Posted August 6, 201510 yr comment_5690469 http://placetobenation.com/titans-of-wrestling-53-wwf-december-1981-to-march-1982/ Johnny stays in the hotseat once again as he joins Pete, Kelly and Parv to plow on into 1982. On the docket tonight: 12-12 BOB BACKLUND vs GREG VALENTINE PHILADELPHIA SPECTRUM 01-02 PEDRO MORALES vs GREG VALENTINE WWF TV 01-16 BOB BACKLUND vs GREG VALENTINE WWF TITLE/CAGE PHILADELPHIA SPECTRUM 01-18 PEDRO MORALES vs GREG VALENTINE WWF TV 01-18 BOB BACKLUND vs ADRIAN ADONIS WWF TITLE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 01-18 FUJI/SAITO vs MARTEL/GAREA TAG TITLE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 03-14 ANDRE/MCGRAW vs FUJI/SAITO TAG TITLE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 03-14 BOB BACKLUND vs JESSE VENTURA WWF TITLE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 03-14 PAT PATTERSON vs LOU ALBANO MADISON SQUARE GARDEN On this show: - Discussion of the escape-the-cage rules - Another debate about structure and psychology - Mark out for a RARE sighting of Vince McMahon Sr on screen!!!!!!!!!!(*&$%&£!OMGFG!!!!!!11) - Ranking Martel / Garea and Fuji / Saito in the pantheon of 80s tag-teams - Patterson vs. Albano: a lost classic?
August 6, 201510 yr comment_5690510 I got all the matches so I can follow along at home now. Through episode 10 and still moving forward at work.
August 6, 201510 yr comment_5690556 New Badstreet and Titans on the same evening.😎 Is Johnny sticking as host? Sorrow's great and all but I preferred the previous dynamic.
August 7, 201510 yr comment_5690622 We'll go back and forth too, but yeah, when we started Parv was out on his feet. 😃
August 7, 201510 yr comment_5690648 No End of the Year '81 special? If not, what was everyone's match of the year? The Alley Fight? Backlund/Valentine? Backlund/Slaughter Cage?
August 7, 201510 yr comment_5690650 Yeah the Kallies were cancelled after the Holiday Inn across from the Spectrum was torn down and Kal demanded too much money to hostMy personal 1981 MVP was Slaughter of course. Match of the Year was 1. Backlund vs Valentine 11/232. Patterson vs Slaughter Alley Fight 5/43. Backlund vs Slaughter cage match 3/21Maybe the boys can chime in with their thoughts
August 7, 201510 yr Author comment_5690671 MVP: Sgt. Slaughter 1. Sgt. Slaughter vs. Pat Patterson (5/4/81) 2. Bob Backlund vs. Greg Valentine (11/23/81) 3. Bob Backlund vs. Sgt. Slaughter (3/21/81)
August 8, 201510 yr comment_5690858 Great show as usual, but one quick question? What was the name of the song and artist for the "Adonis" song at the end of the show?
August 11, 201510 yr comment_5691554 I just had my first Super 8 sighting and laughed my ass off for a solid 5 minutes.
August 12, 201510 yr comment_5691561 Haha...oh yes, that picture is as famous in Titans circles as the Patterson-Gimlin Bigfoot photo. And still alive in 82, baby!
August 12, 201510 yr Author comment_5691635 Before Crazy James went crazy, he had a series of pics of Super 8 "filming" various scenes. He was phenomenal at photoshop. Now sadly all lost.
August 12, 201510 yr comment_5691668 Just getting to this today and wow guys, way to pile on Parv for his review of Backlund-Adonis! Don't the PWO rules of anything goes as long as you back up your opinion extend to Titans? Anyway, great show as always. I'm sure Parv will get over it....
August 16, 201510 yr comment_5692196 MVP: Sgt. Slaughter 1. Sgt. Slaughter vs. Pat Patterson (5/4/81) 2. Bob Backlund vs. Greg Valentine (11/23/81) 3. Bob Backlund vs. Sgt. Slaughter (3/21/81) I can't understand why Sarge doesn't get more support for the Observer HOF. He was great.
August 16, 201510 yr comment_5692197 I don't know if a picture has been posted before but enjoy: Someone has to find this man (if he's alive) and see if he still has these tapes.
August 16, 201510 yr comment_5692202 I'd say he would've been lucky to make it out of the 80s but you never know. He did seem to slim down a bit in subsequent appearances, plus he shaved his mustache and ditched the camera. Maybe he turned his life around after the excesses of the 70s
August 16, 201510 yr comment_5692223 I'd say he would've been lucky to make it out of the 80s but you never know. He did seem to slim down a bit in subsequent appearances, plus he shaved his mustache and ditched the camera. Maybe he turned his life around after the excesses of the 70s You're right. I think Johnny said he's probably lost both feet to diabetes by now. haha
August 17, 201510 yr comment_5692375 Hey Parv, what excited you more: 1. Vince Sr. being caught on tape or 2. Having managers get involved when you were a kid? I love that anecdote.
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