Ricky Jackson

They had to improvise in the heat of the moment, you can't prepare for that

Now that you're out there in the podcast world, I expect nothing less than you and Marty debating the series on a future ep with me as the moderator

It's a maintenance issue with no timetable for when things will return to normal unfortunately

Apparently it's an issue with Soundcloud that is affecting everyone that uses it. Unfortunately nobody from Soundcloud has made any kind of statement on the issue so we're in the dark. No podcasts can be downloaded to mobile, but I think you can still stream on a computer

I think that is a good idea

Yeah something isn't right. The last two shows on the feed, this and Parv's GWE postscript won't download onto my phone from Player FM. We're looking into it. Hopefully it gets fixed soon

Haha...I'm also a sucker for a good mohawk

Toooooooooooooooooo Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!

http://placetobenation.com/tag-teams-back-again-episode-16-kelly-and-martys-top-25-tag-teams/ Celebrate the end of the GWE with another long-ass countdown show! Kelly and Marty go over their top 25 tag teams, with some crossover but also a lot of differences. This podcast is the last word on lists for 10 long years!

Gotta keep this team together

I believe Meltzer has reported that

I haven't seen this match in years but remember being a little underwhelmed by it due to the one sided nature. Love the April 76 match between the two of them where Bruno's neck is broken and he finishes the match, even blading and doing a fired up comeback

Woo hoo! Bring on the Bruno love baby! Love this match. These two work well together and I've enjoyed all their matches. Heat is OFF THE CHARTS

Yeah, as much as I love Rodz, I've really only seen him shine in that SD Jones match from March 81 MSG. He's had some good moments, but nothing special. But his role wasn't really so much to put on an entertaining match as it was to make his opponent look good and report back to Vince Sr on a wrestlers potential. Milage varies as to whether he was good at the former

Age isn't really the issue with WWWF guys like Strongbow and Fuji, everyone was old, and there is a decent amount of them on tape considering the time frame. If you can get past the barrier of "boring old wrestling" you'll find a lot of heated matches, sometimes attaining greatness like Strongbow vs Valentine in 79, and plenty of entertainment from Fuji in tags. There is a lot of crap though. I don't know how enjoyable it is if you're not fully immersed in the universe and love the characters and the time period

On Titans we've discovered that the Strongbow brothers were actually a fairly decent tag team, at least against Saito and Fuji. That's kinda sorta a revisionist opinion of Jay. And the world definitely needs more talk about Mr. Fuji

Thank you Stacey

At the Garden Series Preview: Wrestling at MSG, 1880-1938 will drop Friday, May 6 on the PWO-PTBN Network. This brief history will cover such figures as "The Solid Man" William Muldoon, George Hackenschmidt, Frank Gotch, Ed "Strangler" Lewis, "The Golden Greek" Jim Londos, Danno O'Mahoney, and many others, as well as the story of three different buildings known as Madison Square Garden. Look out for it fans!

Johnny Rodz vs Mac Rivera - 2/19/1983, Philadelphia Spectrum Dick Graham and Gorilla Monsoon ("We want Kal! We want Kal!") on commentary. Ring announcer Dave Zinkoff with great introductions for the wrestlers and referee Dick Woehrle in the old timey, over-the -top manner straight out of 1927. Rodz is the babyface for a change and receives a decent pop from the Philly faithful. Mac Rivera is in full heel mode, Pear Harboring Rodz at the bell. Parv and I watched a Rivera match from April 1983 on the first Mystery Titans Theatre, and he was horrible there. Here, two months earlier, he looks much better. The guys cut a decent pace and engage in a slugfest in the early going. Not the Greatest Wrestling Ever, but solid stuff. But hey, everyone knows I revel in garbage, inferior wrestling, so don't take my opinion too seriously. Things slow down a bit, but Rodz heats things back up with some Lawler-esque punches. Rodz isn't bad as a fired up baby and South Philly loves him this evening. However, there are a lot of sloppy spots from both guys, so don't worry, neither man will be a threat to the 2026 GWE poll. The match just drifts aimlessly, as many WWF undercard matches from the era tend to do. We get a nice finish, with a well-timed rope running exchange ending with Rodz hitting Rivera with a sweet back elbow. Rodz covers Rivera. 1, 2, 3...Rodz wins! Rodz wins! Rodz wins! I love pro wrestling

I'm sure that most of the voters who didn't rank him just haven't seen enough, or any, of his matches, not because they watched a ton of Casas and said "fuck him, he sucks"

landy1987 just uploaded this. Rare footage of WWF from Atlantic City 1979. 3 matches. One being a midget tag, the second an infamous match for fans of Titans from way back, and the third Ted DiBiase vs Greg Valentine! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rzh0pzU2qp0

I've stumbled on sites (inhabited by fans who save their highest praise for matches that feature the most dangerous high spots) where this match is considered one of the greatest in the history of everything. Removed from context I guess it can't be as bad as it felt in real time, but dear sweet God I think this is easily one of the biggest pieces of steaming shit the WWE has ever produced

Here is the thing. If I start factoring in those other things (promos, presence as a character, angles, drawing power, et) I don't see how they really help Bret's case either. Not part of Bret's case, but we are seeing that emotional attachment and voting for favorites is responsible for boosting a lot of guys who don't stack up to those who check all the boxes. But not enough to affect the top 10 I believe Like Savage? I kid, I kid. Oh it's absolutely true for me. I had Bruno at number 12 remember

Here is the thing. If I start factoring in those other things (promos, presence as a character, angles, drawing power, et) I don't see how they really help Bret's case either. Not part of Bret's case, but we are seeing that emotional attachment and voting for favorites is responsible for boosting a lot of guys who don't stack up to those who check all the boxes. But not enough to affect the top 10 I believe

Outside of the hardest of the hardcores, Bret has been pushed as one the greatest wrestlers ever for at least 20 years, so even at a place like PWO, I don't think it's that surprising that he's going to end up where he does. Does his career match up to a lot of the others in the top 100 based solely on in-ring, consistency, and longevity? No it doesn't, but it seems like only a relatively small percentage of voters are basing their lists entirely on those criteria