WWWF All-Star Wrestling 2/11/1978

WWWF All-Star Wrestling 2/11/1978

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Vince McMahon welcomes us to the show and talks about the card. 

Larry Zbyszko does a PSA with a kid about juvenile diabetes. 

Baron Mikel Scicluna and "Butcher" Paul Vachon vs Special Delivery Jones and Pete Austin

Capt. Lou Albano is with the heels. He's warming up and pretending to jump rope in the ring. 

Lou runs at SD and is punched. Lou then runs right out. SD and PV lock up. PV shoulders him over. SD back body drops him. Baron comes in. SD armwringers him. Pete then does the same to Baron. Baron hits shots on Pete. Baron clubs Pete's chest and sends him into PV's knee. PV chops Pete on the ropes and hits a hard punch.

SD is tagged in. He hits punches on PV's gut. Baron comes in and boots SD. He then snapmares him into a stomp. Baron boots SD then chokes him. SD hits some punches and headbutts Baron down. PV gets in and is headbutted by SD.

Pete chinlocks PV then clubs him in the corner. He runs into PV's big boot. Baron comes in and clubs on Pete. Pete is snapmared and PV double stomps him. Baron knee drops Pete and pins him.

Thoughts: It wasn't that good and there was little but various strikes. I liked Paul's double stomp and I liked Albano's sell on the punch from SD. They just never got a good flow going here. 

Stan "The Man" Stasiak vs "High Chief" Peter Maivia

 

Stan has The Grand Wizard with him. Stan chinlocks him but is armdragged over. Stan kimura's him but PM lifts him. Stan ropebreaks. PM then hits the rope into Stan's crotch.

Stan ropebreaks again and PM spanks him. PM shoulders him in the gut. Stan then punches him off the headlock. Stan hits more clubs and does a trapezius hold on PM. Stan slips a choke in and PM ropebreaks. Stan then clubs, punches and stomps him.

PM blocks a heart punch and drops him with a euro. PM stomps him while he's down on the apron and pushes the ref Dick Woehrle. PM full nelson's him. Stan clubs and punches him. PM blocks a heart punch, headbutts him then sends him over the top with a euro.

PM is distracted by The Grand Wizard and Stan pounds on PM. He chokes him then boots him out of the ring. Stan chest clubs him off the apron. PM pulls Stan out and bangs his head off the steps. They fight outside and both end up getting counted out.

Thoughts: It wasn't a bad match. Stan doesn't do a ton, but the stuff he does do connects and it's easy to buy him as a tough guy. He also bumps and sells pretty well. PM was his usual cocky self and I liked him firing up near the end.

Vince McMahon interviews Freddie Blassie and Spiros Arion. Fred says there's a big fat slob fan who thinks he can wrestle that challenged Arion. Fred rips a fan and says, "the sanitation department forgot to remove him the last time they cleaned the arena". 

Spiros Arion says he gets a big thrill wrestling fat men like that fan. He says when you punch them in the face, you hear the crack of the meat. Fred says Arion's name is a household name after his world tour. Fred starts ripping the fat fan again and says flies keep circling that fan's head. 

Vince asks if it bothers Arion to be associated with Fred. Arion says Fred is class and says he himself is class. Vince says there's no place in wrestling to single an individual out and hurl those abuses. Fred says he apologizes....but he means it double. Fred says he knows why fans tell their women to stand back when Fred walks by. Fred then shows off his collapsable cane.

Vince asks if it bothers Arion that Fred makes money at his expense while he takes bruises. Arion says he never took any bruises and says Fred never took any money from him. He says Fred is the man who put him on top. We then sadly cut away.

Thoughts: Blassie was on fire here and him blasting that fan was hilarious.

Handicap Match - "The Iron Greek" Spiros Arion vs Pete Reeves and Dennis Johnson

SA grabs both opponents to start and bangs their heads together. SA stomps DJ then kneels on him. SA knee's Pete down. Pete is booted down. SA full nelsons DJ. Pete clubs him while he has the hold on.

SA boots the jobbers and sends Pete out. SA headlocks and punches down DJ. SA stomps him and hip throws him. SA then picks him up on the pin attempt. Pete comes back in and is pushed. SA euros the jobbers down then hits punches on them. The jobbers are choked on the top rope together.

