shoe Posted October 9, 2016 Report Posted October 9, 2016 The 6 man was fun. Mansfield gives off a Dynamite/Bobby Eaton vibe to me.
goc Posted October 10, 2016 Report Posted October 10, 2016 Just watched the Dusty Rhodes/Ivan Koloff Coffin match. The Texas Death match rules didn't make sense but man the finish on that was great.
goc Posted October 10, 2016 Report Posted October 10, 2016 goc, Can you prioritize the Gino vs Slater match to make a few gifs out of it. There's some absolute gold in there (the transition to heat and Tully's mocking afterwards, other stuff). Here's what I think of your demands
BruceTharpe Posted October 12, 2016 Report Posted October 12, 2016 Mr. Olympia vs. JYD online now. Original commentary / analysis by Jim Ross and Bill Watts. There is a poor quality copy of this match on YouTube apparently - but the video quality of the match on our network is awesome.
Matt D Posted October 13, 2016 Report Posted October 13, 2016 Think the JYD/Bockwinkel match just up is the one from 6/11/82 and not from 83. That card.
BruceTharpe Posted October 13, 2016 Report Posted October 13, 2016 Post match action with Bobby Heenan and Bruiser Brody.
shoe Posted October 13, 2016 Report Posted October 13, 2016 Bock vs JYD This is some really fun stuff. I enjoyed Bock's stalling in this. So when JYD got his hands on him the crowd erupted. JYD bleeds, Bock works the cut. You strip this down to its core it's simple, but effective. The Heenan stuff is pure gold. 2 1/2*
Matt D Posted October 13, 2016 Report Posted October 13, 2016 I really love Boesch in all of this, by the way. "Committee for Justice, Youngsters, and Decency." How great is that? He's a really wonderful storyteller. I'm not always 100% sure that the stories he's telling are the ones being played out in the ring, but they're always entertaining. He has a moral authority but it's not quite in the same way Lance Russell or Gordon Solie had. He's more Willy Wonka than Bill Watts, but with that same legitimacy of having been in the ring to ground things. He's more like Monsoon than anyone else, but more wry and less languid, with less of a need to chop down the wrestlers in the ring.
NickH Posted October 16, 2016 Report Posted October 16, 2016 Why didnt we get the match between Superstar/Patera? Or is that going to be seperate.
shoe Posted October 16, 2016 Report Posted October 16, 2016 Arm Wrestling match This is an arm wrestling match. Superstar is a master of this gimmick. This was worked so well. SSBG stalling early. The back and forth. SSBG leg movement with the table. Then ultimately cheating and beating on Patera. I absolutely loved this angle, and hope we get the match.
NickH Posted October 17, 2016 Report Posted October 17, 2016 Here's the card if you are interested. 8/2/74 – Houston, TX @ Sam Houston ColiseumSuperstar Billy Graham vs Ken Patera 2/3 Falls (No Ropes) Arm WrestlingBlackjacks vs Jose Lothario & Tex McKenzieEl Gran Markus vs Bobby GarciaMr Kung Fu vs Red BastienInca Peru vs Scott Casey
shoe Posted October 17, 2016 Report Posted October 17, 2016 Here's the card if you are interested. 8/2/74 – Houston, TX @ Sam Houston Coliseum Superstar Billy Graham vs Ken Patera 2/3 Falls (No Ropes) Arm Wrestling Blackjacks vs Jose Lothario & Tex McKenzie El Gran Markus vs Bobby Garcia Mr Kung Fu vs Red Bastien Inca Peru vs Scott Casey Thanks
grapplin' apple Posted October 17, 2016 Report Posted October 17, 2016 Bruce, I know I asked for this a while back, but is there any way to get a historical scroll at the bottom of the page like you used to have? I tend to binge watch NWA on demand, and I like to go back and watch the matches in the order they were posted. The only way I have this ability now is go and cross reference the matches that have been posted with Shoe's ratings and reviews (Thanks Shoe!)
Matt D Posted October 17, 2016 Report Posted October 17, 2016 Here's the card if you are interested. 8/2/74 – Houston, TX @ Sam Houston Coliseum Superstar Billy Graham vs Ken Patera 2/3 Falls (No Ropes) Arm Wrestling Blackjacks vs Jose Lothario & Tex McKenzie El Gran Markus vs Bobby Garcia Mr Kung Fu vs Red Bastien Inca Peru vs Scott Casey Now I want to see some Tex McKenzie:
BruceTharpe Posted October 19, 2016 Report Posted October 19, 2016 Pak Song Nam vs Mr. Hito is live. Gary Hart in Pak Song's corner from August 9, 1980.
