Posted May 13, 200916 yr comment_5439392 An episode of World Class followed by an episode of Worldwide. I'll cover the Worldwide stuff in a seperate post in the NWA forum. Jerry Allen vs. One Man Gang Solid. Little Mr. T vs. Little Tokyo Normally wouldn't nominate this, and it won't break my heart if no one supports this, but kinda felt a strange obligation to bring this up. So I always understood that midget wrestling in America was strictly a comedy thing, but one thing I noticed in watching some of the mixed midget tags on these discs, as well as the one on the Memphis set, is that some of these guys could actually wrestle when they weren't biting people's asses and whatnot. And the hype for this match from the previous week's show and earlier in this show about the "excitement" that the midgets brought to the ring made it sound less like a lame comedy act and more like the way WCW used to hype the cruiserweights. So I was kinda excited at the potential of midget wrestlers in 80's America being booked in a designated workrate match. And well, the results are actually really good. Little Mr. T brings the charisma and generally acquits himself well, but Little Tokyo is the real star here. He is quite the pint sized bruiser, but also a fine comedy stooge (yes, there is comedy, but it's nothing you couldn't find amongst normal-sized folk) and a pretty impressive bumper (he takes the slingshot better than maybe any other wrestler I've ever seen). Yeah, if these were two non-midgets having the exact same match, I probably wouldn't be nominating it. But it is a great match, and it's unique enough that I think it should at least be considered, even if it doesn't go any farther than that. Bruiser Brody vs. Terry Gordy I am not a huge Brody fan, but these two work really well together. The whole big problem with Brody's work is that he doesn't sell much, and when he does, he does it pretty badly. These guys just stand toe-to-toe and wail on each other, though, so it's not really an issue and it it looks awesome. Match is only about a minute long, though. David Manning Interview Dave talks up the merits of the new title match rules, as well as the potential challengers for Rude's belt at Parade of Champions that you - yes, YOU! - are voting for. Lance Von Erich & Brickhouse Brown vs. Michael Hayes & Buddy Roberts The first time I watched this match, I really wasn't feeling it. I'm not sure why. I revisited it when doing this write-up, and I did a total 180 on it. Awesome southern tag with the 'Birds really laying in an ass-kicking on Brown, Brown eating it spectacularly, and Lance actually delivering off of the hot tag. I don't know what my deal was before, I could actually see this going on the set.
December 8, 200916 yr comment_5446260 Little Mr. T vs. Little Tokyo This is the only bout I haven't seen. I liked it but I can't endorse it. It was a close call.
January 6, 201016 yr comment_5446967 Little Mr. T vs. Little Tokyo (3/21/86) This was definitely a more serious midgets match and it was interesting to see while it was a good match it isn't nomination material.
