I am watching this with what Boricua wrote in mind. I'd like to know what Invader said pre-match with Hugo that had Chicky flipping him off. Actually Chicky's entrance here was incredible as the fans were just showering him with trash. Anyway, in the context of the history lesson Boricua gave to us I think this is a good match. You can argue that even with the stips being what they were that there should have been some color and I wouldn't disagree. But the story of Chicky doing whatever he could to kill clock in an effort to kill Invader's career made sense and was well done and they also did a good job slowly getting Chicky in the fight to the point where you can almost see him getting over confident and foolishly thinking he can win this outright. Starr unloading everything and losing on a loaded mask headbutt was such a brilliant finish too, as it was as perfect a "tables have turned" finish as I've ever seen in wrestling. Invader grabbing the ref in celebration and the head shaving were great moments too. I worry about this some because if people don't know the context I could see this coming across as an iffy match, but with the details being known, and the fact that it was the main event match of the second biggest drawing show in the entire world that year (behind only WM III), it really feels like it belongs on the set. On work this is low end and I've had a weird standard for this whole process, but I will argue for this matches inclusion. *Low end on work, but all things considered this is more of a "solid" pick.

Hair vs. Retirement: The Invader vs. Chicky Starr (9/20/87)

 

This was a big match and the main event for this show but this was a big disappointment because you would expect some heavy blood and wild brawling but it wasn't even close to that as there was no blood and the brawling was decent at best. If this was a standard match this could've been a low-end pick but with the stips and buildup this was a total disappointment. I think with the Boricua caveat though this should probably be on the set.

Yeah, this is a match that depends on being aware of what the set-up is. It is one of the most historically significant matches in WWC history.

 

I'll add the context that leads up to the match here.

 

Highlights of Invader 1 vs. Chicky encounter 12/22/85 + interviews

 

I posted this in the PR thread. The recap there goes up to 4:00 mark. What happens afterwards is Invader attacks Chicky on the Sports Shop., stemming from Chicky stealing Invader's mask. Chicky said Invader would pay for that and executed his plan during a cage match between Hercules Ayala and Invader 1. After knocking Invader out, Chicky proceeded to cut Invader's hair. He ends up bragging about doing it and about humiliating Invader 1. He even holds up a bag with Invader 1's hair to really hammer home how much he is enjoying this.

 

From here, an irate Invader1 would show up and demand a match with Chicky, being so irate that he said he would wrestle Chicky in any match with any stipulations just to get his hands on him and make him pay. Chicky said that he would do so, but only if Invader 1's career was on the line. After thinking it over for a couple of weeks, Invader accepted, with the terms not too favorable for him. The match would be a 15 minute time limit, with Invader's career vs. Chicky's hair. The match would continue until there was a definitive winner, it could not end on a DQ or CO. Finally, while Invader had to defeat Chicky within the time limit, all Chicky had to do was last the 15 minutes in order to win the match. Chicky finally had cornered Invader and was sure that he would finally end the career of his hated rival.

The following recap videos should give all of the context to a feud that has raged for 21 months. This aired only one week before Aniversario 87 and the afternoon TV show is focused on recapping the Invader and Chicky feud. We will see the feud's progression and hear from Chicky Starr and Invader 1 about their scheduled career vs. hair match.

 

 

Invader vs. Chicky Aniversario 87 Recap

 

 

To start we have the short feud recap video shown previously. It covers the intial turn and subsequent attack with the micropohne from Jan. 6 of 86 and features scenes from some of their matches. Hugo then says we will hear from Chicky Starr.

 

HS (at the 2:55 mark): Friends, in this special edition of the 6PM program, we are focusing exclusively on the feud between Chicky Starr and Invader 1. Mr. Chicky Starr, looking back on the past, at the moment you decide to switch sides, the moment you hit Invader 1 with a chair and you buried with a golden bow what was a tremendous friendship with who was you teacher. Today, how does Chicky Starr see everything that has happened, your decisions, your behavior, and what is currently going on in your career?

