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The 1st wargames match is still missing the first 5 minutes. Why is this?

From David Bixenspan's twitter. According to a WWE spokesman, Hidden Gems on WWE Network will be one match most weeks. That can change, like last week being more to reintroduce the concept, but for now, we should expect a match a week. I get they don't want to upload too much, just wanted a little more. Not the way I would have done it but hey it's better than nothing.

Yes, but if it's just one match, at least it's that match? I'll take Brisco/Flair any day of the week. I've read it goes about 30min and even though Jack is past his prime it still should be a very good match.

It will be interesting to see how much we get this week. If it's one match, that will really hurt the concept for a lot of people. Guess we will soon find out.

Brisco/Flair, that's awesome. hope it's a long match. This might be Jack's last NWA Title shot.

I watched the KOTR match again, Jericho should be furious. It was a very good match, crowd was really hot for it. Their Unforgiven 01 match is damn good too. Excerpt from Jericho's book A Lion's Tale on his ECW match with RVD. My victory over the Jericho Curse in ECW was short-lived when the bastard used Mapquest and found me during my second ECW match in Queens, New York. It was hard to believe that the New York City fans could be more brutal than the Pennsylvania brethren, but they were. Paul booked me against RVD and wanted to use the match as our official TV debut. Rob and I had similar styles, similar size, and similar worldwide experience. He'd spent some time overseas and made a name for himself in Japan just as I had. But the match sucked worse than a toothless vampire. We were a step off on everything and there was no sign of the chemistry we'd had the night before. The fans turned on us, chanting "This match sucks," "Please go home," "End this match." Even the dreaded "You fucked up" chant reared its ugly head when I screwed up a simple arm drag. At the time neither of us realized how bad the match actually was. Paul claimed he couldn't air it on TV because the tape in the camera was defective. It only took me five years to figure out that the tape was fine. It was the match that was defective.

I want gems of all kinds as well, hopefully more good than bad. But it was a bad match, it was an off night for both. I thought their KOTR 02 match was their best together, I would say it was match of the night.

The RVD/Jericho match sucked. That was bad. Keep those "gems" away from me.

The Battle Royal is all kinds of fun. I cant believe Thesz was 71 in this and still in great shape. I so wanted Carpentier to skin the cat, not quite. The only part they cut out was Al Costello singing Waltzing Matlida, how could they. lol

I just watched this. You wouldn't know David was only 2 months in, he was pretty good here and the post match endorsement by Race was pure class. If any Von Erich deserved to be World Champion, it was David.

Damn, what a fight between Piper & Valentine. Babyface Piper is awesome to watch. I want to see the rest of that show. Race/Flair & Briscos vs Steamer/Blood are the other 2 main matches. Basically Starrcade in July.

A full 1971 CWF episode devoted to Jack Brisco is pretty cool. All I need is a Brisco/Dory classic to show up and I'm good.

All the previous gems and new gems are in the Vault section and because of that I don't think they will remove them.

YES, the Race/David match is the one from Ft Worth. How did this survive?

Simmons vs Vader has commentary. Wasn't expecting that.

Yeah, I not expecting each week to be this big, if they keep it between 5-10 videos each week I'll be happy. It's just starting to upload now.