Pete gets chest clubs in on SA. DJ joins in and SA is getting 2v1'd. SA is sent into the corner and is double teamed again. SA bangs the jobbers heads together while doing a headbutt. SA slams Pete and picks him up on the pin attempt. Pete is thrown out. 

SA drops DJ with hooks and Fred shoves his cane into Pete's head. SA hits shots on DJ then backbreakers him on his shoulder. DJ then submits.

Thoughts: The jobbers got a little in before going down and I think that helped put this over a bit. We got little here but punches, boots and knee drops.

Dominic Denucci vs "The Continental Nobleman" Joe Turco

 

Vince calls Joe "demomic". 

Joe complains about a hair pull on the lock-up. Joe clubs Dom's chest on the break and Dom goes at him. Dom hammerlocks him and Joe ropebreaks. Joe side headlocks him and uses the hair to keep the hold on. Joe pulls the hair more, keeps the hold on and hits punches. Dom top wristlocks him then clubs his chest.

Joe grabs a bearhug and Dom ear claps him. Dom waistlocks him and Joe ropebreaks. Joe then pulls Dom by the hair and clubs his chest. Dom trips him and Joe rope breaks again. 

Dom trips him and Joe rope breaks yet again. Joe wristlocks him then pulls the tights to get him down. Joe throws him over the arm and wristlocks him. Dom bridges so he doesn't get pinned. Joe's got an armbar on and says, "I got him now" and "that's the way".

Joe bites the hand then pulls him down by the hair again. Joe hits clubs on the ropes. Joe bends over and Dom sunset flips him to win.

Thoughts: Joe got a TON of offense in here which was surprising since he's usually just jobber fodder. Joe is such a master at basic heeling. He cheats at every chance, constantly complains, constantly rope breaks and talks a lot of trash. I'm sure it gets a little old week in and week out but Joe could easily anger anyone with his antics. Dom got the win but I can't say this did much for him but make him look foolish.

They announce Dom as the winner and Joe says, "no no no no no, he cheated".

Mr. Fuji and Professor Toru Tanaka vs Frankie Williams and Joe Marcus

Toru throws salt in the corners. 

Toru and FW lock up. Toru trips him and FW ropebreaks. They lock up again and FW is taken into the corner. Fuji bangs FW's head off the buckles and clubs him. FW hits uppercuts on Fuji then clubs him. FW chinlocks him. Joe gets in and side headlocks Fuji. Fuji chops and cubs him. 

Fuji throws him on a slam and legdrops him. Toru gets in and kimura's Joe. Toru chokes him and the ref forces a break. Joe's head is banged off the buckles. Fuji boots FW over then hits some bad clubs. Fuji guillotines him and holds him for a shot from Toru.

Toru chops Joe then elbows him in the throat to win.

Thoughts: This wasn't too interesting. The heels had a lot of weak looking offense here (with the finish being an elbow drop to the throat) and won as expected. 

Vince McMahon talks after and says he wants Stasiak and Maivia to get 30-60 minutes in a rematch.  

Overall thoughts: I liked Stasiak/Maivia and thought Joe Turco really showed off his heeling abilities here. We also had a very entertaining Blassie/Arion interview with Blassie ripping a fan to shreds. The final match was super boring though. I thought it was an okay show for 1970's standards and it was nice to see a star vs star bout.

WWWF All Star Wrestling 1/28/1978

WWWF All Star Wrestling 1/28/1978

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Vince McMahon is our sole host.

They do an ad for juvenile diabetes. 

Ken Patera vs Special Delivery Jones

Ken has Lou Albano with him. Lou swings at SD before it starts. Ken stalls between the ropes. SD side headlock takeovers him then side headlocks him. They run into each other. Ken flying knees him then does a north-south headlock.

Ken clubs on him and bends over. SD kicks him then side headlock takeovers him. Ken headscissors him and SD side headlock takeovers him. Ken pulls the hair and hits knees to the gut. Ken chinlocks him.

SD hits elbows to the ribs then hits punches. SD hits a big shot to the gut and boots him in the corner. SD headbutts him then shoulders him over twice. He tries it again and Ken throws him out. SD is then counted out.