 

CS (at 3:26): Yes, exactly. Let's go to the past for one moment. In the past Invader 1, a man well known in Puerto Rico and an exceptional wrestler, here in Puerto Rico, Capitol Sports saw the quality of wrestler I was and sent me to the United States. I was a year over there, where I had many triumphs. Then I returned to Puerto Rico a few years ago, I returned to Capitol Sports. Invader 1 also took note of the quality I had and signalled me out, "You've got a bright future and can go far, and I am going to help you do that". That's precisely what Invader did. He took me to his training camp, a tremendous training camp, like that one there is no other. And Invader 1 taught me a lot. Invader 1, you taught me too much and you know that very well. But what happened? Invader 1 started getting in my way because I was progressing by leaps and bounds. It appears that he didn't like that at all. I asked the company, the promoters, for competition but they did not give me that competition. I did not know the reason why they weren't giving me the comeptition at that moment, but I later found out and realized the truth. It was Invader 1 who was in the way, who was blocking me from having that competition I was asking for. And Invader 1, when you did that, you made a mistake. After that, I asked for a match against you, publicly and on TV. A match you accepted because I know you never deny a match from anyone. Invader 1, what happened that night, do you remember? It was in Rio Piedras, you wanted to show that you knew more than anyone, you wanted to show the fans that you were the teacher and I was the student. But things backfired on you. I gave you a chair shot, of which I'm very proud of doing. And from that day forward, Invader 1, what I feel for you and towards you is hate, repugnancy, yes repugnancy towards everything you touch, everything you step on, Invader 1. Because now you have realized this is a different man, this is a new man, and Invader 1, I want to tell you something important. You know I have many scars on this head that you've given me, but look at your face to see that I have given you plenty as well.

 

HS (at 5:36): Mr. Chicky Starr, talking a little more about your different styles, that quick style you have. You have a 'cruzeta' similar to the one Invader uses. But you don't have something that Invader does, and that is the famous heart punch. What can you tell us about your style and Invader's style?

 

CS (5:53): Yes, exactly, they are two similar styles. Invader 1, as I said earlier, taught me too much. And that training camp he has is a good one, I'm not going to deny that. And I learned a lot from you Invader, especially that 'cruzeta' which is to finish off any adversary. Precisely when Invader was going to teach me the heart punch technique is when Invader's jealousy started. That's one of the reasons why he didn't teach me that heart punch.

 

HS (at 6:26): Well friends, we will continue talking with Chicky Starr on this program. In our next segment we will have an interview with Invader 1 to talk about his feud with chicky Starr. Let's continue with the program.

 

At 6:38 they show highlights of the first series of Chicky and Invader matches.

 

The first highlights are from their match on Jan. 16. Chicky gets busted open and proceeds to run off with Invader giving chase.

 

At 8:19 we see highlights from their cage match on Feb. 8. Chicky tried to climb out of the cage, but Invader stopped him and they exchanged blows from the top of the cage.

 

At 9:35 we go to an interview with Invader 1.

 

HS (9:35): Friends, we are now joined by Invader 1. The comments that Chicky Starr made about how he decided to betray you or, even more, how he publicly accused you of being the person, that when he got back from Texas after being triumphant over there, of signalling him out, saying he had a bright future. What do you have to say about all that?

 

Inv1 (at 9:55): Well, look, like I think everyone knows, the fans that have followed us for many years, when he got back from the States I saw a tremendous future in Chicky Starr. And when I saw that future, him being a Puerto Rican like me, I got it in my head to help him. Because I like helping anyone that has a future, especially in wrestling which is an area I have a lot of experience in. And I want them to reach, with that experience, everyone who I can help, that they reach and give the maximum for Puerto Rico in wrestling. And that's what I saw in Chicky Starr. And I tried, I took him in my hands, and helped him a lot. A very humble kid at the beginning. Later..., that's the question I still ask myself Savinovich. Why did Chicky Starr do what he did to me? Because you know well that he sought out the biggest lie, that I was in the way, that he wanted better competition.

 

HS (10:54): Oh yes, he accused you again on this program and said you were the one who blocked his path because you were jealous of him.

 

