Ricky Jackson

Come on Parv, the cage blow-off at Shea may have been nothing special, but the initial matches between Bruno and Larry at MSG and Philly were pretty good

That's hilarious. I especially love the part where Meltzer responds to Russo comparing himself and Chyna to Jesus and Mary Magdalene. The "I mean"'s and "you know"'s are pure Meltz verbal ticks.

I thought Sid was cool...until I saw him wrestle. Zzzzzzzzzzz Warrior from 88-91 was fun with plenty of memorable matches and angles.

"Just when you think you have the answers, I change the questions"

Don't listen to Parv, Strongbow vs Fuji is fantastic pro wrestling

Great show guys -"The Canadian"

I agree. She's one of the best wrestlers around today

Fitting that Joe debuts on a day when people are talking about TNA being in a death spiral

Party like it's 2005

Fucking awesome match

Between this and Looney Toons wrestler comparisons you truly have done it all

A one off SNME match between the two could've worked

May as well take the impersonation angle to the nth degree and eventually have everyone on the main roster doing an impression of a 1988 WWF wrestler, with no rhyme or reason to who plays who. You know, Reigns as Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Cena as Ted DiBiase, Orton as Andre etc. Probably would be a lot more entertaining than the status quo

Cool. I don't remember the angle but do recall Patera and Billy Jack teaming. We'll have to check that out when we get to 1987

Playlist for ep 4 Islanders vs Hart Foundation Islanders vs Dream Team http://www.dailymotion.com/playlist/x3s3qi_kelly1977x_ttba-4/1#video=x8jiyc Hart Foundation vs Killer Bees https://youtu.be/guhF_AbDJ3I?list=PLV6RCTo_Cd0DPMLk3hUL46AN9dwFHrlw-&t=1727 The other three matches are on the Network. Highly recommend checking out the Islanders matches and the Bulldogs/Dream Team SNME match

If the Observer has an editor they should look for another calling in life

Episode 4 http://placetobenation.com/tag-teams-back-again-episode-4/ Join Kelly and Marty Sleeze as they continue their trip through the 1986 WWF tag team scene. On this episode they examine: Hart Foundation vs Killer Bees 2/17/86 MSG Dream Team vs British Bulldogs 4/7/86 Wrestlemania 2 Dream Team vs British Bulldogs 2 out of 3 falls 10/4/86 SNME Hart Foundation vs British Bulldogs 11/1/86 Boston Garden Hart Foundation vs The Islanders 11/16/86 MLG Dream Team vs The Islanders 12/6/86 Boston Garden

https://soundcloud.com/jerryvonkramer/titans-of-wrestling-48-verne-gagne-tribute (PTBN link to follow) On this episode Pete, Johnny and Kelly celebrate the career of pro wrestling legend Verne Gagne. They look at six matches from his career, tracing his journey from young lion to grizzled veteran. On the docket: vs Hans Schmidt 10/10/52 Chicago vs Don Leo Johnathan 4/15/55 Chicago vs Edouard Carpentier 5/2/58 Chicago vs Billy Robinson 11/20/74 Japan vs Nikolai Volkoff 8/29/77 MSG vs Nick Bockwinkel 2/10/79 Chicago Also on the show: -A look at Verne's history wrestling at MSG -Johnny's one man bonus tribute to announcer Russ Davis -Memories and opinions of Verne -Surprise appearances, blood soaked mats, full moons, and much more! Also, here's a playlist of matches discussed on the show. If nothing else, I highly recommend watching the Gagne vs Robinson match. It's a classic: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLp4lsXgSXkFDQS8JnpYZV-M4mah0y0pAM

The panel will be the focus like on American Idol and other shows, so of course you want Hogan on it. And Bryan and Paige get the rub by association

So this happened... http://www.lordsofpain.net/news/wwe/Bob_Backlund_Reportedly_Interrupts_Eulogy_at_Verne_Gagne_s_Funeral_with_a_Heel_Promo.html

Just checked wrestlingdata, and they have Slick wrestling 8 matches--against Muraco, Roberts, Bigelow, and several times against Sapphire in 1990

Watched a bunch of Verne matches last night for an upcoming Titans show. Three matches from the 50s and two from the 70s. Verne in the early 50s was an awesome fired up babyface, climbing the ladder and chasing the NWA title (vs Hans Schmidt in 52, but also of course against Thesz in a match we reviewed last year). After becoming the United States TV champ around 1953 Verne's style seemed to change, as evidenced in matches against Don Leo Johnathan in 1955 and Edouard Carpentier in 1958. Here, Verne is no longer the young lion chasing a title, and his style is more mat-based and conservative. As a result, I found the Johnathan and Carpentier matches rather dull. On the other hand, grizzled Verne in 1974 against Billy Robinson was awesome and that is a great match (from the IWE in Japan). Every hold is a struggle and the match builds to a great crescendo. Overall, I still prefer young, firey Verne and need to see what else is out there from the early 50s. Verne - Billy from 74 is a must watch though. Here it is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGfELeWXeVo&index=4&list=PLp4lsXgSXkFDQS8JnpYZV-M4mah0y0pAM

Business actually slumped in most of North America during Brisco's reign after record setting years during Dory's run, but the reasons for the slump had nothing to do with Jack. A lot of places were burnt out on the blood and guts booking of the early 70s for one reason