Superstar Sleeze Posted October 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2018 Thanks brutha! My Wargames list is 1. 1994 2. 1991 3. 1992. I watched 1987 a long time ago and need to rewatch. I really love the Sting vs Vader series. Alleluia! Alleluia! LOVE HAS RETURNED! LeBron James' campaign begins anew and while the colors have changed the message remains the same: A Victory For LeBron Is A Victory for Love! Speaking of Love, is there anything I LOVE more than Pro Wrestling? Maybe myself...;) Tonight, we cover the UWF REBORN~! Like the Phoenix risen from the ashes, our favorite shoot-style boys Fujiwara, Takada and even boring ass Maeda are back at! Satoru Sayama (Tiger Mask) does not join them this go around as he had founded the first ever Japanese mixed martial arts promotion in 1985 aptly named Shooto. Inside this volume, you will find all out about the hell raising Masakatsu Funaki (future founder of Pancrase), why Yoshaiki Fujiwara is a contender for Greatest of All Time, is Fujiwara vs Takada the greatest match of all time and hell even Bob Fucking Backlund pops in for a second! IT IS THE UWF REBORN AND IT IS COMING YOUR WAY FROM PRO WRESTLING LOVE! BEST OF UWF REBORN 1988-1990 https://ridingspacemountain.blogspot.com/2018/10/pro-wrestling-love-vol-18-best-of-uwf.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstar Sleeze Posted November 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2018 Pro Wrestling Love returns with first half of a Top 12 countdown of the best matches of WWE from 2002-2004. Thank you to my Dad for supporting my pro wrestling fandom from taking me to pro wrestling matches starting in 1998 and always discussing pro wrestling with me even though he is not a fan. This is especially pertinent because one of the matches (Eddie Guerrero vs Rey Mysterio) that makes this list I was in attendance for thanks to my Dad taking me. How lucky am I to say I have seen Eddie vs Rey live in my lifetime! Thank you Dad! It is very eclectic bunch that make the first half of this Top 12 WWE matches to take place from 2002-2004! How awesome is Rey Mysterio? The Kliq revival is in full swing as Shawn Michaels makes his return! The Next Big Thing makes his debut BROCK ROCKS~! in this volume of Pro Wrestling Love! https://ridingspacemountain.blogspot.com/2018/11/pro-wrestling-love-vol-19-best-of-wwe.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstar Sleeze Posted December 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 Pro Wrestling Love is back! Yes, Pro Wrestling Love makes its triumphant return right before Christmas to give you plenty to enjoy on Christmas Day. This volume is basically a tribute to the creative genius that is Brock Lesnar as three of his matches make it. In addition, we have the classic Eddie Guerrero vs JBL bloodbath and in my opinion the ultimate feel good moment in WWE history as Eddie Guerrero wrestles Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship. All this and much, much more in Pro Wrestling Love vol. 20! https://ridingspacemountain.blogspot.com/2018/12/pro-wrestling-love-vol-20-best-of-wwe.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstar Sleeze Posted December 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 Merry Christmas, bruthas! I am really excited about this volume of Pro Wrestling Love because it covers the first half of the Hulkamania Era 1984-1987. The year 1984 is basically 1AD in pro wrestling history. The WWF was an all star promotion at this time with so many great wrestlers making pit stops in New York City. That it is a treasure trove of great wrestling that is criminally underrated. There are the stud workhorses we know and love with Tito Santana, Greg Valentine, Ricky Steamboat and Randy Savage but there are others contributing like Harley Race, Brutus Beefcake and Jake Roberts. Hell the WWF was such a big tent promotion at the time you even got crazy awesome things like Glamour Girls vs Jumping Bomb Angels. There are plenty of honorable mentions to sift through and I implore you to check them all out. http://ridingspacemountain.blogspot.com/2018/12/pro-wrestling-love-vol-21-best-of-wwf.html?m=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WingedEagle Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 Love these blogs, but you need to keep the star ratings in tact! They're there on the WWE 02-04 reference, but not he on the 84-87 blog. Just a minor note to assist us nerds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstar Sleeze Posted December 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 Hate to deny you brutha, but I do that on purpose because I hate when