[1980-07-26-WWF] Larry Zbyszko vs Ivan Putski

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1980-07-26
WWF
Larry Zbyszko vs Ivan Putski
Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Card
★★★

Little over five minutes in total but absolute non-stop action. Putski was a madman here. He looked coked off his tits before the match even began. Even before Larry had even made his way to the ring. And once the match did get underway he went full steam at Larry and just battered him for 3-4 minutes. He was a complete powerhouse and his stuff looked like it was killing Larry. 
This certainly was a match where the commentary added value. These are the usual duo for the Spectrum shows at this time but I’m not sure either man knows much about wrestling at all, but I found that endearing here and they put over Putski big time.
Larry unhooked the corner turnbuckle pad and lured Putski in. He brained him 4-5 times to gain some measure of control, or so he thought, but Putski fired back and Larry had to bail. Putski did a crazy gorilla style chest thumping thing before chasing Larry around on the floor and grabbed him in a bear hug through the ropes. He wouldn’t relinquish and Dick Woehrle had to call Putski for the DQ. With Larry going into his match with Bruno and Putski being notorious for not eating pins, this match couldn’t really have finished any other way but they seriously delivered for something that looks like a throwaway match on paper. Larry got a slimy win and riled the crowd up before his showdown with Bruno and Putski looked like a killer in there to leave the crowd happy.