Inv1 (11:01): You know, that's the point I still don't understand. If I want to help him, why would I interfere over him getting better competition. Right? For what reason if I'm trying to help the man. And for some reason he got that in his head, that I was in his way and that he was not getting better competition because I was in the way. Number one, I do not have anything to do with that, if he wants to sign a contract to face anyone he wants, why would I get in the way of that? It would have made me proud to see Chicky Starr become a great star and to see that I was helping him and he was moving forward. That's what I don't understand and I still ask myself that question. Even when he came to you and made the challenge, I remeber that, it was about two years ago, I remember it like yesterday. That he challenged me publicly. I had gone in for an interview, I was wrestling someone that night, I can't remember who, and you told me that Chicky Starr had challenged me. I didn't pay attention to you because it was almost like I hadn't heard you. It was like, "What? What do you mean that Chicky Starr challenged me?". It was the next day and you told me that "Yes, Chicky Starr did challenge you". And I accepted his challenge, because I've never refused to accept a challenge. And when the macth came, I remember it was December 23, that I told all the fans that they didn't have to pay one cent. It was in Rio Piedras, that everyone come. And everyone came and they didn't have to pay one cent. It was there that Chicky double crossed me, he hit me with a chair and he gave me a low blow. The reason being that I had more experience than Chicky Starr, or had more experience at that time, and the moment the bell rang to start the match, it looks like he realized that. That I was..., that I had more experience than him, let's put it that way. It was then, I don't know if he felt lost, if he couldn't accept the reality of the situation, because sometimes you have to be man enough to accept things. If he saw I had that experience, all he had to do was extend his hand and say "Invader, I made a mistake challenging you, you have more experience than me". No, he gave me a low blow, he hit me with a chair, they took me to the locker room and I spilled a lot of blood. I had a lot of stitches. And all of the public that has followed wrestling for a while knows of what I'm talking about.

 

HS (13:10): Invader 1, about the part where he said you taught him too much. In fact, in recent matches he has been winning them with that 'cruzeta' that is part of your arsenal. But he also mentioned something that had not been said before, that you almost taught him the secret of your heart punch, but you didn't because you were starting to get jealous of him.

 

Inv1 (at 13:33): You know Savinovich, when I saw the man's future I opened my arms and I was going to teach him everything, because the man had a tremendous future. That thing he says about me not wanting to teach him, let me tell you something, you can't teach a child everything at once. When a kid learns to talk you start him with 'momma' or 'poppa', that's where you start. You can't start with 'Hey you, come over here'. That's how I was with Chicky Starr, teaching him everything slowly. That he says that when I was going to teach him the move and I didn't because of jealousy, those are lies from Chicky Starr.

 

HS (at 14:08): Well friends, we'll continue throughout the program with Invader 1. Later you will hear more comments from Chicky Starr. This is going to be interesting.

 

 

This video starts with highlights from their match on Feb. 22. It is chain match, one which Hugo describes as one of their more brutal matches. They drew blood and started resorting to low blows. A lot of hate and blood has been spilled in this rivalry.

 

At 1:52 we see highlights from May 2 at Rio Piedras. I believe this is the match where Chicky hit a foreign object assisted punch (almost like a heart punch) on Invader and stole the match.

 

At 2:39 we get highlights from Oct. 15. This would be around the time Invader was after Chicky for the Al Perez turn.

 

At 3:40 we go back to Hugo and Chicky.

 

HS: We continue with this special edition of the 6PM program here on TeleOnce. Chicky Starr one of our guests. We are highlighting in this documentary the feud between Invader 1 and Chicky Starr. One of the matches that still comes to my mind, as I remember, is the defining moment at Coliseo Roberto Clemente on January 6, when at one moment, Invader does not want to fight you and asks you to reconsider and rejoin the tecnicos. The public has already seen in the previous segment what you did. My question about this is, have you ever regretted what you did? What do you have to tell us about that.

 

CS (4:17): No actually, I've never regretted what happened and Invader 1 knows that very well. After so many things had happened, on January 6 of 1986 Invader 1 and I faced off in a match. But before it started, he came to me to say he was sorry, he asked for my forgiveness. Invader 1, it was something that I did not accept. At that very moennt I realized Invader 1, that I could defeat you. That I saw in your eyes fear, I saw a lot of fear. Invader 1, that is the reason for why I have done what I have done until this very day. And that is why Chicky Starr is the superstar of today. I wanted to be a great star and I am Invader 1, and you know that very well. After that a lot of things happened, a lot of important things Invader 1.

 

HS (5:03): Mr. Chicky Starr, let's talk now about the present, and even more so of the future. Because in the near future, September 20 at the anniversary of Capitol Sports Promotions, a match that everyone is talking about. Retirement vs. hair, 15 minute time limit. You don't have to defeat Invader but he has to defeat you. If he does not win in 15 minutes he retires. If Chicky Starr loses in 15 minutes, you lose your hair. Could you elaborate on this situation?

