| 1 | 09.06.2025 | PapaTango | 6.0 | It is a decent match but it is just a little too slow for me where the pace is concerned. Steamboat and Youngblood are very over with the crowd. Bob Caudle is a national treasure. David Crockett was no better than Vince McMahon at announcing a match. |
| 2 | 26.05.2025 | Inserthere750 | 8.0 | |
| 3 | 26.04.2025 | JediSaiyanMaster1203 | 9.0 | |
| 4 | 14.03.2025 | qaywsxed | 8.0 | |
| 5 | 11.03.2025 | Aliiadwana | 10.0 | |
| 6 | 30.11.2024 | Open The Vault | | |
| 7 | 23.11.2024 | GoodVsBadGuys | 4.0 | There are moments in this match that are good and noteworthy, but this match doesnt feature the urgency required to be a main event.. The pacing is not there, and not enough happens. You can see the potential already apparent with Ricky Steamboat however. |
| 8 | 31.08.2024 | pelomotar | 8.0 | One of the greatest matchs of 1983 for sure. Look at the stipulation (due to a contract signing) : if Youngblood and Steamboat lose, they have to never team up again. Which leads to some offensivity from these two guys, especially in the build, where they don't hesitate to dominate the match (restholds, headlocks), which lift the crowd as well. Of course, Steamboat and Youngblood make a beautiful pair of energizers (combinations between them, especially in the last minutes, are so so good), but the styles clash makes it even better. Kernodle is the one that has to suffer the most even with good hits, but please can we talk about Slaughter performance ? It's absolutely incredible that the best part of his performance is OUTSIDE the ring in a Steel Cage match. Lifting the arm of the ref during a count, pushing Kernodle to avoid Steamboat assault on the cage, his selling while thrown on the steel... AND DEAR GOD, WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT THE DIVE FROM THE CAGE ? Absolutely delicious. An underrated tag classic. [****] |
| 9 | 26.06.2024 | thebigmilkman | 8.0 | |
| 10 | 22.05.2024 | JerryVonK | 9.0 | |
| 11 | 16.05.2024 | cjm550506 | 9.0 | Having the heels build the hot tag throughout the first quarter of the match was really well done and seeing Youngblood and Steamboat dismantle Kernodle made the crowd go ballistic and hold that energy for the rest of the match. But if that didn't do it alone, the bloodbath nature, Slaughter's cage dive, and the huge babyface struggle to victory sure did. Outstanding match. |
| 12 | 17.03.2024 | PEW565 | 7.0 | |
| 13 | 11.03.2024 | 12AMercenary | 9.0 | |
| 14 | 25.02.2024 | WhatIsLooveee | 7.0 | The match for the NWA Television title was half as long, but it was quite fun and more eventful. This match, however, which went on for over half an hour, was very slow and boring, and although the big moves from, mostly Ricky, occasionally brought the crowd to life, then everything went back to normal and it felt like the match went on for ages. Anyway, the match started to get more interesting after the midway point. The moments involving the cage were impressive, the wrestlers' selling was top notch. The knee drop from the top of the cage looks amazing even now. Ricky and Jay winning the titles was a good ending to this bloodbath. |
| 15 | 31.01.2024 | Razorokada | 10.0 | |
| 16 | 02.01.2024 | tomwaghorn | 8.0 | |
| 17 | 03.11.2023 | felixshanewestern | 9.0 | |
| 18 | 18.10.2023 | AidanArcher | 10.0 | |
| 19 | 08.10.2023 | eaterofworlds | 8.0 | |
| 20 | 23.09.2023 | CMFunk007 | 9.0 | The one thing I love about Ricky Steamboat is that he can make a headlock exciting. There's apparently some kind of heated rivalry between these two teams. This era was a little prehistoric for me, but I remember really enjoying this match the first time I watched it about 10 years ago. I'll never understand why they have traditional tag rules in a cage match with no disqualification, but they do it here for some reason. But I may have enjoyed this match more the second viewing as it was a bloody brawl. |