Since the Hidden Gems section is going to be updated weekly I thought I would start a specific thread on it and all discussion can be done in here. “From the legendary “Last Battle of Atlanta” to the historic meeting of “The Nature Boys,” dig deep into the WWE archives to witness wrestling lore come to life! Spanning over 60 years, Hidden Gems highlights the rare, the unusual, the forgotten, and never-before-seen footage of the Legends of yesteryear and Superstars of today. This carefully curated series is a must for any purist. Watch the updated offering this Thursday, May 24, at 10 a.m. ET on demand, and look for new Hidden Gems added to the Vault every Thursday, exclusively on WWE Network. This is Your Life: Jack Brisco Gordon Solie & Jack Brisco cover Jack Brisco’s rise to the top of the NWA. Clubbing with Sheiky Baby Relive a vintage Iron Sheik workout from the late 1970s. A Race for The Yellow Rose Watch the match that puts David Von Erich on the map as a contender for the NWA Heavyweight Championship as he battles Harley Race in a 2-Out-of-3 Falls Match. – (WCCW – 8/15/1977) Dog Fight British Bulldogs Dynamite Kid and Davey Boy Smith face each other in singles action. – (Stampede TV – 10/29/1982) The Hammer Pays the Piper The rivalry between “Rowdy” Roddy Piper and Greg “The Hammer” Valentine intensifies before their legendary Dog Collar Match at Starrcade 1983. – (NWA/WCW Live Event 7/9/1983 – Charlotte, N.C.) Meet The Lugar Percy Pringle (Paul Bearer) introduces us to The Lugar (Lex Luger). – (CWF TV – 10/16/1984) Legends of the Ring Relive the Legends Battle Royal, featuring Lou Thesz, Nick Bockwinkel, Bobo Brazil, Gino Brito, Edouard Carpentier, Al Costello, The Crusher, Dominic DeNucci, Tony Garea, Rene Goulet, Gene Kiniski, Killer Kowalski, Pedro Morales, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Arnold Skaaland, Ray Stevens, Chief Jay Strongbow, and Sailor Art Thomas. Includes exclusive post-match interviews. (WWE Live Event – 11/16/1987, East Rutherford, NJ) The Natural Legacy Dusty Rhodes introduces us to his son, Dustin. – (FCW TV – 9/8/1988) A Lesson from Funk University Terry Funk introduces us to a new word – a “Dustin.” – (FCW TV – 2/23/1989) At Ease, Yoko! Relive Sgt. Slaughter vs. Kokena Maximus (Yokozuna) (AWA All-Star Wrestling – 4/29/1990); and watch Yokozuna’s debut as Kokena. – (WWE Superstars – 9/1/1992) The Dark Side of Royalty Relive Jerry “The King” Lawler vs. “Mean” Mark Callous (Undertaker). – (GWF presents USWA Challenge – 10/8/1990) Vader Strikes Back Ron Simmons takes on Big Van Vader. – (WCW Live Event – 12/30/1992, Baltimore, MD) D-Generation Ryzing See Triple H (as Terra Ryzing) battle Brian Armstrong (Road Dogg). – (WCW WorldWide – 2/26/94) Thunder Meets Heat Eddie Guerrero takes on Jushin “Thunder” Liger. – (WCW Main Event – 10/1/1995) Taming of the Extreme See Chris Jericho’s ECW singles debut against Rob Van Dam. – (ECW Live Event, Queens, NY – 2/3/1996) A Starla in the Making In the early days of her career, Molly Holly (as Starla Sexton) faces Malia Hosaka. – (WCW WorldWide – 12/21/98) Prototypical Arrival John Cena (aka The Prototype) makes his OVW Debut. – (OVW TV – 5/26/01) Before Phenomenal Before his phenomenal rise to the top of WWE, AJ Styles takes on The Hurricane back in 2002. – (WWE Jakked – 1/26/02) Glorious Beginnings Albert battles the up-and-comer Bobby Rood(e). – (WWE Velocity – 10/19/02) Seeds of Lunacy A young Dean Ambrose takes it to the veteran William Regal. – (FCW TV – 7/1/12)

I just saw the 8/8/92 episode and it showed Simmons getting picked, about 3 mins of the match and a post match interview. The full match is on the 8/16/92 episode of Main Event.

Here is the ending https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iovic63MeJQ

I get that feeling now that the Race/David match is the one from St Louis in 79, hopefully its not but they have mislabeled some dates in the past. The 77 match took place in Fort Worth and you would think all that footage was taped over or lost. Hope I'm wrong, hope its a new match but my expectations have lowered.

