Posted August 23, 200718 yr comment_5421104 This is for the North American title, and was really great. It was weirdly worked as virtually everything was wrestled in a phone booth, it was like watching a pair of great bodypunching Mexican middleweights, all of the leverage and amature stuff was totally awesome, and they had a great clusterfuck finish, which ends with Reed and Murdoch teeing off on each other.
August 25, 200718 yr comment_5421172 I thought this was pretty neat. I'm not totally sold on this match, but it was cool. I loved how both guys early did mirror sequences of fireman carry take overs on one another. I loved the Murdoch elbows he threw. The brawl at the finish, and after the match was fun. The mat wrestling was good here and shows what a versatile worker that Murdoch was. I think this could get on a ballot, but I don't think it's a lock.
November 6, 200718 yr comment_5423538 Good match, not great. I think the ending was pretty weak and did more to continue the Reed-Murdoch face feud than actually doing anything disc worthy. I have seen too many awesome matches over the last few days to consider this. I gotta vote no.
November 22, 200718 yr comment_5424386 North American Heavyweight Title: “Capt. Redneck” Dick Murdoch © vs. “Dr. Death” Steve Williams (9/11/85) Reed comes out challenging the winner of this match and Murdoch is a dick to him. There was some really solid tight matwork early in the match that Murdoch would stop with his great elbow smashes. Murdoch used a great front chancery that Doc had to work very hard to get out of. Doc gets Murdoch in a rear chinlock with a great camera shot of Murdoch’s missing front teeth. Doc would get a bodyslam on Murdoch but would miss a running tackle and fell to the floor with Sweetan helping him up but would end up with Sweetan posting Reed. Murdoch would get Doc in an airplane spin but his leg would hit Tommy Gilbert so he dropped him then went for a brainbuster but Sweetan came in and used a chop to Murdoch’s throat to break up that move. Reed would then hit his diving shoulderblock to take out Sweetan and Doc would hit Reed with the armbrace. There would be a collision with Doc & Reed and Reed fell on Murdoch so Murdoch would jack Reed’s jaw then started stomping him and started brawling with Doc & Sweetan. Doc & Sweetan keep up the stomping until the Fantastics make the save and the match ends in a DQ. Reed & Murdoch keep brawling after the match with the faces trying to hold them back. This was an awesome match and segment all together with the match being solid enough to go on as a nomination and moving forward on the set.
