Pete Hitchcock [7:47 PM].
In honour of Elimination Chamber and the new Women’s Tag Titles I thought we could look at something featuring the OLD women’s tag titles from the 80s
It’s the Glamour Girls vs the Jumping Bomb Angels from Rumble 1988
It’s in the women’s evolution collection on the network
It’s got its own entry in the Women’s Evolution collection
JCH [8:25 PM]
Right. Looking now, was just getting a quick Stardom match in.
Pete Hitchcock [8:26 PM]
Well I can’t promise this will be as good as Stardom but I’m sure everyone in the match has better hair than Utami
Shit hair. Shit ring gear. Great fucking wrestler
JCH [8:27 PM]
I can’t remember her hair that well.
I’m just running through the TapOut ad
O.K i’m on zero
Dom [8:28 PM]
Glamourous explosion?
JCH [8:28 PM]
yeah
Pete Hitchcock [8:28 PM]
Yes I think so
From January 1988
Dom [8:29 PM]
Ok fellas I’m ready when you are
Pete Hitchcock [8:29 PM]
Ok
3
2
1
Play
JCH [8:29 PM]
Ok I’m in. 2 out of 3 falls
Pete Hitchcock [8:29 PM]
Uh oh Jobber Entrance for the Glamour Girls
JCH [8:29 PM]
Jimmy Hart is booed out of the building.
Who is in the Glamour Girls?
Pete Hitchcock [8:30 PM]
Gold suit is a hell of a look
Judy Martin and Leilani Kai
The Glamour Girls I meant
Dom [8:30 PM]
Jimmy Hart’s tan matches his golden jacket
JCH [8:30 PM]
Also booed out of the building.
The crowd is well into the Jumping Bomb Angels
JCH [8:31 PM]
Is that Vinny Mac?
Dom [8:31 PM]
On commentary mate
Pete Hitchcock [8:31 PM]
Yeah it is I think
Dom [8:31 PM]
“Listen to this capacity crowd!”
Wow Jesse belittling Vince’s weight lifting knowledge on commentary
Pete Hitchcock [8:32 PM]
And we’re off!
Dom [8:32 PM]
No wonder they had a 3 year law suit
JCH [8:32 PM]
That Bomb Angel is nowhere near the tag rope.
Pete Hitchcock [8:32 PM]
Vince giving a surprising amount of effort for what you would expect from him on commentary already
I thought they would go for a piledriver 30 secs in
JCH [8:33 PM]
He doesn’t know their names though
Pete Hitchcock [8:33 PM]
Haha Ventura tripping Vince up on the names
Well you can’t win them all
Dom [8:33 PM]
Imagine the promoter of the company and play by play announcer not knowing competitors names
JCH [8:33 PM]
The Pink Angel. Sounds like a Power Ranger
Dom [8:33 PM]
Kimberley is now her name
JCH [8:33 PM]
Hahaha
Dom [8:33 PM]
Jason in the ring
JCH [8:34 PM]
Amazing
Bit of ZSJ from Jason
Dom [8:34 PM]
Octopus!
JCH [8:34 PM]
Stereo figure fours
Pete Hitchcock [8:34 PM]
They should bridge for an easy first fall
Dom [8:34 PM]
Pete if you know the full name of Sabre’s version of that without googling it I’ll buy the first pint at Rev Pro next week
Pete Hitchcock [8:35 PM]
Is it the Hurrah March of Progress thing?
JCH [8:35 PM]
Split legged Jeff Hardy
Pete Hitchcock [8:35 PM]
You would think the Bomb Angels are the heels here
Dom [8:36 PM]
“More pressure applied to the leg area.”
Fucking hell Mcmahon.
The leg area
Pete Hitchcock [8:36 PM]
Ref!
JCH [8:36 PM]
‘The red Angel for lack of a better term’
Pete Hitchcock [8:36 PM]
He’s sleeping through this match
They need the WXW chap
JCH [8:37 PM]
At least he’s applying tag rules on the heels
Dom [8:37 PM]
Vince doesn’t sleep
JCH [8:37 PM]
Jimmy Hart using his hand in lieu of a foam roller
Pete Hitchcock [8:37 PM]
This is some solid stuff so far
And the crowd is super loud
Dom [8:38 PM]
Wow! Tori suplex for the first fall
JCH [8:38 PM]
First Fall. Sort of throw over flapjack
or what Dom said
Pete Hitchcock [8:38 PM]
Like a power bomb but they keep on going
Dom [8:38 PM]
Big show used that as a finish for a while
JCH [8:38 PM]
Alley Oop
Dom [8:38 PM]
Called it the Alley Oop
JCH [8:38 PM]
My mate Coatesy got that right as a question on The CHase
Pete Hitchcock [8:39 PM]
Joshi bridge!
JCH [8:39 PM]
Finally Vince has the names.
Dom [8:39 PM]
Corino?
Pete Hitchcock [8:39 PM]
It was better when he didn’t
JCH [8:40 PM]
Must have looked during the mid fall Commerical
Pete Hitchcock [8:40 PM]
He’s trying so hard bless him
JCH [8:40 PM]
The equaliser.