people skip the review and just go to the bottom for the star rating. How do I know this happens because I am guilty of it. It became too cumbersome to re-write reviews for this so I just copy & paste them from PWO so you can just go find the rating from the original post. Sorry for the inconvenience. Happy Boxing Day! There is no complaining when you are talking Pro Wrestling Love especially when you are discussing the treasure trove that is the WWF between 1984-1987. The top of the list is pretty boring, full of usual suspects. I mean Savage vs Steamboat basically ushered in the modern era of workrate and Slaughter vs Sheik is one of the greatest brawls of all time so there's a reason there are boring choices. However, that back half has some really interesting choices: Bob Backlund & Bruno Sammartino making the Top Six in 1984 & 1986 that's pretty wild. I bet I got your attention so click the link and find what the hell those ol' fuddy duddies did to get a place on the most prestigious list of them all, Pro Wrestling Love's Top Six Best Matches of WWF from 1984-1987! All this and much, much more! https://ridingspacemountain.blogspot.com/2018/12/pro-wrestling-love-vol-22-best-of-wwf.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstar Sleeze Posted December 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 On the Third Day of Christmas, your true love gave to you, Pro Wrestling Love: The Memphis Edition because who the fuck wants Three French Hens! When I was a kid I rented a 1980s Memphis VHS from Video Horizon because "Macho Man" Randy Savage was on the cover. On that video, Savage piledrove Ricky Morton of the Rock 'n' Roll Express through a table and I remember thinking that was the most batshit insane thing I ever saw. Memphis Wrestling was hardcore blood & guts wrestling before ECW made you believe they invented the style in the 90s. Memphis Wrestling is a perfect microcosm of pro wrestling with its outrageous colorful gimmicks and it is reliance on bloody brawls. Inside you will find out about Randy Savage & Poffos' invasion of Jerry Lawler's Memphis Wrestling, Lawler challenging for the World Championship against Curt Hennig & Rick Martel, hell even the "Nature Boy" Ric Flair makes a pit stop in Memphis to defend his version of the World Heavyweight Championship. All this and much, much more in Pro Wrestling Love vol. 23! https://ridingspacemountain.blogspot.com/2018/12/pro-wrestling-love-vol-23-best-of.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKWebb Posted December 28, 2018 Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 On 10/18/2018 at 6:57 AM, WingedEagle said: Wow. Legitimately shocked by the top of the list for this period. I knew you gave high marks to the Sting/Vader feud, but ahead of both Wargames! Keep it up, I can never get enough of these. I used to have War Games at the top of 1992 as well, but since going through the YBs I've leaned towards Sting/Vader over it too. Although, I think Starrcade 1992 is my personal favorite of the bunch. However, I'm about to dive into 1993 so it's possible that could change this time with the strap match. I've seen them both many times, and it has always been my #2 of their series. I've finally got some time to dive into these blogs over the holidays. Thanks Sleeze - love this stuff! Look forward to reading your takes on Memphis... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstar Sleeze Posted December 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 I really dont think there is a wrong order when it comes to the Sting/Vader trilogy and then put Rude/Steamboat Ironman on top, I just dont see Wargames '92 even as a top three match in its own year. Memphis Pt. 2 here you go... Lawler takes five out of the top six spots. Click to find out who is able to stop Lawler from running the table (hint: they are FABULOUS!). Lawler vs Dundee is obvious, but do they finish number one? Which Lawler match has what I consider the best heel finish in Memphis history? Which match do I declare is Lawler's true masterpiece? All this and much, much more in Pro Wrestling Love vol. 24. https://ridingspacemountain.blogspot.com/2018/12/pro-wrestling-love-vol-24-best-of.