RIPPA Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 The one thing the Dusty thread has been missing is the actual wrestling. We fix that now. http://youtu.be/le8ibq8juHA http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2ebljy_zambuie-express-vs-dusty-rhodes-blackjack-mulligan-florida_sport http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x26i0gp_randy-orton-vs-dusty-rhodes-texas-bull-rope-match-wwe-the-great-american-bash-2007_sport 2
odessasteps Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 Does that mean matches here, promos in the obit thread? 1
Curt McGirt Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 Expected this so I held back. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yII7XVb4IxE 1
RIPPA Posted June 12, 2015 Author Posted June 12, 2015 Does that mean matches here, promos in the obit thread? Really everything should go here but since half the promos are in the other thread - that genie really is out of the bottle already.
J.H. Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 Well why the hell not? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWTrMvJEOVE James 2
Pete Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 Would you buy a used car from this man? Abso-fucking-lutely. 8
RIPPA Posted June 12, 2015 Author Posted June 12, 2015 http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x71rkb_dusty-dustin-rhodes-vs-terry-funk-a_sport 1
Web Conn Posted June 13, 2015 Posted June 13, 2015 w/Jeff Jarrett and The Road Warriors vs Triple X and Vince Russo w/ Vader vs The Harris Brothers w/Larry Zbyszko and 3 Live Kru vs Jeff Jarrett, Ken Shamrock and the Elite Guard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1ivNmR8Uho vs Scott D'Amore https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_hdoPm_T6U
mattdangerously Posted June 13, 2015 Posted June 13, 2015 I never knew how much I needed videos of Dusty Rhodes shilling cars in the 80s until I saw them. Now, I can't imagine how I ever got through life without them. 3
cool arrow Posted June 13, 2015 Posted June 13, 2015 I really wish the Dusty-Hogan match from New Japan was online somewhere... Anyway here's a brief clip of Dusty vs. Andre. 2
Nice Guy Eddie Posted June 13, 2015 Posted June 13, 2015 I never knew how much I needed videos of Dusty Rhodes shilling cars in the 80s until I saw them. Now, I can't imagine how I ever got through life without them. Dusty is so good he could have sold ketchup popsicles to women in white gloves.
Web Conn Posted June 13, 2015 Posted June 13, 2015 w/Wahoo McDaniel vs Ric Flair and Tully Blanchard vs Ric Flair in Puerto Rico w/Kevin Nash vs Public Enemy
RIPPA Posted June 14, 2015 Author Posted June 14, 2015 Ric Flair vs. Koko B. Ware – Late 1985 (Schneider) Koko is basically remembered as the shuffling Stephen Fetchit charectiture he was in the WWF, but before Vince hired him to Minstrel himself, he was a pretty good regional worker in the Memphis territory. This is the biggest match of his career as he was wrestling Flair for the NWA title in front of a rabid Mid-South Coliseum crowd. Dusty is working as Koko’s second which is one of his few Memphis appearances. Flair’s forays into Memphis were also pretty rare as the Memphis boys were usually going after the AWA world title. Unlike most Memphis matches this was basically unclipped and they showed almost all of this twenty minute match. Basically this was a classic 80’s Flair match, he goes into a territory and makes the regional babyface look deadly. The story that the announcers were getting over was that Flair thought Koko was a push over, so every time Koko hit some offense Flair would sell the surprise. Flair does two Flair flops off of Koko’s punches early and each near fall has tons of heat, as the crowd actually buys into Koko winning the belt. Flair spends a good portion of the match working on Koko’s arm, which is a weird twist on the usual legcentric Flair offense. This is a Memphis match, so Koko’s offense was mostly punches and Flair responded with some really stiff chops, including one that hit Koko in the face. They did the figure four reversal spot, and they had Koko place on the figure four on Flair. They did some hot near falls with Koko using his dropkick as the big highspot. Bill Dundee runs in and attacks the ref to keep Koko’s from winning the belt and they have a big brawl with Dusty and Koko v. Flair and Dundee. This was just a classic example of a Ric Flair match, formulaic, but the formula works so well. Memphis is such a fun promotion to watch and it is a shame Koko was turned into such a joke in his later career. (DVDVR 126)
RIPPA Posted June 14, 2015 Author Posted June 14, 2015 http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6gjiq_andre-the-giant-dusty-rhodes-jyd-vs_sport http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2bjijp_mil-mascaras-andre-the-giant-dusty-rhodes-vs-ken-pantera-tanaka-mr-fujiaeea-aeemsg_sport
J.T. Posted June 15, 2015 Posted June 15, 2015 I posed the balls to the walls Dusty vs. Superstar Billy Graham Texas Death Match in the 70's Wrestling thread. I think the Jimmy Valiant match posted here is also in that thread.
CSC Posted June 15, 2015 Posted June 15, 2015 For anyone who missed it, the Dusty tribute video from last night. It's probably best not to watch at work, or around people, or without a box of tissues.
(BP) Posted June 19, 2015 Posted June 19, 2015 I love that NWO promo. I thought it was a missed opportunity not to do a heel Dusty vs face Flair program at the time.
ArtVanderlay Posted July 8, 2015 Posted July 8, 2015 On the tribute video, the WWE editors really should have included one of Tommy Miller's over the top ring introductions from 1985-87: "FROM AUSTIN, TEXAS...WEIGHING IN TONIGHT AT 280 POUNDS...FANS, 'THE AMERICAN DREAM' DUSTY RHOOOODES!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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