Episode 65: Darkest Before the Dawn
In Episode 65 of Greg Klein's Old School Rasslin Talk, Darkest Before the Dawn, Greg:
Looks at television for November 1983 in the Mid South Wrestling Association.
Talks again about the problems with rasslin in the South in the fall and how fall of 1983 is perhaps the rock bottom point in the promotion.
Coming up next is the tag team of George Weingroff & Tony Torres.
Picks out two good angles that clearly came from the Watts/Ross roundtable before Bill Dundee arrives as booker.
Wonders what happen to Nicolai Volkoff when he got to the WWF. (Answer: The WWF happened to him.)
Witnesses the odd pairing of Magnum TA & Lanny Poffo in suit and ties with Mr. Wrestling II in a sweater and tie.
Talks about how the Watts/Memphis timeline is backward from what he expected.
Celebrates as Jim Cornette and the Midnight Express arrive and we get a glimpse into the on-coming Gold Era of MSWA.
Check out Greg's column about Morris Sigel on Slam Wrestling. https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2024/10/11/guest-column-elect-morris-sigel-to-the-observer-hall-of-fame/
Greg Klein's Old School Rasslin Talk is sponsored by Greg and his written work. His newest release, "Sunset Painting & The Sun, Two Plays by Greg Klein," is on Amazon.com and Barnesandnoble.com, as are his previous books: The Junkyard Dog biography, "The King of New Orleans" and the historic fiction, sports novel, "The Paper Tigers, How Eight Guys from the Streets of Philadelphia Became Professional Baseball Players for One Day."
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