#1984WrestlingWars AWA, Four bouts from Salt Lake City Utah, 3/15/84 taped for Japanese TV
Four AWA bouts from Salt Lake City Utah, 3/15/84. Taped for Japanesse TV. Match #1 The Fabulous Freebirds(Gordy and Roberts) vs Baba/Tenryu. I'm sure this is obvious considering the level and quality of foe here, but this is the best I have seen the AJPW team look in this AWA trek! Plus this crowd at the Salt Palace is really hot for all of these matches. Plus Roberts and Gordy know how to work and sell for the stars from the Far East. This is good work from everybody, Gordy was so damn good as a "Worker"! Roberts the seasoned vet made everything done to him look great. Tenryu is Japanese mirror of Hansen just a impervious granite wall, but you believe every blow he throws! And Baba was a legend and knew what he could do and when to do it! Tenryu gets major "heat" put on him as always when your partner is a Giant. Baba makes the tag and battles fairly even with Gordy, but manages to nail Roberts with the big boot. Gordy breaks up that pin attempt but his tussling with Baba when Tenryu hits his head kick on Roberts who he covers for three! https://youtu.be/wHlgef0FwL4
Match #2 The Blackjacks vs Bockweinkel/Heenan Wrestling has changed so much in 36 years prime example this match. Why?? Because in this 12 minute match NOBODY TOOK A BUMP AND THE CROWD STILL WENT CRAZY! This was simplistic wrestling storyline beauty! Heenan and Nick were great here keeping Lanza in their corner and punching and kicking and choking Lanza half to death! The Referee and Mulligan did their work beautifully here as well! Mulligan over and over would see the cheating going on in the heel corner, and come barreling into the ring to stop it. The ref doing is job would force Mulligan back to the apron, thereby turning his back and allowing even more cheating by the heels! Mulligan's faces were so damn great here, the frustration built till the crowd was into this hugely! Mulligan gets in after minutes and the crowd blows up! He is a tornado of punches! He tags Lanza back in Heenan rakes his eyes to get the upper hand for just a second. Then Lanza starts to no sell the blows! Lanza slowly starts to walk forward and Heenan a wonderful "coward" starts to beg off. Lanza starts chasing him around the ring! Bobby gets to close to Mulligan he reaches out and clotheslines Bobby! Heenan falls Lanza covers him and we get a three count! Salt lake city is joyful and nobody really did much! https://youtu.be/Xe1CdhsCS64
Match #3 AWA World Tag team title bout Champions Patera/Blackwell vs Greg Gagne and The Crusher. When the Crusher is introduced his polka music is still blaring. Gagne gets the early advantage working on Patera's arm. Blackwell turned the tide by running in and dropping a huge Elbow on Gagne. He hits Greg in the corner with a splash. Greg hits a dropkick and a big arm drag on Blackwell and tags Crusher! He brings Chaos with him he goes to the floor and nails Blackwell with the wooden steps busting him open! Gagne gets in the ring with the big man and while everybody else is on the floor fighting Sheik El Kassey gets up on the apron and waffles Gagne with his cast! Knocking him out and Blackwell gets the cover for the three as the ref magically shows up right on time! The crowd ate this bout up! https://youtu.be/RsgsUeDGOTc
Match #4 AWA World Champion Jumbo Tsuruta defends against "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell This was a classic Old time babyface vs babyface title match! I am sure Verne loved this! I liked it, nothing flashy or much to review to be honest! They exchanged mat work early with Brunzell using the headscissors and Tsuruta returning with a long Boston crab. Tsuruta used the same tactic here he did vs Billy Robinson in Green Bay. Getting a chop in on the break from the ropes and asking the referee to back Brunzell off when he tried to return the favor. Tsuruta locked in a bearhug for the advantage. Brunzell fights out of that and then a camel clutch. When he does make his Comeback, the crowd is with him. He hits his dropkick then hooks in a figurefour. Folks are up screaming during this he gets to the ropes to cause a break! Jumbo gets up limping and Brunzell goes behind him and kicks at his thigh. Jumbo sidesteps and slides in to the side of Brunzell and hits a tremendous quick backsuplex and gets the pin!Your winner Jumbo Tsuruta!...https://youtu.be/ghcImyz1wj0
Match #2 The Blackjacks vs Bockweinkel/Heenan Wrestling has changed so much in 36 years prime example this match. Why?? Because in this 12 minute match NOBODY TOOK A BUMP AND THE CROWD STILL WENT CRAZY! This was simplistic wrestling storyline beauty! Heenan and Nick were great here keeping Lanza in their corner and punching and kicking and choking Lanza half to death! The Referee and Mulligan did their work beautifully here as well! Mulligan over and over would see the cheating going on in the heel corner, and come barreling into the ring to stop it. The ref doing is job would force Mulligan back to the apron, thereby turning his back and allowing even more cheating by the heels! Mulligan's faces were so damn great here, the frustration built till the crowd was into this hugely! Mulligan gets in after minutes and the crowd blows up! He is a tornado of punches! He tags Lanza back in Heenan rakes his eyes to get the upper hand for just a second. Then Lanza starts to no sell the blows! Lanza slowly starts to walk forward and Heenan a wonderful "coward" starts to beg off. Lanza starts chasing him around the ring! Bobby gets to close to Mulligan he reaches out and clotheslines Bobby! Heenan falls Lanza covers him and we get a three count! Salt lake city is joyful and nobody really did much! https://youtu.be/Xe1CdhsCS64
Match #3 AWA World Tag team title bout Champions Patera/Blackwell vs Greg Gagne and The Crusher. When the Crusher is introduced his polka music is still blaring. Gagne gets the early advantage working on Patera's arm. Blackwell turned the tide by running in and dropping a huge Elbow on Gagne. He hits Greg in the corner with a splash. Greg hits a dropkick and a big arm drag on Blackwell and tags Crusher! He brings Chaos with him he goes to the floor and nails Blackwell with the wooden steps busting him open! Gagne gets in the ring with the big man and while everybody else is on the floor fighting Sheik El Kassey gets up on the apron and waffles Gagne with his cast! Knocking him out and Blackwell gets the cover for the three as the ref magically shows up right on time! The crowd ate this bout up! https://youtu.be/RsgsUeDGOTc
Match #4 AWA World Champion Jumbo Tsuruta defends against "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell This was a classic Old time babyface vs babyface title match! I am sure Verne loved this! I liked it, nothing flashy or much to review to be honest! They exchanged mat work early with Brunzell using the headscissors and Tsuruta returning with a long Boston crab. Tsuruta used the same tactic here he did vs Billy Robinson in Green Bay. Getting a chop in on the break from the ropes and asking the referee to back Brunzell off when he tried to return the favor. Tsuruta locked in a bearhug for the advantage. Brunzell fights out of that and then a camel clutch. When he does make his Comeback, the crowd is with him. He hits his dropkick then hooks in a figurefour. Folks are up screaming during this he gets to the ropes to cause a break! Jumbo gets up limping and Brunzell goes behind him and kicks at his thigh. Jumbo sidesteps and slides in to the side of Brunzell and hits a tremendous quick backsuplex and gets the pin!Your winner Jumbo Tsuruta!...https://youtu.be/ghcImyz1wj0
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