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Post by Pariah on Nov 14, 2018 14:41:42 GMT -5
I know someone was sweating bullets going into Brody's title shot with the Phenomenal One. (I'm looking at you Pariah  ) Whatever do you mean? I was an absolute cucumber going into that match -- Meaning 'as calm as a...' TRUTH! |
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Post by cruefan68 on Nov 18, 2018 10:18:29 GMT -5
Great to see AJ holding his own against such an unorthodox challenger, but the technical finish was a little disappointing... Thinking a Brody vs Styles rematch could generate a whole lot of interest and hoping to see this somewhere down the line... Also pretty shocking that The Sheik managed to pick up a technical victory - Guess when you're dealing with two extreme personalities like him and RVD, nothing should be surprising... This has all the makings of a classic feud and cannot wait to see them lock horns once again... The Rn'R Express and Fantastics delivered an exciting title match... But, I don't think I'm the only one that is looking forward to Andre and Big John getting a crack at the tag straps... Another absolutely awesome show, my friend... Excellent work! I have to agree on the disappointing technical finish but it came on a double roll (I always roll twice for a DQ unless it is for a move on the wrestler card). AJ Styles was very fortunate to survive Bruiser Brody but in his defense the "Phenomenal One" put in a great showing in retaining the title. A rematch could definitely be in the works. RVD vs. The Sheik is proving to be a very intense and bloody new rivalry, even Abdullah Farouk took a bump! Andre and Studd are making waves for sure but even their interruption didn't spoil what turned into a great battle of fan favorites for the titles between the Rock n' Roll Express and The Fantastics. I hope everyone enjoyed the quadruple dropkick on "The Brain"  Thanks as always for your comments my friend. |
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Post by cruefan68 on Nov 18, 2018 10:19:46 GMT -5
The refs were rather busy, shame Brody vs Styles ended in a dq. I agree with you TTX I'm not a big fan of DQ decisions myself especially in the big matches. |
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Post by cruefan68 on Nov 18, 2018 10:23:25 GMT -5
Your Madison Square Garden shows cruefan68 never, ever dissapoint! A whole lot of action and a whole lot of developments coming from this card for sure. Awesome to see A.J. retain - although it was a dq win, I still think he would have retained the title in a non dq match against Brody. Brody would have messed him up real bad, but Styles would have fought through it. As Pariah mentioned, The Sheik vs RVD feud looks like its just at the tip of the iceberg. Better have the paramedics on speed dial for that rematch. Andre & Studd going for the LOW World Tag Team Titles is inevitable. I'm not sure what I would rather pull for first - The Rock And Roll Express to somehow survive that, even via a technical victory or - Andre & Studd to win the belts. If they win the belts, that could be one seriously savage record setting reign. You'd have to isolate Studd in the ring and incapacitate Heenan somehow. My mind boggles at the thought of this one and its fallout. Also, if Brody want's a rematch, I hope Styles grants it. He's got this, Brody is shorter than Andre 😊 Barry Windham still undefeated technically. That's awesome. The Voodoo that Youdoo Continues! P.S. Look forward to Sky's antics in this institution of wrestling called LOW. The LXG is just an institution at best lol. Which brand is on deck my man? Too much LOW is never enough. I always look forward to your recaps Bri and I think you are spot on about Andre and Studd as potential LOW World tag team champions. With "The Brain" in their corner they would be very hard to unseat as the champions. I don't play favorites but I was hoping for Barry Windham to go over clean there but credit CW Anderson for hanging in for the time limit draw. Anderson and his New Age Horsemen teammates are proving to be a very tough faction in the CWA. Since you are asking about what brand is on deck, and since I have so little time to roll and post these days, from now on I will try to post the lineup for the upcoming card so everyone knows what to expect. |
