Posted December 12, 200717 yr comment_5425127 Lynch Georgia Vol. 2 Disc 1 Freebirds Interview (EXTRA) Gordy & Roberts vs. Ted & Jerry Oates - Another decent match but the Oates brothers are really vanilla. Sullivan vs. Steve O (VTR Recap) Sullivan vs. Steve O -Short match that ends when Sullivan confronts Steve Keirn. Gordy & Roberts vs. Dibiase & Fuller (VTR Recap) Carson & Mongolian Stomper Interview Stomper attacks Tony Atlas (EXTRA) Dibiase & Frazier Interview / Freebirds Interview Hayes & Roberts vs. Dibiase & Frazier - Buddy Roberts was great in this. Everyone else… not so much. JYD Interview (Gordy & Roberts vs. JYD & Buck Robley VTR) - I like this interview better but the Robley interview was actually in Mid South. Michael Hayes Car Promo (EXTRA) Freebirds Interview (EXTRA) Tony Atlas vs. Mongolian Stomper - Ugh… at least Andre made an appearance Harley Race vs. Tony Atlas (VTR Recap) Sullivan vs. Steve O - Man, Georgia had some great TV and angles but I am not digging these studio matches. Gordy & Roberts vs. Dibiase & Fuller (VTR Recap) Freebirds Interview Sullivan vs. Steve O - Sloppy match. Sullivan wins the National title Kevin Sullivan Interview Sullivan vs. Steve Keirn - I’ll send these Georgia discs to Phil and see what he thinks. Maybe I am being too critical in dismissing these studio matches. Once again, decent match between the two but nothing I want to see again. Tommy Rich Vignette (EXTRA) Gordy & Roberts vs. Steve O & Steve Keirn (JIP) - They attempt to piledrive Steve O on the concrete and Tommy Rich makes the save (EXTRA) Disc 2 Sullivan vs. Keirn (VTR Recap) Freebirds Interview Tommy Rich INterview Sullivan vs. Rich - Decent but short studio match Mongolian Stomper vs. Steve O - Pretty good match that ends in a DQ Gordy & Roberts vs. JYD & Dibiase - Probably the most famous match in Georgia TV history. Seriously, are there any other Georgia matches that are more famous than this? Anyway, I know Gordy gets a lot of props (And he deserves them) but Buddy Roberts is freaking great also. I can't wait to start watching the World Class stuff. This has to go on a set. Mongolian Stomper vs. Steve O (VTR Recap) Gordy & Roberts vs. Rich & JYD (VTR Recap) (EXTRA) Ted Dibiase Hospital Interview (EXTRA) JYD & Tommy Rich promo Gordy & Roberts vs. Keirn & Cook - Michael Hayes and JYD get involved Ted Dibiase Home Interview (EXTRA) Ted Dibiase Recap (Interview working out in a gym) (EXTRA) Tommy Rich vs. Bobby Eaton - Good but short match. Hayes is managing Eaton here. Dibiase and the Birds get involved in the end. EXTRA Harley Race vs. Tommy Rich (VTR Recap) (Rich wins world title) (EXTRA) Gordy & Roberts vs. JYD & Dibiase (VTR Recap) Gordy & Roberts vs. Reed & Garrett - Neat to see a young Butch Reed. He may still be going by Bruce Reed at this point. Freebirds Interview Bruiser Brody vs. Tommy Wright - Butch Reed Interview before the match and Brody confronts Reed. Ted Dibiase & Tommy Rich vs. Harley Race & French Angel - Not much of a match. Gordy & Roberts vs. JYD & Dibiase (VTR Recap) Bruiser Brody Interview (Beats up guy in wheelchair) (EXTRA) Tommy Rich vs. Nikolai Volkoff (VTR Recap) Tommy Rich vs. Greg Valentine (VTR Recap) Tommy Rich vs. Buck Robley - Short match. Ted Dibiase Interview -
December 12, 200717 yr comment_5425132 Well the thing for TV back then was to sell the house shows and save the big long matches for those not for free on TV hence why you had hot angles and good promos but matches that were either too short or complete squashes.
December 12, 200717 yr Author comment_5425134 I know that... but every territory would have the occasional marquee matchup. In fact, the Dibiase piledriver angle was played out in the studio and would be a must-have regardless of what set it ends up on. We just nominated a ton of studio matches from Mid South that took place for TV tapings althoughI understand Watts liked putting big matches on TV. It is just hard to go from Portland where you had 30 minute 2/3 falls matches every week to Georgia where the matches are averaging 5 minutes.
December 12, 200717 yr comment_5425136 Don Owen in Portland would run his tapings from his big shows at the Sports Arena so yeah he had different ways of doing things sorta like World Class at the Sportatorium and later Continental. Memphis, Florida, Georgia, WWF, & JCP all shared a similar type of formula for their TV that makes it hard especially with Florida & Georgia although JCP would run some important matches on TV and show stuff from house shows fairly complete.