| 21 | 22.07.2023 | eddegoey | 8.0 | |
| 22 | 17.04.2023 | Immortan Scott | 10.0 | |
| 23 | 25.03.2023 | Hypocrisy | 8.0 | Das Match startet mit einer langen, leider viel zu langen und vor allem zu deutlichen Dominanz der beiden Herausforderer. Mit sich endlich anschließender Ausgeglichenheit gefällt mir das Match gleich richtig gut. Don Kernodle und Jay Youngblood sah ich hier jetzt erstmals außerhalb irgendwelcher Titelstatistiken. Beide wissen zu gefallen. Die zumindest bei diesem Match fantastische Crowd möchte den Titelwechsel und bekommt ihn schlussendlich. |
| 24 | 01.12.2022 | boymeetsworld | 10.0 | |
| 25 | 29.10.2022 | RedShow | 9.0 | |
| 26 | 09.10.2022 | jameswarrington19901 | 8.0 | |
| 27 | 03.10.2022 | conker8 | 10.0 | |
| 28 | 28.08.2022 | DangerousJ | 8.0 | |
| 29 | 29.07.2022 | laldila | 8.0 | |
| 30 | 28.06.2022 | norahdarp | 8.0 | The storytelling in this match is great. The momentum shifts between teams is good enough to keep fans guessing on who it is. Lastly, the use of the cage in a traditional tag team match was pretty fun to watch. 8/10 |
| 31 | 31.12.2021 | Kas | 8.0 | |
| 32 | 03.07.2021 | wrestlingisgross | 9.0 | |
| 33 | 06.05.2021 | jajt1989 | 8.0 | |
| 34 | 27.12.2020 | cosmik debris | 10.0 | |
| 35 | 03.10.2020 | MagnusD | 8.0 | |
| 36 | 10.05.2020 | Mizzle Assault Ant | 9.0 | I do think they could have shaved about 5 minutes off this without losing anything, but I dug the energy of the match, the bloody mess of it all in the latter half, the big selling, the strong psychology, Slaughter jumping off the top of the fence like a mad man. Very good bout, particularly if you enjoy the style of this era, which I do. |
| 37 | 22.04.2020 | Kadaveri | 10.0 | If you look on YouTube there's currently a playlist put together of the entire build of this match, which really enhances it as so much of what happens here is playing off the themes in the storyline. Slaughter's kneedrop is one of the greatest spots of its era. ****1/2 |
| 38 | 26.03.2020 | hunterp | 8.0 | |
| 39 | 01.01.2020 | hfield07 | 6.0 | A little slow to start but the story is good with it being Kernoodle in the entire time trying to get the tag to Slaughter. Plenty of solid selling once it gets rolling halfway in. The story of Steamboat and Youngblood not being able to team if they lose is pushed hard by the commentating team and ties in great. Slaughter with a wicked spot missing a splash from the top of the cage. Everyone gets color and the ending is great. ***1/4 |
| 40 | 15.11.2019 | Caas | 10.0 | One of the greatest steel cage matches of all time. Very long and starts at a very slow pace, but that more or less comes with the territory. Nice all-odd-against and must-win dual intersecting stories. ***** |
| 41 | 20.02.2019 | kcharles520 | 6.0 | I know this is from the 80's but dear God the beginning of the match is sloooow. I mean, headlock after headlock for 13 minutes slow. It finally kicks into gear halfway through and gets pretty bloody and intense. The version I watched has some kind of technical glitch and the final pinfall gets cut off (so I can't comment on that but I did see who won). Decent I guess, but twice as long as it needed to be and not something I'd ever really want to watch again. |
| 42 | 28.10.2017 | Willie Jones | 9.0 | This is fantasic from go. The story makes it so the Babyfaces have to win. which is great because the crowd is behind them! Slaughter is absolutely tremendous in this, as are Youngblood & Steamboat. Maybe this went too long, but it's still fantastic. ****1/2. |
