This was another fantastic match between these two. This was for the N.A Title, and Butch's T.V title would be on the line for the first 15 minutes. Both guys picked a body part and worked it throughout the match. Reed worked Murdock's arm while Dick worked Reed's leg. Reed's work on Murdock's arm was well done. Their was this cool spot where Reed kept on pounding Dick's shoulder and arm. Dick moved his arm at the last minute and Butch wiffed it, which set Butch up to eat a Murdock elbow smash. Murdock's leg work on Reed was spot on perfect. It was textbook on how to work a leg. The work was just nice and tight. Overall, it was a great match that I'm going to nominate.

North American Heavyweight Title: Dick Murdoch © vs. Butch Reed (10/14/85)

 

Now we are in New Orleans for the big rematch and Reed’s Mid-South TV Title is on the line for the first 15 minutes. We get a handshake at the bell so this match starts off like the OKC one and they work the early part of the match just like that one as well but the punches are thrown way earlier as Reed gets off the first shot breaking out of a clinch but it was on the shoulder. Murdoch steps up the pace because he wants that TV title too so he goes for an inside cradle at the 10:00 mark for a nearfall and he throws a lot of elbows here on Reed in various positions. Murdoch really catches Reed with a forearm and hits an atomic drop for a nearfall at the 14:00 mark. Reed is doing all he can now to keep his TV title and fights long enough to keep the title now leaving the NA Title up for grabs. Murdoch starts pounding on Reed but Reed nails him with a soupbone sending him to the floor. Murdoch is on the floor selling like death thinking he lost some teeth before rolling back into the ring. Murdoch stalls a little but Reed just keeps delivering the punishment until Murdoch catches him with a punch as he runs the ropes after a leapfrog. Murdoch now has full control at the 20:00 mark and starts going to work on Reed’s left knee with stomps and kneedrops. Murdoch keeps this up for quite a while with Reed selling bigtime and Reed’s fans are trying to rally him and Reed gets the advantage back after numerous kicks to the kidney but Murdoch once again starts punching the leg and Reed goes down. Reed gets back up though and drops his other knee on Murdoch’s shoulder but he can barely walk so he goes to work on Murdoch’s shoulder with an armbar. Both men now start punching the other’s weak spots and Murdoch finally gets the upper hand sending Reed to the mat followed up by a couple of stomps to the head before going back to work on the knee. Murdoch locks in the figure-four but Reed breaks out of it not too long after and uses his right foot to keep Murdoch away from him with kicks to the gut. Reed tries to drop his bad knee on Murdoch’s head but Murdoch moves and Reed hits the mat writhing in pain but he keeps coming back and pounds on Murdoch but Murdoch picks him up and drops his left knee on his knee at the 30:00 mark. Murdoch has the advantage again but Reed fires back and tries to slam him but knocks him into Carl Fergie and Murdoch gets an O’Connor Roll with no one to count. Murdoch pulls Fergie into the ring and Reed gets an O’Connor Roll of his own to win the title with the crowd going completely bonkers. Murdoch whines after the match but shakes Reed’s hand as a sign of respect. Reed tells the camera that Ric Flair is next.

 

This match wasn’t as good as the OKC one but it had the clean finish and still was a great match that was completely different than the OKC match due to there being more action. A definite nomination.

This one goes on for sure.

Murdoch's rolling out of the ring sell of the first big punch was great, and this had alot of the awesome stuff of their first match. Finish felt a little abrupt for such a long match, and this didn't have the post match. Definitly the lesser of the two matches, but should still make a disc.

another obvious yes.