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Match # 107: Jerry Lawler & Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Austin Idol & Tommy Rich (Double Jeopardy Match) (3/16/87)

Two rings with all four men going at each other at the same time. I guess each “match” is in a separate ring. You can trade at any time to switch the match up, but you can only go 2-on-1 for sixty seconds before a DQ. A goofy gimmick, but not all together terrible.

Tommy Rich works his ass off to make this match decent. I’m not inspired by another wild Memphis main event level brawl, but Rich makes me pay more attention to it. He bumps all over for the inexperienced Bigelow and bleeds for both men. He also saves Idol from beatings a few times as the Lawler/Bigelow team dominate the first ten minutes. Rich is the MVP while Idol adds next to nothing for me. Lawler does his usual great punches. This match suits him. Generally a lot of nothing goes on, but the fans are sucked in by the stars.

The match really picks up for me when they transition to the heels controlling. Rich does a good boxing spot with Bam Bam, while Idol finds a board with a nail in it. No, you are not watching an episode of the Simpsons. They really beat up and bloody Lawler with a board and nail. Very dramatic stuff.

Bam Bam’s comeback when the try to post Lawler by the balls is awesome. He really had it early on and had he been nurtured correctly and made better personal decisions he would have been a legend. A fiery comeback leads to Lawler popping the strap – and a bunch of ball shots. Lord Humongous (Memphis version) is out to give Idol a weapon. Boy, the Hum. get up is really gay. Anyways, it’s a DQ finish as the heels put Lawler in a noose and Bigelow gets handcuffed to the ropes. Rich is the star here. The faces locker room comes in to clear the ring. 3 ¼ and 6.5/10.

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