WWF 305 Live: Dumpster! Bigelow! Sid! Vader!

Duke Droese vs. Bam Bam Bigelow WWF Superstars 10/8/94 - VERY GOOD

ER: Duke Droese may have had the most consistently great punch of any non-Lawler guy in WWF during this era, and that's a crazy thought that nobody talks about. His straight right hand looks like it should bust an eye socket, and totally works as his equalizer. Duke is really good at bumping around, and he takes a hard bump to the floor when Bigelow tosses him, then gets knocked off the apron again right after. Bigelow is quick but Duke can match his speed, and it's fun seeing guys this size working quick exchanges. Bigelow attacks with elbows, a big vertical suplex, shoulderblocks, and a couple nice headbutts, but Droese throws a mean clothesline, decent legdrop, and a huge powerslam on the larger Bigelow. That clothesline of his is a real treat, the way his arm cuts straight and quick, much more of a tight impact than a long outstretched arm. Bigelow has a real nice roll up to win, really lying with his full weight buried in Droese's knee pits. I really liked this whole thing. Two big guys working quick, working snug, working big. Working.

Vader/Mankind vs. Sycho Sid/Undertaker WWF Raw 3/10/97 - FUN

ER: This was worked just a little too carefully to actually get really good. We get a long section of Vader holding Sid down with a headlock, which isn't bad but I was hoping for something more explosive here. Undertaker and Sid each appeared to be working gingerly for at least the first half of this. Vader was taking bumps throughout, taking a lariat over the top to the floor and a Taker uppercut the same, taking a flat bump off the floor on a punch, got up high for a Taker chokeslam, big splash on Sid; but even Vader felt like he was holding back on punches. This actually did get explosive when Taker leaped onto Vader and Sid off the apron but mostly got Sid, so Sid took that as an invite to start throwing hands with his upcoming Mania opponent. Taker hit his huge no hands plancha on Vader and Mankind, Sid hit an awesome powerbomb on Taker, so this had some merit. But 8 minutes with these guys could have been way bigger.


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