David von Erich vs Frank Dusek
Decent enough short match. Dusek seems to be a guy with good
and bad to him: the kneeling headbutts he hit looked good, but his attempt at a
clothesline swung miles over David’s head. Nothing of real note happened here
before the weak ending, where Dusek shoves the ref, receives a slap for his
efforts and gets rolled up for the von Erich win.
Jose Lothario & Al Madril vs Checkmate & Magic
Dragon
This was really good. The highlights were the
Lothario/Checkmate battles, but all four guys contributed to the match.
Lothario and Checkmate match up really well on the mat, and Checkmate looks
really impressive landing on his feet from a backbody drop. Love the way he
lures his opponents into a false sense of security by curling into a ball and
then grabbing a body part. The “Japanese” Magic Dragon looked very caucasian, but
him hitting a snap superkick and trying a flipping second rope senton was nuts
for 1982. As the time limit looms, you start to realise what the result will
be, but there’s still time for a nutty Checkmate bump, diving through the ropes
to the floor, before the inevitable draw. This was all good.
Gran Markus II vs The Samoan
“The Samoan” is the future Samu. These guys don’t mesh well,
with an attempt at a slam by Markus looking ugly before they go to a long
headlock section. Markus hits a big clothesline, a slam and a senton to win a
poor match.
Michael Hayes vs Roberto Renesto
Fun squash, with Hayes hitting a great leaping second rope
punch. Hayes shows so much character and fire here, with the crowd reacting
appropriately. He hits a bulldog and a piledriver for the easy win. Afterwards,
the lumpy Renesto tries to ineffectually jump Hayes from behind, but he’s soon
sent packing.
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