WRESTLING RANTS & VIDEO REVIEW'S
The GWF
Vol. 3 (TV Title Tournament Disc 3)
By: Magnus Donaldson
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Here is a look at Vol. 3 of GWF's TV show. In this volume, we get the
remaining second round matches, which are followed by the three
semi final
matches. Yes, there are only three semi-finals but there is a coin flip to
determine who will receive an automatic bye to the final,
with the other two
wrestling in a playoff.
Adrian Street vs. Rasta the Voodoo Mon (2nd Round)
Again, as in Street's first round match this is a bizarre clash of styles.
The announcers wonder if Street will pull off his usual antics against
the
voodoo master, and he seems to have zero problems doing so. Street however
struggles to get him off his feet to lock in some submissions,
and Rasta uses
his size advantage to control Street. Street again wins via DQ after Rasta uses
his cane to attack Street. It was a decent match,
Street did a good carry job
here- *3/4
Buddy Landell vs. Big Bully Busick (2nd Round)
Landell plays lots of mind games early on, but his attempts to use the ref to
his advantage don't work as he shoves over Landell for his lies.
Busick uses
strikes and some mat wrestling holds, while Landell cheats at every opportunity
as well as using a few holds of his own. Landell wins
in the exact same fashion
he won the previous match: he pins Busick with his feet on the ropes. Solid bout
overall, but a bit too short- **
Patriot vs. Billy Black (Semi Finals)
The Patriot has the early advantage, locking some mat wrestling holds and
uses a few high impact moves and Black not being able to hit any moves
at all.
Black's offense was limited quite a bit, only being able to get some brief
attacks in. The Patriot managed to win this one sided match
with the Flying
Shoulder Block- *1/2
Makhan Singh vs. Chris Walker (Semi Finals)
Essentially this is a battle of two powerful wrestlers: one very fat and the
other probably on steroids. Walker managed to frustrate his larger opponent
earlier on, forcing him off his feet on a few occasions, but following a
fake-out handshake, Singh took control, wrestling a fairly slow and lumbering
style that wasn't very exciting. Singh misses the Corner Splash, so Singh snaps
and hangs Walker from the ropes for the DQ.
Poor match to be honest- 3/4*
Buddy Landell vs. Adrian Street (Semi Finals)
Street tries his usual comedic mind games, but Landell seems unworried, so
Street just focuses on putting some holds on Landell. Street does
some very
impressive mat wrestling, working on Landell's knee and also on his arm. Landell
meanwhile tried to work his way back into it by
blatantly cheating, knowing he
couldn't match Street hold for hold. Landell then once again used the ropes to
get the three count. Great wrestling
while it lasted, but it just felt like the
beginning of an even better match- **1/2
Oh, and in the coin flip to determine who gets a bye, the winner was eventually Buddy Landell after about ten minutes of stalling.
Kind of a mixed bag this week again. The main event was really good, but was
too short, and Landell's match was Big Bully Busick
was also pretty solid. The
rest was average and the Singh/Walker match was poor. So I can't really give
this a good recommendation
4/10