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Match # 94: Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee vs. Tom Pritchard & Pat Rose (10/12/85)

Pritchard give a pretty amusing promo beforehand about the Armstrong Brothers. I don’t believe it has anything to do with this match, but he had a wet towel he pretended he’d been crying into. Guess you had to be there.

I’m not too enthused about this one because it’s a studio match with Lawler/Dundee. Those have really not hit on the same big level as their singles stuff from the Coliseum. Add to that I don’t know much about Rose and have only seen Pritchard once or twice.

Dundee plays Superman against both guys. Lawler comes in and rules it with only one right hand. Great punch. Dundee and the King look a little bit better as a team here than in the past. Maybe I just have something against studio matches. I’m not sure.

Rose/Pritchard cheat to gain the advantage. They’re a decent little team. Dundee’s come back is pretty cool, but Rose ruins the awesome Dundee off the ropes sleeper catch. Oh well. Five minutes in.
Rose seems to be bringing down the team for poor Pritchard. Nothing huge, but it shows. Dundee tries to be Johnny Saint to average reviews. Rose outslugs Dundee. Pritchard and Rose are starting to work better together. The match is stuck in second gear though. That, or hearing the same 10 people in a studio chanting makes me always feel a sense of lull in the action. First fall ends in a nine minute DQ when the Masked Superstar went after Dundee.

Lawler outsmarts the heels early in the second fall. Dundee soon joins in for some smart moments. The babyfaces cut off the ring and use quick tags. It’s like they’re the MNX or something. It’s definitely picked up, as there’s some action on the outside as well. It falls apart again with the Masked Superstar interfering again. Jerry Jarrett and old fat Tojo Yamamoto come out to clear the ring. That’s pathetic. This was a practice run for a real match. Never really go together. 2 ¼ and 4/10.

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