Pro Wrestling Moments

Dan Phillips (@danpffc) returns for a look back over a show featuring a huge tag team clash between the team of Ted Dibiase & Steve Williams vs the Fantastics.  In action also were Terry Taylor, the Nightmare, the Snowman and much more.

The show itself can be found here on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hb3iT-TdiCU&t=1s

Erik Watts joins the show this week along with Terry Canova (@coach_canova) & Phil Stegall (@blueeyeddrummr).

This is a must listen episode with so many subjects covered, including growing up in the Watts household & with Mid South Wrestling, his in ring career (including the amazing line up in his first ever PPV encounter) & lots of phenomenal stories along the way.

We then review the June 8th 1985 episode of MSW featuring the return to in ring action of Cowboy Bill Watts himself.

A bit of a different show this week, looking back over the June 1st 1985 episode of Mid South Wrestling featuring a big North American title match between Terry Taylor & the undefeated 'Nightmare'.  Ric Flair is on the show, plus Brad Armstrong & Brickhouse Brown team again, the new TV Champion the Snowman faces Jim Jeffers & Kamala battles Mike Cooper plus much much more.

In addition I'll be answering some listener questions submitted on Twitter along the way.

The Mid South show itself is available here on YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfpEV_lfbdc

‘This Month in Wrestling History 12’ goes back to look at World Championship Wrestling’s ‘Slamboree’ show from May 17th 1998 featuring : 

WCW World Television Title Match

Fit Finlay (c) vs. Chris Benoit

Brian Adams (w/Vincent) vs. Lex Luger

WCW World Cruiserweight Title #1 Contendership Battle Royal

Lenny Lane vs. Evan Karagias vs. Psychosis vs. Silver King vs. Juventud Guerrera vs. Super Calo vs. Kidman vs. Johnny Swinger vs. Chavo Guerrero Jr. vs. El Dandy vs. Marty Jannetty vs. Damien vs. El Grio vs. Villano IV vs. Ciclope (Dean Malenko)

WCW World Cruiserweight Title Match

Chris Jericho (c) vs. Dean Malenko

Bowery Death Cage Match

Diamond Dallas Page vs. Raven

Eddie Guerrero (w/Chavo Guerrero Jr.) vs. Ultimo Dragon

WCW United States Heavyweight Title Match

Goldberg (c) vs. Saturn

Singles Match (Special Referee: Roddy Piper)

Bret Hart vs. Randy Savage

WCW World Tag Team Title Match

The Outsiders (Kevin Nash & Scott Hall) (w/Dusty Rhodes) (c) vs. Sting & The Giant

James Coleman (@MrJamesMargate) returns today for some inter generational family 80s wrestling fun as we look back over the May 25th 1985 episode of Mid South Wrestling featuring the following : 

The new TV champion the Snowman vs Tommy Prichard 

Mid South Tag Champions Ted Dibiase & Dr Death Steve Williams

North American Champion Terry Taylor vs Eddie Gilbert

Brickhouse Brown & Brad Armstrong vs Jake Roberts & the Barbarian

Kamala vs Vern Deaton

‘The Brute’ vs Frank Lane

Plus NWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION RIC FLAIR

The show is available here on YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wLQ2rlaX6s

Mark Dunderdale (@dopper6) & Stuart Roberts (@wakefieldcanary) complete a hattrick of consecutive Mid South Moments appearances as we look back over the May 18th 1985 television episode.

This featured the final of the tv title tournament between Mid South newcomer the Snowman & Jake 'the Snake' Roberts.

In addition, we had the Nightmare & Eddie Gilbert in tag action, Brickhouse Brown & Brad Armstrong teaming again plus the new tag team champions Steve Williams & Ted Dibiase.  There's also a special feature showing Terry Taylor demonstrating the figure four leg lock & a Joel Watts video package on Brickhouse Brown.

The show can be found on YouTube here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8F2M85ibVuY

Mark Dunderdale (@dopper6) & Stuart Roberts (@wakefieldcanary) are with me this week to look back over the very newsworthy May 11th 1985 episode of Mid South Wrestling.

We have news of new tag team champions, including clips of the title change from Houston plus a must watch bed side interview with Jim Duggan following his injury at the hands of Skandar Akbar.  

Matches : 

The Dirty White Boys vs the Rock 'N' Roll Express 

The Snowman vs Steve Williams - Semi final of the TV title tournament 

Mike Jackson & Brad Armstrong vs the Freebirds (Roberts & Hayes)

Jake 'the Snake' Roberts vs Mark Ragin

Ted Dibiase & Steve Williams vs Steve Casey & Ken Glover

The episode is available on YouTube here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R845F_bNT7M

Stuart Roberts (@wakefieldcanary) & Mark Dunderdale (@dopper6) are back to review an absolutely superb episode of Mid South Wrestling.

This featured : 

Jake 'the Snake' Roberts vs Brad Armstrong - TV title semi final

Brickhouse Brown vs Tommy Prichard

Edcar Thomas vs Steve Casey

'Dirty' Dutch Mantel vs Terry Daniels

Eddie Gilbert & the Nightmare vs Richard Dye & Paul Brown

Steve Williams vs Steve Casey

Superstar Bill Dundee & Terry Taylor vs the Dirty White Boys

Plus a major and shocking surprise.

I couldn't find this online but it is available via the WWE Network (not the  Peacock version as of yet sadly)

This Month in History 11 goes back to 1991 for WCW’s Starrcade in the Tokyo Dome headlined by a title vs title match between IWGP Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami & NWA World Champion Ric Flair.  In action also was Sting vs the Great Muta plus Hiroshi Hase & Kensuke Sasaki defended their IWGP tag team titles vs The Steiner Brothers. Jushin Thunder Liger, the IWGP Junior Heavyweight champion, faced Akira, and Big Van Vader & Bam Bam Bigelow took on Doom.

The shortened US version of this show is available on DailyMotion (search for WCW Japan Supershow).

All the action, from what was an 11 match card in total, is available on New Japan World (search Starrcade in the Tokyo Dome).

And yes we know this took place in March 1991, BUT IT AIRED IN THE UNITED STATES IN APRIL SO IT COUNTS!

Phil Stegall (@blueeyeddrumr) & Terry Canova (@coach_canova) are back for a look over the April 27th 1985 episode of Mid South Wrestling.  This featured many more historic, and must watch, examples of Bill Watts on the attack during what was a very real wrestling war by this point in time.

In action were : 

Terry Taylor vs Kamala (clips from their recent match in New Orleans)

Hacksaw Jim Duggan vs Tom Prichard

Kamala vs Thor

Jake ‘the Snake’ Roberts & the Barbarian vs Richard Dye & Paul Brown

Steve Williams vs King Kong Bundy (clips from their October 1983 match from the Sam Houston Coliseum)

Brickhouse Brown vs The Wrestler 

The Nightmare vs Private Terry Daniels

Superstar Bill Dundee vs Jack Victory 

Terry Taylor vs Edcar Thomas 

The show is available here on YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxTkaJaazUg&t=1052s