Thoughts: It wasn't too much of note here. SD controlled most of this and had a nice comeback spot. They were not playing around without countout ten counts here. SD was only out for about 10 seconds and he was counted out at 5:46. 

Lou gets in the ring after. SD headbutts him and Ken. SD goes for a punch then Ken nails him. Ken stomps on him and leaves. The crowd chants, "We want Backlund".

Bob Backlund vs Baron Mikel Scicluna

Bob is pretty thin here. Baron armlocks him and Bob armdrags him. Baron takes him down by the arm and Bob stomps Baron's arm. Baron side headlocks him and hits him in the chest. Baron clubs him down then Bob wristlocks him. 

Baron clubs on him and Bob works the arm. Baron knees him in the gut in the corner. Bob blocks a boot then kicks him in the leg. Bob armlocks him. Baron armdrags him and Bob headscissors him. 

Bob armlocks him. Baron eye rakes him and sends Bob into the buckles. Bob's head is banged off the buckles. Bob twists his neck with his feet. Bob top wristlocks him then armlocks him.  Baron rakes the eyes and hits shots to the chest. Baron knee lifts him in the gut and slams him. Baron stomps him and Bob cradles him for the win.

Thoughts: It wasn't good. Baron was supposed to hit him in the throat but only was hitting the chest. Bob sent into the buckles shoulder first multiple times as well, not even getting his head banged off of them. 

Vince interviews Tony Garea and Larry Zbyzsko. Tony says they won't take their opponents lightly tonight. He says they have must put a lot of time in their training and their teamwork is good. He says if they break the rules, they will too. 

Vince says their opponents didn't do anything great on their own but are doing okay as a team. Larry says a partner can compensate for their partner's weaknesses. He says they can compliment each other and make a strong team. He says he thinks that happened with Sharpe and Evans. He says they have formed a successful tag team.

Larry says being a tag wrestler is a little different. Larry says it took him and Tony a while to work together as team. He says Tony likes to take to the air more than he does and he likes to stay at the ground. He says they form an all-around team and they can hit their opponents with any kind of attack. 

Vince asks if it's difficult when they wrestle singles. Larry says no as it's like riding a bike and you never foget it. Tony says it's harder as you are in there by yourself and if you get tired, you have to come out of it by yourself. He says they build up their stamina if they have a singles match coming up. 

Vince says tonight's match means a great deal. Larry says if him and Tony can't beat their opponents, they will have a hard time facing Fuji and Tanaka. He says if they get beat, their opponents may get a shot at the tag titles. Vince then wishes them good luck.

Mil Mascaras vs Jose Estrada

They lock up. Mil side headlocks him. Jose hits him on the ropes and is swatted away. Mil bearhugs him and is side headlocked. Mil top wristlock takedowns him and Jose rope breaks.

Jose hammerlocks him and Mil slides through the legs to break it. Jose side headlocks him. Mil top wristlock takedowns him. Mil lifts him and takes him down with a nasty looking double wristlock.

They break and Mil takes him down again. Mil headstand spinning headscissors him on the mat. Jose goes out to stall. Jose hits punches then armlocks him. Mil armdrags him out. Both get sent into the buckles and Jose goes down. Mil back body drops him then hits triple dropkicks. Mil armlocks him and Jose submits.

Thoughts: Mil had some nice wrestling here and Jose mostly stuck to punches. This only went 4:40 and was a short bout with a slow pace to it.  

Handicap Match - Spiros Arion vs Ted Adams and Frankie Williams

Spir has Freddie Blassie with him. Spir is backed up in the corner and takes some shots to the gut. Spir pulls at thier heads and takes shots from Frank. Spir is held for gut punches from Frank. Frank eye rakes him. Spir punches his way out and sends Ted out. Frank's head is banged off the buckles then he is sent into Ted as Ted gets back in.

Spirs euros Ted then is held for shots to the gut. Ted hits some head punches. Spir then goes out to stall and get advice from Fred. Spir fights off a double team in the corner. He hits boots to the gut and slams Ted. Spir euros Frank down.

