Ricky Jackson

I looked it up earlier. Baba vs Bruno in early 64 did a little less than 15k in old MSG, about 3-4k shy of a sellout. What is really impressive is Baba wrestled Bruno for the WWWF title, Thesz in (I think) Detroit for the NWA title and Blassie for the WWA title (arguably the 2nd most important belt in wrestling at the time) all in the same month

I thought the whole deal at the end made Aldis a total asshole heel, for denying everyone, and most importantly Tim Storm, a match they wanted, and then saying he basically just announced he would be in the TV tourney as a way to amuse himself. Of course he was just backing out because he wanted no piece of Storm. Have patience, they will pay off Aldis/Storm down the line. That's one of the best things with NWA, they dont rush things. The eventual Aldis vs Storm match will mean so much more if they are kept apart for a while longer. Then it will epic, not a 6:05 TV match

I really enjoyed this show, more than any AEW since Full Gear I think

Dustin vs Sammy with Hager at ringside was super fun. This show has been a blast

Yeah, that was great too

We all know it, but fuck is Dustin Rhodes amazing

The visual of Riho being squashed through the table by Rose was awesome

I thought Darby vs Cody was great. 2 for 2 with this matchup. Women's match is red hot too

Finally caught up with everything today. Into the Fire was good. The last two matches delivered, and the Scurll surprise was cool if not a little too WWE-esque with the "music hits and new guy confronts the champ" trope, but the rest of the show was pretty forgettable. I'm digging season 2 so far. The Kamille mystery was revealed to be Aldis playing mind games with everyone, which is fine. Tim Storm is amazing. What a great promo he cut on the last ep! The show has its own idiosyncratic way of doing things that I totally get being frustrating for some fans, such as most shows being a bunch of random segments that bleed into each other, and no great concern with delivering modern workrate "great matches", for example. It's far from perfect but it's good enough to entertain me for an hour a week

There wasn't a Hidden Gems to be canceled in 1995

2019 truly has been the worst year in WWE history

If Dark Order is going to work they need a big name recruit. God bless 'em for trying their damndest to get this over but the jury is still out imo

I know Jericho had a lot of great stuff in WWE over the years, especially that 2008 reinvention, but damn if his career best work isn't found in all the other places he's worked, like WCW, New Japan and AEW

Jericho vs Jungle Boy was old school wrestling 101 and I loved every second of it

Pretty good tag with Cody/Allin vs Butcher and Blade. Crowd has been hot AF so far

Excessive, but good stuff as far as building up the (eventual) Page vs Omega feud

Guess AEW is dead. No thread almost 20 mins into the show. Opening match was 20 mins

Episode 83 https://soundcloud.com/prowrestlingonly/world-cast-83-holiday-star-wars-112483 November 24, 1983 The boys get together one more time before an indefinite hiatus for an epic review of "Holiday" Star Wars, which took place Thanksgiving night at Reunion Arena in Dallas! Pretty stacked card*, featuring... Tonga John, Boris Zurkhoff (sp?), Black Gordman vs Jose Lothario, Johnny Mantell, Mike Reed Mike Von Erich vs Skandor Akbar (Mike's debut match) The Super-D's vs Iceman Parsons/Junkyard Dog, American tag team titles Kevin Von Erich vs Terry Gordy David Von Erich vs Kamala Chris Adams (w.Sunshine) vs Jimmy Garvin (w.Precious), American title Kerry Von Erich vs Michael Hayes, Loser Leaves Town Cage match The Thanksgiving show is really good, paying off several long term feuds, before a molten hot crowd in Dallas. World Cast will be back in 2020, just like Michael Hayes will be back, dressed as Santa, at the next Star Wars. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! *This card is split over the Dec 3 & 10 1983 eps of WCCW, and the main event is found at the beginning of the May 5, 1984 ep.

World Cast of the Champions IX: Boogie Jam '84 https://soundcloud.com/prowrestlingonly/world-cast-of-the-champions-ix-boogie-jam-84 March 17, 1984 Pete is once again joined by J.B. and Johnny P for another look at some great early-80s Southern wrestling action! The fellas look at... Tully Blanchard vs Dory Funk Jr. Rufus R. Jones vs Ernie Ladd NWA Tag Team Champions Wahoo McDaniel & Mark Youngblood vs Don Kernodle & Bob Orton Jr Angelo Mosca Sr., Angelo Mosca Jr., & the Junkyard Dog vs Gary Hart, the Great Kabuki, & Ivan Koloff NWA US Champion Dick Slater vs Greg Valentine No DQ steel cage match NWA World Champion Ric Flair vs Ricky Steamboat Jimmy Valiant (w/ Dusty Rhodes) vs Assassin #2 (w/ Paul Jones)hair vs mask match Hopefully this wont be the last World Cast of the Champions. I'm sure Pete can produce some of his own Gems from his private stash to keep things going

French-Canadian journeyman wrestler from the late-50s to mid-80s. Apparently he died May 25 but it's only getting out now. Had his greatest success in several southern territories in 70s working as Sgt. Jacques Goulet. Several stints in NYC, including a brief run with Karl Gotch as one half of the WWWF tag team champs in late 71/early 72. By the 80s he was a TV JTTS for Jr and later I believe an agent for many years (he was one of the many old timers who would break up brawls on TV well into the 90s). He was 86

Episode 82 https://soundcloud.com/prowrestlingonly/world-cast-82 November 19, 1983 With the big Thanksgiving night show at Reunion Arena right around the corner, the boys just need to review the go home show. And what a go home show it is! -More Ft. Worth TV. Someone needs to pay for Kamala's humiliation with a whippin'! -Kerry hypes one of the biggest matches of his career by reciting a poem about the cage -Jose Lothario can still kick ass and take names -The Super D's are sneaky bastards -"WE WANT SUNSHINE! WE WANT SUNSHINE! WE WANT SUNSHINE!" A truly amazing close to the show, with the territories hottest new babyface stealing the spotlight and standing tall against those who wronged her!

Another fun sprint main event for Mox. Show was fine but they need a hot angle one of these weeks

One complaint, pretty much ever week, is that they make this bald ref look incompetent with him missing interference, low blows, foreign objects. Major pet peeve of mine