Mid South wrestling was one of,if not THE best TV wrestling show ever. Great action,great angles etc. Wrestling II was an awesome heel! Love this time span in that area.
This is how you do business. Wrestling II was on his way out, so they turned him heel and sacrificed him to T.A. because he was gonna be their next big star.
Mr. Wrestling II was boring, non athletic his interviews lacked fire and desire he never should of had a major push in pro wrestling mid south had to be desperate to giv him any type of spotlight
@@byroncarr4157 Mr. Wrestling 2 was retiring because he was in his 50s when he "pushed" Magnum TA his body was beat up but he was still doing his part to promote the sport he loved. Had Magnum not had his accident he would have pinned Flair for the World Title and had long career like Flair as Champion. All this set in place because of Jim Ross and Mr. Wrestling 2 giving back to the sport that made him famous. As a side note this speaks volumes about Flair, many times he was to hand off the belt to the next big thing but it seemed always the next big thing got hurt, died or became too demanding for the role and Flair was the only go to guy at that time that could draw a crowd as Champion like him or not. Flair was always there to pick up the belt and keep it viable until the next big thing came along and finally worked.
@@darthroden wwe hof is a joke If i was a wrestler I would rather be enshrined in the pro wrestling hall of fame not just in a company's hall of fame...
I loved this feud, possibly my favourite feud from Mid-South. I remember the training vignettes they filmed, where they had Magnum being taught the Knee Lift on a sandbag. Just fantastic :D
Mid-South Wrestling was Legendary, Missing Link,Butch Reed,Rat Pack, Dark Journey, Dick Murdock, Buzz Sawyer, Dr Death,JYD,Humongous.. ...Glory Days of Real Wrestling
Never saw this as it happened as I didn't get Mid South TV, but I remember reading that 2, as Magnum's coach, turned heel as part of his training and to make him a better wrestler, and this was explained after the feud ended.
They had the benefit of time. Regional promotion means, 'only show in town' AND info not getting out. You couldn't do this now because these smark morons read their dirt sheets and get everything and air it out. They want to be the show and it sucks.
There is an amazing important part to this angle. As the story goes Two and Magnum had real trouble when Magnum teamed with a native of Downers Grove, Illinois. Guy named Lanny Poffo. The son of Angelo Poffo. The brother of a then Memphis supervillain named Macho Man Randy Savage.B.W.
The whole story arc with Wrestling II as Magnum TA's mentor/tag partner, their winning the tag titles, Wrestling II becoming NA Champ and turning on TA, then TA getting the rub by thrashing his former teacher and winning the belt is just brilliant. One of the best angles in wrestling and a textbook example of using an older talent to build a new star.
It’s nice to think about the idea, but it wouldn’t work. The territory system works only if each territory is a monopoly. That is, fans in one territory didn’t know what was going on in the other territories.
@@SonnyBubba it might cause wwe going downhill sinse 07 benoit tragedy. It already on life support. With covid19 goin on .if he had any sense he do somthing.caz aew n wwe got low rating now
My father wrestled in college. He hated it when I watched pro wrestling because it was so technically unsound. He never understood that I just enjoyed the story lines.
First I have to say that the AWA is my favorite area of all time.I'm talking about the TV SHOW....not the territory itself. The AWA TV show was good but the Mid South show had more angles,more action,and more star vs star matches than the AWA did. Again, I am NOT talking about the territory as a whole..just the TV show.
...the ref just turns his back on the action for a solid 45 seconds +, to talk to #2, COMPLETELY disregarding the match in the middle of what could've been potentially the finishing move.🙄🙄Even when both me slam to the mat with force enough to physically shake the ring, he still never turns around. I can totally appreciate the attempt to sell...but...🤦🏼♂️😏🥴
Robert bishop This may sound crazy but if Mr Wrestling II hadn’t turned heel Magnum TA wouldn’t had blown up like he did. After his career ended he went on to be a very good color analyst.
Great feud. The way they had that set up was the exact way you set up a feud between Magnum T.A. and Wrestling 2. That's how you do it. I miss the Mid South shows on tv.
Underrated fued between an upcoming star and a curmudgeonly veteran. No matter what people say about Bill Watts he is my fa oriented promoter of all time.
+Danny Florio I think watts, Lawler, Jarret, or the Von Ericsson could have gone national and world wide. they all had the talent at one point and I think the money. they just didn't have the vision like McMahon did.