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstar Sleeze Posted December 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2018 To me no feud defined the first half of the 80s in the United States more than Ric Flair vs Von Erich Boys. Flair had such a great dynamic with each of them. Also there's plenty of Freebird vs Von Erich matches and the Dynamic Duo vs Von Erich's. It is basically a Love Letter to Kevin Von Erich! Pro Wrestling Love Vol. 25: World Class Edition! http://ridingspacemountain.blogspot.com/2018/12/pro-wrestling-love-vol-25-best-of-world.html?m=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstar Sleeze Posted December 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 The climatic conclusion to the Best of World Class Countdown! Missy Hyatt read my blog & Kevin Von Erich thanked me for my kind words. Wow! Mark Out City Baby! I live a crazy cool life. For me, these are basically love letters to Kevin Von Erich because I think he is one of the most unique pro wrestlers I have ever seen. No one wrestles like Kevin Von Erich. He is always struggling against his opponent. He is always throwing himself into every move with reckless abandon. He is perpetual motion. He personifies "Think shoot, but work". He told me today in a message that his Dad told him "Always fight back" and that he never forget. Talk about taking your Dad's advice to heart! His two Championship matches against Harley Race & Ric Flair that make this countdown are two of the best of either man's career (in my opinion it is the best Harley Race match ever) because Kevin is Mr. Pugnacious and he is always fighting back making his opponent earn their offense. The edition features the Von Erichs against the Dynamic Duo and the Freebirds. Also there is ONE match of the 12 that does not have a Von Erich in it (ok Kerry is the ref), who spoiled the clean sweep? In addition, there is a bonus match from Joe Blanchard's San Antonio-based promotion Southwest Championship Wrestling that I included. Check it out! Aaaaaaaahhhhhhh I am still marking out! http://ridingspacemountain.blogspot.com/2018/12/pro-wrestling-love-vol-26-best-of-world.html?m=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstar Sleeze Posted January 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 Happy New Year! I wake up every morning and I think how can improve this already awesome package. I rattle off the accolades & superlatives. I go to the dictionary and thumb through to find adjectives. I am thirsty for those adjectives and thats when it hit me. Hydrated! Thats the adjective I want for 2019. I want to be well-hydrated. So my resolution to all you my friends is that I am going to drink more water and be well-hydrated. Of course, we keep the resolutions of previous years: walk at least 30 minutes a day, sit up and stand up straight and no more nail biting. Just as conquered these, I will be drinking more fluids and pissing like a prized, stud race horse, BABY! Girls, you can just call me Secretariat. WOOOOOOOOOO! Enough jibber jabber, thought I would have loved to cut that promo in front of "Mean" Gene Okerlund. Have you had time to check out the lateral deltoid? There were many a classic pro wrestling promo cut in AWA in front of Mean Gene with the likes of Nick Bockwinkel, Bobby The Brain and Jesse The Body. Thats the subject of today's Pro Wrestling Love it is my favorite promotion form the 1980s the American Wrestling Association run by famed pro wrestler Verne Gagne out of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The 1980s AWA is centered around one of the all-time great pro wrestling villains, the erudite & urbane Nick Bockwinkel (those two words were for you, brutha, rest in peace my man). He had classic series with Curt Hennig & Rick Martel. Also inside you will learn about one of the great hidden gems of the 1980s: Sheik Ayatollah Crusher Jerry Blackwell, call him what you will, but you will call him "awesome" when you watch him. Finally, you just get enough of the famous Rockers vs Rose & Somers feud to whet your appetite. It is Mega-Sized Pro Wrestling Love for the New Years! Happy New Year! https://ridingspacemountain.blogspot.com/2018/12/pro-wrestling-love-vol-27-best-of-awa.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstar Sleeze Posted January 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 Happy New Year! I hope everyone is looking forward to 2019. I know I am, but there is some bittersweetness to it. This should be the year I have seen it all from America and Japan with the Greatest Match Ever deadline fast approaching I will be watching pro wrestling fast & furious. While I look forward to that, it will be sad because it means that there is an end. Of course, Lucha Libre, Joshi and World of Sport await me. The good news is the WWE seems to be finding new matches from the 80s all the time. They found the Holy Grail of the Last Battle of Atlanta, they found an amazing Piper vs Valentine match from 7/9/83 and they have uncovered many AWA gems! This list could be invalidated as I am publishing it. If there is something better than the top two matches on this list, then we are in for a treat because one of those matches is my pick for the best American tag team match of all time and the other is potentially my selection for the Greatest Match of All Time! So come enjoy the greatness of the AWA, Nick Bockwinkel, the Rockers vs Rose & Somers and of course some Sheik Ayatollah Crusher Blackwell! Have a great 2019 everyone! Best of AWA Pt. 2 https://ridingspacemountain.blogspot.com/2019/01/pro-wrestling-love-vol-28-best-of-awa.