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Midnight Express vs Brian Pillman & Tom Zenk (NWA Capital Combat 05/19/90)
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Posted 09 October 2012 - 09:07 AM
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Posted 17 November 2012 - 07:45 PM
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Posted 19 November 2012 - 07:58 PM
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Posted 13 December 2012 - 04:28 PM
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Posted 26 December 2012 - 03:14 AM
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Posted 19 January 2013 - 06:16 PM
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Posted 17 February 2013 - 09:08 PM
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Posted 14 April 2013 - 09:15 PM

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Posted 08 January 2014 - 11:04 PM
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Posted 08 January 2014 - 11:30 PM
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Posted 08 January 2014 - 11:35 PM
#12
Posted 08 January 2015 - 03:29 PM
The match itself was very good, particularly Pillman as FIP, but it wasn't only the crowd that was dead. JR seemed not to give half a damn either, sleepwalking through spots that would normally have him, in Cornette's phraseology, "throwing babies in the air". It's as if he knew that Pillman and Zenk were losing the belts (which of course he did) and thus decided to save his energy for the important stuff, like Robocop. Caudle tried to make up for it, but if JR hadn't been able to tell us about Pillman's football career, I think he would have fallen asleep.
Also, I don't get why you're burying your second-best working tag team so far this year if you're WCW. The Steiners may be champions, but up to this point in the Yearbook, their biggest claim to fame has been stinking out the joint on Family Feud. It's Rock 'n' Roll and Pillman/Zenk (especially Pillman) who've been delivering the goods in the ring. Even if you wanted them to drop the US belts to put the MX back in the mix, they could have been tremendous challengers for Simmons and Reed.
This wasn't their last TV match as a team; they got one last chance at the MX on the syndicated version of Main Event three weeks later (weekend of June 9), with Zenk once again getting pinned by Lane, this time off of a Cornette distraction. Which markets even got that show? Was it just ones where TBS hadn't penetrated yet?
Great win for the MX, but a sad end for a team with tremendous potential.
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Posted 12 April 2016 - 09:40 PM
#14
Posted 30 June 2016 - 07:09 AM
I really enjoyed this match. When they started in on Pillman's neck, I was really sucked in. Pllman with some great selling. I agree that Z-Man really did lack the fire he needed after getting the hot tag. His punches towards the end right before the finish looked really weak. That being said, MX were just genius as always in this match. It was interesting to read Marty's note above in contrast to hearing the love he has for Stan Lane now on podcasts. I agree, I don't think "the gap is as sizeable" either, and I also prefer Lane to Condrey. I'd say this was the match of the night.
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Posted 24 February 2017 - 09:08 PM
Great match, Z-Man doesn't stink it up early. Pillman plays a great FIP and then...fuck you Z-Man. Maybe try a little after your hot tag? In answer to Sleeze, I enjoy Lane quite a bit. He just can't quite measure up to Bobby. I think he'll always be the lesser half of the team to a lot of people.
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