WWA Championship Wrestling (May 17, 1969)
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- WWA CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
This episode originally aired Saturday May 17, 1969 and was hosted by Chuck Marlowe.
THIS EPISODE FEATURES
Johnny Kace vs Blackjack Lanza (with Bobby Heenan)
Jose Quintero vs Lou Thesz
The Mongol vs Phil Cristie
BEST TWO OUT OF THREE FALLS: Johnny Diamond & Jim Eskew vs Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher
In working for The Philadelphia Spectrum for so many years. The biggest pay day and publicity Bobby Heehnan ever got was when he was hired by the WWF and came to our Building once a month. Bobby was just opposite in real life from what you see here. Bobby and I became friends and he was one of the greatest people I have met. Bobby use to always be to please not tell people that we was nice and when he was alive I never told Anyone that Bobby nice but what a gem he was. Jack Lands who Bobby introduced me to really was not a real nice person in real life but Bobby was maybe it was just to me but what a good guy. When Bobby developed Cancer of the Mouth and could not talk because of the surgeons cutting half his face off to try and save his life I would see Bobby at some signing shows and he still was so comedic to me even if he had to just use his hands to give gestures. God Bless Bobby up in Heaven and Thanks for being so nice to me and being a great friend to me.
Awesome story,👍💪🏻😎
Less was more, no spectacular ring entrances, no pyro, no wacky storylines, no models just interesting old school wrestling.
Yep they told their stories with their matches didn't do the paint by numbers flips one after another with no reason other to say hey look at me
It’s would have happened in the next decade regardless. Keep in mind pro wrestling is 100% billed as a shoot when this was recorded.
check out my golden age Playlist... got all the golden age wrestlers
Looked more realistic & proper competition like Amateur Wrestling in Olympic. Or more UFC
This was when I first started watching Wrestling on WCIU TV in Chicago and how I will always remember “Pretty Boy” Bobby Heenan! The Greatest Manager in Professional Wrestling History!
It was Dick The Bruiser who gave him the name "The Weasel"!
this is great..the Brain and BJ Lanza...the good days..more please😊
some truely CLASSIC wrestling from the old days of local promotion wrestling. WWA was the first wrestling I ever remember watching as a 4 year old kid back in the early 80s, seeing some of this early footage of WWA is awesome, especially seeing a very young Bobby Heenan in the promotion at this early time period.
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, The greatest Wrestling Manager of all time :D
We will never forget you
“Anything is legal as long as the ref doesn’t see it.” - “Pretty Boy” Bobby “The Brain” Heenan RIP
So amazing seeing the greatest pro wrestling manager of all time, Bobby Heenan as a young man, or should I say "weasel"? Heenan was the best!
Wow Heenan and Lanza. Thank you
Chuck Marlo legendary sports announcer.
MR. BOB LUCE AND HIS WIFE SHARON were the best. I went to the shows at the amphitheater in chicago and had a blast. Whatever happened to the luxe hall of fame? It was great to walk thru and having a steak dinner with moose and pepper Gomez was great.
Wow Heenan jumps on commentary the same way he would 20 years later. This is awesome
love it when the TV flickers…. 😎
Oh my god what have i just subscribed to? I have too check my pulse to make sure im not dead and in heaven lol. Earliest match ive seen of Heenan and Lanza. THANKS FOR THE POST!!!! Hopefully you have lots of “All Star Wrestling” episodes id love tohear Oneill and Kent
C&C bail bonds lol, Bens auto sales lol god i loved Luce
When Bob Luce was lucid, he could sell without mentioning Ben's Auto Sales! Holy crap, Lou Thesz!!
Lou Thez was an extraordinary wrestler he held his UWA championship for the longest time and lost it against the outstanding
Heavyweight Canek from 🇲🇽 Mexico who defended this title several times in Mexico and Japan against Inoki & Hulk Hogan.
From one great champion to another 👍👍
Very cool upload; thank you!
