Back again as we finish up the month of January for 1989. Just a side note, I've acquired the Clash of the Champions shows and the PPVs for 1989 so I'll throw those in as they happen too.
Results:
Michael P.S. Hayes and Junkyard Dog d. Max McGiver and Bob Emery when Hayes pinned McGiver with the DDT
Butch Reed pinned Alan Kensey with a side headlock
Kendall Windham pinned George South with the Bulldog
Eddie Gilbert pinned Agent Steel with the Hot Shot
Mike Rotunda and "Dr. Death" Steve Williams d. Trent Knight and Mike Jackson when Williams pinned Knight with the Oklahoma Stampede
Ricky Steamboat pinned Russian Assassin #2 with the cross body block
Dick Murdoch pinned Mike Justice with an elbow drop
Lex Luger submits Jerry Price with the Torture Rack
Midnight Express d. Rick Allen and Keith Steinborn when Eaton pins Allen after the Veg-O-Matic
NWA Television Champion Rick Steiner pinned Eddie Sweat with the belly to belly suplex
NWA World Tag Team Champions Road Warriors d. Randy Hogan and Bill Holliday when Hawk pins Holliday after the Doomsday Device
Ivan Koloff submits Gene Miller with the Boston Crab
Overall Thoughts:
Jim Ross and Tony Schiavone were really pushing the Road Warriors as heels during this show and it's still not working. The Road Warriors are doing the exact same act that they were doing as good guys. Why would the fans boo them? Just because they're beating up faces too now? I mean, it's really in character for them to go after anyone that got in their way. Thankfully, they stop this nonsense really soon.
Ricky Steamboat's "I'm doing this for my family" act isn't really working. It makes him seem lame when it should be getting the fans behind him. This act is especially tough to pull off when you're standing across the ring from Ric Flair. Flair's the bad guy here but he flaunts being a bad boy and you kind of grudgingly respect it. As this progresses you'll see how this dynamic really starts to work against Steamboat.
Windham and Flair took out Gilbert this week. It was a nice bit of brutality as Windham held him face down on the cement and Flair dropped a knee to the back of his head.
The Kendall Windham match was hard to sit through. He really just did boring arm work for several minutes before hitting the Bulldog for the win.
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