SUMMARY: TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 13:01 Min.
Recorded January 25, 1993, for the WWF’s Monday Night RAW TV series, the match occurs at the show’s Manhattan studio. Concluding their WWF rivalry, “Mr. Perfect” Curt Hennig faces off vs. two-time WWF World Champion “Nature Boy” Ric Flair. The ringside commentators are Vince McMahon, Bobby “The Brain” Heenan (still Flair’s supposed advisor), and Rob Bartlett.
Note: Flair had agreed to ‘put over’ Hennig as a means of concluding his WWF contract early in order to promptly return to WCW.
REVIEW:
There’s no mistaking that this is a TV-caliber bout instead of a 20+ minute Pay-Per-View epic it really ought to have been. More satisfying than their sluggish WCW bouts circa 1998, a bloodied Hennig leaves no doubt, when fully healthy, he is Flair’s in-ring equal.
Though this abbreviated showdown isn’t a classic, Flair & Hennig (along with Heenan) ensure that fans get their money’s worth, including a clean finish. Given television’s formulaic constraints, one really can’t expect much more.
BRIAN’S ODD MOON RATING: 7 Stars
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