The Wrestling Classic #11: Terry Funk’s 1983 retirement
Should this whole retirement, the ceremony and the match, be looked down upon due to Terry Funk’s eventual return in just over a year?
Read Moreby Liam Byrne | Mar 1, 2022 | The Wrestling Classic | 0
Should this whole retirement, the ceremony and the match, be looked down upon due to Terry Funk’s eventual return in just over a year?
Read Moreby Liam Byrne | Feb 16, 2022 | The Wrestling Classic | 0
Six men who knew exactly what their role was alongside a molten hot crowd week in, week out led to viscerally exciting television even by today’s standards.
Read Moreby Liam Byrne | Nov 16, 2021 | The Wrestling Classic | 0
Riki Choshu was the new WWF International Heavyweight Champion and, more importantly, had finally defeated Tatsumi Fujinami.
Read Moreby Liam Byrne | Sep 1, 2021 | The Wrestling Classic | 0
Jerry Lawler and Bill Dundee were two larger-than-life characters that made Memphis in the 80s a great promotion to watch.
Read Moreby Liam Byrne | Jul 6, 2021 | The Wrestling Classic | 0
Steamboat & Youngblood vs. Slaughter & Kernodle deserves recognition for its role in the furthering of wrestling as an entertainment medium
Read Moreby Liam Byrne | Jun 10, 2021 | The Wrestling Classic | 0
There is an argument to be had that the Ric Flair versus Kerry Von Erich match, December 25, 1982, was the best-booked match of all time.
Read Moreby Liam Byrne | May 24, 2021 | The Wrestling Classic | 0
There was a consistency about Japanese wrestling in the 80s and the 90s that afforded the development of long term storytelling.
Read Moreby Liam Byrne | Apr 13, 2021 | The Wrestling Classic | 0
It wouldn’t be time wasted to spend a couple of hours watching Dynamite Kid and Tiger Mask do what they did best.
Read Moreby Liam Byrne | Mar 16, 2021 | The Wrestling Classic | 0
The Wrestling Classic #3 looks at the 1981 AJPW Tag League final between Bruiser Brody & Jimmy Snuka vs. Dory & Terry Funk.
Read Moreby Liam Byrne | Feb 23, 2021 | The Wrestling Classic | 0
Turn up in Tupelo or mooch on down to the Mid-South Coliseum; you were almost always guaranteed to see something different.
Read Moreby Liam Byrne | Feb 2, 2021 | Columns, The Wrestling Classic | 0
The Wrestling Classic is a new series looking at the 100 best wrestling matches of the 1980s beginning with Sgt. Slaughter vs. Pat Patterson.
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