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Flair's list: 1. Ric Flair 2. Ray Stevens 3. Shawn Michaels Austin's list: 1. Ric Flair 2. Terry Funk Dave's list: 1. Lou Thesz 2. Bruiser Brody

- Go see some live wrestling - Keep watching the Yearbooks - Get back to work on the 1982 Yearbook - Turn in a GWE ballot

Yeah, that Marty Jones match is wonderful. I actually think his Portland run as a heel might be the highlight of Dynamite's career, or at least it's the most fun to watch due to the booking.

They wouldn't make my list, but this is another big plus for Regal that isn't often mentioned in his defense.

goc gets my pick if it's still available

I'll go with Les Thornton.

I'll pass when my turn comes around.

I don't think so. Here is the ballot. The original deadline was January 1, 2015 which was extended to February and then the project was seemingly abandoned.

My knee-jerk reaction was to inform you that there are threads in this very section for Race, Bock, and Blackwell, but I'll throw out some personal suggestions. Harley Race vs. Jerry Lawler (Memphis, 12/11/1977) This is a broadway, so it may be a bit long-winded for some, but it's one of my favorite examples of Race as touring NWA World Heavyweight Champion. Since it does go a full hour, you get to see everything Race had to offer in that role. Maybe a better rec would be his match with Andre from NWA Classics. It's shorter and completely different, but just as epic in terms of vibe. I'd also suggest Race's matches with Rick Martel. They had one in Portland that was a title defense, and another years later in AWA with no title on the line that may be even better. You'll want to watch every Nick Bockwinkel match you can find. He's The Master. The feuds with Lawler, Hogan, or Hennig are good places to start. Jerry Blackwell is another case where you might as well watch everything you can find, since there's not a whole lot out there. My favorites are one-offs against Lawler, Hansen and Funk, but his best stuff is probably his run as a heel in AWA. I got nothing on The Blackjacks.

I'm still here. I have a 4 year old and started a ridiculous Yearbook project last month so my wrestling-related free time has been tapped. I'll do my best to play catch-up soon. Everything is booked in my head, just have to crank it out sometime.

