[1980-10-11-WWF-Philadelphia] Ken Patera vs Andre the Giant

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1980-10-11
WWF
Ken Patera (c) vs. Andre the Giant
WWF Intercontinental Title Match
Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
★★
Card

This was a great character performance from Patera for sure. When he was on top, he wouldn’t stop running his mouth, denigrating Andre the whole time, which made the comeback all the more sumptuous as Andre repeatedly beat away at Patera’s braced knee and Patera sold that like an absolute champ. They perhaps spent too much time with Andre in a front face lock and the finish, with Patera deciding to cut bait and leave, wasn’t the most satisfying, but they delivered something fun at least for a sub ten minute match.