Chairshot Classics: WCW The Great American Bash ’90

Match #9 for the NWA United States Championship: NWA United States Champion Lex Luger vs. ‘Mean’ Mark Callous (w/Paul E. Dangerously)
Collar and elbow tie up and it’s broken in the corner. Another tie up and Mark grabs a wrist lock. Luger reverses it on him. The ref breaks the hold in the corner. The crowd chants “Paul E Sucks”. Luger looks at them like they have a point. Some chain wrestling leads to a hammer lock by Luger. Drop toe hold by Mark but Luger is able to stay on him and get the lock back. The ref breaks the hold on the ropes. Collar and elbow tie up and Luger takes him over with an arm drag. Paul E complains that he pulled the hair. Another collar and elbow tie up and Mark lands rights. Irish whip by Mark but Luger moves.

They run the ropes and there is a high cross body by Luger. He follows with an arm drag takedown into an arm bar. Paul E is on his phone complaining about Luger. Back to a vertical base and Luger still has the arm. Mark pulls him over with an arm drag but Luger doesn’t lose the arm. Mark reverses a ride, he delivers a right, sends Luger again and gets his big boot up. Chops to the mat on Luger and Mark chokes him on the middle rope. Mark holds a wrist lock and works over Luger’s shoulder. Mean Mark wrenches Luger’s arm back and holds him on the mat. Mean Mark pulls him back up, walks to the turnbuckles, walks the top rope and lands a right to Luger’s head. Luger fights back with some rights.

He goes for a clothesline but Mark moves and Luger is sent over the top. Paul E tries to distract the referee and Mark takes a cheap shot. On the outside, Luger’s head is sent into the stairs, announce desk and guard rail. Mean Mark head butts Luger on the apron. Luger is sent for the ride but he leaps over with a sunset flip and a 2 count. Irish whip by Luger but he moves and Mark hits hard. They exchange rights, Luger reverses a trip to the ropes but Mark gets his forearm across Luger’s back. Front face lock by Mark and Luger is lifted for a vertical suplex. Luger is right back to the his feet to the astonishment of Mark and Paul E.

Three big clothes lines and he lifts the big man in the torture rack. Luger spins around and Mark’s foot strikes the referee. Paul E charges the ring and takes a cheap shot. Both wrestlers and the ref are down. The ref begs the ref to get up. Mark is slow to make the cover, the ref comes over and they only get a 2 count. Straight rights from Mark. Luger is given a short clothesline and he signals for the heart punch. Luger gets his boot up, he knocks Paul E off the apron and delivers a big clothesline to Mean Mark. The champ retains.
Winner and STILL NWA United States Champion: Lex Luger (Clothesline)

• EA’s Take: It’s so funny seeing Taker (Mean Mark) in short trunks as well as being this low on pro experience. Say what you will about Lex, but he led the still green Mean Mark through a solid match. It was a little slow at times, but it really picked up during the last couple of minutes as Lex really worked to make the youngster look strong.

Match #10 for the NWA World Tag Team Championships: NWA World Tag Team Champions Doom (Ron Simmons & ‘Hacksaw’ Butch Reed) w/Theodore R. Long vs. The Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson)
Simmons and Gibson get us started. Simmons poses for the crowd and gives Gibson the opportunity to leave now. Collar and elbow tie up and Simmons throws him to the mat. He re-ups his offer to leave. Another tie up with the same result. Gibson goes for a tie up but Simmons catches him with knees to the mid section. He sends Gibson for the ride, but he ducks a clothes line and returns with rights. Simmons reverses an Irish whip but Gibson moves. He cradles Simmons for a 2 count and Reed is tagged back in. Collar and elbow tie up and Reed takes control. Gibson reverses a scoop slam and hits one of his own. Big elbow by Gibson and they slow it down.

Another collar and elbow tie up and Morton is tagged in. Football tackle by Reed and Morton regroups. Another tie up, Reed grabs the side headlock. They run the ropes and there is another football tackle by Reed. They tie up and Gibson is tagged in. RnR double football tackles Reed. Simmons rushes in but he meets a double suplex. Short clothesline by Reed who blocks a hip toss. Reed stomps Gibson on the mat and uses the top rope for leverage. Simmons is tagged back in and Gibson gets a double elbow. Simmons makes a cover and gets two. Scoop slam and a leg drop from Simmons. Gibson’s head is sent into Reed’s boot. Simmons cheap shots Morton and he comes in to protest.

Gibson is dumped over the top rope while the ref is blind to it. Gibson sunset flips from the apron but Reed kicks out. Neckbreaker applied by Reed and he gets another 2 count. Reed sends Gibson for a back body drop, Gibson catches him with a knee. Gibson somersaults to make the tag to Morton. He tries to apply a sleeper to Reed but Simmons needs to be fended off. Morton rolls Reed up and he’s hit with a cheap shot. Reed sends Morton and delivers a clothesline following it up with elbow drops. Lateral press earns a 2 count. Reed holds Morton from behind and gives a flurry of rights. Simmons is tagged in. Simmons abuses Morton and sends him with an Irish whip. At the last minute, Morton gets hit boot up. Morton cannot make a tag and here comes Reed.

Butch Reed rakes the eyes. Morton reverses an Irish whip but he runs into Reed’s boot. Flying elbow drop from Reed and Morton barely kicks out. Reed grabs a reverse chin lock, Morton slowly works his way up to a vertical base. Morton reverses the move into a back slide. The ref is distracted by Simmons and Gibson helps get him over and RnR get a 2 count. Simmons is back in and he’s on the offensive. He snaps Morton’s neck off the rope, but he can’t hold him down for a 3 count. Back to their feet and Morton surprises Simmons with an inside cradle and a 2 count. Scoop slam by Simmons and it’s good for 2.

Tag is made to Reed and he enters with a double ax handle from the 2nd rope. Reed drops big right hands to Morton who is on his back. Hacksaw goes back to the reverse chin lock and forces Morton’s shoulders down. From the outside, Simmons and Long hold the legs of Reed for leverage. Gibson protests and Morton is dumped over the top rope given the distraction. Teddy Long takes a cheap shot at Morton and Simmons drives him into the railing. He’s rolled back to Reed. Morton is sent, but he stops short of a back body drop and lands an elbow on Reed. Doom makes their tag before Morton can. Scoop slam from Simmons for a 2 count.

Morton is sent again, and he stops short with a boot for Simmons, but again Doom makes the first tag. High impact moves from Reed who goes for a big splash. Morton gets his knees up. Doom makes the tag first but Morton is able to roll to his corner and make the tag. The well rested Gibson comes in on fire. Face buster on Simmons followed by a drop kick. He fends off Reed but the double team gets him. Simmons strikes him from behind and sends him for the ride. He sneaks under Simmon’s legs and turns him over for a pin but it’s broken up by Reed. Ricky Morton is back in the fight and he sends Reed out momentarily.

Morton takes it to Simmons in the corner and Reed re-joins the brawl. Teddy Long is up on the apron, but the ref is focused on Morton and Simmons. Savate kick from Gibson and Reed tumbles toward the ropes. Reed falls out and he knocks his manager in. Gibson grabs Long and delivers consecutive rights. Reed climbs back up to the top rope and hits a flying shoulder tackle for the 1-2-3.
Winners and STILL NWA World Tag Team Champions: Doom (Reed/Top Rope Shoulder Tackle)

• EA’s Take: Pretty standard fare here with Doom doing the usual power stuff, Morton taking the beat down and Gibson getting the hot tag. Kind of odd that the least entertaining tag match of the night is actually for the World Tag Titles.

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