Classic Match: The Blackjacks and Bobby Heenan vs. Dick the Bruiser, The Crusher, and Little Bruiser

Location: Indianapolis, Indiana

Building: Indianapolis Convention Center

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Match Details: 1 Fall, 6 man tag

Match Time Limit: 60 minutes

Referee: R. Hamilton (unconfirmed)

Commentator: Sam Menacker

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                Heenan’s antics have drawn the ire of The Crusher and The Bruiser; who were chasing the Blackjacks for the WWA tag-team titles. So, The Crusher and The Bruiser challenge Heenan and the Blackjacks to a 6-man tag match. But, they didn’t just want to beat their opponents, Crusher and Bruiser wanted to embarrass them. So, they enlisted the services of a rough-and-tough midget wrestler known as Little Bruiser. His sole purpose was to beat, defeat, and embarrass Bobby Heenan.

                Heenan and the Blackjacks were furious over being mocked and ridiculed by having to wrestle a midget. The Blackjacks were determined to destroy Little Bruiser.

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·         From Albuquerque, New Mexico and Sweetwater, Texas

·         Combined weight of 595 pounds

·         From Beverly Hills, California

·         Weighs 230 pounds

 

·         The man who made Milwaukee famous

·         From Milwaukee, Wisconsin

·         Weighs 252 pounds

·         The World’s most dangerous wrestlers

·         From Reno, Nevada

·         Weight 258 pounds

·         From Carson City, Nevada

·         Weight 106 pounds

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The Blackjacks and Bobby Heenan are already in the ring getting booed by the crowd. Then the Crusher, Dick the Bruiser, and Little Bruiser come out to a huge roar from the crowd. As they approach the ring, Heenan runs over to the ropes to possibly kick Little Bruiser. Instead, Little Bruiser ends up biting Heenan on the leg.

 

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The bell rings with Little Bruiser challenging Bobby Heenan to take him on. Heenan drops down on his knees to get face to face with Little Bruiser. Little Bruiser gives Heenan a dropkick to the chest and the action begins. Heenan gets up and chases Little Bruiser around the ring. The Crusher and Dick the Bruiser both get in and Heenan runs and flies over the top rope.

Heenan stalls for a bit to collect himself and then gets back into the ring. Dick the Bruiser was already tagged in while Heenan was outside the ring. So, Heenan goes over and tags in Blackjack Mulligan. Both Blackjack and the Bruiser lock up. Bruiser gains advantage by grabbing Mulligan’s hair and pushes him into the ropes. Bruiser throws a few right shots to Mulligan and they fists start flying. The Crusher grabs Mulligan from behind and holds him while Little Bruiser comes over and works over Mulligan’s stomach with lightning fast punches.

Bruiser takes Mulligan down and knees him in the back of the head. He then drags Mulligan into the corner and slams his head off the top turnbuckle. Bruiser takes back down Mulligan and Little Bruiser runs in and punches Mulligan in the face. The crowd is thoroughly enjoying Little Bruiser’s antics. Heenan runs across the apron to distract the ref as Blackjack Lanza tries to sneak in. But, Lanza is stopped by the Crusher. Bruiser steps on Mulligan’s right hand as he twists and pulls on Mulligan’s left arm. Heenan and Lanza both try to break up the hold by they are stopped by the Crusher and Little Bruiser.

Dick the Bruiser throws Mulligan into the ropes and hits a running knee to Mulligan’s midsection. He follows up with a pin-attempt but Heenan breaks it up with a stomp to the back of Bruiser’s head. Crusher comes in and prevents Mulligan from getting to his corner. Dick the Bruiser throws Mulligan into the ropes and hits him with another knee to the stomach. Another pin-attempt by Bruiser and it’s broken up by Lanza with a kick to the head.

The Crusher and Lanza are both tagged in. Lanza turns his back to act like he’s stuffing something into his trunks. Crusher and Lanza lock up with Crusher backing Lanza into the ropes and then grabbing his hair and putting Lanza in a side headlock. Crusher drags Lanza over to the corner and Little Bruiser pokes Lanza in the eyes. Crusher is grinding the headlock on Lanza but Lanza is able to back Crusher up into his corner. Mulligan and Heenan grab the Crusher and they start choking him. Dick the Bruiser comes over to help his partner. Heenan ends up chasing Little Bruiser around the ring. He lunges at Little Bruiser but the little guy is able to sneak through Heenan’s legs. The crowd has been cheering the entire match. Dick the Bruiser chases Heenan out of the ring.

The ref forces Dick the Bruiser out of the ring as the Blackjacks are working over the Crusher in their corner. Heenan is tagged in and starts choking and throwing forearms to the chest of the Crusher. Little Bruiser runs over and latches onto Heenan’s butt with a vicious bite. The Crusher begins to kick Heenan in the butt where he was bit. Crusher throws Heenan into the other corner upside down. Little Bruiser runs in and throws those lightning punches to the stomach of Heenan as he lays upside down in the corner. Mulligan sneaks over and punches Little Bruiser in the head.