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Post by cruefan68 on Nov 18, 2018 10:26:13 GMT -5
I know someone was sweating bullets going into Brody's title shot with the Phenomenal One. (I'm looking at you Pariah ) The DQ outcome sets up a nice rematch and possible feud, so things worked out well IMO. The Sheik/RVD match was violent as expected but the highlight for me was the RNR vs Fantastics babyface contest. Thanks for your comments aceldamas and of course for needling Pariah. We all know he was indeed sweating bullets over AJ vs. Brody The Rock n' Roll Express vs. The Fantastics was a pure joy to roll out and it really could have gone either way. |
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Post by cruefan68 on Nov 18, 2018 10:30:58 GMT -5
LOW Golden Age Wrestling - Sam Houston Coliseum - Houston, TX (Card #1217)
Quick Results:
1) Joe Blanchard defeated Rusty Brooks
(Pinfall – Piledriver)
2) Ed “Strangler” Lewis defeated Iron Mike Dibiase
(Submission – Snake Eyes – Strangler’s Headlock) *
3) Mad Dog & Butcher Vachon vs. Wild Bull Curry & The Terrible Turk was a DDQ
4) Don Leo Jonathan defeated Killer Kowalski
(Pinfall – Snake Eyes - Mormon Swing)
5) Antonino Rocca, The Crusher & Dick Hutton defeated Buddy Rogers, Gorgeous George & Bob Orton Sr.
(Antonino Rocca over Bob Orton Sr. by submission – Argentinian Backbreaker)
6) LOW Junior Heavyweight title: “The Villain” Marty Scurll© defeated Wild Red Berry to retain the title
(Submission – Crossface Chickenwing)
7) Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello & Roy Heffernan) defeated Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens (with Sir Oliver Humperdink) by DQ
8) Lou Thesz defeated “Russian Lion” George Hackenschmidt
(Pinfall – Thesz Press)
Match Highlights:
The main event for Golden Age Wrestling before an SRO crowd at the Sam Houston Coliseum saw a battle of former world champions take place with Lou Thesz taking on the “Russian Lion” George Hackenschmidt. LOW fans can flash back to their incredible world title rivalry two years ago which saw Thesz win the LOW World title from Hackenschmidt before dropping it back to the “Russian Lion”. Hackenschmidt uncharacteristically spent a lot of time bailing out of the ring in the early going after Thesz hit such moves as the airplane spin and released power bomb. A nice counter on a missed second rope dive (ch) by Thesz saw Hackenschmidt regroup and go on a nice offensive. That included trapping Thesz in a twisting heel hook and then executing the wristlock suplex. Thesz would counter back and lock on the stepover toehold facelock, or the STF, punishing Hackenschmidt. The “Russian Lion” refused to surrender and the tense main event battle continued. A barrage of dropkicks by Thesz resulted in a two count before Hackenschmidt took over again. Things were looking good for Hackenschmidt until he took a bad spill to the floor when Thesz tossed him out of the ring. Hackenschmidt beat the ten count back in but Thesz alertly caught him with the Greco-Roman Backdrop for a big near fall. Thesz then wasted no time in following up with the Thesz Press and pinned Hackenschmidt’s shoulders to the mat for a three count. It was a huge victory for Thesz who faced an icy cold stare and a nod of respect from the “Russian Lion” afterward.
After failing in a bid to win the LOW Junior Heavyweight title from Paul Pope last year in St. Louis, MO (Card #1173), manager and wrestler Wild Red Berry regrouped and earned a shot at Pope’s successor “The Villain” Marty Scurll in Houston. Berry handled himself well early including scoring a two count with a counter roll-up out of the corner. Scurll, who is part of LDRS with Zack Sabre Jr. in World of Sport, bounced back with key moves like the pumphandle neckbreaker and rebound lariat for near falls. Berry staged a nice comeback and locked on the Gilligan Twist, his version of the abdominal stretch, but Scurll was able to get a break in the ropes. Scurll took it out to the floor and hit a jackknife power bomb on Berry that nearly resulted in a count out. Berry was shaken up from that and “The Villain” moved in to finish him off locking on the Crossface Chickenwing for a submission victory. It was a successful version two title defense for Scurll and while Berry fell to 0-2 in title challenges, he no doubt made a good accounting of himself against the champion.
