July 20, 201510 yr comment_5685993 does anyone know if the match they are uploading will stay up permanently on NWA Classics or will it be wiped out at the end of the month? I was going to wait until the Roku app comes out and then buy the subscription. Everything stays up permanently.
July 20, 201510 yr comment_5685998 Anybody know the date on the Fans v. Dundee/Dutch match they just put up and whether we have it or not Looks like it's from 8/4/85 based on comparing it to the Gilbert/Reed match from the same night. I don't know how many you guys watched for the DVDVR set and didn't include but it's definitely not one of the 2 that got on that set.
July 20, 201510 yr comment_5686022 Don't have a WWE Network sub anymore so no Battleground for me tonight. I just watched Barry Orton vs. Lanny Poffo 5/25/84 and it was pretty good. Very solid undercard match. Nothing fancy but well worked. Worth the 10 minutes.
July 20, 201510 yr comment_5686059 Barbarian John Nord vs. Shawn Michaels is less than 2 minutes but if you want to watch a squash match, this isn't a bad one to watch. Nord does some cool power stuff and Shawn takes great bumps. Barry Orton vs. Dr. Death 6/8/84 is only 6 minutes but I'm not sure I'd really recommend it. I mean it's ok but nothing memorable, Dr. Death isn't good yet.
July 20, 201510 yr comment_5686151 The JYD/Reed stuff makes it a serious contender for feud of the year.
July 20, 201510 yr comment_5686162 The JYD/Reed stuff makes it a serious contender for feud of the year. The 2 gimmick matches are both great, doesn't look like they had anything else in Houston from that year except the 6 man I didn't like. I think JYD must have bailed in between the Dog Collar match and the 8/3/84 show that has this main event: Steel Cage Match: Hacksaw Duggan d. Butch Reed - which I assume was supposed to be JYD instead of Duggan based on Duggan also working Hercules earlier on the card
July 20, 201510 yr comment_5686164 Their is also the clips of the Ghetto SF from NO looks super hot. The angles on the WWE Mid=South set were tremendous as well.
July 20, 201510 yr comment_5686165 Anybody know the date on the Fans v. Dundee/Dutch match they just put up and whether we have it or not I'm guessing this because we have the Reed-Gilbert match uploaded. August 4, 1985 I'd guess no we don't have it. The Fantastics vs. Bill Dundee & Dutch Mantel (8/9/85) The Fantastics vs. Bill Dundee & Dutch Mantel (Tulsa 9/8/85) The Fantastics vs. Bill Dundee & Dutch Mantel (Whip on a Pole) (TV 10/4/85) These 3 matches I know are available. So I guess this is a new one.
July 20, 201510 yr comment_5686243 Kerry Von Erich vs Gino Hernandez 12/27/84 This was a really good match.In some earlier Gino we saw this opportunistic young punk who wasn't afraid to throw hands. Here he's morphed into this charismatic, big bumping, stooging heel who's a heat magnet. This was 2 rings and they used them. Gino did some cat and mouse spots. It was a fun back and forth bout. By the end Keryy's bleeding. 3 1/4* I think this might be new. I liked this although I was a little disappointed in just how much stooging & stalling Gino did in this match. There were definitely some fun spots in this though, especially Gino getting crotched on the top rope. I also watched Iceman King Parsons vs. Dale Veasey. It was a 6 minute match that happened. That's all I got.
July 21, 201510 yr comment_5686407 The Fantastics vs Bill Dundee/Dutch Mantell 8/4/85 This is a new match and it's great. We see all the girls trampling themselves for a piece of a Fantastic. It's insane here. We get a brawl early. Finally we settle down. In the Fantastics opening shine they're great. The heels especially Dundee are showing ass. Finally, they get heat on Fulton. This was solid. Hot tag Rogers, boom bam boom. 3 1/4*
July 21, 201510 yr comment_5686429 Terry Taylor vs Jake Roberts 4/19/85 I liked Jake on top early. He had cool angles with his wristlocks. Taylor's work on top was pretty pedestrian. Jake back on top. I'm enjoyoing. The headlock work was really interesting. He transitioned into a vertical chin lock. Roberts snaps his neck on the ropes. Taylor does a payback spot. Taylor catches Jake with a flash pin. 2 3/4*
July 21, 201510 yr comment_5686500 The Roku App will apparently be ready by next week but I've seen a few different posts that you can use XBox 360, XBox One & PS4 with the internal browser to watch on your TV.
