RIPPA Posted April 18, 2014 Posted April 18, 2014 One of the most iconic stories on the board is Dean talking about his earliest wrestling memories being of Dick Murdoch. Of course - I am so fucking old now the details have blurred together for me so... WHEN I WAS 12 I SAW DICK MURDOCH WRESTLE IN A (insert venue here) VS. (insert old wrestler who liked to bleed and get punched in the face here) http://youtu.be/SuJQHBiO_P8 Oh and this happened... Love ya Dean 3
DEAN Posted April 18, 2014 Posted April 18, 2014 How have I lived 48 years and never seen Dick Murdock vs Mr Pogo? 1
Matt D Posted April 18, 2014 Posted April 18, 2014 Here's what I wrote about Murdoch vs O'Connor: "This is a very cool, very frustrating match. Here's the quick breakdown. Ten minutes of Murdoch putting on headscissors, O'Connor getting out, going for a headlock, getting put back in. Most of the work here is by O'Connor trying to get out and each time he makes it, there's an escalation of energy in him trying to get on top and Murdoch putting him back down. He finally takes over with a cheap knee to the face. This leads to some amazing looking arm stuff by O'Connor and then some back and forth legwork. THIS ends with a limping Murdoch being unable to hold onto the headscissors for long and punching O'Connor in the face. Up until this point it's a really fun match. I might doubt the logic of O'Connor going back to the headock again and again but I can see it as old man's pride. The problem is that the FACE PUNCHING leads into 6 or 7 minutes of comedy. And it's good comedy, first with Murdoch complaining about O'Connor's fists, sneaking his own, and then getting wildly out punched, and then with O'Connor escaping holds quickly as the crowd laughs and Murodch lumbering at him (including a great spot where he goes through the ropes). It's entertaining, but a minute or two before they were starting to punch each other in the face, while limping, after 20 minutes of holds. It's jarring and really, annoying. I like comedy a lot at the beginning of a match or throughout a match, but i don't think it belonged in the tail end of THIS match, even if it was all well done. Then the time-limit is coming so they go into a pretty compelling series of pinfall attempts until the bell rings.Well worth watching but highly frustrating."
Matt D Posted April 18, 2014 Posted April 18, 2014 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfd4_lselV4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1fau3BtvIE Has anyone seen that last one? It sounds pretty cool.
Mistah Na1m4rk Posted April 18, 2014 Posted April 18, 2014 I loved the WOTD feature. I'm glad I came back just to be able to go through all this footage from y'all.
Curt McGirt Posted April 18, 2014 Posted April 18, 2014 Oh hey... SECRET WEAPON TIME~! http://theditch.biz/MurdochVsKillerKarlKox12-9-76.avi And then there's this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Y_gDUkAVl4 1
odessasteps Posted April 18, 2014 Posted April 18, 2014 Captain Redneck takes the Persian Club Challenge
Curt McGirt Posted April 18, 2014 Posted April 18, 2014 Man what a character. "Andre the Giant... who I thoroughly whipped." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1GJAQRLuhY and this is probably the best one ever https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWqu_JyE72k HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAN 1
Curt McGirt Posted April 18, 2014 Posted April 18, 2014 I guess the Ted DiBiase vs. Ric Flair Mid-South angle isn't available on Youtube anymore for free due to WWE, so somebody try and look it up on Dailymotion if they have the time (which I don't). The smack when Dickie punches Ted is fucking ridiculous.
odessasteps Posted April 18, 2014 Posted April 18, 2014 http://youtu.be/yII7XVb4IxE Some texas outlaws, if you will
cool arrow Posted April 18, 2014 Posted April 18, 2014 For Mr. McGirt: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x491vq_ted-dibiase-vs-ric-flair_sport 2
DEAN Posted April 18, 2014 Posted April 18, 2014 For Mr. McGirt: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x491vq_ted-dibiase-vs-ric-flair_sport Soooo the fucking greatest thing in wrestling. 1
Pete Posted April 18, 2014 Posted April 18, 2014 For Mr. McGirt: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x491vq_ted-dibiase-vs-ric-flair_sport Soooo the fucking greatest thing in wrestling. Maybe the only Flair match ever where his "blonde hair turning red" trick is from SOMEONE ELSE'S blood.
DEAN Posted April 18, 2014 Posted April 18, 2014 This match is a MOTHAHFUKKAH! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3jm_aK7xuc
Cobra Commander Posted April 18, 2014 Posted April 18, 2014 and a match 2 months before Maeda broke Choshu's face https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnvUdVfOswo
Curt McGirt Posted April 18, 2014 Posted April 18, 2014 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmPPDVy_n5Q More North-South Connection for you. Dick Murdoch loves Coors and loves Texas. And thinks Road Dogg shot unarmed Iraqi civilians in the Gulf War.
cool arrow Posted April 18, 2014 Posted April 18, 2014 Murdoch randomly turning up in the '95 (?) Royal Rumble was one of the great WTF moments of all time.
Curt McGirt Posted April 18, 2014 Posted April 18, 2014 Oh god I just found this. No idea who is hanging above the ring in the Dodgers jersey. That guy dropping down a tiny blackboard for instructions and Dick doing something like a quadruple-take trying to see where the wire is behind him is absolutely hilarious. As are the basketball nets hanging in the background.
Bustronaut Posted April 18, 2014 Posted April 18, 2014 Murdoch forgetting all common sense and trying to HEADBUTT Fatu out of the Rumble was pretty hilarious
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