Guest *FH* Posted September 26, 2007 Report Posted September 26, 2007 Did anything ever come of WWE possibly getting the tape/film/whatever library of Wrestling at the Chase? I recall hearing HHH was a proponent of the purchase and lobbying to Vince for it, but that was the last I heard? Phil? Tomk? Bix? Thanks dudes.
Guest *FH* Posted September 27, 2007 Report Posted September 27, 2007 That's too bad (for me). Thanks.
Marty Posted September 27, 2007 Report Posted September 27, 2007 Pardon the confusion, but this raises some questions: Bob Geigel owned the St. Louis territory when he sold the offices to Crockett, right? So, was the video library not part of the transaction? Or did Geigel not purchase the library from Muchnick originally? Just a bit strange to me since Crockett absorbed St. Louis, so I figured once Vince bought the WCW video library, that would've included St. Louis, which included Wrestling At The Chase. Am I missing something?
Bix Posted September 27, 2007 Report Posted September 27, 2007 It really doesn't make sense that Matysik would own the Chase rights in the first place, like it would with his Greater St. Louis group. Maybe KPLR owned the rights and sold them to him? That would make sense, as the Chase public access show and then DVDs came about from KPLR showing a Chase clip on their newscast, getting massive amounts of positive feedback, and then running a documentary using Matysik's tapes (the master '60s tape he got from Joe Garigiola and his '70s-'80s off-airm recordings). As far as Crockett, remember that they didn't get the rights/libraries for the old footage when they bought UWF, CWF, and maybe even Central States.
Marty Posted September 27, 2007 Report Posted September 27, 2007 As far as Crockett, remember that they didn't get the rights/libraries for the old footage when they bought UWF, CWF, and maybe even Central States. Ah, that makes sense, espcially with Vince buying the Florida footage well after the WCW library. (Thanks for the reminder.)
Guest Portalesman Posted September 28, 2007 Report Posted September 28, 2007 As far as Crockett, remember that they didn't get the rights/libraries for the old footage when they bought UWF, CWF, and maybe even Central States. IIRC, Crockett didnt actually "BUY" anything from CWF but rather partnered on the FLA market after they had no rasslers anymore.
Bix Posted October 16, 2007 Report Posted October 16, 2007 I asked someone who would know about how Matysik got the rights. KPLR just gave them to him, not thinking there was any money to be made. Also, Matysik hasn't sold to The Fight Network, he's just leasing the TV rights to them.
KrisZ Posted October 17, 2007 Report Posted October 17, 2007 Bert Prentice has been airing Chase matches in his time slot with wraparound promos for his local shows with his new boyfriend Matt Boyce on CSS for the past month.
Jingus Posted October 17, 2007 Report Posted October 17, 2007 Bert's always done stuff like that on his television shows. He'd use lots of Memphis footage and various other stuff he didn't have the rights to. He gets away with it because it's indy wrestling and nobody cares.
KrisZ Posted October 18, 2007 Report Posted October 18, 2007 They have been pimping the Chase website and have thanked Larry for the stuff so I guess they got permission.
khawk20 Posted October 19, 2007 Report Posted October 19, 2007 I asked someone who would know about how Matysik got the rights. KPLR just gave them to him, not thinking there was any money to be made. Also, Matysik hasn't sold to The Fight Network, he's just leasing the TV rights to them. I think there's only 12 episodes in the Fight Network cycle. It makes me think Matysik doesn't ahve much more than that in the first place.
Bix Posted October 19, 2007 Report Posted October 19, 2007 I believe there are 50ish episodes in the library, TFN may not have signed for more than 12 episodes.
khawk20 Posted October 22, 2007 Report Posted October 22, 2007 I believe there are 50ish episodes in the library, TFN may not have signed for more than 12 episodes. Makes sense. You think that FN would have done something to get a fresh batch every once in a while, though.
JHawk Posted October 24, 2007 Report Posted October 24, 2007 Stumbled onto Matysik's web page yesterday (which I'd have saved the link), and in the FAQ he said what tapes he has are what he recorded on the air because KPLR owned the tapes and erased most of them.
KrisZ Posted October 29, 2007 Report Posted October 29, 2007 CSS is now showing Brody/Dory from AJPW on 5/8/82.
Marty Posted January 15, 2010 Report Posted January 15, 2010 I upgraded my TV package just recently, and discovered a Canadian channel called "BiteTV". One of the first things I noticed is a program called "Classic Wrestling". Currently, the show is focusing on the St. Louis territory, with each show focusing on one wrestler. Last night, their show featured Dick The Bruiser and a lot of his 81/82 feud with Ric Flair. I wish I had dates for what was shown (I'm still learning about St. Louis myself) but they did show a match Flair had that went around 10 minutes and involved Bruiser arriving and stealing both the NWA title and Flair's robe. Future shows are profiling Dusty Rhodes, Ted Dibiase and I believe a Harley Race one is coming up, if memory serves. Apparently in the summer, the show covered Memphis. Hopefully, re-runs will happen. The show goes a full hour and would definitely bring back memories for those who were there and be a starting point for those willing to learn. Just a heads-up for those (likely only in Canada) who have BiteTV.
khawk20 Posted January 15, 2010 Report Posted January 15, 2010 I'm wondering if that show aired on The Fight Network previously. they had about twelve St. Louis shows that they cycled through. A bunch of Memphis classic shows too. It's decent stuff, though.
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