THE TWO SHEDS REVIEW by Julian Radbourne
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To commemorate the 34th birthday of Big Dave Waters (hey, I know it was last month, but I’ve been busy!), my latest review takes a look at a video release from the most dominant tag-team in Britain today, as we look at U.K. Pitbulls: The Video.
Our first stop is at a Real Stars of Wrestling show promoted by Jake “The Snake” Roberts during his time here in Britain, as the UKP take on Psycho Steve and the legendary “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan. To say Duggan was over would be an understatement. Lots of stalling at the start of the bout before we eventually see action. Some entertaining stuff from Duggan at the beginning before Steve becomes a human punching bag as the boys double up on him several times. The end comes after Duggan clobbers the UKP with his trusty two-by-four, before launching Steve off the top rope for a big splash and the pin.
Next up, the UKP take on their perennial foes, the Coalminers, and I still can’t remember which miner is which. A three fall bout here, the Pitbulls simply overpower the Miners and get the first fall, taking a page out of the Dudleys’ book with a 3-D. The Miners have more luck in the second fall, especially when they bring a couple of chairs into the equation before pinning the Bulk after a top rope senton splash. The third fall saw the Miners use their high-flying skills to good effect, but they eventually went down to a pitbull powerboomb. Nice bout here, certainly better than the opener.
Then it’s off to WAW for their builders cage match against the Superflys, Ricky Knight and Jimmy Ocean. It’s literally a massacre as each team tears strips off each other, using anything they can get their hands on to knock the crap out of each other. After Big Dave is put through a table, Knight picks up the win after power bombing Ocean onto the prone strongman.
Staying in WAW, the Pitbulls go up against the Zebra Kid and visiting former WWF star Earthquake. The camera angle makes it difficult to see what’s happening at times. Zebra takes a lot of punishment before he goes down to a Bulk leg drop for the first fall. The second fall sees Earthquake doubled up on before Zebra tags in, takes Bulk out with a face buster, and then get the pin after a splash off the top rope. The final fall sees Earthquake cleaning house before getting the winning fall after his trademark Earthquake splash.
Then it’s off to The Wrestling Alliance for a bout against Hade Vansen and the Duke of Danger. While the Duke looks a little rough around the edges, Vansen looked in good nick with some of his high-flying moves. However, it wasn’t enough to take the big guys down, as Vansen was pinned after a pitbull power bomb.
We then cross the pond for the Pitbulls’ first American tour, as they take on Creeping Death and Scott Douglas, although I’m not sure who was who here. For some reason I couldn’t get into this one, the Americans just didn’t impress me at all, and I was kind of glad when the Pitbulls won after their trademark power bomb.
Back to WAW, and a match from a show I was at, as the Pitbulls take on the Dark Angels tag-team of Ashe and Draven. I remember at the time thinking that this was a good match, and three years later it still is, remind me how well the Pitbulls and the Dark Angels worked together, with Ashe showing some of the skill that makes him one of the brightest prospects in Britain today. However, it wasn’t enough as our boys picked up another win after their trademark power bomb.
Still in WAW, it’s the Pitbulls taking on Paul Tyrell and Jody Fleisch. Tyrell and Fleisch showed some good high-flying moves against the big men, but as with the Dark Angels before them it just wasn’t enough. As Tyrell got tangled up in the ropes, Big Dave took Fleisch down with a power bomb before the Bulk finished him off with a leg drop. A very entertaining bout here.
It’s the turn of the Pleasure and Pain team of Johnny Phere and Dirk Feelgood to go up against the lads next. Feelgood and Phere showed some good moves, but it wasn’t enough as Feelgood went down in the first fall after a Pitbulls power bomb. Feelgood was literally squashed at the start of the second session, until a quick recovery saw both Feelgood and Phere pin the Bulk for the equalising fall. The final session saw Phere almost get the win with a sleeper hold. The match eventually ended in a double count-out after Phere and Feelgood launched themselves off the top rope onto the Pitbulls as they tried to recover on the floor.
The final bout of the collection takes us to BRAWL, as the Pitbulls go up against the Swift Justice team of Falcon and Judge. The BRAWL guys, despite some brief offensive moves, didn’t stand a chance, and Big Dave proved he was a bit of a high-flyer after he got the winning pin after a big splash off the middle rope.
In conclusion – despite a couple of lack lustre matches, this is a good advertisement for the Pitbulls. Some of you may be put off by some of the quality of the fan-cam footage though.
Although this is a review of the video version of this release, this collection is also available in DVD form (although I never did get my review copy of this!), which includes three extra matches, and can be purchased via the Pitbulls’ website at www.ukpitbulls.co.uk.
