Wasn't Slinger Terry Gordy's cousin or something like that?

Hayes had been head writer on SD for yrs, and I have generally been a fan of the show. Considering they have to reboot every year when raw poaches their talent, but at the same time, they probably get more freedom being the b show...

I know he was Gordy's nephew.

Slinger was a 'good hand' who never amounted to anything and was a life-long loss post. I don't think anyone really has an opinion of him because he was so rarely in a match that could amount to anything.

I've never seen his name pop up in any notably singles matches either. IIRC, only six-man gaijin vs. native matches.

Slinger was a 'good hand' who never amounted to anything and was a life-long loss post. I don't think anyone really has an opinion of him because he was so rarely in a match that could amount to anything.

Yeah was watching him in a tag with Gordy and was wondering if he ever was involved in any notable matches.

Saw this listed on cubsfan's site as part of the results from the latest AAA TV taping:

 

1) Mickie James & Sexy Star b Fabi Apache & Mari Apache

Mickie kissed & DDT Mari this time, compared Mari to a cow, and challenged for the Reina de Reinas title.

 

That amused me, considering all the hand-wringing over "LayCool calls Mickie fat" from a while back.

It looks like Slinger has one SMW appearance as his only notable U.S. appearance.

 

Night of Legends

August 5, 1994 in Knoxville, TN

Civic Coliseum drawing 5,000 ($40,000)

 

Chris Walker pinned Richard Slinger.

Looking on IVP, if you look at the 1994 Best of All Japan set, it looks like he was in a few singles matches that year. It looks like he made a little noise in the Asunaro Cup Tournament. Looking it up, he finished third in that tournament.

Any Slinger singles matches on TV would have been clipped to hell. I certainly don't recall any.

I had to dig quite a bit to find singles matches on DVDs. In the Best of 94 DVDs I found singles matches against Tamon Honda and Ryukaku Izumida.

No way are those more than a couple minutes each.

The TNA PPV Destination-X last night actually wasn't bad. A few finishes I wasn't a big fan of (never really liked roll-up finishes) and a bad Abyss/Immortal segment, but all-in-all, worth watching. The contract match was a lot of fun.

Lance Russell & Dave Brown will reunite on 7/22 at the Orpheum Theater in Memphis for a 7 p.m. showing of the documentary "Memphis Heat: The True Story of Memphis Wrasslin." Jerry Jarrett will also be there signing autographs for his new autobiography. By the way, if anyone has read Jarrett's book, let me know what you thought of it.

Wish I lived in Memphis

Slinger worked some tags and 6 mans against the Fantastics is SMW in 92.

I know it's a longshot but does any footage exist of the Johnny Valentine/Buddy Rogers team?

 

Because that sounds amazing. Anyone know if it was a longtime thing or not. Wikipedia tells me they feuded with the Kangaroos a bit and had the WWWF US Tag belts for about a week in 1960.

Slinger worked some tags and 6 mans against the Fantastics is SMW in 92.

I think you're thinking of Billy Black and Joel Deaton. I haven't seen Slinger in any of the '92 SMW I've watched.

You're correct.

Jeff Katz and Paul Heyman's vocal patterns are scarily similar.

Lance Russell & Dave Brown will reunite on 7/22 at the Orpheum Theater in Memphis for a 7 p.m. showing of the documentary "Memphis Heat: The True Story of Memphis Wrasslin." Jerry Jarrett will also be there signing autographs for his new autobiography. By the way, if anyone has read Jarrett's book, let me know what you thought of it.

Wish I lived in Memphis

 

Any word on if that doc will be available on dvd any time soon? If it's like a Heroes of World Class, but with Memphis, that would be awesome.

Lance Russell & Dave Brown will reunite on 7/22 at the Orpheum Theater in Memphis for a 7 p.m. showing of the documentary "Memphis Heat: The True Story of Memphis Wrasslin." Jerry Jarrett will also be there signing autographs for his new autobiography. By the way, if anyone has read Jarrett's book, let me know what you thought of it.

Wish I lived in Memphis

 

Any word on if that doc will be available on dvd any time soon? If it's like a Heroes of World Class, but with Memphis, that would be awesome.

 

I dont know but I remember hearing that they want to exhaust theaters before a DVD release.

I watched the match where the Gladiators lost to the Mulkeys. What impressed me was Gary Royal and George South for that brief moment did a perfect job aping the Road Warriors. They really seemed like ass kickers. Giving them War Machine was a nice touch.

Lance Russell & Dave Brown will reunite on 7/22 at the Orpheum Theater in Memphis for a 7 p.m. showing of the documentary "Memphis Heat: The True Story of Memphis Wrasslin." Jerry Jarrett will also be there signing autographs for his new autobiography. By the way, if anyone has read Jarrett's book, let me know what you thought of it.

Wish I lived in Memphis

 

Any word on if that doc will be available on dvd any time soon? If it's like a Heroes of World Class, but with Memphis, that would be awesome.

 

I dont know but I remember hearing that they want to exhaust theaters before a DVD release.

 

Cool. Memphis wrestling is pretty well-known here in Louisville. Maybe I'll get lucky and it'll hit a theater here.

http://www.whosay.com/DwayneJohnson/videos/46340

 

Rock rips Cena waaaaaay worse than Punk. Though it's kinda unfair when he can go online and swear but Cena has to be PG.

 

Interesting that he says he'll be returning at MSG, which is Survivor Series. That'll be the 15th anny of his WWF debut at MSG, also Survivor Series.

Yeah this is the second time Rock brought a gun to a rock fight with Punk.

So Sin Cara is suspended.....