- Scott Keith

 - Opening match, World tag team title semi-final:  The Fabulous Freebirds v. The Dynamic Dudes.  Alliteration RULES!  The deal here is that the Varsity Club had screwed the Road Warriors out of the titles at Clash VI and then retained them through nefarious means at WrestleWar 89, but those means were so nefarious that they were stripped of the titles and this tournament was staged.  For those of you who actually care about this sort of thing, the Freebirds got a screwy victory over the Road Warriors in the first round while the Dudes beat stiff competition in Jack Victory & Rip Morgan.  But wait, there’s shenanigans, as the opening round Freebird team of Hayes & Gordy suddenly becomes the debuting Hayes & Garvin version of the Freebirds here in the second round so that Gordy can become a single again.  The Dudes, as always, still suck.  Big brawl to start, and the Dudes send the Birds scurrying.  Back in, they get a double-cover on them but the ref won’t count anything.  The Birds bail and stall, then Hayes and Garvin take turns getting dominated by the babyfaces.  The Dudes hit a double-hiptoss and double-elbow on Garvin, but Douglas gets hit with a cheapshot and is pounded by Hayes.  Johnny Ace comes in and dodges Hayes, but misses a bodypress and gets dropped on the top rope for two.  The Birds dump him and Gordy inflicts some damage on the floor, and Johnny is YOUR Ace-in-peril.  I’ve been waiting for years to work that one in.  Ace & Garvin collide, and Ace makes the hot tag to Shane.  He’s a house of fire, even if he is wearing fruity tights!  Sunset flip gets two on Garvin.  Double-dropkick puts Hayes out, but he sneaks back in, catches Shane rolling up Garvin, and DDTs him behind the ref’s back for the pin to advance at 7:14.  Super heat, but the match was pretty thin.  *1/2  More...