Lou Thesz vs. Buddy Rogers (Chicago 1/26/1951)
Mar 15, 2019 17:38:41 GMT -5
Post by fxnj on Mar 15, 2019 17:38:41 GMT -5
Not sure if my review is long enough for this to go straight to nominees, so I'm leaving this here. Fantastic match that really just barely missed the cut for my list. Very well could make it on a rewatch.
19510126 Thesz vs Rogers
Pretty similar to their first match. Rogers is again the aggressive champ taking cheap shots, though he seems to have learned his lesson and wrestles more cautiously for the first half. Some really good headlock work in the first part of this match that people should really watch if they want to see how that hold should be worked. This also features some stiff uppercuts from Rogers that Thesz sells differently than he did in the earlier match, which I appreciate. Turns into a brutal striking match towards the end with both guys going back-and-forth trading hard shots. I've got this just a smidge below the earlier match, though, as this doesn't have an epic ending like the earlier one did and I'm just naturally inclined to go for shorter matches over longer ones. ****3/8
19510126 Thesz vs Rogers
Pretty similar to their first match. Rogers is again the aggressive champ taking cheap shots, though he seems to have learned his lesson and wrestles more cautiously for the first half. Some really good headlock work in the first part of this match that people should really watch if they want to see how that hold should be worked. This also features some stiff uppercuts from Rogers that Thesz sells differently than he did in the earlier match, which I appreciate. Turns into a brutal striking match towards the end with both guys going back-and-forth trading hard shots. I've got this just a smidge below the earlier match, though, as this doesn't have an epic ending like the earlier one did and I'm just naturally inclined to go for shorter matches over longer ones. ****3/8