I remember watching this on "Channel 3 KTBS (ABC) SHREVEPORT LA" When it was shown. Everybody, and I mean EVERYBODY was stunned 😳 the "MR WRESTLING II" Backstabbed "MAGNUM T.A" over being passed over. But "T.A" wasn't the only one that "MR WRESTLING II" (formerly a good guy) "BACKSTABBED", nor was the "JUNKYARD DOG" either. But he had the (his finishing) "KNEE LIFT" that everyone knew to beware of. While "MAGNUM T.A" who stayed a good guy chose a different finishing move "BELLY TO BELLY SUPLEX", and he had great success with it as well. "MR WRESTLING II" after "T.A" also trained another who would extremely DANGEROUS, That man would be known as: "HERCULES HERNANDEZ". Who's finishing move was the "COBRA CLUTCH". Also very effective.
Jim Ross and Jim Cornet when they were about 22 y/o. Lol. Edit Barry Darsow was one of the most underrated wrestlers. His strength was legendary. He lifted Tank Patton (300 lbs) with one arm and tagged in his partner with the other.
I Loved it when Cowboy Bill Watts ran WCW because He was for the Fans. He gave the Fans what they wanted. Bill had a saying and it went like this - What do you fans want to see today? Oh you want to see The Rock And Roll Express vs The Midnight Express?? Ok you got it "Let's Hookem Up"!!!!!!!!!
This could have been much better if Mr. Wrestling II was better on the stick. If he was able to talk with the fluidity and the mannerisms of, say, J.J. Dillon, he would have sold this much better.
Mid -South Wrestling 3/. / 84 TV SHOW 📺. Last week footage Closing Moments: The Mid-Night Express( Dennis Condrey & Bobby Eaton with manager Jim Cornette) defeated Mr.Wrestling 2 (1/2 of Mid -South Tag Team Champions)& John King ( Magnum TA try's to save 2 from Express! & Krusher krushchev attacks MTA) From: Shreveport, Louisiana: Irish McNeil's Boys Club Wednesday,feb.29,1984 (Live! Tv Taping)
Magnum TA his car accident did change wrestling , like he wouldve took the belt from flair or think instead of Barry joining the horsemen Magnum joins and betrays Dusty now that wouldve shocked the crowd. And then he goes back but like life then his journey back to the light and he becomes the hero again and goes next level and probably heads to NY , But when he was hurt and back then you could say anyone was brothers so why not big Scott Hall back then i think Hall was trying to look like Magnum.
People always talk about Vince raiding the territories, but a year later Cornette, Eaton, Condrey, Darsow, Morton, Gibson and Magnum would all be working for Crockett.
Tully Blanchard, Arn Anderson (as "Marty Lunde"), and Rick Rude were three others in the early middle Eighties who went from MidSouth Undercards to JCP.🤔😂🎤🐴💎🤼♂️B.W.
I think Mid Atlantic did a better job with the way they presented Magnum TA as a babyface than Mid South did. Mid South had him yelling and screaming, and that's just not his style. He's much better as a smooth talker, when he went to NWA, he sounded classier and not decent and not temperamental---more like Magnum PI (Tom Selleck)
Used to watch Mid-South wrestling almost every Saturday..the memories!
Mid South wrestling was one of,if not THE best TV wrestling show ever. Great action,great angles etc. Wrestling II was an awesome heel! Love this time span in that area.
This is how you do business. Wrestling II was on his way out, so they turned him heel and sacrificed him to T.A. because he was gonna be their next big star.
Gave 2 a last good Run.
Mr. Wrestling II was boring, non athletic his interviews lacked fire and desire he never should of had a major push in pro wrestling mid south had to be desperate to giv him any type of spotlight
Byron Carr he was at the tail end of his career here. He was HUGE in Georgia
@@byroncarr4157 Mr. Wrestling 2 was retiring because he was in his 50s when he "pushed" Magnum TA his body was beat up but he was still doing his part to promote the sport he loved. Had Magnum not had his accident he would have pinned Flair for the World Title and had long career like Flair as Champion. All this set in place because of Jim Ross and Mr. Wrestling 2 giving back to the sport that made him famous. As a side note this speaks volumes about Flair, many times he was to hand off the belt to the next big thing but it seemed always the next big thing got hurt, died or became too demanding for the role and Flair was the only go to guy at that time that could draw a crowd as Champion like him or not. Flair was always there to pick up the belt and keep it viable until the next big thing came along and finally worked.
@@stevejohnson1577 agreed I always liked Mr. Wrsetling 2
That's the longest time I've ever seen the referee distracted in a match Lol
Damn shame about Magnums accident in 1986. He was going to be a top guy & eventual World Champion.
