SUMMARY: RUNNING TIME: 9:39 Min.
Taped in Memphis, TN, the approximate date of this CWA grudge match is sometime in 1984. With his supportive father, Angelo Poffo, at ringside, “Macho Man” Randy Savage is the flamboyant babyface going up against his ultra-arrogant nemesis, “Ravishing” Rick Rude. Rude is managed by Savage’s ex-crony, Jimmy “Mouth of the South” Hart. A potential wildcard is “King Kong” Bundy, as he is Rude & Hart’s over-sized enforcer.
Lance Russell & Randy Hales are the ringside commentators.
REVIEW:
Watching Savage briefly pursue a galloping Hart away from ringside is likely this brawl’s top highlight. Still, Savage and Rude’s can’t-miss chemistry is such a treat that it’s disappointing this match doesn’t go fifteen minutes or more. More so, the late-80’s WWF missed a golden opportunity not booking this match-up in a high-stakes feud for a fiery Savage’s WWF World Title, when both were both in their absolute primes.
Fans will get a fun showdown (and a decent finish) here, but it certainly leaves one wanting more.
Note: Newspaper documentation exists advertising Rick Rude challenging Savage at least once for his WWF Championship (in this instance, shortly after the 1988 Survivor Series).
BRIAN’S ODD MOON RATING: 6½ Stars
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