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Post by Joe Neglia on Apr 27, 2020 6:35:36 GMT -5
That's not a typo. The write-up for the following video says he was 16 at this point, but that's wrong. This took place in 1975 (Gordy's rookie year under the name Terry Mecca) and Gordy was born in 1961.
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Apr 27, 2020 8:08:17 GMT -5
Some wild selling from Gordy there, flying airborne on a chest slap.
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Post by MrElijah on Apr 27, 2020 10:27:38 GMT -5
Great find. What was the IWA? Another outlaw from the NWA?
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Post by Aceorton on Apr 27, 2020 11:22:49 GMT -5
"Beautiful Bruce" seems to think that "gracious" means the same thing as "graceful."
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Post by SmashTV on Apr 27, 2020 12:10:56 GMT -5
Fourteen years old.
We were watching, Gordy was doing.
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Post by Squirrel Master on Apr 27, 2020 22:25:40 GMT -5
Damn, Ernie Ladd was good.
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Post by Mozenrath on Apr 27, 2020 23:36:07 GMT -5
"Terry Meeka"
Ernie of course rocks.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Apr 27, 2020 23:49:04 GMT -5
Great find. What was the IWA? Another outlaw from the NWA? Yes, they were outside of the NWA group, so technically an outlaw. The International Wrestling Association was formed in 1975 with the intention of being the first promotion to go national, and were the one of the first - if not THE first - promotion to sign their top stars to guaranteed contracts. Money ran out fast for the original promoter, who bailed after a year and the promotion hobbled along until 1978, when they lost an expensive lawsuit against Jim Crockett accusing him of monopolizing the Mid-Atlantic area. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Wrestling_Association_(1970s) |
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Post by johnnyk9 on Apr 28, 2020 20:46:56 GMT -5
Wow rare find
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Post by TOK Hehe'd Around & Found Out on Apr 28, 2020 21:56:24 GMT -5
So this thread inspired me to make a change. God damn Ladd was so good, he could have been THE star in any other era. You can see that Gordy was going to be something special, took some great bumps and threw really solid punches. Those forearms in the corner though...yeesh.
Also, definitely thought Beautiful Bruce was Rob Reiner
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Post by Tiger Millionaire on Apr 28, 2020 22:35:53 GMT -5
He was probably sent by old Thundermouth Patterson or that Dirty Rhodes.
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Post by MrElijah on Apr 29, 2020 8:24:54 GMT -5
He was probably sent by old Thundermouth Patterson or that Dirty Rhodes. Them no good whiskey drinkers always trying to undercut the Big Cat. Ernie just trying to be an honest wrestler! |
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Post by sdoyle7798 on Apr 30, 2020 12:50:32 GMT -5
He was probably sent by old Thundermouth Patterson or that Dirty Rhodes. Them no good whiskey drinkers always trying to undercut the Big Cat. Ernie just trying to be an honest wrestler! “A yik yik yik. A yuk yuk yuk. You egg suckin’ dog” |
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Post by Squirrel Master on May 2, 2020 0:27:01 GMT -5
After seeing this I wanna see footage of Ernie Ladd vs. Abdullah the Butcher  |
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Post by floundertime on May 2, 2020 11:55:07 GMT -5
Well the good news from watching it is that I know who is going to ride shotgun with me
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