After a bit of confusion, Lanza and the Crusher lock up in the corner. Lanza keeps choking Crusher and breaks the choke before the ref can disqualify him. Crusher gains control and throws Lanza into the ropes. As Lanza comes off the ropes, Crusher sticks two thumps in Lanza’s eyes. Lanza swings wildly as his vision is impaired. Lanza ends up near Dick the Bruiser who grabs Lanza’s hair and throws him toward the Crusher who’s waiting with two thumbs to the eyes. Crusher takes Lanza over to his team’s corner and Little Bruiser pokes Lanza in the eyes. Dick the Bruiser is tagged in.

The Bruiser comes in and throws some stiff shots to the head of Lanza. Bruiser takes Lanza down and twists on Lanza’s head in a vicious way. Bruiser picks up Lanza, throws him into the ropes and hits him with a running knee to the stomach. Bruiser attempts to attack Lanza’s injured left knee but Heenan and Mulligan break it up. Chaos ensues with all of the men in the ring. Eventually, Crusher grabs Lanza and rams his head into Heenan’s head. Heenan rolls out but Lanza quickly recovers and attacks the Bruiser again. But to no avail as the Bruiser regains his focus and kicks Lanza in the stomach. Lanza throws wild punches as the Bruiser ducks them. Then the Bruiser goes into invincible mode and takes punches from Lanza and Heenan without feeling a thing. Bruiser punches Heenan who falls into the ropes. The Blackjacks run in to attack the Bruiser but they miss and Mulligan punches his partner Lanza and they both leave the ring. Outside the ropes, Little Bruiser is holding Heenan’s singlet as Dick the Bruiser is ripping at Heenan’s mustache. Bruiser throws Heenan into the ropes and gives Heenan a big backdrop. Bruiser goes for the pin attempt but Mulligan pulls him off. Bruiser throws Heenan outside the ring.

Bruiser goes out after Heenan but is met by Lanza. Crusher comes over to take on Mulligan but decides to slam Heenan’s head into a table before locking up with Mulligan. The 4 men fight eachother until Bruiser and Crusher throw the Blackjacks together and they smack heads. Bruiser throws Heenan back into the ring and Heenan is busted open from having his head smacked into the table.

Commentator …“The blood is just gushing outta Bobby Heenan’s head”…

Brusier picks up Heenan and throws him shoulder first into the turn post. Bruiser goes over and punches Lanza and Mulligan. Crusher runs over and both men are now beating on the Blackjacks. Little Bruiser runs over and kicks Heenan who’s just laying in a prone position bleeding all over the place. Bruiser picks up Heenan and takes him over to the corner where Little Bruiser climbs to the top turnbuckle and lays in a few punches to Heenan’s bloody head. Little Bruiser is tagged in and starts kicking Heenan in the head.

Heenan punches Little Bruiser In the stomach and crawls over to his corner where he tags in Lanza. Dick the Bruiser comes in and Lanza starts choking him. Lanza and Heenan try to double team the Bruiser but end up hitting eachother. Crusher is tagged in and gives Lanza a big backdrop. He goes for a pin attempt but Lanza kicks out at the 1 count. Crusher punches Lanza and goes for a pin attempt but Mulligan and Heenan break up the attempt. Crucher comes in and melee ensues. All 6 men are in the ring. Little Bruiser holds Heenan in the middle of the ring as the Crusher and Dick the Bruiser throw the Blackjacks into Heenan and all 3 men collide.

Dick the Bruiser holds up Mulligan as Crusher throws Little Bruiser off the top rope onto Mulligan. The do the same thing to Lanza. Crusher and Bruiser hold down Heenan and Little Bruiser comes off the top rope with a splash onto Heenan and gets the 3 count.

 

Match Time: 13:30s

Win: Via Pinfall

Winners: The Crusher, Dick the Bruiser and Little Bruiser

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The crowd is cheering wildly for the winners. The Blackjacks quickly get up and attack Little Bruiser. Mulligan presses Little Bruiser about 8 feet in the air and then slams him hard onto the mat. Crusher and the Bruiser try and fight off Heenan and the Blackjacks. But, Mulligan, Heenan and Lanza start teaming on the Crusher as Mulligan drops a big elbow onto the Crusher’s injured knee. The doctor is checking on Little Bruiser and the heels leave the ring.

Commentator – “They jump on his knee trying to break it”…..

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Chaos, brutality, and a pinch of humor best describe this match.

Dick the Bruiser and the Crusher were invincible. Heenan was pure entertainment from bell to bell. The midget wrestler provided the comedy and the crowd was great as they cheered the whole time. This was a fun match to watch and stands the test of time. This was a match where the faces do most of the damage. But keep in mind, the Blackjacks and Heenan have been getting over on the Crusher and Dick the Bruiser for many months. This was a revenge match for the faces.