Lex Luger vs Executioner Agony
Feels like Lex should have run through Agony, rather than
having to resort to small packages and (briefly) getting heat worked on him.
Like Lex leapfrogging over a backdrop attempt before hitting some clotheslines
and the torture rack to win.
Jerry Lawler vs Duke “The Dumpster” Droese
Super fun Lawler performance here, just totally entertaining
schtick throughout. Right from the start, he locks a simple headlock on Droese,
shit talks to the crowd, gets picked up and thrown across the ring, then cowers
behind the ref. Droese hits a string of ten punches in the corner, which Lawler
sells by faceplanting. Lawler takes over by luring Droese into a test of
strength, then punching him with a foreign object from his tights. Absolutely
loved Lawler peppering Droese with punches, then jumping to the second rope to
celebrate. Such a dick. Lawler hits the 2nd rope fist drop and a
piledriver, but his ego gets the best of him and he decides to empty Droese’s
own bin onto him. However, inside is Dink, who squirts Lawler in the face with
a water pistol, and the King chases him, getting counted out in the process.
Total King showcase, he was superb here.
The Heavenly Bodies vs Mike Bell & Steve King
We’re joined in progress, and the Bodies just demolish King,
Bell never even gets in the match. The Bodies are such fun offensive wrestlers,
everything looks so good. Del Ray nails a lovely Northern Lights suplex and a
huge clothesline, Pritchard hits a great gutwrench powerbomb (baffling the
Macho Man on commentary, who claims never to have seen that before) and Del Ray
finishes with a moonsault.
Bob Holly vs Richie Rich
Interestingly, the commentary and match graphic both say “Bob
Holly”, but you can clearly hear the Fink saying “Thurman Sparky Plugg” in the
background. This followed an angle where Bob Backlund had brutalised a WWF
magazine writer with the chicken wing, so this is sub two-minute filler while
the crowd recovers. Holly throws some awful armdrags, but hits a lovely
dropkick and a top rope crossbody to win.
Yokozuna vs Phil Apollo
Yoko interestingly doesn’t use any of his usual moves here –
no belly-to-belly, no legdrop, no running corner splash. He just viciously beat
away on Apollo, trapping him in the corner and punching him down. Boots and
chokes follow, leaving Apollo in a prone position for the Bansai Drop for
three. Different edge to Yoko, made a nice change of pace.
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