EricR Posted June 16, 2013 Report Share Posted June 16, 2013 I do not have high hopes for the unearthed Flair vs. Taylor match. One thing I don't remember thinking during those endless clunkers was "Man I wish this had another 10 minutes tacked on". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyonthewall2983 Posted June 16, 2013 Report Share Posted June 16, 2013 Per Jim Ross The Legends of Mid South Wrestling DVD which will be released by WWE on September 10 is eagerly anticipated by many including yours truly. It's where many of us got our start in the business under the watchful eye of the brilliant and often times bombastic Cowboy...Bill Watts. The Chapter headings include: The Beginnings Ted DiBiase (Ted became a master craftsman in Mid South) The Junkyard Dog (Biggest star ever in the territory) The Rat Pack (An Amazing Faction) Traveling the Territory (Talents averaged appx 2000 miles per week driving) The Midnight Express vs. the Rock 'n Roll Express Rivalry (A tag team clinic) Rookie HBK learning from the veterans (Shawn Michaels 1st territory) Terry Taylor's quest to beat Ric Flair for the NWA Title (underrated rivalry) Muhammad Ali in Mid South (The "Greatest" created a lifetime of memories in a week) DiBiase become a fan favorite (The more one is hated, the more one can be loved) Mid South goes National (It wasn't for long but it was memorable) Hacksaw Jim Duggan (Carried the territory after JYD left..legit stud..serious, ass kicker) The Fabulous Freebirds (Loved to be detested..no 3 man unit ever better) Terry 'Bam Bam' Gordy (Greatest teenage wrestler I ever saw..a prodigy) The One Man Gang (HUGE star w/ General Scandor Akbar..HOF level Super Heavyweight) Dr Death (Doc grew up in Mid South..became a beast...was like family to many of us) I will have a list of many of the matches that will be included on this long awaited DVD in the next few days. I plan on watching an advance copy of the DVD in the next couple of weeks. There's tons of rare footage that never aired, either at all on TV or in its entirety, that will be featured on the DVD including me (long before the black hat days) attending a Muslim church service in Los Angeles as a guest of the great Muhammad Ali. WWE Home Video personnel did hours of interviews with many of the stars who appear on the DVD who all tell their stories of their experiences wrestling in one of the most physically demanding territories ever in the business. I voiced over several matches that never aired on TV including a 40+ minute classic between Flair and Taylor for the NWA Title in the Super Dome in New Orleans. Terry tells a great, behind the scenes story regarding the one and only "Naitch" that you will love. When wrestlers talk about competing in a snug or stiff IE physical fashion one of the great examples of such is a bloodbath I called between Hacksaw Jim Duggan and Mad Dog Buzz Sawyer from the downtown, Municipal Auditorium in New Orleans. Many younger fans likely won't have a clue as to how significant Mid South Wrestling was in the history of the pro wrestling business but they will hopefully check out this DVD which is loaded with historic information, memorable moments and, seemingly, countless, future Hall of Fame talents. In many ways, Mid South Wrestling was 'extreme' long before ECW coined the phrase. Sounds like this will be better than my first thought. The no doc part really turned me off originally, now I think I'll pick it up. Sounds like there's one to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfman Posted June 16, 2013 Report Share Posted June 16, 2013 Very big news. Is that the final piece of the jigsaw? Does WWE now effectively own US wrestling history?They don't own Memphis, and likely never will, as most of those tapes are gone. They also don't own smaller territories like Continental or Portland. But they do own all of the major ones, and even some not-so-major ones like Smoky Mountain. What happened? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrisZ Posted June 16, 2013 Report Share Posted June 16, 2013 I do not have high hopes for the unearthed Flair vs. Taylor match. One thing I don't remember thinking during those endless clunkers was "Man I wish this had another 10 minutes tacked on". That match is the one from the 80's set. It's unearthed as far as mainstream goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted June 16, 2013 Report Share Posted June 16, 2013 That's the deal with all of these matches right? Nothing that we haven't seen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryvonKramer Posted June 16, 2013 Report Share Posted June 16, 2013 This will be a day 1 purchase for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrisZ Posted June 