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Match # 84: Fabulous Ones vs. Pretty Young Things (4/22/85)

This is the original Fabs, with Steve Keirn and Stan Lane, who I prefer much more then the Gilbert/Rich team. The PYT of Austin and Koko is much more suited for this match up, at least in my opinion, so I’m excited for this one.

This match is for the AWA Southern tag titles. Match is joined in progress with the best possible introductory move. Stve Keirn monkey flips Austin onto his head in a scary but cool looking bump. Crowd is electric for this. PYT gets cleared out of the ring. We’re about 5 minutes in apparently. Whoever is announcing with Lance Russell brings a lot of excitement to the booth.

The Fabs do some comedy while they dominate, and Koko plays their stooge in a fun spot. They focus on the right arm of Austin. I really like the way the PYT gain control and go crazy on Stan Lane. They cheat/double team/cut off the ring so quickly and effectively. It really picks up in the right parts to get me involved as a fan. It slows down at the right part too, and the crowd is insane for this match. They love the Fabs, and you can see the heels milk that reaction. Big reactions for the kick outs and hope spots. The PYT offense isn’t my style, but that’s Memphis, and they do the right things at the right moments for a reaction.

Finish really sucks as the Fabs run wild with the hot tag, beat up the PYT, and Lanny Poffo runs in to beat up the Fabs. That’s it. This was one of those matches where you wish they called an audible in the ring and just said, “Man this crowd is hot for this. Let’s just do a clean finish”. Then again, the point was to keep them hot enough to pay the next week, and I guess they were. I just watch wrestling so differently than the way that it was promoted (single matches where I look for the art and the perfect match), so this doesn’t fall into a nice category for me. Still, a great 15 minute match. 3 ½ and 7.3/10.

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