Welcome to another episode of PatMan Picks Stampede Wrestling classics. This week I am going back in time to a point further than I remember actually watching Stampede Wrestling on television as a kid. I don’t know if my fellow Calgary man G was watching the promotion as far back as what is seen in this classic video, but I don’t personally remember actually seeing a lot of Jake Roberts or Big Daddy Ritter competing in Stampede, so its a nice treat to watch them now. As we all know, both men would become very famous wrestlers in the WWF and in other promotions around the world. However, in this video we can clearly see that both men are still in the early stages of their careers, still learning how to “evolve” into the the big super stars that they would eventually become. Worth noting this time around is that Jake Roberts was the current Stampede North American Heavyweight champion while Daddy Ritter ( JYD for most of you) was the former North American champion making this a pretty big match in Stampede for the time. But there was something else on the line in this match that maked it even more special and more interesting for classic wrestling fans. The winner of the match would go on to face the legendary Harley Race, for the world championship title on a future card in a Stampede Wrestling event. It truly was a wonderful time in wrestlings past where world champions form the big organizations would sometimes come to places like Stampede and wrestle in special matches against local territorial champions. See you all on the next PatMan Picks, and why not check out Wonderpod Videogame podcast epsidoe 71 & Patman picks PC classics over at wonderpodonline.com!
Yeah, that’s right. Jeremy Borash name dropped us at TNA Wrestling’s BaseBrawl in Buffalo. Anyways, great show these guys put on, follow along with us, won’t you?
After the events of friday, I decided not to do a regular Random Randomness. I’m gonna keep this short and sweet. I’m not gonna boast on how great Macho Man was because we all know how great he was. I’m now gonna say how his match with Ricky Steamboat at Wrestlamania 3 was the greatest Wreatlamania match of all time because we all know it is. I will say that he was one of the people next to my father (R.I.P.) who was a large part of me being a wrestling fan. Maybe now Vince will get his head out of his ass and finally induct him into the WWE Hall of Fame. But most of all I need to say is this:
THANK YOU “MACHO MAN” RANDY SAVAGE! MAY YOU REST IN PEACE!
Given that we are celebrating all things pro wrestling this week, and particularly this weekend, the timing on this tidbit was too good to not share. Making its way ’round the Interwebs is this little gem: (more…)
As has previously been posted, my brother invented this last year, and after careful tweaking (thanks, Mick!), it is ready to share with all of you. I know, some of you have already seen it. Some changes have been made. “Wrestlemania Bingo, 2011 edition” is all you need to kick up your Sunday, April 3 gathering from pleasant enough to totally reeking of awesomeness! (more…)
