Our fourth match on the list brings us the AWA for a tag team contest. The angle going into this bout is that Bockwinkel and Stevens do not want to face Bastien and Robinson, but are forced to due to signing a contract to wrestle on television.
This was a rather good, fast paced match. Very innovative for it's time. From what I've seen so far, wrestling was a lot slower than it is these days, but this match could have been seen in the past two decades. Lots of back and forth action, with the champions, Bockwinkel and Stevens using various heel tactics to try and gain the upper hand. Unfortunately, that would not be enough as they would drop two straight falls, the last one to a belly to back back breaker, to supposedly lose the AWA World Tag Team Championship. I say supposedly due to the fact the referee says that the bout was non-title, but Bastien and Robinson walk out with the belts. We'd have to tune in next week to see how this played out, but unfortunately, I don't have that footage.
My Grade: B+
Good action inside the ring and a very innovative match for its time.
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