The opening chess match with both guys exchanging cocky stances and poses after breaks was good stuff and added to the atmosphere. Lawler gets fucked killed early with a couple of clotheslines. I mean literally eats them in such a way where it looks like he might have a fucking stroke and die in the ring. Lawler goes to a "sneaky" small package early and Kerry for some reason is enraged by this development. Kind of an odd clothesline thrown by Jerry to Kerry but Kerry really sells it well. Lawler hits a punch in the corner and Kerry fires back with a slow motion discuss punch that connected kind of strangely but again Lawler sold it well. Lawler ends up going for a fist drop off the top but gets met on the way down by the Iron Claw. Lawler breaks free of the claw with a huge uppercut and drops the strap. They go into a huge punch exchange and Jerry actually stands up on a discuss punch which I don't think I've ever seen. Shortly thereafter the ref gets punched out by both men. A new ref hits the ring and they go to a DQ but Kerry says he's not leaving without a winner and they get a restart. Lawler opens up with some beautiful jabs but the action gets reversed and Kerry hits a piledriver after another ref bump for an apparent finish. We end up in a ref dispute with Lawler and one ref saying a piledriver is an automatic DQ and Lawler should get the WCCW title under World Class rules and Kerry and the other ref saying that the piledriver is legal in the AWA and the AWA title should come his way. Sounds ridiculous but I thought it was a smart finish actually. The match itself was a taste of greatness, but not long enough to be an all time classic. Still well worth a look for the set.

Again from the Memphis tapings.