McGuirk tried desperately to hold on after split with Watts, but to no avail. It's obvious from watching this that Watts was the one who had the vision of what wrestling needed to be. Mid South was booming and their TV made this look tame.
great to see ALI BEY WIN and squash his opponent while HE is the topic of announcer (Ross) conversation for a change. Every other match ive seen him in were good to GREAT ones, the man knew what he was doing and looked good and believeable doin it
LOVVVVVE the jobber squashes!...best kind of wrestling matches for me, where it's completely one-sided, the humiliation factor of it makes it extremely satisfying to watch....
Wow, this is before Bill Watts bought ol' Leroy out. My favorite Leroy story is him wanting Jim Ross to drive him to where Ted DiBiase was so he could shoot him for dating his daughter Mike (later WWF ring announcer).
@@matthewdempsey8852 Pretty much any guy that got within shooting distance of Machine Gun McGuirk's daughter was a target for Leroy's shooting practice.
I love seeing these shows (thanks KrisZ), but I can’t imagine it was very difficult for Watts to buy out McGuirk. Based on the few shows that have been posted so far, his roster would be lucky to make the bottom of the card in most other territories. (With the obvious exception of Snuka.). The real highlight is Ross. I had no idea he was announcing anywhere prior to Mid-South.
tomfin 2018 My understanding was Watts bought part of McGuirks territory which he renamed Midsouth, McGuirk continued operating for a while but ended up selling the rest of it to Watts
My first live wrestling event was Championship Wrestling at the National Guard Armory in Oklahoma City in March of '82. The main event was Ric Flair vs. Paul Jones. I'd give anything to find the program to that event.
20:30... I've always liked when a heel would refuse to stop punishing his opponent after he'd already won...always made me think the heel wasn't quite "finished" yet, and needed just a littttttle bit longer to feel COMPLETELY satisfied, that extra bit of humiliation to finish the "job"...
In the early 70's leroy mcguirk and bill watts were partners. Monroe louisiana was part of the territory. I saw great matches on local television. "Championship Wrestling". Also saw matches in person at the monroe civic center. I was around 10 years old. Outlaw Don Bass and his "brother" Ron Bass were a good tag team, managed by "Ma" Bass. Akbar, Doctor X, Grizzly Smith, Rip and Randy Tyler, Tank Morgan, Cyclone Negro, Arman Hussein, were all great. I was a kid but thoroughly enjoyed it !
@@loudenkliehr3633 True. In a lot of the NWA territories back then, top-rope moves were barred (the exact rule was both feet could not be on the top rope, which is why Dusty Rhodes could use a flying press to beat Harley Race for his second NWA title, as he had just one foot on the top rope), so Jimmy wore boots to be more of a power wrestler (as he was a regular on the body-builder circuit in the late 70s-early 80s along with Tony Atlas and Ricky Steamboat). Snuka and Terry Gordy were a tough team in Georgia.
He was all over country at the time. Florida. Georgia. Mid Atlantic. Etc. he was in demand, and, from the videos i watched, a fan favorite whereever he went in spite of heel status. Especially in Georgia
In late 1981, the name of the promotion was in the process of changing as they were trying to decide between Tri-State, Midwest, and Mid-American. It doesn't help that all a jet-lagged Snuka has to work with is a banner that simply reads "Championship Wrestling".
Cocaine damaged his brain. The murder was more of a drug-fueled accident than anything premeditated from all the accounts I have read. From several accounts what happened was that Snuka was in his hotel room with Nancy who was his mistress, Snuka was married with children at the time. Snuka and Nancy had a cocaine fueled night and they ran out. Snuka who was an illiterate to begin with, was crazy with cocaine and wanted more. Nancy went out couldn't find any and Snuka took it out on her. He knocked her around and she hit her head. Yes she died but this wasnt a Bruiser Brody-Jose Gonzalez type of premeditated murder. This was more a tale of cocaine addiction than mean-spirited hate-filled murder.
No wonder they went under - very weak territory - but kudos for landing Snuka... The rest seem to be the B team. I wonder who won that final TWA tournament ? The brought in both former Champ Terry Gibbs and Snuka for it. Nice to hear Snuka talk about being a champion... We never heard that in WWF - I think Snuka pissed off JR when he forget his name and called him Mr Announcer lol.......