Ted is sent out. Frank is put in tree of woe. Ted hits Spir from behind as he does this. Spir then ties up Ted in the ropes and boots him while he's stuck. Spir bangs Frank's head off of Ted's while he's tied up. 

Frank's head is banged off the buckle then the exposed buckle. Ted's head is banged off the exposed buckle too. Spir slams Ted then slams Frank onto Ted. Spir then pins both at 3:46. Vince calls it a humiliating defeat.

Thoughts: There wasn't much but slams, punches and kicks here. The jobbers did a decent job as a team though as they held Spir in the corner and hit various shots but just couldn't put him away. I wouldn't say it was great but it was a better worked handicap match than most are and I was alright with it. 

Tony Garea and Larry Zbyzsko vs "Pretty Boy" Larry Sharpe and "Dynamite" Jack Evans

LS and Jack have matching blue jumpsuits on and matching blonde hair.

Tony and Jack go at it. They lock up twice and trade waistlocks. Tony throws him over. Jack chest clubs him in the corner and Tony hits him in the gut. Tony elbows him in the back of the neck then side headlock takeovers him. Tony side headlocks him. 

TOny is held for double axe handles and elbows from LS. LS snapmares him into a chinlock. Tony back elbows him in the gut and shoulders him over. LS knees him in the gut and armlocks him.

LS boots him in the ribs. Jack top rope double axe handles Tony and throws him into the buckles shoulder dirst. Jack wristlocks Tony. Tony rolls out, kips up and is thrown over by the wrist. Tony armdrags him but LS comes in and breaks things up.

LS coconut crushes him. LS works the arm then Jack top rope double axe handles Tony's arm again. Tony is held in the corner and takes shots from Jack. LS hits elbows on Tony and wristlocks him. Tony starts to fire up and armdrags him. 

LS clubs Tony. Tony fires up more and hits shots to the gut. LZ is tagged in. LZ hits a bunch of shots to the gut and throws LS. LS hiptosses LZ then elbows him in the back. LZ's head is banged off of Jack's knee.

Jack hits elbows on LZ's head and hits big punches. LZ is sent into the buckles. LZ reverses an irish whip and back body drops him. Tony boots Jack then dropkicks him. LZ back body drops Jack then crucifixes him for the pin.

Thoughts: It was simple with the heels working Tony's arm. Tony fired up, made his come back and tagged out. Larry Z then picked up the pin at 8:25. It wasn't great or anything but it got a little exciting by the end and it was fine. The heels and the faces both did what they were supposed to do here.

Overall thoughts: It's 1978 TV so the expectations shouldn't be too high. We didn't see any bumps greater than a back body drop here and the work was very simple. It's not the most exciting stuff but it looks a lot more realistic than modern day wrestling does and it makes sense. We didn't really get any build towards anything here and we only had one interview. I was alright with this show but this is not for most people and I wouldn't recommend this one.

WWWF All Star Wrestling 12/31/1977

WWWF All Star Wrestling 12/31/1977

 
Vince McMahon welcomes us to the show. 

Larry Zbyszko does a PSA with a kid about juvenile diabetes.

Tony Garea vs "Pretty Boy" Larry Sharpe 

LS hammerlocks him and is reversed. Tony armdrags him down. LS trips him and ties his legs up. Tony side headlocks him then takes him over. LS headscissors him and the ref says Ls pulled the hair. Tony takes down LS by the wrist then LS hammerlocks him. 

LS tries to pin him with it. Tony does a nice roll from the bridge and tries his own pin. Tony hiptosses him then side headlocks him. Tony shoulders him over then side headlock takeovers him. 

Tony shoulders him over then misses a charge in the corner. LS stomps his arm and punches it around the rope. LS armlocks him. Tony goes for the armdrag but LS hangs on and armdrags him twice. Tony trips him and hits shots to the head. Tony side headlocks him, leapfrogs and dropkicks him. Tony side headlock takeovers him again. 

LS rolls him into a pin attempt. LS hiptosses him and misses an elbow drop. Tony hits punches to the head. Tony sunset flips him for 2. Tony hits punches and gets a 1 count. Tony side headlocks him with more punches and the bell rings for the 10 minute time limit draw. The ref Dick Woehrle awards the bout to Tony Garea.

