Jiji Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 (edited) A key part of the famous FMW street fight that we love so much on this board. Edited January 12, 2020 by Oyaji 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Batboy Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 The full commercial tape of a crowning Nagasaki achievement, with ads for more indy sleaze, a prelim tag match with Kendo adding carny toeholds to his veteran brawler arsenal as he stretches Gannosuke, and training footage prior to the main event. A tape trading classic, with Nagasaki delivering potatoes to go with all the fruit stand body slams, and featuring sound fx, slow mo recaps with Clapton-lite guitar soundtrack, and Yamakawa getting stitches! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colonial Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 Looking at the tributes for La Parka, I was genuinely surprised (in a good way) to see CMLL tweet its condolences. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 JJ is very Lloyd Dobler here, putting over martial arts over wrestling in 1982. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Clipped, but this was the first BJW death match I ever saw. Nagasaki is not afraid to wipe out a whole side of wire and then get wrapped up in it. RIP 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 On 1/12/2020 at 1:10 PM, The Batboy said: featuring sound fx Those were like me playing with the drum sounds on my mom's keyboard as a kid. In the opening match, was that Abdullah Jr. that got all bloodied up? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 15, 2020 Author Share Posted January 15, 2020 Of course this led to all the knucklehead NEWZSITES breathlessly reporting that Adolfo was abandoning the "LA Park" name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesterCopperpot Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Rocky Johnson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 R.I.P. Mr. Johnson! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAN Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 Oh man. Rocky Johnson was my favorite wrestler until the minute I saw Jimmy Snuka when i was 11. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 R.I.P Rocky Johnson. Thoughts go out to Rocky's family and friends xxx. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 Valentine v sweet ebony diamond with piper and Wahoo as guest refs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 (edited) The Soul Patrol were my pro wrestling heroes when I was a kid. It kinda broke my heart to learn later on that Johnson and Atlas could not stand each other, but Atlas had a drug problem he refused to deal with and his unreliability killed the chemistry.. At the height of their run, it was cool to see guys in the ring that looked like me, handled business, and were the biggest baby faces in the fed. My favorite Soul Patrrol match would naturally feature the Rock's dad vs. the Rock's uncles. RIP, "Soul Man" Rocky Johnson. Edited January 16, 2020 by J.T. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 16, 2020 Author Share Posted January 16, 2020 Darkly amused at the WWE obit for him. Former America's champion, held dozens of titles everywhere he worked and broke the color barrier in a handful of states by doing so, one of the biggest singles stars in the 1970s, but he FOUND HIS HIGHEST LEVELS OF SUCCESS! when he won the tag straps with Tony Atlas, a dude he legit hated. Even by their wonky history kayfabe, that takes the cake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 8 minutes ago, Pete said: Darkly amused at the WWE obit for him. Former America's champion, held dozens of titles everywhere he worked and broke the color barrier in a handful of states by doing so, one of the biggest singles stars in the 1970s, but he FOUND HIS HIGHEST LEVELS OF SUCCESS! when he won the tag straps with Tony Atlas, a dude he legit hated. Even by their wonky history kayfabe, that takes the cake. It's all that 95% of their fanbase has ever known about him. That and Rock's dad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Pete said: Darkly amused at the WWE obit for him. Former America's champion, held dozens of titles everywhere he worked and broke the color barrier in a handful of states by doing so, one of the biggest singles stars in the 1970s, but he FOUND HIS HIGHEST LEVELS OF SUCCESS! when he won the tag straps with Tony Atlas, a dude he legit hated. Even by their wonky history kayfabe, that takes the cake. Well, Atlas had a growing drug problem that he refused to deal with and it made him very unreliable. In the usual he said manner, Atlas blamed Rocky for not sticking up for him or defending him during racially charged incidents in the locker room. Atlas has always maintained that it was a toxic environment that caused him to quit and not that the was shitcanned for no-showing due to his drug problem. The truth is somewhere in the middle. From what I've heard, the years have healed some of the wounds and Tony has been very respectful of Johnson's legacy in recent interviews. Edited January 16, 2020 by J.T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 16, 2020 Author Share Posted January 16, 2020 41 minutes ago, Matt D said: It's all that 95% of their fanbase has ever known about him. That and Rock's dad. But they've been better than that recently. To the point of name-checking indy groups and dialing way back on their usual carny "history is written by the victors" BS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 4 minutes ago, Pete said: But they've been better than that recently. To the point of name-checking indy groups and dialing way back on their usual carny "history is written by the victors" BS. I think they're still not nearly as good when you go back into the 70s-80s. Buddy Rose's induction video mentioned briefly that he was a regional star but was mostly about the blow away diet. Just from watching him in Portland and Houston, it's obvious that Johnson was more special than he gets credit for and I wish someone was doing the legwork at just how big a draw he was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 By the way, if you see Johnsons recent book, grab it. I dont think its come out yet, but either scott teal and/or brian last said that the book has been pulled from the shelves and could become "gary hart book" rare. Theres a bunch of johnson footage from various places online, including a 1970 match from LA with japanese commentary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 Brian Last's 605 Podcast did a observer HOF special a few weeks ago. Ironically I just finished the 2nd part of the episode Sunday and He brought up Rocky Johnsons career and one of the guests brought up his book, and its seems like a good book from this bit of what he brought up. He seems to have an interesting lineage himself as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 I think Last mentioned that Scott teal will be on the next 605, discussing that book and why Teal stopped being part of CAC. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 Moving tribute. 4 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 (edited) On 1/16/2020 at 10:52 AM, Matt D said: I think they're still not nearly as good when you go back into the 70s-80s. Buddy Rose's induction video mentioned briefly that he was a regional star but was mostly about the blow away diet. Just from watching him in Portland and Houston, it's obvious that Johnson was more special than he gets credit for and I wish someone was doing the legwork at just how big a draw he was. Meltzer talked about him quite a bit on Wednesday night's show. He focused on his pre-WWF stuff quite a bit and helped paint a picture as to how much of a draw he was. I'm in the newsletter he'll have more details on that. I only saw his WWF work when looking things up but am curious to check out his stuff before then. He seemed like a guy that went through a lot of shit but seemed like he was doing relatively fine the past decade or two. It bums me out that he put off seeing the doctor and that's part of what led to him passing away. It reminds me of my father in law who just wouldn't go to a doctor and by the time he had to it was too late. Much like him it makes me wonder how Rocky would fare if he did go when he was first having issues. Either way it sucks that he passed. RIP, Rocky. Edited January 17, 2020 by NikoBaltimore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Cross posting from the soccer thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul sosnowski Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 (edited) Hercules Ayala has passed away. Statement from Cauliflower Alley We heard this morning that Ruben Cruz, better known to wrestling as Hercules Ayala, passed away last night due to heart issues at the age of 69. Born in Puerto Rico, Cruz wrestled all over the world, winning dozens of titles in his career. We offer our condolences at this time Edited January 23, 2020 by paul sosnowski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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