[1980-02-05-Joint Promotions] Jon Cortez vs Jeff Kaye

[Loss]

Talk about it here.

[SAMS]

1980-02-05
Joint Promotions
Jon Cortez vs Jeff Kaye
Walton on Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom
★★★

Cortez once again is matched up against a heavier opponent in a catch-weight contest.
This was one of those high sportsmanship matches, leaning hard into the technical aspects, locking on holds and putting the onus on their opponent to find an escape. Several times they found themselves in a stalemate and we had a break and reset due to no advantage for either man.
I wouldn’t say that there was a lot of “comedy” but the tone was very lighthearted between the two. Cortez had his moments but these moments were mostly instigated by Kaye. It would be interesting to know if there was a significant difference in personalities of WoS wrestlers based on where they were from. Cortez was from the South (Dulwich, London) while Kaye was from the North (Yorkshire). Are more of the comedic guys from the North than the South? 
Cortez once again came back from a fall down to snatch the victory with two flash pins in back to back rounds. Generally I’d say that the pins come across as the “sloppiest” moves in WoS so far. The intricate mat work and build to the pins is so good that often the pins themselves feel a bit deflating and unsatisfying. This would be my biggest criticism of the style at this point.

(Note: itvwrestling.co.uk has the listing for this as 1980-03-05)