 

CS (5:30): Yes. Invader 1, listen to this closely because this message is directed to you. Invader 1, you know that on many occasions I have said here on TV that I am going to take you out of wrestling and that I am going to finish with your career. Invader 1, the day is coming and it is September 20. Hear it well Invader 1, I am very confident in myself and I know I will last those 15 minutes. This I tell you because that is exactly how it will happen. Invader 1, Septemeber 20 you know you are obligated, hear this well, you are obligated to defeat me 1-2-3. On the other hand, I do not have to defeat you Invader 1. I only have to last 15 minutes, which is what the contract stipulates. Invader 1, how many times have we fought? Many times. And we have lasted more than 15 minutes. 20, 30, up to 40 minutes, even an hour. You know that too well Invader 1. So Invader 1, no matter, hear it well, no matter what I have to do, bring a rope, a chain with a lock, tie myself to the ringpost, get in a car, climb on top of a truck, run around the stadium posts, whatever. It doesn't matter Invader 1, you know I have very good legs and can run a lot. So Invader 1, the moment has arrived, your hour is here. Start packing your bags, Invader 1. Remember, worldwide sports press will be in Puerto Rico that day. I'm not talking about press from the Caribbean or Puerto Rico, worldwide press including Europe, Japan the U.S., everything. Even the low countries. So Invader 1, let's see what happens. I am very sure of myself, very confident, and you can be sure I will last those 15 minutes. And I will make history, because I will be the only latino that will end you career next Saturday the 20th of September.

 

HS (7:20): Thank you Chicky Starr. Here we give an open forum to both parties. Later Invader 1 will have his opportunity to tell us what he will do with Chicky Starr on September 20.

 

 

 

This segment begins with Hugo mentioning that this was the year where Chicky Starr tried with all of his wrestlers to take out Invader 1. We go to the end of a Aug. 2, 1987 cage match between Hercules Ayala and Invader 1. Chicky Starr is at ringside wearing one of Invader's masks he had taken from him. El Profe is also there. Hercules and Invader are fighting in the ring when Profe hands Chicky something and Chicky goes through the open cage door to go after Invader. Chicky's leap backfires and Invader proceeds to yank off Chicky's mask and go after him. However, during this the cage door has been locked, leaving Invader alone with Chicky and Hercules. Invader manages to hold both of them off but eventually is decked by Chicky Starr with a foreign object and knocks him out. Chicky then goes to what Profe gave him and produces an electric shaver and scissors. El Ejercito de la Justicia tries to come to Invader's aid, but the cage is locked. Hercules Ayala has taken off his boot and is using it to fend off any attempts from the tecnicos of climbing the cage. Meanwhile, Chicky is cutting the unconscious Invader's hair. We then go to Invader's comments.

 

HS (at 3:22): Friends, we continue with this special edition of this program, the Television champion Invader 1 is with us. We've previously heard the comments of Chicky Starr (Me: Hugo incorrectly says Invader 1 here, I fixed it to avoid confusion), now it's your turn Invader 1. About what we have seen throughout this program, we saw the moment where this man had already caused you an injury requiring over 30 stitches. Later, on Jan. 6 you still at that time were looking for, I don't know if it was to stop this young man from making a mistake or if it was compassion towards him, you were still trying to get him to reconsider.

 

Inv1 (at 3:52): That's exactly right. Him being a Puerto Rican, a Puerto Rican just like me, he had already busted my head open, I needed about 37 stitches. That was a Decemeber 23 of 1985. When we were going to face each other on Jan. 6, I'm still thinking because the man has a bright future in wrestling. I was thinking of forming a tag team with him, who knows how far we could have gone as a team, we could have been World champions, etc. Travel the world, put at the top the name of Puerto Rico. And still I'm thinking, because all humans make mistakes, with that big scar on my forehead, but I'm still thinking 'Chicky Starr has made a mistake, maybe he doesn't realize it'. I take the microphone and I'm telling him 'Chicky Starr you're from a town of Puerto Rico, a small town called Vega Baja. I'm from a small town San Lorenzo'. And I'm telling him at that moment, maybe he'll listen to the words I'm saying to him. And he still has the audacity to take that microphone and split my forehead again. You were there. All of the fans that were there that day saw what I'm talking about. I still haven't been able to understand why Chicky Starr acted that way and why he continues to do so. The last thing Chicky Starr did, which I think is the biggest one he did, the humiliation he did to me. You know that sometimes a person like Chicky Starr, who has suffered from many pains. He's fractured his knee, his neck, I've given him smacks of all colors in all of the towns of Puerto Rico. And it's said that one learns from taking hits.

 

HS (5:22): I don't think he's learned anything.