He would probably be retiring just about now and maybe in the WWE Hall of Fame.
@@darthroden wwe hof is a joke If i was a wrestler I would rather be enshrined in the pro wrestling hall of fame not just in a company's hall of fame...
@@cargo4405
True!
Rest In Peace Mr Wrestling 2
Mr Wrestling II saved Magnum TA from a premature termination to his wrestling career. What an ingrate Magnum TA was.
I loved this feud, possibly my favourite feud from Mid-South. I remember the training vignettes they filmed, where they had Magnum being taught the Knee Lift on a sandbag. Just fantastic :D
We don't have wrestling like this again. The Territories were the best.
RIP Mr. Wrestling II
Mid-South Wrestling was Legendary, Missing Link,Butch Reed,Rat Pack, Dark Journey, Dick Murdock, Buzz Sawyer, Dr Death,JYD,Humongous.. ...Glory Days of Real Wrestling
Yes sir, glad im not the only one
Miss old school wrestling....
Me to
@Paint Goddess Who was she? Sort of a weird name for a lady.
RIP Mr. Wrestling 2
Never saw this as it happened as I didn't get Mid South TV, but I remember reading that 2, as Magnum's coach, turned heel as part of his training and to make him a better wrestler, and this was explained after the feud ended.
The territory promoters knew how to build an angle and carry it. Too bad these days r gone
They had the benefit of time. Regional promotion means, 'only show in town' AND info not getting out. You couldn't do this now because these smark morons read their dirt sheets and get everything and air it out. They want to be the show and it sucks.
The fans have ruined wrestling
Just think if Bill Watts had been able to keep his time slot on the superstation.
Perfectly done! Mid-South was the big time in regional promotions cause of creative storylines like this
There is an amazing important part to this angle. As the story goes Two and Magnum had real trouble when Magnum teamed with a native of Downers Grove, Illinois. Guy named Lanny Poffo. The son of Angelo Poffo. The brother of a then Memphis supervillain named Macho Man Randy Savage.B.W.
The greatest old man yells at cloud gimmick of all time.
I love the way the ring sounds during the Midnight Express / Mr. Wrestling 2 match...
THE N.W.A FROM CHARLOTTE, N.C., SOUTH-ATLANTIC, G.C.W. FROM ATLANTA, GEORGIA, AND C.W.F. FROM FLORIDA, WAS GREAT WRESTLING!!!
Wrestling 2 is too funny he said the man said I quit I quit I can’t stand anymore lol.
The whole story arc with Wrestling II as Magnum TA's mentor/tag partner, their winning the tag titles, Wrestling II becoming NA Champ and turning on TA, then TA getting the rub by thrashing his former teacher and winning the belt is just brilliant. One of the best angles in wrestling and a textbook example of using an older talent to build a new star.
You are so right, now we are talking wrestling 🔥💪
Agreed 👍. This is so entertaining
Loved this era in wrestling. Vince ought to sell regional franchises and reinvent this sport.
It’s nice to think about the idea, but it wouldn’t work. The territory system works only if each territory is a monopoly. That is, fans in one territory didn’t know what was going on in the other territories.
And the internet! No more angles!
@@SonnyBubba it might cause wwe going downhill sinse 07 benoit tragedy. It already on life support. With covid19 goin on .if he had any sense he do somthing.caz aew n wwe got low rating now
The BEST wrestling program ever!!!
Wrestling 2 put Magnum TA over big time
My father wrestled in college. He hated it when I watched pro wrestling because it was so technically unsound. He never understood that I just enjoyed the story lines.
I bet that ticked your father off to no end
You are so right, now we are talking wrestling 🔥
Vince McMahon has screwed up wrestling so much !
How?
Have you watched it lately it's straight up garbage, Vince has killed Wrestling
This comment has aged like a fine wine 👍
I liked II as a heel. :-)
First I have to say that the AWA is my favorite area of all time.I'm talking about the TV SHOW....not the territory itself. The AWA TV show was good but the Mid South show had more angles,more action,and more star vs star matches than the AWA did. Again, I am NOT talking about the territory as a whole..just the TV show.
...the ref just turns his back on the action for a solid 45 seconds +, to talk to #2, COMPLETELY disregarding the match in the middle of what could've been potentially the finishing move.🙄🙄Even when both me slam to the mat with force enough to physically shake the ring, he still never turns around. I can totally appreciate the attempt to sell...but...🤦🏼♂️😏🥴
It dragged out to long made the ref. Look so stupid
Mr. Wrestling 2 Rocks!!!