Thoughts: It was all armlocks and headlocks here. There was nothing wrong with it but it was only so exciting. I don't think I've seen a draw end in a referee's decision before. 

Larry beats up Tony after, hitting him from behind. He back body drops Tony and stomps him. Larry then bends over and is kicked. Tony dropkicks him out and Larry takes a nice bump for it.

Bob Backlund vs Terry York

They lock up. York rope breaks on a waistlock. York side headlocks him then Bob wristlock takedowns him. York ropebreaks again. Vince says York refused to come in during a tag match a few weeks ago, lacking intestinal fortitude. Bob fireman's carry takeovers him and York ropebreaks again.

York punches him off a side headlock. Bob kicks him in the butt when he hides in the corner. York begs off. Bob arm wringers him, throws him over and legdrops the arm. York backs up in the corner again. 

York punches him off the side headlock then clubs on him. Bob hits him in the chest and drops him. Bob squeezes his head with his own legs and jumps down. York is thrown into the buckles and begs off more. Bob whips York's arm around and takes him down.

Bob wristlocks him. York is sent chest first into the buckles and Bob back body drops York. Bob atomic drops him and pins him.

Thoughts: York was really entertaining here as the pansy. He was a total coward, backing off and being afraid from the start. That made for an interesting bout as no one does anything like that today. I liked this. This time period had so many interesting jobbers.

Vince McMahon interviews Fred Blassie, Toru Tanaka and Mr. Fuji. Fred is asked about the pills he gives to his men. Tanaka says it's ginseng but Fred says it's not. Vince accuses him of lying to Tanaka. Fred says he's not as they are giving him ginseng with something a little extra. Fred says Toru doesn't know that but he's just stretching the truth a little. Vince asks if he stretches the truth when it comes to the bank account. Fred then shows off his diamond jewellery. 

Fred tells Liberace to eat his heart out and says he doesn't have the class and finesse that he does. Fuji says it's an honor for them to work for Fred. He says Fred should be Manager of the Year. Fuji says they give him everything. Tanaka says Fred is a #1 Hollywood man and is very famous there and in Japan. Fred says he's been to Japan 17 times and he goes to Premiere Tanaka's house in Japan. Vince says he was indicted. Fred says he was not and is not a thief. Vince asks if Fuji is related. Fred says Fuji's ancestors made Hawaii a well known place. He says the fans don't know the history of Hawaii. He says Curtis Iaukea's uncle was a king in Hawaii. He says his men comes from a long line of bankers. Fred says they have a big conglomerate there  and says if you pulled his family's money off the Japanese stock market, it would collapse.

Thoughts: This was a hilarious interview as usual with Blassie and got a good laugh out of me.

Mil Mascaras vs Frankie Williams

They lock up. FW oddly clean breaks him. Mil side headlocks him and is put in a top wristlock. Mil takes him down and wristlocks him. FW reverses it. Mil trips him 

FW punches him and front facelocks him. Mil trips him and leglocks him. Mil half crabs him and FW ropebreaks. FW trips him and leglocks him. Mil bodyscissors him and tries a pin out of it. 

FW ropebreaks then armlocks him. Mil trips him, ties up the legs and pulls on the chin. FW bites the fingers as he escapes. Mil side headlocks him then shoulders him over. Mil slams him. Mil sits on his shoulder and pulls his arms back. FW ropebreaks.

FW uppercuts him then slams him. Mil top rope twisting crossbodies him and pins him.

Thoughts: It was all competitive technical wrestling here. Frankie got a lot more in than I expected and it was simple, but that's alright.

Ken Patera vs Pete Austin

Ken has Lou Albano with him. Ken gets whistles as he takes off his pants and he yells at the fans. 

They lock up and Pete goes so far back his leg slips out of the wring. Ken stomps him and takes him over. Ken hits boots. Pete side headlocks him. Ken chest clubs him and slams him. 

Ken hits forearms and back body drops him. Ken elbow drops him then bearhugs him. Pete submits and Ken wins.

Thoughts: It was a quick one. Like most Patera squashes, it wasn't that interesting. He won without Pete getting much in here.