 

Inv1 (at 5:24) : I dont think he's learned anything either. I still had a match with Hercules Ayala in a cage, a tough match. And when you're talking abut a tough match, especially a tough wrestler like Hercules Ayala, he still gets in the cage, hits me with something, some kind of object. I don't know what he hit me with, because all I know is when I woke up I was without hair on my head. I believe that might be the greatest humiliation that has ever been done to anyone in the entire world. To shave my head the way he did. And I know, because I always have a saying and you know it well and all the people of Puerto Rico know it well. It is 'Who ever does it me will pay'. I know, and many fans have told me, Invader, you've got to be crazy, 15 minutes is too little time for a person like Chicky Starr. And maybe 15 minutes is too little time. Yes, because I know, and the people of Puerto Rico know, that Chicky Starr is a tremendous wrestler. And Chicky Starr is in tremendous condition. And I know that if he's running, those 15 minutes will go by fast and I won't be able to beat him.

 

HS (6:26): And not only that, but he's saying even if he has to tie himself up with a chain, get in a car, run through the crowd, go outside, that he's going to last those 15 minutes.

 

Inv1 (6:36): That's what the people of Puerto Rico have been telling me. They say I've made a mistake signing up for a match like that, my retirement from wrestling, 15 minutes. I have to defeat him, he doesn't have to defeat me, he only needs to last 15 minutes against me. That's what the people of Puerto Rico have been telling me everywhere I've been standing. But you know Savinovich, to me, you don't humiliate anybody. That humiliation hurt me very much. It hurt me a lot. Every time I remember that moment I start crying, to be very honest with you. But Savinovich, retirement from wrestling is at stake. I consider myself a young person. I believe I still have another ten years in wrestling. I feel in good condition, I'm not hurt, and I think I can wrestle ten more years. And if I can't defeat Chicky Starr I have to retire from wrestling, I'm well aware of that. And I don't know how to do anything else Savinovich. The only thing I know how to do is wrestle, I don't know how to do anything else. That means if I don't defeat Chicky Starr, what am I going to do to support my family? What am I going to do? I have a daughter, like all of the people in Puerto Rico (know), who is one and half years old. That girl has to be supported and has to be sent to school. Then, the only thing I know is wrestling. I cannot permit at all that those 15 minutes go by, because it's not just my livelihood in wrestling, it's my daughter's well being that's at stake, who is one and half years old. That's how I know..., even the hairs on my arm are standing up talking to you about this. Because the last thing on my mind is retirement. And I know that 15 minutes is not that much time, but Savinovich, you can do a lot in 15 minutes. And that day, the 20th, which is a very big day, I'm only going to have one thing on my mind and that is my daughter who is one and a half years old.

 

(Invader's voice starts breaking as he gets emotional)

 

Inv1 (8:27): And one thing I guarantee you Savinovich, no matter what I have to do, but I have to beat Chicky Starr in those 15 minutes. Because I have to slap on that sleeper, and no matter what I'm going to put it on him. Because when he wakes up, he's going to find himself without hair on his head.

 

HS (8:46): Friends, uhh, it would be uselss to say anything more about this situation, and about the importance of this match. Unfortunately my opinion must remain neutral on this program, I cannot give an opinion even as a human being that I am. May the best man win is my final comment on this feud between Invader 1 and Chicky Starr.

 

 

I'll follow up with some comments about the match soon. On a sadder note, the daughter Invader 1 talks about is the one that would drown the following year.

Hair vs. Retirement: The Invader vs. Chicky Starr (9/20/87) -

 

Knowing everything in context this is awesome. Yeah, there's no blood but that isn't the point of this match. Chicky was great trying every way possible to kill time. The near falls early were great and then Chicky hiding under the ring ruled. Invader finds him beats his ass but Chicky low blows him and locks in a chinlock which was great. There were several tremendous close calls in this including Chicky trying to escape to the back, the sleeper, the figure four, and the few hope spots Invader got during the last few minutes when Chicky got cocky and was trying to win himself. The finish is fucking awesome and the pop Invader gets for pulling out the object to put in his mask was unreal. He headbutts Chicky off the ropes and wins and the crowd is nuts. The post-match is tremendous with Chicky getting his hair, chest, and mustache all shaved. This ruled. It has to go on the set. I think it's good enough for a SOLID nomination.

Ok, here's my recap of the match. A feud that has been going on for 21 months comes to a head tonight. This is one of the main events from Aniversario 87, emanating from three locations on the same night. This is the career vs. hair match with a 15 minute time limit. There must be a winner. If Invader 1 is not able to win the match in the 15 minutes, he must retire. If Invader 1 defeats Chicky Starr within the 15 minutes, Chicky loses his hair.

