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http://culturecrossfire.com/wrestling/wwf-meadowlands-101484/ The WWF presents another rather horrible series of matches with Brutus Beefcake, Mr. Fuji, Big John Studd, David Sammartino and Moondog Spot all taking part in dreadfully dull singles matches. The tag team scene carries the day as Andre the Giant teams with Sgt Slaughter to clash with the foreign fanatics consisting of the Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff. The WWF tag champs Adonis and Murdoch put on a show to carry Afa and Sika to a fun outing and the Brisco Brothers make a rare WWF appearance in a squash match.

Tully review will be coming soon. http://culturecrossfire.com/wrestling/bearer-and-cornette-shoot/ Jim Cornette and Paul "Percy Pringle" Bearer come together for this recently re-released shoot interview which covers how Eddie Graham's death affected the business, Pringle hopping from Florida to JCP to WCCW to the WWF, horror stories from the Dallas Sportatorium, Bearer getting backstage heat during his run as a WWF stooge, the men in power who tried to save Bearer's career, fat shaming, heat with Sunny, Taker embarrassing Bearer to get Vince to pop, Taker's secret nickname, Vince torturing Howard Finkel, violence in and out of the ring in WCCW and much more!

http://culturecrossfire.com/wrestling/wccw102784/ WCCW presents a big card from the Cotton Bowl which sees Kevin Von Erich clash with Chris Adams, Mixed tag team shenanigans as trucker Stella Mae French teams with Mike Von Erich to engage in battle with Nicola Roberts and Gino Hernandez, Kerry Von Erich teams with Mike to face off with the Dynamic Duo and Jake the Snake, plus the Missing Link, the Fantastics, Butch Reed and other top stars of the era appear. The fans are HOT and the show features some unique showmanship as well as a dramatically executed kayfabe injury angle!

http://culturecrossfire.com/wrestling/funk-manny-shoot/ Terry Funk and Manny Fernandez join together to talk about many subjects including Dick Murdoch drinking stories, Jews (yeah they went there..), the need for an American revolution, college pranks, Dusty Rhodes' booking, the love making styles of Pat Patterson, bar fights, drinking with midgets and other wackiness!!

http://culturecrossfire.com/wrestling/wwf-spectrum-101384/ Philly fans were treated to a wild tag team encounter featuring the JYD and Sgt. Slaughter clashing with Nikolai Volkoff and the Iron Sheik (I linked the video - it's that good), plus World Champ Hulk Hogan attempts to bully the massive Big John Studd, the undercard sees Ken Patera, Greg Valentine and Brutus Beefcake battle some underdogs, plus and early appearance from David Sammartino.

I only read obits myself, but I don't really care about the modern product, so most of his info is superfluous

http://culturecrossfire.com/wrestling/baron-von-raschke-shoot/ Baron Von Raschke covers his early days as an Olympian, being a teacher, how he was given the Nazi gimmick, who taught him the claw, training with Verne Gagne, how Mad Dog Vachon almost scared the Baron into retirement, dealing with Bill Watts, heat with the Road Warriors, his brief run with the WWF in the late 80's, and more!

Simmons could bust out the flying shoulder blocks/clotheslines. His mold never stopped me from giving him a push. The Hasbro Rick Rude actually came with a similar form. I broke his arm off trying to give the Ultimate Warrior a Rude Awakening.

After Dave talked about the Ali/Liston gun angle, I had to find it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKLWAZhTFsQ It's pretty funny to see Ali being the obnoxious heel here. I have to assume the gun part was a staged stunt -cameras filming and all....

http://culturecrossfire.com/wrestling/mlg-92384/ Toronto fans are offered up a rather pitiful card, full of bad refereeing, poor announcing, lousy matches, and botches...all sort of saved by a double main event of Andre the Giant facing Kamala and Sgt. Slaughter brawling with the Iron Sheik....this was a rough one to get through....

I'd wager that Verne wanted to break the deal they had worked out and Hansen wanted to keep Baba happy, so rather than paint Verne in a poor light 30 years later, Hansen took the high road.

