shoe Posted February 20, 2016 Report Share Posted February 20, 2016 Wahoo vs Tully This is an Indian Strap match. We haven't had an upload n a bit, and then bam!!!! This was great. They're strapped up and it's on. At one point they're on the floor. Tully tugs on the strap and Wahoo goes right into the corner. This shakes the whole ring. Tully does it again, and again the ring shakes. At this point Wahoo is busted open. Tully is all over the cut just destroying Wahoo. Another nasty spot was Tully giving the knee to Wahoo's back and takes a huge bump to the floor. Wahoo sells great here. When he makes his comeback it's huge. Tully is busted open and Wahoo makes him pay. Man this match was violent and stiff. 3 1/2* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bix Posted February 20, 2016 Report Share Posted February 20, 2016 Is it a testament to Wahoo's greatness or everyone else's inability that I've never seen a good strap match that didn't include him.Vader vs. Sting? Austin vs. Savio? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceTharpe Posted February 22, 2016 Report Share Posted February 22, 2016 ONLINE TODAY at NWAClassics.com: Rick Steiner (managed by Eddie Gilbert) vs. Brett Sawyer from 8/23/86. With original ringside commentary by Paul Boesch! This is Steiner's rookie season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoe Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 Rick Steiner is clearly a blue chipper here. Man he's green here. It's cool to see how much he developed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Childs Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016  Is it a testament to Wahoo's greatness or everyone else's inability that I've never seen a good strap match that didn't include him.Vader vs. Sting? Austin vs. Savio? Hansen vs. Colon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Cooke Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 The Tully/Wahoo match is excellent. Could have used maybe 1-2 more minutes but I'll take shorter over prolonged almost any day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eegah Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 Austin/Regal had a fun sprint strap match on Smackdown I believe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016  Is it a testament to Wahoo's greatness or everyone else's inability that I've never seen a good strap match that didn't include him.Vader vs. Sting? Austin vs. Savio?  Forgot about Vader/Sting, but Austin/Savio never did much for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoe Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 Freebirds vs Chavo Guerrero/Terry Taylor/Bill Watts(Houston Wrestling 8/23/86) Â I loved this match. 6 man tag, double ring. Bill Watts walking tall. Terry Gordy at his pinnacle as a wrestler. Dibiase starts with a scathing promo that would make Parv proud. Hayes tries to retort only to get a few words out then bam Watts punches him right in the mush, and it's on. Wild brawl to start. Watts throwing bombs on Gordy and Roberts. It settles down and we get the Houston 2 ring tag. Watts and Gordy were the stars here. Everyone had their moments. Though I felt Watts and Gordy carried this. Gordy especially on both ends. Bumping and making Watts, but kicking ass when he had the chance. Taylor gets busted open, and Chavo showed fire throughout. Hayes was his total opportunistic self here. I loved Roberts just shining up his opponents. 4 * Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoe Posted February 25, 2016 Report Share Posted February 25, 2016 I thought the Fantastics did a good job carrying this and going that long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoe Posted February 27, 2016 Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 Country Whipping Match  This is a Country Whipping Match/I Quit match. This was tons of fun. It was structured like a southern tag. except everyone whipped each other. The faces really took it to the Birds. Hayes might be the best ever at taking a country whipping with his selling. Roberts is no slouch either in this department. At the finish Hayes has had enough and takes a powder. This leaves Roberts alone. Doc whips him good till he quits. I'd like the match more if they would have done the I Quit a couple of times and built to it. Still fun stuff. 3 3/4* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoe Posted February 27, 2016 Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 With the 10/17/86 Taylor/Roberts match showing up. Please tell me you have the Dibiase/Gordy cage match . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoe Posted February 27, 2016 Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 Taylor vs Buddy Roberts  I was at this show back in the day. This was interesting. Taylor is the champ, but Roberts is on the bike stalling out the time like he was. They have a solid match. They build to a really hot last minute. 2 1/2* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceTharpe Posted February 29, 2016 Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 Get ready for a week of non-stop 70's action -- starting with Ken Patera vs. Jimmy Snuka tomorrow! Pepper Gomez - Koloff vs. Tony Atlas - and Sicodelico matches to be released this week as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceTharpe Posted February 29, 2016 Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 AWESOME Vintage Man Event Match ONLINE TODAY! KEN PATERA vs. JIMMY SNUKA from December 1979 with original PAUL BOESCH commentary! