Screw a Who Killed WCW documentary. Can we get a legit from all angles "Who Killed Lucha Underground" documentary? Let's go into detail about the fucking bullshit Superfly vs Sexy Star stuff and how non-Lucha the last couple seasons got
In Jan. 96, I met Antonio Inoki for the first time. I came as an absolute mark, with a bunch magazines for him to sign and reciting NJPW and Lucha history with him in the elevator. I must have made an impression, because he asked for my number, and 2 weeks later his assistant
One morning I rolled out of bed at 5 am to get a cup of coffee, and Haku was in the lobby getting a cup too. I offered to buy his coffee, and he refused and bought mine and said “I wouldn’t have a job if it wasn’t for fans like you”. Seriously one of the nicest guys I’ve ever met
Last year at the last TripleMania in Mexico City, I was separated from my wife for a bit backstage taking care of something. When I returned, my wife said “this nice kid asked me if I needed a coffee or anything to drink”, I asked who and she pointed to Hijo del Vikingo. I told
Vikingo was in the ring wrestling the main event until 11pm, then took pics & signed autographs for an hour, then finally got changed. Even tho he has a 726am flight home, he took the time/initiative to walk around the locker room picking up every piece of trash before he left.
FINALLY FOUND IT! Here's the TV version of The Great Sasuke beating Jushin Liger at the 1st Super J Cup in April of 1994. Believe this was cut out of the commercial tape, but the place erupted like when Misawa pinned Jumbo 4 years earlier, not to mention men in the crowd crying
Something I wish Dark Side had touched on, was the love story between Akira Hokuto and Kensuke Sasaki. The two met at the North Korea show, and a month later, were married. The two are still married, 26 years later, with children and doggies and living happily ever after
Had to share this immediately. Going through some Monterrey tapes today, and this showed up. An interview, I believe from November or December of 1992, and they are interviewing Latin Lover, Tigre Canadiense, and CORAZON DE LEON (
@IAmJericho
). Is this the earliest Jericho
Now this just made my night. Uploading a lot of 1989 Portland tonight, and seeing
@theraveneffect
(back when he was in Portland as Scotty the Body) dancing to Dino's "I LIke It" is amazing stuff
After multiple talks yesterday, I really believe
@DarkSideOfRing
should do an episode on the 2006 disaster at the Cow Palace, where hundreds of guys were booked, hardly any fans showed up, and only 1-2 got paid, and we’re talking Steve Austin level talent here getting screwed
Robin Williams and Octagoncito during a Lucha Va Voom show many years ago. When Williams arrived at the show, he was asked if he wanted to do an angle and he told the promoter “I just want to get a seat and enjoy the event!”
While nowadays, usage of table is commonplace, back in 1984 (I believe) it wasn't, so it was revolutionary for Randy Savage to piledrive Ricky Morton through a table in Memphis. Just crazy to see probably one of the first uses of a table in a wrestling match
Invited me to the hotel after the show and gave me free front row tickets to the show. It’s a time in my life I will never forget, all because one of the greatest wrestlers ever believed in me enough to let me promote his show. Inoki will deeply be missed by me personally
On 5/9/94 in Osaka, WWF ran a tour of Japan. One of the matches was Undertaker vs Jinsei Shinzaki (later Hakushi). Before the match, Mr. Toyota (Wally Yamaguchi) unveils a bag, which contains the head of the Undertaker! Hakushi's performance here got him a job in the company
A common question I get asked is “where is El Dandy nowadays?” He is living in Mexico City, and is a well known chiropractor in the area, with multiple patients and testimonials on helping them relieve long term pain in their body
Steve Nakada reached out to me. He said Inoki wanted my help with publicity for the upcoming Peace Festival, since I knew every wrestler on the show. We worked together and I did a couple different shows, doing my best to promote everyone, Japan, Lucha, etc. In return, Inoki
Just woke up, gonna start cutting up the Ric Flair "Satellite Footage", this is 3 hours and 43 minutes of him talking to the camera crew preparing to do a 60 second interview about his opponent (believe this one is about Vader at Starrcade 1993). Never seen publicly before
Who else remembers, a whole eight months before Bash at the Beach 1996, when Hulk Hogan donned the black tights, and revealed his "dark side" before the whole NWO angle the following summer? I don't believe this lasted long
I was recently asked why I don’t share my opinions more on social media. I can tell you exactly why. Cause back at Survivor Series 1996, I screamed to all my friends that Doug Furnas and Phil LaFon would have bigger and better careers than Rocky Maivia
One of the most memorable moments on Crockett TV for sure. The Midnight Express are taking on Ronnie Garvin and Barry Windham. During the match, Jim Cornette enters the ring and throws a fireball in Ronnie Garvin's face (rarely done at the time so it was very effective). When all
One of the craziest things last weekend was when Negro Casas told me about his early Japan tours. He told me about some tours he did but he couldn't remember the specific matches. Pulled up Cagematch, and started scrolling down the 1988-1990 years, and his mind was blown away
In 1997, it was CRAZY to see how over the NWO Japan faction was in New Japan. For those who never saw it before, here's an entrance from Chono/Muto/Hiro Saito/NWO Sting and others from December 1997. Fans went insane for this!