Nice hearing JR give a recap of Snuka's whole pro wrestling career and titles won in OTHER promotions. Vince Jr never had the class or honesty to do that. I also remember that LIAR Gorilla Monsoon lying about wrestlers pasts. Gorilla even acted like nobody had ever heard of Ric Flair or his title when he came to WWF the first time!
Wow! Thank you. What a rarity.
Wrestling the way it should be
McGuirk tried desperately to hold on after split with Watts, but to no avail. It's obvious from watching this that Watts was the one who had the vision of what wrestling needed to be. Mid South was booming and their TV made this look tame.
I like it. Basic moves and underrated talent. Would like to see more.
great to see ALI BEY WIN and squash his opponent while HE is the topic of announcer (Ross) conversation for a change. Every other match ive seen him in were good to GREAT ones, the man knew what he was doing and looked good and believeable doin it
LOVVVVVE the jobber squashes!...best kind of wrestling matches for me, where it's completely one-sided, the humiliation factor of it makes it extremely satisfying to watch....
you're like a feminist that goes around beating up women.
You know when you see Snuka in boots, it's classic
Siva Afi
@@larrysaunders6065 it was Snuka
Wow, this is before Bill Watts bought ol' Leroy out. My favorite Leroy story is him wanting Jim Ross to drive him to where Ted DiBiase was so he could shoot him for dating his daughter Mike (later WWF ring announcer).
Guitar Anthony I thought it was Brian Blair?
@@matthewdempsey8852 Pretty much any guy that got within shooting distance of Machine Gun McGuirk's daughter was a target for Leroy's shooting practice.
I love seeing these shows (thanks KrisZ), but I can’t imagine it was very difficult for Watts to buy out McGuirk. Based on the few shows that have been posted so far, his roster would be lucky to make the bottom of the card in most other territories. (With the obvious exception of Snuka.). The real highlight is Ross. I had no idea he was announcing anywhere prior to Mid-South.
tomfin 2018
My understanding was Watts bought part of McGuirks territory which he renamed Midsouth, McGuirk continued operating for a while but ended up selling the rest of it to Watts
Mike Stidham well that is true, I’ve just heard the story that Brian Blair told about the incident.
My first live wrestling event was Championship Wrestling at the National Guard Armory in Oklahoma City in March of '82. The main event was Ric Flair vs. Paul Jones. I'd give anything to find the program to that event.
20:30... I've always liked when a heel would refuse to stop punishing his opponent after he'd already won...always made me think the heel wasn't quite "finished" yet, and needed just a littttttle bit longer to feel COMPLETELY satisfied, that extra bit of humiliation to finish the "job"...
I never heard of Don Bass before this upload but he was a pretty decent performer.
In the early 70's leroy mcguirk and bill watts were partners. Monroe louisiana was part of the territory. I saw great matches on local television. "Championship Wrestling". Also saw matches in person at the monroe civic center. I was around 10 years old. Outlaw Don Bass and his "brother" Ron Bass were a good tag team, managed by "Ma" Bass. Akbar, Doctor X, Grizzly Smith, Rip and Randy Tyler, Tank Morgan, Cyclone Negro, Arman Hussein, were all great. I was a kid but thoroughly enjoyed it !
@@dannymcdowell8524 Thanks for the info
@@Dakatari you are welcome. I miss the days when wrestling had some believability to it.
@@dannymcdowell8524 “Ma” Bass? Any info on her? I gotta see what she looked like ill look her up
I remember a slender, middle aged lady. She, and her "sons" Ronnie and Donnie Bass dressed in western outfits.
Never seen Jimmy Snuka wear wrestling boots before.
He went back and forth with boots. He wore boots in Tri-State, Georgia and Mid-Atlantic, barefoot in WWF and Portland
I've noticed he wore boots typically as a heel.
@@garyrasberryjr.552 Except at Wrestlemania VII against Undertaker, he wore boots then.
@@GregoryWeagle I remember he wore boots when he made his comeback in the WWF.
@@loudenkliehr3633 True. In a lot of the NWA territories back then, top-rope moves were barred (the exact rule was both feet could not be on the top rope, which is why Dusty Rhodes could use a flying press to beat Harley Race for his second NWA title, as he had just one foot on the top rope), so Jimmy wore boots to be more of a power wrestler (as he was a regular on the body-builder circuit in the late 70s-early 80s along with Tony Atlas and Ricky Steamboat).
