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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Dec 4, 2012 0:02:29 GMT -5
Anyone hear of it other than WWE's recent appearance there? I never really knew much about it, but I just did an interview with Ivan Markov, who is a former IWF Heavyweight Champion (Russia's top promotion) who told me all about it and sent me some helpful info. It looks like a pretty nifty scene from what I've seen of it and Shane McMahon even appeared there once. Also, Markov had a SWEET match with El Generico. For those interested: Here is the IWF's YouTube channel: bit.ly/WFLusAThe aforementioned interview (the El Generico match is at the bottom): bit.ly/TF6yz8 |
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Post by doinkmark on Dec 4, 2012 15:07:30 GMT -5
Do they have stereotypical American characters often not even played by Americans?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2012 15:20:17 GMT -5
Do they have stereotypical American characters often not even played by Americans? I seen Joe E. Legend on the Youtube graphic he probably plays that part. |
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Post by YiHammer on Dec 4, 2012 15:21:47 GMT -5
Do they have stereotypical American characters often not even played by Americans? Joe Jackson vs Ivan Ivanokov Ivanovich |
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Post by Honeybear Lyder on Dec 4, 2012 16:26:18 GMT -5
Joe E. Legend did work in Russia a couple of times. So did Eckie Eckstein, Raven, Sonjay Dutt and Matt Cross.
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Post by "Playboy" Don Douglas on Dec 4, 2012 16:46:12 GMT -5
Victor Zangiev and Salman Hashimikov?
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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Dec 4, 2012 17:10:11 GMT -5
Joe E. Legend did work in Russia a couple of times. So did Eckie Eckstein, Raven, Sonjay Dutt and Matt Cross. When did Raven work there? I don't think I've seen that. Sonjay Dutt actually had some good appearances in Russia. His work is worth a look if you're into him. |
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Post by Honeybear Lyder on Dec 4, 2012 17:13:41 GMT -5
Joe E. Legend did work in Russia a couple of times. So did Eckie Eckstein, Raven, Sonjay Dutt and Matt Cross. When did Raven work there? I don't think I've seen that. Sonjay Dutt actually had some good appearances in Russia. His work is worth a look if you're into him. Don't remember exactly, but somewhere around 2006-8 I think, him and Joe had a match at IWF show. |
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Post by MolotovMocktail on Dec 4, 2012 21:45:04 GMT -5
I was actually wondering, was pro wrestling a big thing back in the days of the Soviet Union? If so, did they have the evil Americans as heels the way we had evil Russians?
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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Dec 4, 2012 22:02:07 GMT -5
I was actually wondering, was pro wrestling a big thing back in the days of the Soviet Union? If so, did they have the evil Americans as heels the way we had evil Russians? From what I've read/heard it wasn't big in terms of having actual Russian promotions. I think some Japanese promotions were shown on TV from time to time there though. |
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Post by thegame415 on Dec 5, 2012 5:39:00 GMT -5
Do they have stereotypical American characters often not even played by Americans? Vladimir Kozlov as an American Sympathizer. |
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Post by greatmuta on Dec 5, 2012 13:35:09 GMT -5
NJPW did a few shows that failed horribly in Russia after the Soviet Union broke up.
I see IWF stuff pop up on torrents but I've never actually watched it.
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Post by arrx on Mar 31, 2013 12:16:17 GMT -5
Wrestling in Russia you say?  |
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Post by Smiley Smile on Mar 31, 2013 12:33:41 GMT -5
NJPW did a few shows that failed horribly in Russia after the Soviet Union broke up. I see IWF stuff pop up on torrents but I've never actually watched it. There was a New Japan card on December 31st 1989 in Moscow that Strong Style Spirit claims drew 15,000 people at what was then Lenin Stadium, which has a capacity of about 78,000. The matches all seemed to be quite short and a good number involved Russian wrestlers, many of whom don't seem to have much information about them on the internet. The card can be found here. |
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