This was pretty awesome, Dundee is newly turned heel here and spends alot of time doing really great Fuerza shtick avoiding Taylor and then cheap shotting him. Man alive does Dundee have some nice cheap shots. Kind of a cheap ending as Taylor gets his foot caught and Dundee kicks away at him and gets DQed.

 

Memphis arena footage 5/7/83

All three Dundee v. Taylor matches listed on Prowrestling History have Dundee winning, and this match has him losing by DQ so I am not sure which one it is

-Decent match with a shitty finish. I might have to rewatch it again but I wasn't impressed. I think seeing Taylor doing vicious five-arms in Mid South soured me on his weak attempt in this match. Plus, the bad ending.

Southern Heavyweight Title w/2 referees: “Superstar” Bill Dundee © vs. Terry Taylor (4/4/83)

 

There are two refs to make sure everything is on the up and up for this match. Dundee has started his heel turn and he is really vicious here but Taylor shows a mean streak as well and hangs with the little Aussie. Dundee whines about Calhoun protecting Taylor so he eats a great right hand to the face by Taylor then plays a great chickenshit heel begging and stooging. Dundee would catch Taylor coming through the ropes and popped him but Taylor’s foot would get hooked in the ropes so Dundee just started beating the hell out of him for the DQ. Dutch would come out and threw Dundee off of Taylor for the save. The work during the match was very solid but the finish was blah although it doesn’t change my mind of it being a nomination.

I thought Dundee's heel work was so great. Phil's Fuerza comparison was right on the money. He was so great as that sneaky bastard heel where I just wanted to slap the taste out of his mouth. I feel this should go forward on the strength of Dundee's work. Taylor had his moments, but Dundee was the star of this match.