"Dynamite" Jack Evans vs Dominic Denucci

Jack hits him from behind and clubs on him. Jack continues to club and stomp him with both guys still having their entrance gear on. Jack chokes him. Dom headbutts and double chops him. Dom rocks him with punches and hits him in the gut. 

Jack takes a rolling bump out. Jack gets back in and begs off then covers up in the corner. Dom hits him in the chest. Jack begs off more. Dom chops him downwards in the nose then punches him. 

Dom side headlocks him and traps his arm. He then punches him in the face. Dom shoulders him over. Jack hiptosses him and is upkicked. Dom punches him in the face again. Dom shoulders him over and is slammed. Dom upkicks him then punches him in the face. 

Dom shoulders him over and is back body dropped. Jack misses a legdrop. Jack does a trapezius hold. They trade shots. Dom double chops him then punches him in the chin. Dom kneelifts him then shoulders him over. Jack throws the ref into Dom's way and the ref is knocked over. Dom helps the ref up. The ref yells at Dom and calls for the bell. Joe McHugh comes in and Jack Evans has been disqualified.

Thoughts: They almost had me there. I wouldn't have been shocked if Jack won by DQ, but it wasn't done in a way that would have sold that well enough. This wasn't bad. Jack  did a nice job begging off and Dom was a bit dirty with various punches. It was an even and competitive match and sometimes that as much as you can ask for here.

They fight after. Jack hits shots to the gut, gets headbutted then runs for it. Jack teases getting back in but doesn't.

Overall thoughts: This episode was fine for 1977. We got some competitive bouts and a great Freddie Blassie interview which was the highlight of this. Frankie Williams head his own against Mil Mascaras and things got fiesty in the Evans/Denucci match. I'd recommend checking out the Blassie interview but not much else here. I liked it for 1977 standards but the episode was a bit slow. 

WWWF All Star Wrestling 11/12/1977

WWWF All Star Wrestling 11/12/1977

Vince McMahon welcomes us to the show and runs down the card.

"High Chief" Peter Maivia and "Chief" Jay Strongbow vs Jose Estrada and Johnny Rodz

Rodz and PM go at it. Rodz tries to run away but is followed by PM and Jay. The faces then do a victory celebration after Rodz gives up on the escape. PM is backed up into the corner. Rodz punches and eye rakes him. Jose gets some shots in as well. Jose knees him in the gut and clubs on him. Rodz top rope clubs PM.

Rodz to prope stomps PM and Jose chokes PM. PM fireman's carry takeovers him. Jay gets in and hits shots on Jose. Jay is then double teamed in the corner. Jay's is pushed in the gut and he fires up. Jay kneelifts Rodz then boots him in the gut. Jose is thrown into Rodz in the corner. The heels argue and PM slaps Rodz in the butt.

Rodz calls for a timeout. Jose gets in and is hit by both faces. Jay side headlocks Rodz. Jay's throat is pulled down over the top. Jay is then double teamed on the ropes. Rodz punches Jay in the gut. 

PM comes in and chops Rodz down. PM eye rakes Rodz and punches him. Jose gets back in and PM dances. PM euros Rodz down twice. Jay sleepers Jose and Jose is out. The faces win.

Thoughts: It was a bit unstructured here and not super interesting. There wasn't much but various punches and chops and it was hard for anyone to really get momentum. You'd blink and the other team would suddenly have control. I didn't like this.

Joe is totally out after the match. The ref wants the faces to wake him up. Rodz is almost put in a sleeper but he escapes. PM wakes Jose with a neck twist.

Ivan Putski vs Joe Turco

Ivan takes the mic during intros to yell, "Polish Power". 

Ivan grabs Joe by the beard. Joe swings at him and nearly nails the ref Dick Woerhle. Joe clubs on Ivan and Ivan no sells it. Joe begs off and swings at the ref. Ivan side headlocks Joe and punches him as Joe reaches for the hair. 

Joe complains to the ref and shoves him. Joe gets some shots in. Ivan punches him off a side headlock. Ivan drops him with another punch and chinlocks him. Joe complains and is clubbed in the face. Joe shoves Ivan and complains to the ref more. 

Ivan bearhugs him and Joe immediately taps out.

