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Professional Wrestling in the 1980's

CantonDawgCantonDawg Posts: 242 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate

Since it is off-season, let's get some professional wrestling memories going. From 1981ish to 1987ish, EVERY DANG SATURDAY NIGHT I was glued to my TV, Channel 36, I believe. From 6 pm until midnight, There was varying area wrestling on. My favorite was Mid-South Championship wrestling. Magnum TA, The Road Warriors, The Junk Yard Dog, Piper, Lawler, and my favorite, Jake the Snake. NO ONE got up from his DDT! When I found out that he was from Stone Mountain (I was in Lilburn) it was over. He was immediately my favorite. I used to pull in our small 13-inch, black and white, 25 lb tv with the rabbit ears and watch it in my room, pretending to fall asleep because we had church early Sunday morning. Sometimes I made it all the way through the WWF, as it was the last one that was on. The night started with Tony Schiavone, and they played Bonnie Tyler's "Holding Out for a Hero". Every time I hear that now, I immediately think of that show. Man, what fun it was. Life was good.

Then I discovered girls...and they were not into wrestling.


Anyone else remember watching that?


PS. When I found out that Jim Duggan and The Iron Shiek got busted with cocaine while driving one night, I could not understand it. THEY WERE MORTAL ENEMIES. There was no way they were hanging out together!



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  • donniemdonniem Posts: 6,789 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate

    Shocking. I was demoralized when I saw Mickey Mantle smoking a cigarette on the bench one game. Couldn't believe it. Mickey? No way! What a naive kid I was.

  • KaseyKasey Posts: 29,555 mod

    I got bit by the wrestling bug in 88/89. If it was wrestling, I was watching it. WWF, WCW, WCCW and AWA reruns on espn.

    In those days it was hulk hogan and whoever had paint on their face (sting, ultimate warrior, road warriors, demolition)

  • donniemdonniem Posts: 6,789 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate

    Back in the 80's when I taught at West Georgia, I would help a friend out by sitting at the door of a bar called the Library. One night Jake the Snake came in - chatted with him for a minute - very nice, personable guy. Pretty large too. Can't even guess how many students would tell their folks, I was at the Library last night until it closed. haha

  • Palm_City_DawgPalm_City_Dawg Posts: 1,776 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate
    edited January 31

    Used to love watching NWA on TBS Saturday mornings. Flair, the Garvins, Blanchard, Barry Windham, Lex Luger, the Anderson brothers, Rick Rude, Ivan Koloff, Dusty Rhodes, Jake “The Snake” Roberts, JJ Dillon and so many more!

    Loved Magnum TA as well…got to meet him at ATL after his car accident, very personable guy and happy to speak with a fan.

    Moved to San Diego in 1986…would wake up at the crack of dawn (no matter how hard I ran on Friday night) to watch NWA on TBS!

    Gorgeous Jimmy Garvin had one of the best lines I ever heard when he was doing promos to set up a match with Ric Flair. Flair came out and told Garvin that not only was he unable to fill his shoes, he couldn’t afford those shoes! Gorgeous Jimmy Garvin came out at the next break and said to Flair… “We all know the true story behind Space Mountain. It’s the shortest ride in the park, and you always feel a little bit sick when you get off of it! Still one of my favorites!

  • BarkingDawgBarkingDawg Posts: 2,700 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate

    The late 70’s set the standard with Regional Stars before the 80’s national broadcasts. It was Gordon Solie announcing on the local Atlanta station, Small auditoriums and small TV studios made the action more personal.

    1.Mr. Wrestling #2 who was better 2.than Mr. Wrestling #1 somehow. 3.Abdullah the Butcher 4.Dusty Rhodes. 5. Tony Atlas 6. Thunderbolt Patterson 7. Tommy Wildfire Rich, probably up there with Mr. W#2 in popularity for awhile. 8. Anderson Brothers Minnesota Wrecking Crew 9. The Iron Sheik 10. Pak Song

    In Memphis it was Jerry Lawler. In Chattanooga it was Tojo Yamamoto with Harry Thornton being the local announcer and doubling as the morning news anchor. True raw genuine characters.

  • swilkerson7317swilkerson7317 Posts: 2,904 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate

    Anyone into wrestling should watch the documentary on Andre the Giant. I think HBO did it.

    Was fantastic. Amazing life that guy led. Some of the stories they told about his ability to drink etc were hilarious. Most of his life though wasn't happy. Kind of a sad story but he was a gamer and always showed up.

  • KaseyKasey Posts: 29,555 mod

    It was hbo. Fun Easter egg to see Pat Patterson talking about him with a huge portrait of Pat Patterson behind him.

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