Jerry Lawler, King Cobra, race baiting and an office chair

"King Cobra wants another match with Lawler after losing the title. Heel Lawler laughs at Cobra."

Killer Tim Brooks is happier than a pig in slop

In a break from the last few posts, here is something quite excellent indeed.

Steve Allen sings the Russian National Anthem with The Bolsheviks

The 1992 Royal Rumble - Live vs Edited

COMMENT FROM YOUTUBE: "Watch the finish of the 1992 Royal Rumble. First, watch it live, then watch how Vince McMahon WANTED you to feel about the finish.

The cheers for Hulk Hogan being eliminated suddenly turn to boos."

MY THOUGHTS: This is pretty amusing. I had the VHS tape which was not "sweetened" in any way. Probably because it was released after Hulk had left the WWF following Wrestlemania VIII.

Where Bobo Brazil buys chitlins

Let's just say Bob Luce and Bobo Brazil bring contrasting energies to this promotional spot.

El Satanico transforms Rencor Latino into EL AVERNO~!

One from the perpetually bizarre world of Lucha Libre, or Mexican wrestling.

I am a fan of Averno, but did not realise he was erm, created in such a way.

Quite possibly the greatest thing ever

Yet sadly, I cannot embed it.

Tsch.

Anyway, go here: "AHH! It's NOT hot!"

New Breed talk about meeting Transformers

The New Breed were around in the mid-to-late 1980's. They claimed to be from the future, the year 2002 precisely.

In this interview they talk about riding SPACE CYCLES and a meeting with the DECEPTICONS, as though they were real creatures.

They also invent new words, such as "disinvigourated"

Sadly, 2002 has long gone and no trace of the New Breed were to be found. Nor Tekno Team 2000.

Tony Angelo vs Lou Albano

Two managers, wrestling.

Mulligan and Mosca fight onto the back of a pickup truck

The British Bulldog is BIZARRE.

Off-camera WWF/E footage

FOMR YOUTUBE: "These are taken from the signal which is sent to the broadcast truck before, during and after the shows. If you happend to own a dish antenna, you could track down this signal. I made a compilation of the stuff that you didn't see. Enjoy!"



More.....







Right up there with McMahon & Clark hosting all-new bloopers and practical jokes.

Dick Assman vs Bret "Hitman" Hart in an arm wrestling contest

You couldn't make this up if you tried.

The Undertaker vs The Bezerker

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From the real Bruiser Brody, we move to the poor man's Bruiser Brody, The Bezerker, as he attempts to stab the Undertaker with his sword.

The Dingo Warrior cuts a promo on Rick Rude

Before there was the Ultimate Warrior, there was the Dingo Warrior.

Which was the Ultimate Warrior, minus all the parts that made the character interesting or exciting.

EXCEPT for the wacky soundbites.

Here, Mr Warrior informs Mr Rude that he is going to remove his arms then use Mr Rude's own arms to induce vomiting from Mr Rude, culminating in Mr Rude being forced to write "Dingo" in his own sputum some 500 times.


As we say in our little corner of the world, "Crikey".

Hacksaw Duggan and Harley Race brawl at the 37th Annual Slammy Awards

The culmination of brawls in history up to that point, and the inspiration of all that followed.

Race even uses a live chicken as a weapon!

The Monster vs Mario Valenzuela

DESCRIPTION FROM YOUTUBE: "Very early 82' L.A wrestling"

COMMENT FROM YOURS TRULY: Another of those "often discussed, rarely seen" gimmicks, The Monster was a misguided, wrong-footed and short-lived attempt to revive the ailing Los Angeles promotion run by Mike LeBelle. Winner of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter's inaugural "Most Disgusting Promotional Tactic", The Monster was introduced with a series of vignettes and hype claiming that this wrestler was a genuine Frankenstein's monster, made in a lab from parts of cadavers. The only thing dead in the end was the promotion itself, shortly after the Monster disappeared.

Phantasio - the pirate of men's pants

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Phantasio is what happens when you take a gimmick that works in Memphis (The Spellbinder, an evil magician character) and you put him on a bigger stage and try to "pep" up the idea a bit. So instead of just a wrestler who dabbles in the dark arts, you have a guy pulling silver string out of his mouth and winning matches by REMOVING HIS OPPONENT'S UNDIES.

His one and only televised appearance.

TA-GAR Lord of the Volcano

DESCRIPTION FROM YOUTUBE: "Maybe it's not the worst gimmick but it's gotta be up there. Ta-Gar: Lord of the Volcano debut video. He's a masked man that has flames coming out of his fingertips. He faces Bill Dundee in his debut. Ta-Gar only lasted a couple weeks in Memphis and i'm not sure who was under the mask."

COMMENT FROM YOURS TRULY: This is one of those gimmicks that i'd read about in my youth, had seen photos of, but never seen 'in action'. Safe to say, it does not disappoint.

Wrestling bears~!

Wrestling formerly being a weekly attraction in most towns within the Unites States, often called on some more unusual gimmicks to get people through the gates. Often they would be things like "Death matches" or "Cage matches", or lady wrestlers and midgets wrestlers. One staple of the olden times however was the Wrestling BEAR.

I have to say that one of the worst matches I ever saw involved a bear, but it did draw the crowds, so what can I say.
Anyway, here are some matches of man and bear....


Gordon Solie: "550 pounds of supple muscle..."


The Destroyer commentates his own bout against Viktor the wrestling bear.


Terrible Ted, probably the most famous wrestling bear. Terry Funk once famously painted Ted white after the athletic commission said "you can't bring Terrible Ted to the building", so Frosty the Polar Bear turned up as a substitute.


Promo involving Ginger the Bear, sadly no, the bear does not talk.


Some old footage of the Bear taking on ALL COMERS.

The won't let me embed the worst one i've seen, but this might be it here. (No disrespect intended to the late Mr Hart)
BEAR IN A CAGE

I am disappointed I could not locate any footage of Gentleman Ben, perhaps the best named of all the bears.