WWF Coliseum Video Collection: SuperTape II (1990)

WWF Coliseum Video Collection: SuperTape II (1990)

Coliseum Video compilation – hosted by Sean Mooney. The cover features Marty Jannetty, and promises a profile on The Rockers.


Randy Savage v Jim Duggan: From Saturday Night's Main Event, January 1990. Savage gets jumped during the entrances, and Duggan rallies and catches him with a clothesline. Atomic drop, but Macho manager Sherri gets involved, allowing Savage a flying axehandle for two. Necksnap gets two, but a blind charge misses, and Duggan backdrops him over-the-top - in a nice bump. Duggan follows out with a clothesline, and inside hits a kneedrop, but Sherri distracts the referee. He keeps wailing on Savage, but another pinfall attempt sees Sherri placing Macho's foot on the ropes. Frustrated, but undeterred, Duggan keeps firing off clotheslines, but runs into Sherri again, allowing Savage to jump him with a high knee, and another flying axehandle. He's still selling the beating, though, so Sherri passes him her purse (loaded with a brick), for a cheap shot - but that only gets two. Savage flips out on him, but Duggan is ‘TARDING UP!! Atomic drop! Clothesline! 3-Point Stance! Suplex! - but Sherri hooks his legs on the way, and Savage topples him for the pin at 9:14. Despite the horrible booking that surrounded him for the majority of 1989 and 1990, Savage was always reliable when it came to hard work in the ring. Solid back-and-forth match (despite Duggan’s very limited offense), made more fun with Sherri's involvement. *

The Rockers v The Powers of Pain: From a house show, January 1990. Shawn Michaels and Barbarian start, and Barbarian goes for a quick powerslam, so Marty Jannetty missile dropkicks Shawn onto him for two. The Rockers with double-superkicks to clean house, and the dust settles on Shawn/Warlord. Warlord tries to overpower again, so Shawn takes him down with a rana for two, and a dropkick gets two. Tag to Marty, and he tries a rana, too - but gets powerbombed. Warlord backdrops him into the rafters for two, and then hits a sky-kissing flapjack for two. The Powers cut the ring in half, with Jannetty selling simple clotheslines with great 360 flips. Barbarian 2^nd rope elbowdrop misses, allowing the tag to Shawn, and he's a house of arson. Sunset flip gets two on Warlord, and we have a four-way brawl. An assist from heel manager Mr. Fuji (and his cane) give Barbarian the pin on Michaels at 9:30. Weird choice for a showcase match, and even weirder that they were putting the Powers over the Rockers at this point - as they were all but done as a team. Decent big/little match, otherwise. ¾*

The Rockers v Greg Valentine and Dino Bravo: From a TV taping, June 1989. Marty starts with Bravo, and gets overpowered. Blind tag to Shawn, and the Rockers clean house - settling back in with Shawn/Valentine. The Hammer hammers him, and nails him with a pair of shoulder smashes. Blind charge misses, though, and Shawn returns the favor - ramming Valentine shoulder-first into the buckles. Tag to Marty for a splash on the shoulder, and the Rockers work the part, but Valentine gets the tag off to Bravo. He gives Jannetty an inverted atomic drop, and Valentine hits a double-stomp and suplex, as they cut the ring in half. Bravo ends up missing an elbowdrop to allow the tag to Shawn, and he's a house of arson. Double-team dropkick, and the stereo flying fistdrops look to finish Bravo, but Valentine makes the save, and helps Bravo to the pin at 11:37. Man, no wonder Shawn ended up becoming such a prick when he made it to the top of the card in the mid-90s... guy put so many people over so often they couldn't even find him getting a win for profile pieces. Well paced, and made good use of quick tags - but somewhat dull, overall. * ¼

Akeem v Hercules: From a TV taping, August 1989 - this is a Fan Selection, as a postcard (reading, 'I would like to see Hercules against Akeem. I don't like the way Akeem dances in the ring and Hercules is my favorite) sets it up. Well, if there was a postcard, it would be silly not to do it. Hercules clears the ring with his chain, and shoves Akeem into the corner for a ten-punch. Akeem bails again (getting in a dance-break while he's out there), and heads in for some Hercules fists of fury. Distraction by Akeem-manager Slick turns the tide, but the big man misses a blind charge, and Herc with a kneelift. Series of clotheslines, but Slick gets involved again, and we have a disqualification at 5:00. Not just crap - fan requested crap! Thankfully kept short, at least. DUD

