Ricky Jackson

Just checking results from Sports and Wrestling. He toured Japan for the rest of 79. Some interesting tag partnerships there. Six-man teams with Dusty and Volkoff (10/27/79), with Dusty and Patterson (10/28/79), and regular teams with Pedro Morales (!), Mr. Saito, Patterson, and Tiger Jeet Singh (!!). Was back in JCP by at least 1/2/80.

Just checked a few things: No more Hammer until 1981 disc 5 No more Swede until 1982 disc 7 (special ref in the Backlund/Graham MSG Lumberjack match)

Swede Hanson in 79 sucked, so let's remember the better times (pictured left). Fuck yeah, Gary Hart's clothes!

This will not make much sense now, but consider it a sneak preview for Titans #5. Enjoy guys:

This guy?

Thanks rovert!

Who is your avatar, Matt? Bobby Davis?

That was a really good match. The September 78 match was on one of the dreaded untelevised cards, so it looks like the answer is no.

I don't think you have to be too knowledgeable of the era to enjoy Titans. It's mostly Sorrow impersonations, pointing out funny-looking fans at ringside, and jokes about Bruno's rug.

Superstar/Dusty at MSG is one of my favorite guilty pleasures in wrestling. I think if you just sit back and soak in the atmosphere, the heat, and the sheer 70sness of the spectacle you may enjoy it more. These are not workrate matches. Same goes for the Bruno matches. Edit: OK, the Bullrope match sucks, no doubt. The Death match was actually the earlier of the two matches in the series

I think I'm the only person who liked that match. I'll have to watch it again some day, but I thought it was pretty good the first time. I'm a big mark for heated atmosphere and MSG had a special kind of buzz that night, with many likely feeling they were going to see history and Bob come out of the match NWA champ. I thought the match was well-worked and dug the headlock spots. But I am an unabashed Backlund lover.

Pat Patterson was fucking awesome in 1979.

That was cool.

Thanks for the heads up Steve. Mooooooose! http://www.wwe.com/classics/intercontinent...overed-26102625

Yeah, Wolfpac Sting did look horrible.

I loved the Miz-Orton segment, and I usually dislike both guys. Dusty being rushed on a stretcher to the ambulance was a bit much.

New York Groove! Great choice for closing song.

Yeah, Miz is painfully bad now. Or at least it is tough to watch him wrestle with the crowd giving him go-away heat every match while he is visibly upset about it.

Chico: And then he writes this, just to remind me why I can't stand him (even though he's still on my Facebook ):

Dylan and Dave pimped this on their Andre podcast and it really is a sight to see. 1972 Andre was 26, somewhat slim, athletic, and a decent heel to boot. The match is long, but pretty damn good and worth the time investment. Strong Kobayashi holds up his end and is guy I've been impressed with between this match and a 1974 match with Inoki that was maybe the best Inoki match I've ever seen. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOOyxdEHZKU...FB&index=20

Yeah, I'm not sure how big of a wrestling fan Letterman is/was, but back in the 80s on his Late Night show on NBC he seemed to have several wrestling guests. Killer Kowalski for one ( and ). Also Andre the Giant, Bobby Heenan, and probably others. Letterman grew up in Indianapolis and the story goes the nickname for his house band on the show, Paul Shaffer's "World's Most Dangerous Band" was a take-off of Dick the Bruiser's "World's Most Dangerous Man/Wrestler" moniker. Basically CBS, NBC, ABC and Fox would be the equivalent of BBC1 and ITV, the channels with the biggest audience and (excluding Fox) longest history.