[1995-04-15-SMW-TV] Ricky Morton vs Unabomb (Coal Miners Glove)

[Loss]

Talk about it here.

[Loss]

Footage from a singles match in a different arena, but from the same episode of TV. Last few minutes. Pretty heated, and I'm guessing this was a better match than most people might think. Morton gets the glove and the ref goes down, leaving Morton to get the visual fall. Finally Snow comes in the ring with a chair and gives Morton three piledrivers, the last one on a chair, before switching the glove out. Gibson tries to help and meets a Snow pescado right away, opening the door for Unabomb to get the win. Morton does an amazing sell job afterward, with most of the top babyfaces helping gurney Morton out as the announcer screams over the PA to get a doctor, or for someone to call 9-1-1. They do an amazing video to "American Pie" with Ricky Morton ambulance footage to close things out. Outstanding angle that could sadly never be done today.

[Tim Evans]

WWE has tried to do stuff like this with Rey and Cena but this was great. Announcers calling for a doctor over the mic is so southern wrestling.

[El-P]

Yep, this is as old-school as old-school can be. Great execution too. Poor Ricky Morton, everybody wants to kill him.

 

(the slow-mos are pretty awesome because Snow's piledriver is just picture perfect)

[PeteF3]

Yeah, "SOMEONE PLEASE CALL 911" over the PA would never work today. Good action with a terrific angle, as Snow fulfills his earlier promise to take Morton out.