Donnie watches WWF 1982

[BigVanDonnie]

WWF MADISON SQAURE GARDEN
DECEMBER 28TH, 1982

Pedro Morales (c) vs Don Muarco (WWF Intercontinental Championship)
We're finally back to where we should have been a year ago with Don getting ready to FINALLY save the title from this old shit, and set it on the course we know and love for the next 20+ years. Pedro works a headlock for a while as he still refuses to do much of anything to help someone unless his hand is forced. One of the most selfish wrestlers ever. Don ends up kicking him in the dick for being the worst, and he beats the shit out of him in a great control seg. He batters him and throws him all over the place, and to his credit (yuck) Morales takes a nasty header to the floor and then a gross bump into the rails. He takes another to the back of the head when Don dropkicks him off the apron, so he's making me eat shit for my earlier comments. Pedro inexplicably comes back to life and unloads hell on Muarco and it rules so much. He punches the shit out of him and never lets up the beating. The ref tries to get in the middle, but Muarco kicks him in the stomach for the DQ. Awesome busllhit finish.
**3/4

Post match, they keep fighting on the outside where Pedro gets the best of it and eventually runs him off.

 

[BigVanDonnie]

BEST MATCHES OF THE YEAR

Bob Orton vs Steve Travis *** (5/6/82)
Bob Backlund (c) vs Buddy Rose *** (30/8/82. WWF World Championship)
Bob Backlund (c) vs Buddy Rose *** (25/11/82- WWF world Championship-Lumberjack Match)
Bob Backlund (c) vs Jimmy Snuka *** (28/6/82. WWF World Championship-Steel Cage)
Andre The Giant vs Blackjack Mulligan *** (5/6/82)
Bob Backlund (c) vs Bob Orton *** (22/5/82. WWF World Championship)
Pedro Morales (c) vs Greg Valentine *** (18/1/82. WWF Intercontinental Title)
Pedro Morales (c) vs Adrian Adonis *** (WWF Intercontinental Championship)
Pedro Morales (c) vs Greg Valentine *** (20/2/82 WWF Intercontinental Title)
Match#6 Bob Backlund (c) vs Jimmy Snuka *** (6/5/92. WWF World Championship)

BOB BACKLUND (C) VS ADRIAN ADONIS **** (18/2/82. WWF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP)

 

[BigVanDonnie]

1978-The Yukon Lumberjacks
1979-The Wild Samoans
1980-The Wild Samoans (2)
1981-Rick Martel & Tony Garea

1982 TAG TEAM OF THE YEAR
Somehow an even worse year than 81 as the reached a new bottom and then some. Just putrid. Thankfully, our winners returned from the wild to save this shit for good. Also, a new WWF record with 3 wins. Granted this is serious default, but fuck yeah.

THE WILD SAMOANS-8

 

[BigVanDonnie]

1978-Bob Backlund
1979-Ted DiBiase/Greg Valentine
1980-Larry Zbyszko
1981-Sgt Slaughter

WRESTLER OF THE YEAR
This was a 3 horse race for the entire year with the lead changing hands a few times, and for a moment it looked like it would be Orton or Rose, but one man stood above the rest. A man who not only got to kill it on all the house shows, but even got a few sneaky fun TV matches. A man who had the match of the year in a goddam classic, and only missed once. A man who is probably burying a body in his backyard as you read this.

BOB BACKLUND-25

Buddy Rose-24
Bob Orton-19
Pedro Morales-15
Jimmy Snuka-15
Eddie Gilbert-14
Curt Hennig-13
Andre The Giant-12
Blackjack Mulligan-12
Don Muarco-11
Steve Travis-11
Adrian Adonis-10
Greg Valentine-10
Afa-8
Sika-8
Johnny Rodz-8
Ray Stevens-8
Jose Estrada-7
Jesse Ventura-7
SD Jones-5
Tony Garea-5
Big John Studd-4
Charlie Fulton-4
Tiger Mask-4
Tony Atlas-4
Rick McGraw-4
Larry Sharpe-3
Davey O’Hannon-2
Manuel Soto-2
Rick Martel-2
Rocky Johnson-2
Mr Fuji-1
Mr Saito-1
Domenic Denucci-1
Ivan Putski-1
Salvatore Bellomo-1