Chikarasaurus Rex iPPV Review

Ophidian v. Ultra Mantis Black

This was for the moniker of the most devious person in Chikara and it had lots of action and served as a good opener. Back and forth in the beginning and Mantis hit a DDT early, along with a senton and a double underhook suplex. Ophidian got control, grabbed Mantis' head, ran towards the ropes and dove out sending Mantis throat first. Ophidian took off some of his gear and used it to choke Mantis. Ophidian went up top but was caught and Mantis hit a double underhook superplex and his comeback. He hit the Ocean Cyclone but Ophidian kicked out. Ophidian got up top and hit double knees and then did it again to a prone Mantis. He went outside and grabbed Mantis' staff and brought it in. However, the ref grabbed it and put it away allowing Ophidian to use his red mist and a small package but Mantis kicked out. Mantis won with his Preying Mantis Bomb though.

Dasher Hatfield/Mr. Touchdown v. Colt Cabana/Mixed Martial Archie

This might have been my favorite match of the night and showed off how fun Chikara is. Hatfield spanked Archie but Archie ended up putting him in a triangle choke. Later, Colt tagged in Archie and he jumped off the top and immediately hit a take down on Hatfield and then a strike on Touchdown. Cabana got in a springboard moonsault on both of his opponents and double bionic elbows. Colt missed a corner flying apple and got double teamed. Archie had been previously taken out by a spinebuster on the ramp and by the time Colt went for the tag, his partner wasn't there. Mr. Touchdown ended up throwing Hatfield and Cabana outside but out came Archibald Peck to take him on and the place went crazy. Peck took control until Veronica came out to ringside and he ate an ace crusher by Touchdown as a result. Cabana hit his flying apple and Dasher hit a baseball slide. Afterwards, Veronica entered the ring and left her baton in the middle for Touchdown and Peck to fight over. Dasher saw this, grabbed it, and took it out of the ring like a good rules follower. This allowed for Touchdown to nail Peck with his football helmet and Dasher turned around and pinned Peck. Hatfield and Touchdown, the Throwbacks, got three points for title contention. After the match, Veronica came in and kissed Touchdown right in front of Peck and he left in total despair. There were also chants of JC Football for Touchdown.

Icarus v. Gran Akuma-Ladder Match with Akuma's contract for reinstatement hanging above the ring

These guys worked hard in this one and killed each other and the ref was Greg Iron. This was only the second ladder match in Chikara history. Akuma got the ladder first but Icarus gained control and dumped it right onto Akuma. He hit a somersault slingshot onto the ladder and Akuma. Akuma fought back though and powerbombed Icarus into the ladder that was set-up in the corner. Akuma tried to climb up but Icarus grabbed him and delivered a German Suplex. Icarus put the ladder in the corner but he ended up being thrown into and Akuma went to the back and got a second ladder. This backfired on him and Icarus later hit the Blu-Ray/DVD into the ladder in the corner. Icarus climbed up but Akuma tipped the ladder over from under Icarus. Moments later, Akuma nailed a DVD onto the ladder and climbed the other ladder and hit a frog splash. At this point, Chuck Taylor and Johnny Gargano came out and threw Iron outside. They proceeded to grab a table and set it up before Iron came back in with a chain and chased them back. Akuma nailed a powerbomb off the ladder through the table and climbed up and got his contract. Pretty decent stuff here.

The Batiri v. Sara Del Rey/Saturyne-3 on 2 Intergender Match

This match was pretty good too. The Batiri brought toilet paper to throw into the crowd. Del Rey and Saturyne had control early on and looked great but Saturyne got thrown out leading to Del Rey isolation and 3 on 1 attacks. Kobald did hit a slingshot splash before Del Rey regained control. She hit a massive somersault on all three guys from the apron followed by a Saturyne springboard crossbody on all three. Delirious came down and distracted Obariyon and Kodama but they came back to the ring and hit big moves on Saturyne. Del Rey came in and gave a German Suplex to Kodama and the faces were in control. However, Delirious came in and attacked them both and the ref called for the bell and awarded Del Rey and Saturyne the DQ victory. Afterwards, Delirious kissed the foreheads of The Batiri, left and they all followed.

