DEAN Posted January 9, 2021 Author Share Posted January 9, 2021 Terry Funk vs Harley Race in Houston in 1977! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAN Posted January 10, 2021 Author Share Posted January 10, 2021 This showed up today. Bob Bachlund vs Stan Hansen from Japan in 1980. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAN Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 I think it's fascinating that a key change in all of pro wrestling happened when I was 7 years old watching Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling. Johnny Valentine, Wahoo McDaniel, and the Super Destroyer basically created Strong Style. Make it look real, lay it in, be very big. It deeply affected my views of wrestling. God, watch this match. It is textbook Mid-Atlantic strong style. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zendragon Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Schneider Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 On 1/11/2021 at 11:56 AM, DEAN said: I think it's fascinating that a key change in all of pro wrestling happened when I was 7 years old watching Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling. Johnny Valentine, Wahoo McDaniel, and the Super Destroyer basically created Strong Style. Make it look real, lay it in, be very big. It deeply affected my views of wrestling. God, watch this match. It is textbook Mid-Atlantic strong style. This match is incredible, we have this as our 1979 MOTY http://segundacaida.blogspot.com/2017/01/1979-match-of-year.html It also has a spot in my book 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Schneider Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 This is basically a high level Lucha title match in 1960 in France. Inca Peruano is an all timer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 (edited) This was so good I'm crossposting it. Quote Well, Cagematch was right, Rudge/Van Buyten was really good. Super hot crowd that sounded like they were gonna blow the circus tent right off. Rudge is a mangler who even looks like Finlay somewhat and certainly wrestles like him. Van Buyten is a super face that gets an enormous reaction. At one point he takes off at Rudge who's in the ropes and takes a 1000 MPH flip right over the top to nowhere, it's like one of the worst lucha bumps you've ever seen. Definite must-watch. EDIT: You know what, it reminded me of one of the French Catch matches, so it's fitting that it's right below one. Edited January 13, 2021 by Curt McGirt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAN Posted January 15, 2021 Author Share Posted January 15, 2021 Bob Bachlund vs Ken Patera from 1980. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thee Reverend Axl Future Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 When I was young, I was too ig'nant to see what a great champ Mr. Backlund was. Could we grasp what a bold choice it was to choose him to hold the belt? He drew money and worked hard but much of the decision had to be how "controllable" and compliant he was. No other major title holder since was as created and set up by the promoters in that classic way. Most pushed workers since (and many before, admittedly) are aware of any power they have, and can politic and manipulate with the best. Heck, some even have contracts now! This is not to say that McMahon Senior and company did BB dirty but they held the cards. Can you imagine someone with Backlund's "gimmick"/persona/personality/image getting a belt, let alone a push, in the Modern Era (1984+)? Wild, man --- wild... Harvard Steppin', RAF 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 What I can't fathom is how they came up with the heel Backlund gimmick. Who did it? Was it Vince, was it Bob, was it the both of them? Was it Pat Patterson or somebody else in the back? Whoever it was was a genius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAN Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 More Bob Bachlund, this time against fucking KILLER KHAN! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAN Posted January 21, 2021 Author Share Posted January 21, 2021 The late, great Angel Azteca. And Solar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Three Gran Hamada vs. Perro Aguayo matches! Spoiler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Hokey smokes! El Solitario vs Dr Wagner, mask vs mask! The finish is INFURIATINGLY missing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAN Posted January 29, 2021 Author Share Posted January 29, 2021 Holy SHIT! Look what popped up on the internet today! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Never thought about this, but the Northern Lights Bomb and the Emerald Frosion look the same (cue someone to debate that) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.H. Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Kevin Von rich and Jimmy Snuka bring their working boots... LITERALLY~! James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Thanks to Matt for putting this up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.H. Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 What's this? His Lordship and Dave Taylor? In Germany? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.H. Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Yeah I'm down a Dave Taylor rabbithole on youtube... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.H. Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 More Dave Taylor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.H. Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 oh and look what randomly popped in my Dave Taylor rabbit hole... not Dave Taylor mind you but... interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Reslo was mostly filmed in Wales, not Germany (although some of it was filmed in Germany). It's obvious which is which though, because the German one don't have Reslo written on everything. I saw Masa Chono and 2 Cold Scorpio (on telly) with Welsh commentary, in like 95. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 This should be good. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.H. Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 Verne Gagne v. Red Bastein! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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