Not the cleanest roll up….
Pete Hitchcock [8:40 PM]
That’s like a 3pm flip
JCH [8:40 PM]
But able to cover the arms with her legs. We know how important that is.
Pete Hitchcock [8:41 PM]
Did Hogan and Andre have strokes there in the top left
That double team knee was cool
Like the Golden Trigger if they ran into it
JCH [8:41 PM]
There has been a lot of good double team work
Dom [8:42 PM]
Honestly. Just a really solid match
Pete Hitchcock [8:42 PM]
Really enjoying this
Dom [8:42 PM]
1988 bringing the business
Pete Hitchcock [8:43 PM]
Feels like something from today’s division
Dom [8:43 PM]
Don’t think hogan and Andre threw too many enzigiris on February 5th
Pete Hitchcock [8:43 PM]
That suplex was really cool
JCH [8:43 PM]
Biting - Pete Dunne influenced here as well
Pete Hitchcock [8:44 PM]
You would expect the Bomb Angels to be good but the others are really holding their own
JCH [8:44 PM]
Jeff Hardy, Pete Dunne, a successful children’s TV Franchise. All born here.
Pete Hitchcock [8:44 PM]
Joey Marbella the ref I think is Gorilla Monsoon’s son
JCH [8:44 PM]
Ventura is not as funny as the last old commentator
Dom [8:44 PM]
The referee is Joey Marella I believe
Pete took my fact
Pete Hitchcock [8:45 PM]
That’s a Taguchi move there
Bridging Tiger Suplex
JCH [8:46 PM]
The Ref is not good
Pete Hitchcock [8:46 PM]
It’s nepotism
Dom [8:46 PM]
Pretty sad about Marella. He passed away in a car accident not long after this
Pete Hitchcock [8:46 PM]
Ah! Ah!
JCH [8:46 PM]
Missed the jumping back senton
Pete Hitchcock [8:46 PM]
Tozawa vibes
Jimmy Hart has been very tame today
Dom [8:47 PM]
Great finish!!!
JCH [8:47 PM]
Double dropkick. ITS OVER
Pete Hitchcock [8:47 PM]
And the double drop kick wins it
And a huge pop
JCH [8:47 PM]
Crowd has gone wild
Pete Hitchcock [8:47 PM]
Look at the crowd go
Those belts look more like belt buckles
Ladies’ champions, huh?
Lacey Evans is going to rename the Women’s Championship that at some point
Dom [8:48 PM]
“Double dropkick, illegal.”
JCH [8:48 PM]
Oh Hang on. Shoulder wasn’t down!
Pete Hitchcock [8:49 PM]
Seems like that’s a common thing in women’s 2/3 falls matches
Kairi!
JCH [8:49 PM]
But the match is over now and I don’t know what happens next.
Pete Hitchcock [8:49 PM]
Find out next time on WWE...Z!
So thoughts on the match and how do you think the Chamber match for the new belts will stack up?
JCH [8:51 PM]
Just looking through this Collection. There is an OCW match with Katie Lea and Beth, and FCW match with AJ and Serena and then Melina vs Alicia Fox - Cameron’s favorite match from Tough Enough.
Dom [8:51 PM]
Every week I feel like I say the same thing. I really enjoyed that match. The nostalgia for Vince and Jesse on comms, revolutionary moves for the time and a solid contest. A Great showing that probably wouldn’t be bested by many women’s tags in this company for 2 decades. I’m going to give this a 7 out of 10.
JCH [8:53 PM]
It was a good match. Enjoyable seeing new people, no Undertaker so points for that. I don’t really like the fact that Vince Mcmahon doesn’t know some of the competitors names. That’s pathetic mate. I will score this the 2018 Seattle Seahawks. A good season with a Playoff berth at the end.
Pete Hitchcock [8:53 PM]
I’m going to go for a 6/10. The first two falls were surprisingly great but the finish of the second fall was bad and the final fall was really weird, it was just the Bomb Angels wailing on one of them and then winning. It felt like this could have been a really good one fall match. There was some great work in there though - especially enjoyed all the Power Moves.
I’m interested to see the Chamber match. I feel it’s make or break for the Iiconics in particular who haven’t impressed in the ring, Mandy and Sonya too. I don’t think it’s gonna beat this but we’ll see.
Sasha might be working hurt...or just working marks. Could play into the story.
Dom [8:53 PM]
I haven’t seen any programming this week so I’m probably behind but I’m assuming Bayley and Banks will be right in the hunt. They might be last eliminated by a heel team to set up a WM match?
Pete Hitchcock [8:55 PM]
Nice
JCH [8:55 PM]
Chamber - Give it to Sasha and Bayley and let them wrestle Io and Kairi at Mania.
Pete Hitchcock [8:56 PM]
Cool
The Holy Trinity of British Wrestling gets it done again
Thanks for joining, you two
JCH [8:56 PM]
Right. Good choice Pete. See you next week for my (if this is easier to format) big pick !
Dom [8:56 PM]
Good on ya Pete. Cheers lads
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