6. Jimmy Garvin vs David Von Erich - Texas title is held up for the second time

 

Living in Austin, Texas I've got to give props to DVE representing with the hook-em horns sign. Both wrestlers are working hard here. The wrestlers were good here in working holds on the mat. Both wrestlers facials were good in this. It made me believe in the holds that were being applied. I liked this but the finish was the shits. I still give this a nomination. David seems to be hitting his stride here, and Garvin has looked strong in Texas.

Decision Match for the vacant Texas Heavyweight Title: “Gorgeous” Jimmy Garvin vs. David Von Erich (5/27/83)

 

Another match with lots of heat with everyone involved selling their roles in the match greatly. David really worked over Garvin’s left leg early in the match but Garvin would make a comeback and just started pounding on David with knees to the head. David would make a comeback though throwing bombs before going to work on Garvin’s left arm trying to setup the claw but Garvin would poke him in the eye to counter. David didn’t care though as he kept the pressure on Garvin eventually tieing him up in the ropes and just punching him in the face. David would hit his high kneelift dead in the face of Garvin and got a nearfall as Sunshine put Garvin’s foot on the rope. David would then chase Sunshine into the ring where the bell would ring for a DQ as David got a claw on Garvin but he would carry him to the ropes and threw him over. The finish was a DDQ for some bullshit reason as nothing happened but what can you do. This was another solid match and should move forward.

I think this match supports my theory that Garvin was the Eddy Guerrero to David's JBL, as really, David is just so much better in this match than he had been just a few months earlier. He really delivers a quality beating on Garvin and eats stuff really well. He really cranked in those hammerlocks early in the match, and when Garvin threw him off the second time, he ate the turnbuckle hard. Garvin usually has one or two matches each feud where he gets fed up with the face who's chasing him and says "fuck this cowardly heel bullshit" and starts beating the fuck out of people. This might have been that match for the David feud. He is going after him early and often. That bit where he has him in the corner and is repeatedly kneedropping him in the head is just brutal. Offhand, I'm thinking this was the best of the David/Garvin matches. Only problem was the finish, which, as mentioned already, was total bullshit and made no sense whatsoever. Still, this is an easy nomination since the body of the match was outstanding.

 

[Romdam 18]