Tim Donst v. Hallowicked-Mask v. Hair Match

Hallowicked brought out his Young Lion's trophy and Donst brought out his coveted 2010 trophy. This was another pretty solid match. Donst had control and gave him a nipple twister but Wicked nailed a sit-out spinebuster and they were both down. Wicked got up and nailed a snap mare from the top and his Go to Sleepy Hallow move but only got a two. Later, Donst delivered a powerbomb and pinned him, trying to hook the ropes with his feet but the ref caught on. Donst hit a belly-to-belly suplex into the corner but only got a nearfall. He then tried for a belly-to-belly superplex but was blocked and Wicked hit a sit-out spinebuster from the top. Wicked then accidently nailed the ref, put in the Chikara Special, and Donst tapped. Wicked went to check on the ref and Donst grabbed a chair. Wicked saw this and grabbed Donst's coveted trophy and they squared off. Hallowicked threw the trophy at Donst who caught it and ate a kick. Donst later hit a low blow and used his shoe lace to chokeout Wicked, who went unconscious. Donst won until the ref saw the shoe lace and ordered the match to restart. Hallowicked then hit a kick into a submission and made Donst tap. After the match, he cut the hair of Donst who ended up looking like a black haired, younger Hulk Hogan.

17/The Shard/assailANT/combatANT/deviANT v. Eddie Kingston/Soldier Ant/Green Ant/Jigsaw/Mike Quackenbush

Would you believe this was the first Quackenbush match I've ever seen? He was filling in for Fire Ant in this one. This thing was wild and crazy at times. Quackenbush hit a somersault plancha on all five of his opponents. Soldier Ant had his mask almost taken off several times. Lots of action here that led to Green Ant jumping off a balcony and diving onto all five guys. The finish was the Mega Any Hill by Soldier Ant onto 17 and then the Chikara Special and 17 tapped. Several times during this match, all ten guys were in and it was hectic. Good, fun match.

Chuck Taylor/Johnny Gargano v. The Young Bucks-Tag Title Match, 2 of 3 falls

Taylor and Gargano are the champs. Lots of fast action and moves in this one with lots of heat. Tons of double team stuff. Gargano stayed isolated and set-up a Taylor tag and Matt Jackson was in trouble for a little bit but he ended up rolling up Taylor for the first fall.

Nick Jackson started the second fall with a double crossbody and he was on fire. Gargano was isolated again and Matt hooked in an abdominal stretch and I thought that was nice. Nick accidently kicked his brother in the face which led to a Taylor tag and a springboard dropkick. Taylor then hit a somersault plancha onto both Bucks and won the second fall with his own roll-up.

All four guys were in for the third fall with lots of high flying stuff and too much to keep track of. Gargano ate a double team ace crusher and both teams traded moves for a while until they were both down. Matt hit a spike DDT onto Gargano on the apron. Taylor and Matt were back in the ring dueling with forearms but Chuck won out and hooked in his half-crab that was broken up by Nick. Nick ate some superkicks and got thrown right into Matt as a lawn dart. Gargano then hit the Hurts Donut for a two-count. However, Gargano missed a dive and fell right on the ramp face-first. The ref was distracted and Matt nailed Taylor with a tag belt but he kicked out. The Bucks hit a double team tombstone and then they hit More Bang for Your Buck for the win and new champs.

I'm still not too sold on the Bucks. This match had way too many moves and no rest time at all to let everything sink in. That appears to be the problem with some indy matches these days. More moves does not always equal a better match.

