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@MrNWA4Life Сағат бұрын
You know what's weird, WWE recognizes the Flair loses to Race in New Zealand in 1984 and Fujinami in 1991but in both cassa totally ignore Flair regaining the belt. Just two of 6 Flair world title wins they ignore.
@MrNWA4Life Сағат бұрын
The WCW International title didn't come into being while Barry Windham was NWA World Champion, it came after WCW left the NWA in September 1993.
@doncooper1189 3 күн бұрын
When WCW and the NWA went their separate ways it spelled the end for the NWA. WCW had the recognized World Heavyweight Championship and the NWA title was a championship in name only and had little clout. A true world title is only legitimate when it is accepted by not only the governoring body of a company but by the majority of the fans. The fans recognized the WCW belt, not the fake NWA belt. Flair was the last true NWA World Heavyweight Champion and that was the last time the title was a legit world title. PERIOD!
@platinumpagoda3079 3 күн бұрын
Man I love how those belts looked in the '80s, but there is definitely a video waiting to be made about some of the odder looking titles from back then such as the NWA world Junior heavyweight championship and the southeastern tag team titles (with the crown coronas on the front plate). Still shocked the SETTT had a rebel flag😂.
@AViewFromTheMiddle 3 күн бұрын
I always liked the North American belt in Mid South. That thing was huge.
@MrNWA4Life Сағат бұрын
BELTS not titles
@tomr3422 3 күн бұрын
My Dog and I trade the house title back and forth when the wife goes out of town, been going on for 10 years I am hoping to recapture the belt in early febuary- thanks for making something worth watching
@AViewFromTheMiddle 3 күн бұрын
I'm the Lou Thesz of my household. Been champ for 18 years, though one of the cats almost took me once.
@davidfrederick1971 3 күн бұрын
Mr. Homework and you have a voice to make videos! Great Title History work
@monarched 3 күн бұрын
Flair actually beat Sting in Jan 1991, in July he was stripped of the WCW Title, but was still the NWA Champ
@AViewFromTheMiddle 3 күн бұрын
Oh, nuts. Yeah, that's supposed to be January not July. I had to screw one up over the course of 76 years.
@GMBMPW 4 күн бұрын
Excellent work on this...
@chrisd19844 12 күн бұрын
I know it's a long shot but would you have any knowledge of where these locations might be? -Duane's small house -Where the swimming pool scene was shot -The cemetery
@AViewFromTheMiddle 12 күн бұрын
@@chrisd19844 I know the swimming pool scene was filmed in Wichita Falls at a private home. I might be mistaken, but I think Midwestern State University now owns the property. Not sure about the others. The cemetery could have been any number of places in the area
@chrisd19844 12 күн бұрын
@@AViewFromTheMiddle Thanks for the reply! Yes Duane's little house from the film still eludes me though I've tried to find it. It appears near the end of the film only for a few seconds when him and Sonny meet for the last time. Though it might be gone by now. If you ever find it please do let me know:)
@AViewFromTheMiddle 12 күн бұрын
@chrisd19844 Will do. Yeah, being more than 50 years since the movie was shot the house may not be standing any more.
@thomasjones3508 12 күн бұрын
excellent work. Thank You!
@jefferyorton1723 13 күн бұрын
When Jimmy Garvin is a happy man, I'm a happy man.
@RCT1963 14 күн бұрын
Great video which clarified a lot of discrepancies for me. 👍🏾👍🏾
@robertduncombe7684 14 күн бұрын
I have to compliment you on a succinctly concise and well presented journey through NWA history! Born in Calgary in '61 and started watching Stampede since early the 70's. For so many years I truly believed that the North American Heavyweight champion was "THE" North American Heavyweight champion with no clear understanding until I started purchasing wrestling magazines around '76. Loved the Dusty/Midnight Rider moment in video btw! Appreciate your efforts in compiling such great info!
@AViewFromTheMiddle 14 күн бұрын
Wow, thank you! Yes, I think that's one of the things that made things so much more enjoyable back then, the fact that we didn't know everything there was to know.
@Cross_roads_exp 14 күн бұрын
Big thumbs up I'm glad that todays NWA is still using the 10 pounds of gold
@ifgwelf 14 күн бұрын
It's funny how the NWA had a tough time reining in the territories early on in terms of recognizing a unified heavyweight champion.
@AViewFromTheMiddle 14 күн бұрын
@@ifgwelf Yeah even then everybody wanted to be in charge. And when fans in one state had no idea what was going on in another nobody wanted to play nice.
