[1973-03-09-AWA-Chicago, IL] Dusty Rhodes & Dick Murdock vs Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher

[paul sosnowski]

 

[Superstar Sleeze]

This was a hoot! The promo was hilarious. It is going to be a warm day, it is going to be a cold day, take off that sissy shirt and they start beating each other. I cant totally explain but I am a sucker for Dick The Bruiser and Da Crusher. The action in the match was great! Crazy seeing Dusty stooging and bumping and acting like a heel that was a mindfuck. Bruiser & Crusher are just fantastic brawlers. Verne's stories were pretty funny too!

[Stephen-]

I did not feel the promo at all, maybe it is lost on me with age, but the action speaks to me. We start off with Dusty being the ultimate chickenshit and after finding nowhere to run, using Dick Murdoch as a human shield! He takes a huge punch from Bruiser and bumps huge, in typical Dusty fashion, and it looks great. I now realize this match is clipped with it cutting to Crusher ramming Dusty's cranium into the metal post. On the opposite side of the ring, Dick the Bruiser is doing the same to Dick Murdoch. I now realize this match is a battle of dicks. Nasty blade job from Dusty and the blood is pouring from his eye down his chest. Sick. Dusty and Murdoch are sent head first into one another. Dusty is going to have a mean headache after this one. Dusty THEN takes a huge chair shot on the outside. God, why won't anyone think about poor Dusty? The crowd is eating this up though. And into the post once more. A finish happens? I am not sure what happened there. But Dusty and Murdoch take another beating after the match ends for their efforts. Also throughout my experience, I heard a slur from Verne Gagne on no less than 5 occasions. The match was fun. Nothing great. Dusty Rhodes was a great heel here to make Dick The Bruiser look great. ** 1/4.