Worst in the World: Jim Steele vs The Equalizer-SuperBrawl IV

I though I'd seen the last of Dave Sullivan. I was wrong. The guy who, last time he showed up in this series, I called "one of the worst wrestlers of all time" is back as "The Equalizer" an facing Jungle Jim Steele. I know nothing about him, but he looks like a Jimmy Snuka knock-off:

Also, they spelt Steele's name wrong on the name plate

The match kicks off arm drags by Steele, but Equalizer takes control with forearm (which look a lot better than last time) and throws Steele's head into the turnbuckle. Steele blocks a second one, does a few himself, and locks in a wristlock, only for Equalizer to reverse and lock in his own. Steele escapes the lock with a monkey flip and hits a dropkick, but gets tossed away going for a second monkey flip in the corner. Equalizer beats down Steele, even hitting a Hogan leg drop, before tossing Steele to the outside.

Equalizer continues to beat up Steele, barely avoiding getting pinned with a crucifix, and throws him out of the ring again. Steele gets back in the ring and runs wild, finishing it with the daintiest kick to the face I've ever seen and a clothesline. Equalizer stumbles and trips before reversing an Irish whip, which allows Steele to hit a Lou Thesz Press for the win. A Thesz Press...finished a match...in 1994. Yeah, that move Kelly Kelly did as part of her comeback is just finished a match. I don't even think Lou Thesz ever used it to finish a match. If the guy who invented the move never finished a match with it, than you shouldn't. Piss off!

The Verdict

I really didn't even care in the slightest about this match before I watched it. I had no motivation to even watch this at all. But now that I have, let me just say that it was boring. Sloppy and boring.

Rankings (Best to Worst)

Too Much vs Al Snow & Head-King of the Ring 1998

Vampiro vs Sting-Great American Bash 2000

Konnan vs One Man Gang-SuperBrawl VI

Ultimate Warrior vs Hercules-WrestleMania IV

Rick Rude vs Hawk-Clash of the Champions XXV

The Chamber of Horrors-Halloween Havoc 1991

Nikita Koloff vs Bobby Eaton-Bunkhouse Stampede

Total Divas vs Other Divas-Survivor Series 2013

The Oddities vs Kaientai-SummerSlam 1998

Hulk Hogan vs Sid Justice-WrestleMania VIII

Hollywood Hogan vs The Giant-Hog Wild

Jake Roberts vs Andre the Giant-WrestleMania V

Hulk Hogan vs Randy Savage-Uncensored 1998

Al Snow vs Big Boss Man-Unforgiven 1999

Mickie James vs Ashley-Royal Rumble 2006

Christy Hemme vs Big Fat Oily Guy-Against All Odds 2007

Vampiro vs Oklahoma-Starrcade 1999

Junkyard Dog vs Moondog Spot-Wrestling Classic

Hiroshi Wajima vs Tom Magee-All Japan Pro Wrestling 1988

Jim Steele vs The Equalizer-SuperBrawl IV

Kevin Sullivan vs Dave Sullivan-SuperBrawl V

Steve McMichael vs Brian Adams-Road Wild 1998

Scott Steiner vs Sid Vicious vs Jeff Jarrett vs Road Warrior Animal-Sin

Sable vs Tori-WrestleMania XV

Sid Vicious vs The Nightstalker-Clash of the Champions XIII

Rick Rude vs Masahiro Chono-Halloween Havoc 1992

Greg Valentine vs George Steele-Heroes of Wrestling

Abdullah the Butcher vs One Man Gang-Heroes of Wrestling

Hollywood Hogan vs The Warrior-Halloween Havoc 1998

The Royal Family vs Clowns R' Us-Survivor Series 1994

Sting vs Jeff Hardy-Victory Road 2011

Ultimate Warrior vs Andre the Giant-Saturday Night's Main Event (11/25/1989)

The Doomsday Cage Match-Uncensored 1996

Kaitlyn vs Maxine-NXT (10/19/10)

James Storm vs Chris Harris-Lockdown 2007

John Laurinaitis vs John Cena-Over the Limit 2012

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