[1951-10-01-NWA Los Angeles] Baron Michele Leone vs Billy Varga

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This was my first time seeing Leone and it wanted me to seek him out more.  He has a good gimmick of the Italian aristocrat that also wants to teach healthy virtues to the American youth with his vitamin suckers he passes out before the match.  During the match, Leone controlled the action well. He cheated with the fish hooks effectively and you got a sense of progression of his growing frustration.  He also was quick to lock on his finisher and kept the action going.  Varga was mainly just there to be the foil and he did a decent job but this felt like a Leone carry job. ***1/4 (6.3)