Posted December 11, 200717 yr comment_5425079 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. (Lynch Vol. 1)
March 27, 201114 yr comment_5468436 This could have been their previous match for the first seven minutes, with Martel and Piper working the arm and doing vaguely heelish stuff. But then the Sheepherders turned the tide by attacking Piper's knee, which had supposedly just been injured in a car accident (with the intimation that Rose's army caused the accident.) Roddy's offense wasn't so hot, but he turned in some solid FIP selling at the end of the first fall and beginning of the second. I like the way they used interviews between falls to enhance the themes of the main events. The Sheepherders/Rose one was particularly good, explaining Piper's knee while also teasing dissension between Buddy and the Kiwis. From the Piper/Martel rally in the second fall until the finish, this was pure, chaotic fun, with the Sheepherders/Rose alliance exploding. I loved the evolution of Buddy's betrayals, from seeming accident to naked provocation of Butch. And Butch's promo, with a bloodied Luke propped up beside him, was a perfect finish. Great TV wrestling here, with the angles carrying things as much as the physical action. It belongs on the set, promos included.
December 20, 201113 yr comment_5490558 This was just a tremendous tag. Martel and Piper make an interesting dynamic and is fun watching them work in comparisons. Martel just comes across as super smooth compared to Piper.