I can't locate a match list, but here's what I've scooped off the Network for WCCW: 1982.10.15.WCCW.Episode.43.WEB-DL.720p.H264-RVLTN2012 1982.11.02.WCCW.Episode.46.WEB-DL.720p.H264-RVLTN2012 1982.11.11.WCCW.Episode.48.WEB-DL.720p.H264-RVLTN2012 1982.12.02.WCCW.Episode.50.WEB-DL.720p.H264-RVLTN2012 1982.12.10.WCCW.Episode.51.WEB-DL.720p.H264-RVLTN2012 1982.12.15.WCCW.Episode.52.WEB-DL.720p.H264-RVLTN2012 1982.12.27.WCCW.Episode.53.WEB-DL.720p.H264-RVLTN2012 1982.12.28.WCCW.Episode.54.WEB-DL.720p.H264-RVLTN2012 October 23, 1982 - Taped 10/12 - Sportatorium - Dallas, TX NWA Texas Heavyweight Champion David Von Erich vs Capt. Frank Dusek in a non-title match Jose Lothario & Al Madril vs The Checkmate & The Magic Dragon (w/Armand Hussein) Gran Markus II (w/Armand Hussein) vs The Samoan Michael Hayes vs Roberto Renesto (Hayes' WCCW Debut) October 30, 1982 - Taped 10/12 - Sportatorium - Dallas, TX Al Madril vs The Great Kabuki (w/Armand Hussein) Ken Mantell vs The Checkmate (w/Armand Hussein) NWA Texas Heavyweight Champion David Von Erich vs Roberto Renesto in a non-title match Michael Hayes vs Bill Irwin November 13, 1982 - Taped 10/26 - Sportatorium - Dallas, TX The Great Kabuki (w/Armand Hussein) vs Raul Castro & The Samoan in a Handicap Match The Fabulous Freebirds (Hayes & Gordy) vs Gran Markus II & Destroyer #1 (w/Armand Hussein) Bugsy McGraw & Al Madril vs The Checkmate & The Magic Dragon (w/Armand Hussein) NWA American Heavyweight Champion Kevin Von Erich vs Bill Irwin in a non-title match November 20, 1982 - Taped 11/9 - Sportatorium - Dallas, TX The Fabulous Freebirds vs Killer Tim Brooks & Capt. Frank Dusek The Great Kabuki (w/Gary Hart) vs Salvadore Olivares & The Samoan in a Handicap Match Kerry Von Erich vs Destroyer #2 Bugsy McGraw vs The Checkmate (w/Armand Hussein) November 27, 1982 - Taped 11/9 - Sportatorium - Dallas, TX Bugsy McGraw & Al Madril vs Bill Irwin & The Checkmate (wArmand Hussein) NWA Texas Heavyweight Champion David Von Erich vs Destroyer #2 in a non-title match The Fabulous Freebirds vs The Great Kabuki & The Magic Dragon (w/Armand Hussein) Kerry Von Erich vs Killer Tim Brooks December 11, 1982 - Taped 12/7 - Sportatorium - Dallas, TX The Spoiler vs Roberto Renesto Little Coco vs Hillbilly Pete Al Madril vs The Great Kabuki (w/Armand Hussein) Kerry Von Erich & Brian Adias vs The Checkmate & The Magic Dragon (w/Armand Hussein) December 18th, 1982 - Taped 12/7 - Sportatorium - Dallas, TX Jose Lothario vs The Spoiler Bugsy McGraw, Al Madril & Brian Adias vs The Great Kabuki, The Checkmate & The Magic Dragon (w/Armand Hussein) NWA American Heavyweight Champion Kevin Von Erich vs King Kong Bundy in a non-title match December 25th, 1982 - Taped 12/7 - Sportatorium - Dallas, TX Brian Adias vs Killer Tim Brooks Bugsy McGraw & Al Madril vs The Checkmate & The Magic Dragon (w/Armand Hussein) All-Asian Heavyweight Champion The Great Kabuki (w/Armand Hussein) vs David Von Erich

I have GCW, AWA, WWF, JCP, Memphis, Mid South and AJPW pretty much set. I think I still need some Joshi recommendations (and I need to review my NJPW notes).