I found the rare-ish Carlos Colon Remco figure today at a rummage sale for 2 bucks. I am impressed the figure came with gig marks in the forehead.

http://culturecrossfire.com/wrestling/stan-hansen-qa/ Stan Hansen covers Brody's death, breaking Bruno's neck, why he quit in the middle of a run as AWA champion, working with Vader, who he beat up in Memphis to get fired, why he never got a run in Mid-south, working Japanese style, the Desperados, teaming with Dibiase, battling Dr. Death, his family life and much more!

http://culturecrossfire.com/wrestling/jimmy-garvin-shoot/ Jimmy Garvin covers his early days as a teenage manager, death threats from fans, fighting Danny Hodge, creating a gimmick that was ahead of it's time, the nutty WCCW fans, debauchery with the Freebirds, booking while drunk, why he left WCCW while business was still booming, how the Road Warriors handled being asked to job to Garvin, why the AWA feared Garvin would not be professional, how one of the WWF's biggest stars stole his gimmick, the day a hurricane hit his house, why he hated his JCP babyface run, why he never went to the WWF, and much more!

No comment on Dave gently bashing Trump causing the BOARD to get all butt hurt?

http://culturecrossfire.com/wrestling/september-1984-wrestling/ September of 1984 saw the Freebirds fly out of the WWF, A major star's career is cut short due to a sudden medical incident, A former NWA champ debuts for Vince, Dusty positions himself as Flair's top contender, The Brain is banished from the AWA, a former world champ leaves Verne's roster, two all-time great teams clash in Chicago, Pro Wrestling USA debuts, Lawler teams with a long time foe, The AWA sabotages the Von Erichs expansion plans, A major heel turn rocks Texas, Watts attempts to replace JYD with Master Gee, Cornette is scalped, 34,000 fans witness a Puerto Rican Stadium supercard, JCP loses a top star to Vince and many more news and results!

http://culturecrossfire.com/wrestling/wrasslin-spectrum-9184/ Philly fans entered the Spectrum to see if Andre's giant fist could close Roddy's big mouth, plus the Samoans chase down Murdoch and Adonis, The Hammer is tested by Rocky Johnson, Polish Power meets Jesse Ventura, David Schultz appears to shoot on a jobber, a WWF champion suffers a career ending injury, Dick Graham delivers some terrible commentary and more action.....

http://culturecrossfire.com/wrestling/wwf-st-louis-kiel-auditorium-september-1st-1984/ St Louis fans are treated to Hulk Hogan brawling with George Steele, Tito Santana testing his mettle with Mr. Wonderful, Wendi Richter fending off the wicked Fabulous Moolah, Sgt. Slaughter defending America from the attacks of commie scum, plus Beefcake, the Spoiler, JYD, Kamala and others all appear in action...

"Buddy Landell dressed up like Flair and they never interacted or acknowledged it" Comment section then fills up with results and clips of the feud.... No comment from SK though.

You can argue it was the most ambitious effort ever tried though. Bundy is really good in these.

http://culturecrossfire.com/wrestling/wrasslin-back-day-wwf-st-louis-8-10-84/ St Louis fans are treated to the Hulk falling to a surprising foe, The Samoans clashing with Adonis/Murdoch/Studd in a broken ring, Bob Orton grappling with a legend, The Freebirds doing their thing, plus Kamala, Patera, JYD, Ventura, Schultz and some horrible commentary. Join me in the suffering!

Kayfabe Commentaries are starting a new series called "Supercard" which will feature a star going over one of the biggest cards he participated in. Bundy is up first, talking Mania 2

http://culturecrossfire.com/wrestling/wrasslin-back-day-wwf-philadelphia-spectrum-8-4-1984/ Philly fans are treated to a battle between World Champion Hulk Hogan and Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, plus Andre clashes with Big John Studd, Bob Backlund bids farewell to the WWF, Ken Patera returns, the Fabulous Freebirds and Kamala debut, Cyndi Lauper appears, Stampede talent shows up and more action from August of 1984...

Have we mentioned Keith is teasing doing a full book on JCP and it's demise?

http://culturecrossfire.com/wrestling/wrasslin-august-1984/ A remarkably busy month as Vince snags several more top talents, Bruno Sammartino returns to the WWF after settling his lawsuit with the McMahon family, a non WWF title is defended on TV, more promotions are gobbled up by the expanding WWF, a former World champ is fired, a top WWF heel releases a rock album, Ole Anderson strikes back at Vince for "stealing" his promotion, the Road Warriors score a major title win, Mid-South sees a local favorite turn to the darkside, Memphis runs some mega cards, Florida is dealt a death blow as Dusty Rhodes jumps to JCP, the long Freebirds/Von Erich war settles in on a final battle, and much more!