WWF Coliseum Video Collection: World Tour 89/90 (1990)

WWF Coliseum Video Collection: World Tour 89/90 (1990)

Coliseum Video compilation – hosted by Sean Mooney. The cover of the tape features the Ultimate Warrior, and promises WWF action from around the globe, as well as a profile on Jimmy Snuka.


Jimmy Snuka v Boris Zhukov: From a house show, June 1989 - right after Snuka resurfaced in the WWF at WrestleMania V. Zhukov jumps him from behind, dumping him to the outside, but Snuka comes in with a bodypress for two. Dropkick, and a backdrop, but Zhukov nails him, and hits a backbreaker for two. Chinlock, but Snuka chops his way free, only to miss a blind charge, and get his chin locked again. That fails to get the win, so Zhukov starts simply punching him in the faces, but Snuka's COKING UP!! Chop! Slam! Superfly Splash! 7:20! Aaannnnddd DUD

Jimmy Snuka v The Honky Tonk Man: From a house show, September 1989. Honky also tries to jump him, but this is a few months later, so Snuka sees it coming, and headbutts the shit out of him. Atomic drop, and a 2^nd rope axehandle, but he decides to start choking him instead of going for the cover. Well, Snuka really never did understand the finer points. They spill to the outside for Snuka to post him, but Honky nails him on the way back in, to set up a headvice. Honky with a side suplex, and a piledriver, but Snuka backdrops out of the Shake, Rattle 'n' Roll, and starts COKING UP!! Chop! Low Blow! Headbutts! Backbreaker! Slam! Superfly Splash! 10:30! When the highlight of the match is watching an usher get into an argument with some guy over sitting in the wrong seats, well, it's... it's not good. DUD

Bret Hart v Dino Bravo: From London, England - October 1989. Bravo overpowers him in the early going, but gets caught with a bodypress off of a criss cross, and an inverted atomic. Dropkick and a series of clotheslines send Bravo running to the outside to regroup. He threatens walking out, but manager Jimmy Hart talks him back in - where Bret quickly gets him into an armbar. Bravo keeps trying to fight out, so Bret kicks him in the balls to stop that effort (always a good strategy), but, of course, Dino Bravo has no balls, so he shrugs it off. He sends Bret flying off of the apron into the rail (in the same bump Bravo would break Bret's sternum off of during another match - and which Bret would later bring into the mainstream with Mr. Perfect in 1993, then amplify against Diesel in 1995), and inside that allows Bravo a reverse chinlock. Gutwrench suplex gets two, so Bret throws desperation backslide for two. Bravo responds by hugging him like a bear, and whipping him into the corner - chest first. That gets two, so he goes back to the bearhug. Hart elbowsmashes his way free, but misses a 2^nd rope sailing elbow, allowing Bret a flying axehandle - but Bret decks him on the way down. Backdrop gets two. Inside cradle for two. Backbreaker gets two. Rollup fails, so Hart regroups with a quick dropkick to put Dino back on the floor, and follows with a plancha. Inside for another rollup, but this time Bravo reverses, and gets the pin at 15:30. A little too restholdy during Bravo's offensive portion to really get good, but a great effort from Hart - from his selling, to his offense, to his bumps. **

The Rockers v The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers: From Paris, France - October 1989. The Rockers clean house on the way in, and Shawn Michaels and Raymond Rougeau start proper. The Rougeau's dominate with armbars, but Shawn catches Jacques Rougeau with a faceslam, and gets the tag off to Marty Jannetty for a Stinger Splash. Second one misses - but Marty saves by landing on the 2^nd rope, and diving off with a right hand, and Jacques hides in his home corner. Raymond doesn't have much better luck, and The Rockers work his leg with some swift double-teams - infuriating Jacques until he eventually fires off a cheap shot to turn the tide. That allows Raymond to hang Shawn up with a Flair Flip, and the Rougeau's cut the ring in half with their own double-teaming. The Rockers eventually get sick of having the ring cut in half, and go behind the referee's back to piledrive Jacques at 14:00. Nice effort all around, and a testament to how well the Rockers could work a crowd - as they were the clear faces, even against the French-Canadian Rougeau's in the heart of France. * ½

WWF Title Match: The Ultimate Warrior v Ted DiBiase: From Tokyo, Japan - April 1990. DiBiase jumps him during his wildman entrance, but Warrior shrugs him off, and clotheslines him to the outside. Inside, Warrior continues to overpower him, but misses a diving shoulderblock, and face plants in the center of the ring. DiBiase unloads with chops, and a fistdrop sets up a suplex for two. Well executed piledriver gets two, but he doesn't have a chance to follow-up, as Warriors BLOWING UP! Series of Clotheslines! Diving Clothesline! Splash! 6:15! This sounded interesting on paper, but it ended up being an extended squash. ¾*

The Honky Tonk Man v Jim Duggan: From the October '89 London show. Duggan makes sure to bring Old Glory with him to London, and since he was doing the revolving 'king' gimmick, wears a crown out as well. Great. Now Duggan's gonna cause an international incident. Honky hides on the floor to avoid tying up/dying in the riot Duggan causes, so Jim chases him to the floor for some headbutting fun. Inside for an atomic drop and a ten-punch count, so Honky manager Jimmy Hart gets involved to turn the tide, and allow Honky a chinlock. To the floor, Jimmy Hart helps Honky push him into the post, but Duggan manages to beat the count back in. That gets him a backelbow, and Honky goes back to the chinlock, since not sucking sucks. He makes up for it with a brilliant Flair Flip in the corner, and Duggan hits the 3-Point Stance for the pin at 8:40. Duggan should have taken the night off. Or, at least, not come to the ring in England, dressed as a king, while waving the Stars and Stripes. Typical restholdy Duggan stuff, matched with stally Honky Tonk stuff, but the crowd was into it, and it was quick enough. ¼*

WWF Title Match: Hulk Hogan v Randy Savage: From the October '89 Paris show. Savage stalls for a while - bitching about Elizabeth's presence in Hogan's corner - and when he finally does get in, Hogan chases him right back to the floor. Nice bit, as that allows Savage to get into the ring alone, and then lob accusations that it's Hogan who won't tie-up. More Savage stalling frustrates Hogan, so Randy throws a chair into the ring to try and faze him. Four minutes in and they finally make first physical contact - with Savage grabbing a headlock - so Hogan shoulderblocks his way out, putting Savage on the floor to regroup. He finally gets manager Sherri to earn her money by jumping him, but even that isn't enough to slow down the greatest force in the universe (herpes) – or Hulk Hogan either, as he tosses them both. Savage tries going to the eyes, but Hogan shrugs that off, too, and unloads the backscratches. Another Sherri distraction allows Savage a high knee, so Hogan does the reasonable thing: threatens to slug the woman in the face. Luckily, Savage stops that with an axehandle, and inside, a flying version gets a series of two counts. Sleeper, but Hogan powers out - only to get jumped again when Sherri gets involved. Flying axehandle gets two, but he's fucked, 'cause HULK UP!! Fist of Fury! Big Boot! Slap from Liz! Clothesline! Legdrop! 13:30 Too much stalling going on here to properly get going. ¼*

BUExperience:  The Snuka profile is horrible, but the international stuff is interesting and fun, as even when not delivering the best stuff in the ring, each show had a distinctly original atmosphere to it – from the ring girls in Paris, to the intros in different languages, to the ring itself deviating from the standard WWF designs. A good addition to your Coliseum Collection.