Abdullah the Butcher vs. TNT (1/6/89)

They are very tentative to start locking up and pushing each other into corners over and over. TNT actually slaps Abby once on a break which is crazy. Great spot where Abby goes for a fork right as TNT unloads on him causing Abby to lose the fork. TNT gets it and attacks him as the crowd goes nuts. But Abby’s able to cut him off with some super stiff shots and both men are bleeding early. TNT is covered in blood right away. Damn. Lots of cool karate chop related stuff in this. TNT manages to cut Abby down with multiple low blows. He’s got some awesome kicks he uses to just wear Abby down finally managing to knock him down. This is just a back and forth slugfest and its pretty fucking awesome. Abby lets TNT kick out of his elbow drop and monkey flip him. TNT hits 4 straight legdrops before locking in the cobra clutch but Abby is too close to the ropes. 4 straight superkicks can’t put Abby down. They end up outside the ring brawling around for the countout. This was yet another really good Abby match. TNT looked awesome.

This match really put TNT over. He hung with Abby the whole match and never looked outclassed. Also, very fun fake martial arts stuff going on. Very good match.