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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
These Truely Were The Glory Days,
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This review is from: Great American Bash 89:Glory Days [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Aw, another classic VHS tape I found recently. Alot of people regard the 1989 year of the NWA to be one of the best years the company had in it's recent years due to the high caliber of wrestling matches featuring the likes of Ric Flair, Ricky Steamboat, and others while the WWF was still on the "Hulk Hogan" train riding on sports entertainment more than the professional wrestling work ethic that made the NWA a true alternative & competition with Vince McMahon at the time.
The problem with most of these home videos from this era is that most of the "card filler" matches are edited down so the PPV would only go around 2 hours long. Still, it's classic footage & unique to see how characters still active today like Ric Flair, Big Poppa Pump, Paul Heyman, Theodore R. Long, Sting, Scott Hall, Ron Simmons, and others were appearance & career wise almost 20 years ago. "King Of The Hill" Battle Royal - This was a two ring battle royal in which the rules were that if you were eliminated from ring one, you would move over to ring two & get a second chance but if you were eliminated from ring two, you were officially out. The winner of ring one (the only man who was not eliminated at all) would face off against the winner of ring two. However, this was just a match for the team of Sid Vicious & Dan Spivey a.k.a. "The Skyscrapers" to dominate & ended up splitting the win in the end. This match is edited. Brian Pillman vs. Bill Irwin - Early Pillman here as he shows off his aerial offence and wins after he dove from the top rope of ring two over to Irwin in ring one. This match is edited. Dynamic Dudes vs. Skyscrapers - Boy, who would have know from his match that one of the Dudes would later go on to be the head of WWE talent relations & the other would go on to be a "Franchise." But in this match, they were just bodies for the Skyscrapers do dominate over. This match is edited. Tuxedo Match: Jim Cornette vs. Paul E. Dangerously - This was a managers match & it was here for comedic sake which it did achieve. This is also available on the WWE's "Worlds Greatest Wrestling Managers" DVD. Texas Tornado Match: Steiner Brothers vs. Kevin Sullivan & Mike Rotunda - For those who don't know, this was Scott Steiner's PPV debut and almost 10 years before the Big Poppa Pump gimmick while Mike Rotunda would go on to greatest success under the name I.R.S. Just a wild brawl between these two teams that was very entertaining & enjoyable to look at. Television Champion Sting vs. Great Muta - This was a good match as Muta's japanese quick style meshed will with Sting style as well. There wasn't a slow or dull moment here and I remember it had a very controversial ending but it didn't take away from the match itself. However, this match was here more to help set up what would happen later in the night. United States Champion Lex Luger vs. Ricky Steamboat - Although Luger had a bad reputation for being one of the most overpushed & worse wrestlers in history...this was when Luger was in his prime & could carry his own weight. The match is a step down for the Steamboat/Flair classics that dominated the NWA for the first half of the year but each wrestler held their own & again, the cheap ending didn't take away from the match itself. War Games Match: Road Warriors, Midnight Express, Steve Williams vs. Fabulous Freebirds & Samoan Swat Team - Ah, the classic War Games match. For those who never seen this, it's a two ringed cage match with a caged top on it & the first two wrestlers go in for 5 minute period. A coin toss is held (which the heels always seem to win) to determine who goes in next and the teams alternate wrestlers entering the match. When the final wrestler enters the cage, the only way to win is by submission or surrender. However to the Maryland state athletic commission not allowing blood during the time, this match isn't as violent as previous & future War Games matches were. NWA Champion Ric Flair vs. Terry Funk - This was Flair's first match back after winning the NWA Title back from Ricky Steamboat in which Terry Funk attacked him afterwards. Terry Funk is one of the original wrestlers who knew how to make their matches entertaining. Funk would inject some humor every now & then but you would still take him seriously. This match was good as they did good storytelling surrounding Flair's injured neck along with them trying to "out heel" each other by using the branding iron behind the referee's back. Flair won the match with a rollup but attacked by Muta which set up Sting for the save looking for revenge for earlier in the night. This one match helped set up feuds for not only the rest of the year but for the year after involving Flair & Sting. Overall, this was a classic PPV from the later days of the National Wrestling Alliance & if you can get your hands on it, you won't be sorry.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
It Was Indeed The Glory Days,
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This review is from: Great American Bash 89:Glory Days [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Before the WCW era, the NWA (on a business level) was failing. In the ring, however, the action was as good or better than what was going on in the WWF/WWE at that time in 1989! While I am not sure this vintage card is worth $[...], it is worth getting your hands on! I will warn that while every match is on the tape, some of them are edited! I will mark the edited matches with a star.
