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Wrestlemania VII: Stars & Stripes Forever
2005-05-19
From the Sports Arena in Los Angeles in March of 1991, this seventh rendition of Wrestlemania is probably best known for its ultra-patriotic theme amidst the first Gulf War crisis.
As for the matches, here is a ranking on a 1 to 10 scale: 1. Barbarian & Haku w/ Bobby Heenan vs. the Rockers: 8/10 On paper, this would have been a sleeper match, but it far exceeds expectations as "Rocker" Shawn Michaels demonstrates why he would become such a valuable player in the WWF's future. The Rockers win impressively in the event's kick-off match. 2. Kerry "Texas Tornado" von Erich vs. Dino Bravo: 3/10 In a quickly forgettable brawl, the "Tornado" easily puts Bravo down for the three-count. Sadly, both wrestlers died less than two years after this event took place. 3. The British Bulldog vs. the Warlord w/ Slick: 6.5/10 Plodding and routine. The Bulldog manages to overpower the Warlord for the win in this steroid-driven slugfest. WWF Tag Team Title Match: (Hart Foundation: Champions) 4. The Nasty Boys w/ Jimmy Hart vs. Hart Foundation: 8.5/10 Surprisingly good! In an entertaining free-for-all, the obnoxious Nastys steal the victory and the tag team championship from the Foundation. Bret "Hitman" Hart would move on to the I-C Title months later. 5. Rick Martel vs. Jake Roberts (blindfold match): 7/10 Not seeing is not believing, as one would have to be pretty gullible to think these guys couldn't find each other in the ring. Still, the match is worth watching as Roberts gets his long-awaited revenge on the arrogant Martel. 6. Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka vs. the Undertaker: 3.5/10 The Undertaker, in his Wrestlemania debut, makes quick work of the Polynesian legend. It is a standard Undertaker squash. Loser Must Retire Match: 7. Ultimate Warrior vs. Randy Savage w/ Scary Sherri: 10/10 A truly memorable classic! The fiery Savage gets the most out of the Warrior's limited arsenal of moves, as they steal the show out from under Hulk Hogan. As expected, the Warrior eventually sends his arch-nemesis into forced retirement (albeit temporarily) after surviving several of Savage's famous flying elbowsmashes. Meanwhile, Elizabeth makes a 'surprise' appearance rescuing her then-husband from a post-match beatdown by an irrate Sherri. Clearly, the Savage-Elizabeth reunion becomes the crowd-pleasing moment of the night! 8. Demolition (Ax & Crush) vs. Tenryu & Kitao: 7/10 The Japanese combo rather easily defeat the former WWF Tag Team Champions, as this would be Demolition's final Wrestlemania appearance together as a team. WWF I-C Championship Match (Curt "Mr. Perfect" Hennig: Champion) 9. Big Bossman vs. Curt Hennig w/ Bobby Heenan: 7.5/10 The late Bossman makes a pretty credible threat to Hennig's title, but manages to only grab a DQ victory. Andre the Giant makes a cameo coming to the Bossman's aid. 10. Earthquake w/ Jimmy Hart vs. Greg Valentine: 1.5/10 An Earthquake squash that barely registers on the Richter scale. Enough said. 11. Power & Glory vs. the Road Warriors (Legion of Doom): 4/10 The Road Warriors always made routs seem far more entertaining than they deserved to be. This one is no exception as the Warriors wipe out Hercules & Paul Roma in under a minute. 12. Ted DiBiase vs. Virgil w/ Roddy Piper: 5/10 Nothing special, as Virgil comes away with a count-out victory over the devious DiBiase. If you want to catch a far better encounter (without the cheap ending) between these guys, check out Summerslam 1991. 13. The Mountie w/ Jimmy Hart vs. Tito Santana: 1.5/10 Awful. The Mountie (Jacques Rougeau) makes very quick work of Santana using his trademark cattle prod. Santana and Rougeau both deserved a far better match than what they got here. WWF World Championship Match (Sgt. Slaughter: Champion) 14. Hulk Hogan vs. Sgt. Slaughter: 8.5/10 Much better than expected, as a bloody and battered Hogan finally thumps the despicable Slaughter (posing as a Saddam Hussein disciple) to win the WWF Title for a third time. The show ends with another of Hogan's post-victory posedowns. Overall, despite its lapse of good taste in the main event's Saddam-related storyline, Wrestlemania VII remains a worthy investment if you can find a copy for a reasonable price. Also, as a side note, you may find some of the celebrity cameos interesting to see (Lou Ferrigno, Henry Winkler, Chuck Norris, Marla Maples, Regis Philbin, etc.), if only to wonder whether they came voluntarily or were paid to appear on camera. 
WWE WrestleMania 7
2005-02-19
This is truley one of best/worst WrestleManias because there were only like 3 or 4 major matches. Here were the matches.
