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Match # 123: Shogun & Samurai vs. Mason Dixon Connection (3/25/89)

I think one of the Japanese participants is a young Hashimoto. Never seen much Hash, so this is interesting. I would have liked this match a lot more if I was emotionally attatched to any of these guys, or maybe if I had followed the promotion during the time period. The build and set up of the first 5 minutes or so is really good, but I think it fell a bit flatter to me as it was simply “player A” vs “Player Y”. Tracy Smothers is the only guy I had any attachment to, and he was very good in his babyface role. Very Southern w/ the USA chants and show downs. The match also finished well w/ a super kick/roll up combo from Smothers and his partner. Under ten minutes, and the work is a snapshot of both it’s time period and Memphis as a whole. Solid, but not gripping. 3 stars and 6/10.