Matt D Posted October 19, 2016 Report Posted October 19, 2016 Well, that should be something different. Looking forward to it for the novelty if nothing else. (Also I'm literally the only person who wants to see the main event match from that card being Stan Stasiak vs Ox Baker in the battle of the heart punch!)
BruceTharpe Posted October 21, 2016 Report Posted October 21, 2016 From September 1982: Brass Knucks Title - MONGOLIAN STOMPER vs. TONY ATLAS and GINO HERNANDEZ vs. DICK SLATER - online now!
Matt D Posted October 22, 2016 Report Posted October 22, 2016 Pak Song vs Hito was a nice novelty. The Hart promo was very good. The match itself wasn't particularly good as a showcase for Pak Song. Hito took a lot from underneath and I wonder if they were seeing if the crowd might get behind him. Boesch had fun with it I think. On to Stomper vs Atlas. This was a really fun Clash of the Titans. The stuff with the hat was great. Atlas worked SO big and this match was meant for that. Stomper's body language played right into it. The post match was very cool and lead to the even cooler Atlas promo and Gino vs Slater. I won't spoil the end but it was a month and a half or so before one of them showed up again so the stip was met. Look, we don't always know the Houston context like we do with Memphis or Florida but there are special nights. This, to me, felt like a special night, much like the Mil vs Tully video from a while ago did. It felt like Buddy Rose losing his hair in Portland or the Midnight Rider winning the world title but refusing to unmask in Florida. The crowd was amazing in this and they were probably buzzing for weeks after it. I had no idea there was a moment like this just sneaking up on us
shoe Posted October 22, 2016 Report Posted October 22, 2016 From September 1982: Brass Knucks Title - MONGOLIAN STOMPER vs. TONY ATLAS and GINO HERNANDEZ vs. DICK SLATER - online now! This was for the Brass Knucks titles. I thought this was a super fun fight. Atlas with the hat was so cool. We get a little back and forth at start. Atlas in control using his cool athletic offense at 1st. Stomper cuts him off and beats on him. Atlas gets a little comeback gets cut off again. This time though Stomper has Atlas bloody and he really works the cut. Post match Tully and Gino attack. Slater is in the thick of this. Atlas cuts a really energetic promo that I got behind. 3 1/4* This goes right into Gino vs Slater. Slater takes it to him. While in an adominal stretch Gino gives Slater a thumb in the eye. Gino takes it to Slater. Gino misses his big elbow. Tully and Atlas join the fray. We get a big a brawl between the 4. The crowd is super hot, and the heat here feels dangerous. Overall the 2 matches together made the 2 parts even better. A super hot time in Houston. Atlas in Houston really feels like a mega star, and seems like a better worker.
BruceTharpe Posted October 24, 2016 Report Posted October 24, 2016 Former Pittsburgh Steeler ERNIE HOLMES in action against KILLER BROOKS - online now!
KB8 Posted October 24, 2016 Report Posted October 24, 2016 Reed/Taylor from 5/84 was so good, and tremendously heated for a midcard match with no ongoing feud implications (that I'm aware of, anyway). Reed's amazing selling and bumping for Taylor's early punches, the neck work with Taylor's crazy no-hands bump on the hotshot, the brass knucks in the trunks, Taylor bleeding, forehead biting, Reed telling a fan to get in the ring, Taylor's fiery comeback, molten hot crowd...I figured it'd be good, but they just hit us with a ton of great stuff that I wasn't expecting. I might've had it top 50 if it had been on the Mid-South set.
grapplin' apple Posted October 24, 2016 Report Posted October 24, 2016 I can't get to the Dick Murdoch matches that were mentioned (tag and single) vs. Jose Lothario. Is there a permalink or something. I can't find them in the search and I've searched for every wrestler involved in those matches.
goc Posted October 24, 2016 Report Posted October 24, 2016 http://www.nwaondemand.com/other-championships/murdoch-brooks-vs-lothario-madril-march-31-1978/ I'm pretty sure there was no Murdoch/Lothario singles match posted.
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