Thoughts: Joe really had to work overtime here as Ivan wasn't doing much and was doing it slow. Joe begged off, argued with the ref and cheated a bit before going down. He really got a lot out of absolutely nothing here but the match still wasn't that interesting. 

Vince McMahon interviews Peter Mavia and Jay Strongbow. Jay says they want the tag titles from Fuji and Tanaka. Jay says he wore the titles before and thinks they can hold the titles. Peter says they've been successful around the country and the titles are the only things they have in mind. He says they can go against the champs and take the titles away. 

Jay is asked what Fuji and Tanaka have that they don't. Jay says, "the belts". He says he doesn't think he can compete power wise and wouldn't try. He says Peter can though. He says their styles are hard to get accustomed to and it's working so far. Peter says they are in their best condition. He says they are ready for any kind of action, bruddah. Jay says they care about each other more than Fuji and Tanaka do. He says their manager Blassie is only concerned about money. He says they just want to win the match and title. 

Vince asks Peter how they feel on versatility. He says he doesn't know what that is. He says they are good scientific wrestlers. Jay says their record shows they have got it together. He says they think and feel the same way.

"Butcher" Paul Vachon vs Steve King

PV has Lou Albano with him. PV hits him in the gut and chest. PV bites his face and chokes him over the ropes. PV snapmares him then stomps his face. PV side headlock takeovers him for 2. King hits shots and dropkicks him. 

PV bangs King's head off the buckles. PV chinlocks him around the top rope. King hits some punches. PV trips him and goes for the pin. King's head is banged off the mat then PV boots him over. King hits shots to the gut and pulls his beard.

PV hits a big boot and splashes him for the win.

Thoughts: It was all squash here with King not getting much in but a few chops. PV didn't do much but chokes on the ropes, chinlocks and some shots. 

Stan Stasiak vs Larry Zbyszko

Stan has The Grand Wizard with him. Stan clubs on him early and punches him in the forehead. LZ hits punches and clubs on his shoulder. Stan shoulders him over then LZ takes him down with a hammerlock. Stan runs the ropes and is brought down with another hammerlock. 

Stan shoulders him over, is monkeyflipped then LZ hammerlock takedowns him again. Stan shoulders him over and LZ hits an impressive slam. LZ hammerlock takedowns him again.

Stan knee's him in the leg then stomps on him. LZ stops a heart punch and hammerlocks him. Stan backs off. Stan knees him in the gut and punches him in the face. Stan then throws him out to the floor. Stan punches him down off the apron.

LZ pulls him out and hits some nice punches outside. Stan tries to run and his head is banged off the table. LZ then hits a huge punch flurry on him. They fight over a chair and it goes into Stan's head as the bell rings. 

Thoughts: It was a shorter one that went to a double countout finish. They didn't do a ton but Larry was a good fiery face here. Stan moved well and had some nice facials.

They get back in and push the ref away. They brawl and Stan runs off.

Mr. Fuji and Professor Toru Tanaka vs Dewey Roberston and Johnny Rivera

Fuji and Toru have Freddie Blassie with them.

Toru backs up DR on the ropes. DR full nelsons him and Toru throws him over. DR headscissors him. Toru trips him while in the armlock Toru pulls the hair then Fuji chokes DR in the corner. DR punches Toru then holds him for shots from JR. JR flipping sentons Toru.

Toru grabs JR by the throat. Fuji hits JR in the back then knees him in the face. Fuji slams him then stomps him. JR's head is banged off the buckles. Toru does a trapezius hold on JR. Fuji chokes JR from the apron then hiptosses him twice. JR hits some shots and tags out.

DR gets in and hits Fuji in the gut. He hits some shots on Toru in the corner. DR then does the abdominal stretch on Fuji which Toru breaks up. Toru flying clotheslines JR and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a squash and not that interesting. Dewey got to go somewhat even with the heels but Rivera did not. The heels did mostly chokes here. 

Overall thoughts: We had 4 squashes here, an interview and one star vs star match. The star vs star match wasn't bad but naturally didn't have a clean finish. The squashes weren't that good here with them doing the bare basics. I wouldn't recommend this one as it was a bit boring.