*King Of The Mountain Battle Royal - This was a two ring affair and the two rings would come into play several times during this card. This featured a young Ron Simmons, Sid Vicious, Dan Spivey, The Steiner Brothers, the late Brian Pillman, "Dr. Death" Steve Williams, the late "Freebird" Terry Gordy and others. Ends when manager Teddy Long declares a draw between Dan Spivey and Sid Vicious when they are the last two in the ring! *Brian Pillman Vs. "Wild" Bill Irwin - Not much here except more of a display of Pillman's high flying skills. Ends when Pillman performs a flying bodypress on Irwin.....from the other ring! *The Dynamic Dudes Vs. The Skyscrapers - Basically a one-sided whoopin' of Shane Douglas and Johnny Ace as Sid and Danny pretty much handed them their a**es! Ends with a very sloppy powerbomb from Spivey on Ace. *Jim Cornette Vs. Paul E. Dangerously (Tuxedo Match) - A prelude to the bra and panties match we saw during the WWE Attitude era, the loser is the one that is totally stripped of his tuxedo. Cornette wins after Dangerously's powder trick backfires on him! The Steiners Vs. Kevin Sullivan/Mike Rotunda (Texas Tornado Match) - This was LONG before Scott Steiner became "Big Poppa Pump." A wild affair that was very ECW like. Ends when both Steiners pinned Sullivan! Sting Vs. The Great Muta (NWA World TV Title Match) - An amazing bout which saw Muta in trouble for the first time since he arrived in the NWA at that time! A double pin at the end (though Sting's shoulders were clearly off the mat before 3) causes the match to end in a draw and the NWA TV title to be held up. Lex Luger Vs. Ricky Steamboat (NWA United States Title Match) - This was originally scheduled to be "No DQ" bout but Luger demanded that the stipulation be removed or Steamboat wouldn't get a shot (another "brilliant" WCW angle/since when does a champion dictate a stipulation before a match?)! Steamboat agreed and pretty much carried Luger to one of his better matches. Ends when Steamboat is DQ'ed for using a steel chair on Luger after Luger introduced it into the match. The Midnight Express, The Road Warriors & "Dr. Death" Steve Williams Vs. The Fabulous Freebirds & The Samoan Swat Team (WarGames Match) - While not as brutal as the original WarGames, it may have been the most athletic of the bunch as these big men were doing some amazing things, especially The Road Warriors! Ends when the late Road Warrior Hawk makes "Freebird" Jim Garvin submit to a neckhold. "Nature Boy" Ric Flair Vs. Terry Funk (NWA Title Match) - I personally like this one better than their more famous "I Quit" match that took place months later. This one was wild to say the least with wrestling and fighting all rolled into one. The match ends when Flair catches Funk in a roll up but then things really heat up as a four way fight between Sting, The Great Muta, Terry Funk and Ric Flair happens, capping off a great night of wrestling! As I said, I don't know about the $[...] price tag but you won't regret it if you decide to pay that for it! Even with the first few matches edited, its still worth the price.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
1 of the best Pay Per Views by far 9.5/10,
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This review is from: Great American Bash 89:Glory Days [VHS] (VHS Tape)
I'm excited to do this review of WCW's Great American Bash 1989. This is an all time classic. This was when The NWA-WCW was at it's best to be honest I like it more than The NWO era stuff although I did like The NWO. So what went on after Wrestle War. Well Flair was put out of action by Terry Funk & started targeting everybody he could. He wanted to be in The Top 10 List of contenders so when he finally cracked The Top 10 it was decided that he would face NO 1 contender Ricky Steamboat at Clash Of Champions V II to decide The Number 1 Contender. Lex Luger cut a mean promo after Wrestle War where he was sick of pleasing everyone. He defeated Michael Hayes to win back The NWA United States Champioship. On The June 10th episode of World Championship Wrestling Jim Ross was going over The Clash that was coming up Luger came in & yelled for them to cut the video off so he could cut 1 of his best promos "Back in January Ric Flair said I get no more title shots. Then Ricky Steamboat came in when I had I had The Nature Boy on the verge of defeat. He came through the back door & beat a wounded warrior & Terry Funk who have you beat. Flair either wrestle or give up the belt. I know I messed up that promo I wish he could've continued how he was in 88, 89, 90 & 91 instead of what he did in The mid to late 90's. He did a better job here turning heel than how Batista did "You were suppose to be my friend!. Look that up. So at Clash Of Champions VII Terry Funk & Ricky Steamboat had a decent match Funk hit Steamboat with a mic. He was going to hurt him Luger came down to make the save it looked like but he clotheslined him used a chair on him put him in The Tourture Rack. He said there's your NO 1Contender. Also at The Clash Of Champions Jim Ross had a special interview with Ric Flair where he's announce his plans on July 1st so then on that episode of World Championship Wrestling he annouced he was coming back for The Great Americn Bash. Since Mike Rotundo & Dr Death Steve Williams were stripped of The NWA World Tag Team title there was a tournament announced. Paul E Dangerously declared war on The Road Warriors & Paul Ellering. Jim Cornette & The Midnight Express came back to WCW & entered the tournament. So The Somoan Swat Team & Paul E Dangerously cost The Road Warriors a spot in the tournament. At Clash Of Champions VII