Faarooq and Rocky Maivia vs. Ken Shamrock and Steve Blackman was a pretty good match for what it was. Shammy and Blackman are a pretty decent team by todays low standards, and Ron Simmons ain't as bad as he has been. I like Faarooq being kicked out of the Nation instead of Rocky, it has more potential since Simmons can get a singles push which I think he deserves another shot at, and the Rock is more dimensional with a gang behind him. And the guys who make up the gang wouldn't have nearly as much heat as singles.

Well, for once the WWF DID NOT drop the ball! I'm talking about the kick my ass Sean Waltman interview which worked wonders for me. Man, Waltman was on and it was so much fun listening to him run down that raggedy ho ass of Hulk Hogan's. You know, this was the perfect time for a new DX member (although it was too soon to bring Bad Ass and Road Dog into the fold). I think the Kid's out of action for another couple of months so he's gonna have to survive on his mic work alone, which on Monday night was great but momentum was also way on his side. This is cool though.

Kaientai DX stompin' ass on TAKA was pretty cool. So what if they got no heat, these guys fucking rule and that is all the people need to know. Let me introduce you to Handsome Dick Togo (phat ass senton off the top rope), Men's TEIOH (the Miracle Ecstasy chokeslam) and Shoichi fucking Funaki! Over the next few weeks THEY WILL BECOME YOUR GODS!!!

The NWA angle this week was pretty ok, good enough to get a passing grade but ultimately flawed. The NWA tag team TITLE CHANGE! was a backdrop to Jim Cornette "shooting" (Remember Jim, when you shoot you have to tell a purer version of the truth and the one about Severn being unbeaten in pro 'rasslin just ain't gonna fly, 'cos he was a job boy in UWFi), and if you want to get something over you have to focus on it, and failing to focus on a title change just kills any momentum this angle gets. Dan Severn looked like my dad climbing into the ring and barely suplexing the Head Bangers. And that was the lamest submission hold I've seen since Kurgan's claw the previous hour. Do not get me wrong, I'm a big Dan Severn shoot fan, but his debut was less than stellar.

Terry Funk and Cactus Jack vs. The New Age Outlaws wasn't great but it was pretty good given time constraints. I really thought they were gonna rip off ECW and give Funk a chairshot while he was "crucified" against the cage. There were some wicked shots on Cactus Jack, and the whole gang attack at the end was very SMW, and way better than when WCW tries to pull it off (of course if this were to end every WWF show every week forever and ever it would suck too). It's a damn shame that Funk couldn't hold the gold any longer, I honestly think it's great that he's getting to hold major world titles before his retirement (which is becoming Inoki like in it's coming).

Kurgan vs. Chainz was so unnecessary. I've been pretty unimpressed with Brian Lee but I felt his pain having to goofy walk back through the curtains with those crazy cultists.

Oh great, the WWF is following WCW's lead by having their light heavyweights pinch hit as jobbers to the not nearly so talented mid-carders. I'm not saying Aguila deserves to beat Jarrett, but something more competetive would have been appreciated.

Continuing tonight's trend of jobbing out the juniors, Marc Mero squashed a CURRENT WWF CHAMPION in under two minutes. Sure he's the little champ but that should be enough buy him a more screwy finish against a mid-carder. And Mero's the kind of heavyweight who could have a good match with TAKA. Have the storyline be Mero reaching into his arsenal of highspots to counter TAKA's high-flying attack. That would have been a whole lot better than this mess.

Hey, if Kane and Undertaker have a fire death match like Pogo and Matsunage, I will be impressed. Not that it could be as perversely entertaining. Well, it was a good idea to darken the arena and have Kane keep the crowd alive while they built the cage but Paul Bearer is just the worst.

Ollie

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