16, 2013 Report Share Posted June 16, 2013 That's the deal with all of these matches right? Nothing that we haven't seen? I would think so but we'll see when the matchlist comes out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Ridge Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 Partial match list Per Jim Ross. The don't have full match dates listed. Ted DiBiase vs. Paul Ordnorff Andre the Giant, Dusty Rhodes & JYD vs. The Wild Samoans & Ernie Ladd (1983) Jim Duggan vs. Ted DiBiase (Coal Miner’s Glove, Tuxedo, Loser Leaves Town Match, 3/22/85) Storyline: Mr. Wrestling 2 Mentoring Magnum TA Storyline: JYD Tarred and Feathered JYD vs. Hacksaw Butch Reed (Ghetto Street Fight, 6/17/84) Rock ‘n Roll Express vs. Midnight Express (multiple matches) Shawn Michaels vs. Ted DiBiase Rick Steiner vs. Nick Patrick Ric Flair vs. Ted DiBiase (NWA Title, 6/11/85) UWF match feat. The Bladerunners, Sting & Rock aka Ultimate Warrior Terry Gordy vs. Jim Duggan (UWF Title) Ted DiBiase & Dr. Death vs. The Freebirds (Lumberjack Match) Terry Gordy vs. Dr. Death (UWF Title) Dr. Death vs. Big Bubba Rogers aka Big Bossman (UWF Title) One Man Gang vs. Big Bubba Rogers (UWF Title) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyonthewall2983 Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 He posted a list of extras and it seems they are including interviews from Jim Cornette. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovert Posted June 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 Cover art is a bit of a home run: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrisZ Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 Yeah that is a great cover....but Duggan should be on there somewhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryvonKramer Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 Is that Orndorff match just that 10-minute TV match that made the Mid-South set? Seems a bit of a random inclusion if so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrisZ Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 Yeah by the looks of the ML it's everything that we saw doing the set. Rick Steiner vs. Nick Patrick is the most interesting match that made the set to me....so random and not even a good match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazeUSA Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 Yeah by the looks of the ML it's everything that we saw doing the set. Rick Steiner vs. Nick Patrick is the most interesting match that made the set to me....so random and not even a good match. yeah, off all the matches they could have chosen from how the hell did this make it on there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goc Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 Probably had a couple minutes left to fill out a DVD and thought "hey why not" since it fits a "before they were stars" theme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 Here are the blu ray exclusives: *Ted DiBiase talks getting his tires slashed by fans. *1982 North American Title bout between JYD & DiBiase. *Mid South history in the Louisiana Super Dome. *1985 Steel Cage match, Ted DiBiase & Dr. Death vs. Jake the Snake & Barbarian. *The Buzz Sawyer story. *Jim Duggan vs. Buzz Sawyer 1985. *Jim Cornette’s Favorite Moment in Mid South. *1984 Cornette’s Birthday Party. *Bill Watts seeks help to battle Midnight Express. *Bill Watts & Stagger Lee vs. Midnight Express. *Dusty Rhodes talks Boyd Pierce, evaluating talent and more. *Cowboy Bill Watts talks about the late Ernie Ladd. The WWE really wants people to buy a blu ray player with all the good hidden stuff they put on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovert Posted June 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 Jim Ross announced the following Blu-Ray exclusives via his www.JrsBarBQ.com website: *Ted DiBiase talks getting his tires slashed by fans. *1982 North American Title bout between JYD & DiBiase. *Mid South history in the Louisiana Super Dome. *1985 Steel Cage match, Ted DiBiase & Dr. Death vs. Jake the Snake & Barbarian. *The Buzz Sawyer story. *Jim Duggan vs. Buzz Sawyer 1985. *Jim Cornette’s Favorite Moment in Mid South. *1984 Cornette’s Birthday Party. *Bill Watts seeks help to battle Midnight Express. *Bill Watts & Stagger Lee vs. Midnight Express. *Dusty Rhodes talks Boyd Pierce, evaluating talent and more. *Cowboy Bill Watts talks about the late Ernie Ladd. Nothing too groundbreaking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryvonKramer Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 So now this is happening, I want to return to something I asked a year ago. There was always going to be a lot of DiBiase and Ross on