Posted January 18, 201114 yr comment_5462166 I watched this recently on Will's Funk comp. Really liked Bock's early punches to Gagne's guts and the opening pace. Funk almost flying over the ropes on a simple rope running spot was awesome. Regal eats some fun rapid fire offense from the babyfaces and Funk comes back in and goes right into a boxing stance which I mark for every time. The Funk v. Brunzell segment was a lot of fun as Brunzell beat the shit out of Funk, who was busy being Funk. Gagne comes in after they announce that two minutes is left and misses a dropkick with Bock locking on a tight sleeper. Gagne escapes with a sleeper of his own and locked on a sleeper of his own with a minute left. The thirty second call hits and all hell breaks loose with Funk flying to the floor and fisticuffs breaking out as the bell rings. This was short as well, but the pace was so break neck that you didn't feel cheated.
April 1, 201114 yr comment_5468865 High Flyers & Curt Hennig vs. Terry Funk, Nick Bockwinkel & Steve Regal - Those Portland 6-man tags spoiled me but I may have to revisit this at a later date. I enjoyed the match but it was over before I could really become emotionally invested in any of the matchups. Bock locking in a sleeper on Gagne 3 minutes in is one of those spots that reinforces this point. Bock took zero bumps up until a double knockout spot 4 minutes in. We have seen plenty of tags where these guys would bump for ten minutes before a change of guard or a tag. Once again, it bothers me this was so brief so I’ll revisit this but for now, this is a no.
May 22, 201114 yr comment_5471599 Nick Bockwinkel, Terry Funk, & "Mr. Electricity" Steve Regal vs. Curt Hennig & The Hi-Flyers ("Jumpin" Jim Brunzell & Greg Gagne) (2/1/85) Funk in PWUSA was an odd match. Bock & Funk are great early on bumping and selling for Gagne before Hennig & Regal comes in and they work at a fast pace before Brunzell comes in and works on Regal's arm before we get another clip in the action as Brunzell ends up in the corner with Funk as the legal man. There is three minutes left in the match so Bock & Gagne work a sleeper exchange section before it breaks down for a second leading to a double collision with Gagne & Bock and then it breaks down again. Time would run out as Gagne had Bock in an inside cradle as Funk is going crazy bumping all over the ring for Brunzell. The clip hurt this as we didn't get the full match so I'm going no on a nomination.
