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Post by Brunomark on Sept 5, 2005 19:37:39 GMT -5
Any favorites from the Philly area from the Kay Fabe era (through 82 or so)? I remember some goodies at the Arena and The Spectrum. Bruno vs Arion cage, SSBG vs Bruno cage, Blassie vs Morales cage, Tanaka/Fugi vs Pedro/Bruno TV, Strongbow Vs Jimmy Valiant, bringing all the Florida guys in for the first Spectrum Show, Bruno vs Steel (multiple time) on and on and on
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Post by grumpyoldman on Sept 5, 2005 21:01:23 GMT -5
I remember going to my aunt's house to watch the old Prism network. They used to show matches from the Spectrum. This was pre-Hogan, so for the longest time I'd see Bob Backlund wrestle George Steele, Sgt. Slaughter, Samoan #3, etc. I remember he fought Ivan Koloff one time & the ref stopped the match because Koloff was bleeding too heavy. This was the first time I had ever seen a wrestler bleed and I nearly puked! Great times!
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Post by Brabbit on Sept 27, 2005 12:30:43 GMT -5
Well, that's before my time, but I can comment from what I have seen on video. Here are a few standouts from what I have seen:
1. 3/21/81- Backlund/Slaughter cage match- lots of blood, good brawling, and perhaps the hottest heel in wrestling at the time.
2. 5/23/81- Slaughter/Patterson alley fight- almost as good as the Alley Fight as MSG, great brawling, psychology and heat.
3. The two Zybsko/Sammartino matches from 1980- a great, great feud, with unbelievable crowd heat.
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Post by The LBC Gangsta on Oct 12, 2005 21:16:08 GMT -5
when i went to my first wwf event at the spectrum i saw piper and cowboy bob ortona gainst orndorff and bruno samartino at the end it got so out of contro; they were throwing tables and chairs into the ring and back then that wasnt normal and then all the fans got into it and the were throwing stuff in the ring and fighting it got really crazy
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Post by Iceman on Oct 13, 2005 14:50:00 GMT -5
when i went to my first wwf event at the spectrum i saw piper and cowboy bob ortona gainst orndorff and bruno samartino at the end it got so out of contro; they were throwing tables and chairs into the ring and back then that wasnt normal and then all the fans got into it and the were throwing stuff in the ring and fighting it got really crazy Nice, sounds like the "City of Brotherly Love" to me for sure. Nice first match to ever see LBC Gangsta. Surprised you didn't turn into a Piper fan or him being your favorite. Piper was sure entertaining to watch, I always looked forward to watching his matches and Pits. |
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Post by Matt Brock on Oct 13, 2005 22:26:57 GMT -5
Hulk Hogan vs. Iron Sheik
Pat Patterson vs. Bob Orton Jr.
One of my all-time fav arenas and wrestling town.
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