Match # 117: Bill Dundee & Brickhouse Brown vs. Jimmy Golden & Robert Fuller (9/18/88) A very by the numbers heel/face tag match here. It suffers having the AWA announcers after all that time hearing Lance Russell tell the stories. It’s odd seeing the AWA present Memphis wrestling, as this is from the AWA on [...]
Friday, March 20, 2009
Match # 116: Jerry Lawler vs. Kerry Von Erich (6/27/88) This one takes me back to childhood in the late 80s watching World Class on ESPN. My mother would yell at me if she caught me watching, so I turned it low every weekday afternoon, sit right up close on the TV, and be transported [...]
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Match # 115: Jerry Lawler vs. Dutch Mantell (5/29/88) This was a clever little match. Not great, but decent, and definitely worth inclusion on this set. These two are master workers for their style, and they know how to play to a Memphis crowd.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
What time is it? Time for another jam-packed BSWH, featuring re-caps of Ric Flair’s ROH debut in the St. Louis area, and ROH’s debut in Indianapolis. We’ve also got previews of this weekend’s re-debut in the Pittsburgh area, and the Seventh “Anniversary” Show at the Hammerstein, including the potential return of good times and great [...]
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Ballot After 8 Disks 1. Jerry Lawler vs. Bill Dundee (Loser Leaves Town) (6/6/83) [EWY-6] 2. Jerry Lawler vs. Dutch Mantell (Barbed Wire Match) (3/29/82) [BLUESKIES-8] 3. Jerry Lawler vs. Bill Dundee (No DQ, Loser Leaves Town) (12/30/85) [EYETIGER-10] 4. Jerry Lawler vs. Dutch Mantell (No DQ) (3/22/82) [BLUESKIES-6] 5. Koko Ware vs. Ric Flair [...]
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Disk 8 Rankings 1. Jerry Lawler vs. Bam Bam Bigelow (Texas Death) (9/7/86) [MEMPTENN-1] 2. Nick Bockwinkel vs. Jeff Jarrett (5/4/87) [MEMPTENN-5] 3. Jerry Lawler & Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Austin Idol & Tommy Rich (Texas Death Match) (3/23/87) [MEMPTENN-3] 4. Jerry Lawler vs. Austin Idol (Hair vs. Hair, Steel Cage Match) (4/27/87) [MEMPTENN-4] 5. [...]
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
3.8.95 Dean Malenko vs 2 Cold Scorpio This is from the ECW Arena with Joey Styles on commentary. Right in my wheel house as ECW was my home promotion as a teen living only an hour from Philly. I’d forgotten that “The Sexiest Man Alive” Jason was Malenko’s manager. How do you like my new [...]
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Match # 114: Jerry Lawler vs. Curt Hennig (Title vs. Retirement) (5/9/88) They built this up for a while as Lawler’s last shot at his quest to become the world champion. They even had voting to pick a ref (with Larry The Ax Hennig), and local area legend Jackie Fargo winning. This is for the [...]
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Match # 113: Eddie Marlin vs. Tommy Gilbert (Cowboy Boot Match) (4/4/88) Broadway Danny Wolf is one of the new announcers they’re showing on Memphis TV the last few matches. I mention him as he’s doing an interview with a rapidly aging Eddie Marlin. The guy is such an uninspired geek it pains me to [...]
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Match # 112: Jerry Lawler vs. Eddie Gilbert (No DQ) (3/28/88) Joined in progress from the Mid South Coliseum. Crowd is hot, but you can see they are way down. There are seats and sections everywhere with no people in them. Memphis was slowly dying as an arena attraction at this point.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Match # 111: Jeff Jarrett, Tracy Smothers, & Billy Travis vs. Badd Company & King Carl Fergie (8/29/87) Could this be the same Carl Fergie that was a ref in Mid South? I have no idea. I can tell you this studio match doesn’t have Lance Russell announcing, so hopefully Dave Brown steps up his [...]
Sunday, March 15, 2009
9.27.07 York/Matthews vs Motor City Machine Guns (AAW) Don’t watch this match. Please, do not. I did it for you and I can tell you it’s not worth it. I was a fan of Christian York and Joey Matthews when I saw them on the indy scene live in 1999. I liked them just fine [...]
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Ric Flair heartily endorses this event or product, and in Part 2, we heartily discuss what the Nature Boy might be up to as he makes his Ring of Honor debut outside St. Louis this weekend. We also preview all the announced matches for the Collinsville and Indianapolis shows and take a look at the [...]
Friday, March 13, 2009
7.6.08 Chris Hero vs Human Tornado I skipped ahead to the summer to take a peek at this PWG match given the hype from it’s fans that this may have been their best encounter and a great feud ender. I got to admit I was heavily influenced to view this match based on getting a [...]
Friday, March 13, 2009
Match # 110: Nick Bockwinkel vs. Jeff Jarrett (5/4/87) This match will most likely illustrate the divide between my ballot and many of the other respectable voters in the Internet wrestling community. While many people loved and/or praised the previous match (Idol vs Lawler), I was far more engrossed and drawn in to this match. [...]
Friday, March 13, 2009
Match # 109: Jerry Lawler vs. Austin Idol (Hair vs. Hair, Steel Cage Match) (4/27/87) [MEMPTENN-4] This is one of the more famous matches in 80s Memphis history. Each man has put up his hair. There is no time limit and no DQ. It’s in a steel cage with Idol’s manager – a young Paul [...]
Thursday, March 12, 2009
1.19.09 Eddie Kingston vs Homicide vs Teddy Hart (JAPW) I just got in a collection of match of the year candidates and other notable matches from a mix or promotions around the world. I saw this one and right away popped it in. I’m a Kingston mark, and the idea of him in any match [...]
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Match # 108: Jerry Lawler & Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Austin Idol & Tommy Rich (Texas Death Match) (3/23/87) This is the reprise of the last match, with the rules of the Bigelow vs Lawler classic that started the set. Same basic pairings and same general feelings as the last match. I found the Bigelow/Rich [...]
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Match # 107: Jerry Lawler & Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Austin Idol & Tommy Rich (Double Jeopardy Match) (3/16/87) Two rings with all four men going at each other at the same time. I guess each “match” is in a separate ring. You can trade at any time to switch the match up, but you [...]
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Ring of Honor’s national television debut is just two weeks away, and Brian has all the details on the first six HDNet shows. He’s not actually giving these details out as we attempt to remain (mostly) spoiler-free, but we do run down all the match-ups and other things to expect when March 21 rolls around. [...]
Friday, March 20, 2009
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