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Little surprised they didnt choose Giant Baba, but solid list.

Im more inclined to see a resemblance to Dr. D David Schultz myself.

I'm over halfway through in 36 hours, so I'll say yes. Easy read, might not go as in depth as I would have liked but it's difficult to sum up a forty year career in a book.

Jim Ross' book is $1.99 in the Kindle Store.

She was married to promoter Billy Wolfe who controlled women's wrestling before. She gained control after divorcing him. Wolfe was not exactly a peach of a person. So he had engendered no loyalty. Moolah wasnt married to Billy Wolfe, that was Mildred Burke. Im hazy on how exactly Moolah conquered the womens circuit. But Moolah was married to Buddy Lee who went on to be a bit of a mogul in country music.

Are there wrestlers on record as accusing Moolah of pimping them as opposed to those accusing Moolah of pimping other girls?

Could the average person tell you what it stands for though? My sister in law died from the disease and I still have to look it up.

Pat said in his book that he couldnt pronounce Rio De Janeiro properly, and they made him say it as much as possible as a rib.

Barstool sports owners? Hard pass.

I wish I could quote Khawk's post, for some reason the work browser I'm forced with doesn't allow me. Patterson did work some spots outside WWWF in the early '80s. Looking at his matches on Wrestlingdata.com he did Japan tours, worked Montreal, AWA, San Francisco, etc. Except for Japan, never for more than a week at a time. His primary role for Vince Sr. for a time was commentary, so a taping schedule would've allowed Pat to do that kind of work. Pat tells a story in his book of getting booked for Verne in San Francisco for a battle royal, and Roy Shire pitching a fit and getting Pat booked for him as well. When Vince Jr. takes over, it looks like the outside bookings dry up, except for Montreal.

I checked Patterson's book and he has it essentially right. Patterson came on to do the series with Backlund. He stuck around, eventually they made him an agent

I really hope they eventually do 81-83, I'm having too much fun. Yeah the TV show can be boring but I'm engaged because it's freaking Vince McMahon and Bruno Sammartino calling it, easily 2 of the top 10 most important people in the history of American wrestling. And the way Vince tries to fill time during the boring matches is an interesting look into his mind for me, the man fascinates me, one of the most interesting figures in the history of American entertainment really.If Vince ever did a shoot interview I wouldnt want to hear about the attitude era. Id want to hear him talk about 60s and 70s wrestling for two hours. Jumping from 1976 to 1977 was a bit of a bummer when you remembered Rocca passed away in the interim.

Skandor Akbar vs. Billy White Wolf. What does through your mind when you're an Iraqi immigrant dressed as a stereotypical native American and you look across and see a Texan dressed as a maniac from Saudi Arabia?

Hasnt it been established that Fozzy is booked that weekend?

Did Vade Hansen ever pop up after WWE released him?

Junior?

Seconded. What a treat that was to watch. Whenever I get to see Ladd footage I hadn't before, I never cease to be entertained. What makes him great in the WWWF was how just about every other heel had a manager (he had the Grand Wizard, but...) that spoke for them. Meanwhile, Ladd talked, and did it far differently and probably better than a manager could for him. Heck, in this promo, the way he put other heels over as legit (in his own mind, of course) did that job too. He really stood out amongst the heels in the Northeast, IMO. I don't know if I'd say he was ahead of his time with that (although he could be, being among the first African American heels), but he went against the grain in many ways...and excelled doing so. One of the greatest all-time greats. Ernie Ladd is a goddamned treasure.

Piper in some interview related the story that he was treated very, very badly backstage at Madison Square Garden by Blassie and Albano.

Jim spent a fair amount of time in the office, doing promotional work, etc. For a real Hall of Fame, probably not. But a company Hall of Fame, absolutely.

Right off the bat theres Antonino Rocca on commentary. I often forget he filled that role until his passing.

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That's fantastic. I'm bearish on the match quality, but looking at '76 for example there's a lot of Bruiser Brody and Crusher Blackwell, and some interesting characters like Billy White Wolf (future Gen. Adnan) and Kevin Sullivan.

I dont mind separate shows or touring groups but I think combining the PPVs is a good idea. Why intentionally cut your talent pool in half?

Thank you for providing that link.

Austin did a Wargames '92 podcast and rated it **1/2-***. He really did think the match was disappointing.