 

Chicky is out first and the fans boo and throw trash at him. Invader 1 makes his entrance through the crowd and he is wearing his mask. But not just any mask, he is wearing the original mask he wore when Invader first showed up in Puerto Rico. His t-shirt says Say No to Drugs. Hugo runs down all of the stipulations for the match and introduces the combatants and referee Victor Quinonez. Invader 1 then calls Hugo over and speaks into the mic. Inv1 (at 3:16): Savinovich, I am going to give something to you. Here I have scissors and a shaving machine. Please hold on to this as if you were holding on to your own life. While Invader says this, Chicky starts wagging no with his finger and then proceeds to flip off Invader. Hugo leaves and Invader gets ready for the match.

 

The commentators make comments that it looks like Chicky had his hair done for tonight and looks to preserve it. Invader is looking to avoid retiring. Just before the bell rings, Invader again calls Hugo over and asks something from him. Inv 1 (4:17): Savino, another thing that is very important. Please tell me minute by minute what the time is, because I want to be very aware. Because every minute that goes by for me, it's my family that's at stake. Hugo mentions that we're starting, the time is 15 minutes. The bell rings and the match is on.

 

Chicky and Invader exchange chops and Invader tries to get a quick pin with a small package. Chicky kicks out and complains to the ref. He then begs off in the corner, but Invader lays into him and sends him outside from the blows. As Invader gives chase and grabs Chicky we hear...

 

1 minute has elapsed. Invader proceeds to slam Chicky's face into the apron a couple of times. As they get back into the ring, Padin on commentary mentions that Invader has to be careful, Chicky had basically said that he was going to do everything possible to run out the clock. Chicky tries to exit the ring but Invader manages to stop him. Invader lands some blows but Chicky manages to stun him with a kick. Instead of following up, Chicky bails again to the outside and hides under the ring. He's blatantly trying to run out the clock. Invader looks around for Chicky from the ring as we hear...

 

2 minutes have elapsed. Invader heads outside of the ring and looks for Chicky under the ring. Victor Quinonez also looks under the ring. Invader finds Chicky and drags him out. Invader tosses Chicky back in the ring and goes on the offensive. Chicky's knocked down after a knee to the mid section and starts begging off claiming it was low. Chicky tries to roll outside but Invader stops him as we hear...

 

3 minutes have elapsed. Invader snap mares Chicky over and measures him with some blows. Invader slams Chicky's face into the canvas and goes for the pin. Chicky kicks out. Chicky immediately tries to go outside but is stopped again. Backslide gets two. (As an aside, you can hear some of the fans clear as day. You hear things like "Give me a Miller" and "Tell him the time Hugo"). Chicky rakes the eye and sends Invader to the ropes. A backdrop attempt is countered with a sunset flip attempt by Invader. As Chicky struggles to not fall into the sunset flip we hear...

 

4 minutes have elapsed. Chicky falls but kicks out at 2. Chicky quickly starts punching Invader 1 in the face and then hits him with a blatant foul. As Invader 1 crumples to the mat, Chicky starts wiping his hands and then signals at his wrist to signal that the time is running. Chicky starts stomping Invader as the crowd starts chanting "Invader! Invader!". Chicky signals to the crowd to knock it off and continues stomping, but Invader seems to be gathering strength. Chicky switches to punches as Invader gets to his feet. Invader starts slapping his chest and we hear....

 

5 minutes have elapsed. 10 minutes are left. Chicky knocks Invader down again and then picks him up to deliver more punches. Chops in the corner followed by a snapmare and Chicky puts Invader in a chinlock. The announcers speculate if it's a chokehold as Invader tries to get out of it. He breaks the hold but Chicky quickly cuts him off, sends him off the ropes and into a clothesline. Chicky goes for his first pinfall attempt but Invader kicks out at 2. Chicky launches Invader towards the ropes again as we hear...

 

6 minutes have elapsed. Invader ducks Chicky's clotehsline attempt and nails Chicky with a clothesline of his own. Both wrestlers are down, but Chicky rolls all the way to the floor (and takes a tumble of the raised platform the ring is on). Both men are slow to move as Chicky gets up and Invader goes outside. Chicky starts walking around the ring with Invader right behind him. Invader finally catches up to Chicky and slams his face a couple of times into the raised platform. Invader rolls Chicky into the ring and starts a Garvin Stomp as we hear...