This was my first Chikara show ever and I liked it a lot. This company is fun and unique and they stand out more than any other company today, which is good. The commentary was good, for the most part, besides some high pitched calls that made Joey Styles cringe. The GFL broadcast was much better than the last ROH shows on the network and I had no problems with the feed at all. Count me in for their next iPPV and I hope they do a lot more as Chikara was very fun and entertaining.

The WWF Primetime episode will be up in the next couple days. Follow me on Twitter @stevesgraps and shoot me some comments on anything and everything. Thanks.

Steve Viglio

WWF MSG 4-21-1980

“Pretty Boy” Larry Sharpe v. Mike Masters

Masters was a big dude but he had no experience. Sharpe went on to open the Monster Factory wrestling school and trained Bam Bam Bigelow, among others. The fans began by whistling at Sharpe as he disrobed, catcalling him. Masters started off on fire, delivering forearms but Sharpe shut him down and controlled the whole match. Sharpe worked on Masters' left arm/shoulder with arm holds like the crossface chickenwing. Masters got like three hope spots and the fans really got into them but he missed two corner shoulder rams. On the second miss, Sharpe grabbed him, yelled “watch this” and delivered a piledriver for the win. 

Pretty dull and basic match as Sharpe out-wrestled him and used his experience to win the match.

Greg Gagne v. Jose Estrada

This was a pretty good match with very quick action. Estrada was a former WWF Junior Heavyweight Champion and one of the original Conquistadors. To win that title, he beat Tony Garea on January 20, 1978 in Uniondale, NY and only held it for three days. His son, Jose Estrada Jr., went on to wrestle for the WWF in the 90's. Referee Terry Terranova went over the rules and they both shook hands. This match started out competitive with back-and-forth wrestling. They exchanged waist locks until Estrada used his momentum to get out of the hold and send Gagne outside. Estrada invited him back in , Gagne accepted, and they shook hands again. 

Then, Estrada got on a hammerlock but Gagne used his momentum to escape, sending Estrada outside. Gagne invited him back to return the favor and Estrada was upset. Estrada got back in and attacked him viciously with strikes and the game of mutual respect was over. Estrada rammed him into the corner but he missed a big elbow and Gagne went crazy. Estrada was begging off and bumping for him well but he raked the eyes of Gagne. Gagne sent him for the ride but Gagne hit a leapfrog into a monkey flip followed by an arm drag, and finished with a headscissors and the place went nuts.

 However, Gagne missed a dropkick but Estrada immediately missed a knee drop. Gagne got back up, nailed a back drop and two dropkicks and pinned Estrada. This match was a nice little gem that told a good story of competition turned bad, showing Estrada's frustration as it started face v. face.

Pat Patterson v. Ken Patera w/Grand Wizard-Intercontinental Title

Going back in time, the Wizard used to manage Patterson so he knows all his tricks. Pat had control for the beginning, working on Patera's arm. They had a fast exchange that Patterson won but Ken did get in a nice leapfrog. Patera finally got control with a well placed kick and he threw Patterson outside onto the floor. He threw Pat into the railing and even slammed him onto the concrete. Ken was destroying him, not letting him get back inside. Patera hit one backbreaker and then hoisted Patterson up for another as he began working on the back. He nailed in a bearhug and this was where one really gets a good look at how well Patterson sells. His facials are magnificent and the crowd was into this match heavily. 

Patera hit a full nelson but Patterson got to the ropes and Ken hit another bearhug. He went for another full nelson but Patterson countered with a mule kick and then he hit a big back drop. Patterson was in full swing here as he was hitting rights and lefts and the place was going crazy. Patterson threw him outside, grabbed Ken's leg, and rammed his knee into the post twice. 

