Posted April 19, 201015 yr comment_5449674 Buddy Rose vs. Steve Regal - 10/24/81 - Stasiak and ??? are locked in a cage outside the ring to prevent them from interfering. The 1st fall is based around Regal controlling with a headlock. Rose has some fun escapes but they are working a really slow pace. I really wish Regal was working the headlock more but Rose is pretty great. Rose finally gains control after crotching Regal on the ropes out of a headlock. Good escape! To add insult injury, Rose crotches Regal around the ringpost and grabs the pin. Mixed bag on the 1st fall. Regal went out like a bitch. 2nd fall, Rose is in control and I really prefer Rose on offense. He even gets the caged animals in the act when the whole purpose of the cage was keeping them form interfering. When Regal fights back, he turns the tide with an atomic drop. Instead of taking the pin, he pulls Rose up before the three… and crotches Rose on the ringpost. Genius! Regal gets the pin. 3rd fall, Regal controls early and decides not to to waste time with that headlock shit. He injures Rose’s big belly and works him over with a freaking stomach claw. Rose rakes the eyes to gain control and beats the fuck out of Regal. He chokes him out with a rope from under the ring, rams him into the ringpost and bashes him in with a chair. Regal fights his way into the ring but takes a huge bump outside. Rose thinks he can use the chair again but Regal fucking gets it and beats the fuck out of Rose and then chokes him out with the rope under the ring. Fucking A!!! This picked up huge. The cages rats come intoplay and choke out Regal when he gets close to the cage. Rose gets distracted and Regal gets back in the ring and gets pinned on a rollup. Fuck man, the first fall was slow but the last two falls ruled. All hell breaks loose. I love Portland wrestling. (Lynch 6)
August 23, 201015 yr comment_5454880 This was another fun bout, it was slow in some spots but overall was a great bout with a real good stretch run in the final 2 falls. I did love how the heels would some how move the cage closer to the ring.
April 15, 201114 yr comment_5469927 I was bored as shit for most of the first fall and really questioning how this pulled a nomination. However, I did appreciate the way Buddy's crotching finish set up Regal's pissed off callback to end the second. And that flowed into the lovely, hate-filled chaos of the third fall. Yeah, they really redeemed that terrible start, so this gets a thumbs up from me.
July 12, 201213 yr comment_5509990 I liked all the pageantry with Masters/Stasiak in the cage at ringside, but I was having some major flashbacks to AWA Regal at points in the first fall and AWA Regal might be my last favorite wrestler ever. It wasn't THAT bad, but it was not as good as you usually get out of Buddy v. random guy in Portland. Then Buddy goes to the crotch and works it over and gets the fall with a falling splash which I rather liked as a finish. Enjoyed the start of the second fall as Regal fought out of a nut stomp, but Buddy took back over with a knee to the gut and got in an atomic drop for a good near fall. Buddy's working the ribs was solid and Regal's comeback was well timed and pretty well delivered. Definitely a solid second fall with the nice payback finish. Third fall starts with Regal in control which is something I never really want to be seeing, but quickly gets awesome as Rose smashes Regal into the chair of a ringside fan, chokes him with a roe from under the ring, post him and beats him with a chair while the girls in the front row almost have a collective stroke. Fucking great spot with Regal making a comeback only for Buddy to slingshot him wildly for a huge bump to the floor. Buddy tries to pursue but Regal makes a comeback with the chair. Another cool spot as Buddy whips Regal into the ringside cage and Stasiak/Masters choke him out from inside. Regal wins with a roll up after Borne runs interference. Third fall saved this to me, but it should be on the set.