 

7 minutes have elapsed. Invader finishes the Garvin stomp and Chicky begs off. Invader locks in the figure four as the crowd starts cheering. Chicky grabs the ropes quickly and Victor Quinonez tells Invader he has to break the hold. Invader refuses and Victor Quinonez has to break the hold himself. Fans start yelling for the ref to leave him in the hold. Invader finally breaks the hold and Chicky again bails outside as a fan screams "He's getting away!". Chicky can barely walk and is drooling from his mouth. The fans start chanting "Baboso! Baboso!" (Drooler! Drooler!) because of it. As Chicky continues walking around the ring with Victor Quinonez signalling that he has to get back int he ring we hear...

 

8 minutes have elapsed. Invader surprises Chicky and proceeds to lay some chops in. Chicky gets away and heads in the opposite direction outside of the ring. Chicky's followed by the ref, security and Invader. The ref continues signaling that he has to get back into the ring but Chicky ignores him. Chicky finds the exit aisle and makes a break for it. Invader runs after him and they are out of sight for a few moments. They reemerge with Invader dragging Chicky back towards the ring. Chicky gets tossed back in and promptly begs off. Invader starts slapping Chicky. Invader puts Chicky in a front facelock as we hear...

 

9 minutes have elapsed. Invader goes for a small package but Chicky gets out after the 2 count. Chicky again tries to bail outside but Invader quickly grabs him. Invader tries to go for a sleeper but Chicky falls down. He still manages to slap it on. Chicky struggles in the hold as the fans roar. The ref checks the arms but Chicky manages to leave them up. As the commentators mention that you have to give Chicky credit for withstanding the hold, Chicky manages to maneuver into a position where he delivers a foul to break the hold. Both men fall to the mat, but Invader manages to grab Chicky and push him towards the turnbuckle. Invader delivers some chops as we hear...

 

10 minutes have elapsed. 5 minutes remain. Invader whips Chicky into the opposite turnbuckle and charges after him. Chicky dodges and Invader rams his shoulder into the post. Chicky's exhausted and can barely stand but proceeds to go on the offensive. Chicky snapmares Invader and proceeds to hit a piledriver. Chicky goes for a cover but Invader gets out immediately. Chicky grabs Invader and starts smiling because we hear...

 

11 minutes have elapsed. 4 minutes remain. Chicky again goes on the offensive. Chicky stomps Invader in the corner and then proceeds to whip him across the ring. Invader jumps on the second turnbuckle and surprises Chicky with a body press. It only gets two. (A fan in the crowd yells at the ref to "Count faster you bastard. Son of a..."). Chicky goes back on the offensive.Chicky punches Invader and sends him off the ropes. Invader surprises Chicky with a small package as we hear...

 

12 minutes have elapsed. 3 minutes remain. Chicky again manages to kick out before three. Chicky then holds up three fingers signaling the time left. Chicky measures Invader and delivers a couple of thrusts to the throat. Chicky comes off the ropes with a forearm blow and covers Invader. Invader again quickly gets out of it, not wanting to chance being pinned. Chicky sends Invader off the ropes again and Invader surprises him with a backslide. Chicky manages to place his feet on the ropes before three. Chicky goes back on the offensive. After some chops and punches, Chicky puts Invader in a facelock as we hear...

 

13 minutes have elapsed. 2 minutes remain. Chicky sets up Invader for a suplex and hits it. Chicky then tries to roll outside but Invader manages to grab his foot. Chicky grabs on to the apron as Invader still has a hold of his foot. Invader grabs Chicky's trunks and yanks him back into the ring. (Some fans scream "Invader I'm rooting for you!" and "Get a move on, get a move on!"). The two tired men exchange blows as Chicky tries to go for a headlock. Invader sends Chicky into the ropes and ducks one time. However, both men knock their heads on the second bounce and go down (the fans were expecting the heart punch there). The ref starts counting both men out. As both men start coming to and getting up we hear...

 

14 minutes have elapsed. 1 minute remains. Invader slaps his chest and gets up. He immediately reaches into his tights and pulls out a foreign object. He proceeds to put it in his mask. 50 seconds left. Chicky lays some punches into Invader and sends him to the ropes. Invader ducks a clothesline and comes back with a headbutt that knocks Chicky out. 1-2-3 and Invader wins! A jubilant Invader hugs the ref and celebrates. Chicky must now lose his hair. The Fantastics come out to hold Chicky while Invader does the honors. He proceeds to not only cut the hair on his head, but also his mustache.

In the weeks following the hair match, Chicky started wearing one of El Profe's masks and refused to show his head to the public. Chicky also complained vociferously about Invader 1 using the mask during their match at Anviersario 87. This led to the following.