This match intrigues me. A Race for The Yellow Rose Watch the match that puts David Von Erich on the map as a contender for the NWA Heavyweight Championship as he battles Harley Race in a 2-Out-of-3 Falls Match. – (WCCW - 8/15/1977) David had only debuted 2 months prior and according to wikipedia it was a 30 min draw. And Harley in 1977 was awesome. Looking forward to seeing it.

We are getting Hidden Gems every week. OH HELL YEAH! WWE Hidden Gems digs deep into the WWE archives on WWE Network From the legendary "Last Battle of Atlanta" to the historic meeting of "The Nature Boys," dig deep into the WWE archives to witness wrestling lore come to life! Spanning over 60 years, Hidden Gems highlights the rare, the unusual, the forgotten, and never-before-seen footage of the Legends of yesteryear and Superstars of today. This carefully curated Collection is a must for any purist. Watch the Collection debut this Thursday, May 24, at 10 a.m. ET on demand, and look for new Hidden Gems every Thursday, exclusively on WWE Network . This is Your Life: Jack Brisco Gordon Solie & Jack Brisco cover Jack Brisco's rise to the top of the NWA. Clubbing with Sheiky Baby Relive a vintage Iron Sheik workout from the late 1970s. A Race for The Yellow Rose Watch the match that puts David Von Erich on the map as a contender for the NWA Heavyweight Championship as he battles Harley Race in a 2-Out-of-3 Falls Match. – (WCCW - 8/15/1977) Dog Fight British Bulldogs Dynamite Kid and Davey Boy Smith face each other in singles action. (Stampede TV - 10/29/1982) The Hammer Pays the Piper The rivalry between "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and Greg "The Hammer" Valentine intensifies before their legendary Dog Collar Match at Starrcade 1983. – (NWA/WCW Live Event 7/9/1983 – Charlotte, N.C.) Meet The Lugar Percy Pringle (Paul Bearer) introduces us to The Lugar (Lex Luger). – (CWF TV - 10/16/1984) Legends of the Ring Relive the Legends Battle Royal, featuring Lou Thesz, Nick Bockwinkel, Bobo Brazil, Gino Brito, Edouard Carpentier, Al Costello, The Crusher, Dominic DeNucci, Tony Garea, Rene Goulet, Gene Kiniski, Killer Kowalski, Pedro Morales, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Arnold Skaaland, Ray Stevens, Chief Jay Strongbow, and Sailor Art Thomas. Includes exclusive post-match interviews. (WWE Live Event - 11/16/1987, East Rutherford, NJ) The Natural Legacy Dusty Rhodes introduces us to his son, Dustin. – (FCW TV - 9/8/1988) A Lesson from Funk University Terry Funk introduces us to a new word – a "Dustin." – (FCW TV - 2/23/1989) At Ease, Yoko! Relive Sgt. Slaughter vs. Kokena Maximus (Yokozuna) (AWA All-Star Wrestling - 4/29/1990); and watch Yokozuna's debut as Kokena. – (WWE Superstars - 9/1/1992) The Dark Side of Royalty Relive Jerry "The King" Lawler vs. "Mean" Mark Callous (Undertaker). – (GWF presents USWA Challenge - 10/8/1990) Vader Strikes Back Ron Simmons takes on Big Van Vader. – (WCW Live Event - 12/30/1992, Baltimore, MD) D-Generation Ryzing See Triple H (as Terra Ryzing) battle Brian Armstrong (Road Dogg). – (WCW WorldWide - 2/26/94) Thunder Meets Heat Eddie Guerrero takes on Jushin "Thunder" Liger. – (WCW Main Event - 10/1/1995) Taming of the Extreme See Chris Jericho's ECW singles debut against Rob Van Dam. – (ECW Live Event, Queens, NY - 2/3/1996)

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Bret Hart vs Mr Perfect (KOTR 93), Bret Hart vs Bam Bam Bigelow (KOTR 93) approx. 30 minutes.

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