A photo of Kerry Von Erich with Stormy Jones, the 1st ever heart/liver transplant recepient. Kerry was instrumental in helping raise around $100,000 for her medical bills in July 90 during a fundraiser in Stormy's hometown of White Settlement, TX
This photo from Summer Land Akikawa Natural Park Big Parking Lot in Akikawa, Tokyo of Big Van Vader has to be seen to be believed. Amazing outdoor venue, especially with the trees in the background
There was a Smackdown on June 26th, 2003 where Eddie Guerrero and Tajiri defended the WWE Tag Team titles against Roddy Piper and Sean O'Haire. To my knowledge, this is the only time Roddy and Eddie ever faced off in the ring (they did team up in a six man two weeks before Eddie
Just saw this for the first time in over 25 years. Anyone else remember when Mike Awesome went ballistic after a match with JT Smith in ECW, powerbombed the ref, and then "tried" a splash off the top rope, only to have the rope break?
Paul Heyman tells Bruce Pritchard exactly how he feels about him at WWF Mind Games in Philadelphia on September 22nd, 1996. The back story to this was insane, as the agents (Lanza and
@Fgbrisco
, maybe a couple others) only let certain players know what was going to happen, which
Going through old episodes of New Japan from late 1997, found one with NWO Japan, and there's literally a "Paint It Black" music video, where they paint NWO on the title belt. Quick music video but still fun to see, I don't believe WCW ever used Paint It Black for any segments
@EscobarWWE
@reymysterio
You know something crazy? First time I met you, back in 2018, I had an LWO shirt on. Love seeing it come back, and with you leading the way
In July of 1992, Barry Horowitz did a tour of All Japan. He apparently got in trouble with management when he used the 2 Live Crew song "Pop That Coochie" as his theme song during a singles match against Kenta Kobashi on 7/11/92. Unsure what it was changed to for future matches
OK everyone, why stop with Ric Flair? I also have the satellite footage of Jake Roberts in the studio as he prepares for a promo on Sting for Halloween Havoc 1992. Once again, this has never been seen publicly before. The actual video is over 2 hours long, cutting it up now
Had a film crew come by my house and interview me for almost three hours about how amazing pro wrestling is. Discussed everything from Gorgeous George to El Dandy to Swerve Strickland to Freddie Blassie and so much more. More to come when it’s officially released but I will never
A month and a half before the "famous" Raja Lion vs Giant Baba match, All Japan had Raja come out and have a "sparring session" in front of the fans to prepare them (it didn't work) for the match. It's often said that Raja was brought in as a "spoof" to Inoki's MMA obsessions
3 years ago I was pushing 270 pounds. I realized I wasn’t exactly living and eating healthy. Been working out and eating better and now I’m down to 216 pounds. I’m not stopping and attempting to get down to 180
Thanks to Mike Tenay these tapes are being converted to DVD. I can’t contain my excitement. A LOT of XEQ satellite feed of CMLL and AAA, and a lot more WCW and WWF B TV shows. I can’t wait to see these!