The Road Warriors retutnded the favor by costing them their spot in the tournament. The Tournament came down to The Midnight Express & The Freebirds Jimmy "Jam" Garvin returned & joined The Freebirds. Paul E Dangerously attacked Jim Cornette with a loaded tennis racket that had chains horse shoes & other blunt objects. The Freebirs won The NWA World Tag Team Championship. Kevin Sullivan paid Freebird Terry Gordy to hurt former Varsity Club member Steve Williams. The Freebirds & Somoans massacred The Road Warriors which lead up to a War Games match for this event. Jim Cornette wanted to end all the problems he had with Pau E Dangerously so they agreed to a Tuxedo Match for this event. Gary Hart laid the challenge down for Sting to put up his TV tile against The Great Muta. Sting was wrecking shop as The NWA World Television Champion. So he accepted also around this time The Great Muta sprayed mist in Missy Hyatt's face see WWE this is how you do PG programming. Where adults can enjoy it. Unfortantly at Clash Of Champions VII The Ding Dongs debuted & it was instantly nuked by the crowd so Herd killled that gimmick off quickly. Brian Pillman debuted. Scott Steiner joined his brother you were also introduced to Rick's secret admirer Robin Green Kevin Sullivan taunted her for weeks which lead to the final encounter between The Steiner's vs Kevin Sullivan & Mike Rotundo. Thedore Long brought in Norman The Lunitic & his video packages were s h i t t y as well he brought in his Skyscrapers that had a debuting Sid Vicous & former Varsity Club member Dan Spivey. Scott Hall also came to WCW. So the buyrate for this show was 1.70 down from the 2.20 from last years Bash. Let's go over the matches. DateJuly 23, 1989 Attendance12,500 VenueBaltimore Arena CityBaltimore, Maryland $50,000 triple crown battle royale Sid Vicous & Dan Spivey split the money. ** Also including Mike Rotundo, Kevin Sullivan, Scott Hall, Ranger Ross, Flyin Brian, Ron Simmons, Eddie Gillbert, Rick & Scott Steiner, Steve Williams & Wild Bill Irwin. Thedore Long came in & said he let Sid Vicous & Dan Spivey tear each other up so they would split the money. Promo by Terry Funk the video messed up not going good for him he said that he had a surprise for The Nature Boy. Flyin Brian Def Wild Bill Irwin ** they were given an ok amount of time it was pretty good for Brian Pillman's 1st Pay Per View. Gordon Solie interviews Paul E Dangerously who said he's not here to win but to put Jim Cornette out of Professional Wrestling. He said that he is still hurt from falling off The Scaffold at Starrcade 86. The Skyscrapers Sid Vicous & Dan Spivey with Thedore Long Def The Dynamic Dudes Johnny & Shane * & a half stars Jason Hervey did the ring introductions for no reason The Dudes music sounds like The Beach Boys mixed with The Beastie Boys. The Sky Scrapers got a decent pop. Good interview where Gordon Solie interviews Jim Cornette Tuxedo Match Jim Cornette Def Paul E Dangerously * & a quarter star Gordon Solie interviewed Gary Hart Texas Tornado tag team match no disqualification The Steiner Brothers Rick & Scott Def Mike Rotundo & Kevin Sullivan ** & a half stars Very good interview in the back with Sting NWA Televison Championship Sting with Eddie Gillbert vs The Great Muta with Gary Hart *** It looked as if Sting won The Referee was blinded by Muta's mist therefor the title was held up as the fans yelled bulls h i t. Gordon Solie interviewed The US Champion Lex Luger which he said tonights match better be under regular rules. NWA United States Championship Ricky Steamboat Def Champion Lex Luger by Disqualification Luger retained the title though *** & a quarter stars Luger told Gary Juster before the match that if it's not under regular rules he won't defent the title. So he got his way this was a good match Luger was given the right oppent again he did a good job. War Games Match The Road Warriors The Midnight Express & Dr Death Steve Williams with Paul Ellering & Jim Cornette Def Michael Hayes Jimmy Garvin Terry Gordy & The Somoan Swat Team The Freebirds won the coin toss so they got the advantage Jimmy Garvin started out for The Freebirds Boby Eaton started out for The LOD & Express team The Feebirds sent Terry Gordy in for their 2nd man The LOD Express team sent Steve Williams in to even it up. The Freebired team sent in Samu for their 3rd guy Animal went in for The LOD Express team Fatu went in for The Freebirds 4th man Stan Lane went in for The LOD Express teams 4th guy Michael Hayes went in for The Freebirds final guy Hawk was the last guy for The LOD Express team Hawk made Garvin submit **** & quarter stars Gordon Solie interview Ric Flair where he says he knows what he's getting into but he came back for the hatered that he has for Terry Funk NWA World Heavyweight Champinship Champion Ric Flair Def Terry Funk with Gary Hart **** After the match Gary Hart tried to attack Flair which Flair knocked him on his a s s. The Great Muta came in he sprayed mist into Flair's face Funk tried to finish off Flair's neck Doug Dillinger tried to stop it but Muta beat him up Jim Ross said "Hey Doug Dillinger is a civilain!" Then Sting came down Flair & Sting chased them off then it went all the way up the ramp. Big street fight. Then Flair cuts an epic promo he tells Sting to come over here "I haven't said thank you in 10 years pal but Thank You!" This is the differance between Dusty's booking or Russo or Nash's booking This was an awesome show the under card wasn't bad the upper card matches were all good & they set up the main storyline that would go into next year with Sting & Flair.
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