Snuka and Terry Gordy were a tough team in Georgia.
I always enjoyed Ali Bey , The Terrible Turk .
Saw that thumbnail and thought it was Pampero Firpo, not Snuka
スヌーカが最強タッグに来日する直前の試合ですね。
この直前にもジャイアントシリーズ参戦してた。
帰国してまたすぐに来日というハードスケジュール。
Sivi Afi the same as Coco Samoa?
Not only did Snuka not know JR's name, looks like he didn't know the name of the promotion😆
He was all over country at the time. Florida. Georgia. Mid Atlantic. Etc. he was in demand, and, from the videos i watched, a fan favorite whereever he went in spite of heel status. Especially in Georgia
In late 1981, the name of the promotion was in the process of changing as they were trying to decide between Tri-State, Midwest, and Mid-American. It doesn't help that all a jet-lagged Snuka has to work with is a banner that simply reads "Championship Wrestling".
Weird seeing jimmy cut a coherent promo. Was the Piper thing before or after the the Murder. I think Roddy accidentally damaged his brain.
Christopher Sims this match was at least 2 yrs before he murdered Nancy Argentino and before Piper blasted him with a coconut.
Cocaine damaged his brain. The murder was more of a drug-fueled accident than anything premeditated from all the accounts I have read. From several accounts what happened was that Snuka was in his hotel room with Nancy who was his mistress, Snuka was married with children at the time. Snuka and Nancy had a cocaine fueled night and they ran out. Snuka who was an illiterate to begin with, was crazy with cocaine and wanted more. Nancy went out couldn't find any and Snuka took it out on her. He knocked her around and she hit her head. Yes she died but this wasnt a Bruiser Brody-Jose Gonzalez type of premeditated murder. This was more a tale of cocaine addiction than mean-spirited hate-filled murder.
Mark and Ricky Youngblood wrestling under their real last names Romero.
i think the youngblood name came from the mother or grandmothers maiden name
I remember seeing them at the Fairgrounds in Bentonville Arkansas in 1981 and 82. Where was this show filmed? What arena is that?
Was at channel 2 tv studios in Tulsa. Station now known as KJRH. I was a young Okie from Muskogee watching these in my childhood.
That is not a TV studio
This was filmed on a building at the Tulsa State Fairgrounds. It was next door to the indoor flea market. I was at this and other tapings!
is ROSS wearing eye liner?
So this must have been just before Snuka went to the WWF?
Yes about 2 months before
that isn't Jimmy Snuka. "Outlaw Don Bass"???
He went to Georgia Championship Wrestling in 1982. He was teaming with Terry Gordie when the Freebirds were split up battling each other.
Sunka was there but the first guy is Sivi Afi.
NY used Sivi after Snuka got sent home for a bit but he never worked out.
a few months later this promotion was gone. a few months earlier the wrestlers of the territory went on strike after not getting paid
Why would snuka leave Crockett for this?
No wonder they went under - very weak territory - but kudos for landing Snuka... The rest seem to be the B team. I wonder who won that final TWA tournament ? The brought in both former Champ Terry Gibbs and Snuka for it. Nice to hear Snuka talk about being a champion... We never heard that in WWF - I think Snuka pissed off JR when he forget his name and called him Mr Announcer lol.......
Sunka won beating Tom Jones in the finals
Note to Jerry Lantrip: Bobo Brazil wants his hometown back.
Low center of gravity=short
'Outlaw Don' not "Ron" Bass. Lol
Snuka 4 yrs before getting coconutted by Piper in WWF.
That's not Ron. The funny thing is, Ron worked the territory before the split with the "Outlaw" nickname, too.
@@MrHmg55 i believe Ron was wrestling in portland as sam oliver pass at this time
They used to tag team
Siva Afi got deported to Samoa after doing some time. Forgot about him.
Ross not good with pronouncing Siva Afi's name.
Nice hearing JR give a recap of Snuka's whole pro wrestling career and titles won in OTHER promotions. Vince Jr never had the class or honesty to do that. I also remember that LIAR Gorilla Monsoon lying about wrestlers pasts. Gorilla even acted like nobody had ever heard of Ric Flair or his title when he came to WWF the first time!
But what he forgot was that Snuka was also a NWA World tag champ with Paul Orndorff. Still, it WAS good to hear JR give a recap.
Snuka was one helluva coke head lol