Hawaii worth watching on video

[Smack2k]

OK,

 

With all the stars that stopped in Hawaii during the 70's and 80's for a vacation or on their way to / back from Japan, I am sure there have been a shit ton of good matches...how many great ones made video and are worth tracking down to watch? Outside Flair / Kerry 60 Min Draw in '85, I dont know much else. I know Bock and Martel went an hour, which I'd love to see, but dont know if its out there..

 

What's out there?

[khawk20]

Martel vs. Bockwinkel from 1978 is good. Heenan is confined to a cage at ringside.

 

There is a Bockwinkel vs. Tsuruta bout from 1979 that is also very good, and long. It just appeared on a Japan Classics show a while back. Interesting as Tsuruta/Tenryu and Baba all came over to the AWA for a few dates a few days before that (2/10/79 in Minny, Jumbo/Tenryu vs. High Flyers and Baba vs. Bock, plus Baba vs. Abby in Chicago the next night). They all ended up in Hawaii a few nights later. Not sure if Bock went to Japan with them afterwards or just came back to the AWA.

 

I have a Buddy Rose vs. Billy Francis bout from the same time frame listed but I'd have to watch it again to see how good it is, or if it's complete before I could recommend it.

[Loss]

Hawaii worth watching on video

It's also worth visiting from what I understand.

 

Flair/Kerry is about all I know too, so I'm interested in hearing what else is out there.

[Smack2k]

Hawaii worth watching on video

It's also worth visiting from what I understand.

 

Flair/Kerry is about all I know too, so I'm interested in hearing what else is out there.

 

Yes, beautiful place...went there on our Honeymoon in 2007....unreal place.....

[Smack2k]

Martel vs. Bockwinkel from 1978 is good. Heenan is confined to a cage at ringside.

 

There is a Bockwinkel vs. Tsuruta bout from 1979 that is also very good, and long. It just appeared on a Japan Classics show a while back. Interesting as Tsuruta/Tenryu and Baba all came over to the AWA for a few dates a few days before that (2/10/79 in Minny, Jumbo/Tenryu vs. High Flyers and Baba vs. Bock, plus Baba vs. Abby in Chicago the next night). They all ended up in Hawaii a few nights later. Not sure if Bock went to Japan with them afterwards or just came back to the AWA.

 

I have a Buddy Rose vs. Billy Francis bout from the same time frame listed but I'd have to watch it again to see how good it is, or if it's complete before I could recommend it.

Now you are talking...Martel vs. Bock in 78 sounds great....as well as Bock and Jumbo in 79...gotta track that down...

[Grimmas]

I don't know what Hawaii footage exists, but I really hope there is some Don Muraco out there from his prime.

[Sidebottom]

There isn't a lot of Hawaii footage out there. I had SOME from my tape trading days, ahhhh, but the quality I remember was piss poor. Probably 5th generaion or worse.

[khawk20]

There isn't a lot of Hawaii footage out there. I had SOME from my tape trading days, ahhhh, but the quality I remember was piss poor. Probably 5th generaion or worse.

I got a bunch from Charles Warburton back in the day that were very nice quality-wise. Same with a couple of discs that Bob Barnett came up with a few years back. Barnett's stuff was more old film clips from what I remember, but very cool nonetheless.