Al Posted April 7, 2016 Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 http://www.wwe.com/article/blackjack-mulligan-passes-away I know most of his career didn't make video, but are there any really good matches of his available? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conker8 Posted April 7, 2016 Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 A good Tv brawl in WWWF Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan vs Dominic Denucci & Johnny Rivera - 06/1975 There is some clippings of him versus Flair. He was a great promo guy - I like the stuff when Flair came to see him in 1984 to team against Wahoo and Tully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khawk20 Posted April 7, 2016 Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 I'd recommend checking out the promos a few weeks previous to, and then the 1/15/84 St. Paul match with Bockwinkel and Mulligan against Vachon and Crusher. The promos are excellent all around--Mulligan put over as a monster very well by all, then a really good take-no-prisoners style promo by Mulligan--and then, during the match, Lanza coming out and getting Mulligan to abandon Bock and reform the Blackjacks...excellent story told there with Mulligan as the centerpiece. Also in April 1984 he had a St. Paul match against Crusher Blackwell where he thoroughly dominated him like nobody else. Worht checking out just to see Blackwell really put Mulligan over. I'm sure the Blackjacks were getting the AWA tag titles from Patera and Blackwell before Mulligan bolted for whatever reason. His build was really, really strong in the four months or so he was there. Mulligan on the Luce films with Lanza and Heenan is also fun to check out. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryvonKramer Posted April 7, 2016 Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 RIP, very charismatic worker and a great talker. I'd strongly recommend the shoot interview he did from a few years back if you haven't seen it. He's a very good storyteller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Jackson Posted April 7, 2016 Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 RIP Hell yeah, check out that WWWF TV tag from 75. It's amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eegah Posted April 7, 2016 Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 RIP Indeed. Sad to hear about his passing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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flyonthewall2983 Posted April 7, 2016 Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 Any good stuff from his mid-80's WWF run, non-Machine related? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victory Posted April 8, 2016 Report Share Posted April 8, 2016 I think we all knew it was coming, still sad to hear. Blackjack falls into the category of a guy I liked because of his look and charisma when I was a kid. Great talker that doesn't seem to get recognized enough for that. Really big guy in his era as well which made him stand out. Another legend gone. RIP Blackjack Mulligan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeF Posted April 8, 2016 Report Share Posted April 8, 2016 One of my favorites growing up. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Posted April 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2016 Thanks for this. Yes, great match. Perfect slow build, something that starts as an innocuous tag match and builds into something special. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Sorrow Posted April 8, 2016 Report Share Posted April 8, 2016 Any good stuff from his mid-80's WWF run, non-Machine related? Not unless you count me seeing him almost have a heart attack after a three minute squash of Jimmy Jack Funk at the Spectrum where he wrestled under hot lights in bunkhouse gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyonthewall2983 Posted April 8, 2016 Report Share Posted April 8, 2016 This is one I remember from one of the independent VHS tapes I bought back in the day. Can anyone put a date on when it happened? I'm guessing early 70's in the Indianapolis territory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNLister Posted April 8, 2016 Report Share Posted April 8, 2016 You can't deny he drew money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarpetCrawler Posted April 8, 2016 Report Share Posted April 8, 2016 Any good stuff from his mid-80's WWF run, non-Machine related? His Blackjack's Barbecue interview segment was a fun little look at a face alternative to Piper's Pit the couple of times I've watched it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew79 Posted April 9, 2016 Report Share Posted April 9, 2016 This is one I remember from one of the independent VHS tapes I bought back in the day. Can anyone put a date on when it happened? I'm guessing early 70's in the Indianapolis territory. 09/16/72 at the Indianapolis Convention Center. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victory Posted April 9, 2016 Report Share Posted April 9, 2016 A nice obit from Greg Oliver. http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2016/04/07/22621517.html Another piece about the famous knife accident in Boston vs Pedro. http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2015/06/04/22434701.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.S. Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 Another good obit - this one from Mike Mooneyham. http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20160410/PC20/160419943/pro-wrestling-x2019-s-blackjack-mulligan-created-a-character-for-the-ages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Jackson Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 Meltzer bio is great stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broke Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 His prime was a bit before my time as a fan but I always thought he was a very good promo right up until the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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