History of Pro Wrestling #75 (January-February 1972)

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History of Pro Wrestling #75 (04:10:00)
Matches from January-February 1972

• TRAMPOLINE WRESTLING (01/31/1972; French Catch; 00:09:47)
  A pretty neat thing to see, almost analogous to a Harlem Globetrotters take on a sport. The wrestlers are shot into the ring off of platforms with compressed air. Bryan Danielson has mentioned this match on the Masked Man podcast. Segunda Caida review of the match.

• KARL GOTCH & RENE GOULET vs RUGGED RUSSIANS (01/31/1972; WWWF MSG; New York, NY; 00:26:00)
  A major treat anytime a Karl Gotch match surfaces, as this one did when WWE ran its Hidden Gems series on their Network. Gotch is really the centerpiece of the match and wrestles an American style while also showing why he’s preceded by reputation.

• RIP HAWK & SWEDE HANSON vs JOHNNY WEAVER & ART NELSON (02/06/1972; JCP House; 00:09:56)
  Nice extended look at the action in Crockett when it was still primarily a tag team territory.

• DORY FUNK JR. vs JACK BRISCO (02/08/1972; CWF House St. Petersburg, FL; 00:41:41)

  A legendary 60-minute draw that took up the full hour of air time on Championship Wrestling From Florida. They ran an interesting TV format, showing highlights of the match and airing plenty of commentary instead of just showing it fully intact. That said, we get over half the match and this is probably the best outing we have on tape from this famous feud. 4 1/4*

• JEFF KAYE & IAN GILMOUR vs JON CORTEZ & AL MIQUET (02/09/1972; Joint Promotions; 00:13:54)

• TONY CHARLES vs MASAMBULA (02/09/1972; Joint Promotions; 00:28:36)

• BLACKJACK MULLIGAN & BLACKJACK LANZA vs DICK THE BRUISER & SAILOR ART THOMAS (02/12/1972; AWA House Chicago, IL; 00:07:45)

• PAT PATTERSON vs ROCKY JOHNSON (02/12/1972; Big Time San Francisco; 00:04:49)

• BRIAN MAXINE vs STEVE WRIGHT (02/12/1972; Joint Promotions; 00:31:03)

 

• JIM BREAKS vs ADRIAN STREET (02/12/1972; Joint Promotions; 00:31:31)
  An absolutely phenomenal match that’s on par with just about anything we have in 1970s wrestling. Just a brilliant mix of grappling, story and showmanship. 4 3/4*

• RENE BEN CHEMOUL & WALTER BORDES vs LES LIBANESE JOSEF EL ARZ & BLACK SHADOW (02/14/1972; French Catch; 00:34:04)
  Segunda Caida review of the match.

• COWBOY BOB KELLY vs RIP TYLER (02/25/1972; Gulf Coast; 00:10:54)
  Super heated, especially by the standards of a studio match, and an effective statement of how adored Kelly was as the top babyface in the territory.