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Post by jetlag on Jan 7, 2018 12:29:31 GMT -5
tl;dr brutal and great match built largely built around strikes in the vein of a Tenryu/Hashimoto showdown, probably the best match on tape for either guy, also: FEAR THE CLAW!
full review:
This is a textbook example of how to create an exciting long match with very basic striking offense. The kind of stuff you'd also see in Kawada or Tenryu matches 15 years later. There is NO striking exchange or combo that you see twice. Wahoo uses a few different chops and lands those on chest, head, nose, shoulder, neck etc. Spoiler has great bionic elbows. The key is the pacing and timing. They are fighting on a very close space, just tearing eachother up with blows, then suddenly there will be a big chop or elbow drop that makes you jump. Just great pacing. The rest of this has been covered thoroughly. Just a great violent battle where the first fall is already battled out intensely.
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Post by philschneider on Jan 7, 2018 12:39:26 GMT -5
We have this our 1979 segundacaida.blogspot.com/2017/01/1979-match-of-year.htmlThis has a similar structure to MS1 v. Chicana with Spoiler blitzing Wahoo from the beginning and Wahoo finally fighting back with the one huge chop to even it up. Really fun finish too with Wahoo using some nifty trickery. I have a feeling these two had dozens of awesome matches, and I am happy we got one of them to see. |
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Post by mvz on Jan 7, 2018 14:32:29 GMT -5
This match combines blood and guts fighting that I love with some shenanigans that I got a kick out of. Spoiler seems like a really credible threat and they really put over the claw. Wahoo is obviously a great brawler who makes an exciting comeback. Really loved Wahoo’s passion in this match. This was a great find and is likely to land on my list.
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Post by stunninggrover on Jan 11, 2018 3:56:42 GMT -5
Great match that featured some great brawling. One of the best matches of 1979. There's definitely a possibility this match will be in my top 100.
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Post by superstarsleeze on Mar 3, 2019 16:19:13 GMT -5
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Post by superstarsleeze on Mar 15, 2019 18:28:20 GMT -5
I LOVE THE SPOILER! He was definitely my favorite find of NWA classics: athletic for a big man, but also a really strong heel. Blood, foreign objects, hard chops and brawling. What more do you want? I LOVE THE FINISH! Wicked creative. My second favorite Houston match I saw.
American Heavyweight Champion The Spoiler vs Wahoo McDaniel - Houston 4/21/79
Wahoo informs us in the pre-match promo that "Indians like shiny things" and that this is a stepping stone to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. I was really impressed by The Spoiler in his match with Jack Brisco and had to check this out. He is a big dude and very agile.
First Fall: No shine, we go right to heat. Apparently Wahoo comes from the Jerry Lawler school of slow starting. Spoiler is back into a corner, but he walks up the buckles and comes crashing down on Wahoo. It is just rope assisted knees galore and throwing Wahoo out. If you watch very closely, you will see him monkey with the mask. I thought he was loading and I was confirmed as correct because when he headbutted Wahoo it split him wide open. Gary Hart calls for THE CLAW~! and Spoiler applies it the to bleeding Wahoo. This is when Wahoo comes storming back. Big time chops and blows that has The Spoiler reeling. Spoiler yanks him hard out of the ring and Wahoo hits the concrete hard. He rams Wahoo's head into the steel post. Wahoo then yanks him out of the ring. Wahoo hits a wicked chop, make sure to check the out girl's reaction in the front row for that. Wahoo returns the favor and slams Spoiler's head into the post and the table. Then he grabs a chair and slams Spoiler with that. This is a WAR! Wahoo hits a vertical suplex, but only gets two. Wahoo misses a kneedrop and Spoiler races up the turnbuckles to hit a double axehandle to win the first fall. Blood, foreign objects, hard chops and brawling. What more do you want? Spoiler 1-0
Second Fall: Spoiler tries to cautiously zero in on the groggy Wahoo who is coming to his feet. Wahoo lashes out with a series of chops, but the Spoiler comes back with some rope-assisted strikes on his own. He goes to his bread & butter the CLAW~! Wahoo is able to make to his feet and send Spoiler into the turnbuckle. Spoiler out of control charges hard into the post. Spoiler is so explosive and a big bumper. I like this dude. He takes a crazy bump off Wahoo's chop and it is all knotted up! Tied 1-1. I am excited for the 3rd fall.
Third Fall: I love the selling by The Spoiler at the beginning of this feels so realistic. This is basically Wahoo's Chop vs Spoiler's Claw. They are just going hammer and tong with each other. Great, realistic brawling, neither man giving an inch. I love how Wahoo keeps going after the mask. Another great moment is Spoiler tries to do his trademark of using the ropes for extra force on his blows and Wahoo catches him with a chop. Spoiler finally gets the Claw cinched in. Wahoo is chopping and chopping, but fading. Then in a very memorable awesome finish, Wahoo turns the mask sideways so he cant see anymore! The loosening of the mask mattered. Spoiler puts the Claw on Gary Hart who was trying to help! I love it! Then he puts the Claw on the ref! This is great! Bronco comes out and calls the match for a DQ, but that was a cool finish. Spoiler ends up smashing Wahoo with the mic and the belt.
Awesome war of attrition brawling and great selling. Spoiler has looked great in both matches. He was 39 here so the 1960s-1970s were his decades too bad we dont have more. Loved the finish! Do we have the rematch where Wahoo wins the title in May? ****1/2
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Post by mrjmml on May 19, 2023 20:30:28 GMT -5
My favourite match of the year. The finish was awesome.
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Post by elliott on Sept 1, 2023 0:50:24 GMT -5
US MOTDC. This might be the best Wahoo match. An amazing Spoiler performance. This fucking rules.
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Post by fxnj on Sept 1, 2023 1:54:24 GMT -5
Good cartoon blood brawl, but can't say I see this as much more than that. I guess this is Tenryu/Hashimoto if you made it way less stiff, took out the cool cinematic visuals, and made the selling way more cartoony. Also throw in some lame begging off at the start and make it 2/3 falls with the finishes coming out of nowhere. Reading the Segunda Caida review, it seems part of the appeal is that they aren't really laying it into each other, but some of the stuff just did not look good to me. The worst is Wahoo's elbow at the end of the 2nd fall clearly missing by like a foot, but some of those kicks Spoiler threw also looked soft as hell.
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