Mr. Wrestling 2 possibly saved Magnum TA’s life by throwing that towel in.
Loved how 2 was speaking down to magnum...I loved it...good for the great heel....mr. wrestling number 2
Thomas, you're nuttier than a fruit cake.
"He was upside down screaming I quit! I quit!I quit! I can't stand no more! I quit!" 😄
We all heard it. 😄
Cornett was one of the best heel managers of all time. I believe Mr. Wrestling 2 went was more of a baby face than a heel.
Robert bishop This may sound crazy but if Mr Wrestling II hadn’t turned heel Magnum TA wouldn’t had blown up like he did. After his career ended he went on to be a very good color analyst.
Mr.2 was near the end of his career . And went out on a good Run.
Boyd Pierce has a normal suit on. Get rid of the tie!
Great action. Great angles. Mid South was the best. Too bad wrestling isn't fun to watch anymore. WWE bores me to sleep 😴
Great feud. The way they had that set up was the exact way you set up a feud between Magnum T.A. and Wrestling 2. That's how you do it. I miss the Mid South shows on tv.
Damn. Bill Watts wouldn't shut up ! He loved the sound of his voice too much.
I would say this was probably around 1983.
This is when Pro Wrestling was Wrestling!!!!!!!!!
Lol at the announcers referring to Krushchev as his real name repeatedly.
Wasnt he still darsow then
Gotta love Mr. Rasslin II. ✌
Underrated fued between an upcoming star and a curmudgeonly veteran. No matter what people say about Bill Watts he is my fa oriented promoter of all time.
i said he said I quit! LOL!
Mr.2 after wrestling had a T.V. show called Masked Cop.
Loved face to grouchy heel.
RIP MR .Wrestling 2
Ahh the gold 'ole days of real wrestling!! Today's WWE-controlled-everything is such garbage
artvandeleghe I agree
artvandeleghe That's because the promoters of the territories were bad businessman. They all tried to go national and failed miserably
+Danny Florio I think watts, Lawler, Jarret, or the Von Ericsson could have gone national and world wide. they all had the talent at one point and I think the money. they just didn't have the vision like McMahon did.
Robert bishop They didn't had the money either, or the resources to make it happen. Only Vince did.
Business,, have pickup,, great show
Mr wrestling 2 was right magnum said I quit I give up I heard him say it
Predates a bigger moment in Magnum's career in 1985 with much more on the line in Greensboro...😉🎤🐴💎🤼♂️B.W.
Yeah dude 😎 good match 👍 What is up man on man action 🔥 R U man enough
Magnum T A GREAT man
Magnum TA turns on Mr Wrestling 2.
Fantastic!!!!
I remember watching this on
"Channel 3 KTBS (ABC)
SHREVEPORT LA"
When it was shown.
Everybody, and I mean EVERYBODY was stunned 😳 the "MR WRESTLING II"
Backstabbed "MAGNUM T.A" over being passed over.
But "T.A" wasn't the only one that "MR WRESTLING II"
(formerly a good guy)
"BACKSTABBED", nor was the "JUNKYARD DOG" either.
But he had the (his finishing)
"KNEE LIFT" that everyone knew to beware of.
While "MAGNUM T.A" who stayed a good guy chose a different finishing move
"BELLY TO BELLY SUPLEX",
and he had great success with it as well.
"MR WRESTLING II"
after "T.A" also trained another who would extremely DANGEROUS,
That man would be known as:
"HERCULES HERNANDEZ".
Who's finishing move was the
"COBRA CLUTCH".
Also very effective.
Darsow was moving like volkoff
At 8:47, this is me when I have had enough.
Mr wrestling talks like he got clothespin on his nose.
Neither Magnum nor MR2 could talk worth a damn.. so Watts had to do all the talking for both of them!
Jim Ross and Jim Cornet when they were about 22 y/o. Lol.
Edit Barry Darsow was one of the most underrated wrestlers. His strength was legendary. He lifted Tank Patton (300 lbs) with one arm and tagged in his partner with the other.
Wrong...this is when wrestling was GREAT...the angles were awesome. The shit NOW sucks. This was great stuff
Mr Wrestling !! without the mask looked like Red Forman so now I can only think of Mr. Wrestling II calling Magnum TA a 'dumbass'.
I Loved it when Cowboy Bill Watts ran WCW because He was for the Fans. He gave the Fans what they wanted. Bill had a saying and it went like this - What do you fans want to see today? Oh you want to see The Rock And Roll Express vs The Midnight Express?? Ok you got it "Let's Hookem Up"!!!!!!!!!
