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I'm gonna break it down by what I feel is each worker's peak run: 1. Randy Savage - My favorite Savage performances are part of his 1984-1987 WWF heel run, where he's abusive and controlling to Liz and cheats to win the IC title. For my money, the Santana and Steamboat feuds are some of the best the Fed ever put on, and career highlights for Savage. 2. Ric Flair - Well, he sort of defied "peaks". Flair is both James Bond AND the Bond Villain, and everything he ever did was pretty great, but I like him best as the heel NWA touring champion. 3. The Rock - Corporate Champ in 98/99 was his best work all-around. He was sort of the updated Flair character in many ways, with the added twist that maybe he was completely full of shit. 4. Kurt Angle - Debut gimmick. 5. Mick Foley - Anti-hardcore heel 1995 ECW 6. Shawn Michaels - I like his heel run with Diesel in the mid 90's the best. DX were annoying, but were effective heels as well. 7. Bret Hart - 1997 heel run was by far his best work, but it only worked because he had been a face for so long 8. Daniel Bryan - "I HAVE TIL FIVE!"

Okay, yeah. 1. The Sledgehammer 2. acoustic guitars Anyone who has ever owned an acoustic guitar knows that if you smashed one of those over someone's head, it would break their neck (but not the guitar). Although I did enjoy the fact that New Jack's guitars always had "cocaine" (baby powder) inside so when they broke it looked like something out of El Mariachi.

"Having a wrestling match is a lot like having sex: hopefully, you don't hit that best shot first." Such a great quote. Unfortunately, he goes on to describe what would be considered more of a date rape situation involving an unwilling partner, which may actually be more fitting for what his generation of workers were doing to the audience.

Congrats on 3 years! I can't believe it's been 3 years already, but when I look through the playlist, I see how much ground you guys have covered in that time and it's amazing. Cool topic, should be very interesting to see where things place. Not sure if I could make a list like this myself!

I do think there can be a distinction made between "foreign objects" and "weapons".

"Kendo sticks" (shinai) were used by workers with Asian gimmicks like Kabuki back in the territory days. ECW popularized the "Singapore cane" as a way to capitalize on the controversy of an American teenager being sentenced to a caning in Singapore in 1994. They don't actually cane criminals with kendo sticks in Singapore, they use canes made from rattan, not bamboo. But of course the Sandman used a shinai and nobody knew the difference. Kendo sticks were solid foreign objects that a manager could cheat with effectively; Singapore canes were just weapons that looked legit painful, probably were, and served no purpose other than violent shock value. Crack! The sledgehammer is one of the dumbest things in wrestling history. A favorite would be when Kevin Steen pulled a wrench from the turnbuckle and used it to beat El Generico. Also...Green mist!

Also Spake Zarathustra is the theme song. Lance Russell and Dave Brown are the hosts. TV is recorded in a studio on Saturdays with the major arena events occurring every Monday. The top star is hometown hero Jerry Lawler. The top heels are Jimmy Hart and the First Family. Dutch Mantel, Bill Dundee, Dream Machine, The Fabulous Ones, The Midnight Express and Sweet Brown Sugar are among the supporting cast. Actor Andy Kaufman is the Intergender Champion. There are music videos and special videos used to hype debuting talent. Every once-in-awhile, a World Champion will come to town and face the top contender. I'm watching 1982 Memphis TV and it's pretty much perfect.

I think the correct date is 8/12/85.

New.

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The matches with Patterson and Sheik blew my mind whenever they were released on WWE DVD like ten years ago. So in some ways Slaughter was my gateway to 80's wrestling. Nowadays, I'm enjoying the Sarge on Mid Atlantic TV as a tip heel. I dig the idea of him having recruits. Not really any strong matches but of course I'm watching stuff a year out from Final Conflict, which I really enjoy. From what I've seen, Slaughter was good everywhere he popped up. My only wish is that he had one really strong post-career match instead of the stinker with Hunter. A boot camp match with Austin would have been killer and made more sense if only Austin was healthy at the time.

Russo on Austin's podcast might actually be insightful, since the two theoretically worked together on some of the biggest angles in RAW history. Not sure if I can stomach Ric Flair making Vince Russo look good though.

There is footage of him working ICW in 1982 on YouTube, though you have a point.

We don't have results for him, but Al Snow (Allen Sarven) was working. He debuted in 1982.

Thanks for reading and commenting, everyone. - I've started another wrestling-related project which is eating up any-and-all of my free time. - I had no idea the Keith Scott Rant would cause such a ruckus! - The Tongans will be back to defend their titles within the next few weeks. It hasn't been a full 30 days yet in the results I've posted. - Terry Funk is gone...forever.

I made a Tito-Greg comp. PM me for details. 1. Tito Santana vs. Greg Valentine - WWF Intercontinental Championship (Spectrum 3/31/1984) 2. Tito Santana vs. Greg Valentine - WWF Intercontinental Championship (Spectrum 5/5/1984) 3. Tito Santana vs. Greg Valentine - WWF Intercontinental Championship (MSG 6/16/1984) 4. Tito Santana vs. Greg Valentine - WWF Intercontinental Championship (MSG 8/25/1984) 5. Tito Santana vs. Greg Valentine - WWF Intercontinental Championship (Title Change) (MLG 9/24/1984) 6. Tito Santana vs. Greg Valentine - WWF Intercontinental Championship (MSG 10/22/1984) 7. Tito Santana vs. Greg Valentine - WWF Intercontinental Championship (MSG 11/26/1984) 8. Tito Santana vs. Greg Valentine - WWF Intercontinental Championship (MSG 1/21/1985) 9. Tito Santana vs. Greg Valentine - WWF Intercontinental Championship (MSG 3/17/1985) 10. Ricky Steamboat & Tito Santana vs. Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine (Prime Time Wrestling 4/21/1985) 11. Tito Santana vs. Greg Valentine - WWF Intercontinental Championship - Steel Cage Match (Baltimore 7/6/1985) 12. Tito Santana vs. Greg Valentine (MSG 11/26/1988)

I'm looking for 1982 recommendations for Joshi.

Great thread idea right here. Thanks for the updates on this stuff.

He was also one of the best heels in the business in 2010.