With their manager Wild Red Berry recovering from his match against Scurll, the Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello & Roy Heffernan) headed to the ring on their own to take on the Sir Oliver Humperdink-led team of Nick Bockwinkel & Ray “The Crippler” Stevens. It was a battle of former LOW World tag team champions with both teams eyeing another opportunity to challenge for the belts. The very definition of tag team wrestling was on display in this match as both teams used timely tags to set up possible finishing sequences. The Kangaroos hit the Boomerang on both Bockwinkel and Stevens during the match for big near falls. Bockwinkel used a choke on the ropes and a roll-up to score a two count on Costello which led to a tag and Stevens hitting the devastating Crippling Piledriver. Costello managed to battle back and twice used the Marble Bor Leglock on Stevens for submission chances. Stevens was busted open late and in serious trouble as Heffernan trapped him in the Step Over Toehold. Bockwinkel was busy battling Costello on the other side of the ring leading to Humperdink getting involved and hitting Heffernan with his Singapore cane to break up the hold. The referee saw that and called for the bell giving the Kangaroos a hard-fought disqualification victory.
In other action…
Trios action saw Antonino Rocca, The Crusher and Dick Hutton take on “Nature Boy” Buddy Rogers, Gorgeous George and Bob Orton Sr. Rogers was on the defensive early and often in this one thanks to quick tags by Team Rocca. He finally managed to tag out allowing George to get in and he was quite impressive twice hitting the Rolling Hiplocks on Rocca for two counts. Orton Sr. also scored a near fall on The Crusher with a counter roll-up off a missed corner charge. Rogers redeemed himself late getting the heat on Hutton for a good stretch. The finishing sequence saw George nearly pinned by the Crusher Bolo from The Crusher, but Rogers made a timely save. Orton Sr. wound up back in against Hutton after that and fell victim to the Cowboy Backbreaker for a big near fall. That set up Rocca getting the tag and hoisting Orton Sr. up into the Argentinian Backbreaker for a submission victory as The Crusher and Hutton fended off a save attempt by Rogers and George.
A battle of heavy hitters and ring giants saw the “Mormon Giant” Don Leo Jonathan take on Killer Kowalski. This was a rugged battle with some great exchanges that saw both men come close to victory. Jonathan managed to twice survive the Kowalski Claw to the midsection, the second time just getting to the ropes for a break. He was also busted open when Kowalski ran him head first into the guard rail during a heated battle outside the ring. Jonathan would use his combination of speed and power to battle back stunning Kowalski with the big dropkick and a swinging full nelson. The finish saw the bloody Jonathan execute the Mormon Swing on Kowalski for a snake eyes pin. It was a huge win for Jonathan who was surprised when Yukon Eric hit the ring post-match. Eric, who lost to his rival Kowalski at WrestleCade 12, took out his frustration on the Killer before whipping him into a dropkick by Jonathan. Kowalski bailed out of the ring as Eric raised the hand of Jonathan in victory.
Heated tag team action saw Mad Dog & Butcher Vachon take on the equally unpredictable pairing of Wild Bull Curry & The Terrible Turk. This was the first time that Curry and The Turk have ever teamed up but they made a strong showing against their more experienced tag team opponents. The exchanges between Mad Dog and Curry had the crowd going wild and it was no surprise when this one ended up out on the floor. It was also no surprise that the result was a double disqualification as the referee was unable to restore order as all four men battled all over ringside and eventually back to the locker room.
Ed “Strangler” Lewis showed some aggression in his match with Iron Mike Dibiase which led to a post-match injury situation. Dibiase held his own in the bout, including surviving the Strangler’s Headlock and coming back with an effective sleeper hold. Lewis managed to lock on the Strangler’s Headlock again resulting in a snake eyes submission victory. Lewis refused to release the hold post-match prompting Bob Orton Sr., an ally of Dibiase, to run in. Lewis released the hold to confront Orton who backed off giving the “Strangler” some space. Lewis eventually left the ring as Orton and the referee attended to the injured Dibiase.
