DEAN 3,120 Posted January 9 Author Share Posted January 9 Terry Funk vs Harley Race in Houston in 1977! Link to post Share on other sites
DEAN 3,120 Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 This showed up today. Bob Bachlund vs Stan Hansen from Japan in 1980. Link to post Share on other sites
DEAN 3,120 Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 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 post Share on other sites
Phil Schneider 365 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 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 post Share on other sites
Phil Schneider 365 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 This is basically a high level Lucha title match in 1960 in France. Inca Peruano is an all timer 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Curt McGirt 13,608 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 (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 by Curt McGirt Link to post Share on other sites
DEAN 3,120 Posted January 15 Author Share Posted January 15 Bob Bachlund vs Ken Patera from 1980. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
thee Reverend Axl Future 1,981 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 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 post Share on other sites
Curt McGirt 13,608 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 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 post Share on other sites
DEAN 3,120 Posted January 17 Author Share Posted January 17 More Bob Bachlund, this time against fucking KILLER KHAN! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
DEAN 3,120 Posted January 21 Author Share Posted January 21 The late, great Angel Azteca. And Solar. Link to post Share on other sites
Curt McGirt 13,608 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Three Gran Hamada vs. Perro Aguayo matches! Spoiler 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Pete 17,251 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Hokey smokes! El Solitario vs Dr Wagner, mask vs mask! The finish is INFURIATINGLY missing. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
DEAN 3,120 Posted January 29 Author Share Posted January 29 Holy SHIT! Look what popped up on the internet today! 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Curt McGirt 13,608 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Never thought about this, but the Northern Lights Bomb and the Emerald Frosion look the same (cue someone to debate that) 1 Link to post Share on other sites
J.H. 1,845 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Kevin Von rich and Jimmy Snuka bring their working boots... LITERALLY~! James 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Curt McGirt 13,608 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Thanks to Matt for putting this up. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
J.H. 1,845 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 What's this? His Lordship and Dave Taylor? In Germany? Link to post Share on other sites
J.H. 1,845 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Yeah I'm down a Dave Taylor rabbithole on youtube... Link to post Share on other sites
J.H. 1,845 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 More Dave Taylor! Link to post Share on other sites
J.H. 1,845 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 oh and look what randomly popped in my Dave Taylor rabbit hole... not Dave Taylor mind you but... interesting! Link to post Share on other sites
AxB 12,712 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 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 post Share on other sites
Curt McGirt 13,608 Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 This should be good. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
J.H. 1,845 Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 Verne Gagne v. Red Bastein! Link to post Share on other sites
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