[2000-10-07-MCW-TV] Jerry Lawler vs Tazz

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Lawler pulling a Rick Rude appearing on both shows today. This proved that these two don't really have much chemistry as it was a longer match but still pretty dull with a bunch of punching and kicking and not much intensity behind the punches. Tazz just isn't that great of a brawler and added to that was a weak ref bump for the finish. *1/4

 

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Tazz backs Lawler into the corner and throws a bunch of clearly pulled rights at him. As he starts laughing in his face, ‘the King’ switches their positions and gives him a lesson in how to throw a convincing looking punch. David Jett says how we’re not going to see much in the way of scientific wrestling here (“this is a street fight just the way Tazz likes it”) right at the moment that Tazz snap mares Lawler. Yup, I often see a snap mare in a street fight! Al K. Holic is still on co-commentary duties and sounds bored shitless with his monotone delivery. We’re back with another lock up and they repeat the opening spot of the match. When Lawler fires back on him, Tazz collects his towel from the corner and they act like this is Terry Funk’s flaming branding iron or something with the way ‘the King’ is retreating from that lethal piece of cloth! After hammering Lawler down to the mat, some real weak distraction spots with Tazz basically telling the ref to “look over there” while he chokes ‘the King’ with his towel. Jett is now claiming that these two are some of the best brawlers that the sport has ever seen! I’ll give him Lawler but Tazz? Come on! Tazz slaps on a rear chinlock as the crowd try to rally behind ‘the King’. More towel choking shenanigans until Lawler snatches it away and gives Tazz a dose of his own medicine. Tazz with a clothesline and he starts to stomp on Lawler, however he pulls stomps as much as he does punches. A trademark style suplex, although you can see he’s a lot gentler on Lawler than he would be with others. Tazz whips ‘the King’ into the corner, but he moves out the way of the charge and pulls down his strap. Lawler misses the fistdrop off the middle and Tazz is back in command. Clothesline, bodyslam, vertical suplex, Tazz makes a cover after them all, yet on each occasion ‘the King’ gets a foot over the bottom rope to break up the count. Frustrated that he’s unable to put Lawler away, he takes those frustrations out on Charlie Miller, attacking him and ultimately getting disqualified for his actions.

 

Poor match with a poor finish. The inconclusive ending to this appears to be building to a future house show match between the two that they’re referring to as ‘the Final Battle’, but I can’t believe too many would be in a rush to buy tickets for that after what they witnessed here. Lots of stalling along with weak ass distraction spots and bad brawling. I don’t think Lawler had a hair out of place by the time this was over which says plenty about the action in its own right.