Getting a jump start on tomorrow:
Rikidozan vs. Lou Thesz (10/13/1957)
Wow, someone found a full copy of this. Awesome. I love Thesz's heeling in this match. Thesz is just perfect in this match as his facial expressions just show a total disdain for the entire affair and he gets some nice cheap shots in and also screws with the referee here and there. This one had a holy shit moment in it as Thesz did an airplane spin and they both got dumped out of the ring. Sad result for Rikidozan as he might have won the belt if he didn't insist on making clean breaks in the ropes during the first fall. I liked this match quite a bit. It had some slow spots but I liked the dynamic they had with each other and when they kicked it up in pace it was fun.