KrisZ Posted December 15, 2015 Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 Kris & David are joined this week by Pete Lederberg (WFIA) to discuss the week that was December 8-14, 1988. We discuss the debut of Jim Herd and the exit of Dusty Rhodes from the NWA, the total disaster of Super Clash III with some wild stories before the show even happened, the complete awesomeness of Tatsumi Fujinami, and the incestual relationship of Memphis, Continental, & Knoxville wrestling in 1988. Plus as a special bonus, Pete tells some great Wrestling Fans International Association stories from the early 80’s including the full history of the famous Eddie Gilbert/Tommy Rich breakup angle from Memphis TV in 1984 which Pete was part of!!!! Timestamps:0:00:00 WCW0:49:34 AWA1:20:46 International: NJPW, Stampede, & EMLL1:47:32 Other USA: Continental, FCW, CWA, PNW, Potpourri, & WCCW2:26:09 WWF (and WFIA discussion) http://placetobenation.com/between-the-sheets-21-december-8-14-1988-featuring-pete-lederberg/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteF3 Posted December 15, 2015 Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 Burning question: did Tatsumi Fujinami ever wrestle the Italian Stallion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrisZ Posted December 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 He went on NJPW tours so maybe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted December 15, 2015 Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 http://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=4524&page=4&search=fujinami At least five times. Looks like not televised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheapshot Posted December 15, 2015 Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 Here's the accompanying YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoeBY9gVL9d1DdHmHeljhGC5ioPlsvC3X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravJ1979 Posted December 15, 2015 Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 The Kerry Von Erich photo putting his boot back on under the ring is on the back of one of the Observer yearbooks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benj Posted December 16, 2015 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 We need this documentary: The True and Unreal Story of Superclash III. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrwaukegan Posted December 16, 2015 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 About SuperClash, it would not have been unusual for a PPV to be held on a weeknight at that time. ChiTown Rumble was on a weeknight a few months later. It probably had more to do with ensuring they could get TV taped and distributed for the weekend. I lived in Waukegan,Illinois then. For point of reference it is an hour north of Chicago/hour south of Milwaukee. Our cable system at that time didn't carry the AWA syndicated show. I am not even sure they had a show in Chicago. The AWA in of itself had pretty much disappeared from Chicago for a couple of years going into this show. So we had to rely on the World Class show or the Milwaukee AWA show to follow the build up as ESPN was erratic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrisZ Posted December 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 Yes you are correct it was an interesting time for PPV regarding days and times of shows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 I'm most of the way through. Pete was a great guest, because if nothing else, he's really a different voice to a lot of us, but has a ton of knowledge. I always like hearing Kris and Bix interact with people from outside our immediate DVDVR/PWO circle. The RWTL teams were interesting, especially Hickerson/Blackwell. Has anyone seen any of this? I really liked Baba vs Blackwell interaction from early in the decade, but I can only imagine what it'd look like in 88. 25 16.12.1988 Real World Tag League 1988: Hiroshi Wajima & The Great Kabuki defeat Jerry Blackwell & Phil Hickerson(11:42) AJPW Real World Tag League 1988 - Tag 22 @ Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan TV-Show 26 14.12.1988 Real World Tag League 1988: Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy defeat Jerry Blackwell & Phil Hickerson AJPW Real World Tag League 1988 - Tag 20 @ Sagamihara City Gymnasium in Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan Event 27 13.12.1988 Giant Baba & Rusher Kimura defeat Jerry Blackwell & Phil Hickerson AJPW Real World Tag League 1988 - Tag 19 @ Niigata City Gymnasium in Niigata, Japan Event 28 10.12.1988 Jerry Blackwell & Phil Hickerson defeat Isao Takagi & Takashi Ishikawa AJPW Real World Tag League 1988 - Tag 17 @ Nakajima Sports Center in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan TV-Show 29 07.12.1988 Jerry Blackwell & Phil Hickerson defeat Isao Takagi & Takashi Ishikawa AJPW Real World Tag League 1988 - Tag 14 @ Higashine Citizen Gymnasium in Higashine, Yamagata, Japan Event 30 06.12.1988 Giant Baba & Rusher Kimura defeat Jerry Blackwell & Phil Hickerson AJPW Real World Tag League 1988 - Tag 13 @ Funabashi Civic Movement Park Gymnasium in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan Event 31 04.12.1988 Real World Tag League 1988: Jimmy Snuka & Tiger Mask defeat Jerry Blackwell & Phil Hickerson AJPW Real World Tag League 1988 - Tag 12 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan Event 32 03.12.1988 Giant Baba & Rusher Kimura defeat Jerry Blackwell & Phil Hickerson AJPW Real World Tag League 1988 - Tag 11 @ Tsu City Gymnasium in Tsu, Mie, Japan Event 33 30.11.1988 Real World Tag League 1988: Danny Spivey & Johnny Ace defeat Jerry Blackwell & Phil Hickerson AJPW Real World Tag League 1988 - Tag 9 @ Fukui City Gymnasium in Fukui, Japan Event 34 28.11.1988 Real World Tag League 1988: Giant Baba & Rusher Kimura defeat Jerry Blackwell & Phil Hickerson AJPW Real World Tag League 1988 - Tag 7 @ Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka, Japan Event 35 25.11.1988 Real World Tag League 1988: Abdullah The Butcher & Tiger Jeet Singh defeat Jerry Blackwell & Phil Hickerson AJPW Real World Tag League 1988 - Tag 6 @ Kumamoto City Gymnasium in Kumamoto, Japan Event 36 24.11.1988 Real World Tag League 1988: Jerry Blackwell & Phil Hickerson vs. Dick Slater & Tommy Rich - Double Count Out AJPW Real World Tag League 1988 - Tag 5 @ Kitakyushu Municipal Gymnasium in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan Event 37 21.11.1988 Real World Tag League 1988: Giant Baba & Rusher Kimura defeat Jerry Blackwell & Phil Hickerson AJPW Real World Tag League 1988 - Tag 3 @ Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan TV-Show 38 20.11.1988 Genichiro Tenryu & Toshiaki Kawada defeat Jerry Blackwell & Phil Hickerson (7:46) AJPW Real World Tag League 1988 - Tag 2 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan Event 39 19.11.1988 Real World Tag League 1988: Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu defeat Jerry Blackwell & Phil Hickerson (6:55) AJPW Real World Tag League 1988 - Tag 1 @ Ashikaga, Tochigi, Japan TV-Show Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 i'm guessing Hickerson used his time in Japan to do the concept work for the P.Y. Chu-Hi gimmick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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