The Spoiler vs Jose Lothario
Short match, but pretty hard hitting throughout. Neither guy
has a problem laying in some tough looking blows, with Lothario in particular
hitting some nice body shots. Both guys do a little bit of limb work, with
Spoiler working the left arm of Lothario, ramming a hammerlock into the corner.
For his part, Lothario stretches out the knee, as well as dropping some big
elbows onto it. A double countout for fighting on the apron provides an
underwhelming end to a decent bout.
The Great Kabuki, Checkmate & Magic Dragon vs Brian
Adidas, Bugsy McGraw & Al Madril
All action six-man tag, worked quickly enough that the flaws
of the weaker participants were covered up. The face team control Magic Dragon
early on, with Adidas looking particularly good, but he soon becomes face in
peril. Loved how vicious Checkmate was on tagging in, with nasty driven knees
to the thighs of Adidas, and even stomping on his hands as he rested on the
mat. Just not giving him time to get comfortable. Madril essentially cheats by
coming in as the heels control Adidas, though the brief melee doesn’t lead to a
face comeback. I liked Checkmate holding Adidas by the legs for a pin attempt
and, when Adidas lifts a shoulder, Checkmate uses that momentum to turn him
over for a deathlock. There’s a nice hot tag to Madril, who looks really fired
up, but a flying knee to the face of Adidas by Kabuki is enough for the heel
win.
Kevin von Erich vs King Kong Bundy
Bundy looks a lot leaner here than the “walking condominium”
he’d be in later years, though he still substantially outweighs von Erich.
Kevin looks convincing on offence against the bigger man, mainly due to the
convincing aggression he puts behind his blows, and he crashes into a Bundy
knee with the same full force to give Bundy the control. Love how high Bundy
lifts von Erich in the air to apply a bearhug, looked really good. Kevin is
really good at fighting from underneath, always trying to sneak in a punch or
two, always fighting, before a Bundy blow puts him down again. The end sees
Kevin avoid an avalanche, but the ref gets bumped allowing Bundy to through von
Erich over the top without being disqualified, and a suplex gives him the win.
Good match.
