[1986-11-01-WWF-Boston Garden] Roddy Piper vs Don Muraco

[Superstar Sleeze]

Roddy Piper vs Don Muraco - WWF Boston Garden 11/1/86

Man someone in WWF loved entrance music stealing gimmicks in 1986. Coming off the ultra-hot Flower Shop angle where Muraco/Orton/Adonis injured Roddy Piper, Muraco has stolen Piper’s music and kilt. This would also lead to the Muraco/Orton team that lasted until Mania III and maybe beyond. They had a cool squash on Superstars where Orton hit a Superplex and Muraco hit a Tombstone. Piper really didn’t want to sell the injury from the Flower Shop. He repeatedly fools the heels by showing his knee is fine on Superstars and SNME and here he doesn’t sell it all. So weird. I want to like Don Muraco so bad because he looks so cool but God he is just not good. 
 

I believe this Piper first big house show singles match as a babyface and he gets a superstar reaction from Boston. Piper is wrestling fiery but feel like his stuff is hit and miss whether it looks good. This was more miss. Muraco just doesnt try at all during the shine. This will sound better on paper with Piper blinding Muraco with the kilt and the big kneelift in the corner. The biting and the chair shot. The way Muraco sets up for the see saw spot in the ropes is so lazy. The Piper Bulldog popped me and Alfred. Muraco eye poke and javelins Piper into the Piper to bust him and Fuji gets in a cane shot. Super Piper just rushes the Ring and tackles Muraco and bites him until Muraco bleeds. Piper suplex. Fuji cane shot Muraco falls on Piper nope. 21st century Muraco runs into Fuji and Piper rolls him up.

Piper was trying but his shit didnt look great I feel like the Muraco blood was not earned. Muraco didnt get anything and his stooging/ heel-selling was terrible. They did a lot in a short time. Borderline three stars but I am going under. They had so much to work with and they underperformed.