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Match of the Day: Steamboat & Douglas v. Blonds

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Hello again Scott, I just found this little gem on youtube. it's the
match where the Blondes first won the titles. It's a very good match,
but the crowd seems a little off. Was this during the period when they
were taping at Disney? Well anyways hope everyone enjoys it:

Disney tapings didn’t start until after the Blonds won the titles.  This was from Worldwide, although they had another match before this that hit ***** and circulated on a bunch of tape traders’ lists.  It was a hell of a feud. 

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  1. NateNashSeptember 7, 2013 at 8:57 AM

    Ricky Steamboat might be the most underrated wrestler of all time -- The man could have a good to great match with anybody -- Tell me if I'm wrong here but I remember when the Great Muta came to Crockett Steamboat was the guy chosen to put him over as a legitimate threat -- I remember going to a show in Stockton and Muta beat him cleanly and I thought holy shit, if Muta can beat The Dragon then he must be a stud -- Steamboat had the unique ability to sell just about anybody's offense -- Suspension of disbelief was a foregone conclusion when he wrestled...

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  2. jvc113September 7, 2013 at 9:16 AM

    More of these matches need to hit DVD. It's also the Blondes/Dos Hombres match from Slamboree, which doesn't even have Douglas!

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  3. chris deeseSeptember 7, 2013 at 9:39 AM

    I was there for this. It was in Macon,Ga in March 93. Big Worldwide taping. Orndorff won the tv title that night as well.

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  4. Scott KeithSeptember 7, 2013 at 4:37 PM

    I think for a while there they were deliberately using that match to avoid paying Douglas royalties, although now Douglas has been popping up in ECW-related stuff again so that "feud" might be done with.

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  5. Buster AbbottSeptember 7, 2013 at 4:41 PM

    While I agree that Steamboat was awesome, I don't think he's "underrated." Who DOESN'T rate Steamboat as one of the very best wrestlers ever?

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  6. Buster AbbottSeptember 7, 2013 at 4:42 PM

    I think this was the first feud that really got me hooked on great wrestling as a kid, rather than just the spectacle of it. These two teams fought often enough (and on free TV enough) that every time they advertised Steamboat/Douglas vs. the Blondes, I was ALL IN to watch that show.

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  7. Charlie OwensSeptember 7, 2013 at 4:45 PM

    Seriously? Douglas has had a match on every ECW DVD WWE has released, he's on the Starrcade DVD, who says they're avoiding using him?

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  8. MaffewOfBotchamaniaSeptember 8, 2013 at 5:47 AM

    Always amused me when Douglas would moan about not being used in WCW...and then finding out he was winning tag belts with FUCKING STEAMBOAT.

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  9. Rock Star GarySeptember 9, 2013 at 9:44 AM

    1993 WCW? Rock Star Gary approves!

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