Posted January 24, 20169 yr comment_5723023 Northwest Heavyweight Title: "The Crippler" Rip Oliver © vs. "Mean" Mike Miller (6/27/87)Crews & Jackson must get into the penalty box during the match so it's a fair fight. Don Owen says on the mic that the sponsors made this match happen on TV which gives them a rub to the fans eyes. Miller takes it to Oliver early and often beating him from pillar to post. Oliver tries to go to the floor to recover but Miller would chase him down and posted him hard before bringing him back to the ring where he would punch him numerous times before missing and tumbling over the top rope to the floor. Oliver now is in control and he is taking the fight to Miller even throwing him into the penalty box cage. Miller juices as Crews & Jackson get some shots in from inside the cage. Oliver is ruthless working over Miller who the fans trying to motivate fight back which he does and he starts pounding Oliver on the floor until he gets hit with a low blow. The match would go back to the ring where Miller would catch Oliver with a backslide out of nowhere to win the match and the title. The fans go nuts as the finish was a surprise and after the match The Clan beat the hell out of Miller with the title belt until the faces make the save. I dug this match a lot and easily the best match I've seen of on this set of 3 so far. I think this is a fairly easy nomination.