Veteran star Joe Blanchard had his hands full with the 342-pound Rusty Brooks in the opener but came away with a victory. Brooks, appearing courtesy of LOW All-Star Wrestling, jumped Blanchard during the introductions by ring announcer Gary Michael Cappetta and held the upper hand early. Blanchard made a counter, though, and went to town on Brooks hitting moves like the running bulldog before delivering an impressive Piledriver on the big man to score the pin.
Injury Report:
* Iron Mike Dibiase suffered a neck injury as a result of the extended Strangler’s Headlock applied by Ed Lewis and is expected to miss several weeks of action.
GAW Top 10 Rankings:
1) Lou Thesz
2) Buddy Rogers
3) Antonino Rocca
4) Frank Gotch
5) George Hackenschmidt
6) The Crusher
7) Ed Lewis
8) Killer Kowalski
9) William Muldoon
10) Don Leo Jonathan
* current champions not included in rankings
Coming up next from LOW:
SHIMMER - Women Athletes - Volume 53 - The Eagles Club - Berywn, IL (Card #1218)
Candice LeRae vs. Shotzi Blackheart
MsChif vs. Priscilla Kelly
Cat Power vs. Chelsea Green
Madison Eagles & Saraya Knight vs. Jessicka Havok & Vanessa Kraven
Loser Leaves SHIMMER Match: Angelus Layne vs. Shayna Baszler
Heart of SHIMMER title: Jordynne Grace vs. Barbi Hayden©
SHIMMER tag team titles: Nicole Matthews & Mystery Partner vs. Crazy Mary Dobson & Courtney Rush©
SHIMMER title: Nicole Savoy vs. Sara Del Ray©
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Post by bookerbill on Nov 18, 2018 11:27:50 GMT -5
Great action from this territory which continues to impress.
Jonathan v. Kowalski is just classic
Kangaroos v. Bockwinkel & Stevens could main event anywhere in the world
Enjoyed the history recap as part of the main event write up, really added to the action.
Vachons v. Curry & Turk – OMG! So many possibilities and so much violence. This one could go until Wrestlecade
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Post by TTX on Nov 18, 2018 11:48:11 GMT -5
Always enjoy Thesz vs vintage guys.
Jonathan vs Kowalski never grows old
and Kangaroos vs Bock and Stevens needs a rematch.
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Post by Bri on Nov 18, 2018 20:53:51 GMT -5
Hey cruefan68! Really enjoyed the latest installment of Golden Age Wrestling man. Lou Thesz vs George Hackenschmidt must have been a whole lotta fun to roll out. For all the official LOW Wrestlers that we have Thesz is my favorite and Hack is third favorite (with Frank Gotch) in between them. Gotta agree with TTX - when it comes to the Kangaroos vs Bock & Crippler - REMATCH! REMATCH! Another one that had to be fun to see. Great seeing DLJ with the victory, and I am slowly becoming a fan of "The Villian". For some reason, I could see him teaming up with "The Paragon of Virtue" l, aka The Mountie. Not sure why. Always enjoy the top ten, especially with my man Lou Thesz sitting atop it. Thanks for posting what's on deck next man. Shimmer gets better and really looking forward to SDR defending her belt. I know what you mean about having time to play and post. Sometimes I have loads, other times none at all. Ebbs and flows right? Rock on wit yo bad self! |
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Post by Crimson Cross on Nov 19, 2018 10:53:00 GMT -5
In that six man tag team match I liked who won that match, but then Gorgeous George on the losing team is a bit of a bummer. I like both Rocca & Hutton and when they are winners, it is cool stuff. It was cool that the Fabulous Kangaroos won and it was a big win over Nick & Ray...
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