Posted October 15, 201410 yr comment_5633427 "Wildfire" Tommy Rich vs. Brad Armstrong (5/7/89) This was a rare matchup indeed and yes MR. DONNIE is at ringside. Rich pinballs hard for Brad early on who throws some nice armdrags as usual. Brad really flusters Rich here who drops to the floor to get advice from Mr. Donnie and throws a chair in the ring but Brad grabs the chair and nails Rich on the head with it. Rich fires back though with a headbutt right in the groin and now he starts his offensive attack. Rich would work over Brad then threw him to the floor where Mr. Donnie would choke him quickly before chunking him back to the ring. Brad though makes a comeback and starts teeing off on Rich hitting a big dropkick sending him over the top rope to the concrete. Rich though would come back in and grabbed a chain from his tights and KOed Brad to win. The fans were pissed at the finish and Brad would attack Tommy after the match grabbing the chain and showing the referee but it was too late so he used the chain on Rich himself beating him to a bloody pulp. Brad then would bash Tommy's head into a 1989 Ford Thunderbird which was white so it had Rich's blood all over the hood. The match was fun and the post match was great plus you add in Mr. Donnie and this is a easy nomination.
October 16, 201410 yr comment_5633565 Short but sweet. A five minute match that Phil and I thought wish went thirty. It starts off as the brad Armstrong arm bar match but once Rich hits the headbutt to the nuts, it shifts into violent Tommy Rich mode. Sick Kawada kicks from Rich, NICE fist drop.
October 16, 201410 yr Author comment_5633566 You come for the Rich match but you stay for the rest..the Mr. Donnie entourage later makes it
October 16, 201410 yr comment_5633627 Man Rich was a violent dynamo in this, really makes me wish again we had the Buzz Saywer stuff, because this was the kind of brutal offense I don't really associate with Tommy. He had some Finlayish moments. Blood on the white car was beautiful. Maybe my favorite Brad Armstrong match ever
October 17, 201410 yr comment_5633744 What is the story with Mr Donnie? I have never seen or heard of him before. Was SCW wrestling his only stop? What is the consensus on Steve Lawler? Would love any background on this stuff. Great stuff here. Thanks guys.
October 17, 201410 yr Author comment_5633756 Mr. Donnie was a dude who was one of Tommy Rich's friends that lived in the Spalding/Henry county area of South Metro Atlanta. Mr. Donnie was basically Tommy's drug dealer and during this time Tommy brought him along as his manager along with some of their boys (Scrap Iron & Shadow.) These cats were very very seedy individuals believe me.
