Ricky Jackson

PWO's most popular feature returns with the first of two non consecutive episodes on one of the great works of American satire, Li'l Abner!

Thanks Duke! Yes, I know Li'l Abner is super obscure in 2026, but it was an amazing comic strip (done by a not so amazing person) and hopefully Johnny and I will produce an entertaining episode. If you want to sample some of the strip, Internet Archive has a few good options https://archive.org/details/worldoflilabner0000john/page/n1/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/lilabnerdailiesl0000alca First link is to basically a "best of" book put out in the 50s, the other is to a collection of the daily strip from 1941

I would guess all the money Watts made because of Dundee's booking helped soothe his ego

Memphis legend. Big booking run in Mid South. Involved in some of the most memorable matches and angles of all time, including perhaps the only truly great scaffold match

We're back, baby!

If you consider obsessive trolling on message boards and Twitter as the absolute peak of human life achievement, then indeed, he was not unlike a god

Posted this in the RIP thread. It’s a great classic NWA title match

Great example of a Dory NWA title defense, or a classic NWA title defense in general RIP Hoss

So funny they ran Moolah v Richter here with Richter as the heel only 2 months before their big MTV match in the same building. Shows how late that whole deal must've been put together

Didn't mention Todd, probably should've because he was once a Calgarian like myself. Of course, we are planning to eventually do an all Spidey ep, so im sure we'll touch on him then. I don't think I have any Todd-era floppies anymore though. I do come across that Canadian exclusive in thrift stores from time to time. Next time I snag one

Thanks for all the love and hype brother!

Season 1 finale of FM, all about Canadian related cartoon productions from the 1960s!

My current love of comics is purely history/nostalgia based, specifically reading, collecting and studying comics from the Silver and Bronze Age, with some dips into other things (Love and Rockets, Mad and Mad inspired 50s comics), as well as an equally obsessive ongoing journey through classic newspaper strips, mostly pre-1950s. I like to keep aware of the current comics scene, and when I had Marvel Unlimited and DC Infinite I went through a bunch of stuff from the 2000s-early 2020s, mostly because of the convience of having everything at my fingertips, though I did really enjoy a lot of what I read. (Immortal Hulk, Hickman's and Fraction's FF, The Visions) As far as continuity goes, i fell in love with Marvel in the early 80s and the tightly organized Jim Shooter universe. Once we got into the 90s it became increasingly difficult for me to reconcile the current product with the story started in 1961. By the time the first Ultimate universe started I just gave up on caring about continuity completely. All this parallels my views on wrestling. Totally stopped caring deeply about the modern product circa 2000, and became increasingly obsessed with the past with each subsequent year. And comics history and appreciation totally replaced the same interest i had in wrestling as my top obsession in 2020. So I'm the opposite of you, Matt, my brain only has enough space left for wrestling these days. Anyway, just watch Fantasy Masterpieces, that will give you enough of a comics fix 😉

Thanks Duke!

I've talked and, to a lesser extent, written, about the DeNucci-Scicluna life parallels many times , and for years have been morbidly fascinated about watching all the matches on tape they had (mostly from 1980/81, including one at the 1980 Showdown at Shea-this one from Philly is probably the best). I remember watching the Philly match for the first time and suddenly being struck at the beautiful simplicity of this matchup. In a way it is pro wrestling at its most unpretentious, just two guys in trunks pretending to fight. Nothing more

New FM all about (mostly) 70s Wonder Woman!

He was part of Bruno's inner circle, so basically untouchable. Probably not a coincidence he was gone shortly after Sammartino left

I think you may be on to something. Another reason Wrestlingdata is superior

There are good DeNucci matches, believe it or not. One is from your time frame, 11/3/79 vs Hussein Arab, a crazy brawl from Allentown, but it is tough to find, only a clip of it is on YT. Outside of your purview is DeNucci & Victor Rivera vs the Blackjacks from 1975, also a crazy wild brawl, but also not on YT. But trust me, they're great!

One of my favorite match reviews on Titans of Wrestling Whole card. Also includes a great Backlund vs Larry Z match

Harley really shines in 1982-83 WCCW, first as the mini boss to Flair's final boss for Kerry, then when he comes back in 83 as NWA champ. Some of my fave Harley matches

I ranked Bruiser, his stuff with Baba in the 60s and 70s is particularly great

Ok, technically this may be "bad" match, but holy crap is this is an entertaining disaster

-** 1/4 sounds about right

Thanks Grimmas! Great work