[1983-01-15-Mid South-TV] Chavo Guerrero vs Gino Hernandez

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I am going to talk a little about this match but the thread really works to signify the differences Mid South tv had compared to other territories so far in my 1983 watching. Angles seem hotter in WCCW and Memphis but they do have the usually collection of bizarre heels ala Sabu. Mid South felt more straight laced with one occasional segment for that type of heel involving Kamala and Kabuki. THis tv episode has a Matsuda vs Wrestling II match and Bob Roop expertly on commentary talks about the precision and craftiness that Matsuda has that can be unassuming given his speed. 

Guerrero vs Gino was the tv main event and they went out there and gave them 9 minutes to craft a story. Chavo uses a surfboard and overall it felt like more competitive, ground based wrestling than we have seen on tv in other areas. Watts does a great job on commentary talking about how at Houston he witnessed Gino cheap shotting Chavo with a chair. THis plays into the finish as Chavo gets a measure of revenge and ends up scoring the pin. FUn match. ***