They're both back in the ring and Patterson was chasing him and kicking his knee as Patera ended up caught in the ropes. Pat hit a figure four but Ken got to the ropes, which led to a second broke figure four. The fans were into everything Patterson did. Patera tried to outsmart him but missed in the corner and he went shoulder first into the post. Patterson pinned him for a two-count as Patera's foot was on the rope but Pat thought it was a three-count and he began arguing with the ref. Then, Pat ran at Ken and he got shoved into the ref. Patera went up top and delivered a big knee to Patterson's back. He then pinned him but Pat had his foot on the rope and the ref didn't see it. Ken Patera won the Intercontinental Title and he called Patterson a has been but Pat came running after him to no avail. Pat was very disgruntled as he yelled at the ref and even asked the crowd to tell the ref about the mistake he made. This was a pretty damn good match with a great crowd reaction, making it even better. It really started to heat up as Patterson got going for revenge on Ken Patera. Both of these guys were great in their roles and Patterson's selling was top-notch. 

You can check out this match on WWE Home Video's History of the Intercontinental Title DVD set and if you have it, Coliseum Video's VHS release of The Ken Patera Story

The Samoan #2/Sika v. Domenic DeNucci

This was incredibly dull and boring and even Vince commented that there wasn't a great deal of action. Sika was on top most of the most with strikes and nerve holds, although DeNucci did manage a nice kip-up out of one. DeNucci tried a headbutt that backfired. DeNucci also put in a spinning toe hold and tried to work the leg but didn't last long. Vince said “let's hope DeNucci isn't diseased for life messing with his toes.” Sika went back on the offensive and ended up back dropping DeNucci over the top-rope and he got counted out.

Bruno Sammartino w/Arnold Skaaland v. Larry Zbyszko

Bruno and Larry had a few rematches of their initial January 22^nd match prior to this match, not all of them in MSG. This match was mostly strikes but it told a good story about the hatred between these two, especially coming from Bruno. Larry attacked him right away and kicked Bruno outside. He then followed him and threw him into the railing and into the apron. 

 Larry stayed on top until a questionable low blow kick from Bruno that the ref did nothing about. This was a case of Bruno doing whatever it took to stay alive. The place popped after this and Bruno kept on him with lots of strikes. Larry was sent outside and Bruno followed to throw him into the railings twice. Bruno would not let Larry back in as he was so livid towards him. Bruno wanted a piece of Larry Zbyszko and he wouldn't give him an inch with the crowd leading Bruno chants. He even choked him with his boot outside on the floor. As Bruno was destroying him, Larry decides to high tail it back to the dressing room and was counted out. Bruno and the fans did not like this as they both thought it was bullshit. Bruno did not care about the victory at all as he just wanted to take out Zbyszko. This match was pretty straight forward and not a classic, by any means but it was still fun and hot. It actually gears me up to see future rematches these guys had together as even I want to see Bruno get a hold of Larry.

“Bulldog” Brower/Tor Kamata v. Jay Youngblood/Ricky Steamboat

This was one of those that caught me towards the later half. The beginning was average stuff but by the end, this thing was nice. This was Ricky and Jay's first appearance at MSG, according to Vince and Howard Finkel, and they got over pretty quickly. You can really see just how good Ricky was even at this point and Youngblood looked good too. This was also my first Kamata match and I kinda like him. Kamata started the match by attacking Steamboat during the ref's rules speech and he hit some good offense for a 300 lbs. Guy, including a dropkick. This was a pretty even match with the heels taking more offense than the faces as every time the faces were in trouble, they would explode out and tag. Ricky hit some nice armdrags and a monkey flip and Youngblood hit a nice dropkick. The best part until the finish was when Kamata did a karate stance and Steamboat answered back with his own flashier stance, to which Kamata was surprised and taken back a little. Great stuff.

 Later, Kamata tried for a top-rope splash but he missed badly and Steamboat went up and nailed a crossbody in retaliation. Youngblood made the tag and they both went crazy on the heels with double team moves like dropkicks and thursts/chops. The finish came when Ricky pressed up Youngblood and dropped him down onto Brower and got the pin. This match was the quickest thirteen minute match I've seen in ages. Fun little gem here.

