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    Dan (And friends) watch the 80's Project AWA set.

    in The PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING

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    1 hour ago, The Man Known as Dan said:

    9. Verne Gagne vs. Nick Bockwinkel (7/18/80)- 3 ¼, 6.5 out of 10.  OG Finish: 135th

    Bockwinkel in this gets to show just how good he is at working the basics, but sadly it feels like he’s working the basics because it’s just about all Verne can do at this stage of his career. Verne isn’t bad by any means at these elements, adding a fair deal in the work on the ground in regards to his counter game. But the basicness of this match does limit it, as even though Bock is doing his best to make everything here count and play to the stadium crowd, it does feel a bit too slow for me. It was a real debate between this and the Gagne/Destroyer Mark II match, were I basically came to the conclusion while the high ends of the Gagne/Destroyer match are higher, the consistentcy of this match gave it the tightest edge.

    Surprisingly, WWE have uploaded the full match for free:

     

    Dan (And friends) watch the 80's Project AWA set.

    in The PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING

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    1 hour ago, The Man Known as Dan said:

    1. Nick Bockwinkel vs. Hulk Hogan (4/18/82)- 4 ¼ stars 8.5 out of 10. OG Finish: 96th

    During the conversation, Johnny said that this match is like a Lesnar/Cena Summerslam match with the face and heel dynamic reversed, and I think that’s a great description. Bock is a masterclass here, selling perfectly all over the ring, doing anything and everything he can think of not to win, or even to gain a real advantage, but just to survive the bigger, stronger, and quicker Hogan. Hogan gives a very good Hogan performance, but this is a total Bock performance. The finish is an obvious Dusty, and we can have debates till the end of time on if they should have just given Hogan the belt (At the end of the day, I don’t think it mattered, as Hogan was gonna go to the WWF regardless), but in the context of just the match, I don’t care.

    Here's a little preview of that match:

     

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