SUMMARY: APPROX. RUNNING TIME:10:44 Min.
The match was taped at a house show, in either January or early February of 1987, from Washington, D.C.’s Armory. The bout subsequently aired on February 7, 1987, for WTBS’ World Championship Wrestling TV series. Garvin’s valet (and real-life spouse), Precious, is at ringside.
The match’s commentators are Tony Schiavone and promoter David Crockett.
REVIEW:
As a peripheral NWA main event attraction, Jimmy Garvin’s charismatic talents and flashy appearance convey that he and his blond valet, Precious, were the promotion’s answer to the WWF’s legendary “Macho Man” Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth. Predating Savage & Elizabeth’s mass popularity by a few years, the Garvin/Precious duo’s presence in the mid-to-late ‘80s NWA often made for some good viewing. Case in point: Garvin’s brand of obnoxious heel tactics proves well-suited against the underrated Brad Armstrong.
Despite such reliable in-ring work as a second-generation pro, Armstrong never got his own high-profile gimmick/angle to shine. Though he would later be reduced into some under-the-radar masked roles, at least Armstrong was never publicly humiliated like Terry Taylor’s Red Rooster. Armstrong, as seen in this bout, reminds viewers why he was among the NWA’s best technical performers by readily keeping up with Garvin’s star power.
Case in point: Armstrong’s match-ending hard fall to the arena’s parquet floor signifies his toughness by getting up fast. This routine encounter isn’t likely to inspire multiple viewings, but it is all means watchable.
BRIAN’S ODD MOON RATING: 5½ Stars
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