[1985-09-03-Joint Promotions] Terry Rudge vs John Savage

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John Savage is the future Johnny Smith and this is from the original airing (as opposed to being from TWC) so we join the action just after Savage has surprised Rudge with the first fall.  The second fall, or session as they are calling it sees Rudge go to work on every part of Savage’s left arm, from the shoulder all the way down to his fingers which he bends backwards and manipulates.  With Rudge everything he does is designed to try and hurt his opponent; that is evidenced when he whips Savage into the turnbuckles.  This isn’t just your casual Irish whip you’d see on WWE TV, its full force, everything into it.  Three of those postings soften Savage’s back and he submits to a Boston crab.  Like many WOS bouts there is little drama in the deciding fall, Rudge returning to the Boston crab which he gets at the third attempt after another posting.