1. The Barbarian and Haku vs. Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty 10/10 Excellent opnener for WrestleMania. Very fast pace with high flying moves and entertaining plus a good endin with The Rockers winning. 2. Dino Bravo vs. Texas Tornado 3/10 BAD MATCH. First it is too short, and it slow + boring. 3. Warlord vs. British Bulldog 5/10 Okay match but nothing really happened here. 4. The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Saggs) vs. Bret Hart and Jim The Anvil Neidhart 8/10 Good match. Really caught me by suprise that the Nasty Boys became new Tag Team Champions. But I still think the Hart Foundation could have retained. 5. Rick Martel vs. Jake The Snake Roberts (Blindflod Match) 8/10 Interesting and unique match. They should kept doing matches like this though. Only one problem with this match and any other match like this one: You can sort of tell it is fake; just a little 6. Jimmy Snuka vs. The Undertaker 10/10 Excellent match. It might have been really short but it was good to see Jimmy Snuka make a valiant effort. It was also good to see the WrestleMania debut of The Undertaker who still remains undefeated at WrestleMania. 7. Macho Man vs. Ultimate Warrior 9/10 Good and entertaining match. Its a little over-hyped and long, but there is good stuff here. 8. Demolition Smash and Demolition Crush vs. Tenryu and Kiao 10/10 I thought it was a good match because the unknown Japanese team defeated Demolition which suprised me a little. Probably would have been better if given more time. 9. Big Boss Man vs. Mr. Perfect 6/10 Not quite what I was expecting. This was a terrible match because I thought the title was really going to change hands, but it did not because Mr.Perect got DQ. The good thing though was to see Big Boss Man and Andre The Giant unite. 10. Greg The Hammer Valentine vs. Earthquake 8/10 Really short. The Hammer could have one this one but he got squashed by Earthquake which was funny. 11. Hercules and Paul Roma vs. Hawk and Animal 6/10 There is not enough to say here except it ended in less than a minute, and there were no tags. Hawk and Animal get the victory. 12. Ted Dibiase vs. Virgil 7/10 Not what I was expecting either. What ruined it I think was Roddy Piper who made the match end by Count-Out which may have been the only way Virgil could have defeated Ted Dibiase. 13. The Mountie vs. Tito Santana 3/10 This was trash. This was the most pointless thing I have ever seen and it was only like a minute long. 14. Sgt. Slaughter vs. Hulk Hogan 10/10 Good match. Way better than what I expected which is good. This match was also a little bloody too. Hogan becomes the WWE Champ again that night.
Superstars And Stripes Forever
2004-06-18
WrestleMania VIIMarch 24, 1991 Los Angeles Sports Arena Los Angeles, California The Rockers V. The Barbarian & Haku The Texas Torando V. Dino Bravo The British Bulldog V. The Warlord WWF Tag Team Championship: Pretty Cool Match. But, the Hart Foundation lost the Titles because of that little runt Jimmy Hart. ***1/2 Blindfold Match: "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka V. The Undertaker Career V. Career Match: Tenryu & Kitao V. Demolition Intercontinental Championship: Greg "The Hammer" Valentine V. Earthquake Legion Of Doom V. Power & Glory Ted DiBiase V. Virgil Tito Santana V. The Mountie WWF Championship: Overall, this WrestleMania was better than the last two, however, the main event was wrse. Warrior V. Savage made this Pay-Per-View great. Overall...***1/4 stars
Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan: "I can't even talk anymore!"
2004-05-16
I just loved some of the folks who thought the whole angle of Sgt. Slaughter becoming an Iraqi turncoat (which culminated in the main event here) was in bad taste, in light of the Gulf War which was going on at the time. Hey, since when has the WWE ever been a paragon of good taste? Anybody remember the Billy & Chuck wedding from a couple years back? Howzabout the Triple-H necrophilia dealie? Yeah, see what I mean?Anyhoo, aside from Sgt. Slaughter's immortal chin, and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan's hilarious color commentary, I found this particular presentation fairly run-of-the-mill. Actually, if it weren't for Heenan's flurries of insults and heel rooting, this three-and-a-half-hour-long show would have been downright tedious. Most of the matches featured the usual standard moves, and nothing all that spectacular. Willie Nelson sang "America the Beautiful"... in an effort to pay off his tax debt, I'm sure. Ya had guest stars Marla Maples (bell), Regis Philbin(commentator), and Alex Trebek (ring announcer) workin' the sidelines for the main event, as well as getting' a few interviews in. Hmmm... could WM8 have been the spark that helped to ignite that whole Jeopardy/Millionaire sniping almost a decade later? I wonder... Other notable moments & matches: - The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty) versus Haku & the Barbarian: Shawn Michaels sure has shrunk over the years since his appearance here. There were a few moments where combatants were a bit late in reacting to some shots. Haku & Barbarian have the upper hand for most of the match... but that doesn't necessarily