He was a disaster in wcw
@@chrischar9428 I agree with You.
Watts almost killed WCW
Mr Wrestling 2 has died late yesterdsy
Didnt this angle start when magnum st teaming with lanny poffo abd two didnt want him too because he was machos brother and aheel in mid southern
Huh?
FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE OMNI !!!!!!!! GORDON SOLIE LOL
This could have been much better if Mr. Wrestling II was better on the stick. If he was able to talk with the fluidity and the mannerisms of, say, J.J. Dillon, he would have sold this much better.
I remember Amarillo, tx
This was a good wrestling saying video
I swear I watch these 35 to 40 year old matches and I can't believe I didn't see the work, Wrestling has always been fake, This was gold
Mid -South Wrestling 3/. / 84 TV SHOW 📺. Last week footage Closing Moments: The Mid-Night Express( Dennis Condrey & Bobby Eaton with manager Jim Cornette) defeated Mr.Wrestling 2 (1/2 of Mid -South Tag Team Champions)& John King ( Magnum TA try's to save 2 from Express! & Krusher krushchev attacks MTA) From: Shreveport, Louisiana: Irish McNeil's Boys Club Wednesday,feb.29,1984 (Live! Tv Taping)
a jealous old man..........Hahaha hahaha. .......very interesting.
yes very interesting
What an angle and Bobby Eaton says they didn't get along for real
5:35 - Looks like that win was just "Repo-ed" from Magnum TA.
Geeze, Magnum was in that torture rack from 5:03-5:34 🤷🏻♂️ So who forgot their spot?!?!?!
Tim woods was on Nikita’s team slangin pre paid legal services
Magnum TA his car accident did change wrestling , like he wouldve took the belt from flair or think instead of Barry joining the horsemen Magnum joins and betrays Dusty now that wouldve shocked the crowd. And then he goes back but like life then his journey back to the light and he becomes the hero again and goes next level and probably heads to NY , But when he was hurt and back then you could say anyone was brothers so why not big Scott Hall back then i think Hall was trying to look like Magnum.
Wrestling 2 partner's in that match was probably the parking lot attendant. He sure was not a wrestler!
Watts needs to shut up and let the performers perform.
magnum is the son of former nwa star soldat wolfman gorky.
What year was this?
White Lion Thunder
84 I think. Maybe 83.
Definitely 1984
Wrestling 2 was correct the man carried TA to the titles.
Yellow Dog Express, do you have an e-mail address?
People always talk about Vince raiding the territories, but a year later Cornette, Eaton, Condrey, Darsow, Morton, Gibson and Magnum would all be working for Crockett.
Tully Blanchard, Arn Anderson (as "Marty Lunde"), and Rick Rude were three others in the early middle Eighties who went from MidSouth Undercards to JCP.🤔😂🎤🐴💎🤼♂️B.W.
What year is this from? It looks like mid 80s
Hi
83-84.
1984
Was Mr. Wrestling 2 drunk when he did the interview? He couldn't even think of what he was going to say and had those weird pauses.
2 was cool
Magnum TA saying i quit?? Foreshadowing to Tully Blanchard 🤔🤔
Get Well Mr. Jim Ross
Wrestling was wrestling
Dam masked wasbacreal old man but they luved him
Darsow looks like the repo man.
Lol
He also kinda looks like smash!
Mr Wrestling 2 did all of that talking but was a total punk when Magnum TA told him to come get in the ring.
@Edward Did I say that it wasn't? No I didn't. ✌️
Didnt Wrestling II say he acted like this all along to make Magnum TA tough. Kind of like of like Coach Lombardi…
Awesome stuff. Student potentially surpassing teacher. Teacher can't handle it and he's being a petty asshole.
Mr wrestling 2 don't want to get beat like he got beaten at the hands of the the assassin Jody Hamilton lol
Krusher Darsow... Lol. A fuckup by Watts!
Johnny Walker was hot.
Great match....
Jesus how old was Wrestling 2? It looks like he wore his tidy-whities out to the ring. He could probably pull them up to his neck!!!
Imagine if he and Magnum had traded trunks Lol. Magnum's speedo style trunks wouldn't have worked for wrestling 2 😁
I think Mid Atlantic did a better job with the way they presented Magnum TA as a babyface than Mid South did. Mid South had him yelling and screaming, and that's just not his style. He's much better as a smooth talker, when he went to NWA, he sounded classier and not decent and not temperamental---more like Magnum PI (Tom Selleck)
He could never talk