This was just a incredible out of control brawl. This is probaly the most famous match in Mid-Souths history. The crowd was so going crazy the whole match. I gotta say that Houston has the weirdest looking cages. The opening pat down by the ref was really cool. Dibiase charging Duggan during his pat down was out of the Heel 101 playbook it was still great. Duggan gets busted open from the cage set up the story. Dibiase of course goes to town on the cut. By this point Duggan's face is just totally thrashed. All of both guys offense was stiff and looked brutal. The spots around the glove were fantastic. The blood all over both guys shirts and pants really added to this match. This match was full of drama. Hell thsi match even had powder. The finish was so great. Duggans punch with the coal miners glove was devestating, and Dibiase took a huge bump off of it and sold it like death. This is an easy nomination. I have also seen the date listed as 3-22-85

Houston was 8/22/85

 

New Orleans was 8/30/85

 

I don't know if both made tpae or not but we need to determine if the one we nominate was in Houston or NO.

This one is the one from Houston.

This is the cage match and is pretty great, I dug the fuck out of both guys bleeding all over their nice shirts, and it was a really great use of the coal miners glove, the bump DiBiase takes on the final shot is totally spectacular.

Tuxedo Street Fight Loser Leaves Town Coal Miners Glove On A Pole Steel Cage Match: Hacksaw Duggan vs. Ted DiBiase (3/22/85)

 

We may not have the Superdome version but this will be just fine. Nothing like watching two guys dressed up as the figures on top of wedding cakes battle it out in a steel cage and I can just imagine whoever has to clean the suits afterwards’ face will look. DiBiase starts ripping off Duggan’s clothes first as Duggan is bleeding all over his white suit. They work this like their normal brawls pretty much only with a cage, pole, and suits being the differences. DiBiase tries to climb the pole first but Duggan throws him down. Duggan is bleeding buckets here trying to make a comeback but DiBiase piledrives him and goes for the pole again. DiBiase climbs up but Duggan pulls him off again and he takes a tremendous bump on his neck. Duggan now starts up his comeback and he starts tearing clothes off of DiBiase then throws him into the cage for good measure. Duggan climbs the pole and gets the glove but DiBiase pulls his powder and throws it in Duggan’s face then grabs the glove but misses his shot. Duggan hits an atomic drop but they knock heads as DiBiase bounces off the rope. DiBiase climbs up the ropes and misses a diving fistdrop and Duggan rips the glove off his hand looking like an animal he nails the bloody DiBiase with it. DiBiase took a hellacious bump off the glove and Duggan gets the win in a great all-action slugfest. Definite DVD nomination.