Crusher Blackwell vs. Bruiser Brody (11/8/84)

 

This starts out as you would expect with both men beating the shit out of each other with Blackwell juicing barely a minute in. This is all Brody early on as he takes it to the bloody Blackwell who takes his punishment like a man and comes back gouging Brody in the eyes. Blackwell then takes over throwing bombs and this is yet another no frills match between these two as it's one bomb after another. Blackwell unloads headbutts on Brody and then Adnan sending him back to the floor so Brody comes back with headbutts of his own. The blood is flowing from both men as Brody drops the big leg on Blackwell but Jerry kicks out so he comes back with a kneedrop for another nearfall. Blackwell pops up immediately and slams Brody even with Adnan getting involved so Jerry brings him in and sends him to the floor. It all breaks down from here as we have a chair and a ref bump forcing the match to be called before King Kong Bundy runs him and eats a chairshot of his own. Brody attacks Bundy until Blackwell makes his own comeback. Total war and even with the screwy finish this is an easy nomination.

I may have to re-watch this because on first watch I thought this was the shittest of the Blackwell v. Brody matches. I don't like Brody as much as Kris or this series as much as him, but it is good stuff that should have representation on the set. Having said that this was a match where the things I really hate about Brody were really on display. I would have to go no on first impulse.

These matches were more Blackwell than Brody. Brody did his job but Blackwell made this feud great.

Brody sucks and for whatever bonus points Blackwell earns for his bloody forehead, Brody ruins with his shitty offense and no selling. The guy is near Tiger Jeet Singh territory for me. Keep him off my 80s sets. Literally a drain on all that is good in wrestling. No vote.

Fuck, Will is more hateful than me!