80's Wrestling tapes

Ego74 · Oct 4, 2005

Just got some 80's wrestling tapes I bought off Ebay. Old Memphis Wrestling with Jerry Lawler, Bill Dundee, Joe LeDuc, ect...man, these things are bringing back some childhood memories.

No cartoons for me on Saturday morning, that was rasslin' day. Memphis, Georgia Championship Wrestling in the afternoon on WTBS with Gordon Solie, Tommy Rich, Roddy Piper, Freebirds.

Got an old Mid-South tape I haven't even started on yet. Ted DiBiase, Jim Duggan, Dr. Death, man, this stuff really makes me miss the good ol' days. I've lost interest in today's WWE product, though I did watch the homecoming last night. Sad seeing Kevin Von Erich as the last one alive from that great wrestling family.

Journeyman · Oct 4, 2005

Man that does bring back memories, Gordon Solie and that cheesy, but very hip back in the day, GA Championship Wrestling !!!

Tony Atlas and Kevin Sullivan, The Fabulous Freebirds, the Road Warriors introduction to wrestling, Harley Race winning and losing the NWA title every other week with Flair...

Gordon Solie and that cheesy studio production was da stuff back in the day, it would come on TV here at the oddest times on saturday afternoons..a show like that is so dated now, but it was great stuff back in 1982!

WorldNumberOne · Oct 4, 2005

you ever heard of tony garea ?

he was in the ring last night with the old timers.

he owns a couple of condos in my town that i managed for him.. he is the nicest guy . he's got the body of a 25 year old. got to be close to 60

Ego74 · Oct 4, 2005

Will always remember Freddie Miller doing the promo's of upcoming shows....BE THERE!!!!!

Man, was I pissed when I turned on WTBS on Black Saturday in 1984 and Miller is standing out there with Vincent Kennedy McMahon :monsters-

Journeyman · Oct 4, 2005

he was tag team partner with Rick Martell , he was usually a tag teamer.

Ego74 · Oct 4, 2005

World Number One said:
you ever heard of tony garea ?

he was in the ring last night with the old timers.

he owns a couple of condos in my town that i managed for him.. he is the nicest guy . he's got the body of a 25 year old. got to be close to 60

I saw him in there last night, still works for Vince I believe. Still looks to be in great shape.
It was weird seeing Steamboat in there with short, light graying hair. Couldn't figure out who the tall bearded guy was until someone informed me it was Hillbilly Jim

WorldNumberOne · Oct 4, 2005

in great shape. does about 125 days a year.

having met him after he retried , i would like to have see him in the ring..

tag teaming with martel sounds familiar .

stephanie mcmahon looked awesome last night .. loved how stone cold totally whiffed when he went to give linda the stunner .

i watched that part and the bra and panties match...

dmmd98 · Oct 4, 2005

Tony Garea doesn't work for the WWE anymore. (to the best of my knowledge) He did work for them for 10+ years working backstage as an agent (you'd often see him breaking up a brawl or coming in and helping someone who got a beatdown on TV) but I guess he just got sick of the travel. Before I saw him on Monday I was watching an old WWF house show from MSG in the 70's with him on the card on WWE 24/7. (By the way if your cable company offers WWE 24/7 I would totally recommend getting it)

And yes he did hold the WWF Tag Belts with Rick Martel in the early 80's

go2guy · Oct 4, 2005

ego74 said:
Just got some 80's wrestling tapes I bought off Ebay. Old Memphis Wrestling with Jerry Lawler, Bill Dundee, Joe LeDuc, ect...man, these things are bringing back some childhood memories.

No cartoons for me on Saturday morning, that was rasslin' day. Memphis, Georgia Championship Wrestling in the afternoon on WTBS with Gordon Solie, Tommy Rich, Roddy Piper, Freebirds.

Got an old Mid-South tape I haven't even started on yet. Ted DiBiase, Jim Duggan, Dr. Death, man, this stuff really makes me miss the good ol' days. I've lost interest in today's WWE product, though I did watch the homecoming last night. Sad seeing Kevin Von Erich as the last one alive from that great wrestling family.

Yeah I remember those days :103631605

Are these VCR tapes or DVDs. I would love to get my hands on a several NWA, WCCW, Mid South and etc wrestling DVDs for my collection.