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstar Sleeze Posted January 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2019 Happy Epiphany Sunday! Pro Wrestling Love is back looking at Mid-South & Houston Wrestling between 1983-1987. This list is already invalid as I post it thanks to the great work of NWA Classics which revealed to us die-hard pro wrestling fans many great Houston Wrestling matches that I have not yet seen. We can consider this the Best of Mid-South/Houston Wrestling pre-2015. You will find plenty of Ric Flair gems including perhaps the greatest pro wrestling TV angle of all time featuring Flair, Ted DiBiase and Cap'n Redneck Dicky Murdoch along with classics from Butch Reed, Terry Taylor and Chavo Guerrero! All this and much, much more in Pro Wrestling Love vol. 29! https://ridingspacemountain.blogspot.com/2019/01/pro-wrestling-love-vol-29-best-of-mid.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstar Sleeze Posted January 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 If I only knew in March 2017, what I know now, might have been able to salvage my project. Hindsight is 20/20 and all that jazz. What's truly beautiful is when you look back in time and it still looks as good today as it did then. Thats what Pro Wrestling Love vol. 30 looks at the six best matches from Mid-South Wrestling 1983-1987. Fun fact all six matches come from 1985. Mid-South in 1985 maybe the single best year an American wrestling promotion ever experienced. Jim Duggan, Butch Reed and Terry Taylor leading the babyface side while Ted DiBiase, Dick Murdoch, Dick Slater and Buzz Sawyer opposed them on the villainous side with frequent pop-ins by the World Champion Ric Flair make for one of the most stacked pro wrestling rosters of all time. Update on my previous claim that the recently unearthed NWA Classics footage would invalidate my list, it turns out most of those gems are pre-1983. I watched four additional matches from 1984 that could have affected my list, while they were great, they were not top 12 material. So the list remains intact! Who wins #1? The bloody Loser Leaves Town Cage match pitting DiBiase vs Duggan or the classic championship bout with Ric Flair defending his title in the Superdome against Terry Taylor. It depends if you read this as the best Mid-South Wrestling Match or the Best Match in Mid-South Wrestling. Prepositions make all the difference, folks! https://ridingspacemountain.blogspot.com/2019/01/pro-wrestling-vol-30-best-of-mid-south.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstar Sleeze Posted January 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 As much as I love to think about Pro Wrestling, the best Pro Wrestling makes you feel. I dissect and critically analyze Pro Wrestling to death. Pro Wrestling is not supposed to live in your mind; it should tug on the heartstrings and punch you in the gut. There is no better moment at this than WrestleMania VII. I have seen it a million times, but this past Saturday when Miss Elizabeth hopped the railing to save the Macho Man from a beating from Sherri, I was done and somehow the room became mighty dusty. When Savage held the ropes open for her, they had me crying like a baby. I think no moment better illustrates the power of pro wrestling than the tearful reunion of Macho Man & Miss Elizabeth. It is the pinnacle of Vince McMahon's creative vision for pro wrestling and Randy Savage's cinematic approach to pro wrestling. Say what you will about Vince, but he thought of pro wrestling as so much more than just two burly, half-naked men fighting in a fixed sport. He saw as a versatile entertainment genre that could provoke intense human emotion. In this Pro Wrestling Love volume, we explore the genius of Vince McMahon and Randy Savage in what could be argued as the most influential WrestleMania Main Event on main event style wrestling when Randy Savage meets Ultimate Warrior in a Career Match. This time period also features the Rockers, Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty, having a litany of amazing matches in the tag team scene with a diverse crop of teams and hell the miracles continue as Rick Rude also gets a great match out of Ultimate Warrior. All this & much, much more in Pro Wrestling Love vol. 31! https://ridingspacemountain.blogspot.com/2019/01/pro-wrestling-love-vol-31-best-of-wwf.