Duggan v the One Man Gang! With a chain!

Hacksaw Duggan v One Man Gang (Chain Match) (Houston, 1/9/87)

I thought this was a tremendous match with an awesome Duggan performance. He gets clubbed in the head with a chain-wrapped fist right at the bell and his selling of never quite being fully recovered after that was so good. His timing on hope spots, the way he'll milk each shot, how he sells fatigue and blood-loss and the general WEIGHT (literally and figuratively) of the Gang, his crowd connection, obviously the punches, it was top drawer all across the board. He was bleeding inside about eight seconds. Whenever he tried to fight back he'd rock the Gang, but Gang is gigantic and Duggan is fighting uphill so it would only take one big blow from the OMG to cut him off. I loved how when Duggan could string together more than a single shot Gang would try to just roll out to the floor to get away, wisely opting against getting into more of a brawl than absolutely necessary with a blood-fuelled maniac. When he finally does manage to get away Duggan just rolls out with him and recklessly throws a chair at his head. Everything Duggan does has the crowd going nuts but his big scoop slam - after milking two attempts before that - ruled and his roar after it was incredible. Every time Gang tries to squash Duggan in the corner and he hits the buckles it sounds like the ring is about to break. All of the attempts at touching the four turnbuckles get huge heat and the roof about comes off whenever Duggan can string three together. The struggle over those moments really stands out, the way neither guy is allowed to just walk over and touch the turnbuckles without a fight. The best example might be when Duggan is trying to drag Gang over by the chain to he can touch the buckle, his other hand using the top rope as an anchor, looking like Captain America in that scene where Bucky's trying to fly away in the helicopter. Finish ruled too. Akbar trips Duggan as he's running the ropes (which followed an incredible leaping clothesline to Gang) and as he falls the OMG pulls a length of chain taut, Duggan landing throat-first across it. Gang then follows up with a chain-assisted clothesline and huge splash. Duggan will not relent until he succumbs to sheer exhaustion and the crowd were with him every second he tried to pull the Gang back with that chain. I loved this.