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Post by problematic on Jan 10, 2018 10:48:12 GMT -5
One of my five favorite matches of all time, it's another match that is better if you watch all the build (or at least read tomk's review), but this was really an important match in the history of WCW as it was the last feud they did that was really built around the explicitly Southern roots of the promotion. Yes it's a Wargames without blood but they make it not matter, as everyone steps up to deliver a big time performance. Funk is just wild in this, disappearing between rings, dancing a jig, et. Arn and Dustin are excellent. The Nasty Boys are unprofessional and nuts like you want. Bunkhouse Buck looks like a drifter who would kill you for a can of beans. And Dusty and Col. Parker are so great as the respective anchors for their teams. Just a great, great match.
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Post by exposer on Jan 12, 2018 13:16:46 GMT -5
I'm seconding this as it's my favorite WCW match ever. It's the culmination of the last true southern feud in WCW. I will find a place on my ballot for this.
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Post by Grimmas on Jun 20, 2018 18:18:30 GMT -5
Damn right, this is as great as a match can be that features The Nasty Boys. Intense wild and out of control brawl with great drama and emotion. Funk is a wild man and Dustin was the glue. This will make my list.
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Post by superstarsleeze on Jul 28, 2018 20:21:22 GMT -5
I don't think this make the list BUT holy shit is this so much fun. Like it was said before it is the last hurrah of Southern Wrestling. You add in the Dusty/Dustin build and the payoff this is something everybody has to watch.
Dusty & Dustin Rhodes & Nasty Boys vs Stud Stable (Terry Funk, Arn Anderson, Bunkhouse Buck & Col. Robert Parker) - WCW Fall Brawl 1994 WARGAMES
"DUSTY!" "DUSTY!" "DUSTY!" THEY ARE ALIVE TONIGHT ROANOKE, VIRGINIA BABY! You know what they say? Virginia is for Lovers! And Virginia Loves The American Dream, Daddy!
Banner fucking year for the Nasty Boys! Jerry Saggs, brother in-law of Dusty (just found out that today and am still floored), is an total animal. The man just loves dishing out pain. The use of cowboy boots and belts was great to ratchet up the heat and intensity in lieu of blood. Dustin & Arn it was the natural pairing. Arn trying to psych Dustin out and get him to his door luring him in only to have his head rammed into the steel cage. Dustin flying across the ring to deck The Enforcer. Can you feel it? Because I can! Hot Damn! This is not Pillman against Windham in Wargames 91, but it is pretty damn good. Arn does take over with a DDT and then gets a crab as Bunkhouse Buck comes in and he is actually pretty energetic taking it to Dustin. Then Jerry Muthafuckin Saggs comes in. This sadist just starts chucking everybody into the cage and drops Buck like a bad habit with a piledriver. Funk had been bothering me in other bouts, but I loved him here. He is a rabid dog that cant wait to get in and he has his cowboy boot in his hand. He lunges at Dustin and obliterates him with the boot and then raking Dustin's face against the steel in front of Dusty is next level heel shit. Then there is the bump to end all bumps. Saggs the sadist and Funk the masochist get together in an unholy union where Saggs PILEDRIVES FUNK BETWEEN THE RINGS. Funk drops into the abyss and Saggs I think was so hurt he actually had trouble getting back to his feet due to the awkward landing. Muthafucka! The Tennessee Stud is pissing his pants that he has to come into the ring. I think Parker did the right thing to play up the chickenshit role rather than being the badass Tennessee Stud. Fans wanted to see the comeuppance against the coward who was going to beg for mercy. Once Fuller has an opening he kicks Dustin and then starts whipping everyone with a belt. I am loving the belt and the cowboy boots and all that shit. So Southern and so badass! Now there is the Dusty chant as the fans eagerly anticipate the entry of the American Dream, baby! Dusty hits the ring to a MASSIVE POP and shit is on! Everyone goes into the cage and eats the Bionic Elbow. Parker is cowering and Dusty slaps on the Figure-4. The Nasties splash and elbow drop Parker as Meng is violently shaking the cage, which adds a lot to the environment. Parker has not choice to give up. MENG seems to be more than a bodyguard for Parker as he is very distraught about his employer's well-being. I think he cares!
My one complaint is that the feud started as Dustin vs Stud Stable. In a lot of ways, this became about Dusty and the finish made Dusty look like the hero and Dustin was kinda in the background. I think they could have laid out a bit better to have Dustin take out Buck, AA and Funk in climatic fashion clearing the way for his father to get the win. I just hate seeing Dustin as an afterthought when this is really his feud. I did not feel like the payoff was really there. In terms of action this was awesome. Really entertaining, went by in a flash and just a ton of fun. Definite WCW match of the year contender. Hard pressed right now to determine if I like this Dustin/Buck, Flair/Steamboat or Nasties/Cactus& Payne more. Loaded year from WCW! ****1/2
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Post by [Darren] on Nov 26, 2022 13:22:23 GMT -5
On my most recent rewatch this match blew me away. Certainly the best blood-free WarGames. I came away thinking it might be my favorite. It’s crazy that this match took place while the company was transitioning to a Hogan promotion. This was a match rooted in the original 87 match which certainly enhanced the program but it is a bit disheartening to see the match switch from Dustin’s match to Dusty’s match by the end.
This is the last great WarGames match. Where it feels like it should. The heels know how to dish out damage but also know how to show ass. This should be the match to introduce someone to the concept of WarGames.
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