Posted April 7, 201114 yr comment_5469274 Black Jack Haynes v. Rip Oliver (2/3 Falls) This was a pretty hard hitting first fall. Oliver whiffed on a clothesline something fierce at one point, but other than that this was really frantic and I like that with heavyweight matches. Jack was throwing shots with really cruel intentions and hit a sick clothesline. Good diving shot from Oliver later. Really fierce fight in the best moments, even though it had it's flaws. The second fall was Oliver working the back and was a bit chinlock heavy, but I loved the stretch run with the big Oliver bump, Billy Jack hitting some major power moves and then the diving elbow finish. Just a good capstone for solid work. Third fall ends up quickly spilling to the floor and Jack gets posted. Oliver fucking kills him with a sick shoulder breaker. Sandy Barr goes down and Mike Miller comes out. A fucking fan throws a chair into the ring at Miller and Miller ends up hitting Oliver costing him the match. Love the pacing and intensity of this match and Billy Jack's blade job put this over the top.
July 12, 201411 yr comment_5612428 Billy Jack's fro was sensational at this point. BJ-Oliver has consistently been one of the best non-Buddy rivalries in Portland, and I liked the way they went right after each other upon Rip's return from Texas. Just a good, aggressive first fall, even when they were working holds. Second fall was a little slower, though Billy Jack did a pretty good job playing face in peril as Oliver went after his back. He may have blown off the damage a little too quickly as he turned to power moves to take the fall. The intensity went back up for the third fall, with Oliver fighting to avoid the full nelson and nailing Billy Jack with his taped thumb. Billy bled heavily after Oliver posted him and barely got his foot on the ropes after eating a shoulder breaker. Made sense for MIller to get involved, given his feud with Billy Jack was the big-picture point. I liked this a lot and second the nomination. PP #12, 4/20/85