Samoan #1/Afa w/Capt. Lou Albano v. Bob Backlund w/Arnold Skaaland-WWF Title

Boring match that picked up a little at the end during Bob's comeback. The ref was Billy Caputo. Afa got control early and kept putting on nerve holds to keep Backlund down. Every time Bob would try to power out, he'd get shut down. Vince referred to Afa as a grotesque looking individual. Finally, Bob escaped his last nerve hold with a piledriver but he couldn't keep the samoan down. 

Bob came running at Afa but got dumped outside. He got put down by Afa but he finally got to the apron when Afa tried scooping him back in and Backlund reversed it into a pin attempt but to no avail. Both guys then collided in an exchange and Bob missed a subsequent elbow drop. After this, Afa put him in a samoan drop and pinned him but only got a two-count. He tried for a second attempt but Bob got behind him and rolled him up with a bridge for the pin and Bob celebrated. Bob couldn't get a lot going in this match and certainly didn't come close to dominating as he was on the bottom 95% of the time. He didn't have a lot of heat but the fans did cheer for him a little during his hope spots. Afa is my favorite Samoan as he brings his character to life with lots of noises and great facials and he made this match a little better because of all that.

“The Fabulous” Hulk Hogan w/Fred Blassie v. Rene Goulet

Usual squash match with Goulet getting hardly any offense and there was a big size difference between the two competitors. Hogan controlled everything with power moves until a Goulet hope spot with a dropkick. However, Hulk pressed him up and then hit the leg drop for the win. No heat for this match but Hogan did a lot of talking to the ref and his opponent.  Did I also mention that I can't stand Hogan pre-Hulkamania?

Andre The Giant v. “Big Bad” Bob Duncam

Very short match with Andre controlling most of it and Billy Caputo was ref for a third straight match. Duncam came at Andre hard at first with a running high knee and some chokes but Andre hit a big boot and stopped him. Bob tried again with a knee and then a front face lock but a tried a slam and it cost him dearly. Andre countered with a suplex and then he sat on his chest and pinned him. There was nothing to this match but it was more interesting than the Hogan match at least.

May 19^th is the next announced MSG show with a Texas Death Match between IC Champ Ken Patera and WWF Champ Bob Backlund.

I'll be posting outtake photos from this show on my Twitter @stevesgraps

Steve Viglio

Stevesgraps@yahoo.com

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WWF Primetime 1-18-1988

We open with Gorilla using a time machine to go to the present day and he heard the news that RAW was going to three hours permanently.  Actually, Gorilla and Bobby are back this week and they start talking about the WWF in Paris immediately. Gorilla said Bobby got locked up twice there but Bobby corrected him saying he got locked out twice because French keys are different that US keys.

SD Jones v. Sika

We're in Paris for this one and one has the feeling that Sika is not winning the match. This was such a boring match with nothing to it but strikes and nerve holds. In regards to the outfit of Jones, Bobby said some hotel in France is missing some curtains.

 Later, Gorilla asked Bobby how has he adjusted to the language difference in France and Bobby said he's had no problems. Love and money are the international language: people are loving him and spends the money there. SD can't stay in control for long in this match before Sika pounds on him. Sika went for an elbow but Jones ducked and hit a sunset flip for the win.

Gorilla was surprised Bobby hasn't started managing Sherri, who is the women's champ, as he isn't managing any champions at this point. Bobby said he has no interest in women's wrestling.

Rockin' Robin v. Sensational Sherri-WWF Women's Title

Gorilla says where the belt goes, the money goes and that Heenan doesn't have any gold right now, and Bobby says to blame the officials. This was a mediocre match with Robin on offense most of the time and Sherri made her look strong. Sherri got control and dumped Robin outside but Robin went under the ring. Sherri didn't see this and went looking for her but Robin came up from behind with a dropkick and Sherri went flying outside herself and MSG popped big. 

Sherri was really over the top in her mannerisms and selling and it was great as this made the match. Robin got some big offense going with a clothesline and then a bulldog but only got a two-count. She put Sherri on top and slammed her but she missed a disastrous leg drop the middle rope and landed hard.