@ifgwelf 14 күн бұрын
I love these timeline videos for all the old photos of wrestlers way before my time. Been enjoying watching more matches from the silver era of professional wrestling lately.
@nDtCoLlEcTsWrAsSLiN_VHS 14 күн бұрын
Been enjoying your coverage of the nwa lately
@samamv9893 14 күн бұрын
it crazy how long and how many people had this title, anyway great video
@FunniestUnfunnyGuy 14 күн бұрын
Good morning the funniest Unfunny Guy is in your house have a ridiculously blessed day my brother!
@anonymousbo0318 21 күн бұрын
This just sounds like what WWE is currently doing with the whole WWEID thing for WWE's developmental/NXT system. WWE might as well also handle their main roster like a territory system as well. Instead of all these participation trophies duplicate belts. They could just have the WWE Undisputed championships (men/women) be defended on Raw/Smackdown & once in a blue in NXT. Since its the champion of WWE as a whole, the biggest pro wrestling championship in the business. Than have the WWE intercontinental and WWE United States championships be the "top singles championships " for its respective brands (men/women). Much like how the WWE NXT championship (men/women) represents that for NXT.
@AViewFromTheMiddle 18 күн бұрын
Could be. Maybe they watched my video. ha. I really haven't watched the current product much lately for various reasons, but they have way too many belts and AEW is just as bad. The belts have to have some kind of meaning and when it seems like everybody gets a belt it makes it hard for the fans to care.
@SaviorCross 24 күн бұрын
It was surreal that at the Hall of Fame, Hogan was in a cart being driven backstage with a camera crew when he came across Warrior standing there waiting for the presentations.... Footage was taken of their conversation, during which Hogan offered his apologies for being unrighteous towards Warrior.
@SaviorCross 24 күн бұрын
Warrior was offered the opportunity by Japan to play a character Big Van Vader in Japan? I didn't know this! Awesome video! Subscribed.
@AViewFromTheMiddle 23 күн бұрын
Luckily for Leon White he turned it down. It would have been a very different version if Hellwig took it.
@RichardMcDowell-m8c 26 күн бұрын
He would have been a jobber in the WWF.
@AViewFromTheMiddle 26 күн бұрын
@@RichardMcDowell-m8c Most likely. Probably not a tempting offer.
@c.bretmiller6148 29 күн бұрын
22:15. Mando Guerrero's name is pronounced "Mon-doe."
@AViewFromTheMiddle 23 күн бұрын
Yeah I realized I mispronounced that after I already had it up. I guess if that's the worst thing I did it's okay. ha.
@c.bretmiller6148 23 күн бұрын
@@AViewFromTheMiddle True... Just don't let a Guerrero hear you say that!
@alfredhardin5431 Ай бұрын
Great Work
@chrischar9428 Ай бұрын
Did World Class bill him from Missouri?
@AViewFromTheMiddle Ай бұрын
@@chrischar9428 Sometimes Missouri and sometimes Minnesota.
@Bigger-Than-Jesus Ай бұрын
I remember seeing Tully Blanchard turn on his beloved partner Gino Hernandez . Gino became a babyface that night/day! The Grapplers were great heels in Southwest Championship wrestling
@arturoalmazan5262 Ай бұрын
Mil Mascaras ; the assasins ; The destroyer; and of course the grappler all great masked wrestlers . great documentary 👍
@bigglilwayne7050 Ай бұрын
Tremendous
@misterslats Ай бұрын
I remember Lynn (Len) Denton from his pre-Grappler days in Calgary. He had met some of the Hart brothers and other Calgary wrestlers in Germany and they sang his praise to Stu Hart who brought him in. He worked with Dynamite Kid and No Class Bobby Bass. He so impressed Dynamite that Dyno rated him as one of the finest workers of the day. You can count the number of wrestlers Dynamite would publicly praise on one hand and Tiger Mask, Harley Race, and Lynn Denton were three of the fingers on that hand. Wish I could still get the Grappler's book. It's supposed to be one of the finest wrestling bios of all time. Anyone here read it?
@AViewFromTheMiddle Ай бұрын
That's cool. I knew Moose Morowski was how he ended up in Germany to begin with, but I wasn't sure how that translated into going to Calgary and actually getting a little push.
