Posted December 12, 200718 yr comment_5425109 Roddy Piper vs. Ed Wiskowski (2/3 falls) - 1st fall has Piper beating Wiskowski until Ed catches him in the throat. Wiskowski proceeds to attack the throat area and for once, I don't mind the Wiskowski chinlock. Later on, Piper's leg gets caught in the rope so Ed starts attacking the leg. Piper tries to cut Ed down by attacking his leg. I don't know who was responsible for laying out the matches in Portland but I have never seen matches that make more sense than the ones I have watched the last couple of days. Piper catches Wiskowski by surprise with a swinging neckbreaker to get the three. So, when the 2nd fall starts, he works on the neck. I am not crazy about seeing a nerve hold but it makes sense. Wiskowski escapes the nerve hold by tossing Piper outside the ring. ON the way down, Piper sells his back so Wiskowski goes outside to ram Piper's back into the ringpost and then bodyslams him on the concrete. One fan at ringside was so irate he had to be subdued by the cops. Wiskowski gets him back in the ring and puts him away with the headbutt. 3rd fall starts off as a brawl with them fighting outside the ring. Back in the ring, after an Irish whip, Buddy Rose trips Piper and Ed wins in a really short fall. AFter the match, Rose and Wiskowski beat on Piper until he is busted open. Once again, we have a match worth watching. (Lynch Vol. 3)
April 2, 201115 yr comment_5468876 I liked the first fall a bunch. Again, it was like a mini-match, with Piper coming out hot, Wiskoswki using a strong leg attack to turn the tide and Piper staging a great desperate rally. For all his technical shortcomings, Piper did excel at conveying emotion and struggle. The second fall was good stuff as well, with Piper logically following up on the finish to the first fall and Wiskowski getting the crowd all tuned up by destroying Roddy's back on he outside. The third fall was hot but brief with the expected post-match brawl involving Rose. Overall, this was another solid nomination.
