paul sosnowski Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 Available on the Network, Vault, Old School, 1976. MSG 10/25/76 (full show) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstar Sleeze Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 WWWF Heavyweight Champion Bruno Sammartino vs Nikolai Volkoff - WWF MSG 10/25/76 Doesn’t matter if it is 1976 or 1986 Sexy Nikki V is not a very good wrestler. He is just very boring on offense and he was snapping back on his bumps too often and too furiously. Albano looked so young. The match was a disorganized mess and way too long at almost 20 minutes. Lots of nice Bruno takedowns to start. Volkoff suckers Bruno in with a test of strength to kick him. Boring short heat segment. They do some great battle of bulls shoulder tackle spots. They do knuckle locks and bear hugs. Volkoff is cheating using chokes and eye takes but it doesn’t feel heated. Bruno converting the bear hug into his own was cool. Also it just seemed like they were throwing shit out there with no sense of momentum and no meaningful transitions. Bruno goes through what feels like a finish stretch with his boxing which he did earlier and a fired up Bruno is a great Bruno. Yet we go into another Volkoff heat segment. Best part of the match is the Volkoff butt to the solar plexus. Again the Volkoff offense is Boring. Sammartino wins off a school boy after Volkoff crashes into the buckles. ill have to look this up if this was a 3rd match or a one off. It was a clusterfuck there were fun aspects but nothing to hold it together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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