goodhelmet Posted June 7, 2015 Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 MEMPHIS Jerry Lawler - Lawler is feuding with Hart & Kaufman for a large chunk of the year but it was an awesome feud with Hart bringing Stan Hansen for some memorable tags. He has the MOTYC with Dundee in June. He begins the feud with Savage later in the year with the cage match. On basis of limited footage, Lawler is good as anyone to carry the torch stateside. (Gotta give a shoutout to the Fabulous Ones-Moondogs feud that tore Memphis apart in 1983) PORTLAND Buddy Rose – Another notch in the belt for Buddy with a young Hennig, Strongbow and DK matches. Buddy gets the best out of everybody. NWA Harley Race – Has the big feud with Flair that produced great matches up until Starrcade. Hung out in Teas for some great matches as well as Japan.Ric Flair – Flair has the feud with Race but the Starrcade match was more great moment than great match. Flair has highlights in Japan and Texas. His famous Brody match happened this year but that isn’t a plus for me. Still, Flair is tearing it up. TEXASMichael Hayes Terry Gordy Kerry Von Erich - The peak of the Von Erichs vs. Freebirds feud where you could get a great match week in and week out. I think Hayes & Kerry had one of the best matches of the 80s in the cage. Tons of great tags and six mans. I love these guys. AWA Nick Bockwinkel – Nick was tearing it up in the AWA with the MOTYC with Wahoo. He also had stops in Houston, Memphis and Japan to put a feather in his cap. He might be my #1 for the year. Crusher Blackwell – Blackwell is in full Sheiks era but he was awesome. More of a shout out than #1 contender. NEW JAPAN Tatsumi Fujinami Riki Choshu - Choshu and Fujinami are locked together in a Feud of the Year with great match after great match. Fujinami finishes the year strong with some nice performances. These guys could be #1 and #2 on the list for the year and I wouldn’t argue. ALL JAPAN I don’t remember having a lack of 1983 for footage but it is possible. A lot of gaigin popping up with Terry Funk and Stan Hansen having their great match. Flair, Kerry, Bock and Race all pay All Japan a visit. MID SOUTH 1983 Mid South is tough to figure out because of footage limitations but Dibiase is in full King Rat era. Have to grade Mid South wrestlers as incomplete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Waco Posted June 7, 2015 Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 I would lean toward Buddy in 83. Getting to see him work face and upstage DK in workrate matches really adds to the legend of Buddy. Fujinami and Bock might be my 2 and 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohtani's jacket Posted June 8, 2015 Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 Even though we don't have a lot of footage, Sangre Chicana clearly had an all-time great year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryvonKramer Posted June 8, 2015 Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 Sgt. slaughter should probably be in the mix, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodhelmet Posted June 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 He has the classic tag series against Steamboat & Youngblood. What else from the Sarge made tape? On that note, Steamboat had the Sarge-Kernodle feud and the Briscos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodhelmet Posted June 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 Looking through results, I really hope we can find locate the matches Greg Valentine had with Wahoo and Flair in 1983. Combined with his feud with Piper, he would have to be considered a strong contender as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryvonKramer Posted June 8, 2015 Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 He has the classic tag series against Steamboat & Youngblood. What else from the Sarge made tape? On that note, Steamboat had the Sarge-Kernodle feud and the Briscos. He goes back to WWF and has another go round with Backlund after the Final Conflict. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryvonKramer Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 Will, would you please make a thread for 1982 so I can nominate Harley Race for it. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danish Dynamite Posted August 1, 2015 Report Share Posted August 1, 2015 Kerry might be the one I enjoyed the most this year. But I'd go with good old Bockwinkel for 83. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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