I think this is actually the first Piper/Martel tag I've seen. It wasn't too bad, you know. The first fall was largely an extended babyface control segment on Williams, mostly headlocks but they're well-worked headlocks and our babyfaces look like they're really trying to squeeze someone into unconsciousness. We got the babyface switcheroo shtick behind the referee's back, then Martel switched to the headscissors and there was an amazing bit where he basically handstand walked up the turnbuckles, pushed off the top rope and took Williams down again with the headscissors takeover. The transition to the face in peril segment was a bit weak, but the work on Martel was fine. There's a better - albeit shorter - heat segment in the second fall after Piper takes a very Piperish bump into the post, then the Sheepherders take turns biting and choking him with their singlet strap. The hot tag looks botched after they do what I imagine was supposed to be a blind tag behind a distracted Sandy Barr, but instead Sandy treated it the same as any of the previous switcheroo tags and just took Martel's word for it. I love Sandy but he might've had a long weekend at the flea market because he had a bit of a shocker on the night. If that was Hebner in there folk would be baying for blood (or mildly irritated, I suppose). Third fall doesn't last too long before Miller DOES lash out at the referee by throwing him clean out the ring and Sandy takes a more graceful over the top rope bump than most seasoned wrestlers. Apparently in Portland the ref can just decide to holds the titles up and make them vacant. Imagine Hebnar with that sort of power? Unfathomable.
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