mean they're gonna win... - Texas Tornado vs. Dino Bravo: Heenan comes over to the color booth after managing Haku & Barbarian, and throws out his usual flurry of insults at the good guy (Tornado). A dumb "Jeopardy"-esque attempt to ape Abbot & Costello's "Who's on First" bit erupts between "Mean Gene" Okerlund and Alex Trebek backstage prior to the match. - Warlord vs. Davey Boy Smith: What is up with all these wrestlers who were dressed up as some kindsa `Mad Max' trilogy rip-offs back in the day? I mean, you've got the Legion of Doom (comin' up later), Demolition (also comin' up later) and the Warlord. So much for any hint of originality... - Nasty Boys vs. the Hart Foundation for the tag-team championship: Heenan takes some pretty funny pre-match shots at Macaulay Culkin, who is sitting at ringside. The Nasty Boys and their manager Jimmy "Mouth of the South" Hart pull off some of the best interference and cheats I've ever seen here. BTW I read somewhere that the winners of this match gave one of the two tag team belts to Willie Nelson after the event. I guess they figured he could turn around and auction it off for a pretty penny to help get that tax bill down. So much for dignity, eh, Willie? - Jake `The Snake' Roberts vs. Rick Martel in a blindfold match: As one might expect, this one's got very few actual moves, except for walking around trying to find each other in pitch darkness. This one's pretty much a no-brainer to fast-forward through. - Undertaker vs. Jimmy `SuperFly' Snuka: Undertaker's WrestleMania unbeaten streak began here as he makes short work of his opponent. He and Paul Bearer would be backstage later taking Regis Philbin's measurements for, er, some reason that escapes me at the moment, heh... - Ultimate Warrior vs. Randy "Macho King" Savage: this match is more notable for the sappy ending as Miss Elizabeth comes to her former man's rescue after he gets wailed on by Queen Sherri following his humiliating defeat. "The Brain" is absolutely disgusted by the whole post-match spectacle-and for once, I agree with his sentiments. The love-fest then segues into some dumb debate over the possibility of using instant replay in wrestling, with Vince McMahon acting as a mediator between Yankees boss George Steinbrenner and NBC Sports analyst Paul Maguire. Also thrown in for good measure of retardedness are the Bushwackers as the replay officials. - Demolition vs. Tenryu & Kitao: Other than a few good exchanges between "The Brain" and Gorilla Monsoon, this match ain't got much. Neither of the Japanese tag teamers sell the shots on `em all that well. - Big Boss Man vs. Mr. Perfect for the Intercontinental title: The viewer gets "treated" to the inane banter of Lord Alfred Hayes in the color booth as Heenan steps out to manage Mr. Perfect. And Andre the Giant lumbers out in the middle of the show to help keep things on the up-and-up for the BBM. - Earthquake vs. Greg `The Hammer' Valentine: fairly short bout, though mildly entertaining. - Legion of Doom vs. Power & Glory: This one's gotta be the shortest match on the entire card. Eh, there wasn't all that much to see, anyway... - Virgil (with `Rowdy' Roddy Piper) vs. `Million Dollar Man' Ted BiBiasi: DiBiasi's `everybody has a price' gimmick and evil laugh made him one of my all-time fave `heel' wrestlers. Only thing is, this bout between him and his former bodyguard looked more like a boxing match than a wrestling match. It also sported the most unsatisfactory ending (a count-out?!) in this entire presentation. - The Mountie vs. Tito Santana: another super-short match-which is good, `cuz the tape has hit the three-hour mark, and they've yet to get to the main event... - MAIN EVENT: Sgt. Slaughter vs. Hulk Hogan for the WWF Championship title: A decent display of back-and-forth momentum changes and near-falls, with a few of the usual dirty tricks pulled off by Slaughter. And, as you'd expect, Hogan milks the crowd for pop for about ten minutes after pickin' up the win. Oh Hulk, you big ham, you... Overall, WrestleMania VII ain't half-bad... but I've seen better. Heenen's sarcasm and the pure cheesiness of the main event's angle make this worth at least one viewing. `Late
One Of The Better Wrestlemanias...
2003-09-15
This was one of the best WrestleManias of all time. The tag team match between the Hart Foundation and the Nasty Boys was exceptional. The main event lacked quite a bit of speed, but it made up for it by making people hate Sgt. Slaughter.The best match of the tape, however, is the "Loser Retires From Wrestling" Match featuring Randy "Macho Man" Savage against the Ultimate Warrior. For about 20 minutes, both wreslted their bodies out. Finally, Warrior gets the pin. Scary Sherri attacks Savage and his (real life) wife Elizabeth comes out and saves him, reuniting with him and setting up his comeback about ten months later. The bad match: the late Kerry Von Erich vs. the late Dino Bravo. Within two years, both men were dead; they did not perform much better than that in this match. So-so match: the blindfold match pitting Rick Martel against Jake Roberts.  Read for more: http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html%3FASIN=6...
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