I haven't watched all of 1982 Portland TV, but off the top of my head I know we'll include almost all of the Buddy-Hennig stuff and the Flair appearances. Anyway, I'll post the list of TV I have below for the sake of convince if anyone wants to go through and cherry pick stuff. Portland Buddy Rose tapes Disc #21 3/21/82 – 39:00 Rose/Oliver Int Sawyer Int Hennig – Rose 2/3 (Oliver run in) Ric Flair clip from Japan Rose/Oliver Int Johnson/Parson Int 2/27/82 – COMPLETE SHOW 1:26 Sawyer – Whitecloud Hogan – Crews Regal Int Johnson – Stasiak 2/3 Borne Int Sawyer Int Johnson Int Disc #22 4/2/82 – 40:00 Rose/Oliver/Borne Int Curt & Larry Hennig – Rose/Oliver 2/3 Sawyer Int Rose/Oliver Int Hennigs Post Match Int 4/17/82 Rose/Oliver/Borne Int 6/5/82 – 27:00 Death of Alan Tonkin Announcement Rose/Oliver/Wendy Ritcher/Joyce Grable Int Johnson/Sawyer Int Borne – Rose (ends in locker room run in) Borne Int 6/19/82 – 40:00 Rose/Oliver Int Rose – Borne 2/3 Johnson/Sawyer Int David Shultz Int Borne Post Match Int Disc #23 6/26/82 – 31:00 Oliver/Rose Int Rose - Hennig 2/3 David Shultz Int Oliver/Rose/Hennig Post Match Int 7/31/82 – COMPLETE SHOW 1:30 Announcement of death of Portland Wrestling legend Shag Thomas Tommy Rogers – Chris Adams Mike Miller – Rocky Johnson Rose/Oliver Int Shultz/Rose 2/3 Johnson/Sawyer Int Steve Pardee Int Shultz Post Match Int Disc #26 3/19/82 – COMPLETE SHOW 1:11 (no commercials) Ho – Colt Jack – Tia Oliver/Assassin/Hassan Int Rose – Pardee 2/3 Hennig taped interview Jack – Int Hassan/Rose Int TV: 4/10/82....1:28...Complete show w/original commercials....video is grainy, but very watchable Stan Stasiak vs Sivi Afi Rocky Johnson Interview Ric Flair vs Brett Sawyer Curt & Larry Hennig Interview Playboy Buddy Rose Interview Ric Flair Interview Dizzy Hogan vs King Parsons Rocky Johnson vs Chung Lee Ric Flair/Buddy Rose Interview 5/8/82....complete show w/ commercials after the first match is joined 1:15 Curt Hennig vs Billy Whitecloud (joined in progress) Rocky Johnson vs Mike Miller David Schultz Interview Andre the Giant & Brett "Hack" Sawyer vs Matt Borne/ Rip Oliver/Dizzy Hogan (2/3 falls) Curt Hennig Interview Tommy Rogers Interview Andre/Brett Sawyer/Rocky Johnson Interview 5/15/82....complete show w/ commercials 1:29 Chris Adams vs Dizzy "Brutus Beefcake" Hogan David Schultz vs Sivi Afi David Schultz Interview Curt Hennig vs Rip Oliver (2/3 falls) Brett Sawyer/Tommy Rogers Interview Chris Adams Interview Hennig/Oliver Post Match Interview 5/22/82....complete show w/ commercials 1:27 Matt Borne vs Brett Sawyer David Schultz vs Chris Adams David Schultz Interview Mike Miller/Dizzy Hogan vs Brett Sawyer/Tommy Rogers (2/3 falls...Miller has BLONDE hair!!!) Rip Oliver/Matt Borne Interview Curt Hennig Interview Brett Sawyer/Tommy Rogers Interview 5/29/82....57:00 Buddy Rose & Hulk Hogan as a tag team in Japan....I don't know who they are wrestling as the audio is in Japanese Buddy Rose Interview as he talks about being back from Japan Buddy Rose/Matt Borne vs Brett Sawyer/Tommy Rogers (2/3 falls....Borne turns on Rose) Rip Oliver Interview David Schultz Interview Matt Borne Post Match Interview Tommy Rogers vs Tiny Anderson Sandy Barr vs Rip Oliver Buddy Rose/Rip Oliver Interview Dizzy Hogan/David Schultz vs Rocky Johnson/Brett Sawyer (2/3 falls with a Rose run in) Curt Hennig Interview Buddy Rose/David Schultz Interview (Rose tries to get Schultz to join him, but is turned down) Chris Adams vs Playboy Buddy Rose (2/3 falls) 2/26/83.....this is from a previously dubbed tape 7/3/82....complete show w/ no commercials 1:10 Dizzy Hogan vs Chris Adams David Schultz vs Tommy Rogers Rip Oliver/Buddy Rose Interview Buddy Rose vs Curt Hennig (2/3 falls with a Schultz run-in....he attacks Rose, then Hennig) Brett Sawyer/Rocky Johnson Interview David Schultz Interview Buddy Rose Interview 7/17/82....complete show w/no commercials 1:13 Dizzy Hogan vs Tommy Rogers Chris Adams vs Mike Miller Rip Oliver vs Steve Pardee (2/3 falls) Rocky Johnson Interview Chris Adams Interview Buddy Rose/Rip Oliver Interview 7/24/82....39:00 Dizzy Hogan vs Steve Pardee Buddy Rose Interview with 1:30 clips of his match with David Schultz the previous Tuesday David Schultz vs Curt Hennig (2/3 falls joined in progress in first fall) Rip Oliver Interview Brett Sawyer/Rocky Johnson Interview David Schultz Interview 8/21/82...complete show w/ commercials 1:25 Ali Hassan vs Tommy Rogers Mike Miller vs Steve Pardee Buddy Rose/Rip Oliver Interview Buddy Rose vs David Schultz in a CAGE MATCH David Schultz Post Match Interview Assassin vs Brett "Hack" Sawyer (2/3 falls) Brett Sawyer Interview 9/18/82....1:28...Complete show w/ original commercials...Frank Bonnema's last show Tommy Rogers vs TG Stone Shiek Ali Hassan vs Terry Gibbs Terry Gibbs Interview Rip Oliver vs Steve Pardee Brett Sawyer Interview Stan Stasiak Interview Rip Oliver/Assassin Interview 9/25/82...1:28...Complete show w/original commercials...show is hosted by Dutch Savage & Chuck Grindell TG Stone vs Steve Pardee Mike Miller vs Terry Gibbs Playboy Buddy Rose video promoting his return to Portland & match with Ric Flair Rip Oliver vs Brett "Hacksaw" Sawyer Buzz Sawyer video to promote his return to Portland to tag with brother Hacksaw Brett Sawyer Interview Another Rose video...this one with Vince McMahon 10/9/82...1:13....Complete show without commercials The show begins with the announcement of the death of longtime Portland Wrestling announcer Frank Bonnema Paul Ellering vs Stan Stasiak Playboy Buddy Rose video with The Grand Wizard & Vince McMahon promoting his Portland match with Ric Flair Chris Adams vs Mike Miller Paul Ellering Interview Rip Oliver/Shiek Ali Hassan/Assassin vs Hack Sawyer/Terry Gibbs/Steve Pardee Sawyer/Gibbs/Pardee Interview

