![]() ![]() Possibly the most inexplicable hires of WCW’s inexplicable hires- the most bloated company in wrestling history, and they throw in a tall generic cowboy because his dad was famous in New York twenty years ago.īOBBY EATON & KENNY KAOS vs. Rating: ** (the equivalent of a jobber squash with a tiny bit of Males offense, but it’s impressive that it wasn’t a style clash) Okay, so Ohtani’s missile kick hit Riggs in the ass- it’s a slick dodge-move! ![]() The Juniors did some simple basics or just landed strikes for the most part, but dang- check their ending offense. Pretty good “showcase” for the international stars, as they tee off on the Males (who are still so green they’re doing Power Plant running sequences and punches for all their offense). Ohtani gets a somersault senton for two, but Bagwell grabs the ropes to avoid a dropkick and it’s a hot tag to Riggs! But he immediately misses a charge when Ohtani flips up the ropes and hits his Springboard Missile Dropkick, blowing the commentators’ minds! Then Koji comes in and hits a Moonsault, and when Ohtani holds off Bagwell, he lands a heel hook and gets the immediate submission win at (6:10)! Holy shit- total squash by the Japanese in the end! They charge the Males after the bell and get sent away so the hometown boys can retain some heat. Koji dropkicks Marcus in the tree of woe and starts completely no-selling Bagwell’s offensive comeback and chops away. ![]() They double-team him for a while, Koji twisting the knee and such while Heenan completely writes off the U.S.’s chances in the “World Cup of Wrestling”. Bagwell powers out of a wristlock and gets his own, and the Males trade off on Koji- Riggs wins another international, but Ohtani nails Bagwell from the apron and Koji gets a standing side-kick. Heenan sings the praises of the Japanese (“and not just because they PAID m– because I’m paving the WAY for them!”), then asks if Ohtani’s wearing speedos- Bagwell wins an “international” sequence on Ohtani, but is kicked down and Koji lands some karate kicks on him. Curiously the size difference is nowhere near as prominent as I was expecting- Bagwell isn’t any taller than Ohtani from the looks of things. They have hideous black & white-striped singlets and jean shorts on, while Ohtani’s in his trademark plain black trunks, and Koji’s dressed like Bruce Lee with a white belt. ![]() I love Buff’s bouffant hair and Riggs with his dirtbag semi-mullet. The Males are still in the midcard at this point, and OH MY GOD they’re so ’90s. Kanemoto I’ve seen less, but he was the third Tiger Mask and I’ve seen a LOT of **** ratings thrown his way. * Oh YES!! Two of the best New Japan Juniors and they go to WCW and end up stuck with the Power Plant pretty boys! Now THAT’S a weirdo “WTF? This happened?” match! Ohtani in particular is THE SHIT, famous for the sheer amount of disdain he holds for every opponent. THE AMERICAN MALES (Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs): KOJI KANEMOTO & SHINJIRO OHTANI (w/ Sonny Onoo) vs. Then ANOTHER possibly buggered ending, as that weird Late-96, Early-97 WWF era where they’re just throwing EVERYTHING at the wall to see what sticks rears its head, as we have Mexican legends Pierroth & Cibernetico taking on All Japan top team Doug Furnas & Phil LaFon! But check that weird ending!Īlso, come see Lex Luger & The Giant take on two roided Power Plant guys I’ve never heard of in “The Power Company” (here called the Power Team)! And did you know that ELIX SKIPPER got his TV start in WCW? It’s true! Come watch him get some showcase as a job guy for Billy Kidman! Plus a random mess of a match as Barry Horowitz is left trying (and failing) to wrestle a lucha-style match against Silver King! ![]()
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