🥇 Squash Match Spotlight: Mr. Perfect vs. Mark Thomas (Double Feature) Same victim. Same result. Twice the perfection. [Videos]




🥇 Squash Match Spotlight (The "Perfect 17 Seconds" Match):

Mr. Perfect vs. Mark Thomas 

📺 WWF Wrestling Challenge – Filmed on July 30, 1991, Aired on September 1, 1991 (Taping #261)
🎙 Commentary by Gorilla Monsoon & Bobby Heenan
🏟  Portland Civic Center – Portland, Maine

💥 “Doesn't have the gold around his waist anymore, that belongs to the Hitman” – Gorilla Monsoon

💥“Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute, notice something, Coach isn't at ringside with him.” – Bobby Heenan

💥“I've never seen him like this.” – Bobby Heenan

Perfect payday— this quick bout took seconds and shows Mr. Perfect as you may have never seen him before — angry at Bret Hart and showing off his amateur wrestling skills to finish the match in 17 seconds. This is an example of taping a professional wrestling angle before the angle finishes, as the taping of this match occurred on July 30, before Bret Hart beat Mr. Perfect for the Intercontinental Championship title at SummerSlam on August 26. To overcome this, Bret Hart "stole" the title in front of the Portland, Maine crowd during the live show, making Mr. Perfect's words and actions during the match make sense and be in context to him wanting his missing title back from Bret Hart.

🎬 Match Breakdown:

  • Duration: Approx. 17 seconds
  • Setting: WWF Wrestling Challenge #261
  • Result: Mr. Perfect wins
  • Highlights:
    • Mr. Perfect wins without using the Perfect Plex. 
    • Mr. Perfect gets to show his amateur background with some basic moves.
    • Mark Thomas perfect Jobber.
    • Classic commentary from two of the best in the business.

🧠 Hot Tag Notes:

  • This was Mr. Perfect's last wrestling match on WWF television for over a year.

  • Mark Thomas provided no offense here. From 1989 to 1995, Thomas had 34 matches in the World Wrestling Federation, with this match being his shortest in a year where he wrestled 10 matches for the promotion.


  • The WWF cameras seem to have found a lot of anti-Mr. Perfect sentiment in the crowd.

📼 Watch the Match:



🥇 The "Perfect" Squash Match Spotlight: Mr. Perfect vs. Mark Thomas

📺 WWF Wrestling Challenge – Filmed on June 5, 1990, Aired on July 8, 1990 (Taping #201)
🎙 Special Commentary by Sean Mooney & Lord Alfred Hayes
🏟 Rochester Community War Memorial  – Rochester, New York

💥 “When I saw the flawless Champion, earlier before this encounter, he told me that we should be set for an absolutely perfect encounter.” – Sean Mooney

💥“That definitely was a championship performance by a great champion, Mr. Perfect!” – Lord Alfred Hayes

Mr. Perfect showcased all his classic moves in this match — the slap to the face, the chops to the chest, the standing dropkick, the trash-talking, the kicking of the opponent's head on the mat, and of course, the Perfect Plex. In Classic WWF fashion, this match included a promotion for the WWF Magazine which this month featured The Heart Foundation on the cover.

🎬 Match Breakdown:

  • Duration: Approx. 3 minutes and 45 seconds
  • Setting: WWF Wrestling Challenge Taping #201
  • Result: Mr. Perfect wins via Perfect Plex to retain the WWF Intercontinental Championship
  • Highlights:
    • Mr. Perfect really does have a perfect match, including his one defensive move.
    • Having Bobby Heenan at ringside is always a highlight in any WWF match.
    • Mark Thomas does what he is supposed to do, perfectly.

🧠 Hot Tag Notes:



  • Mr. Perfect was led to the ring by the Perfect Manager. Mr. Perfect was undefeated in the WWF at this time.


  • Mark Thomas is in his third World Wrestling Federation match for the company at this time.

📼 Watch the Match:



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