World of Sports: Ken Joyce vs. Johnny Kidd (JIP Rd 4, 1/27/82) Tally Ho Kaye vs. Kid Chocolate (1/27/82) Rollerball Rocco vs. Kung Fu (2/3/82) Giant Haystacks vs. Pat Roach (2/3/82) Alan Kilby vs. Black Jack Mulligan (2/3/82) Bill Bromley vs. Tom Tyrone (2/3/82) Pat Patton vs. John Wilkie (2/3/82) Tom Tyrone/Alan Kilby vs. Black Jack Mulligan/Bill Bromley (2/3/82) Johnny Saint vs. Jan Curtis (2/17/82) Mark Rocco vs. Steve McHoy (2/17/82) John Elijah vs. Bill Bromley (2/17/82) Alan Kilby vs. Tony "Banger" Walsh (2/17/82) Marty Jones vs. Caswell Martin (2/17/82) Wayne Bridges vs. Pete Roberts (2/17/82) Alan Kilby vs. Ray Robinson (3/9/82) Dave Finlay vs. Young David (Davey Boy Smith) (3/9/82) Tom Tyrone vs. King Kong Kirk (3/9/82) Jim Breaks & Johnny England vs. Pat Patton & Steve Logan (3/9/82) Jim Breaks vs. Steve Grey (4/6/82, JIP Rd 6) Pete Roberts vs. Young David (4/7/82) Marty Jones vs. Dave Finlay (5/5/82) Mick McManus vs. Catweazle (5/5/82) Alan Kilby vs. Steve Lannigan (5/11/82) John Elijah vs. Tom Tyrone (5/11/82) Sid Cooper & Bobby Barnes vs. Pat Patton & Steve Logan (5/11/82) Johnny Wilson vs. Bully Boy Muir (5/11/82) Caswell Martin vs. Pat Roach (5/11/82) Big DaddyKwik Kick Lee vs. Crusher Brannigan/Tony Walsh (5/11/82) Steve Grey vs. Tony Costas (6/15/82) Vic Faulkner vs. Kid Chocolate (6/15/82) Jackie Turpin vs. Jim Breaks (6/15/82) Bobby Barnes vs. Catweazle (6/15/82) Terry Rudge vs. Tiger Dalibar Singh (6/15/82) Mal Sanders vs. King Ben (6/16/82) Pat Roach vs. Tom Tyrone (6/16/82) Ray Steele vs. John Elijah (7/22/82) Pat Roach vs. Tom Tyrone (7/22/82) Tiger Dalibar Singh vs. Bill Bromley (7/22/82) Marty Jones vs. Pete Roberts (7/22/82) Johnny Wilson vs. Banger Walsh (7/27/82) Dave Bond vs. Steve McHoy (7/27/82) Kwik Kick Lee vs. Skull Murphy (7/27/82) Clive Myers vs. Johnny Apollon (7/27/82) Steve Grey vs. Jackie Turpin (8/11/82) Sid Cooper vs. Pat Patton (8/11/82) Jim Breaks vs. Tom Thumb (8/11/82) Ray Steele vs. Kwik Kick Lee (8/11/82) Steve McHoy vs. Jim Moser (8/11/82) Dave Finlay vs. Alan Kilby (10/11/82) Vic Faulkner vs. Mick McMichael (10/11/82) Tally Ho Kaye vs. Jackie Turpin (10/11/82) Barry Douglas vs. Steve McHoy (10/11/82) Pete Roberts vs. Skull Murphy (10/11/82) Big Daddy/Jim Moser vs. Giant Haystacks/Big Bill Bromley (10/11/82) John Naylor vs. King Ben (11/3/82) Bobby Barnes vs. Kid Chocolate (11/3/82) Alan Dennison vs. Black Jack Mulligan (11/3/82) Jim Breaks vs. Vic Faulkner (11/3/82, JIP Rd 3) Tiger Dalibar Singh vs. Pete Roberts (11/3/82, JIP Rd2) Steve Grey vs. Mal Sanders (11/9/82) Wayne Bridges vs. King Kong Kirk (11/9/82) Dave Finlay/Skull Murphy vs. Alan Kilby/Steve Logan (11/9/82) Johnny Wilson/Peter Wilson vs. Clive Myers/Kwik Kick Lee (11/9/82) Dave Finlay/Skull Murphy vs. Johnny Wilson/Peter Wilson (11/9/82) Marty Jones vs. Bobby Gaetano (11/9/82) Dave Finlay vs. Jim Moser (12/3/82) Honey Boy Zimba vs. Alan Kilby (12/3/82) Marty Jones vs. Skull Murphy (12/3/82) Tom Tyrone vs. Lenny Hurst (12/15/82) Steve Grey vs. Sid Cooper (12/15/82) Tally Ho Kaye vs. Jackie Turpin (12/15/82) Jackie Turpin vs. Steve Grey (12/15/82) Clive Myers vs. Keith Haward (12/15/82) Pat Roach vs. Colin Joynson (12/15/82) BREMEN, GERMANY (18/12/1982) 1. Otto Wanz vs. Sergeant Slaughter 2. Giant Haystacks vs. Jerry Novak 3. Caswell Martin, Bobby Gaetano & Wolfgang Saturski vs. Judd Harris, Rasputin & Indio Guaja