| 43 | 20.03.2016 | TrevPuroFan | 9.0 | Just a great match with a great story. Steamboat and Youngblood had to win here, or else they could never team again. The crowd was firmly behind them. And they put on a tremendous babyface performance. They beat the crap out off Don Kernodle, who was a bloody mess. Great match, which was great for its time. ****1/4 |
| 44 | 15.11.2015 | The Sick Lebowski | 8.0 | Mit dem Anfang des Matches bin ich nur so mittelmässig zufrieden. Die Herausforderer sind für meinen Geschmack anfänglich vieeeeeel zu lange in der Offensive und auch, wenn sie zwischendurch ein paar schnelle und schöne Aktionen einstreuen, dauert mir die Phase mit den andauernden Headlocks gegen Kernodle ebenfalls viel zu lange. Danach steigert sich das Match kurz nach Slaughters Einwechslung (welcher ein Seller vor dem Herrn ist) jedoch immer mehr langsam und bekommt endlich die Härte, welche ich mir bereits von Anfang an für so ein Wrestling Match gewünscht hätte. Das Blut trägt sehr gut zur Szene bei, besonders Kernodle saftet ganz schön. Das Ende war nicht ganz optimal, ging aber wohl noch in Ordnung. Insgesamt gute 8 Punkte. |
| 45 | 07.11.2015 | Wrestling Forever | 8.0 | Ich finde es schön das dieses Schlacht auf YouTube zu finden ist. Was Sgt. Slaughter auf der Ricky Steamboat Doku über die Fehde von Don Kernodle & Sgt. Slaughter vs Jay Youngblood & Ricky Steamboat erzählte und dann auch über das Tag Team Match im Steel Cage hat mich sehr interessiert und ich finde es Schade das es nicht auf dem DVD Set dabei ist. Alles was ein starkes Tag Team Steel Cage Match ausmacht gab es hier zu sehen. Kritik auch von mir für den Referee der zählte ja sowas von lustlos und teilweise gar nicht oder schnell, hatte auch Probleme mit seiner Hose. Das Match selbst hatte viel Blut, starke Seeling und ein Highlight zu bieten wo Slaughter vom Käfigrand runtersprang und glückliche neue Tag Team Champions. Für mich ein Klassiker aus den 80er und absolut empfehlenswert (***3/4). |
| 46 | 22.08.2015 | the greyspace | 8.0 | |
| 47 | 22.08.2015 | sign squad | 8.0 | Es mag für die aktuelle Zeit ein wenig merkwürdig sein, wenn ein solches Match mit einem Mal im Matchguide auftaucht aber meiner Meinung nach gehört es hier definitiv hinein. Das Timing und die Körpersprache dieser vier Männer ist grandios. Ricky Steamboat verdient sich hier im übrigen noch die Steigerung von grandios, auch wenn ich nicht weiß, was das richtige Wort ist. Old-School Brawling, hervorragendes Selling und genug Highspots von den Babyfaces, so dass dieses Match einfach auch nicht langweilig wird. Das Blut kommt verstärkt nach 17 Minuten und insbesondere Kernodle blutet wie verrückt. Die Babyfaces wollen den Sieg, die Champions wollen, dass die Gegner nie wieder als Team antreten dürfen. Ist das nicht einfach simpel? Das einzige, was dem Match fehlt, ist ein kompetenter Referee. Portland Schnarchbacke Sandy Barr schleicht sich durch den Ring, zählt mal langsam, manchmal gar nicht und nichts davon scheint einen Sinn zu geben und ist in meinen Augen ausschließlich auf seine Faulheit zurückzuführen. Am Ende diskutiert Barr mit Slaughter, nachdem dieser seinen Partner aus dem Cobra Clutch von Youngblood befreit hat und bei dieser Rettung Barr von den Beinen holte. Slaughter mit einem Gimmick im Elbogenpad gegen Youngblood, legt Kernodle auf ihn, Barr schubst Slaugther aus dem Ring und gibt Steamboat so die Gelegenheit, das Cover umzudrehen und als Barr sich umdreht zählt er den Pin von Youngblood (***3/4). |
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