History of Pro Wrestling #69 (December 1970-February 1971)

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History of Pro Wrestling #69 (04:29:37)
Matches from December 1970-February 1971

• GILBERT LEDUC vs BERT MYCHEL (12/12/1970; French Catch; 00:27:03)
  Segunda Caida review of the match.

• SHOHEI BABA vs GENE KINISKI (12/18/1970; NWA Hollywood; Wrestling at the Olympic Auditorium; 01:02:50)
  Baba regains the NWA International Title. The match has Japanese commentary.

• COWBOY BOB KELLY vs FRANK STANLEY (1970; Gulf Coast; 00:04:45)

  Kelly was the top babyface in the Gulf Coast area for a decade, and the childhood favorite of Michael Hayes, John Tatum, Robert Gibson, Paul Bearer and many others who grew up in the area. Unlike most cowboys in wrestling, he was the real deal, having excelled in rodeo before entering pro wrestling.

• COWBOY BOB KELLY & RIP TYLER vs THE INTERNS (1970; Gulf Coast; 00:14:19)
  This is the Bill Bowman and Joe Turner version of The Interns.

• JACQUES ROUGEAU vs MAURICE VACHON (1970; Montreal; 00:00:25)

• ROCKY JOHNSON vs MYSTERIOUS X (1970; NWA Los Angeles; Olympic Auditorium; 00:15:17)

• RENE BEN CHEMOUL & WALTER BORDES vs UNKNOWN WRESTLERS (01/02/1971; French Catch; 00:31:46)
  Segunda Caida review of the match.

• DORY FUNK JR. vs JACK BRISCO (01/12/1971; CWF House Tampa, FL; 00:04:52)
  The earliest available footage in the defining in-ring rivalry of the 1970s. Dory is not defending the NWA title here, and Brisco picks up a win.

• BRUNO SAMMARTINO vs IVAN KOLOFF (01/18/1971; WWWF MSG; New York, NY; 00:07:55)
  Footage of one of the most famous matches of all time, as Koloff defeats Bruno, after an 8-year championship run, to win the WWWF title. According to legend, an odd silence fell over the crowd and fans started crying.

• GORILLA MONSOON & PEDRO MORALES vs THE MONGOLS (01/18/1971; WWWF MSG; New York, NY; 00:06:04)
  Clipped version of the match, which went to curfew. This card drew a record 21,666 fans to MSG.

• LES BLOUSONS NOIRS vs GILBERT CESCA & BRUNO ASQUINI (01/25/1971; French Catch; 00:28:20)
  Segunda Caida review of the match.

• JACKY MONTALLIER vs LA BETE HUMAINE (02/08/1971; French Catch; 00:23:54)
  Segunda Caida review of the match.

• IVAN KOLOFF vs PEDRO MORALES (02/08/1971; WWWF MSG; New York, NY; 00:14:58)
  Morales wins the WWWF title, setting up what was a shorter but even more gigantic MSG run with the title than Bruno had.

• RAY STEVENS vs DR. X (02/19/1971; AWA All Star Wrestling; 00:00:34)

• LE PETIT PRINCE & FRANCIS LOUIS vs JACKY RICHARD & DANIEL NOCED (02/22/1971; French Catch; 00:32:33)
  Segunda Caida review of the match.