Match # 47: Eddie Guerrero vs. Chris Benoit (Nitro 12/23/96) I wasn’t as high on their earlier Nitro matches (Match # 40 & 45) as some people because either they needed a bit more time to fit what they had mapped out doing, or they lacked the right feel for me as a fan to [...]
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Match # 46: Steve Regal vs. Psicosis (Nitro 12/16/96) Psicosis is out in a great white costume. Regal is the TV champ. A hot crowd there. Bischoff and Ted Dibiase are doing NWO heel commentary for this one. This is either going to be a complete train wreck or a neat meshing of styles. With [...]
Thursday, July 2, 2009
We kick off our second half-century of shows with a quick re-cap of last weekend’s Midwest shows. In addition to discussions of the top matches and their implications, we speculate on what might be next for Jimmy Jacobs now that the Age of the Fall is apparently dead. [display_podcast]
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Match # 45: Chris Benoit vs. Eddie Guerrero (Nitro 11/18/96) This is break neck speed work from the onset. It’s all really good tight work, but neither guy is at the point where they are given the air time, nor do they have the experience, to fully engage the crowd in all the great stuff [...]
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Match # 44: La Parka vs. Juventud Guerrera (Nitro 11/18/96) The opening to this match is hilarious. Something has happened to Tony Schiavone, so Larry Zybysko is running solo trying to give background on the Lucha stars. It’s like listening to him give his son “the talk”. Priceless.
Saturday, July 4, 2009
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