Posted May 14, 201213 yr comment_5502511 Axehandle On A Pole Match: Invader III vs. Chicky Starr (October 1988) Well at least this was a pole match where the guys were trying to climb the pole and they were vigorously trying to grab the axehandle but when they were battling in the ring they were slugging it out pretty good. No frills action as they pounded each other bloody before Chicky would finally grab the axehandle but he missed coming off the top with it so Invader got the axehandle after a struggle and hit him once but missed another time with Chicky answering back with a reverse atomic drop to win. Fun action with these guys working hard and this is a low-end pick
February 3, 201312 yr comment_5532911 This is the least of their three matches, I liked all of their spots climbing the poll on top of each other. Pretty creative. Finish wasn't great and I would like to have seen more axehandle. I agree with mid range nomination, but I could see leaving it off it we end up with a ton of matches.
February 3, 201312 yr comment_5532912 The body of the match was fine but the payoff was dogshit. Chicky finally grabs the pole, misses a shot on Invader, gets hit but blocks the shot, blades anyway and then pins him without the stick coming into play. Bleh finish for a good match that isn't as good as their other match. No vote.
February 3, 201312 yr comment_5532925 After watching the scaffold match, this can be left off. Not even in the same universe.
February 7, 201312 yr comment_5533902 This was nowhere near as good as their scaffold match, but I wouldn't hesitate to call it good. In some ways this reminded me a lot of an Assassin v. Curt Hennig Coal Miner's Glove match from Portland which is built all around pole climbing spots. On one level I can see some finding that tedious, but on another it makes sense and as is always the case with PR it gets over the gimmick. Really loved the spot with Invader trying to use Chicky as a jungle gym apparatus to get a shot at the stick. I thought the spot with Chicky getting the stick and then having it wrestled away from him was well done. Finish wasn't satisfying but based on what I'd seen others say about it I was expecting a lot worse. This is clearly the least of their three matches, but I don't think it would look out of place on a set. Don't think I'd go to the wall for it, but I wouldn't eliminate it either.