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstar Sleeze Posted February 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 Best of New Japan Heavyweights 1990-1999 Part 1 Sorry to all my fellow dudes out there, but at 31 days into the new year I have already locked up "Son of the Year". I totally knocked it out of the park for my Mom's birthday with a "Travel Guide To Port Charles"! Port Charles is the fictitious upstate New York city (near Buffalo) where General Hospital takes place and to say she loved this 200-odd page book is an understatement. Hell, why I am limiting myself to "Son of the Year", I am "Progeny of the Year", BABY! Just like I dont overlook my Mom and how amazing she is, I have scoured the internet for the best of New Japan Pro Wrestling in 1990s, but specifically from the Heavyweights. You see here in the States, the New Japan Heavyweights from the 1990s get the shaft in favor of their vibrant junior heavyweight counterparts and the epic performances from All Japan in 1990s. This is where I love to tread because this where you find the hidden gems that have been covered by the sands of time. I uncovered some real hum-dingers! I will say Shinya Hashimoto, Defender of the New Japan realm against outside invaders has seen his popularity boosted over the years by re-watches but still great classics like his '94 match against Fujiwara remain mysteriously underappreciated. While Hashimoto The Destroyer also has great classics against Jushin Liger (a dream match come to life in 1994) and Yamazaki in 1998, it was Keiji Mutoh as the Great Muta that came through as a star. Mutoh has become so underrated due to many lazy performances, but when he is on, he is truly great. The Great Muta as a horror movie monster come to life stalking his opponents with bloodlust and a giant spike makes for compelling view. Matches against Hashimoto and Fujianami are hidden gems that display Great Muta in all his violent glory. The infamous match against Hiroshi Hase which created the Muta Scale and maybe the most famous match Stateside of this time period from New Japan holds up to this day. All Bow Before The Great Muta in Pro Wrestling Love vol. 32! https://ridingspacemountain.blogspot.com/2019/02/pro-wrestling-love-vol-32-best-of-90s.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstar Sleeze Posted February 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2019 There was no upset in the Super Bowl, but much like Riki Choshu's booking of New Japan in the 1990s there are plenty of upsets in the rankings for the Top Six New Japan Heavyweight Matches of the 90s found in Pro Wrestling Love vol. 33. I will not spoil anything, but was not an upset was the man who is featured in five of the top six bouts and that is Shinya Hashimoto! Shinya Hashimoto garnered a cult following in the 1990s. While many American fans were being wow'ed by Jushin Liger and the aerial tactics of the juniors and others were wrapped up in the incredible drama of All Japan in the 1990s, there were a select few that touted the hard-nosed, no-nonsense style of Hashimoto the Destroyer. He did not have the flash of Liger or the moveset of Four Corners of Heaven, but what he brought to the table was an asskicker's mentality, silent, but deadly. With the Right Hand of Hashimoto, he struck down invaders like Genichiro Tenryu from WAR and Nobuhiko Takada from UWFI and kept his fellow Musketeers, Chono & Mutoh at bay. Is there any scene in pro wrestling more epic than when Hashimoto bellows "CHOSHUUUUUUUUUUU" in his epic confrontation with 1980s New Japan star, Riki Choshu in 1996? Since his tragic death in 2004, the cult of Hashimoto has grown to include more and more fans, myself included who had overlooked him for the All Japan boys and Liger & Co. Time has validated Hashimoto and his American fans showing that his work is truly timeless and something every pro wrestling fan should see. But this is only in regards to his American popularity, his popularity in Japan was always evident as he main evented many, many 50,000+ Tokyo Dome shows. Us Americans can sometimes take a little while to catch up is all. This is my Pro Wrestling Love letter to Shinya Hashimoto The Destroyer, Defender of the New Japan Realm! https://ridingspacemountain.blogspot.com/2019/02/pro-wrestling-love-vol-33-best-of-90s.