Has anyone tackled the 1982 season of Wrestling at the Chase? I found a few episodes online: St Louis Wrestling TWC 09 + 10 (April 4, 1982 & June 6, 1982) April 4, 1982 ALL MATCHES ARE CLIPPED Best of Wrestling at the Chase Wendi Richter & Joyce Grable vs Carol Sommers & Jill Fontaine Crusher Blackwell vs Bill Stiles Crusher Blackwell vs Tom Malley & Dewey Robertson in a handicap match "Big Thunder" Gene Kiniski vs Bob Sweetan Ted DiBiase vs David Oswald Rocky Johnson vs David Price "Bulldog" Bob Brown vs Baron Von Raschke Greg Valentine vs Kerry Von Erich Spike Huber & NWA Missouri Champion: Ted DiBiase vs JJ Dillon & NWA World Champion: Harley Race (sub for Benny Romeo) David Von Erich vs Harley Race (1/22/82) Tim Leonard vs Ken Patera Ken Patera & Crusher Blackwell vs Spike Huber & Bruce Reed Pat O'Connor vs "Nature Boy" Ric Flair Roy Rogers vs NWA World Champion: "Nature Boy" Ric Flair June 6, 1982 Joe Kirkland vs Ken Patera Mando Guerrero vs Crusher Blackwell Art Crews vs NWA World Champion: "Nature Boy" Ric Flair NWA Missouri Champion: Dick the Bruiser vs Ray Hernandez (Hercules) Mike George, Dewey Robertson & Rufus R Jones vs Roger Kirby, Jerry Brown & David Price