this, but how many of these guys actually ended up being part of the doc I wonder? The documentary will be the best part of this because of all the people they have on hand to talk about it. I was thinking about this yesterday and aside from Watts, Duggan, Dibiase and JR, who else do you think they could get? Mr. Wrestling II is in his 70s (but then so is Watts), here are some other names of reasonably prominent Watts guys who are still alive: Bob Roop Jerry Stubbs Matt Bourne (legends contract as Doink?) Butch Reed Jim Cornette (highly unlikely?) Bobby Eaton Dennis Condrey (under WWE contract) Ricky Morton Robert Gibson Killer Kahn Chavo Guerrero Hector Guerrero Jake Roberts Tommy Rogers Bobby Fulton Terry Taylor Dutch Mantell 1. How many of these guys would be willing to be interviewed? 2. How many of the guys would the WWE BOTHER to contact? Part of me thinks they'll just think "Oh, we've got JR and DiBiase, they are familiar to the modern fans, and we've got Watts so don't need anyone else". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 Have we confirmed that there is going to be a documentary on this? I thought it was going to be like Rey Mysterio or Shawn Michaels My Journey where they talk a little bit and then shows a match or two As far as this talk about nothing being groundbreaking, besides maybe the Bret Hart Dungeon DVD has there been a WWE DVD with groundbreaking stuff. The fact that they are creating a DVD for a company that maybe 10% of the usual WWE fan base have seen unlike us, I think it is great. It is a nice starter DVD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Guitar Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 So now this is happening, I want to return to something I asked a year ago. There was always going to be a lot of DiBiase and Ross on this, but how many of these guys actually ended up being part of the doc I wonder? The documentary will be the best part of this because of all the people they have on hand to talk about it. I was thinking about this yesterday and aside from Watts, Duggan, Dibiase and JR, who else do you think they could get? Mr. Wrestling II is in his 70s (but then so is Watts), here are some other names of reasonably prominent Watts guys who are still alive: Bob Roop Jerry Stubbs Matt Bourne (legends contract as Doink?) Butch Reed Jim Cornette (highly unlikely?) Bobby Eaton Dennis Condrey (under WWE contract) Ricky Morton Robert Gibson Killer Kahn Chavo Guerrero Hector Guerrero Jake Roberts Tommy Rogers Bobby Fulton Terry Taylor Dutch Mantell 1. How many of these guys would be willing to be interviewed? 2. How many of the guys would the WWE BOTHER to contact? Part of me thinks they'll just think "Oh, we've got JR and DiBiase, they are familiar to the modern fans, and we've got Watts so don't need anyone else". Who know's. Goldberg came back and did some stuff for the WCW dvd, and they also got Kevin Sullivan and Harvey Schiller to do pieces's. Shane Douglas did stuff for the last Mick Foley DVD. Pretty much everyone is a possibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryvonKramer Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 Is that picture of Jake really from his Mid South days? He looks like he has white hair in his moustache and his face looks old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrickHithouse Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 No, it's WWF-era Jake. The Dibiase pic looks like late 87 or 88, WWF era as well. Not sure about JYD, I've never seen that picture before. I didn't want to bitch about the pictures not being era-specific, but since someone else brought it up. Aside from that, the cover seriously kicks ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyonthewall2983 Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 Have we confirmed that there is going to be a documentary on this? There is a repost from JR's blog in the previous page that includes chapter names. Presumably these could just be interviews about the subject of each chapter, and not a fully-formed documentary like they've done before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryvonKramer Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 That Ted pic looks like he's doing the black glove pose to me. Could be late in his UWF run. He looked like that during that time and when in All Japan too. See here for example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrickHithouse Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 It's WWF era Ted. I can probably find that pic at home later tonight and verify one way or another. Care to place a wager now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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