Thursday, December 31, 2009

Rasslin'

Steve Williams, RIP. I saw Dr. Death team with Bam Bam Gordy against the Steiners in Mobile in 1992. It was the first Bash at the Beach event and the card also featured an epic Sting versus Cactus Jack match.
This card took place days after Bill Watts took over WCW and the new "tough guy" attitude was clearly evident. (For one thing, the protective passing on the floor was removed.)
Doc and Bam Bam and the Steiners delivered a 30-minute time limit draw which had to thrill old school Watts. It was physical, "logical" and had excellent psychology.
At one point it looked to me like an amateur style shoot between Williams and the Steiners. All three had great amateur backgrounds. They went at hard in an amateur style and it didn't look like any one was playacting. It also looked like Williams kicked their asses. The Steiners were good though.
The crowd didn't know exactly how to react to what they saw. It wasn't what they had become used to in recent years but the fans were definitely into the match.
Next to Sting and Cactus, it was easily the best match on the card, primarily due to the slow psychological buildup.

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