Posted January 19, 201114 yr comment_5462262 I have watched this already several times but am rewatching it here. This seems like it might be a more full version, but maybe I'm crazy. I know it picks up about six minutes in or so. Jesse blades early as the heels are getting battered all over. Adonis takes a ridiculous twisting face first bump into the cage off of a dropkick. Faces are dominating until Brunzell misses a dropkick with Adonis desperately hanging onto the ropes to avoid it. Brunzell gets busted open. Brunzell does a good FIP here as you really feel for him even though the heels don't hit THAT much stuff on him. Good cut off with Adonis going into the cage and Brunzell's legs buckling on a slam for a heel nearfall. Nice rope running spot and Adonis takes another crazy face bump into the cage off of a dropkick to set up the hot tag. Gagne locks a sleeper on Adonis but Ventura hits him with a foreign object. Great finish with Adonis missing the leap off the top of the cage. This is probably almost exactly half a match, but the more I think about it the more I feel like this pretty much has to be on the set.
January 12, 201213 yr comment_5492181 Steel Cage Match: The Hi-Flyers ("Jumpin" Jim Brunzell & Greg Gagne) vs. The East-West Connection ("Golden Boy" Adrian Adonis & Jesse "The Body" Ventura) (10/25/81) Yeah this may be JIP but this is one of those iconic matches from the AWA in the 80's and we get a good at least 75% of it here so I think it must be on the set as a nomination as a slam dunk.