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TWA Spring Spectacular Pro Shot Handheld 3/31/90 Philadelphia McGonigle Hall
-3hr. Q=Gd. 2 DVDs

Jules Strongbow vs. Randy Lewis 11:48

Rockin' Rebel vs. CN Redd 12:59

Taped Fist First Blood: Johnny Hot Body vs. Tony Stetson 11:26

Tom Prichard vs. Cheetah Kid 16:40

I Quit: DC Drake vs. Larry Winters 37:00

Misty Blue Simmes vs. Kat LeRoux 9:52

Paul Orndorff vs. Austin Idol

USWA Unified World Heavyweight Title: Jerry Lawler vs. Kerry von Erich 13:25

Steel Cage: Tully Blanchard vs. Bam Bam Bigelow

TWA Summer Sizzler Pro Shot Handheld 6/9/90 Philadelphia McGonigle Hall
-1hr 40min. Q=Ex

Bob Orton Jr. vs. Don Muraco

JT Smith vs. Mr. Sandman

Jerry Lawler vs. Austin Idol

Russian Chain: Nikita Koloff vs. Manny Fernandez

Elimination: Larry Winters & Rockin' Rebel & Tony Stetson vs. DC Drake & Johnny Hot Body & Mondo Kleen

Paul Orndorff vs. Tully Blanchard

TWA Autumn Armageddon Pro Shot Handheld 9/15/90 Philadelphia Penn Hall
-3hr 10min. Q=Gd. 2 DVDs

Eddie Gilbert vs. Cactus Jack 14:28

Adrian Street vs. Jimmy Valiant 5:47

TWA Heavyweight Title Decision Match: DC Drake vs. Rockin' Rebel 12:36

Al Perez & Austin Idol vs. Chris Adams & Kevin von Erich 12:50

Mr. Sandman vs. JT Smith 7:32

Hair Vs. Hair: Tony Stetson vs. Johnny Hot Body 16:32

Abdullah The Butcher vs. Manny Fernandez 4:33

Jerry Lawler vs. Terry Funk 14:48

Reverse Cage Battle Royal: Rockin' Rebel vs. Bounty Hunter vs. Cheetah Kid vs. Crybaby Waldo vs. Ghetto Blaster vs. Larry Winters vs. Ron Shaw vs. Top Gun vs. Triton 6:27

TWA Winter Challenge II Commercial Tape 3/2/91 Philadelphia Penn Hall
-3hr. Q=VG. 2 DVDs

Al Perez vs. Stan Lane 13:08

Ringmaster Rumble: JT Smith vs. Bulldog Brower Jr. vs. CN Redd vs. Crybaby Waldo vs. Don E. Allen vs. Ghetto Blaster vs. Glen Osbourne vs. Hoss vs. Jimmy Jannetty vs. Johnny O vs. John Rock vs. Larry Winters vs. Michael Bruno vs. Mr. Sandman vs. Rick Perez vs. Rockin' Rebel vs. Sabu vs. Wild Child

Russian Chain: Ivan Koloff vs. Manny Fernandez 9:19

Falls Count Anywhere: Cactus Jack vs. Eddie Gilbert 12:23

Abdullah The Butcher vs. The Sheik 5:03

Barbed Wire: Tony Stetson vs. Johnny Hot Body 12:57

TWA Heavyweight Title: DC Drake vs. JT Smith 18:26

USWA Unified World Heavyweight Title Fan Participation Lumberjack: Terry Funk vs. Jerry Lawler 11:39

TWA Winter Challenge II Handheld 3/2/91 Philadelphia Penn Hall
& TWA Summer Sizzler II Handheld 8/3/91 Philadelphia Penn Hall
-1hr 50min. Q=VG

3/2/91

Russian Chain: Ivan Koloff vs. Manny Fernandez 9:19

Falls Count Anywhere: Cactus Jack vs. Eddie Gilbert 12:23

Abdullah The Butcher vs. The Sheik 5:03

Barbed Wire: Tony Stetson vs. Johnny Hot Body 12:57

USWA Unified World Heavyweight Title Fan Participation Lumberjack: Terry Funk vs. Jerry Lawler 11:39

8/3/91

Best Of Three Series #1 Falls Count Anywhere: Cactus Jack vs. Eddie Gilbert 16:13

