Well, you’ve seen my ballot and read my thoughts regarding all the matches in the Death Valley Driver Video Review Texas 80s set. Now here are the results after forty-some ballots were counted: 1 Terry Gordy vs. Killer Khan (Texas Death Match; Special Guest Referee, Kerry Von Erich) (11/22/84) 6,872 2 The Fabulous Freebirds vs. [...]
Sunday, March 27, 2011
World Class – Final Ballot 1. The Fabulous Freebirds vs. The Von Erichs (7/4/83) 5 stars and 10/10 2. Ric Flair vs. Kerry Von Erich (2/3 falls) (8/15/82) 4 ¾ and 9.8/10 3. Ric Flair vs. Kerry Von Erich (Cage Match) (12/25/82) 4 ¾ and 9.6/10 4. Ric Flair vs. Kevin Von Erich (4/1/83) 4 [...]
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Disk 10 Rankings 1. Jerry Lawler vs. Kerry Von Erich (Cage Match) (11/25/88) 3 ¾ stars and 7.3/10 2. Eric Embry vs. Gary Young (Loser Leaves Town Match) (2/10/89) 3 ½ stars and 7.1/10 3. Eric Embry & Chris Adams vs. PY Chu-Hi & Gary Young (8/11/89) 3 ¼ stars and 6.5/10 4. Eric Embry [...]
Friday, March 25, 2011
Match #150: Jerry Lawler vs. Kerry Von Erich (Title vs. Title) (12/15/89) The World Class Diaries come to an end with a classic match-up from my childhood.
Friday, March 25, 2011
Match #149: Eric Embry & Chris Adams vs. Gary Young & Billy Joe Travis (12/1/89) Looks like Billy Joe Travis is getting a big heel push.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Match #148: Eric Embry & Bill Dundee vs. Gary Young & Billy Joe Travis (11/3/89) A southern dream team of Embry and Dundee takes on some bad guys. This has a Memphis flavor to it.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Match #147: Eric Embry vs. Jerry Lawler (9/8/89) If for no one else, this is a dream match for me.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Match #146: Eric Embry & Chris Adams vs. PY Chu-Hi & Gary Young (8/11/89) We kick off the USWA era with Flamboyant Eric and The Gentleman still fighting Akbar and Yamamoto’s minions.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Match #145: Eric Embry vs. PY Chu-Hi (Cage Match) (8/4/89) The historically important cage match where World Class became USWA. The end of an era.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Match #144: Chris Adams vs. Gary Young (7/21/89) Adams’s feud with Young escalates when he gets him in the ring.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Match #143: Chris Adams vs. Cactus Jack (7/14/89) A bizarro dream match in some circles as a young Mick Foley takes on a now veteran Gentleman Chris Adams, with Adams as the transplanted local hero.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Match #142: Gary Young vs. Bill Dundee (Texas Death Match) (6/23/89) Texas gets some Memphis flavor as the Superstar comes after Devastation Inc. in a death match.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Match #141: Chris Adams vs. Dutch Mantell (6/16/89) Dutch Mantell, a favorite from Memphis, comes in as a heel to take on the Gentleman, perhaps the most consistent performer from Dallas in the 1980s.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Match #140: Eric Embry vs. Gary Young (Thunderdome Cage Match) (6/9/89) After Embry lost a loser leaves town to Young in February, eventually got reinstated, while Young lost to Embry the same stip months later and became The Zodiac for a time (under a hood). But since Embry was reinstated the board of governors let [...]
Friday, March 18, 2011
Match #139: Eric Embry & Mil Mascaras vs. Buddy Roberts & Super Zodiac (Baseball Bat On A Pole) (5/5/89) My first EVER viewing of the legendary Mascaras, teaming with a favorite in Embry. And it’s Russo-certified, with something on a pole!
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Match #138: Eric Embry vs. Gary Young (Loser Leaves Town Match) (2/10/89) A good stipulation match for this feud between Embry and Devastation Inc.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Match #137: Eric Embry & Brickhouse Brown vs. Iceman Parsons & Gary Young (1/6/89) 1989: The year of Eric Embry – super good guy – begins.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Match #136: Kamala & Botswana Beast vs. Samoan Swat Team (12/18/88) The Ugandan giant and his look-alike take on other savages, these being from Samoan. A crazy match to put on. I love the concept going in.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Match #135: Jerry Lawler vs. Kerry Von Erich (Cage Match) (11/25/88) This feud will be settled (or not) in a Thanksgiving cage!
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Ballot after 9 disks 1. The Fabulous Freebirds vs. The Von Erichs (7/4/83) 5 stars and 10/10 2. Ric Flair vs. Kerry Von Erich (2/3 falls) (8/15/82) 4 ¾ and 9.8/10 3. Ric Flair vs. Kerry Von Erich (Cage Match) (12/25/82) 4 ¾ and 9.6/10 4. Ric Flair vs. Kevin Von Erich (4/1/83) 4 ½ [...]
Sunday, March 27, 2011
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