Ricky Jackson

That was the only match I skipped. I'd seen the results and knew it went 30. There was no way in hell I was going to sit through that with Putski in it.

I think the most entertainment will come from watching whole cards, specially mostly garbage like the Cap Centre one. Something that builds and builds in its sheer crapiness . One isolated match won't have the same effect

DeNucci vs Arab was a TV match, from either Hamburg or Allentown. I'd upload it but I don't think I have my 79 discs right now Another hidden gem is a Larry Z vs Ivan Putski Texas Death Match from Philly, I think August 1980

The plan is to make this a semi-regular thing going forward

Oh yeah, that's a great match. If you open the parameters to include the Backlund era (they dropped the extra "W" in March 79) there are tons of great matches from 79-83

Whole card from 8/29/77 MSG featuring Bruno vs Patera Texas Death Match https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcTTx5c1XVM 9/26/77 MSG featuring Graham vs Dusty https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAsLHVjo-oQ

Lawler turned heel?

Here you go brother

It genuinely warms my heart to see Bruno get some love around here in several threads today. One of my all-time favorites and someone who needs to be appreciated way, way more

I think that is definitely a possibility, with Reigns regaining at Mania

Dont beat around the bush, spoiler tag that motherfucker and share the name

No. Vince Sr believed in a strict face/heel divide. They tried Bruno vs Pedro Morales at Shea Stadium in 1972 and they only drew as many fans as a packed MSG, which was considered dissapointing. One of the lessons learned was the belief fans didn't want to see face vs face. Vince Sr was also extremely careful in his booking of Bob and purposely kept him apart from Bruno in any manner (they never teamed) because he didn't want the fans to think Bob was an inferior replacement to their hero.

Bruno vs Waldo Von Erich

DeNucci/Rivera vs Blackjacks

Backlund vs Koloff in 3 parts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRxNID97Mus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z12UmdDREJ0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlC3jEARdTo

I think a lot of those are on youtube. I'll check around later

If you're expecting workrate and "5 star classics" you will be sorely dissapointed. The WWWF era was largely a wasteland of lazy workers and formless, dull matches. And this is coming from someone who LOVES this era. What this era has going for it is a red hot main event scene centered around Bruno Sammartino, and later, Superstar Graham title defenses. Most of these come from MSG. I think one needs to have an open mind about these matches. They may not be the most exciting matches from a workrate perspective, but from a pure epic ATMOSPHERE perspective, these matches are as heated as anything ever. Atmosphere means a lot to me, so if that's not your thing, these matches may not mean anything to you. Off the top of my head the best WWWF matches I've seen: Bruno Sammartino vs Spiros Arion, 3 match series at MSG 2/17, 3/17, 4/14 1975 Bruno vs Waldo Von Erich MSG 6/16/75 Dom DeNucci/Victor Rivera vs the Blackjacks 6/21/75 WILD BRAWL Bruno vs Superstar Graham matches from 76-77, with 6/27/77 MSG probably being the best Bruno vs Hansen MSG 4/26/76 (match where Bruno broke his neck. JIP but still good) Bruno vs Ken Patera MSG 8/29/77 Graham vs Dusty Rhodes MSG 9/26 and 10/24 1977 Bob Backlund vs Ivan Koloff MSG 8/28/78

http://placetobenation.com/tag-teams-back-again-episode-13-strike-force-vs-the-islanders-part-2/ Kelly and Marty ring in the new year by finishing their epic two-part look at the Strike Force vs The Islanders feud from 1987 WWF! Matches discussed on the show: 10/3 Boston 10/10 Philly 10/16 MSG, Best 2 of 3 falls 10/6 Milwaukee, Tito Santana vs Haku 11/7 Boston, Two Referees 11/7 Philly, Two Referees 12/5 Philly Playlist (For both parts)

This is the last page of El-P's epic death of WCW thread with his recommendations for 1999-2001 http://prowrestlingonly.com/index.php?/topic/19237-wcws-highway-to-hell/page-36&do=findComment&comment=5570645

Yeah I've got those ones saved, plus their MSG match from later in 87. That should be good for Ep 14

Hmmm...I guess I watched it on youtube because I know I've seen it before

That is one of the 70s MSG shows on the Network. I remember being entertained by that match and the whole card in general

Apparently there was another show in LA the same day with Backlund, Snuka and some of the better workers, hence this motley crew

Cool, thanks. I'm tempted to do an in - depth exploration, but I'm probably pushing my luck with Sleeze since I'm also going to make him watch one or two longish Shadows matches

Haha...I plan on making an afternoon of it myself in a few days Check out this epic card Baron Mikel Scicluna vs Eddie Gilbert Charlie Fulton vs Pete Sanchez Mr Fuji vs Swede Hanson Don Muraco vs Rocky Johnson (IC Championship) Johnny Rodz vs Mac Rivera Andre The Giant vs Big John Studd Jose Estrada vs Bob Bradley Tony Altimore vs Tony Garea Salvatore Bellom vs "Superstar" Billy Graham