Mid South Diaries: Match #90
Posted on August 17, 2008 by John Philapavage
Match # 90: The Fabulous Ones vs. Chavo & Hector Guerrero (12/27/85)
They’re back! The brothers Guerrero are here in this match as faces, straight from Houston. This is my first chance EVER to watch the Fabs, a team I’ve heard so much about. Steve Keirn has gone on to run the Florida WWE development territory, while Stand Lane went on to be in a new version of the Midnight Express.
From the start I’m happy as Chavo gets denied a handshake and that fires him up. Stane Lane starts with him and he’s got a good heel presence here. There’s that great Guerrero arm drag on Lane, who complains somehow his tights were held. The mocking of the strut by Chavo is funny.
The Fabulous One’s are definitely the body building type. Surprised they didn’t end up in the WWF. They stooge well and hem and haw for the brothers early. Some fun arm bar work. Actually, a lot of stuff the brothers do is focused on the arm, the most fun being a leapfrog over one brother and onto the arm bared appendage. I love the focused attack on one arm.
They clipped it. Damnit. Well, it looks like it wasn’t much. Guerrero’s are still in charge with quick tags and arm-focused stuff. I love these guys. Match is cool so far. I see Hector calling a lot of stuff, but that doesn’t really bother me. Hammerlock takeovers where the brothers do all the work and Stan Lane just has to lay there. They should send their checks to El Paso. Heels eventually powder out because they just aren’t quick enough to counter.
Chavo gets tagged in and it’s apparent it’s time for the heels to take over. They trap him in the corner. Time to see what the heels have. They’ve been good at the subtle heel stuff so far, like trying to switch without a tag. This match does need to move a bit more thou, as it’s still at a low gear.
The choke and double team the hell out of Chavo while hot headed Hector keeps running in. Fabs get great heat one they send Chavo to the floor to sell. Posing works wonders for them, but the strut is a Memphis strut, not a much cooler Flair strut.
The Fabs are a little to deliberate for me, as even when they sneak a cheat, there’s no sense of urgency. I do like the way they work as far as logic and attitude. They do all the right things. Hector keeps trying to get at them for the double-teams in the corner, and again he’s sent outside. Great sunset flip hope spot. Lane grabs the tights to keep him from running over for the hot tag. He’s taken, kicking and screaming, back to the corner and then the outside, where he hits the barricade. Every time he gets a moment these guys cut him off nicely. This is MNX heel teaming goodness.
Chavo uses those awesome Guerrero rolls to make the tag, and Hector comes in with big drop kicks. It breaks down and they use tag team moves to dispatch of the Fabs. Lane even runs the ropes slow.
That’s what you get with muscled up guys, even good workers. Ref tries to gain control and while that’s going on the Guerreros get the visual pin. I think it’s Lane who comes off the top with a knee to the back of the head. He tosses his partner to the floor and gets the pin in 17 minutes.
Very good match that might have been more and was technically very good. It had the feel of what RNR vs MNX could be, but on an off night. By that I just mean if the guys had their minds elsewhere or were a bit tired, that might be this match. Very enjoyable though. The brothers still amaze me and the Fabs were very good. 3 ¼ stars and 6.4/10.
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