Luna Vachon vs. Madusa Miceli

Best Of Three Series #2 Stretcher: Eddie Gilbert vs. Cactus Jack 9:50

Austin Idol vs. Buddy Landel 12:17

Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers vs. Jim Cornette & Stan Lane 14:33

Best Of Three Series #3 Steel Cage: Cactus Jack vs. Eddie Gilbert

TWA Winter Challenge II Pro Shot Handheld 9/21/91 Philadelphia Original Sports Bar
-2hr 40min. Q=VG. 2 DVDs

Last Blood Battle Royal: Mr. Sandman vs. Crybaby Waldo vs. Ernesto Benefica vs. Ghetto Blaster vs. Glen Osbourne vs. Jimmy Jannetty vs. Johnny O vs. Michael Bruno vs. Mr. Anthony vs. Rick Perez vs. Rockin' Rebel vs. Sabu vs. Tony Stetson 13:10

TWA Heavyweight Title: JT Smith vs. DC Drake 12:48

Tony Stetson vs. Mr. Sandman 7:04

TWA Tag Title: DC Drake & Johnny Hot Body vs. Blackheart Apocalypse & Blackheart Destruction 16:03

Owen Hart vs. Takayuki Iizuka 21:40. One of the important early 1990's American junior heavyweight matches, along with the GWF Lightning Kid vs. Chaz and Lightning Kid vs. Jerry Lynn series, and then, of course, the next level WCW Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Brian Pillman series, transitioning the style of American wrestling from the remedial 1980's dropkick and high crossbody brand of so called "high flying" only performed by the faces to something that felt like a genuine Japanese junior style match. It's not a match that ages tremendously because the style has become so prevalent in the past two decades, and the attitude is always top this, so the high flying isn't exactly what El Hijo Del Vikingo can provide, but this was during the period when the Japanese junior style finally started to stick in the States (more because the afformentioned matchups were series that got ESPN and PPV exposure, as this was the only time either appeared in TWA), as opposed to just being one of those random one off New Japan special attraction junior matches like Tiger Mask vs. Dynamite Kid 8/30/82 or Black Tiger vs. Cobra 12/28/84 that happened to take place at Madison Square Garden, but otherwise just fit into what New Japan was doing at the time and wasn't followed up upon in America. Owen was so far ahead of the curve as an athlete and an innovator. His gracefulness and generally the way he was able to move and control his body never get old, though despite his backflips and general slickness, most of his matches somehow feel oddly unsatisfying because he has so much more natural talent and athletic ability than pretty much anyone else of his era, but generally has a hard time putting it together into something that really works as something beyond a low intensity exhibition. Iizuka isn't nearly as good a worker here as he would be in 1993, and ultimately, he was better as a undersized tag team wrestler making heavyweights look good than as a true junior heavyweight, but he puts up competent strike oriented offense while setting Owen up to be the star at every turn. Iizuka is definitely just here to facilitate the flashy moves of his opponent, but Iizuka brings credibility to what little offense he actually does, and isn't just there to stall and get heat by being annoying like the heel normally would be in American wrestling of the time. Despite the typical Owen problem of there being too many rest holds, which gives the match too much of a stop and start nature, rather than having a consistent flow, it's one of Owen's more cohesive matches. I don't enjoy it like I did 30 years ago when I was simply amazed to see Owen have an actual legitimate and substantial back and forth match, rather than the brief spectacles I'd been impressed by during his WWF run, but it still feels like good stuff for the era in general, even when removing the fact that American audiences hadn't seen many matches of this style from the equation. I think I rated it 4 stars when I originally saw it in the early 90's, now 3.5 might be pushing it, but it's definitely considerably better and more advanced than just about anything else that was passing for a junior/cruiser/light heavyweight match in America during this period. ***1/2

Kevin Sullivan vs. Terry Funk 11:02

Eddie Gilbert & Madusa Miceli vs. Cactus Jack & Luna Vachon 12:22

Steel Cage: Abdullah The Butcher vs. The Sheik 5:17

TWA Handheld 10/26/91 Pine Hill Overbrook High School
-30min. Q=Gd

Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Steve Williams

Eddie Gilbert vs. Kevin Sullivan

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