Posted September 26, 200718 yr comment_5422243 Did anything ever come of WWE possibly getting the tape/film/whatever library of Wrestling at the Chase? I recall hearing HHH was a proponent of the purchase and lobbying to Vince for it, but that was the last I heard? Phil? Tomk? Bix? Thanks dudes.
September 27, 200718 yr comment_5422278 Pardon the confusion, but this raises some questions: Bob Geigel owned the St. Louis territory when he sold the offices to Crockett, right? So, was the video library not part of the transaction? Or did Geigel not purchase the library from Muchnick originally? Just a bit strange to me since Crockett absorbed St. Louis, so I figured once Vince bought the WCW video library, that would've included St. Louis, which included Wrestling At The Chase. Am I missing something?
September 27, 200718 yr comment_5422279 It really doesn't make sense that Matysik would own the Chase rights in the first place, like it would with his Greater St. Louis group. Maybe KPLR owned the rights and sold them to him? That would make sense, as the Chase public access show and then DVDs came about from KPLR showing a Chase clip on their newscast, getting massive amounts of positive feedback, and then running a documentary using Matysik's tapes (the master '60s tape he got from Joe Garigiola and his '70s-'80s off-airm recordings). As far as Crockett, remember that they didn't get the rights/libraries for the old footage when they bought UWF, CWF, and maybe even Central States.
September 27, 200718 yr comment_5422280 As far as Crockett, remember that they didn't get the rights/libraries for the old footage when they bought UWF, CWF, and maybe even Central States. Ah, that makes sense, espcially with Vince buying the Florida footage well after the WCW library. (Thanks for the reminder.)
September 28, 200718 yr comment_5422309 As far as Crockett, remember that they didn't get the rights/libraries for the old footage when they bought UWF, CWF, and maybe even Central States. IIRC, Crockett didnt actually "BUY" anything from CWF but rather partnered on the FLA market after they had no rasslers anymore.
October 16, 200717 yr comment_5422832 I asked someone who would know about how Matysik got the rights. KPLR just gave them to him, not thinking there was any money to be made. Also, Matysik hasn't sold to The Fight Network, he's just leasing the TV rights to them.
October 17, 200717 yr comment_5422844 Bert Prentice has been airing Chase matches in his time slot with wraparound promos for his local shows with his new boyfriend Matt Boyce on CSS for the past month.
October 17, 200717 yr comment_5422861 Bert's always done stuff like that on his television shows. He'd use lots of Memphis footage and various other stuff he didn't have the rights to. He gets away with it because it's indy wrestling and nobody cares.
October 18, 200717 yr comment_5422889 They have been pimping the Chase website and have thanked Larry for the stuff so I guess they got permission.
October 19, 200717 yr comment_5422944 I asked someone who would know about how Matysik got the rights. KPLR just gave them to him, not thinking there was any money to be made. Also, Matysik hasn't sold to The Fight Network, he's just leasing the TV rights to them. I think there's only 12 episodes in the Fight Network cycle. It makes me think Matysik doesn't ahve much more than that in the first place.
October 19, 200717 yr comment_5422945 I believe there are 50ish episodes in the library, TFN may not have signed for more than 12 episodes.
October 22, 200717 yr comment_5422998 I believe there are 50ish episodes in the library, TFN may not have signed for more than 12 episodes. Makes sense. You think that FN would have done something to get a fresh batch every once in a while, though.
October 24, 200717 yr comment_5423050 Stumbled onto Matysik's web page yesterday (which I'd have saved the link), and in the FAQ he said what tapes he has are what he recorded on the air because KPLR owned the tapes and erased most of them.
January 15, 201015 yr comment_5447106 I upgraded my TV package just recently, and discovered a Canadian channel called "BiteTV". One of the first things I noticed is a program called "Classic Wrestling". Currently, the show is focusing on the St. Louis territory, with each show focusing on one wrestler. Last night, their show featured Dick The Bruiser and a lot of his 81/82 feud with Ric Flair. I wish I had dates for what was shown (I'm still learning about St. Louis myself) but they did show a match Flair had that went around 10 minutes and involved Bruiser arriving and stealing both the NWA title and Flair's robe. Future shows are profiling Dusty Rhodes, Ted Dibiase and I believe a Harley Race one is coming up, if memory serves. Apparently in the summer, the show covered Memphis. Hopefully, re-runs will happen. The show goes a full hour and would definitely bring back memories for those who were there and be a starting point for those willing to learn. Just a heads-up for those (likely only in Canada) who have BiteTV.
January 15, 201015 yr comment_5447108 I'm wondering if that show aired on The Fight Network previously. they had about twelve St. Louis shows that they cycled through. A bunch of Memphis classic shows too. It's decent stuff, though.
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