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Welcome to another classic WWF pay-per-view review. Last time I took a look at the very first WrestleMania, and this week, I take a look at the Wrestling Classic, featuring a 16-man tournament. There are fifteen matches on this card...God help me. So without further ado, let's get into this. We kick off with Vince McMahon welcoming us to the Wrestling Classic, live from the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont, Illinois. He goes over to a big bracket board with Lord Alfred Hayes and his lady friend to run down the matches. We then go to Mean Gene Okerlund with WWF President Jack Tunney. If you've ever wondered what "deer in the headlights" looks like, just look at Tunney during this interview. Tunney says he's excited for the show tonight before Mean Gene suggests running down the rules of the tournament. Tunney says the only rule is "you must win to move forward." Mean Gene adds that if there is a draw, both men are eliminated. Back to Vince, who throws...

Pinterest.com I hate having to write about wrestlers I really like in this series. The fact that guys like Sting, Vader, Scott Steiner, and Scott Hall have all been featured here just upsets me. And now I can (unfortunately) add one of my favorite Hogan-era wrestlers to the list: Jake Roberts. Roberts was easily one of the best promos in history, and his feud with Randy Savage (oh look, another one who's been in this series!) is one of my personal favorites. Sadly, when you get put in the ring with Andre the Giant, you're bound to have a bad match, no matter how good you are. I know Andre is a legend in the business, and one of the most popular wrestlers of all time, but...have you ever actually seen this guy wrestle? I know I said this about Awesome Kong before, but Andre is almost completely immobile. The man spent 90% of his matches leaning on the ropes or in the corner, and could hardly even walk. You know that saying that a wrestler is so good they could have a good...