Any Pro Wrestling Fans Here? V2.0

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  1. RayS

    RayS A Little Bit Older and a Little Bit Slower

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    The first pro wrestling match I can remember being emotionally invested in was Strongbow & Whitewolf vs. The Executioners (#1 and #2, of course), managed by Cap'n Lou. Whitewolf would routinely get the snot beat out of him, than the chief would come in on the hot tag and no sell the beating he was getting as he went "on the warpath".
     
  2. AleYeah

    AleYeah Forum Resident

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    My reaction was roughly equal in energy to that of David Crockett.
     
  3. JamieC

    JamieC Senior Member

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    Repo Man!!!!!:D
     
  4. musicaner

    musicaner Forum Resident

    Professor Tanaka once told me to STFU:righton:
     
  5. musicaner

    musicaner Forum Resident

    I drank beer with Pak Song:evil:
    behind a 7-11:cool:
     
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  6. MikeInFla

    MikeInFla Glad to be out of Florida

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    Funny and good stuff:

     
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  7. MikeInFla

    MikeInFla Glad to be out of Florida

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    We were ringside in Joe Louis Arena and I looked at the Iron Sheik and said "USA!" and he looked at me and said "USA sucks!" and he spit on the floor in front of me LOL. Later on I yelled at Honky Tonk Man "Shake, Rattle & Roll!" and when he did his finish he pointed at me and said "This one's for you!".

    I think this was Dec 26, 1985 or 86. Don't remember the year but I know it was the day after Christmas when we were visiting my brother in Michigan.
     
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  8. FourWalledWorld

    FourWalledWorld Forum Resident

    Very cool. If Honky was there, then it would have been '86.

    In fact, I found results from the excellent thehistoryofwwe.com site:
    WWF @ Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena - December 25, 1986 (8,500)
    Barry O defeated Jerry Valiant
    Lanny Poffo defeated Jack Kruger
    Pedro Morales defeated Frenchy Martin
    The Honkytonk Man defeated Scott McGhee
    Dino Bravo defeated SD Jones
    Billy Jack Haynes pinned the Iron Sheik
    The Junkyard Dog defeated King Kong Bundy via disqualification
    Don Muraco & Bob Orton Jr. defeated Mike Rotundo & Danny Spivey
    WWF IC Champion Randy Savage defeated George Steele via count-out
    Roddy Piper pinned Adrian Adonis
     
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  9. jimbutsu

    jimbutsu WATCH YÖUR STEPPE

    This is a great transition between oldschool carny nonsense and the idea that a dude like Arn Anderson is the scariest thing you can see under a sheet. Not some jacked UFC champ, just a hairy dude with farm strength who will straight up wreck you.
     
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  10. MikeInFla

    MikeInFla Glad to be out of Florida

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    That might be it, although I am not sure. I don't remember much about it but I DO remember the Sheik, Honky and George Steele. In fact, I also remember George Steele calling shots during the match which was out of "character". It must've been Dec 25 and not the 26th but this was a long time ago, I would've been 15.
     
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  11. MikeInFla

    MikeInFla Glad to be out of Florida

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    Another great episode od Dark Side Of The Ring. Last night's episode was on the Von Erichs. Kevin seems to be at peace and as far away from Texas as possible. Such a sad story. In the 80's I was WWF only so I only knew of the family in name. I knew Kerry and that was it and then he headed north to the WWF. I didn't know the rest of the story until much later about the family. I have the World Class DVD and I enjoyed it. So many great organizations back in the day and I regret not paying attention to the others (other than Smoky Mountain since I grew up in Knoxville).

    But if you get a chance, check out the Vice episode on the Von Erichs it will be on again next Wed (I believe as they do repeats a week later).
     
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  12. AirJordanFan93

    AirJordanFan93 Forum Resident

    Heroes of World Class or The WWE One?
     
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  13. MikeInFla

    MikeInFla Glad to be out of Florida

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    It's the WWE released DVD.
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    I also have the one they did for AWA.
     
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  14. MikeInFla

    MikeInFla Glad to be out of Florida

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    Kalamazoo, MI
    This may not be up very long:

     
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  15. AirJordanFan93

    AirJordanFan93 Forum Resident

    I would recommend you try to find Heroes of World Class. WWE has a tendency to screw around with history in its historical DVDs. The World Class one isn't awful but it should be viewed in conjunction with Heroes of World Class.
     
  16. MikeInFla

    MikeInFla Glad to be out of Florida

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    I also noticed on the back it says featuring matches from "Dingo Warrior" and I was curious to see it but there is nothing on it with Dingo/Ultimate.
     
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  17. AirJordanFan93

    AirJordanFan93 Forum Resident

    Just found the match listing and yep, he sure isn't featured on any matches.
     
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  18. FourWalledWorld

    FourWalledWorld Forum Resident

    I agree. The WWE one isn't bad as far as I remember (only watched it once though, IIRC) but it pales in comparison to Heroes of World Class which is just excellent.
     
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  19. Matthew Tate

    Matthew Tate Forum Resident

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    that WWE release says dingo warrior matches? I have that release if that's what you are saying and need to check
     
  20. JamieC

    JamieC Senior Member

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    The only thing the WWE set has over Heroes is more matches. The most important people are missing and so are their stories.
     
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  21. Daniel Plainview

    Daniel Plainview God's Lonely Man

    I have such respect for Kevin. I don't know how he endured so many horrors.
     
  22. musicaner

    musicaner Forum Resident

  23. MikeInFla

    MikeInFla Glad to be out of Florida

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    Kalamazoo, MI
    Latest 83 Weeks podcast discusses the trip to North Korea. A great, great listen. Also the event is now on YouTube:
     
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  24. AirJordanFan93

    AirJordanFan93 Forum Resident

    The big thing WWE has over a lot of the independent documentaries is they own all the footage. The World Class set wasn't terrible its not in the Rise & Fall of WCW level of bad where they made a lot of historical inaccuracies.
     
  25. 905

    905 Senior Member

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    83 Weeks is my favorite podcast by far.
     
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