Worldwide '94 - Big Van Vader vs. Cactus Jack (Texas TORNADO Match)

From 5/1/94, Tony Schiavone blames 'liberalism' and the day and age of being 'politically correct' for having to drop the classic Texas Death Match title and give it this other name. Most recently, this particular gimmick match's name was made more universal as just the 'Last Man Standing' match. If nothing else, this is a nice little nod to their other matches from '93.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Worldwide
• Big Van Vader
• Cactus Jack
• Mick Foley
• Harley Race

[CombatSportFan]

There seems to be some discrepancy here between what I see and what was in Mick Foley's book. 1) there is no disregard for the power bomb by the announcers, 2) Foley did not fight his way back to his feet in a goosebump stirring moment, and 3) he was power bombed on the padded wooden platform rather than the exposed concrete (which he had done a year prior in a match with Vader.)

So something is off somewhere either with Mick's memory of the bout or they did another one on World Wide.

[WCWRULES4LYF]

@CombatSportFan It could just be Mick's memory or you are confusing his two Saturday Night matches in '93 with this one in May 94.

[mister131000]

the best powerbomb from vader

[doubleplusunhappy]

Howcome Vader takes his mask off at 1:33?

[CombatSportFan]

@jre52301 It's possible, but I think most of it was subtle things rather than any outright lie. In this case I am thinking it must have been something along the lines of Mick confusing commentary for one match with another or something similar. Honestly the WCW announcers were never that bad until the Nitro era when Bischoff began having them focus on promotion rather than match calling.

[jre52301]

@CombatSportFan I agree with you. I recently re-read Foley' book and have found many factual errors in it. No excederine headache 39 like in the book.  I think he trashed WCW in his book because he was currently competing against them in the WWF.

[Kerbalf]

God damn, that was a nasty powerbomb..

[TheShootTruth10]

to get a match like this on worldwide something you rarely got.

[shorty1k]

@CombatSportFan heh, touché

[CombatSportFan]

@shorty1k The kind that knows he's a heel? =P