Someone is excited tonight to be challenging for thr AAA Megacampeon tonight! Happy to see an old buddy Kenny Omega before his big title match tonight vs Hijo del Vikingo!
I absolutely LOVED the dynamic of the WWF guys going to Memphis as heels, when they were faces in the main company. We have Bret Hart here, in his feud with
@JerryLawler
, even doing a little Andy Kaufman impersonation here! This is from early 1996 or late 1995
Wanna know how nice a guy Haku is? He asked how my son was doing, and I mentioned he was in the Air Force and how he was doing. He asked to do a video for my son thanking him for his service and to keep his head up. Haku is seriously the man and one of the nicest ever
Check out this promo that Ric Flair did in April 1995, giving a top 10 list on why he should be reinstated back to WCW. To be honest, number 9 is hilarious
2020 was a rough year; but luckily my wife and I did end the year on a great note. We ended up buying a brand new home that we can call our own for the rest of our lives. This definitely was a long time coming, but I’m finally glad it happened
Sadly all three brothers are now reunited in heaven. Man what tough news to hear. Brazo de Plata aka Super Porky passed away tonight (confirmed by Lucha sources in Mexico). My deepest sympathies to his family and especially his son, Psycho Clown
Thought I’d share this. The person who is giving me their tape collection is none other than “The Professor” Mike Tenay. He did tell me right now it was ok to let people know he’s the original source of the tapes that are being sent to me. Lots of stuff he personally recorded
I have zero memory of this, but on a December 1986 episode of WWF Challenge, Kamala put Billy Anderson (trainer of Ultimate Warrior, Sting, Louie Spicolli and others) on a stretcher, and while they were going back to the locker room, Kamala runs into King Kong Bundy (with Bobby
December 13th, 1981. Stan Hansen returns back to All Japan in the corner of his well known friend, Bruiser Brody, along with Jimmy Snuka vs The Funk Brothers in the finals of the All Japan Real World Tag League. Chaos ensues during the match, which led to an irate and bloody
About to upload the match where the Steiners fought Big Van Vader and Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow for the IWGP Tag Team titles, but the unintentional hilarious moment was Bigelow speaking before the match and dropping F bombs at Saito for biting his head in a previous match
There was once a tag team in the NWA called "The New Breed" (Sean Royal and Chris Champion), who's gimmick was that they were from the future, and were sent to take out certain wrestlers, like Boogie Woogie Man and the Rock and Roll Express. Sean Royal's impersonation of Hawk
Taken in early 1988, here's a photo with Jim Cornette with Maurice White and Phillip Bailey from Earth, Wind, and Fire! I'd love to know more about how this happened!
@TheJimCornette
@GreatBrianLast
In July of 1991, Rick Rude went to Japan for the first time in his career. The tights he debuted were definitely unforgettable. He spent most of the tour teaming with Terry Gordy and Steve Williams in six man matches (this was for All Japan.) A year later, he would return to
If you ever see me driving around, yes that’s my license plate. An honor to show off my car and license plate to the legend herself tonight,
@ajakonguraken
In something that means little to most but the world to a few, today I finally met the voice of SpongeBob, Tom Kenny. Two years ago, he did a video with my friend Super Muneco before he passed away. Came to thank him for that video, he is actually an insanely huge Lucha fan, and
Legendary photo of
@bullnakanokeiko
backstage with Bam Bam Bigelow and Luna Vachon in Youngstown, OH (taken by current WWE Japanese announcer,
@shun2guchi
!)
