Ricky Jackson

Why wouldnt the Savoldi family be there? They were part of Vince Sr's inner circle just like Gorilla

Just watched ep 5 last night. It was definitely the high point of the season so far and one of the best eps in the run

Episode 74 https://soundcloud.com/prowrestlingonly/world-cast-74 September 17, 1983 Jam-packed show this week. First up, Pete and Johnny provide a quick breakdown of the Adrian Street doc that recently dropped on the Network. Then, the boys review the Sportatorium show, featuring more Mercer being Mercer, a dream match between Kerry vs Mr. Ebony, and a battle of the big boys between Brody and Gordy. And to top it off, they give a bonus review of Von Erichs vs Birds from the 9/5 Labor Day Star Wars! This show has it all, folks!

Around 1965, Bruno had the original WWWF belt stolen from his parked car as he ate in a restaurant

Yeah, that's pretty much what I assumed was going be the main event, although I agree establishing the world title in the main event slot is important, even in 2019

Haha, you found the thread I should've included Whipper Watson as a choice

Orange Cassidy was still the best thing of the night

Ladder match finished up pretty well I thought. Probably best match so far. Main needs to deliver big time

Orange Cassidy is still the best thing about this show

Love Orange Cassidy

Just watched the TNT special and I'm hyped. The overall presentation smokes WWE imo. It's like comparing the NFL to a poorly written comedy film about football. Getting together with friends to watch this on PPV. Should be really fun. Hoping we get bloodbath with Cody and Spears.

The only thing Orton was better at than Piper was shitting in Divas bags

Episode 73 https://soundcloud.com/prowrestlingonly/world-cast-73 September 10, 1983 The boys are finally back in the Sportatorium, and they review a rather mundane WCCW show. Yet, one not without its highlights... -Bill Mercer will now be carded for smokes and booze -JOHN Mantell with a MAN-sized victory -Kevin pays a young fan a visit, but were his motives pure? -The first chapter in the Adams vs Garvin rivalry -And Kerry vs Hayes in the main event; a matchup more overdone than Kevin vs Bill Irwin

Here's the All Star thread, Parv https://forums.prowrestlingonly.com/topic/41233-all-star-wrestling-on-the-network/ Let's get some 70s talk going again to counter the sad weekly WWE death march

https://soundcloud.com/prowrestlingonly/pwo-retro-wwf-june-to-september-1981 (To coincide with the latest Greetings From Allentown on WWF TV from 8/1/81, this week PWO Retro features Titans of Wrestling #46, looking at WWF from June to September 1981! If you love Sgt Slaughter, this one is for you, as we wrapped up his WWF run with a bonus review of several matches, including the hard to find Spectrum version of the Alley Fight with Pat Patterson!) Parv, Pete, Johnny and Kelly celebrate their return to WWF in 1981 by looking at a bunch of stuff from June to September before providing one whole HOUR of bonus content on the difficult-to-find Sgt. Slaughter vs. Pat Patterson matches from the Philly Spectrum. On the docket tonight: 06-20 SGT SLAUGHTER vs RICK MCGRAW WWF TV 07-11 DON MURACO vs STEVE KING WWF TV 07-20 DON MURACO vs PEDRO MORALES IC TITLE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 07-25 MOONDOGS vs GAREA/MARTEL TAG TITLE WWF TV 08-01 ANDRE THE GIANT vs MOONDOG REX PHILADELPHIA SPECTRUM 08-01 BOB BACKLUND vs MOONDOG REX WWF TV 08-81 DON MURACO PROMO WWF TV 08-15 GREG VALENTINE vs MUHAMMED SAAD WWF TV 08-15 MURACO SQUASH, RICK MCGRAW INTERVIEW WWF TV 08-22 FUJI/SAITO vs HENNIG/SD JONES WWF TV 09-19 ANGELO MOSCA SQUASH, HITS PAT WITH PITCHER WWF TV Bonus: 04-18 SGT SLAUGHTER vs PAT PATTERSON PHILADELPHIA SPECTRUM 06-27 SGT SLAUGHTER vs MIL MASCARAS WWF TV CAPITAL CENTER 08-01 SGT SLAUGHTER vs PAT PATTERSON (alley fight) PHILADELPHIA SPECTRUM Highlights include: - "... and my name is, Joooooeee McHugh!" - Kayfabe most successful manager - Mini-bios for super-obscure jobbers Mohammad Saad and Tom Lynch - Random discussion of Lord Alfred Hayes and Vince Jr's odd love for him - Discussion of Masa Saito's career - And in the BONUS hour ... round up on the Slaughter vs. Patterson series, including comparisons of the Philly and MSG matches

