Loss Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 History of Pro Wrestling #66 (04:22:47) Matches from February-June 1970 KURT KAISER vs REMY BAYLE (02/01/1970; French Catch; 00:03:38) RENE LASARTESSE vs GABY CALDERON (02/01/1970; French Catch; 00:23:12) Segunda Caida reviews of the above two matches. STRONG KOBAYASHI vs VERNE GAGNE (02/06/1970; IWE AWA World Championship Series; 00:09:51) Kobayashi gets the first crack at the AWA World Title on this tour (he also challenged the night before), preparing him to be the ace of IWE. This thread has more information on this tour. ANTONIO INOKI & KINTARO OKI & MITSU HIRAI vs JIM OSBORNE & PHIL ROBLEY & CURTIS IAUKEA (03/03/1970; JWA Dynamic and Iron Claw Series; 00:33:07) SHOHEI BABA vs FRITZ VON ERICH (03/03/1970; JWA Dynamic and Iron Claw Series; 00:29:59) ADNAN AL-KAISSIE vs IAN CAMPBELL (03/19/1970; Wrestling From Iraq; 00:10:53) Ian Campbell was a Scottish wrestler often billed as “Mr. Scotland”. DUSTY RHODES & DICK MURDOCH vs THE STOMPER & BEN JUSTICE (03/21/1970; BTW Detroit, MI; 00:14:34) 14 minutes of silent footage, and a rare extended look at a young Dusty Rhodes, who is pretty spry and almost wrestles like a younger version of Terry Gordy (and I’m hardly the first person to make that observation). THE CONVICT vs MOTOSHI OKUMA (04/04/1970; JWA World League; 00:08:06) The Convict is better known as Uncle Elmer, who participated in one of the most famous wrestling weddings ever. GUY MERCIER vs KIYOMIGAWA (04/11/1970; French Catch; 00:36:40) Segunda Caida review of the match. PETER KAYSER vs GUY MERCIER (05/02/1970; French Catch; 00:22:09) Segunda Caida review of the match. STRONG KOBAYASHI vs BILLY ROBINSON (05/14/1970; IWE World Series; 00:05:51) GREAT MALENKO vs PAUL BOESCH (05/15/1970; Houston Wrestling; 00:17:07) One of the greatest comedy matches you’ll ever see in your life! All the stars. JACKIE PALLO vs IAN GILMOUR (06/02/1970; Joint Promotions; 00:24:51) RAY STEELE vs LEON ARRAS (06/02/1970; Joint Promotions; 00:22:59) This is Ray Steele’s television debut! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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