The Koloffs vs Herve Renesto & Glen Osbourne
The Koloffs consist of Ivan and his nephew Vladimir. This is
quite possibly my favourite Osbourne match so far in his ECW run. Vladimir goes
right after the arm of Renesto, and Ivan keeps it up, holding Herve up in the
air with a bearhug, incorporating a hammerlock. Vlad has a nice belly-to-belly
suplex, and an overhead hammerlock forces Renesto to submit. Osbourne never
gets in.
Larry Winters vs Tony Stetson
Fun little brawl, and despite Winter’s having a few soft
looking blows, he also isn’t afraid to lay in the chairshots. Loved that
Stetson used an eyerake to take control, and then lays in some stiff shots.
Stetson is swiftly becoming a highlight on Hardcore TV. Sadly, this is a
shortly lived affair, as both end up pushing the referee in a melee, and both
guys get disqualified. The locker room has to empty to keep both guys in line.
Best I’ve seen from Winter so far, Stetson brought the best out of him.
Jimmy Snuka vs Tommy Cairo
Solid, if pretty pedestrian stuff, but far from the worst
Snuka match in ECW. Snuka hitting a high leg lariat looked pretty decent. Cairo
always seems pretty watchable, and he made Snuka look good here. The end did
Cairo no favours though, as he gets tripped by Don Muraco and then has to lie
dead on the floor for ages whilst Snuka hits the Superfly splash. Really made
Cairo look weak.
Sal Bellomo vs Richard Michaels
Michaels is another guy who seems pretty decent, but is done
no favours by being paired with Sal. I did enjoy Bellomo breaking Michaels’s
run of control with a simple eyepoke. There’s an odd spot where Michaels sticks
a chocolate bar in Bellomo’s mouth, and Bellomo regain control and returns the
favour. Michaels takes some big bumps to make Sal look decent, and I dug him
flying over the top rope to get caught in an out-of-ring Tree of Woe after a
missed butt-butt. Michaels tries to pin Sal with his feet on the ropes, but
gets caught by the ref. In a poetic irony, Sal pins Michaels and puts HIS feet
on the ropes to win. I appreciate the attempt to push Bellomo as a likable
crafty cheating vet, but he’s still a woeful wrestler.
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