callanvass Live from Washington, DCAttendance: 7,500Your commentators are Jim Ross & Bob CaudleCactus Jack, Bam Bam Bigelow & Kevin Sullivan (W/Sir Oliver Humperdink) Vs The Roadwarriors & Norman The LunaticNorman The Lunatic is Bastion Booger. The Roadwarrios & Norman win. This was much better than I thought it was gonna be. I wouldn't call it a good match, but it certainly had some exciting moments and it was fast paced more often than not.**1/4Mean Mark Callous (W/Teddy Long) Vs Johnny AceJohnny Ace is John Laurinaitis and Mean Mark is that fellow known as The Undertaker. Callous wins with an elbow drop from the top. Good god, this was boring. Not only boring, but LONG. They could have easily trimmed this a little bit. The Undertaker wouldn't really come into his own as a wrestler until 96/97. *1/2Mike Rotunda & Tommy Rich Vs The Samoan Swat TeamThe Samoan Swat Team wins. This match felt like an Iron Man match, only with nothing but boredom. If you're looking to cure your insomnia, this match is worth considering. It's nothing technically bad, just extremely boring.*1/4Hair Vs Hair MatchTeddy Long Vs Paul ElleringFor god's sakes! Please let this be quick. Teddy Long is wearing boxing gear.... Ellering wins by nailing Teddy Long with a loaded glove. Teddy gets his hair cut after the match. This was utterly pointless in every way. This was designed to be a comedy match, but it failed miserably at that. I'm not a Scrooge either. It's just not funny.DUDUnited States Tag Team ChampionshipBrian Pillman & The Z-Man (Tom Zenk) (C) Vs The Midnight Express (W/Jim Cornette)Jim Cornette is locked inside a cage. The Midnight Express win the Tag Team titles. This is more like it! This was a really good match with both teams on top of their game. It went back and forth nicely with several great near falls.***1/2Next, is one of the most unintentionally hilarious segments in wrestling. The Four Horsemen lock Sting inside a personal cage. Robocop meanders down to ringside VERY slowly and rips the cage door of to free Sting. I give JR all the credit in the world for having the guts to give it his all and play it straight during this segment. The Junkyard Dog makes his return to the NWA. He and Jim Cornette almost get into a physical confrontation after Cornette tries to stir things up with JYD. Corporal Punishment MatchThe Rock & Roll Express Vs The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin)This is a variation of a strap match. The Rock & Roll Express win. This match heated up in the last 5 minutes, but its way too inconsistent overall. Just when you're getting into it, it would run into some boredom. The straps ended up being kinda pointless.**Tag Team ChampionshipThe Steiner Brothers Vs Doom (Ron Simmons & Butch Reed) (W/Teddy Long)Doom wins the titles after a double team maneuver. This was a solid match for the most part. I expected The Steiner's to carry this match, but Doom actually held their own. Depending on how the cage match goes, it'll probably be the 2nd or best match on the card.**3/4World Heavyweight Championship (Thunderdome Cage Match)Ric Flair (C) (W/Woman) Vs Lex LugerLuger has the title won until Ole Anderson runs down and fiddles with the cage switch to allow Barry Windham to run in and attack Luger to cause the DQ. This main event was a tad underwhelming. Flair bled like stuffed pig and put on a good show like usual. It just felt like there was something missing. It didn't feel epic to me. For those that care, El Gigante (Giant Gonzalez) made his debut here.**3/4Well this wasn't a bad PPV, but it wasn't exactly good either. The Main event was decent, but underwhelming overall. The best match on the card is The Midnight Express Vs Brian Pillman & Tom Zenk. Robocp was heavily promoted, but barely featured.5.5/10 overall

amanwhorocks 1. Hair Match: Paul Ellering Vs. Teddy Long - Manager's matches are always bad, but this was short at least. 5/10 2. Us. Tag Titles match: Champs-Flyin' Brian/Z-man Vs. Midnight Express - I don't expect that high quality match. New champs. I Give credit where credit is due 8/10 3. Rock 'n Roll Express Vs. Fabulous Freebirds 5.5/10 4. World Tag Titles Match: Doom Vs Champs-Steiner Brothers - Excellent match, Scotty has skills. New Champs! 7/10 5. World Heavyweight Championship: Lex Luger (US. Champ) Vs. Ric Flair (World Heavyweight Champ) - Another main event Flair Luger w. bad ending 5.5/10 Who got that brilliant idea to put Robocop on card... -5/10Important part of Capital Combat was another face push for Sting... I like "Crow" Sting but this "Surfer" gimmick sometimes makes me sick.

kwaynecrider You've got Ric Flair and Lex Luger for the World Heavyweight Title in a cage that gets bloody, what could be better? The Fabulous Freebirds fighting the Rock-n-Roll Express in a leather strap match, albeit the straps played a very minuscule part in the match. You have an up and comer Mean Mark Callous, better known as the Undertaker, facing a nobody in Johnny Ace. In the first match on the card the Road Warriors were billed as under-carders by competing in a six man tag team match with their partner Norman (Bastion Booger) versus Cactus Jack Manson (Mick Foley), Bam Bam Bigelow, and Kevin Sullivan. This match was a huge disappointment for me since I am an avid Road Warriors fan. What a disrespect to this legendary tag team. Finally we have the Steiner Brothers against Doom, with "Peanut Head" Teddy Long at Ringside. This match was probably second in interest to Ric Flair and Lex Luger, in that it was fierce competition throughout. There were Steinerlines, Frankensteiners and Spike pile-drivers in the mix. Even though Doom double teamed to win, their win was a legitimate one. Overall this card was great with the exception of Robocop defending Sting against the Four Horsemen, why in the world did the NWA do this, what a horror!!!

Joseph P. Ulibas Capital Combat (1990) was the card that featured Ric Flair defending "Big Goldie" against the ultimate "choker" Lex Lugar. The two settle their differences within the confines of a steel cage!! This is to keep the Four Horsemen from beating the snot out of Flexy Lexy and helping the "Nature Boy" keep his precious belt. Sting was supposed to receive his long awaited title shot against Ric Flair but a near crippling beatdwon from the Horsemen put the Stinger out of action and into traction. But he ignored the doctors and showed up at the event (in crutches) and was giving his usual promo when the Horsemen and newest member Sid Vicious showed up and they were about puke him out again until Robocop showed up.Robocop? It's as lame as it sounds. The horsemen ran off with their tail between their legs. Afraid of some bad no named actor in a plastic suit. Everyone was selling Robocop as if he was a real person instead of a character in a movie. It was bad, real bad. Even the great announcer Gordon Solie was hyping up Robocop. This act of sell-out and stupidity ruined a decent card. It's even on the home video!!If you can make it through the lame Robocop segments then the event is watchable but the video tape is heavily edited, sadly the Robocop segments are all there.Recommended because Ric Flair puts on his usual one man show.