Ricky Jackson

Maivia was a huge face star in Hawaii and California but in WWF his heel turn and feud with Backlund was pretty hot and warranted 3 straight MSG main events

All I saw was the Rumble. Missed the beginning and fell asleep halfway through (missed Titus tripping, so thanks for the gif Matt). Woke up for the final 5 or so guys. Good finish, right guy won and Bryan got the time record. And and least long haired dude, his mom or whoever, and green shirt dude couldn't get tickets. Fuck them

You may be thinking of the in-ring "debate" angle they did with Heenan and Ken Patera right after Patera returned from prison. They bleeped Heenan during it, I think when he made comments about Patera's wife and kids. It ended with one of the more violent bits of WWF TV from the time where Patera took Heenan's belt off and used it to strangle/whiplash him. Heenan wore a neck brace for months to sell it

I'm a wrestlingdata guy. I find they have a deeper amount of results from obscure promotions and the territory years in general compared to cagematch, so it would suck big time if that's lost

The show itself was broadcast on HBO and is otherwise notable for being Ric Flair's first match at MSG (which was on his first DVD). I don't know if it ever aired on WWE's pre-Network on-demand services, though. Flair's first MSG match was actually on the 3/1/76 show, and that is the one on his first DVD. His second MSG match was indeed on the show headlined by Bruno vs Hansen, but that match, against Frankie Williams, has never surfaced that I'm aware. Also, the botched bodyslam did make at least one other appearance on tape, on an episode of the old Tom Weaver Greatest Sports Legends show devoted to Bruno, in a blink and you miss it montage of Bruno's greatest foes

Thanks so much for all the complements guys. This was a special show for numerous reasons and definitely one I'll always remember. Titans 4 Life

https://soundcloud.com/prowrestlingonly/bruno-sammartino-1935-2018 The boys get together to say goodbye *Stick around until the very end for a few bonus features

2 things... Our tribute to Bruno drops tomorrow at 8pm eastern. I'm on vacation starting tomorrow so a new World Cast won't drop until May 16

I believe the first actual physical copy of the Observer I read was the one with the Moolah bio. It was eye opening stuff for me at the time because it went into major detail on the history of women's wrestling and all the sleazy stories

Not a playlist, but there are a ton of YouTube links to Bruno matches in yesterday's daily update on the Observer site https://www.f4wonline.com/daily-updates/daily-update-bruno-sammartino-harry-smith-gaburick-256031

One thing is for certain, Dave's bio of Bruno in today's WON is fantastic

No, the Network show is its own thing

And for those a bit more adventurous, one of my favorite Bruno matches, vs Spiros Arion 2/17/75 MSG

Here's a quick one that pretty much encapsulates Bruno's connection with the fans

I think he'll survive it Sullivan vs Dain was nuts

I think the actual number is about 45 or so, around the same as Backlund actually. So it's a pretty big exaggeration. I don't think Bruno even appeared on 187 MSG shows total. Wrestling at MSG was hot from 63-65, but was relatively cold for the rest of the decade with no sellouts from early 65 until June of 1970. Bruno's second reign was full of sellouts, but so were Morales', Graham's and Backlund's reigns. But whatever, Bruno was fucking God

This one hurts. RIP to the Living Legend

Ok, it's been 21 years since I've seen that match, so cut me some slack

Austin cost Hart the Rumble and then the WWF title on Raw against Sid in a cage. That pretty much escalated things enough

If Judy Bagwell's banned ass is out there somewhere lurking, fuck Lapsed Fan and fuck you. (Years old reference)

The Eighth Wonder of the World Cast: Andre the Giant HBO Doc Review https://soundcloud.com/prowrestlingonly/the-eighth-wonder-of-the-world-cast-andre-the-giant-hbo-doc-review Kelly, Pete and Johnny take a brief break from WCCW to review the Andre the Giant documentary recently broadcast on HBO. The boys discuss the doc in depth, their personal memories of Andre, and include additional historical information not found in the film. A good time was had by all so please enjoy this look at one of wrestling's greatest legends!

Golden Lovers vs Young Bucks was good but hardly great imo. That's the one for me

Hey, thanks for the plug. I should've created a thread here, but I thought this was more of an Easter egg or hidden track rather than an official show. Not sure how often these will drop. Basically whenever the mood arises

I've never once watched Asuka on TV or in person and thought "You know what? She's not really that over". It's not smoke and mirrors, she's over