[1981-06-28-AWA-St. Paul, MN] Adrian Adonis vs Jim Brunzell

[Loss]

Talk about it here.

[Stephen-]

This is some nice stuff. They were my favorite part of the tags earlier in the year and now we have a singles match with a lot of the same chemistry we saw there. Brunzell is showing strong mat wrestling to start this one out and outclasses Adonis. Adonis is able to find his way to his feet a few times but is grounded once more by Brunzell. Eventually, Adonis' strength advantage comes into play and he's able to work Brunzell's limbs. Adonis gets in his own holds until Brunzell finds his way to his feet and turns it into a fight. From here it's a lot of scrappy work in the corner, a beautiful suplex from Adonis a bit later in the match, Brunzell firing off his unique offense... Brunzell lands his signature dropkick and Adonis is caught in the ropes, allowing Brunzell to fire off right hands to Adonis' midsection. Eventually Adonis is freed and Brunzell furthers the damage by working his leg and following it up with a barrage of grounded blows to the face of Adonis before some more leg work. Brunzell goes for a figure four causing Ventura climbs on the apron, allowing Adonis to attack Brunzell from behind. Elbow splash from the second rope follows and Adonis wins. I have raved about Brunzell at length and he is amazing here too. I suggest watching this. It's pretty good. *** 1/4.