Lex Luger vs Crush
If I had to predict how this match was going to start, I probably
wouldn’t have gone for “Lex Luger crossbody”, but that’s how Luger takes the
early advantage. Crush is a frustrating watch, as he does a load of neat little
things amidst a load of slow plodding offence. Liked him holding up Luger’s arm
to give him a clear opening to punch him in the ribs, and him blocking a
backdrop with a downwards fist to the back of Luger’s head looked good. He also
had a logical match structure, working Luger’s back after a backbreaker,
punching him in the spine and locking in a Camel Clutch. However, in between
this he slowly wanders around the ring, hitting the odd blow, but doing nothing
exciting. Frustratingly, Gorilla Monsoon keeps referring to Crush building up
toward a “devastating” bearhug, but the moment he locks it in, we got to
commercial and Lex had escaped by the time we return. Lex at least has an
energetic comeback, nailing some nice clotheslines, a powerslam and a decent
DDT. Crush takes control again with a neat tilt-a-whirl backbreaker, but gets
distracted by the Million Dollar Man at ringside, allowing Luger to hit the
bionic forearm to win.
Diesel vs Typhoon
This starts off surprisingly energetically, with both men
tussling for position and Typhoon sending Diesel out of the ring with a
shoulderblock. Diesel downs Typhoon with his own shoulderblock after a Shawn
Michaels distraction, and things do predictably slow down as Diesel locks in a
chinlock. Enjoyed Typhoon’s comeback, hitting wild swinging fists at Diesel,
missing a legdrop but nailing a corner splash. A second one hits boots,
however, and a flying clothesline gives Diesel the win. This was surprisingly
good.
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