[1957-10-07-JWA] Lou Thesz vs Rikidozan

[paul sosnowski]

 

[El-P]

Thesz kicking out at 1 on a freaking bodyslam during the stretch to the finish. This kind of bullshit is what is killing the business. Likewise Rikidozan kicking out of a fucking backdrop driver early on. These guys don't know how to work. Plus Thesz takes all these ridiculous bumps, looks totally fake. Pro-wrestling was great before the war, but Thesz is making a fool out of the NWA belt with matches like this or the stuff with Carpentier. Ridiculous stuff.