NWA On Demand

[NickH]

Sorry about any confusion, just wanted the broken matches fixed, that's all.

[Johnny Sorrow]

Again, sorry if I came off dickish there. Let's put it aside and marvel over Paul Boesch plugging the exotic pet store they got the Sheiks snake from.

[BruceTharpe]

DUTCH MANTELL vs, FRANK MONTE from June 4, 1982 is now online!

[shoe]

DUTCH MANTELL vs, FRANK MONTE from June 4, 1982 is now online!

I thought this was a good meat and potatoes underneath match. I liked Monte's fire. He showed some charisma in the match. He had a swelled up Ron Glass look. I enjoyed the rope running spot where they teased a punch. Monte went after the dutchman's arm. I liked the arm work. Monte was focused on it. He did some fun jumping punches to the arm. Dutch of course was good here . He did a good job of making Monte in the loss. 2 1/4*

[shoe]

Posted Today, 04:13 AM

Buzz vs Chavo

 

I was really looking forward to checking this out. We get some mic work from both guys with Buzz really getting to the crowd. We see Chavo working a mid-atlantic style match. Chavo is working the arm. Every now and then he'd go after the arm really hard, but for the most part was content to just latch onto an arm bar. Buzz for his most part helped helped with the narrative of the match. He'd drop an elbow and miss and Chavo would work the arm. Another point Buzz charged Chavo into the corner, miss him, and then take a shoulder bump into the corner. Buzz cheats to get the heat. He slams Chavo on the floor. Starts working the back. Irish whip into the guard rail and back the back. Unfortunately no finish is recorded. Overall I liked the match. It told a story. Just lacked a spark. 3*

[shoe]

Those Andre promos were fun. The visual with the pen was priceless.

[shoe]

Here's an app I'm using from my I-phone.It's called Tubio. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aesoftware.tubio&hl=en

 

It allows me to cast it to my Roku from my I-phone. So I'm able to watch nwaondemand.com on my Tv via my Roku.

[Karl]

This app is a game changer for me. Works wonderfully. Just subbed to the NWA service. What a wonderful Christmas!

[BruceTharpe]

MERRY CHRISTMAS guys and many thanks for your support of NWAOnDemand.com this year!

[shoe]

Lane vs Gibson

 

The history between Lane and Robert Gibson goes way back. So I was a little excited to see Lane work Ricky. This was a solid undercard match. They did some neat stuff that had payoffs. The guys did a good job engaging the crowd. Still their was some moments of eh. Still as an undercard bout it worked.

[shoe]

Taylor vs Gilbert

 

These guys would have a fun run together as a pair of heels.Gilbert gets heat with his version of the Fargo strut. Taylor gets the early shine. Here we see them working holds early. Humperdink doing baseball signals during the bout. I loved the payoffs that were set up in the match.Gilbert works the neck. They're throwing hands down the stretch. Taylor with a 5 arm for the win. 2 3/4*

[NickH]

Found another missing date for those interested.

 

Ernie Holmes vs Killer Brooks - Nov 2 1979

[shoe]

Thanks, you've been a great help with these.

[NickH]

Thanks, you've been a great help with these.

Thanks Shoe, always happy to help.

[shoe]

Wahoo vs Gary Young

 

Young has always been a solid journeyman southern worker. Young is fun in the cat and mouse schtick. They have 2 rings to play with. I really liked Young's hand raising hijinks. Wahoo's overhead chop is so wicked. Young is really entertaining here. A fun underneath match.

[BruceTharpe]

Vintage ABDULLAH THE BUTCHER Online Now!

[Matt D]

I liked Wahoo vs Gary Young too. Young made for a solid stooging heel tempting fate. Wahoo looked like a million bucks in dispatching him in the end. Pretty certain we have most of this card now. This was earlier in the night a helps to give a real sense of the difference between a second match on the card spot and a main event. Can't wait until we get our next Wahoo main event though.

[Phil Schneider]

We could really use a big match, seems like this month has been mostly undercard stuff, let's start the new year with something big!

[BruceTharpe]

Harley Race vs. Abdulah highlights from Osaka - and Abdullah vs. Kim Il from Tokyo - both matches from the mid 70's.

[shoe]

I gotta say all this Abdullah stuff was amazing. These clips all make Abby look like a dangerous ,crazy being out of control.This is the Abby I remember who terrified me as a kid whenever he was on my screen. He was the madman from the Sudam. The teasing of an Abby/Lothario match seems like an opportunity for an awesome match. Matt D and I were talking, and boy do we hope to get a payoff from all this goodness. JJ Dillon is fantastic in his role in these too.

[Johnny Sorrow]

So, when Gary Young tries to shake hands with Wahoo and Wahoo refuses, Paul says "Wahoo, as an Indian, has the right not to trust the White Man."

That's fucking tremendous. 😄

[conker8]

May 13, 1976 … Kawasaki
Harley Race and Abdullah the Butcher went to no contest

 

There is no record of a match in Osaka.

[Matt D]

So, when Gary Young tries to shake hands with Wahoo and Wahoo refuses, Paul says "Wahoo, as an Indian, has the right not to trust the White Man."

That's fucking tremendous.

 

That's one thing about the undercard matches. They're all worth it for Boesch on commentary, especially if he's talking about someone you haven't heard him talk about a bunch like in the Lawler match.

[Matt D]

Grappers vs Conway Jr./Morton

 

I was expecting an 85-86 #2 match on the card. This is not that. It's a full on 1982 #2 match on a card, and the only tag match to boot. 29 minutes. Two out of three falls. Plenty of shine. Lots of heat. The crowd being super into Morton's comebacks and Conway in general, shoulder work, heel chicanery from the Grapplers (though maybe not enough), at least one double team move a few years before its time, and a solid finish. I thought the first fall, taken on its own could have been as good as almost all of the mid-late 80s Hart Foundation (for instance) house show tag matches I've seen. The comeback in the second fall wasn't as dynamic as it could have been but it told the story of Morton/Conway taking control of the match by tagging in and out for the first time in ten minutes. I wish the finish had a masked confusion bit as well, but it was mainly to get Grappler #1's boot over. If nothing else, it's another great look at early Morton shining with another partner (and Conway was very good at what he did. I think we can safely say that now).

 

Kai was really good at 22. That was a solid ten minute "listing out the birthdays" match with a lot of energy. She just threw herself into everything (like heel Jim Duggan from this period!). Speaking of 80s WWF tag teams, Glamour Girls might have been the best.

[Johnny Sorrow]

That Abby stuff was fucking awesome. JJ was fucking amazing. I'm so used to basically kinda boring JJ from the Horsemen era, which was what it was supposed to be, that seeing and hearing a young and at times maniacal JJ is so cool. His big blonde stache and sideburns...the cigar.. fucking great.