Match # 98: Dick Slater vs. Jake Roberts (1/1/86) Dick Slater and Dark Journey are mid-ring with Jim Ross. He’s interviewing the two because it’s the finals of the TV tournament. But more importantly, Slater is the new North American Champion. He beat Butch Reed. Slater says he wants both the N.A. title and the [...]
Monday, August 18, 2008
Match # 96: Buzz Sawyer vs. Butch Reed (Dog Collar Match) (12/31/85) It looks like the Babyface Butch Reed was set to have a friendly run of the mill match with the evil Buzz Sawyer when Sawyer demands they have a dog collar match while the two are in the ring. Smart, considering he’s recently beaten [...]
Monday, August 18, 2008
Match # 34: Brick House Brown/Master Gee vs. Reed/Ladd ( 10/21/84) I love the idea of Reed & Ladd teaming. It has that officially passing the heel torch feel. Both are good in their own ways. I remember Brown fondly as a face from late World Class/USWA, including an angle where he [...]
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Match # 88: Dick Slater vs. Butch Reed (No DQ) (12/13/85) We know the issue. Slater is on the mic (voice like a gravel swallower) before this North American title match. I guess he still didn’t get his $50,000 bounty from Flair because he couldn’t take out Reed in their last match. Slater is willing to [...]
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Match # 85: Butch Reed vs. Dick Slater (11/22/85) Remember how Flair wanted to pay Dick Slater to take out Butch Reed? Well Reed wasn’t completely taken out, and this babyface wants some revenge. There’s a lot of heat behind this angle and the players here, so there’s no better place to have the match than [...]
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Match # 83: Butch Reed vs. Ric Flair (11/8/85) I guess they scheduled another taping while Ric Flair was still in town, since this is listed as happening only 2 days after the last TV taping. It’s supposed to be a non-title match between Flair and journeyman Al Perez. Fascinating to see Jim Ross call the [...]
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Match # 80: Butch Reed vs. Dick Murdoch (10/14/85) The rematch of one of my favorite Mid South matches on the set (Match # 75). If Reed holds up his end I’ll be very pleased because that would be three in a row in my mind. Not sure if Murdoch is full heel by now, but [...]
Friday, August 15, 2008
Match # 78: Butch Reed vs. Ric Flair (10/11/85) A rematch of a match I did not enjoy – the broadway earlier in the set from the Super Dome. I guess this constitutes an open mind and a second chance. Plus, it’s in Houston with Paul Boesch commentary. Flair gets up for that stuff, and Reed [...]
Friday, August 15, 2008
Match #75: Dick Murdoch vs Butch Reed 9/22/85 Match # 75 was already posted a month back. The link can be found here. It’s an amazing match that will finish in my Top 5 come ballot time. Here’s the link.
Friday, August 15, 2008
Match # 71: Ric Flair vs. Butch Reed (8/10/85) Flair is the heel touring NWA champion, who has been a great guest star throughout this compilation. Butch Reed was a resident heel in Mid South before turning in a great angle detailed earlier in the set (it involves Buddy Landell, Skandor Akbar, and some detail [...]
Friday, August 15, 2008
Match # 69: Ted Dibiase vs Butch Reed (7/25/85) This TV match starts out as Butch Reed facing a young Tommy Pritchard (Dr. Tom, a Heavenly Body and Bodydonna, as well as brother of WWE office man Bruce Pritchard). It never gets started because Ted Dibiase jumps in the ring and ring announcer Boyd [...]
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
I’m gonna break down the fourth wall and let everyone know that hasn’t figured it out - the Mid South 80s ballot and review ended last night at midnight. I was one of dozens who participated, and while we are at Match # 30 on the site, in actuality I’ve watched and judged all 150 [...]
Monday, July 7, 2008
Match # 30: Butch Reed vs Skip Young 9/23/84 I’m at a loss as to who Young is, but Reed was deep into a major heel run in Mid South by this print. This is a solid NOTHING match. That’s right – solid, yet nothing. Reed is a good, but not great, heel. [...]
Friday, June 27, 2008
Match # 28: Dusty Rhodes/Hacksaw Duggan vs Butch Reed/Hercules Hernandez 8/19/84 This is from a Tulsa house show with StarDust in town. This is a street fight, or at least the street clothes and street fight rules were adopted. Typical character-driven grudge stuff with the booking of the time for M.S. [...]
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Match #17: Buddy Landell/Butch Reed vs Rock N Roll Express 3/28/84 Now it gets difficult. We’re getting to the glory period of Mid South. It signals the arrival of the Midnight Express, as well as their foils, The Rock N Roll Express. The RNR just happen to be in this match. Ever heard of “playing [...]
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Match # 15: Mr. Wrestling II/Magnum T.A. vs Butch Reed/Jim Niedhart 12/25/83 A few notes that will affect my viewing and analysis of this match. For the first time in viewing the set I’m watching a house show match without commentary. It has audio, so I’ll be able to hear the participants and crowd reactions. [...]
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
The Iron Sheik is used to put Mid South over WWF and America over Communism. That’s before we even see a real finish to the match! Plus, we begin to look at whether Butch Reed was forgotten talent or Internet oldtimer hype.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
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