thee Reverend Axl Future

IVP is good people with good service, product and price. that is all the people need to know, RAF

I would propose the whole early Mikey Whipwreck run to fit this scenario, especially that first E(astern)CW TV title vs. The Pitbull. I liked Mikey. I looked and I found it: Mind the odd volume swings. - RAF

Yes? Yes?!?! YES????!!!!! "Overall..." --- Aplomb? Grace? Fire? Style? Workman-like stoicism? Civic pride? Panache? We gotta know, don't leave us hangin', Mr. F! - RAF

A young RevAF was at this card. My memories of it are hazy and general, as in I remember the crappier matches overwhelming the fewer but far better ones. I do remember that angle, tho' - Piper was beloved of thee MSG punters, but by the loamy scent of Rabbie Burns' ghillie brogues, the man got major heat (also thanks to a classic Albano bump). Cards with Japanese stars and belts featured on them often had seemingly random matches; the ringside regulars knew these were being filmed for TV over there, Therefore, very very few in attendance recognized Cobra or Black Tiger, but we knew their talent, RIP. MRR. - RAF, auld

"Making love with his ego, Rollins sucked up into his mind. Like a goober messiah - When the booking killed the man I had to stop watching RAW..." (RIP Mr. Bowie) - RAF

Three falls, double juice - (he started the "judo chop"?!?). Now they are brothers. - RAF

Two souls/one mind and the territory burns up. See: cosmic cookie. - RAF

Jigging or gigging (or both)? - RAF (.gif or .jif)

Gil Hayes - I gotta find more Gil Hayes. Check out his tag match in the Blood Sucking Freaks thread. This guy has got it, baby. - RAF

...and Jumpin' Jehosephat, that wan't a wrestling match, that was a mugging. Amazing facials and body language from top heel Gil Hayes, as well a nice cartwheel from Quinn. - RAF p.s. - now I luv Mr. Gil Hayes, and posted a promo from him in thee CAFPromo101R thread. This is my covid19 find. To the interWeb!

Would Hulk Hogan have been more popular/over if he had better/more hair for his whole career? This is a serious question. My answer would be that he was the pinnacle of success in pro wrestling and there was no higher level to attain, but his outside ventures, if not celebrity, would have been bigger had his Crowning Glory not been all skint. - RAF

It's me! - RAF

Or at least where we can see you. - RAF

Bulldog B showed a lot of personality and heelishness against the allegedly Mighty Igor, and wore his workin' boots, which were a requirement when facing TAMI. I certainly booed Ivan Paduski (cf Jesse The Body Ventura) aplenty, and he swiped Igor's gimmick, kielbasa and all. They both still irk me but at least Igor (w/Kamilkoff) were there first, and have the sheen of nostalgia. - RAF (now contemplating a list of my least fav workers)

This thread is like a world tour: we started in the USA, went to japan, stayed in Mexico and ended up in Puerto Rico! Excellent. - RAF

Hey, thank you very much, buddy! DEAL!!! - no backsies, RAF

Porkchop Cash, easily one of my fave territorial guys, and one of the best wrestling names ever (noun + noun, very strong), and look at that amazing heel ring gear. Lang & Somers deserve to be tag champs anywhere any time. Romero & Youngblood were over, and great babyface workers. Great episode, could have been plucked from 1966 - 1972 - 1978 - ... - RAF

Sometimes bad bumps are great. - RAF

Steve Blackman: - one of the least divisive wrestlers, popularity-wise - all dig SB - most universally popular across the board (workers and marks) - decently pushed (but never a top guy) (minimal merch, tho') - good run during a peak era Wotta guy. - RAF (big fan, too)

I saw Gordy v. Khan and Rose/Somers v. Midnight Rockers on TV whilst I was living in Chicago, and when soon I moved to NYC it hurt my heart that I didn't have access to this level of color-full brutality as WWF was kneed eep in the Kiddy Circus Hogan Era. Sometimes I could catch something on the telly at a bar, or my pal Arthur in TX would describe Southwest Championship Wrestling episodes to me. Apter mags helped. No pics in the WON, and tape trading was in it's infancy. I should have started a support group. "Hi, my name will eventually be thee Reverend Axl Future and this is my first BSFA meeting --" "HI, SOON TO BE THEE REVEREND AXL FUTURE" "--and I am a krovvy angle addict, and I can't wait for the invention of ECW". Anyway, seeing those two matches in a short time made me appreciate the territories --- and then Mr. McMahon got rolling. - RAF, 35 year chipper

How about a wacky TV show with Blackman, Schultz and New Jack, where they run run their own bail bonds/skip tracing/birthday party entertainment company, and hilarity ensues. Can these three mismatched hotheads survive this wacky business --- or each other? Answer: they can - through the magiks of friendship and comedy. This is the programming we need to heal our fractured souls. - book it, RAF

If I chose to wrestle thusly, I would cover myself in honey and roll around in that poison glass and become the Ultimate Garbage Weapon Hedgehog, whilst maintaining social distancing, of course. This looks like a high budget South Jersey indy show. Nice repurposing of that already scary giant baby mask into some more personal AND more terrifying. I dig it all. oh Japan, never change, RAF

Let it be noted that my "like" for the Kabuki v. RRogers match above is 100% for Kabuki. Has Rip Rogers ever sold a ticket? I know he headlined but was he anything but a reliable hand in the ring? He was good enough to go to Japan but RAF has groaned audibly upon seeing his name on the program. And his Thom McAn Jox version of Exotic Adrian Street as PUMA Clyde is strictly from hunger... - RAF, who doesn't normally like to disparage a worker

Watching thee above match made my stenosis ache, but it was worth it. The constant screeching shrieking & grunting is the soundtrack for these times. - RAF

This was great. All the heels were yelling and scary and the babyfaces might live in their cars. Don Carson is super underrated, - RAF