Posted January 18, 201114 yr comment_5462181 Zbyszko is Bock's second. I really liked how they started this as Bock gives clean handshake, does a clean break, but then bitches when Slaughter makes a few clean escapes. He blames them on hair pulls and then goes to sucker Sarge in the corner but Sarge avoids. Bock hits an arm drag off of a collar and elbow and does the most pretentious possible celebratory spot imaginable and then follows it up with a hip toss which he follows up by sauntering around the ring. Bock ends up retreated into the arms of Larry after Sarge returns the same string of moves, plus a body slam. Sarge takes over on Bock's arm and Bock is really great leaning forward trying to alleviate the pressure. Sarge drags Bock over to the corner with his arm but Bock punches him in the back of the head on the break and starts hardcore heeling. Slaughter with a great sternum first turnbuckle bump, which Bock follows up with a piledriver for a nearfall. Bock goes for a second piledriver but Sarge back body drops out and hits his own piledriver. Boris Zhukov shows up at ringside as Slaughter gets a nearfall on a neckbreaker. Sarge gets punched in the guts coming off the rope and takes a leaping face plant bump off it before Bock boots him face first to the floor. Crowd starts chanting USA as Sarge fights back into the ring on his knees. Sarge fires up and hits an epic looking forearm that Bock takes a nice bump for. Bock locks on his sleeper but Slaughter escapes and hits his clothesline. Slaughter locks on the Cobra Clutch but drops the hold and chases Zhukov out of the ring for the countout. Really lame finish to an otherwise very good match.
March 30, 201114 yr comment_5468657 Nick Bockwinkel vs. Sgt. Slaughter - Slow feeling out process but it feels like a bigtime match-up even if the atmosphere doesn’t feel bigtime. Slaughter starts with his focus on the arm of Bock but Bock starts out on fire popping Slaughter in the head and attacking the head and throat. He softens up for a piledriver but can’t put him away. Man, Bock is one sneaky bastard. Damn, Slaughter has a nice lariat that set up the Cobra Clutch. Well, shit, the ending sucked and I was just getting into the match. I hope to see this match-up again with a better ending. The best I can give it is low-end nomination.
September 12, 201114 yr comment_5482617 Nick Bockwinnkel vs. Sgt. Slaughter (October 1985) Zbyszko is seconding Nick so Sarge is on alert from the start. This starts out scientifc with handshakes and the like but Bock complains about a hair pull and tries to sucker punch him on the ropes which changes Bock's attitude. Bock hits a hiptoss which he prances around the ring in happiness but Sarge comes back with some slams sending him scurrying to the floor right to Zbyszko. Sarge works over Bock's left arm before Bock catches him in the corner where he smashed his head a few times before aggressively going on offense. Nothing fancy here as Bock just takes it to him before hitting a piledriver for a nearfall but got countered on a second attempt leading to a Sarge comeback where he hit a piledriver of his own. Sarge gets a nearfall as Bock puts his foot on the rope which brings out Boris Zuhkov who distracts Sarge as he tries to put away Bock. Bock would hit some punches sending Sarge to the floor at Zuhkov's feet with fans chanting USA as Bock cuts off Sarge from coming back numerous times until he finally fights his way back in the ring. Bock keeps pounding on Sarge but he would make another comeback where he clobbers Bock until he gets raked in the eyes leading to a Bock sleeper hold. Sarge would ram Bock into the corner to break free before hitting the Slaughter Cannon leading to the Cobra Clutch which brings Boris on the apron making Sarge chase him out of the building to get counted out. Sarge would come back though and pounded both Bock & Larry until they left to please the fans. Cheap finish but a fun little match and a low-end pick at best.