I'm a little behind on the Gems because I was out of town for a few weeks, so I just finished the 4/19/85 PWUSA show. No love for Backlund vs Larry Z or the Birds vs Flyers/Tonga Kid? I thought those were really good matches. Bob v Larry was worked especially well, with Larry having to toss Bob over the top rope for a dq to save the title he was on the brink of losing. That's a much better use of the rule than the dumb babyface tossing the heel over. Sarge vs Kamala was good too, but basically just a bridge to the next match between them, which I think was a Boot Camp match in a cage. I really want to see that one, and hopefully the show surfaces, because I've really been digging the PWUSA shows and matches from the Meadowlands we've been getting

Episode 72 https://soundcloud.com/prowrestlingonly/world-cast-72-labor-day-star-warsharley-race-tribute September 5, 1983 Just when you thought the show had joined the podcast graveyard like so many others before it, the boys are back yet again, returning with a jam-packed, double-sized episode! First, from the famed collection of Pete Schirmacher, the boys review 2 and 7/8 matches from the Labor Day Star Wars show broadcast on Ft. Worth TV, including an awesome Country Whipping match between Kerry Von Erich and Michael Hayes. Then, better late than never, they pay tribute to all-time legend, Harley Race. AND, as a special bonus, Pete and Johnny break down JCP's Boogie Jam card from 1984 that recently dropped on the Network! World Cast: Good things come to those who wait

Oh, it's all going to change when it goes to 2 hrs on USA, I'm sure. It will be interesting to see what they believe needs to be changed to draw ratings

The weekly TV is mostly there to get wrestlers over, like an old territory show, and in that regard it's been pretty successful over the years. And like a lot those shows back in the day, there have been a lot of cool moments and occasionally great matches, but it exists mostly to build up wrestlers and programs for the next big show/Takeover. It's not an episodic show, really. At this point in my life as a wrestling fan, 1 hr a week and five big shows a year, the closest to the 80s style I so love, is good enough

I like the idea of running college campuses and developing an atmosphere for their TV shows that makes them seem hip, while the outdated WWE style becomes the modern equivalent of the smoke-filled hall Vince supposedly rescued fans from back in the 80s. Yes, I've been, to varying degrees, a lifelong WWE fan, but deep down I want their arrogance and complacency to bite them in the ass big time in the war with AEW.

9/18 is the debut on USA, so they get a 2 week jump on AEW. Have to imagine they build to something big for Oct 2

A couple months I think

So it sounds like an era is coming to an end soon, with the announcement that NXT is starting on USA apparently coming tomorrow on Raw. It will go head to head with AEW and I assume will be a two hour show. Will this be the end of "pure" NXT now that it will have to draw ratings and not be embarrassed by AEW? Will it become just another main roster show with wrestlers from Raw and Smackdown regularly appearing? I hope it keeps it's identity, but it's definitely going to be different. It could be rejuvenating, who knows. Things haven't exactly been must see for a while now anyway. I feel a bit sad because 2015 NXT is what got me back into modern wrestling after a long period of being mostly just an old school fan. The last four years have been a blast and some of my favorite wrestling ever. Things are really gearing up to be interesting beginning Oct 2 if nothing else

https://soundcloud.com/prowrestlingonly/pwo-retro-letters-from-kayfabe-2 On this edition of PWO Retro, we revisit the 2nd episode of Letters From Kayfabe, a show stepping close to the very edges of "the cheese platter" as hosts Allan and Parv go deeper into the world of WWF. 1. The Mailbag: Hogan Fist Helmet / brown-hair Dino Bravo in late 91-early 92 / Ian Mooney 2. The Event Center with JT Rozzero: Jointly promoted WWF and WAR card from September 15, 1992 3. The Long Topic: The changing look of the WWF from 1983 to 1993

Hart is revered by wrestling fans all over Canada because he was the biggest Canadian star back in the day when wrestling was huge all over the country. Why is that suddenly so hard to comprehend?