Ricky Jackson

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?

Eh, it's closer to 89%. He hates Killer Kowalski and Dick Whoerle and he's not crazy about the Ascension

http://placetobenation.com/titans-of-wrestling-42-wwwf-at-madison-square-garden-april-14-1975/ The boys are back for another look at that wild year of 1975, this time focusing on the April 14th card from Madison Square Garden. On the docket: 4-14-75 TONY ALTIMORE vs MIKE PAIDOUSIS 4-14-75 GREG VALENTINE vs EL OLYMPICO 4-14-75 JAY STRONGBOW vs WALDO VON ERICH 4-14-75 BRUNO SAMMARTINO vs SPIROS ARION - GREEK DEATH MATCH 4-14-75 EDOUARD CARPENTIER vs BIG JOE NOVA 4-14-75 BOBBY DUNCUM vs VICTOR RIVERA Also on tonight's show, marvel at... -The new anti-workrate masterpiece of all-time -El Olympico: The Man in the Half-Mask -"Friendly" Bob Freed: The announcer who never met a name he couldn't mispronounce -Bruno Sammartino's attempt at vengeance in the dreaded GREEK DEATH MATCH!!!! -Plus extended discussion on Greg Valentine and his early career, the ideal wrestling champion, a mini Mike Paidousis bio and Nazi's!

Stampede was brutal I imagine. It is about 9hrs or so from Calgary to Saskatoon for example. And then factor in horrible driving conditions in the winter

Tuesday the 20th

Get adblock. I have it and the Network works fine for me on Firefox. It also makes the YouTube and Dailymotion experience much better too

End of an era with Lawler moving to Smackdown and Booker T taking his spot on Raw. PPV team stays the same http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/96-wwe-news/40670-wwe-announces-change-to-broadcast-teams

http://placetobenation.com/titans-of-wrestling-41-wwf-may-june-1981/ Join Parv, Pete, Johnny and Kelly as they kick off 2015 with a look at more WWF action from 1981! On the docket: 5-16 DUSTY RHODES vs JOHNNY RODZ WWF TV 5-23 KING KONG MOSCA vs RICK MCGRAW WWF TV 5-30 DON MURACO vs RICK MCGRAW WWF TV 6-8 DON MURACO vs RICK MARTEL MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 6-8 DUSTY RHODES vs KILLER KHAN MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 6-8 BOB BACKLUND vs KING KONG MOSCA WWF TITLE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 6-8 MOONDOGS vs FUJINAMI/YATSU MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 6-8 PEDRO MORALES vs SGT SLAUGHTER IC TITLE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 6-20 PEDRO MORALES vs DON MURACO IC TITLE PHILADELPHIA SPECTRUM Also on tonight's show: -Parv stars in the smash new English comedy called The Flat -The Titans celebrate the art of officiating, featuring... 1. Dick Kroll: The world's tallest and best bumping referee, and... 2. Pat Patterson: The world's best dressed and most biased referee -The race for most boring WWWF/WWF tag team match heats up, with a new contender entering the field (but at least it has a marriage proposal!) -Johnny's passionate defense of that lazy beach bum, Don Muraco -Plenty of talk on Martel, Andre, Morales, McGraw, and others