paul sosnowski Posted August 3, 2018 Report Share Posted August 3, 2018 Now available on the Network, Collections, Nikolai Volkoff, "Counting on a Victory, September 14, 1970" Beppo Mongol challenges Bruno Sammartino for the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Jackson Posted August 4, 2018 Report Share Posted August 4, 2018 Super hot crowd here, as to be expected with Bruno and a hot undefeated challenger. Not a lot to this one. Lots of matwork. Finish is a Bruno special, a criss cross spot leading to a mid-ring collision which sends Bruno careening to the outside onto a ringside table, leading to a countout win for Bepo. Next month would be a Texas Death match to complete Vince Sr booking 101. Like the tag, a cool historical curiosity, but not as fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjhabeeb Posted July 5, 2023 Report Share Posted July 5, 2023 Bruno defends his WWWF World Heavyweight Title against the future Nikolai Volkoff, known at the time as Beppo Mongol. I went in to this with low expectations picturing the early 80’s versions of both men having a slow plodding brawl but I am pleasantly surprised. This was a very fun 15 minute match with a very good pace. The Mongol character worked perfectly for Volkoff and he could absolutely work back then even though he was green. After a pretty intense crisscross spot Bruno takes a bump to the outside and can’t beat the count. I really wish we had the return on film as this match was very enjoyable. *** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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