One cool thing about old New Japan TV shows in the 90's, was around the end, they would clip the other matches that weren't shown in their entirety. For example, here's a clipped version of Eddie Guerrero vs
@TheRealXPac
from June 5th, 1993 in Tsu, Mie as a part of the Super
It was so insane to see the debut of Ric Flair to the WWF back in late 1991. On some house shows, he was wrestling Hulk Hogan, but on others, Roddy Piper was losing via pinfall to him, to show fans who didn't know who he was, that he was a credible challenge to Hogan and a "big
Unless it happened during some random 70's show that wasn't televised or reported on, this is the only time that Stan Hansen and Bruiser Brody wrestled each other (11/22/87, Brody/Snuka vs Hansen/Gordy). They both knew what to give the fans, and what to do to make them want more
On 4/16/94, Eiji Ezaki debuted in Japan (he had briefly debuted it in Mexico) his new gimmick of "Hayabusa" at the Super J Cup, and wrestled Jushin "Thunder" Liger in the 1st round, representing FMW. The gimmick got over amazing, and he continued it until his injury in 2001
A lot of people's 1st exposure to Lucha Libre was the "When Worlds Collide" PPV that AAA ran in Nov. 94. Here's some handheld footage of the event that wasn't on the PPV, before and during the show at the LA Sports Arena
Sadly I just heard that Rick Bognar aka Rick Titan aka Big Titan aka “Fake Razor Ramon” passed away per his brother back on September 20th! After wrestling he became a hell of a motivational speaker! He will be missed, especially by this FMW watching superfan!
I say this with almost 40 years of being a fan, and seeing around 2300-2500 live events in my life. I cannot think of anything I’ve ever seen live that comes close to a Nick Gage entrance and match. Highly recommend seeing it live if you get the chance
@GCWrestling_
This photo of
@the_greatsasuke
and Black Tiger (Eddie Guerrero) at an outdoor venue (Sun Life Sports Ground and Youth Center in Gifu) on October 14th, 1994 with the Ferris wheel in the background had to be shared
Got a phone call today from someone in the business. They have no room for 850/900 tapes and wanted to get rid of them. Tons of classic stuff from late 80’s to late 2000’s. This is going to be a fun project, promise the rare stuff will see the light of day here
@TheRealXPac
I will forever be thankful to Sabu for flying out for my wedding in January. Not at all a knock on those who couldn’t attend, but man, he didn’t ask a single thing to do it
50 discs transferred from Mike Tenay’s tapes arrived today. The biggest two in here is the WCW satellite footage of Ric Flair and Dusty/Dustin Rhodes, I’ll work on those this weekend. Also a lot of 1993 AAA TV, and much more. Stayed tuned!
Nice touch, WWE has a section for people who are hearing impaired so they have someone who knows sign language. To see them signing Cena’s theme is fun to watch
It was amazing to see the chemistry that Ric Flair had with Bruiser Brody. Here's a St. Louis match from January 4th, 1985 they had (side note, Bruiser used the name "King Kong Brody" there cause of The Bruiser), and these two had some amazing fights in St. Louis and Japan
This post is painful to say, but it needs to be done. A couple weeks back, Psicosis/Psychosis/Nicho el Milionario broke his hip in a match in Mexico. He landed back home and realized something wasn’t right, and went to the hospital and was diagnosed and had immediate emergency
Hi everyone, my name is Roy Lucier. I’ve been a fan of pro wrestling for almost 40 years. I promise everyone a positive attitude, lots of great content, videos and photos, and someone who just wants the world to be a better place. Thanks for following and have a great day
Finally finished the project of uploading over 300 different All Japan Women TV and Commercial Tapes on my Ladies channel. Hope many of you enjoy, relive some great matches, and see some classics for the first time if you've never seen them before. They are also in playlists on
Heartbroken. Just heard from the Beyer family that Dick “The Destroyer” Beyer passed away. I’m at a loss of words right now. My upmost thoughts and prayers go out to the many family and friends he made over the decades
Got an inbox, wanted to say this publicly. Feel free to share anything I post. I’ll never watermark it or ask for credit. I just want the wrestling community to enjoy it. Hope some of the content brightens your day. I got a good job so I don’t need $$$ either for doing this
Saw this photo for the first time today, when did this take place? Santo being in it is the biggest help, since he left AAA in July 1995, but when would all of these names have been together?
@JCLayfield
John, you outta see the LOVE Kemonito gets from the Mexican public, many you aren’t even wrestling fans but know this spot with him. Saw him at a comic con in 2020 in Mexico City and he got a standing ovation when he was brought into the room
Just an observation here, seeing a lot of comments talking about "Flair needing another payday" in regards to his appearance last night. While I don't know specifics on pay, I do know this was 100% done as a favor for his future son-in-law, who he legit loves hanging out with