Recent content by tdmoon

Like the OP, the DDT and the bear hug were among the first moves to come to mind. Bob Backlund used to finish matches with an atomic drop, even won the world title with it. It's more of a comedy spot than a finisher now.

Nikolai Volkoff seemed to be one of the most visible wrestlers around during a long and very solid career. He won the World Tag title with Iron Sheik at the first Wrestlemania, was a mainstay on the syndicated WWF shows, had big matches on Saturday Night's Main Events, memorable feuds with World...

Was this in poor taste? Probably. But Brickhouse Brown absolutely shined in this controversial racially-charged angle. Brickhouse had it all, other than height: he was a solid wrestler, in outstanding shape and gifted in front of the microphone. He had great intensity and could really connect...

I've been using this thread to highlight some of the professional wrestling memories that have amused me but today's posts have a sad origin. The past couple days have been tragic ones for the wrestling world with the passing of three mat legends, and today I want to highlight a favorite memory...

Christopher's "Little Red Wagon" bit is one of my all-time favorite promos. A terrible day for professional wrestling, with the criminally underrated Brickhouse Brown and Nikolai Volkoff also passing. RIP to three terrific wrestlers.

I find I tend to ramble on about this match a lot in my posts so I'll go ahead and drop it here. AWTgZUcFd14

-Tommy Rich coming out from under the ring during the Lawler-Idol match. It wasn't very common to see interference in a cage match and Lawler always won hair matches. -Ric Flair showing up in the WWF with the World Title. It was something I thought I'd never see outside of an issue of...

Appreciate the suggestion. I've heard a lot of good things about Tim Hornbaker's books, National Wrestling Alliance : The Untold Story of the Monopoly That Strangled Pro Wrestling in particular. I've recently read that he has a new book coming out in September titled Death of the Territories...

I don't know near as much as I should. I've never watched much WWF wrestling and guess that bias has kept me from going back further and really getting into the older stuff. Recently I have read a few things from this period, though, and those along with this thread are making me think it's...

Obvious answer here is the Four Horsemen(at least any version which included Flair, Blanchard and Arn). Don't get me wrong, the NWO deserves a ton of credit for bringing in new fans and giving the business a big kick in the ass, but it got watered down so quickly. Within months of forming, the...

I went on and on about my last entry being an important moment in wrestling, memorable brawl, legendary wrestlers, etc. but this remembrance is purely for fun. It's one of those vignettes that always makes me laugh. At Home With "Dr. D" was the good doctor's attempt to show us that he is a...

It's been tough trying to decide what to go back and watch first. So I figure why not go with one of the most iconic moments from my all-time favorite promotion? The Tupelo Concession Stand Brawl stands the test of time as one of the wildest, most believable fights pro wrestling has ever seen...

It has been several years now that I've had little interest in the current professional wrestling scene. I've found myself becoming the grouchy old man who sits around shitting on the product, muttering "back in my day....". A moment of self-reflection reminded me how those old-timers always...

I am glad you posted this, FromGlasgow. I was also surprised it hadn't been mentioned here; Bruno is easily on the Mt. Rushmore of wrestling legends, one of the greatest to ever lace up the boots. I considered starting a thread about it but the few times I've started threads about a death or...

It put the WWF on the map as the undisputed leader. Wrestling had other boom periods of great popularity well before Hulk Hogan and even the WWWF. Professional wrestling has been considered one of the top spectator sports for almost a hundred years now.