Black History Month DAY 7

Kareem Muhammed + Kamala v. Dick Murdoch + Hacksaw Jim Duggan 7/14/85

This match is interesting from a sociological standpoint. You get to see your two real archetypes of fat black dudes in wrestling. In some ways they don't make much sense as a tag team. Kamala is working a minstrel African Savage gimmick, you expect him to try to boil Bugs Bunny in a pot. Meanwhile Kareem Muhammed is an American black man who has embraced Black Militancy. The Zambuie Express were formed when Ray Candy and Leroy Brown abandoned their slave names and joined to fight for justice against a society based on White Supremacy. You would think a forward thinking positive brother like Kareem Muhammed wouldn't have anything to do with Kamala.

This match has your pair of black wrestlers getting their ass kicked by a pair of white rednecks while the crowd goes nuts. Man do those guys take an asskicking though, and no one dishes it out like Duggan and Murdoch. This was Mid-South wrestling and its Mid-Southiest, crazy brawling, nutty crowd heat, great punches, big bumps, just go-go wrestling. Kamala is pretty damn underrated, flies around great and his top rope splash is about as great looking a move as you will see in the 80's. Muhammed is pretty fun at flying off of Duggan and Murdochs fists, although his offense wasn't as good.