[1980-03-24-WWF-MSG, NY] Andre the Giant & Pat Patterson vs Bobby Duncum & Ken Patera

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1980-03-24
WWF
Andre the Giant & Pat Patterson vs Ken Patera & Bob Duncum
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, USA
Card
★★★

After the emotional melting pot that was Bruno vs Larry, we needed a change of pace for the second half of the main event and that’s exactly what we got here. Much more lighthearted but not a drop in quality.
Frankly, this was the Pat and Andre show. Patera & Duncum are too good to be carried but they were merely tools here that were used by Pat and Andre to carve out their match. Pat had his little moments, flying out of nowhere at one point, diving between Andre’s legs and nailing Patera in the stomach, but wow, what a tour de force performance from Andre. For anybody championing him as a great wrestler, this is absolutely a  match that you can point to to show what he could bring to the table. 
Once Patera and Duncum had grounded Andre and they began using a nerve hold on his trapezius to keep him off his feet and I was concerned that the match was going to start to lose its way. But Andre was flailing about in the hold, selling the pain but also the struggle to escape, and when a man Andre’s size starts flailing about, it really makes an impression. He really guided this match throughout. He had amazing work on the apron, was constantly involved in the proceedings and when he was in the ring, he milked every action to the absolute maximum. I had such a blast watching this.