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstar Sleeze Posted February 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 Best of Other Heavyweight Puroresu (RINGS, UWFi, PWFG, WAR, SWS, FMW) 1989-1995 Some people find God, I found Volk Han. The Wolf Khan is an absolute master at every facet of pro wrestling. He is a magnificent seller (when he scrambles for the ropes it is a big deal or when he crumples in a heap after a liver shot). His character work is sublime (I love his fist pump celebrations or how pissed he gets when he rarely loses). His greatest trait is his offense. He is the Russian Mat Wizard; he makes every submission move look like the coolest thing ever. Nobody has ever made ankle crossing look so badass. His double wristlock rip takedown are so forceful and compelling. Then if that's not good enough he will just randomly throw an axe kick during stand up. The Man is a God. If you have not watched this Soviet Maestro perform his craft change that pronto and let his saving grace wash you anew. Discovering Volk Han is just one reason why my Pro Wrestling Love burns as bright as it did over twenty years because it just how versatile a form of entertainment it is. In addition to Volk Han, there is a match where the referee is dressed as beekeeper because the ring surrounded in exploding barbed wire and did I mention the ring explodes at the end of the match? Genichiro Tenryu has badass matches with Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair and Shinya Hashimoto in the early 90s (now thats a trio!). Of course, the Nobuhiko Takada vs Super Vader trilogy. I would argue as would many that PRIDE FC and the UWFi invasion of New Japan would not be as big of deals or straight up dont happen if Vader does not MAKE Nobuhiko Takada a superstar with his terrific selling during their trilogy together. Vader made Japanese Mixed Martial Arts possible now theres your hot take for the day! https://ridingspacemountain.blogspot.com/2019/02/pro-wrestling-love-vol-34-best-of-other.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkookypunk43 Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 I have enjoyed your work throughout the volumes and am a fan of your blog. Keep up the good work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstar Sleeze Posted February 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2019 Thanks brutha, I appreciate it! I will keep spreading the Pro Wrestling Love! I first watched AJ Styles in 2003 when my Dad got a de-scrambler so I could watch TNA on PPV and I was immediately hooked on AJ. At the time it was the death-defying moves and bumps. Now as I have matured as a fan, I see AJ as an all-time great because his great psychology and selling and that overhand right is one of the best in the business. AJ Styles is in my eyes a serious contender for the greatest American wrestler of all time because he really is the total package. My very, very first pro wrestling match reviews happened in 2013 and were dedicated to going back and watching all TNA AJ Styles PPV matches I had missed. This was a full year before the rest of the wrestling world became AJ Styles marks in 2014. Yep, I am pulling that fact that I am AJ Styles hipster mark. These reviews have since been updated since 2013 as re-watched a lot of his matches in the past month to make sure they held and they got even better with these more mature eyes. AJ Styles is the real deal and I know that TNA stench is hard for a lot of people to get over, but if you sit down with an open mind you will find that AJ Styles truly is Phenomenal! He did not do this alone and of course Samoa Joe and Christopher Daniels played a big part in putting on these classics and also you will find that America's Most Wanted did pretty well for themselves in Pro Wrestling Love vol. 35: Best TNA Wrestling Matches of 2002-2009! https://ridingspacemountain.blogspot.com/2019/02/pro-wrestling-love-vol-35-greatest-tna.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstar Sleeze Posted March 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2019 Pro Wrestling Vol. 36: Best of Bob Backlund Era WWF 1978-1983 Dedicated to the Titans of Wrestling, Kelly, Pete, Parv and Johnny! So I wanted to write here a little about linking Roller Derby's popularity in the 1970s-80s to this article on pro wrestling from 1978-83, but holy shit is the history of Roller Derby confusing as all get out. I think the only thing more confusing is the game itself! If you have a chance to go see a Roller Derby match live. DO IT! I did this past Saturday and it was awesome! It is raucous mayhem! Very physical and energetic. You wont know what the hell is going on, but you will love it. The peak of Roller Derby's popularity aligned with the