Hi there! I'm getting back to Mid South Wrestling. Thanks for following me with the new name & blog title. I've tried to make it pretty seamless. If you're just seeing this now, check out G. Badger's Puro + More for 7 years of old school wrestling reviews. I'm focusing on Japanese wrestling but review American wrestling as well like ROH, TNA, WCW and Mid South Wrestling. So I'm continuing that here so I can continue to entertain & inform 🙂. I am most interested in getting folks hyped on watching older wrestling. And if you already do, watch older stuff then, I'm trying to suggest some things that you might have missed or passed over. 

Mid South wrestling is a great example of something that I passed over. It interested me though. The big names on the roster is what attracted me as an late 80's/early 90's wrestling kid as well as a Japanese wrestling fan - Ted DiBiase, Dr. Steve Williams, Terry Gordy, Hacksaw Jim Duggan & Jake Roberts. It was wrestling that I would get around to and a few years ago I bought the WWE Mid South DVD from a 2nd hand game/CD/DVD shop. If you've read some of my reviews before, you know that DVD sat for awhile in a stack. But the time has come and I started chipping away at my DVDs and this puppy got picked. 

At the end of Puro + More, I was covering the early 80's by looking at a few big stars of the era like Junkyard Dog, Magnum TA, Rock n Roll Express & others. After looking at the DVDVR Best of Mid South Wrestling, it looked like 1985 was a year worth focusing on though. As I started compiling my watch list, it grew as I saw just how much talent they had coming through the territory. This was going to be a big project and probably my one 1980's deep dive for the year. I've got the big matches but also TV episode matches to fill in gaps. And I'm leaving a bunch of stuff out. For instance, Eddie Gilbert is in Mid South later on in the year but there's no mention of him from me. I just have to skip stuff like that to keep the project lean & mean.

January thru March 1985

Dr. Death vs Brad Armstrong (01/10 ep. #279) Good, good main event for TV. The Doc works the arm but Brad stays in the fight. Nothing complex but entertaining stuff.

Rock'n'roll Express vs Guerreros (01/17 ep. #280) - Hahaha, the Guerreros have Jim Cornette in their corner! Cornette in a sombrero is priceless. That sets the tone - this match is a blast! Just what you want, tons of action, great spots & bumps (even Corny eats a bump). Two refs but will that stop the Guerreros from cheating to win?

Hacksaw Jim Duggan vs. Steve Williams (02/07 ep.#283) - This is good stuff and part of the Duggan vs DiBiase stuff as Williams is Ted's tag partner. Nothing earth shattering but it sets up a wrinkle to the story where Dr. Death needs a forearm brace and it becomes another potential weapon like Ted DiBiase's loaded glove.

Guerreros vs Rock'n'roll Express (02/14 ep.#284) - The tape is a little jumpy but stick with it. This is a great fucking match! I think it's exactly what you would want between the two teams. Bell to bell action, exciting offense, double team moves, everyone, even the refs, are taking bumps...and I think it's pretty intense too. It's not a gymnastics routine.. they are trying to win or beat each other up. I could rate this higher but for now I'll Recommend this match!

Guerreros vs Rock'n'roll Express (02/21 ep.#285) - Fun match and probably a good one too but it's the weakest of the three. Still its the Guerreros vs Rock'n'rolls! Clever finish and some really neat spots.

Terry Taylor vs. Jake Roberts (03/07) (ep. 287) - This was a phenomenal Jake performance and really added so many nice touches. Terry, the face, went along for the ride and made everything look like his doing when really you know something this good was Roberts' architecture. Heck of a match & aftermath. Great stuff!

Ted DiBiase vs Terry Taylor (03/14 ep.#288) 1st match on episode - The week before was Jake vs Terry and well that plays a part here. This was a lot of fun. Watching Ted work was poetry in motion. There's no wasted movement during one section... my appreciation for DiBiase has greatly improved from this project. 

Hercules Hernandez & Jack Victory vs Tom Prichard & Brad Armstrong (03/14 ep.#288) Fun, fun action packed match. You really can't settle much more with a TV tag match. 

Also remember that DiBiase vs Duggan is happening during this period of 1985. Damn! More to come! Thanks for reading!