WWE: The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s

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MATCHES:

1. Greg Valentine vs. Roddy Piper (Starcade 11/24/83) - This is a Dog-Collar match. This means both wrestlers are attached by a chain around their neck! Valentine injuried Pipers ear and now Piper want revenge. **** (out of 5 stars)

2. Sgt. Slaughter vs. Iron Sheik (MSG 5/21/84) - This isn't the famous Boot Camp match, it's the one before. Really good brawl! ****

3.Greg Valentine vs. Tito Santana (Lumberjack match 3/17/85) - Lumberjack Match means if someone is thrown out of the ring, they get thrown back. There is no escape! These guys have had much better matches. **1/2

4. Junkyard Dog vs. Randy Savage (Wrestling Classic Finals 11/7/85) - JYD is fun to watch, and this match reminded me just how freaklishly awesome Savage was in the 80's. **1/2

5. Ultimate Warrior vs. Bobby Heenan (Weasel Suit Match - 6/25/88) - Whoever loses gets stuffed in a weasel suit. OMG Heenan is a better bumper and worker than Ultimate Warrior! Seriously! 1/2*

6. Dusty Rhodes vs. Ric Flair (NWA Championship - Starcade 84) - Flair defends the NWA title. Whoever wins gets 1 million dollars. Special guest ref. is Joe Frasier. Not bad! ***1/2

7. Ole & Arn Anderson vs. Wahoo McDaniel & Billy Jack Haynes (NWA Tag title - Starcade 85) - Pretty fun old school match, but nothing special. **

8. Jerry "The King" Lawler vs. Kerry Von Erich (AWA Superclash III 12/13/88) - Famous unification match. Whoever winds gets both the WCCW and AWA World titles. ****

9. Ricky Steamboat vs. Ric Flair (NWA Title - 2/20/89) - From Chi-Town Rumble. YES! They've complete the Flair/Steamboat trilogy on DVD! Flair defends the title. Match of the DVD *****

10. Ric Flair vs. Jay Youngblood (2/23/83) - Don't know why this is on here. Wow Youngblood was pretty good! Shame he passed away. :-( Short match. ***

11. Jimmy Snuka vs. Bob Backlund (WWE Title - Cage match - 5.19.80) - Awesome cage match. Not as crazy as modern cage matches, but back then it was the equivalent of a Hell-in-the-Cell. ****1/2

12. Iron Sheik vs. Bob Backlund (WWE Title - 12/26/83) - Another famous match. Backlund defends his title against Sheik. **1/2

13. Paul Orndorff vs. Salvatore Bellomo (1/23/84) Bellomo actually good here, but come on! They should've had Orndorff Vs. Santana, Piper, or Hogan matches.. **

14. Iron Sheik vs. Hulk Hogan (WWE Title - 1/23/84) - Sheik defends his title against the Hulkster. The MSG crowd is insanely in favor of Hogan. ***1/2

15. Bob Orton vs. Jimmy Snuka (2/18/85) - Ughh. Best of 80's? WTF? I think this was last match Orton had before he put on the famous cast. *1/2

16. Roddy Piper vs. Hulk Hogan (The War to Settle the Score from MTV - 2/18/85) - Wrestlingwise, not very good. But fun to watch. ***1/2

This isn't a Best of 80's DVD. The lack of WWF material from (85-89) is unforgivable. More like a Best of WWF (1982-1984).. But what's here is pretty good. If you got some spare cash lying around, and you watched wrestling in the early 80's, particular the MSG one's, you'll love this set!