Posted November 4, 201311 yr comment_5570413 The crowd is even hotter than the Philly crowd. I mean the crowd is chanting Bruno before his match. This is like the Rock. Another solid match between the 2. This match doesn't have the nasty Bruno arm work that Philly had. Though they make it up with some fun brawling on the outside, and some real nice cat and mouse spots that played into the finish. I thought the Philly match was a tad better on work, but the atmosphere has me liking the NY match better. I've been watching the build for this feud for Titans of Wrestling and have been blown away.
June 7Jun 7 comment_6030924 BRUNO SAMMARTINO vs LARRY ZBYSZKO (03/24/1980; WWF MSG; New York, NY; 00:21:01) 3 3/4* SOLID NOMINATION. Very similar ending to the 3/1 Philly match but with a better body. Larry gets more offense than he did in Philly.
July 31Jul 31 comment_6032976 BRUNO SAMMARTINO vs LARRY ZBYSZKO (03/24/1980; WWF MSG; New York, NY; 00:21:01) Follows the same story as the Philly match, albeit a bit tighter in terms of how long certain things go (less time on the abdominal stretch counters, changed the long hammerlock/arm wrenches for a couple of bearhugs). Larry foregoes wrestling scientifically a bit earlier in tis one as well. Also like the detail of Larry panicking when Bruno won’t go down and decides to run out of the ring, only to catch Bruno when they come back into the ring. One detail I liked more of the Philly match is that it took a few wrestlers to get Bruno off Larry there. Your mileage may vary if you prefer Bruno just trying to tear Larry's arm off with the hammerlock in Philly. Still, agree that of the two matches this one is likely the one to go with. Solid nomination.
