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Match # 38: Bobby Eaton & Sweet Brown Sugar vs. Jacques Rougeau & Terry Taylor (1/1/83)

My new favorite tag team of Eaton and Sugar. If only the young Cornette could have had these guys instead of Jimmy Hart leading them, my Hart would be content. Terry Taylor, a babyface here, would go on to success in Mid South, WCW, and even a stint in WWE. He’s far more successful collecting pay checks from WWE, WCW, and now TNA while wearing a suit. Oh, and Rougeau is most famous as a tag wrestler in the Quebecers, or as a single playing The Mountie. Enough background?

I can’t go far into this one without mentioning how great the opening Eaton-Taylor exchanges are. From the lock ups to the rope running this is some awesome stuff that still would hold up today. Taylor has the slight advantage, but Eaton shows off too.

Sugar and Jacques? Yep, they show off as well. The money flip on Sugar has to be seen to be believed. Rougeau could really make a headlock count. Great flow as Eaton and Sugar finally get the heat on Rougeau for a minute, he hot tags out for some fiery babyface shots from Taylor, and then they cut him off. Quick tags on and out as the heels cut off the ring. This match rules!

Only slight problem I’ve had so far was Sugar slamming Taylor to close to his own corner and then not realizing it would be easy for the face to make the tag. It’s not time yet, so he doesn’t, but it’s an odd two seconds.

Sugar puts on a sick sleeper like submission that Taylor tries to fight out of with all his might. Hot tag, Rougeau hits a second rope drop kick and Taylor takes care of the other man. 1-2-3 Taylor/Rougeau win. 3 ¼ and 6.5/10.

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