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Re: Terry Garvin's "change" My memory is a bit hazy from the original ESPN broadcasts, but I seem to recall Terry Garvin/Sims telling the interviewer that he changed his gimmick and name to "Sims" for his son, who didn't know who his "real daddy" was.

I guess he couldn't go on TV and say that he was changing his name so he wouldnt be confused with the alleged pedophile Terry Garvin that works for the WWF.
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RASTA THE VOODOO MAN puts a curse on Brian Adias' knee! Now, El Fantasma from CMLL!

 

I have to laugh everytime I see that.  If he is a Rasta, then he'd be practicing Obeah since Voodoo is Haitian.

 

Doesn't really bother me since only a fool would assume that it is a necessity for wrestling gimmicks to be culturally correct.

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Re: Terry Garvin's "change" My memory is a bit hazy from the original ESPN broadcasts, but I seem to recall Terry Garvin/Sims telling the interviewer that he changed his gimmick and name to "Sims" for his son, who didn't know who his "real daddy" was.

I guess he couldn't go on TV and say that he was changing his name so he wouldnt be confused with the alleged pedophile Terry Garvin that works for the WWF.

 

He claims that, when he was using the name "Terry Garvin" in Memphis, he was unaware that there wrestler who had used the name "Terry Garvin".  Though, since his gimmick is sorta based on the other TG's real life, I've never quite believed that.

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While Jobber vs Knapp is a classic match up, I don't think I have seen a weirder match of Rainbow Brown vs Nuke. Rainbow Brown kind of looks like Skip Young but probably not. Apparently Nuke carried some goofy green syrup with him.  This is some backyard shit here

 

And I really don't get the obsession with brandon Baxter in 1993 Global.  Everybody is messing with that kid.  Too bad we don't get to see the angle where they set him up and convicted him of stealing something from Akbar, 

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Is this Ed Robinson guy the same one who played "The Gambler" in WCW? Looks familiar

 

Wow Bill Mercer as a special guest announcer for this show.  And that Fritz Von Erich was supposedly going to be Chris Adams corner? I figure they wouldn't want anything to do with Global. 

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Oh my yes. It had all the colors of the rainbow in it. John Tatum has been quite a highlight of these shows - it makes me want to see him in his prime if he's this good past it. Even then, he's still a 52nd degree black belt in Jumbo Tsuruta karate.  I like Akbar's updated suit and tie getup - made him look a lot younger.

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Turned on tonight just in time to see The Patriot vs Scott Anthony.

Oh, this next match is a Matt D special.

Lightning Kid, having just come back from the Orient (according to Scotty), came to the ring with a bag of salt.

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Buddy Landell should have had a really long run in GWF. Shame he only seemed to stick around for the North American title tournament. He was the highlight for me from the DVDs I watched of the first few tapings.

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Today's shows were:

Disk 11

Show 31 – Legends of Professional Wrestling

Gary Young vs El Grande Pistolero

Bill Dundee vs The Boogeyman

Jeff Jarrett vs El Grande Pistolero

Gary Young and Terry Daniels vs The Texas Hangmen

Dirty White Boy Tony Anthony vs Masacara del Fuego

Jeff Jarrett and Robert Fuller vs El Grande Pistolero and  El Grande Colosso

Gary Young vs El Grande Colosso

Show 32 – Legends of Professional Wrestling – May and June 1991

Intro with Doyle King and Skandor Akbar

El Bandalero vs Adrian Street

Ray Evans vs Big Bully Busick

Jeff Gaylord and Gary Young vs Mukhan Singh and Rip Rogers

Dapper Dan vs Lightning Kid

GWF TV Title – The Patriot vs John Tatum

Mike Davis vs Gary Young

Chaz vs Rasta The Voodoo Man

Wild Bill Irwin vs Skip Young

GWF Lightweight Tournament Round 2 Recap

Terry Garvin vs John Tatum

 

Show 33 – Legends of Professional Wrestling

Intro with Doyle King and Skandor Akbar

Skip Young vs Stan Lane

Jeff Gaylord vs Action Jackson

The Patriot vs The Cuban Assassin

The Davis Brothers vs The Renegade Warriors

Cactus Jack vs The Patriot

Joel Deaton and Billy Black vs Brian Adias and Terry Daniels

GWF Tag Team Tournament Final – JIP – Chris Walker and Steve Simpson vs Rip Rogers and Scott Anthony

Ed Robinson and El Diablo vs The Renegade Warriors

JIP – Tom Davis vs The Handsome Stranger

 