 

Interviews with Chicky Starr and Invader #1 - October 1988

 

 

HS (at 0:14): ...there will be a winner in this match, because if after 10 minutes Invader 1 has not defeated Mr. Chicky Starr, Invader 1 must take off his mask and never again use the mask. If Invader 1 defeats Mr. Chicky Starr, Chicky Starr will be forced to take off the mask and show the public, from then on, his face without the mask. Your comments Mr. Chicky Starr.

 

CS (at 0:35): No sir, you as well as Invader 1 are both wrong. Invader 1, how is it possible for you to defeat me in 10 minutes? You know very well that at Aniversario 87, this past September 20th, you defeated me why, because you used a foreign object. But I lasted against you 14 minutes and 30 seconds, there were only 30 seconds left. You knew you couldn't beat me and you opted for using a foreign object. You never fought in a mask, it had been a long time since you had. Why are you doing so now and you are doing a lot of damage with that mask and you're putting something in there to destroy your opponents. But Invader 1, remember it well, tonight you can be very sure that this maks is staying here and that your mask, I will take it away. I'll last you 10, 20 minutes, an hour if it's necessary. Invader 1, you know very well that I have the stamina and the sufficient physical condition to beat you. So Invader 1, you can be sure that tonight your mask will become legend and you will never be able to use it ever again. Be it wrestling singles, 2 on 2, 3 on 3, you know it well. After tonight (slams golf club against the floor) you're done! This mask is staying here!

 

HS (at 1:46): Wow, Mr. Chicky Starr very angry friends.

 

Video cuts to a masked Invader 1.

 

HS (at 1:49): Friends, here is Invader 1, the Television champion. Tonight at the Mets Pavillion in Guaynabo, "lucha de apuestas". Mask vs. Mask. At the beginning of the program I explained to the tv viewing public the stipulations of the match. 10 minute time limit, you have to defeat Chicky Starr in those ten minutes. If you don't, he doesn't have to defeat you, he only has to last the ten minutes. If you don't defeat him in ten minutes, never again will you be able to wear that mask. Up to here would be the legend of the Invader. Importantly, he accuses you of not only costing him his hair via the use of a foreign object in the mask at Aniversario 87, but that you are using in all of your matches something in the mask.

 

Inv (at 2:25): Look, right now you said the legend of the Invader. When I first came here to Puerto Rico, I arrived masked. And to me, the Invader is the mask as you know. The reason I took off the mask after several years had passed, it was because I felt I was hiding something from the fans in Puerto Rico. That is why I took off the mask, so the people of Puerto Rico could see my face.

 

HS (at 2:44): But no one ever took that mask off of you, it was yourself.

 

Inv (at 2:46): It was myself that took off the mask, as you know and all of the fans that have been following wrestling knows. Now Chicky Starr, I know Chicky Starr always has something up his sleeve. Look, right now, two weeks ago at Aniversario, it was hard for me because the man always has something up his sleeve. 14 minutes and 40 seconds to defeat him. Because my family was at stake, the future of wrestling was at stake. Now, Chicky Starr, I cut your hair, and now he puts on a mask. That means that the people of Puerto Rico, who feel proud of what I did that night, have not been able to see how I left Chicky Starr. And I want the people of Puerto Rico to see Chicky Starr just as I left him at Aniversario. So Chicky Starr, it's ten minutes Savinovich. I know that on September 20th it was tough for me, 14 minutes and 40 seconds. Ten minutes, but Savinoivch...

 

HS (at 3:38): I think it's too little time.

 

Inv: Well, maybe it is too little, but let me tell you something Savinovich. I have a commitment with the people of Puerto Rico. And when I have a commitment with someone, I keep it. And i know that ten minutes may be little for Chicky Starr. But Chicky Starr, let em tell you, I have to show the people of Puerto Rico how I left you. And another thing Chicky Starr, (holds up a red mask he had been holding) this to me has a lot of importance. Because the name Invader without the mask would not be the Invader. So Chciky Starr, this mask is very important to me and no matter what you do, I will try everything possible so that the people of Puerto Rico can see just how I left you.

 

HS (at 4:17): Friends, no other comment is needed. We return to the studio with another interesting interview.

 

Chicky ended up losing this match too and would start wearing a hat instead which. You can see it during the Sports Shop segment where Invader 3 ended up getting suplexed on the floor and Grizzly Boone attacked Invader 1 when he made the save.

 

In a nice piece of continuity, when Chicky had to step in for the Original TNT at Aniversario 89, the match was made to be hair vs. gimmick and it was a 5 minute time limit.