Ricky Jackson

Loved the angle with Rogers and the Graham face turn

The only battle Sleeze and Grimmas will be having is for the right to finish in second place behind me

Sleeze's bragging rights will be short lived, because I'm taking the title in ep 2

Dailymotion in 3 parts

Fantastic work, WH

Thread of the year

Tag Teams Back Again http://placetobenation.com/titans-xtra-tag-teams-back-again/ Join Kelly and Marty Sleeze as they begin an ongoing exploration of classic tag team wrestling, commencing with 1985 WWF. Matches discussed on the show: The US Express vs The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff 5/20/85 MSG The US Express and George Steele vs Adrian Adonis, "Big" John Studd and Bobby "the Brain" Heenan 6/21/85 MSG Greg Valentine and Brutus Beefcake (the Dream Team) vs Tito Santana and Ricky Steamboat 4/21/85 MLG The Dream Team vs The US Express 8/24/85 Spectrum The Dream Team vs Tito Santana and Pedro Morales 11/25/85 MSG The Dream Team vs the Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff 12/17/85 Poughkeepsie, NY *Apologies for the echoing audio during the middle portion*

Thanks for the kind words man

Probably the Fabulous Kangaroos or possibly the Medics

Ok, I'm now leaning towards troll rather than moron, but who the fuck knows

http://placetobenation.com/titans-of-wrestling-43-black-history-month-on-the-wwe-network/ Parv is busy juggling the birds, so join the Three Wise Men of Wrestling Podcasting as they examine Black History Month footage from the WWE Network. Three Hall of Fame features are examined: Bobo Brazil, Ernie Ladd and Tony Atlas. *Bonus BRAINBUSTER! trivia, sponsored by the man of the hour, Johnny Sorrow* -Who had an incredibly boring match with Bruiser Brody at MSG in 1976? -Who cuts an absolutely amazing promo on WWWF TV? -Who wrestled in a Superman outfit at a Texas rodeo? All will be answered on Titans of Wrestling #43!!!

WWF's o-line has some serious beef on it. Great stuff

Bruno would never induct that Judas Frankenstein

Shit, well you better call Vince up and tell him to reverse the decision

I don't watch much WWE and based on what I've seen I was actually under the assumption New Day were supposed to be insincere heels until reading this thread

VI had the bigger gate

Outstanding. Can someone book a fantasy reaction show to this Raw?

That may happen someday, but first I'm going to triumph over you and Marty on the next show

That line has become the Titans equivalent of "Play it again Sam"

That one guy isn't the ring announcer, it's legendary San Fran manager Dr. Ken Ramey. Cool stuff Parv. May I suggest random music paying in the background though for future matches

The Legend of Java Ruuk, Part 1 So far I have examined the persona the man born Johnny Rodriguez is most remembered for, that of long-time NYC enhancement talent, Johnny Rodz. However, Rodriguez crafted another persona during his time as a professional wrestler (well, two of them, but one story at a time), one that existed almost in an alternate reality, observed by the Watcher and known as "What If Johnny Rodz Wasn't a Jobber?". Yes, in this other world, the man known for curtain jerking and staring at the lights won matches regularly, triumphed in a major battle royal that included Andre the Giant, and was a champion. His name still featured the initials "JR" (why waste money on new wrestling gear after all?), but this man was a beast. This man would've popped that fucking basketball and bent that rod in an instant. This man was....."The Arabian Wildman" Java Ruuk! It seems the Java Ruuk story begins in Pittsburgh in 1971. At the time, Pittsburgh was an independent wrestling city with its own TV show known as Studio Wrestling. Hometown boy Bruno Sammartino owned and booked the promotion between 1966-1970, at which time he sold to Geeto Mongol (Newton Tattrie) of the Mongol tag team (w. Bepo Mongol, aka Nikolai Volkoff, and the top tag team in the WWWF at the time). Because of the men involved and geographic proximity, Pittsburgh used a lot of WWWF talent over the years. I don't know the exact circumstances, but in 1971 Rodz began wrestling in Pittsburgh as Java Ruuk, basically a rip-off of the highly successful gimmick of The Sheik. The earliest result I have of Ruuk in Pittsburgh is 5/29/71 for a TV match where he triumphed over Terry Yorkston. Soon he was working against local star Johnny DeFazio, arguably the number two man in the city after Bruno. Ruuk would work several matches against some of Pittsburgh's top stars throughout the summer of 71. The last match I have in Ruuk's 1971 Pittsburgh run is 8/13 at the Civic Arena, teaming with the amazing Tony Altimore in a losing effort against the babyface superteam of DeFazio and Dominic DeNucci (Dom was a Pittsburgh mainstay). Ruuk also wrestled for the old Cleveland-Buffalo NWF promotion in 1971 (which by 1972 would also include Pittsburgh, after Geeto sold to promoter Pedro Martinez. Pittsburgh would finally join the WWWF in 1974 when the NWF closed down), but then vanishes from the records. This is where my limited resources hurt, as there is obviously more to the story here. Between 5/71 (when he started as Ruuk) and 11/73 I cannot find any results for Rodz in the WWWF or elsewhere, and after the 8/13/71 match, none for Ruuk either. So there is basically a two year plus gap between 71-73 with no results for Rodz or Ruuk. Surely he kept wrestling somewhere as somebody. If anyone knows more please let me know. I'm assuming he may have wrestled as Ruuk in the NWF in 1972 and 73, but who knows. No footage of Ruuk in Pittsburgh or the NWF exists that I'm aware of, but that is not to say there isn't some available somewhere. Next time: Ruuk goes to LA, attains a major victory, and plays a significant role in the development of a legendary star

As long as the Rumble is good, don't really care about the undercard. Watching with friends, which will help make the experience seem much better for even the worst show

Magazines are always dated months ahead so retailers can keep them on the shelves longer The news in the mags was always almost two months behind

Are you sure?

Well, doesn't everyone hate Mil Mascaras?