Superstar Graham vs Dusty Rhodes (WWWF - 10/24/77)

Fun brawl, both guys have tons of charisma, although it is very by-the-book and nothing you won't see anywhere else. The rope spots in particular are great. I don't know what to think about Dusty trying to win with his feet on the ropes: on one side it's dumb because it seemed like he had the match won anyway, so why risking it by cheating? But on the other side I like the poetry of trying to give Graham some of his own medicine, considering that's how he defeated Bruno in the first place. I also don't like the ending: they try too hard to keep Dusty's credibility intact, but he looks more dumb than anything else in defeat.

It's a good match, but has psychology issues that don't stand the test of time. ***1/4