The Flying Hammerlock Video Review #44: The Faces of Fear vs. Disorderly Conduct

 

 

The Faces of Fear (Meng and The Barbarian) (w/"The Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart) vs. Disorderly Conduct (Mean Mike and Tough Tom), WCW Worldwide, Hara Arena Conference & Exhibition Center, Dayton, OH, February 6, 1999 (taped January 19, 1999.)
 

The Faces of Fear came together in 1996 as part of The Dungeon of Doom and lasted until 1998.  Jimmy Hart had put Meng and Barbarian back together as a team as the founding members of his new stable The First Family, reviving the name of his old CWA Memphis stable back in the 1980s.   Disorderly Conduct were a jobber team also known as The Texas Hangmen.   The Faces of Fear reunion wouldn't last, as Barbarian and Hart inexplicably turned on Meng during their match with Bobby Duncum Jr. (RIP) and Mike Enos, which was a WCW World Tag Team Title Tournament Second Round Losers' Bracket match, on the February 11, 1999 WCW Thunder.   Hart would add Hugh Morrus, Brian Knobbs, formerly of The Nasty Boys, and Jerry Flynn to the stable but they would not find any real success. (Meng and Barbarian would reunite just once, defeating Knobbs and Flynn in a hardcore match at a house show on November 19th.   They'd reunite in the independents years later.)
 

Meng and Mike start.  They circle each other and Mike starts with some kicks and punches to no real effect.  Mike comes off the ropes with a clothesline but that only serves to energize Meng.  Mike comes off the ropes with a bodypress but Meng catches him.  Tom clips Meng's knee from the back, causing Meng to fall to the mat.   Barbarian is trying to get into the ring, distracting the referee.   DC double-team Meng behind the referee's back.  DC whip Meng off the ropes and he runs right past them, and then Barbarian double-clotheslines them.   Mike is down and Barbarian rakes Mike's eyes with his boot.   Barbarian grabs Mike's legs and stomps his stomach.   Barbarian drops an elbow and goes for the pin but Tom breaks up the pin.  Barbarian tags in Meng and they give Mike a double headbutt.  Meng stomps Mike and goes to the corner and gets in a shot on Tom as well.  Meng chokes Mike on the mat and yells at the referee.  Meng kicks away on Mike and tags in Barbarian.  Barbarian forces Mike into the corner and punches away at him.   Barbarian gives Mike two elbows to the throat.   Barbarian whips Mike into the ropes and catches him with a powerslam but Tom breaks up the pin.  Barbarian tags in Meng and they go to opposite corners, climb up to the second rope and hit a double diving headbutt.  Meng covers but Tom breaks up the pin before the referee can count.  Meng stomps Mike while the referee tries to get Barbarian out of the ring, and is ultimately successful in that.   Meng pulls Mike up and powers him into the corner while biting his face.   Meng gives Mike a shot to the gut then some chops to the chest.  Meng gives Mike a cross-corner whip and charges in but Mike gets out of the way.  Mike tags in Tom who comes in and starts punching away at Meng in the corner to no effect.   Tom goes to whip Meng out of the corner but Meng blocks it by hanging on to the top rope.   More shots, no effect.  Meng headbutts Tom.   Meng chops Tom and tags in Barbarian.   Meng whips Tom into the ropes and when he comes off Meng gives him a back body drop into a power bomb position by the Barbarian.   Barbarian holds up Tom for the power bomb but instead Meng gives him the Tongan Death Grip for the pin.  ***
 

For a jobber squash on a weekend show, this entertained me.  Recommended and you can watch it here.