Posted December 21, 200717 yr comment_5425722 This is mostly Martel tearing up Lawler's knee, and he's awesome at it. Lawler's selling didn't hurt, either. Lame finish but a great title match.
February 8, 200817 yr comment_5427951 AWA World Heavyweight Title: Rick Martel © vs. Jerry “The King” Lawler (10/12/85) This is a rare match from Nashville and it’s funny watching Martel work heel here. Lawler starts quickly trying to get pins and just working on Martel but Rick would soon get the advantage by working on Lawler’s left leg. Martel just wrenches away on the leg before putting him in the figure-four but Lawler would grab the ropes. Martel continues his attack on the leg by going for the figure-four again but Lawler keeps fighting back. Lawler would make a comeback by using his great punches but Martel just keeps going working on the leg. Lawler would have enough of this though and dropped the strap before firing off the punches then two diving fistdrops off the middle rope. Lawler is feeling it as he just unloads with punches until Martel would throw him into Jerry Calhoun. Martel uses a boot to KO Lawler but Calhoun is still out. Lawler would pick up the boot and nailed Martel that would get him DQed. The finish was crap but this was still a very solid match and a nomination.
March 4, 200817 yr comment_5428999 Jerry Lawler vs. Rick Martel - The arena looks really small but the crowd is fired up. When Lawler is in control, it is all about punching Martel in the face. When Martel controls, it is a story of how many ways can he destroy Lawler's leg. It also helps that LAwler's boots look like they are made of rubber so when Martel twists the foot, it looks more painful than it probably was. Lawler uses his boot to get the pin but ends up disqualified instead. THe end was pretty hot even though the result sucked. Another nomination.
April 6, 200817 yr comment_5430454 Was this actually from a Great American Bash card like Lawler says in the intro? If so why was Martel defending the AWA title? And why was he working a fake Flair match on a show headlined by Flair? And who was Flair wrestling on a Nashville Bash? Austin Idol? Valient? Rich? With all of that, this match was pretty darn good and a nomination for sure
April 8, 200817 yr Author comment_5430534 The Bash tours didn't start until '86. They did do a show w/ Crockett about 2 weeks earlier in Memphis w/ Dundee/Valiant vs Boyd/Morgan and Flair vs Lawler being the only interpromotional matches. Crockett also sent Magnum vs Tully, Whatley vs Landel, and R&R vs Koloffs.
July 17, 200817 yr comment_5433071 This was a tremendous match. Martel's leg work was awesome. Lawler's grade A selling helped with match. Overall, some awesome stuff.
