Jack Brisco vs. Paul Jones (09/01/82)

Jack Brisco vs. Paul Jones (09/01/82)

Parv goes into detail on the backstory of the Brisco injury a few posts up. In short Jones messed up Brisco's leg in the parking lot and should be on the shelf for a month.

This is a studio match and it's a great one. We get 12 minutes or so and both guys looked good. Brisco goes after Jones leg like a surgeon. He is all over it. I'm a mark for working a body part so this is heaven for me. Got to give Jones credit he sells the leg perfectly. Jones tries to counter out of it with a headlock, but Jack turns the tide and is back on the leg. Jones eventually counters with a guillotine leg smash. Jack destroys the leg some more.The leg work serves 2 purposes. One is payback, 2 it takes Jones Indian Deathlock out of play. The ref warns Jones about karate use. This might be a residual thing from his Steamboat feud. Jones gets some offense in and Brisco takes an awkward bump to the outside. Both guys have leg injuries now. Brisco is in control and looks to be finishing off Jones. Brisco irish whip Jones into the corner, Jack follows up and gets hit with a Karate thrust for 3.

Final Thoughts: This was tremendous. It's all smartly worked. Both guys sold well. I think Jones did this even better than Jack in this match. Jack had a real edge to him. They did a great job foreshadowing the karate finish. Jack really brought the action that drove the match. Jones was great at reacting too it. ****