WorldNumberOne · Oct 4, 2005

as of the last time i talked to him in a local sandwich shop , he was still doing dates.

that was about 4 months ago.

WorldNumberOne · Oct 4, 2005

WCW had a good story line with Sting dressed in black and was coming out of the rafters..

That was about 6 years ago..

dmmd98 · Oct 4, 2005

World Number One said:
WCW had a good story line with Sting dressed in black and was coming out of the rafters..

That was about 6 years ago..

Yes then they fucked it by having a horrible match against Hulk Hogan at Starcade which was the first nail in WCW coffin.

Cow-me · Oct 4, 2005

Finally, a useless irrelavant thread that I like...

The good old days...

Anybody remember Garea and Haystacks Calhoun?

I like the whatever happened too... segments they sometimes do. I would love to see more...

Whatever happened to the ORIGINAL Rock - Don Morocco? The Love Brothers? The Mighty Igor? Dick "the Bulldog" Bowser? "Crybaby" Cannon? Buddy Rogers? Arn Andersen? Tully Blanchard (with Baby Doll)? oh the list goes on and on...

Brings a tear to my eye...

Ego74 · Oct 4, 2005

go2guy said:
Yeah I remember those days Are these VCR tapes or DVDs. I would love to get my hands on a several NWA, WCCW, Mid South and etc wrestling DVDs for my collection.

A guy taped them off a DVD to VHS (I think). Very good picture quality. Wish I woulda taped all those episodes, as we had GCW, Memphis, WCCW, Mid-South (for a short time), AWA.

Guess wrestling had to move forward, but I sure miss the "territories".

Ego74 · Oct 4, 2005

Cow-me said:
Finally, a useless irrelavant thread that I like...

The good old days...

Anybody remember Garea and Haystacks Calhoun?

I like the whatever happened too... segments they sometimes do. I would love to see more...

Whatever happened to the ORIGINAL Rock - Don Morocco? The Love Brothers? The Mighty Igor? Dick "the Bulldog" Bowser? "Crybaby" Cannon? Buddy Rogers? Arn Andersen? Tully Blanchard (with Baby Doll)? oh the list goes on and on...

Brings a tear to my eye...

Arn works backstage for Vince. Was in the ring last night with Dusty and the other legends.
Tully is still preaching I think (He and Baby Doll are supposed to be at some "Tribute to Starrcade" event vs. Dusty w/Magnum TA)
Think Bulldog Bob Brower passed away a few years ago.

dmmd98 · Oct 4, 2005

Don Morocco: Lives in Hawaii tried to open up a wrestling thing there a couple of years ago that never got off that ground. Heard 5 years ago he was working on a habour but I am not sure.

The Love Brothers: No damn clue. Heard one lives in the Hamilton Ontario area but that is all I know.

The Mighty Igor: Died of a heart attack in 2002

Dick "the Bulldog" Bowser: No Clue sorry

"Crybaby" Cannon: Died of Cancer in 1994

Buddy Rogers: The man who was the reason the WWF came to be. Died of a stroke in 1992

Arn Andersen: Bad neck forced him to retire in the late 90's. Now works as an agent for the WWE

Tully Blanchard: He is a minister now. He goes to prison's and talks to inmates about god.

Baby Doll: Soccer mom basically. Lives in Missouri with her husband and two kids.

dmmd98 · Oct 4, 2005

The sad thing about the footage from the territores and the reason why there isn't alot to be found that isn't WWF is because alot of these shows that were flimed in the local TV studio had the same tape in the camera and after the wrestling show aired they just rewind the tape and tape over it with next weeks show.

ChuckSims · Oct 4, 2005

What were the tapes like? Were they taped right off the TV? Interviews and all? I remember "Big Bubba" wearing a suit as a bodyguard for the guy with a tennis racket. It was hilarious as Bubba would always split his pants down the crack of his ass when he got into any brawls.

Journeyman · Oct 4, 2005

Big Bubba -Big Bossman another dead wrestler, very young.

LEYKIS101 · Oct 4, 2005

I heard Lord Alfred Hayes recently went to the big rasslin' ring in the sky.

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