 I kid you not but Heenan said the women can't punch. Imagine the reaction if Cole said that on RAW. Robin was still fighting as she slammed Sherri and went back to the corner. Luck was not on her side as she missed a splash and Sherri rolled her up for the win while grabbing the tights. This match was probably a tad better than the first match from this episode but it wasn't much.

Bobby said he won't be at the Rumble this Sunday as Ted Dibiase set him up with a condo in Barbados to watch it with a bunch of island girls. Bobby then gave Gorilla a bag of imported cashews as a present, which Gorilla called weasel food.

We have an Update with Craig DeGeorge, whom Gorilla called Greg twice. Craig said he had earth shattering news that Hulk has agreed to defend the WWF Title for the first time Since WrestleMania III, against Andre the Giant on Friday February 5. 

They showed clips of the Mania match and Andre's attack on Hogan on Saturday Night's Main Event after Hulk's match against Bundy. They also showed a recap of Dibiase buying off Andre.

Gorilla said there would be a title contract signing at the Rumble and he got on Bobby for not being there live saying he doesn't care. Bobby said he who doesn't look after himself usually doesn't do things and he wants things done. Gorilla might make some phone calls to make sure he doesn't see the Rumble at his condo in Barbados.

The British Bulldogs v. Brian Costello/Gino Carabello

The Bulldogs are wearing cute Matilda shirts. 

 Vince said that Matilda was there in spirit and that they were not the same team without Matilda as something had changed. They've become down and depressed and Bruno agreed with this. Jesse said that if your whole life revolves around a dog and if it can control your destiny, you're in bad shape and he also said the Bulldogs looked more vicious. This match was just a squash and the Bulldogs did look more vicious. Davey hit a press slam and later, a running power slam but he picked up Costello and opted not to pin him. 

Both Bulldogs hit a vertical suplex as Jesse had convinced Vince that they were more vicious. The Islanders showed up with Heenan and DeGeorge as Dynamite hit a belly-to-back superplex on Carabello for the win. 

The Islanders have a bowl of dog food and one of those invisible dog things on a leash and collar. 

Bobby said that Jack Tunney reinstated the Islanders and if the Bulldogs wanted to know where Matilda was they should ask Tunney and the Bulldogs went to the back looking for him.

Gorilla hypothesized that Bobby returned the Islanders because he didn't want to dip into his newly acquired money to pay them during their suspension. Bobby said he was an honest guy and that someone had called him with a tip on Matilda's location, so he told that to Tunney.

Gorilla is on the phone trying to get a hold of Jesse Ventura to see if he can fill in for Bobby at the Rumble. Gorilla tells the person on the phone “he's in a cell?” and Bobby says to the camera that Gorilla is talking to his uncle. It turns out Jesse was filming a movie about a prison.

The Conquistadors/The Bolsheviks w/Slick v. The Killer Bees/JYD Bee/Animal Bee

George Steele is the Animal Bee and of course, JYD is JYD Bee and they're both wearing Bees masks. The crowd loved the faces in this one especially when they heard JYD's music play, which is totally awesome by the way. This whole match was as chaotic as you can get and very fun. The faces were in control and the heels couldn't touch them. One of the Conquistadors put a full nelson on one of the Bees and the other Conquistador came running at them and got back dropped for his troubles. 

The Conquistadors were not very good in this match as none of their offense was working and they even collided at one point. JYD and Jim Brunzell got in there with Brunzell putting on a figure four leg-lock but Boris Zhukov made the save and turned the tide on the faces. There was 4-on-1 action on Brunzell and the ref could not maintain control for shit. JYD got a hot tag in but he got shut down quickly as heat spots started for the heels. Steele hadn't been in legally up to this point. JYD got totally destroyed by the heels with lots of cheating and a missed tag for the faces. Steele finally got the tag and went crazy and the Bees got in later and hit a double hip toss on one of the Conquistadors. Does anyone know if they ever gave them any actual way of telling them apart besides assigning numbers to them? JYD got back in and delivered a big swinging scoop slam on one of the Conquistadors for the win. The crowd was heavily into this match and that made it even better.