Bob Backlund era of the WWF. Overshadowed by his incredibly famous predecessor (Bruno Sammartino) and his even more famous successor (Hulk Hogan), Bob Backlund's reign as champion is usually forgotten and overlooked. This is a crying shame because Bob was an incredible champion and very versatile in the ring. He was able to have classic championship style matches, bloody brawls, energetic workrate style matches and stiff standup fights. Backlund was a renowned amateur wrestler and just plain freaky strong. I think he has one of the more innovative takes on pro wrestling. He was the babyface hero that truly believed "Anything you can do I can do better". This made for very different matches and he would tailor his matches to his opponent. Eleven out of the top twelve matches are Bob Backlund matches and this first set features matches against Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, Sgt. Slaughter, Olympic Strongman Ken Patera, Adrian Adonis and Ivan Koloff all inside Pro Wrestling Love vol. 36! https://ridingspacemountain.blogspot.com/2019/03/pro-wrestling-love-vol-36-best-of-wwf.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Jackson Posted March 12, 2019 Report Share Posted March 12, 2019 Great stuff, Sleeze. You rock brother. Brings back many fond memories of doing Titans with the boys (yourself included on occasion!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstar Sleeze Posted March 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2019 Thanks, brutha! Well lets keep the party going! With the Top Six Matches of the Bob Backlund Era! Again, dedicated to the Titans of Wrestling: Parv, Pete, Kelly and Johnny! I met Bob Backlund at Survivor Series 2013 (November). My brother came back from getting concessions and told me he was just in the concourse. I had just started watching classic Backlund matches earlier in the year. I was pretty excited but also had no clue what to say to him. It was a total trainwreck of a conversation. He was hollering at me how he wanted to make a comeback and that the McMahons were stopping him. I was trying to ask him about how it was working Greg Valentine and Ken Patera. It was a total oil & water conversation. I got to say thank you and I got to shake his hand. His grip was just as crazy strong as you would believe. In the picture in the blog, that is Bob Backlund deadlifting Hulk Fucking Hogan from a crazy, awkward position. Backlund was just one of those freaky strong people. This is the top six WWF matches of the era and it features Bob Backlund against the biggest names of the era: Hulk Hogan, Sgt Slaughter and Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, but there is one match that does not feature Bob Backlund that makes the list...click the link and find out what it is! https://ridingspacemountain.blogspot.com/2019/03/pro-wrestling-love-vol-37-best-of-wwf.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstar Sleeze Posted March 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 Best of the NWA 1983-1987 Part One When I was 8 years old, my Dad bought me the Pro Wrestling Illustrated Almanac 1997. I literally ripped that book cover to cover. Seriously, I still have it and the book spine is held together by blue electrical tape. I have always been fascinated by history and the rich history of pro wrestling was no exception to my childhood hunger for historical knowledge. One thing, I always remember was the passage on The Last Battle of Atlanta. How EPIC does that sound! Now imagine being 8 and you come to find out there is no footage of this bloody cage match that pits Tommy "Wildfire" Rich and "Mad Dog" Buzz Sawyer. That made the match was THE Holy Grail. All the conspiracy theories surrounding how the footage of the match went missing. It was something that captured my imagination as a child. Then it happened, the tape of the match was found in 2016. It was something truly special that basically unified hardcore wrestling fans from the 80s and 90s together. The Holy Grail had been found. Now it was put up or shut up time, would it live up to the massive hype? Well dont just sit there, click and find out! Also inside so much amazing Crockett goodness, Nature Boy Ric Flair engaging in stiff, manly fights against the Hands of Stone Ronnie Garvin Let me tell you about the ROCK N ROLL! All this and much more inside, it is the Best of the National Wrestling Alliance 1983-1987, thank you Dad for indulging my love of history! https://ridingspacemountain.blogspot.com/2019/03/pro-wrestling-love-vol-38-best-of-nwa.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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