The event is Halloween Havoc '97. It's a lucha de apuesta between Eddie Guerrero, putting his title on the line, against Rey Mysterio, Jr., wagering his mask. When I did the Eddie Guerrero Friday Five a couple of months ago, the response I got most (I got more than one comment outside of the blog comments) for the question "what was your favorite Eddie match" was the 1997 Havoc match, so here it is. It really is a great match, and unlike most WCW matches at the time, it's enhanced by its announcing, not detracted by it. Tony Schiavone was actually good, and this is the role Mike Tenay should play, the learned expert color commentator, not the shitty PBP guy he is in TNA. I don't understand why they had four guys in the booth, but hey, the other two were De Dweem and Bobby Heenan, so it's hard to fault them for the crowded house. Please enjoy the match. Even 12 years later, after all the spots I've seen and how desensitized I am to flips and outrageous counters, there are still times in this match where my jaw hit the floor. Enjoy!
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