[1974-6-1-AWA-Chicago, IL] Bobby Heenan vs Pepper Gomez

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[Stephen-]

Joined in progress. Heenan is strangling Gomez, and Gomez has some excellent facial expressions selling the maneuver. Bobby Heenan lands some really nice snug punches and a huge dropkick, then attempts to exit the cage. It cuts to Gomez attempting to rip brass knuckles off of Heenan's hands, and then another cut to Gomez pulling Heenan off the cage and laying him out. Gomez now equips the brass knuckles himself and unloads countless right hands on Heenan after being told off by the referee. Because who cares what the referee says? It's a cage! Heenan has a full crimson mask. It is beautiful. Bobby recovers and lays out Gomez with a right hand. The mat is now red and the commentary points this out. Gomez removes the tape from the brass knuckles and digs them into Heenan's cut. Some more aerial offense in trading dropkicks. Heenan claws to the cage and starts climbing, Gomez meets him there. Gomez slams Heenan into the top of the cage and Heenan goes flying backwards. A pin attempt from Gomez and Heenan kicks out. Heenan, yet, is first up and wobbles to the cage to climb. Gomez stops him and Heenan hardly resists. Pin from Gomez that I thought ended the match but no. We get Heenan attempting some offense on Gomez and missing badly, sending himself head first into the steel. Gomez follows it up with a huge stomp and that is finally the end. What a fun match even if clipped. Super recommend. Super fun. ***