Ricky Jackson

"Memphis Heat" is actually a really, really awesome documentary on Memphis wrestling that everyone should check out

If I had the time I'd totally be up for it because I love Memphis from that era. Great idea for a pod

Yeah, if you're not into mindless violence pro wrestling isn't for you

Don't forget about Vickie Guerrero at her peak. That was real heat

In the context of old, slow-working and often non-athletic looking wrestlers in 70s NYC, I think Bob came off as a major breath of fresh air for a lot of fans. And he was booked like a beast

Yeah, totally

For anyone wondering why the full 70s and 80s MSG and Cap Centre cards from OldSkool's YouTube channel dried up it was because WWE shut him down. He messaged me on YouTube and says he wants to join PWO.

You would think there has to be more to it than just what happened in the footage

So what's the deal with Titus O'Neil being suspended for 90 days and his possibly hostile interaction with Vince at the last Raw that was caught on tape?

I liked those matches too, but did you watch the 9/21 MSG match between the teams? I felt that was the best one. Really liked the October Philly match between the teams too. Great Martel face in peril in that one

Dumb? Yes. Awesome? Yes.

I think Bret dropping the strap to Austin at Mania, or at least losing to him there, was a rough plan at one point

No, that supposedly happened in a match between the two of them in Philly around the same time

That's a cool find because it's a friggen worked judo match in 1978 MSG, and also because it is from a card that was untelevised in the States. The only matches to make tape were filmed for Japanese TV, with a 6-man between Andre/Mascaras/Dusty vs Patera/Fuji/Tanaka being the other one I've seen

Great moment

Yep, we are so damn polite, don't you know?

As long as Parv and Pete give star ratings to her different sex scenes I'm on board

Totally agree that Backlund-era WWF Andre has a ton of boring as hell matches. He's basically early- 90s Undertaker, working slow against a revolving door of monsters. He was clearly breaking down physically at this time, which makes a difference. His one standout match from the time is a bloody brawl with Hogan from Philly, 3/21/81

Don't discount the Shadows vs Casey and Jones. Best match for all four guys I've ever seen...OK maybe not Colley

Chicago is a major wrestling city. The AWA ran it from the late- 60s to the mid-80s. Prior to that it was run by Fred Kohler, one of the major promoters post-WW2. His TV from the International Amphitheater was perhaps the seminal show of the Golden Age of wrestling. Vince Sr co-promoted with Kohler during the period when Buddy Rogers was NWA champ and they set the attendance record at Comiskey Park in 61

Yeah, Spectrum shows have tons of hidden gems. CHV didn't include many matches, 24/7 and the Network have avoided them for the most part, and good old James also neglected to put a lot of Philly matches on his 79-83 set. Most full cards from the 80s are out there, although the video quality isn't always the best if that is a hang up for you. We are planning on reviewing the September and October 1982 Spectrum cards on Titans as our way of saying goodbye to the commentary of that amazing man Kal Rudman. (His last show as a commentator was Oct 82)

TNT

The fans were just having fun

Davey Boy and Shamrock had a thing going on