The Crush Gals (Chigusa Nagayo & Lioness Asuka) vs
Leilani Kai & Black Venus
Well then! Wasn’t expecting to see the Crush Gals pop up on
an episode of Prime Time. This was a really neat curio, and all four ladies put
in a good showing. Loved the slingshot Asuka used to send Kai faceplanting into
the mat. I’d seen Venus before on a LPWA DVD, and I thought she looked better
here. Nice stiff shots to the stomach and a neat straight jacket sleeper with a
boot to the spine. Nagayo has a real fighters stance, looks like she’s alert
for an opening at all times. Kai does nothing fancy here, but she’s just full
of nasty heelish shots that create sympathy for the faces. Things heat up at
the end, with the Crush Galls hitting nice looking kicks to Venus and Asuka
finishes her off with a German suplex. Nice to see.
Billy Jack Haynes vs Frank Marconi
This is joined in progress, which is a relief as what we do
get is terrible. Haynes holds a long chinlock, peppered with the odd clubbing
blow. Actually comes across quite heelish, and it’s notable that he gets a few
boos after his full Nelson win.
Harley Race vs SD Jones
Interesting showcase for Race here, felt like he was trying
to keep Jones strong. Despite Race dominating proceedings, Jones gets to kick
out of a lot of Race’s offence. High knee and a piledriver -2. Gut wrench
suplex – 2. Race keeps going for pins after every move, with Jones kicking out,
before a big powerslam gives him the victory.
Pedro Morales vs Barry O
Barry O gets a surprising amount of control in this match,
given their respective statuses in the WWF. Morales was on the downward straight
of his career, but he was still a former world champion and Barry O was
basically a jobber. O has nice offence, big clothesline and a running chop to
the neck. Morales takes a ridiculous bump to the floor, getting hurled by O
over the top rope straight down. Loved O conducting the crowd as they started a
“Pedro” chant. Morales looks great on the comeback, lovely energy and he’s got
a range of nice blows. Lovely big backbreaker gives him the win.
Lanny Poffo & George Wells vs Johnny K-9 & Rusty
Brooks
After watching this match, I decided to Google K-9, and man
that’s an utterly baffling tale. Fun start, Brooks is a big slobbish fat guy
who bumps about for Poffo’s hiptosses. Poffo hits a springboard plancha to the
floor on K-9 which looks wild for the time. Poffo and Wells just wear down K-9
with quick tags and nice offence – Poffo hits some nasty looking grounded
punches which felt quite out of character, before Wells pins him with a shoulderblock.
The Hart Foundation vs The Killer Bees
This was a great way to end the show, nicely competitive tag
bout with both sides feeling like potential winners. The Bees control early
with some nice double teaming on Neidhart, working over his legs. Nicely, they
continue this policy when Bret gets tagged in, going for his legs too. Loved
their double spinning toehold. Blair becomes face-in-peril after getting booted
in the back running the ropes, and the bulk of the match sees him getting worn
down. The Harts cheat really effectively, with some nice double teams and good
timing on their distraction spots or rushing the face corner just before Blair
can get there. We get a nice false tag after Blair reverses an Irish whip to
the corner (including a trademark Bret bump) as Neidhart distracts the ref.
When Anvil accidentally hits Bret, the crowd explode and the hot tag gets a
terrific reaction. Brunzell looks great coming in, nails a lovely big dropkick,
but Anvil clubs him in the back of the head running the ropes to get the cheap
win.
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