Posted February 22, 201114 yr comment_5465837 Martel starts up fired up and runs off a string of solid offense. I really dug Jimmy's fireman's carry and the countering on the mat leading to Jimmy in control and talking shit was nicely done. Really awesome sequence with Martel hitting a nice throw and digging in for a comeback only to eat a knee off the ropes and take super fast bump. Another cool series of spots with Martel trying to wristlock out of a headlock and then eating a big boot on a corner charge. Martel finally comes back as Garvin misses a corner charge and gets hung up. Martel hits a nice rana and then lands some punches. He hits a backbreaker for a nearfall. Martel hits a suplex for a nearfall. Precious trips Martel on a slam attempt leading to a Garvin nearfall. Martel ends up pitching Garvin over the top rope for the DQ. This was really good BUT it was heavily clipped if the ring announcer is to be believed. Not sure how much of the match this was. Would be interested to find out. For now I'll flag it as a low end nom
March 25, 201114 yr comment_5468302 Martel vs. Garvin - Different beginning with the Martel shine and Martel and Jimmy working really well together early on the mat. Man, Garvin must have started to stink it up in Crockett because he has been pretty fun here including a sweet clothesline on Martel. I also love the Precious interference and the little side Martel-Precious argument. Post match but the ending did suck right when it was getting good. Low-level nomination at best.
March 17, 201213 yr comment_5497309 AWA World Heavyweight Title: Rick Martel © vs. "Gorgeous" Jimmy Garvin (2/24/85) This had some really good back and forth action as these two had developed a chemistry at this time and worked well off of each other. Martel is great at what he does and Garvin is a solid opponent for him to work off of. There is some clipping here that seems like a nice chunk of the middle was gone so it kinda hurts the flow of the match. There were some fun nearfalls before a bad DQ finish which sucked. If this was in full I think we could push it forward but the clipping to go along with the finish hurts it for me. No nomination.