We have a great deal of Puerto Rico footage attributed to 1982, though finding dates on this stuff has been a dead end. As of now, I have no idea how to include this stuff on the set (or even what would be worth including). Capital Sports: WWC: Invader #3 vs. Chicky Starr WWC: Roddy Piper vs. Invader #1 WWC: Andre The Giant, Pedro Morales & Carlos Colón vs. Kendo Nagasaki, Ox Baker & Abdullah Tamba WWC: Mil Máscaras & El Monarca vs. Luke Graham & Mr. X (1982) WWC: Carlos Colón & King Tonga vs. Goro Tsurumi & Ox Baker (1982) WWC: Eddie Gilbert vs. Masanobu Fuchi (1982) WWC: The Assassins vs. Big Red & José Miguel Pérez (1982) WWC: The Assassins vs. Eddie Gilbert & Terry Allen (1982) WWC: Carlos Colón vs. Pedro Valdéz (1982) WWC: The Moondogs vs. Tony Colón & Big Red (1982 WWC: King Tonga and Goro Tsurumi (1982) WWC: Gino Della Serra vs. Rocky Tomayo (1982) WWC: King Tonga (Haku) vs. Pedro Valdez (1982) WWC: Chicky Starr vs. Terry Gibbs (1982) WWC: Buddy Landell vs. Angel Díaz (1982) WWC: Ric Flair vs. Jerry Finley (1982) WWC: Ox Baker & Goro Tsurumi vs. Johnny & Angelo Rivera (1982) WWC: Kareem Mohammed vs. Big Red (1982) WWC: The Assasins vs. Big Red & Victor Jovica (1982) WWC: Invader #1 vs. The Avenger (1982) WWC: Ox Baker vs. Keith Larson (1982) WWC: Pierre Martel vs. Steve Lawler (1982) WWC: Ox Baker vs. Keith Larson (1982) WWC: The Assassins vs. Tony Colón & Jerry Finley (1982) WWC: Ric Flair vs. Tony Colón (1982) WWC: José Miguel Pérez vs. Moondog Rex (1982) WWC: Eddie Gilbert vs. Jerry Finley (1982) WWC: Velvet McIntyre vs. Joyce Grable (1982) WWC: Carlos Colón vs. The Sheik (1982) WWC: Kareem Mohammed vs. Jerry Finley (1982) WWC: Abdullah The Butcher vs. Big Red (1982) WWC: Barrabás vs. El Gran Apollo (1982) WWC: Ric Flair vs. Tommy Gilbert (1982) WWC: Velvet McIntyre vs. Joyce Grable (1982)

I'm taking a vested interest in this thread, as I've been making my way through the 1980's for about 4 years now. I would recommend Jerry Lawler vs. Crusher Blackwell (5/4/1981) for a "good sprint brawl".

Somehow, "Flight of the Valkyaries" was the perfect theme for Daniel Bryan. That one seems like dumb luck on the part of WWE, like they could just have easily picked a different random song and it wouldn't have worked in the least. When CM Punk reached back to the early 90's for his theme song, it felt like a revelation. Speaking of Kanye, POWER would be an amazing entrance for heel John Cena.

Yep, another really good show. I enjoy the foray into MMA, especially since the early UFC shows were a hot ticket at the time and so, so different from what it all evolved into. I'm not sure that modern MMA really fits in with a Rasslin' podcast, but in 1994, it the connection was palpable.

I started the 1992 Yearbook the other day and have noticed a decent amount of early SMW popping up. It will be nice to have a podcast to accompany the footage. Awesome.