July 21, 201510 yr comment_5686544 shoe why is there an empty space large enough to drive a truck through after your Terry Taylor vs. Jake the Snake Okada review? I really need to watch that Bunkhouse Battle Royal. Dr Death came out wearing his football helmet!
July 21, 201510 yr comment_5686546 I've just watched the bunkhouse brawl, it's real fun and features among other things DiBiase decking people with a kendo stick.
July 21, 201510 yr comment_5686549 shoe why is there an empty space large enough to drive a truck through after your Terry Taylor vs. Jake the Snake Okada review? I really need to watch that Bunkhouse Battle Royal. Dr Death came out wearing his football helmet! I have no idea. I was typing fell asleep. I awoke to that and assumed it would fix itself.
July 21, 201510 yr comment_5686550 Pete fell asleep right on his keyboard with his head on the space bar. Ha ha ha ha.
July 21, 201510 yr comment_5686553 Tom Prichard vs. Tim Horner 4/19/85 This never aired in Houston, but I think aired in highlight form in Continental. This was a solid no frills affair. The best part of the match was the handshaky deal.
July 21, 201510 yr comment_5686576 Tony Atlas & Junkyard Dog vs. The Dynamic Duo 10/8/82 This falls into the fun file. I liked Gino's shoe shine stuff pre match. The best part of the match was when the heels were bumping and stooging around. We got a double FIP section with neither face excelling in. The Dynamic Duo came across as a top heel team. Still the crowd was hot for all of this. 2 1/2*
July 21, 201510 yr comment_5686577 Tony Atlas & Junkyard Dog vs. The Dynamic Duo 10/8/82 This falls into the fun file. I liked Gino's shoe shine stuff pre match. The best part of the match was when the heels were bumping and stooging around. We got a double FIP section with neither face excelling in. The Dynamic Duo came across as a top heel team. Still the crowd was hot for all of this. 2 1/2* Yea this was mostly the Gino & Tully show although I saw a few flashes from The Dog especially the bit where he's avoiding Tully or Gino before making the hot tag to Tony where he was moving way faster than I've ever seen him move.
July 22, 201510 yr comment_5686595 So with the Bunkhouse Battle Royal, I have now watched 26 matches from the site since July 4th. I might post a lot but I'm not among the heavyweights of footage watching on this board by any means so for me to have watched that much already just tells you how awesome this stuff is. It's crazy to think that there are probably already more hours of footage from the Sam Houston Coliseum up on NWAClassics.com than there are of Madison Square Garden on the WWE Network.
July 22, 201510 yr comment_5686636 Just bit the bullet on this but probably won't be using it much until the app is available. Selection looks great! Butch Reed vs. Eddie Gilbert Really dug how Gilbert sold the fact that simply getting within Reed's reach was dangerous. Nice arm work from Gilbert to counter Reed's power. Reed is so god damn strong that a simple vertical suplex looks like death and the crowd pops accordingly. Reed murders Gilbert with a shoulder block for the win. Fun weasel heel vs powerhouse match. Going to sleep now but can't wait to check out more of this stuff tomorrow. Footage was pristine.
July 22, 201510 yr comment_5686637 Dick Slater vs Jake Roberts 1/31/86 DDT is legal This is a new bout as well. Some of this card had been aired elsewhere. This was a really great bout. We start with some brawling. Slater plasters Jake with a chair. Slater does some real good work on Jake's neck. Slater busts Jake on a post and goes to town on his cut. Jake really is great at gaining sympathy from the crowd. Jake wants revenge and gives Slater a chair shot. Jake works the neck. Slater piledrives Jake. Now their is a lot of chaos in the ring and bam out of nowhere Jake drops Slater with the DDT. Hell of a match, and the finish was perfect. 4*
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