Ricky Jackson Posted July 8, 2017 Report Posted July 8, 2017 Very little. There is random TV footage from 1965/66 on youtube. Scattered bits of house show footage. No idea what they may have in the vault. The Bruno vs Steele match from the recent collection is most likely from 1969 Quote
Ricky Jackson Posted July 8, 2017 Report Posted July 8, 2017 More MSG footage, but that wasn't part of Vince Sr's territory until 1956, and then he went through periods where he had to share the rights to the Garden with other promoters or was shut out completely. He didn't gain full control until 1961 I think. So it's hard to say what 50s MSG footage is actually from when Vince Sr was promoting. In general there is much more 50s wrestling footage than the 60s, as in the 60s it just wasn't preserved because wrestling wasn't popular on a national level and the local stations mostly taped over stuff to save money Quote
The Chief Posted July 8, 2017 Report Posted July 8, 2017 There was A late 60s TV taping from DC that went up on eBay a few years back, Graham had somebody do a write-up on his site Quote
thebrainfollower Posted July 8, 2017 Report Posted July 8, 2017 There are 4 episodes of that DC Show from 65-66. I have 3 of them but sadly the one I am missing had a Bruno promo. Quote
iamthedoctor Posted July 9, 2017 Report Posted July 9, 2017 Is there any available footage of WWWF in the 60's? Id be interested to see what WWE has in their vault from the 1960s. I think I only even encountered one trader years ago who have very few stuff from that period. I know there's a Bobby Davis Tape from the 50s/60s but 4 random shows from WWWF TV exist which are May 9, 1965 December 2, 1965 January 6, 1966 January 13, 1966 Quote
sek69 Posted July 10, 2017 Report Posted July 10, 2017 The first two years of WWE ECW have dropped this morning. Quote
Stiva Posted July 10, 2017 Report Posted July 10, 2017 The first two years of WWE ECW have dropped this morning. 2008 dropped and they're flying through 2009 too so there's every chance the entire run will be up in the next few days Quote
iamthedoctor Posted July 10, 2017 Report Posted July 10, 2017 The first two years of WWE ECW have dropped this morning. 2008 dropped and they're flying through 2009 too so there's every chance the entire run will be up in the next few days Even now we are in 2017 and I dont get what the point was in giving Ezkiel Jackson the title on the last night of ECW. Quote
flyonthewall2983 Posted July 10, 2017 Report Posted July 10, 2017 Glad they're doing this fast. They just want to get them on there and be done with it. Quote
sek69 Posted July 12, 2017 Report Posted July 12, 2017 The WWE 24 on Kurt Angle was great, as that series tends to be, but man did it leave you not wanting to ever see him wrestle again. The whole theme was when he wrestles he won't stop until he breaks his neck, and even then he will rush to come back as soon as possible. He seems to be in a great place in life and I hope his rumored comeback won't mess up his sobriety. Quote
bradhindsight Posted July 12, 2017 Report Posted July 12, 2017 I got the impression the rehab happened post TNA, but he's worked since then in that very toned down style (like the Cody matches) - which is a good thing. He definitely seemed like he was in a good place. A very honest piece. Quote
sek69 Posted July 12, 2017 Report Posted July 12, 2017 It was definitely post TNA, as there were times he was certainly in the HBK style "no condition to perform" state on Impact. It made Dixie's comments come off as either her being the dumbest person ever or the most naive since she's the one that would have okayed him going out there like that. Quote
NickH Posted July 13, 2017 Report Posted July 13, 2017 Coming in August: New Collections Kurt Angle: It’s True, It's TrueWWE Hidden Gems Quote
khawk20 Posted July 13, 2017 Report Posted July 13, 2017 More Gems! Sweet. Can't wait to see what they've uncovered this time. Quote
iamthedoctor Posted July 13, 2017 Report Posted July 13, 2017 More Gems! Sweet. Can't wait to see what they've uncovered this time. Hopefully the Randy Savage/Undertaker match. They've teased the match for long enough and really need to deliver. Quote
thebrainfollower Posted July 16, 2017 Report Posted July 16, 2017 They also dumped a whole bunch of pre Hogan MSG shows on the network. Oddly nothing I didn't already have but it might explain why certain youtube channels either got pulled or removed themselves in the last few months. Quote
Stiva Posted July 20, 2017 Report Posted July 20, 2017 Some Boston Garden shows just dropped; I haven't checked the matchlists yet but they're all from 86 Quote
sek69 Posted July 20, 2017 Report Posted July 20, 2017 The 2/8/86 show should be the one where Savage wins the IC title from Santana. I always thought it was funny how they tried to shoehorn this match into the Danny Davis: Heel Ref angle (which I don't think happened yet) because Randy won via heel shenanigans. Quote
The Thread Killer Posted July 20, 2017 Report Posted July 20, 2017 The 2/8/86 show should be the one where Savage wins the IC title from Santana. I always thought it was funny how they tried to shoehorn this match into the Danny Davis: Heel Ref angle (which I don't think happened yet) because Randy won via heel shenanigans. You're right. At the time of the Savage IC title win, Danny Davis was just a masked jobber ("Mr. X") a referee and a member of the ring crew. They came up with the heel ref angle after the title change. Savage used an international object to knock Tito out and score the pin, and at the time they played it off as if Danny Davis didn't see it. After his heel ref angle started, they retconned it, to justify adding Tito Santana to the Bulldogs vs. Hart Foundation and Danny Davis match at Wrestlemania III. As I recall, they had originally wanted the match to be the Hart Foundation vs. The British Bulldogs for the titles, but Dynamite's back was still way too fucked up for him to wrestle a normal 2 on 2 tag match. Quote
PeteF3 Posted July 20, 2017 Report Posted July 20, 2017 And yet Dynamite had more ring time, playing Face in Peril, in that match than either Santana or DBS. Quote
sek69 Posted July 21, 2017 Report Posted July 21, 2017 What I remember most from that match was Davey Boy hitting the sickest-to-that-point-in-time Tombstone on Davis. Never recall seeing anyone else bouncing on a bump like that on those hard ass 80s WWF rings. Quote
PeteF3 Posted July 21, 2017 Report Posted July 21, 2017 In any case, besides Dynamite working the majority of the match, the other reason I don't really buy that the 6-man was a late audible is because by that point, seeing Davis have to get in the ring was a greater selling point than a title match would have been. As for the thing with the IC title change...I wonder if that was a happy coincidence or it was a case of "rainy day booking." We know how far in advance things were planned and it'd be odd for one ref to do double-duty for no particular reason when the Mr. X role could have been filled by anybody. I don't know if it's too much of a stretch to make sure the road agent assigns Davis to that particular match. Quote
C.S. Posted July 21, 2017 Report Posted July 21, 2017 Don't sleep on the Table for 3 with the Nation (Ron Simmons, Mark Henry, and Godfather). It's great fun with some good anecdotes and one nice callback to a previous angle. Quote
The Chief Posted July 21, 2017 Report Posted July 21, 2017 Was WWE ECW only occasionally in HD once the company switched over in 2008? Quote
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