German catch

[David Mantell]

Some more Erik, same venue Stadhalle in Bremen, four days earlier he takes on Destroyer Johnny South aka British LOD aka (Hawk) Legend Of Doom.  Mick McMichael refereeing complete with kilt. Wonder what the lad from Oklahoma made of that?

 

South and McMichael get into the ring to some truly AWFUL screechy thrash metal sung by some fool who thinks he's Robert Plant.  Erik comes down to "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" by C+C Music Factory, another classic piece of early 90s kitsch.   I'm pretty sure someone or other used that music in All Star around the same time. At least Erik doesn't dance to it a la Dave Taylor/Alex Wright.  

You can tell it's not the real Mike Hegstrand cos Johnny South can WRESTLE, going from collar and elbow to inner arm to outer wristlever and takedown. Erik too has been going native and can roll up to untwist an armbar.  He's also learned the transition from armbars to rear folding press takedown which he pulls off snappily.  

After that things revert back to type with South pulling old British heel tricks and Erik doing a Thesz Press.  By Round 2 the bout is all American spots with  only a basic adherence to No Follow Downs the only reminder that this is Europe.  Very WCW Worldwide fodder. That Whigfield track again during the round interval, it had only just been a hit at that time.

Round 3', Erik works on a lot of arm weakeners - double wristlock s, arm hanks etc. Between Rounds 3'and 4:we get New Order's How Does It Feel?  Pretty bad for South, even worse when Erik gets the one fall required with a backslide.

 

[David Mantell]

Am posting this one (1) to make it three videos each of Britain, France and Germany.  (2) Because there's an interesting Ron Simmons connection - his former WCW protégé fresh from the Power Plant.  whom he turned back to heel against versus his future Acolytes partner, the future JBL. Pretty generic late 80s American Muscleman bout.  JBL gets the win with a clothesline.