Loss Posted July 3, 2022 Report Share Posted July 3, 2022 History of Pro Wrestling #58 (05:14:18) Matches from December 1967-January 1968 GILBERT LEDUC & BATMAN vs MARCEL MANNEVEAU & CLAUDE GESSAT (12/01/1967; French Catch; 00:30:34) Segunda Caida review of the match. Handwerk review of the match. ANTONIO INOKI & MICHIAKI YOSHIMURA vs BARON SCICLUNA & VICTOR RIVERA (12/06/1967; JWA; 00:33:17) Scicluna looks better and more interesting here than I can recall him ever looking on WWWF TV, going overboard to make Inoki look great. Nice blend of comedy and action in this one. 4* KINTARO OKI vs NICK KOSAK (12/06/1967; JWA; 00:13:40) Oki came through the ranks with Inoki and Baba in the 1960s, but obviously never quite hit that level (in part because he freelanced after the JWA split), even if he did have a Hall of Fame career in his own right. SHOHEI BABA vs CRUSHER LISOWSKI (12/06/1967; JWA; 00:29:22) A super-heated double juice brawl makes an excellent match. 3 3/4* GUY MERCIER vs KARL VON CHENOK (12/16/1967; French Catch; 00:28:29) TEDDY BOY vs GERARD BOUVET (12/16/1967; French Catch; 00:07:20) Segunda Caida reviews of the above two matches. DENNIS DEAN & DAN STEADMAN vs DAVE LARSON & REBEL RAY HUNTER (1967; 00:06:38) MOOSE CHOLAK vs BLACK BART (1967; 00:09:29) ANTONINO ROCCA vs ANGELO SAVOLDI (1967; SBW All Star Wrestling; 00:08:00) HANS SCHMIDT vs GENE STANLEE (1967; SBW All Star Wrestling; 00:05:04) TOKYO JOE vs MIKE LOREN (1967; SBW All Star Wrestling; 00:12:58) These three matches are from Pedro Martinez’s Steel Belt Wrestling, which ran shows primarily in Buffalo, Pittsburgh and Cleveland. PAT PATTERSON vs ERIC FROELICH (1967; WCW Australia; 00:02:15) BILL DUNDEE vs PAUL ASPIOTIS (1967; WCW Australia; 00:00:56) BRAKA CORTEZ vs KARL VON STROHEIM (1967; WCW Australia; 00:00:45) DOMAIN KENT vs NORM SHARP (1967; WCW Australia; 00:00:53) ERIC FROELICH vs KURT VON STROHEIM (1967; WCW Australia; 00:01:26) HANS SCHROEDER vs BRIAN ASHBY (1967; WCW Australia; 00:01:04) HANS SCHROEDER vs CON DANDOS (1967; WCW Australia; 00:00:51) KARL VON STROHEIM vs BRIAN ASHBY (1967; WCW Australia; 00:01:21) KILLER KOWALSKI vs MARIO MILANO (1967; WCW Australia; 00:04:33) KILLER KOWALSKI vs PAT O’CONNOR (1967; WCW Australia; 00:04:28) KILLER KOWALSKI vs PAT O’CONNOR | KILLER KOWALSKI vs MARIO MILANO (1967; WCW Australia; 00:04:26) KILLER KOWALSKI vs TEX MCKENZIE (1967; WCW Australia; 00:04:30) KURT VON STROHEIM & KARL VON STROHEIM vs ART NELSON & PAT PATTERSON (1967; WCW Australia; 00:04:37) KURT VON STROHEIM & KARL VON STROHEIM vs RED BASTIEN & MARIO MILANO (1967; WCW Australia; 00:04:36) LARRY O’DEA vs ART NELSON (1967; WCW Australia; 00:01:19) MARK ANTHONY vs PAT O’CONNOR (1967; WCW Australia; 00:01:31) PAT O’CONNOR vs ART NELSON (1967; WCW Australia; 00:02:12) PAT PATTERSON vs TEX MCKENZIE-TEXAS DEATH (1967; WCW Australia; 00:03:53) PAT PATTERSON & ART NELSON & KURT VON STROHEIM vs TEX MCKENZIE & MARIO MILANO & ERIC FROELICH (1967; WCW Australia; 00:04:04) RED BASTIEN vs ERIC FROELICH (1967; WCW Australia; 00:02:16) ROY HEFFERNAN vs DON JARDINE (1967; WCW Australia; 00:02:12) SKULL MURPHY vs PAT O’CONNOR (1967; WCW Australia; 00:02:10) TEX MCKENZIE vs KILLER KOWALSKI (1967; WCW Australia; 00:02:11) TEX MCKENZIE & MARIO MILANO vs KURT VON STROHEIM & KARL VON STROHEIM (1967; WCW Australia; 00:02:16) JACKY CORN vs PIERRE ROINET (01/01/1968; French Catch; 00:14:50) Segunda Caida review of the match. JEAN FERRE vs SCARFACE (01/01/1968; French Catch; 00:21:49) Jean Ferre is of course ANDRE THE GIANT! At this time, Andre was a two year pro. A fascinating piece of footage. Segunda Caida review of the match. Brock Hates Wrestling review of the match. LE PETIT PRINCE vs MICHEL SAULNIER (01/01/1968; French Catch; 00:10:36) Segunda Caida review of the match. SHOHEI BABA vs CRUSHER LISOWSKI (01/03/1968; JWA New Year Championship Series; 00:04:35) Another excellent brawl between these two. JEAN FERRE vs FRANZ VAN BUYTEN (01/20/1968; French Catch; 00:16:42) More young and super-spry Andre! Segunda Caida review of the match. Brock Hates Wrestling review of the match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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