NWA Classics Price Tag Reviews #5

Andre the Giant v. Stan "The Man" Stasiak 10/31/80 $1.00

Really fun short 2/3 falls match. First fall is all Staisiak bumping around for Andre and trying to work towards the heart punch. The first couple of times hit tried it Andre fired back with this huge thrust punch which looked like he almost beheaded him. Stasiak hits the heart punch and gets DQed for the first fall which felled the giant. Stasiak goes after him in the second fall but Andre counters and takes him out with a big splat. Really smartly worked fun stuff, all of this early Andre has been a gold mine.

Tully Blanchard v. El Bracero 12/11/81 $.25

Fun short match with Tully bumping around for Bracero's old school lucha goof spots, lots of mule kicks and arm drags. Would have liked to see Tully throw out a bit more offense, but this was a nifty little five minutes.

Jose Lothario v. Black Gordman 1/13/84 $2.50

I loved this, I described this to Eric as the worlds greatest Eddie Marlin v. Tommy Gilbert match. Two badass old guys with awesome punches making each other bleed. Gordman jumps Lothario at the bell and busts him open with a chain, and from their it is all old dudes throwing hambones, Lothario is awesome, he is pretty much all punches, but he has a bunch of different punches including a fun hook and a big bolo uppercut, and he knows how to time everything right.