[1985-06-28-Houston Wrestling] Ric Flair vs Magnum T.A.

[shoe]

We are JIP about 6 minutes in. This is Flair touring champ match. I enjoyed Flair's arm work in this. I liked how Flair used TA's momentum to toss him to the outside to set up his heat. The finish was sloppy in the sense that it was reversed.. I loved the post match with Wahoo kicking ass. 4*

[G. Badger]

Just finished watching Flair vs Magnum from 6/15/85. That was Magnum challenging Flair to beat him in 10 minutes (the remaining TV time) for 1,000 bucks. I would have to imagine this match is comparable to the above match in Houston. I think since they were both fresh, the pacing was much quicker in the challenge match I saw but, they probably built up Flair's arm work in Houston. So, that drama was much more than a simple race-against-timematch. These two work really well together. Very good stuff.

[tcg91]

The first 5 minutes of this match were clipped. A good bout, but I could tell that they were going through motions at times, repeating spots from previous matches even if most were new for Houston. Despite that, it was still a pretty good Flair vs Magnum with some sweet armwork and good selling by Flair. Magnum look good and sharp, but didn't have that extra 'x factor' to completely outshine Flair and lead the match better than the Naitch. Fun finishing stretch, with the usual non-finish to protect Magnum
***1/4