“Mean” Gene ran down the Royal Rumble coming up and brings in Dino Bravo and Frenchy Martin. 

Bravo is not only going to be in the Rumble but he will also be attempting a world bench press record, trying to beat 705 lbs. Frenchy said they're ready and that Bravo will go heavier than 705. Bravo said that only one man can claim to be the strongest in the world and that he would also win the Rumble. What a feat that would have been!

Craig DeGeorge has a special WWF report on the Rumble. First, he covered Dino Bravo's bench press challenge with an interview from Bravo in French. Next, he ran down the WWF Women's Tag Team Title Match at the Rumble between the Glamour Girls and the Jumping Bomb Angels. Both gave promos including the latter doing one in Japanese. 

Bobby said that the Angels asked “did you tell them to hold the egg roll or the extra sweet and sour?” Gorilla ran down the Rumble match rules and Bobby said Harley Race thinks he'll be #20 and Gorilla replied that he heard he was trying to buy a good number.

Very short Bad News Brown promo on how there will be no more good and bad news, just bad news in the WWF.

Dino Bravo v. Jerry Allen

Just a match to put over Bravo as Allen barely got any offense in and the match had no heat in Boston. Frenchy cut a promo in French to start things off. Gorilla told Heenan that he could probably get more info on the whereabouts of Matilda from Frenchy than he could with the Brain and Bobby left. Apparently, Frenchy can speak a half dozen languages fluently. Bravo won with his side suplex and during the replay one of the Boston fans called Dino a loser. 

After Gorilla had called Jesse previously on filling in at the Rumble for Heenan, Ventura called back and said he could make it. Bobby asked to speak with him and then asked him if he wanted to come to Barbados with him but Gorilla grabbed the phone away from Heenan.

Hercules/Harley Race w/Bobby Heenan v. Billy Jack Haynes/Ken Patera

This match wasn't too bad but not quite as fun as the last tag match in the episode. One story for this match is the focus on the arm brace of Ken Patera from a previous attack by Demolition. Nick Bockwinkel thought he was wearing the brace as a weapon but Vince disagreed. The fans were very into Haynes and the match was a little back-and-forth in the beginning. Patera came off the top with his brace on Hercules but he couldn't stay in control. Race nailed some headbutts until Patera made the tag to Haynes who quickened the pace a lot. Hercules and Haynes had a great fast exchange of moves that included a Herc leap frog and a Haynes leap over and it ended with a clothesline from Hercules. Race hit a belly-to-belly suplex as Haynes was being isolated. Haynes was thrown outside and Race delivered a headbutt on the floor. Herc got Haynes back in and put on his full-nelson but Haynes fought it off and Hercules stopped it. They hit a double clothesline spot and Haynes made the hot tag to Patera who got shut down quickly. Race and Herc started working on Patera's bad arm but Patera reversed an arm bar with a hip toss and made the tag. Once again, Haynes lit up the crowd with his offense and delivered a press slam to Hercules. 

He put his full nelson on Herc as all four men came in and Race hit a clothesline off the top to break the hold. The ref got distracted and Hercules nailed Haynes with his chain but finally the ref called for the bell and no decision was aired. However, Bobby did say in the studio that his team was disqualified.

During the last match and before a break, Bobby showed a Hulk Hogan toy lightswitch cover he had. He said he had them installed in every room in his house so that all day long he could walk through his house and put Hogan's lights out.

In the end, Bobby told Gorilla he could do the Rumble and still make his trip to Barbados but Gorilla said it was too late.

I hope you all enjoyed the write-up and please feel free to leave some comments.  Follow me on Twitter @stevesgraps, thanks!

Steve Viglio