Show 34 – Legends of Professional Wrestling

Intro with Doyle King and Skandor Akbar

Chaz and Terry Garvin vs The Pretty Young Things

Rod Price vs The Patriot

The Handsome Stranger vs Steven Dane

Christopher Love Interview with Steven Dane

The Renegade Warriors vs The Davis Brothers

Kenny the Stinger and El Diablo vs Gary Young and Jeff Gaylord

Chris Walker and Steve Simpson vs The Texas Outlaws

Mukhan Singh vs The Scorpion or Scorpio

Joe Pedicino interviews Skandor Akbar

Al Perez Interview with Scott Johnson and Scott Hudson

Rick Garren vs The Lightning Kid

 

Disk 12

End of Show 34 with

Rod Price and John Tatum vs Gary Young and Jeff Gaylord

 

Show 35 – Supercard

Action Jackson promo with Doyle King

Vito Mussolini vs Chad Starr

Chaz vs Too Sweet Jones

Steve Simpson and Shaun Simpson vs. The Colossal Kongs (Awesome Kong and King Kong, w/Freddie Fargo) (Taped: 4/2/93, Mark Lowrance on commentary!)

Billy Joe Travis vs. Terrance Garvin (Taped: 6/29/1992)

GWF North American Heavyweight Title - Stevie Ray vs Johnny Mantell

Handicap Match - Booker T and Action Jackson vs. Baboose and the Colossal Kongs

 

Show 36 – Legends of Professional Wrestling

Intro with Doyle King and Skandor Akbar

Action Jackson vs Steven Dane

Scott Johnson and Scott Hudson talk

Eddie Gilbert vs Reno Riggins

GWF North American Title – The Patriot vs Bad News Brown

Rick Garren vs John Tatum

JIP - The Maulers aka The Royal Family vs Jeff Gaylord and Gary Young

GWF Lightweight Title – The Lightning Kid vs Chaz

Kenny Striker aka Kenny the Striker and Tony George vs  Chris Walker and Steve Simpson

 

Disk 13

End of Show 36 with

Gary Young vs Wild Bill Irwin

Jeff Gaylord and The Renegade Warriors vs The Maulers aka The Royal Family and John Tatum

 

Show 37 – Legends of Professional Wrestling

Intro with Doyle King and Skandor Akbar

The Soultaker vs The Avenger

Rattlesnake vs John Tatum

Chris Walker and Steve Simpson vs Tug Taylor and Black Bart

Sweet Daddy Falcone vs Jeff Gaylord

The Patriot gives up the TV Title

Max Andrews rigs the vote for the TV Title Tournament and allows Scott Anthony in

TV Title Tournament: John Tatum vs Eddie Gilbert

TV Title Tournament: Brian Lee vs The Soul Taker (The Godfather)

TV Title Tournament Semi-Final: Mike Davis vs Handsome Stranger

TV Title Tournament Final: Eddie Gilbert vs The Handsome Stranger (Buff Bagwell)

 

Show 38 – Legends of Professional Wrestling – Summer 1991

GWF North American Title - The Patriot vs Al Perez

Scott Anthony and Rip Rogers vs The American Breed

Scott Hudson interviews Steven Dane

Bad Attitude – Bad News Brown and The Soultaker vs Terry Daniels and Rick Garren

The Texas Outlaws vs Chaz and Terry Garvin

The Renegade Warriors vs The Maulers/Royal Family

Bad News Brown and Soul Taker promo

Gary Young and Jeff Gaylord vs John Tatum and Rod Price

 

Show 39 – Legends of Professional Wrestling - 1991

Eddie Gilbert vs Rick Garren

GWF Main Events - Al Perez vs The Soultaker

Sweet Daddy Falcone vs Rattlesnake

GWF Supercard – The Handsome Stranger vs Shaun Summers

Al Perez vs  Steven Dane

Sam Houston vs Eddie Gilbert

JIP - The Renegade Warriors vs Tony George and Butch Blackheart

Scott Anthony vs Wild Bill Irwin

Show 40 – Legends of Professional Wrestling – December 1991

Terry Garvin vs Eddie Gilbert

Sam Houston vs Bull Pain

Tug Taylor and Terry Garvin vs Ed Robinson and Barry Horowitz

Major League Wrestling - The Lightning Kid vs  Bryan Costello

Sweet Daddy Falcone vs Wild Bill Irwin

Major League Wrestling - GWF North American Title - The Patriot vs Scott Anthony

GWF Lightweight Title – The Lightning Kid vs Chaz

Rod Price and John Tatum vs  Steve Simpson and  Scott Putski

 

The schedule for the rest of the week:

8/13 Tuesday is 7PM-2AM.8/14 Wednesday is 5AM8/15 Thursday is 3AM-6AM

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Why in God's name did one episode have THREE Gorgeous Gary Young and El Grande Pistolero matches? Yee-gads.

Was wondering the same thing. First it was, ah El Grande Pistolero. Then it was, uh okay, more Grande Pistolero. Finally it was, was someone ribbing someone here?

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