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Post by LWPD on Apr 30, 2013 19:04:04 GMT -5
Abdullah The Butcher vs Zeus 7/7/90
This was from the World Wrestling Council based out of Puerto Rico. The first main event of two separate cards, in different cities, representing the 17th Anniversary Show. This year's big event, lucky fans got an appearance from the one and only Tom Lister, Jr., better known as Zeus. The 31 year old had come to fame a year early in the WWF while playing the lead villain in the film No Holds Barred. Perennial star Abdullah The Butcher is seen at 49, with 32 years of ring time. The style and pacing here is about what one would expect, judge for yourself if Abby is able to make this one look passable.
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Post by LWPD on Aug 18, 2013 17:01:42 GMT -5
Lex Luger vs Mean Mark Callous 7/7/90
This was from World Championship Wrestling at the annual Great American Bash PPV. Then United States Champion Lex Luger is seen at age 32 with just under five years of experience. Challenger Mean Mark Callous is seen at age 25 with six years of ring time. At this point the future Undertaker was already incorporating the Don Jardine rope walk into his matches. I suspect the Heart Punch (Flatliner Fist) also could have worked well as a signature move, but over time it didn't stick. Outside the ring, a 24 year old Paul Heyman (aka Paul E. Dangerously) manned ringside as Mark's manager. Note the commentary styles of Jim Ross and Bob Caudle, talking up the personal backgrounds of the wrestlers as if they were actual human beings with outside lives before they became wrestlers. In all the years since, I can't recall hearing about The Undertaker having a degree from Texas Wesleyan University in Sports Management.
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Post by LWPD on Dec 8, 2013 18:18:14 GMT -5
Samu vs Rob Zakowski 7/6/91
This was from the Tennessee based USWA promotion. A 20 year old Rob Zakowski (with just over a year of ring time) would later go on to portray Rob Van Dam. Samu (age 26, roughly 6 years of ring time) would go onto fame in later years under the moniker of Sabu. Both men were trained by Sabu's uncle Ed Farhat aka The Sheik. A fun novelty viewing that stands among the earliest of many matches these two would work together over the coming years.
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Post by WTIC on Sept 8, 2018 17:46:54 GMT -5
Okay, not sure if this was ever posted on this Board, but here's about the biggest MISMATCH squash match as you will ever find:
NWA Champion Harley Race versus...
FRANKIE WILLIAMS!!! OMG, now THAT'S a mismatch! Actually, Frankie does get in a bit of offense, surprisingly:
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Post by Ken West on Dec 4, 2020 14:31:39 GMT -5
A lost gem... I remember watching Superstars Of Wrestling when I lived in Georgia in 1986-87. Couldn't beat 7 straight hours of wrestling on a Saturday night. This was my introduction to Deep South, Memphis, and Continental back in the day. This is only 2.5 hours of the 7 hours that would normally air.
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