Cheers to every wrestling fans 🍻🍻
Get your tickets at C&C Bail Bonds. I love it!
John Iafelice LOL
Nice seeing Lou Thez in this video, big names here.
wow, Bobby Heehnan, became manager for Ravishing Rick Rude in 80s, WWF😎👍
Wow, I was born 33 years later.
BOB LUCE for HOF
GOOD GOD BOBBY HEENAN!!!
I was a total mark , for wibur synder , as a kid in st. Louis mo ..
Those cats-eye shades were bad-ass. There was a real style shift happening at this time, from the 50s crew cuts of the Bruiser and Crusher to the shaggy dudes at the end, with that Mad Men slicked down look that would've been considered current. My man looked like he stepped out of an Italian spy movie.
Shaggy dude....Don the hog Fargo is one of those.
6011 Calumet Avenue in Hammond Indiana is now a vacant lot.
when wrestling was real , :)
Wasn't Chuck Marlowe a longtime announcer for the syndicated radio broadcast of the Indianapolis "500" (usually stationed at one of the turns)?
Yes, also did IU basketball
The original Woodstock Festival started 90 days after this broadcast on 8/15/69.
Zen Of Tupac I would like to know why you mentioned Woodstock??
@@stewartquark1661 Most likely to put this time frame in perspective. Seeing this footage, doesn’t seem like it would be during same period as that festival. You’re overthinking.
@@colourfaze86 Better to overthink than not think at all??
Crusher didn't unleash the 100 megatons with his bolo punch 🤐
great
Is this Indianapolis?
WWA:Championship Wrestling-
Matches:
Blackjack Lanza
(New Mexico;6'3",262);
Vs.
"Bulldog"
Johnny Kace
(Illinois;6'1",266);
_________________
"the Shooter"
Lou Thesz
(Arizona;6'1",243);
Vs.
"el Tornado"
Jose Quintero
( Cuba;6'2",247);
////////////////
the Mongol
(Mongolia;6'4",281);
Vs.
"Lightning"
Phil Christie
(Illinois;6'1",241);
----------------------
the Bruiser
(Kansas;6'4",304);
&
the Crusher
(Illinois,-6'3",300);
Vs.
"Gentleman"
Johnny Diamond
(6'2",252);
&
"Dynamite"⁵
Jim Eskew
(6'1",248);
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."-🖥🌐🌎🌏🌍🌐..
Plain and simple
Heenan in suit and tie
Mr. Kleen!
Sailor Art, Snyder, Tokyo Joe for HOF
Does anyone know the first match VKM Jr. called for Vince senior? I heard that he first official ‘called match’ was in 1969, although I have no idea if Vince was even part of wwwf as an on screen role before 1971 cuz can’t find any videos or references whatsoever pre 71’
I think in 1969 he maybe covered a few times when Ray Morgan couldn't make it or something.
Da Crusher!
The Ring Announcer incorrectly said Thesz was a 5 time NWA Champion......He was in fact a Six time Champion by 1969
I'm surprised that this program was in black-and-white.
Maybe it originally was broadcast in color but only a black-and-white tape remains.
Not everywhere had color yet.
It depended on the production budget on whether it would be color or black and white
He said Dick The Bruiser goes both ways. I always suspected that
Would’ve been much better if this had colour
This commentator reminds me of the late Ed Capral who called matches in Atlanta Georgia from 1955-1974.
With Ed he kept you concentrating on what was going on in the ring and not some scripted clown show outside the ring. I mean it’s a work in the ring but at least back then you watched the wrestling instead of a bunch of wrestlers showing up and match breaks out time and time again or ten people rushing to the ring to interfere and it’s like watching a battle royal instead of a match.
A rather subdued Bob Luce.
😊😀☺
If Blackjack Mulligan is Barry Windham’s Father. Would that make Blackjack Lanza Windham’s Uncle?
Lanza and Mulligan weren't brothers
A Nazi symbol?? SMH.