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[1988-03-12-WWF-Saturday Night's Main Event] Randy Savage vs Ted DiBiase


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Randy Savage vs Ted DiBiase - WWF SNME 3/12/88

 

These two had great chemistry, I think that outside the restrictions of the WWF house style they could have had a classic. That being said this match is a perfect example of the WWF is better at than any promotion in history and that's advancing an angle within confines of a match. DiBiase has not only Virgil, but Andre in his corner. They do a great job highlighting the four major participants in upcoming tournament for the vacant championship and foreshadow the dark possibility of DiBiase and Andre teaming up to ensure the title ends up around one of their waists. Typical beginning to the match with Savage slapping Virgil and DiBiase taking advantage. DiBiase has been great on offense in this series, choking and taunting and everything feels urgent. I love that Savage needs to hit four moves in a row to really gain control climaxing with a nice double axe handle. DiBiase powders to break his momentum. It was a little too easy for DiBiase to take control back and would have liked to seen some more cheating. Macho Man misses a kneedrop. This could be interesting, but alas goes nowhere. Spinning toehold and the Million Dollar Man is kicked over the top. Andre looms over distracting Savage, who gets CLOBBERED by Virgil. Virgil is thrown out. We go to commercial and it is to the chinlock. Savage makes his comeback, big time double axe handle from the top rope to the floor. Ref gets bumped. Liz has run to the back as Andre beats the shit out of Macho Man. DiBiase wins by countout once the ref is revived. If the final ends up with Savage against DiBiase or Andre, the fans now have to worry that through chicanery Savage could really lose. They look to do a number on the Macho Man, but here is the Hulkster with a chair. That's the missing piece that was so crucial. The MegaPowers have each other's back and now it will be even at Mania! Good angle development strong match with a lot of energy and urgency. Loved the finish. Andre looked like a beast. ***1/2

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It's fascinating to me that they ran this match when 2 weeks before WM, and basically gave away the whole match and even the finish. And what's worse is that this match was much better than the WM match. Outside of the stakes of the title, this match had better everything. Better action, better crowd, better selling, better drama. And yet both still end with Hogan hot dogging and saving the day.

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I really like the sequence with Virgil getting in the ref's face, as Andre approaching like some kind of monster from the other direction.

 

It's Andre who is level-headed enough to keep Virgil from doing anything to the ref. But it all sells Andre as a creepy threat.

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