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoe Posted February 29, 2016 Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 Looking forward to 70's week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted March 1, 2016 Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 Patera vs Snuka was interesting. There were a lot of individual things I liked a great deal: Patera fed for Snuka so well. He had some really distinctive selling. I've never seen Snuka work quite so well from underneath before. There was a call back at the end of the second fall to the end of the first fall that I thought was very well done. Snuka showed great fire. This was one where I'm not sure the whole added up to be more than the parts, though. There were some little things, like how I wish he used the bearhug in the second fall and the full nelson in the third and not the other way around, but I think this one might have been on me and not the match itself. Looking forward to seeing other thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoe Posted March 1, 2016 Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 This was interesting. It had a lot of stuff I liked in it. I understand where Matt D thought the Full Nelson would be more dramatic in the 3rd fall. It makes sense though to use a bear hug to counter a headlock.  Strengths  1. Jimmy Snuka's athleticism. His high spots really stood out. He seemed to ape a lot of Steamboat spots. My favorite spot was when Patera tossed Snuka off, and Hulked up only to eat a Snuka drop kick.  2. The little nuances that Patera brought to the table.  3. Patera's heel work.  4. Cool to see JJ with Patera  5. Both guys charisma screamed superstar.  6. Patera was the glue to the match.  Weaknesses  1. Booked too long. If 6 minutes or so are cut out , the match would have been tighter.  2.Too much going no where.  rating  3 1/2* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryvonKramer Posted March 1, 2016 Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 Pete, can you give me like the 10 or 20 MUST WATCH matches on NWA classics so far? Â I really need to catch up with this. Â Loving the fact that Bruce is dipping into the 1970s again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoe Posted March 1, 2016 Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 Sure, I'll do it in a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoe Posted March 1, 2016 Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 No real order  NWA Title Match: Harley Race vs Andre 1/7/79 Texas Death Match: Gino Hernandez vs. Jose Lothario 1/19/79 Spoiler vs Wahoo McDaniel 4/21/79 Terry Funk vs. Mark Lewin 4/27/79 Harley Race vs Gino Hernandez 12/12/80 Wahoo McDaniel vs Terry Funk / Wahoo McDaniel vs. Gino Hernandez 2/6/81 Wahoo McDaniel vs Tully Blanchard 5/14/82 Ted Dibiase/Matt Borne vs JYD/Mr. Wrestling 2 2/25/83 Tito Santana/Mil Mascaras vs. Masked Superstar/Super Destroyer 5/20/83 HACKSAW DUGGAN vs. TED DiBIASE 8/26/83 LLT Cage Match Butch Reed vs Mr. Wrestling 2 9/9/83 Hacksaw Duggan/Steve Williams vs One Man Gang/King Kong Bundy 9/23/83 Junkyard Dog vs. Butch Reed (Dog Collar Match) 11/4/83 Butch Reed/Jim Neidhardt vs Mr. Wrestling 2/Steve Williams 12/16/83 Black Gordman vs Jose Lothario 1/13/84 Butch Reed vs Tito Santana 1/13/84 Midnight Express vs Mr. Wrestling 2/Magnum TA 1/27/84 Midnight Express vs Mr. Wrestling 2/Magnum TA 2/10/84 Lothario/Moreno vs Black Gordman/Gran Goliath 2/24/84 Midnight Express vs Magnum TA/Mr. Wrestling 2 loser gets 10 lashes 2/24/84 Mr. Wrestling II vs. Magnum T.A. 3/23/84 Magnum TA vs Mr. Wrestling 2 4/6/84 Midnight Express vs. Rock 'n' Roll Express 5/11/84 Hector Guerrero vs. Jose Lothario 5/25/84 Hacksaw Duggan & The Rock n Roll Express vs. Ernie Ladd & The Midnight Express 6/8/84 Mexican Death Match: Hector Guerrero vs. Jose Lothario 6/8/84 Ghetto Street Fight JYD vs Butch Reed 6/22/84 Ted Dibiase vs Magnum TA 7/6/84 Dog Collar Match: Junkyard Dog vs. Butch Reed 7/20/84 Midnight Express vs Fantastics 8/31/84 Loser Leaves Town Tuxedo Cage Match w/Coal Miner's Glove on a Pole: Ted DiBiase vs. Jim Duggan 3/22/85 NWA Title Match: Terry Taylor vs. Ric Flair 5/3/85 Rematch: NWA Title Match: Wahoo McDaniel vs. Ric Flair 7/26/85 Freebirds vs Chavo Guerrero/Terry Taylor/Bill Watts 8/23/86 Steve Williams vs Terry Gordy TX Death Match 2/6/87 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceTharpe Posted March 1, 2016 Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 70's Week continues at NWAClassics.com with an amazing match! DALE VALENTINE (with Johnny Valentine at ringside) vs. THE SPOILER (with Gary Hart)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted March 1, 2016 Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 I've been waiting for a Dale Valentine match. And hey, we get another Spoiler match too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceTharpe Posted March 1, 2016 Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 There's also an amazing PATERA - SPOILER match we are working on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoe Posted March 1, 2016 Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 There's also an amazing PATERA - SPOILER match we are working on! Now I'm drooling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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