[1989-02-20-WWF-MSG, NY] Rick Martel vs King Haku

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Hidden gem here, as they were given 20 minutes and put on a rock solid house show bout. The WWF 80s model was so strange, as a good amount of their big shows sucked, but the live events could easily feature a good match like this, thanks to such a deep roster. Martel sold Haku's attacks really well and gradually built to his comeback with a lot of fire, while Haku was focusing on Martel's neck to ground him. They worked around the clock very well, the time expiring right when Martel finally applied a crab was a good way to end this.
***1/2