995
Can Leroy do any better against Kama than he did HOG? Well, no. He does get an early armbar, but Kama quickly reverses & just boots him in the ribs repeatedly. Howard gets in some jabs, but Kama again just lights him up. He pulls Howard up by the nose & slaps him before hitting a spin kick to the midsection for the easy win.

123 Kid vs Mike Khoury
April 8, 1995
Hip toss by Khoury, who celebrates like he won the damn match. Kid slaps on a head lock, hits a shoulder block, but Khoury answers with a hip toss and Kid goes flying! Kid responds with a dropkick & boot right to the throat as he takes Khoury’s head off with a spin kick, hits his corner kicks & Northern Lights Suplex for the 3. I’m surprised how much offense Khoury got here.

Smoking Gunns vs Kwang & Hakushi (w/Harvey Wippleman & Shinja)
April 15, 1995
Zero clue that Kwang was still around this late in 95. They attack the Gunns at the start, but Billy gained control with a dropkick & bodyslam on Kwang for 2. The Gunns make quick tags and work the arm boringly before they hit a Hart Attack. Hakushi just slowly walks into the ring and that’s what breaks the count, despite him not doing anything. Kwang hits a superkick on Bart & he shoots red mist in the air before tagging Hakushi. Bodyslam & Vader Bomb out of the corner as we go to break & come back to a front face lock on Bart by Hakushi. He almost tags Billy, but Hakushi lets go of the hold and just tags Kwang. He drops the leg on Bart in the ropes, tags Hakushi and he & Bart hit double cross bodies for the double down. Tag to Kwang & hot tag to Billy who cleans house while doing finger guns. He ducks a superkick, hits a high cross for 2. Hakushi holds Billy, but he moves and Kwang hits a spin kick to his partner and gets rolled up by Mr. Ass for the 3 count. A lot more boring than you’d expect. The miscommunication led to a Hakushi/Kwang match and Hakushi won that and essentially ended Kwang as a character. I looked it up and he played Kwang on May 13th and debuted as Savio on May 14th as the PPV. Kwang til the very end, baybay!

Sid vs Aldo Montoya
April 29, 1995
Sid grabs Aldo by the throat right away & launches him to the floor, but Aldo lands on his feet, goes up top & hits a cross body, but Sid quickly out to the floor. Aldo tries a slingshot cross body, but gets caught in mid air & dropped face first on the side of the ring. Gorilla Press over the top rope as Sid leaps back onto the apron from the floor, barely making it, but luckily does. He punts Aldo in the ribs a few times & hits the Powerbomb for the quick win. I actually dug this squash, Aldo got a few moves & it was quick.

HHH vs Sonny Rodgers
May 6, 1995
Both guys grab armbars, but Trips somersaults out & grabs a headlock. He hits a dropkick & uppercut that drops Rodgers as he keeps hitting them before murdering Sonny with a lariat. Boot to the ribs as he drags Rodgers up & hits a spinning heel kick. Bow to the crowd who boo loudly as he hits a Diamond Cutter for the win. I forgot he used the Diamond Cutter as the Pedigree before switching it up thanks to DDP.