[1985-11-07-WWF-The Wrestling Classic] Adrian Adonis vs Corporal Kirchner

[cactus]

This is the first match of the one night 16 man tournament. Only one of the first round matches goes over five minutes, so don't expect any in-depth analysis of the matches. Kirchner looks like a failed Vince project after the success of Hulk Hogan. Turns out you can't just slap a pro-USA gimmick on anyone and expect them to be a star, as the crowd don't care at all for Corporal Krichner. Adonis advances to the quarter finals by countering Krichner's suplex attempt (which he struggles to set up) with some form of a proto-DDT. Cool finish, crap match. At least we will get to see more of Adonis tonight.

½★