[1988-11-06-WWF-Toronto, ONT] Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard vs Paul Roma & Jim Powers

[Superstar Sleeze]

The Brainbuster vs The Young Stallions - MLG 12/6/88

 

This made the original DVDVR WWF Set and it is a pretty nifty little tag match up in Toronto. This is right after the Buster debuted in WWF and right before their program with The Rockers. Just classic Arn & Tully wrestling here. The babyface shine is so Southern. So much stooging so much bumping and so much feel good wrestling. This must be where Paul Roma caught Arn's eye.

 

What makes the Tully & Arn team work so well is their characters. Tully is that firebrand. He may be getting his ass kicked must once Arn gets one up on their opponents. He is spitting and looking to get under everyone's skin: opponents, announcers and the fans. Arn is the muscle looking to bail Tully when his mouth is cashing checks that his ass cant. Tully was about to take a Headscissors when Arn comes in and blasts Roma. Roma has one more chance, but SPINEBUSTER cements the advantage for the Brainbusters. Then it is classic Busters wrestling positioning the ref & Jimmy Powers to best take advantage of 2 on 1 opportunities on Roma. They are great at always double teaming, but notice when it comes down to one on one that's when Roma gets his hope spot. The heels need that 2 on 1 advantage. Sound babyface/heel psychology. Tully goes for the slingshot suplex but Roma blocks twice by instepping his leg and ultimately sends Blanchard up in the air for a suplex. Jimmy Powers has a pretty routine hot tag. Blanchard gets a sunset flip from the top and Arn blasts Roma with a clothesline and Blanchard picks up the win to a big chorus of boos.

 

Powers was pretty useless, but Roma was a solid white meat babyface that type that two pros from Carolina know exactly how to maximize his potential. Anderson & Blanchard put on a clinic here. ***1/4