Demolition v The Orient Express: From a house show, March 1990. Smash and Tanaka start, with Smash dominating with power stuff (see: clotheslines). Tag to Ax for a headvice, but Tanaka wiggles free, and gets to Sato. He doesn't have any better luck, however, so the Express start throwing cheap shots to turn the tide. Ax no-sells that, too, and Smash drops Tanaka with a backbreaker. Armbar, and a double-team backdrop flatten Tanaka. He goes to the eyes to get back to Sato, and they try to cut the ring in half, but Smash shrugs them both off, so Mr. Fuji throws a handful of salt in Ax's eyes during the comeback, and the Express get a countout win at 11:00. The Demos were already slated to win the Tag Titles back less than a month later at WrestleMania, so there was no way they were jobbing clean. Honestly, I'm surprised they didn't just book a squash of the Express, since they didn't actually bother to sell for them, and getting the countout didn't make them look strong. Really dull, plodding match. DUD

Bret Hart v Rick Martel: From the same house show as the previous bout - March 1990. Martel jumps him during the sunglasses giveaway bit, but gets clotheslined for showing his dick to kids. Wait, I mean, being a dick to kids. Either way, Bret works the arm, but Martel dodges a criss cross, and dumps him. Meanwhile, the kid Bret gave his glasses to (and the same one Martel possibly showed his wiener to) desperately cheers for the Hitman. Martel responds by being a dick to kids again, and posting Bret. Suplex back in, and Martel works the back - with Bret doing his always brilliant, realistic job of selling. Nice spot, as Martel hooks an abdominal stretch, so Hart reaches up for the weakened arm he was working on earlier to try and break. Martel stops the effort by using the ropes, but the referee catches him, and Hart gives him an inverted atomic drop. To the dick! Suplex gets two, and the 2^nd rope elbow for two. Russian legsweep gets two, and Martel bails to go after the kid. Hart stops him with a backbreaker, but Martel wants that kid. Bret just won't have pedophilia on his watch, though, and dropkicks him for two. Martel on the floor again, and this time he gets sick of Hart sticking his nose in his dick, and nails him. Slugfest out there, but the time limit expires at 12:00 for a draw. Hart gets the moral victory, though, castrating Martel. Decent, if unspectacular. *

Cage Match: Rick Rude v Roddy Piper: From a house show, December 1989. Rude nails him on the way into the cage, but gets reversed on a whip into the cage, and Piper lashes him with his belt, then bites the Ravishing one. Rude tries to climb out just to escape Piper's fury, but gets pulled down, and he's already busted open - less than three minutes into the thing. Piper makes an escape attempt, but ends up crotched on the top rope, and Rude tries for the door. Piper grabs an ankle to hold him back, so Rude responds by punching him in the face. Dozens of times. Piper still won't let off the ankle, though, so Rude manager Bobby Heenan tries to help pull him out. He nearly makes it, but Piper literally drags him back in by the seat of his pants, and slugs away - but Rick catches him with the Rude Awakening. He goes for the door again - so blinded by blood he has to crawl around to find it - but Piper stops the effort, and we get a double knockout. Both guys make a climb, and end up with a slugfest atop the cage, then race down the side - both hitting the floor at the same time. No one wants that bullshit, so the referee decides the match MUST continue! While outside of the cage, Rude takes the opportunity to wallop Piper with a chair, and hits a flying kneedrop off of the top of the cage for two. Piledriver, and Rude goes back to the top of the cage for another bombs away - only to have Piper start shaking the cage, and crotching him. He follows up, and hangs him in a tree of woe atop the cage, then goes for the door – but Heenan slams it in his face. That gives Rude a two count, and he adds a side suplex - but Piper won't stay down. Heenan passes Rude a pair of knux to finish things, but Piper gets hold of them, and goes out the door at 13:00. These two never got a properly promoted blowoff for their feud, so it was exciting to see them put one of their many house show matches out there. Fun match. **

Hulk Hogan and Brutus Beefcake v Mr. Perfect and The Genius: From a house show, February 1990. Hogan starts against Mr. Perfect, and throws him around a bit, allowing Perfect to oversell. Perfect starts firing off chops, but walks into a big boot - flying all the way to the floor. Beefcake goes after him out there, and drags him in for an earringer. Tag back to Hogan, as they take turns unloading, until Genius passes Perfect his metal scroll - and he coldcocks Hogan with it. Genius tags to help cut the ring in half (with backscratches!), and Perfect chokes the Hulkster with the tag rope. Genius flying moonsault hits the knees, and both guys tag out. Beefcake's a house of arson, and gets Perfect in the Sleeper, but Genius breaks it up with the scroll. That gets Perfect two, and the heels cut the ring in half on Beefcake. Perfect-plex, but Hogan breaks it up at two, and gets the real hot tag. Legdrop predictably finishes Genius at 12:00. No lost classic, but it gave people their monies worth for a house show main event. ½*
 
BUExperience: Nice to have one of the Rude/Piper matches on here, but nothing else particularly notable or exciting – mostly just a bunch of house show matches without much flair. Not a horrible addition to your Coliseum Collection – but certainly not one to seek out.