Pay-Per-View Rewind of: NWA/WCW Halloween Havoc: Settling The Score 28/10/1989 Match 8 Part 8/Conclusion by AverageMansReviews - Spoiler Alarm!

Pay-Per-View Rewind of: NWA/WCW Halloween Havoc: Settling The Score 28/10/1989 Match 8 Part 8/Conclusion by AverageMansReviews - Spoiler Alarm!

Warning/Disclaimer: there is flashing effects/colourful effects/fire/electrocution. Disclaimer I have never been or are likely to be a professional wrestler.

Match/Stipulations: Terry Funk & the TV Champion The Great Muta [with Gary Hart; the Designated Terminator for his team/unknown individual] vs. Sting & the NWA World Heavyweight Champion "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair  [the Designated Terminator Ole Anderson;] The Thunderdome Cage Match; Tag Team/Tornado Tag Team Match, No Disqualification with The Special Guest Referee Bruno Sammartino; the only way to win is if you're team's Designated Terminator throws in the towel into the ring, with elements of this steel cage being electrified

Match Attributes:

Match Quality: 10/10

Match Storyline: 9/10

Crowd Participation: 10/10

On Commentary: Jim Ross & Bob Caudle 10/10

Satisfying Conclusion: 10/10

Recommend Watch: 10/10

Match Total: 59/60 - this match is top-notch entertainment.

Comments: straight off the bat I like how the commentary team put over the stipulations for this match including the fact that this steel cage/fence is electrified, which it is at the top at some parts, but they are differences suggest more than that, which I am not angry about this, as long-term wrestling fans would understand you just have to say "Good try at selling that." [But Ross I am paraphrasing here tells the truth later of the higher you go up, that is where the electricity is. The next thing is fantastic commentary, but the reason why I had to take a mark of the Match Storyline, because we have Funk trying to climb up the cage, he gets back on the apron, but it seems to be a consistent theme of the heels going up the cage, I mean it isn't a stipulation either you know to escape the cage and win, I get why the baby faces go up there or pull them off or other and that is to do combat, but not to imply they are trying to get out and for those that don't know this cage has a roof with electric going through parts and whilst I'm on the subject excellent horror theme on the cage as well.

Just to prove that these wires are electric or in fairness and balance it could have been the pyro that they set off as this cage comes down at some point, but we have personnel and a Referee [Tommy Young] putting out the fire, it is clearly a light. Muta as a dastly heel plays a superhero and uses his green mist option in his mouth to make sure this fire is definitely out by spitting this green mist up to where the fire was, the commentary team put him over. Muta gets a shock off the cage later on. But we move onto this very interesting excerpt where Ross says "Its great sports entertainment" now I'm wondering if Ross could see into the future and see these two words Sports Entertainment being a massive part of the WWF's future. Makes a reference to how Sting used to be in a Tag Team called The Blade Runners and how much he has developed, I don't think his partner has progressed as much as this kid has. Now I now and again forget this tag team name, but however I can't forget these two legendary wrestlers actually were in a team together at one point on one hand we have Sting and on the other we have The Ultimate Warrior; yes this actually happened from 1985-1986. If you have is good hearing as I do you will hear one person for a second shout out boring or something to that effect, which this is not true as you can see it. A cameraman Funk hanging roughly upside down, unfortunately a large bit of snort is hanging out of his nose as he struggles to untangle himself on the cage. I know there is a standing spike piledriver performed by the heels, this looks okay to me as it is Flair's hair after Funk's legs and Flair's sales this move and continues with the match, I was just thinking I would point this out just in case someone came back to me. Just for the record I know Caudle doesn't get the plural of Designated Terminators right, but between Ross and him they put so much energy into commentating that I can't be that harsh. It's like they put on a fantastic main event/generally speaking pay-per-view and I am more or less a little bit lenient.

We have Ross saying this started out as an Australian tag team event in principle has turned into a Texas Tornado Tag Team and he explains this where all four competitors are in the ring at the same time. I know I criticised Tommy Young for his refereeing over this pay-per-view, but with all this madness going on it is excellent to see Sammartino using common sense, as in still having that authority as a referee and his all-round stature still being in control, but letting them go for it. [And before you ask; I am done a little bit of research on the Australian Tag team, it means basically a normal Tag Team expression from the 1970s.

Finally we have a little bit of controversy at the end which is just brilliant storytelling.

Basic Result: the NWA World Heavyweight Champion "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair [the Designated Terminator Ole Anderson] pick up the win.

Briefly things to know:

* Jim Ross & Bob Caudle Commentary talks about what just happened over replay of closing stages with background music and then we have this commentary team on screen talking about this pay-per-view, promoting the next one NWA/WCW Starrcade 89 Wednesday 13/11/1989 and then they bring this pay-per-view to close with ending credits with Caudle saying something into his microphone " I don't know why you" that is what I heard and we are left with ending credits a great horror backdrop with Halloween Havoc 89 in the right hand bottom corner.

This pay-per-view receives: 9/10, this pay-per-view is excellent; what with having only one poor match/match slot and the rest being positive. There is a lot excellent excitement to be had with this inaugural pay-per-view, putting the poor section to one side they really did go all out to make this pay-per-view mean something even and I mean this in a positive way with the most simplest stipulations, be it Singles or Tag Team Matches with or without championships on the line with this cherry on top with this main event, including the quick turnover nature of this pay-per-view, we have an introduces segments or an interview segments or match/matches slot, I like this smooth and productive nature, mostly minus one match/match slots there is no filler, just a very enthusiastic productive nature to this pay-per-view and I have to  give a special mention to the crowd as they mostly played ball and when they didn't I can completely understand why, but even then they had a sarcastic cheer/grown at the end of the conclusion of this match, which I highlighted was comical, but other than that they were here for this pay-per-view.

The highest ranking match on this card based on attributes would be:  Terry Funk & the TV Champion The Great Muta [with Gary Hart; the Designated Terminator for his team/unknown individual] vs. Sting & the NWA World Heavyweight Champion "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair; The Thunderdome Cage Match; Tag Team/Tornado Tag Team Match with The Special Guest Referee Bruno Sammartino; the only way to win is if you're team's Designated Terminator throws in the towel into the ring, with elements of this steel cage being electrified with 59/60.

The lowest ranking match on this card based on attributes would be: The Cuban Assassin vs. "The Wildfire" Tommy Rich: Singles Match with 19/60.