Glass Hand Dissolving: 2 Cold Scorpio & Marcus Alexander Bagwell

vs The Hollywood Bondes (6/5/1993)

Bagwell starts things off, and Austin and Pillman don't let him do much of anything.We go to commercial, and when we come back, we see Bagwell got dropped on the steel railing, and Bagwell is escorted to the back. Scorpio has to wrestle the rest of the match himself, and he does his best, but he can't offer up much more than occasional offense. Scorpio starts fighting back, and hits a big corckscrew senton on Austin, and it looks like it is over. Pillman comes off the top with a move of his own, to break up the pin. He kinda sorta clips the ref, who throws out the match. In the aftermath Flair and Arn hit the ring and we move on with our lives. 

vs The Wrecking Crew (4/10/1993)

A bit too much of Bagweel working the mat for my test in the beginning parts of this. When Scorpio tags in, he seems keen to work on the mat, also, which is not exactly what I want out of Scorpio either. Things only really pick up when The Wrecking Crew gets in there; their offense is pretty impactful, actually, especially for a lower-level heel team. Eventually, Scorpio gets a hot tag, hits a couple of big moves, Bagwell hits a double leg and throws the most convincing strikes of his career, and Scorpio hits a 450 for the win. I don't know about the structure, but this is a pretty good showing for both guys. 

vs Paul Orndorff & The Equalizer (7/10/1993)

Orndorff and Scorpio start things off, and its pretty prosaic. When Dave Sullivan tags in, and I can't believe this, things pick up. Sullivan is an imposing figure, and it takes a lot to move him, but at the same time he does a pretty good job of stooging around here. Sullvian and Orndorff can isolate Scorpio and work him over for a while. Scorpio is finally able to get to Bagwell and tag in, which leads to a little bit of offense from Scorpio and Bagwell, but Sullivan catches Bagwell coming off the top, powerslams him, and Orndorff and The Equalizer get the win. This is good, both Scorpio and Bagwell look good here, and so does The Equalizer. A solid effort. 

vs Pat Rose & J.D. Wolfe (1/1/1994)

Rose and Wolfe are a jobber team, and they look like a jobber team. It is interesting how little they give Bagwell, or how much Bagwell takes, maybe. Bagwell comes off as sort of an idiot; he works with really kind of bad-looking holds while talking to the camera, and is quickly reversed. When he fights back, he again puts on a bad-looking arm lock and gets beaten up shortly after. Scorpio looks good here, in his spots, but this is mostly Bagwell. 

 vs The Nasty Boys (1/29/1994)

This is pretty good. It has a lot of Scorpio and a lot less Bagwell, which is the preferred option. Scorpio sells for a lot of this, but he has his spots. The Nasties can isolate and work over a guy, and still give that guy enough to show out, and Scorpio is almost purpose-built to capitalize on those openings. The Bagwell hot tag is short and fine, but after a short burst, and with Scorpio too taxed to really help out, the numbers game is too much for Bagwell, who eventually eats Saggs boot and gets pinned. 

Verdict

We just watched Pillman and Zenk, and there are a lot of parallels here. One standout wrestler, who goes on to be a more accomplished singles wrestler, and a partner who is just kind of a guy. I would say Pillman was better in his team than Scorpio, but Bagwell does a better job than Zenk, and Scorpio and Bagwell are a better team, and work better as a team. Not bad.