[1980-05-27-NJPW] Bob Backlund vs Dusty Rhodes

[Loss]

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Quite a fascinating concept, the top guys of New York and Florida meet in Japan. If you assume that this match had a political non-finish you would be correct, but they actually tried here. Backlund was good on the mat, focusing on Dusty's leg, the match was much better when Bob was in control. I liked the idea of Dusty growing frustrated and using heelish tactics to make Backlund bleed, which will led to the final DQ, but it's a shame that he forgot to sell the leg towards the end. Overall, finish aside, they still cared enough to have a decent main event, instead of wasting time and just relying on their starpower.
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