Lynch Portland Vol. 1

Portland #1 (2 discs) Roddy Piper vs. Luke Williams (Hair match) (3/1/80) - This might be one of those matches considered more fun than good. The crowd is crazy, the ref takes a crazy bump and the hair shaving was fun. This could always go on an EXTRAS disc.

Buddy Rose & Butch Miller Interview - Miller is irate at the Williams loss.

Roddy Piper & Rick Martel vs. Luke Williams & Butch Miller (2/3/ Falls) (3/15/80) - The 1st fall wasn't very good. It just seemed disjointed with no real flow. You can say the same for the 2nd fall but the Sheeps got more of an advantage and won the fall. 3rd fall ended quickly after Buddy Rose interfered with the DQ. Man, after watching the Mid South set and some early Portland, I am not digging the Sheepherders. -

Post match interview that sets up Hair match between Piper and Miller.

Buddy Rose vs. Steve Pardee (2/3 Falls) (4/12/80) - First fall JIP about 5 minutes in. Rose is just beating the shit out of Pardee. Rose wins the first fall after a quick squash. 2nd fall goes by rather quickly as Rose opens Pardee up and gets disqualified for just hammering the shit out of the cut and refusing to break on referee's orders. That was unexpected. Pardee is a mess. The third fall sees the squash continue until Piper interrupts the match and challenges him to a match and I guess the match is over. I don't know if this belongs to a set but Rose was awesome in this. Really wierd finish and the fact it was just a bloody squash keep this from being a nomination. Still, I will probably put this in the EXTRAS section if it isn't nominated.

Buddy Rose vs. Rick Martel (2/3 falls) (4/26/80) - BUddy is wearing a mask/wig combo for the match. 1st fall has some nice legwork from Buddy. Awesome spot where MArtle gives Buddy an atomic drop but his leg is damaged from all of the legwork. This allows Buddy to work on the leg some more and get the easy submission. This first fall was pretty good almost all due to Buddy. 2nd fall sees Martel still selling the leg and Buddy trying to destroy it. Buddy gets posted and the tide turns. Martel in turn decides to post Buddy's back and work on his back and eventually win the 2nd fall with the Boston Crab. I love it when wrestlers work the body parts and it means something. 3rd fall and Martel continues too work on the back. I love it when Buddy went to slam Martel but couldn't complete the slam because his back was too injured. Early in the fall, Martel rips off Buddy's wig and Buddy is too embarassed to continue and runs to the back giving Martel the countout win. This match was awesome and is a slam-dunk nomination and a contender for any set you want to put it on.

Roddy Piper & Rick Martel vs. Luke Williams & Butch Miller (2/3 Falls) (5/3/80) - Pretty cool tag as Martel and Piper inspire the Andersons and destroy Luke's arm. Miller gets the tag but the ref doesn't see it so Williams is eventually put away in the first fall. 2nd fall has MArtel playing FIP after the Sheeps regaining control and never able to tag Piper so he evntually does the job after a vicious back elbow. 3rd fall starts where the 2nd one left off but this time Piper gets the hot tag and cleans house. After Piper shows some spirit, he eventually plays FIP. THe Sheeps do an assisted backbreaker where Butch drops Piper on Luke's knee. That looked pretty cool. A double pin end s the match in controversy but this was one hell of a tag. Definite nomination. Post-match confronation between the two teams.

Buddy Rose vs. Rick Martel (2/3 falls) (5/10/80) - Early on, a different match altogether form the first one where the first fall has the guys working spots out of the headlock includoing the earliest case of a hurrucanrana I can remember seeing as Martel takes Rose over. If the first match was all about working the body parts, this was an exchange of cool moves and sequences worked out of the headlock and Buddy countering. When he gets the advantage, he goes to the top rope and drives Martel's head into the canvas with his knee. It looked fucking sweet. Damn, Buddy is such an awesome bumper. Too bad he never found his way down to Mid South. 2nd fall has Buddy working on Martel's bvack in a role reversal from the first match. However, Martel catches Buddy in the sleeper and takes the 2nd fall to even it up. So far, this is a completely different match form the first one but still just as good. 3rd fall only had a couple of minutes of non-stop action before Martel catches Buddy in another sleeper. THis brings out the Sheeps for the DQ and Piper for the save. Even though the 3rd fall was abrupt, there was enough action to easily move this forward.

BUddy Rose & Sheepherders Post-match Interview

Rick Martel & Roddy Piper Post-match Interview

Roddy Piper, Rick Martel & D. Savage vs. Buddy Rose, Luke Williams, & Butch Miller (2/3 Falls) (5/24/80) - First fall wasn't much with the heels abusing Savage for an easy victory. They then do an interview in between falls. The biggest problem early on is that Savage just isn't that interesting. When Piper and MArtel come in, the action picks up. The 2nd fall ends with stereo sleepers from Piper and Martel to tie it up. The 3rd fall was pretty intense as PIper tries to end it again with a sleeper but while the ref is distracted, the Sheeps knock him out cold with the NZ flag. The 2nd half of the match was fun. The 1st half, not so much. I am not going to nominate this one for now. Post match confrontation between the two teams

Roddy Piper & Rick Martel vs. Luke Williams & Butch Miller (2/3 Falls) (5/31/80) - Similar match to the last one that sees Martel and Piper working over the arm since it was so effective in the last match. This time, the Sheeps injure Piper's leg and just go to town until he submits. The 2nd fall has Piper still getting his leg woked over until he makes the hot tag to Martel. Martel takes control and as he whips Williams into the rope, Piper "judo chops" him to the outside and rams his shoulder into the ringpost allowing his team to ge tthe eventual win. The third fall has Martel playing Fip as Piper is unable to really help his team with the injured leg. However, as Piper comes in after a hot tag and applies a sleeper, Buddy Rose comes in for the DQ but hits Luke Williams instead. The post-match is awesome as Rose starts beating Williams into a bloody pulp with the flagpole everytime Miller looks away. Miller and Rose brawl and finally the New Zealanders make thier way to the interview stand where Miller gies an awesome interview while Luke Williams is bleeding and barely able to stand. I take back what I said about the Sheepherders/ New Zealanders. Fucking awesome all the way around. Definite Nomination.

Igor Volkoff vs. Mike Hennessey (5/31/80) - After the last match, it is really hard to watch this match and not be critical. They don't get much time and this won't be on any set. Buddy Rose Interview - Miller attacks Rose and they have a pull-apart. EXTRA