Superstar Sleeze Posted December 5, 2015 Report Share Posted December 5, 2015 AWA World Heavyweight Champion Nick Bockwinkel vs Curt Hennig - AWA Showboat 3/7/86 In a lot of ways this is just the TV version of the St. Paul match so that the whole AWA territory understood the angle to setup Superclash II. There is a real feeling that both men want to prove to each other and the world who is the best. Again, Bockwinkel goes for the underhanded tactics early. On a rope break, he buries HUGE shoulderblocks into the midsection and then rams knees to send Hennig out of the ring. Hennig comes roaring back into the ring. Hennig slaps on an abdominal stretch and Rod Trongard very matter of factly calls it a Boston Crab twice, which made me laugh. Bock applies a figure-4 around the head and similar to the Inverted Indian Deathlock in the previous match, this was really well-executed. Hennig's selling was so good and perfect work to pry the legs open. He uses one knee to pin down one ankle and uses his arms to push off the other leg and delivers a thunderous knee to Bock's knee. Some really spirited work against the leg and Bock's selling is so damn good. Bockwinkel gouges the eyes to get out of a Indian Deathlock. Bock starts ramming Hennig's head into hard objects. They start teeing off each other. Hennig dropkick and piledriver for 2! Hennig is cooking with gas. BOCKWINKEL SLEEPER! They both topple over the top rope and this triggers a disqualification! Again, Hennig is ripshit and throws Bockwinkel back in and nails an AXE! Hennig is even more pissed by this bullshit ending going so far to kick Bockwinkel's ass. He was just as close as he was in the Christmas Day match, but again ripped off. I think this is clearly under the Christmas match. It is great and heated, but feels more like a Best Of. **** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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