German catch

[David Mantell]

On 5/6/2020 at 8:34 PM, Ricky Jackson said:

This bad boy just turned up yesterday 

Has anyone committed the time and know if it's worth a watch? 

It's my birthday this weekend so I'm going out so I'm getting this done early.  We're between 1981 and 1983 on here so I gave this 1982 epic a proper long watch through.

It's 1982 so Sarge is moonlighting between being NWA World tag team champion with Don Kernodle, being a WWF heel with the Grand Wizard and this.  He's announced as Bob Slaughter and wears a cummerbund instead of his military uniform.  I expect this was shot in colour but a combination of many generations of copies and heavy playback has worn off the colour signal entirely.

It's no scientific classic - in fact a lot of the wild out of the ring brawling is very @ohtani's jacket- friendly.  The Cobra Clutch does pop up a couple of times, the bell saving Wanz one time (is this what Sarge meant when he complained about the confusing European rules?). Wanz uses a couple of leglocks/toeholds and gets the one required submission with a full Boston Crab.  Otherwise it's all very slug and punch, particularly the poor old referee who gets it badly from Sarge.

After the match Wanz gets his belts and enough bouquets to restock Adrian Adonis's Flower Shop while Sarg3 the  soldier gets a medal for valour.  All te3 while through the end celebrations your eyes are on Sarge to see if he will trigger an after birth.  In the end Wanz offers hima handshake but he refuses and storms off in a strop to return the next year.