@misterslats Ай бұрын
@AViewFromTheMiddle One of the promoters of the yearly Catch Tournaments in Germany and Austria would come to Calgary several months ahead of the tournaments and he would hand-pick guys he liked after watching a Stampede show. Stu sent guys off his roster to the Catch Tournaments for years and then his long-time right-hand man and trainer, Tokyo Joe, took over booking Calgary boys into Germany . It was pure serendipity that Denton and all the Calgary boys ended up in Germany at the same time. Grappler has told a story about a rib Dyno played on him when he left some wrestling boots in Germany by accident and he asked Dyno to send them to him. Dynamite sent Grappler the boots. Both full to the brim with fresh cow sh!t. It was sort of a "Welcome To Calgary" gesture as Calgary is one of the most famous cowtowns in the World. Denton also tells a story about Dyno and him causing a full-on riot in the small city of Red Deer an hour north of Calgary.
@asurlybarber3620 Ай бұрын
Usually it's the World Class wrestlers that met high profile tragic ends that get the KZbin bios. The Von Erichs, Chris Adams, Gino Hernandez, Bruiser Brody, etc. Nice deep cut here.
@Brando-Lee3725 Ай бұрын
Whatever happened to Mike Miller? That is a name I have not heard in a long while!
@AViewFromTheMiddle Ай бұрын
He was in the USWA for awhile after Portland shut down. I know he wrestled in a couple of different outlaw promotions in Oregon after that and had a short stint jobbing in WWF. As far as I know he left wrestling after 1996, but I have no idea where he is now.
@jimmiepiranah Ай бұрын
He's in Louisiana last i heard. A local collector bought one of Portland tag belts off him. Len sold the last version of the Portland belt on Ebay when the territory originally shut down. Both Mike, and Len are going to be at the 1st Portland Wrestling Expo in Feb..
@Brando-Lee3725 28 күн бұрын
@@jimmiepiranah Oh WOW! That belt would be awesome to have. I would not even want to guess what he paid for it though!!
@jimmiepiranah 28 күн бұрын
@ He has a cool collection. He bought a mess load of stuff from Buddy Rose's widow, including a ring robe made by The Rock's mom. Buddy taped all his matches from '77(?) til PNW Wrestling shut down. A local guy saved the tapes from the trash, and had em transferred. Hard drives are now for sale. Over 400(?) hours. That story has been making the news lately, for the upcoming expo.
@Brando-Lee3725 Ай бұрын
Thank you for another great episode! I knew a lot about the Grappler already, but I also learned a bunch I didn't know!! Awesome stuff right here. I love wrestling history, so I appreciate every fact I can get. This is one of the best wrestling channels you can find on KZbin. Very in depth and thorough work put into these.
@AViewFromTheMiddle Ай бұрын
@@Brando-Lee3725 Don't pump me up too much I might not be able to live up to it. 😄
@Brando-Lee3725 Ай бұрын
@@AViewFromTheMiddle I don't mean to give you a big head, but I have faith you got a head like a Wild Samoan!!!! you can handle it lol!!!!!
@OldFatTank Ай бұрын
My only criticism: can the video not match the commentary?
@AViewFromTheMiddle Ай бұрын
@@OldFatTank Getting that video would be the problem. Finding the video from a lot of Denton's early career is tough, and a lot of what is there will get a copyright claim. I use video that won't get this video taken down or slapped with a claim.
@OldFatTank Ай бұрын
@AViewFromTheMiddle I understand that. But stills would be better than seeing the same match against a Ric Flair wannabe. 😂
@AViewFromTheMiddle Ай бұрын
@OldFatTank Not a lot of stills of Len Denton driving Ric Flair around in a Ford LTD either, but I do the best I can.
@joeslayter5841 Ай бұрын
I really enjoy your Bios. Your really work hard doing your research. When I first saw the title i said "Cool. A bio of Don Jardain." Lol. Wrong masked wrestler.
@AViewFromTheMiddle Ай бұрын
@@joeslayter5841 I'll eventually do indeed on Jardine as well. From what I've heard he was one of those guys you legitimately didn't want to mess with.
@joeslayter5841 Ай бұрын
@AViewFromTheMiddle indeed. According to Gary Harts book, Don once beat a hotel clerk and threw him into a fountain for making remarks about his wife. Not smart on the clerks part.
@Bigger-Than-Jesus Ай бұрын
@@joeslayter5841 Gary Harts audiobook is up on youtube and its damn good!
@toddclayton Ай бұрын
I never thought I'd see a deep dive on Len Denton's career. Props.
@AViewFromTheMiddle Ай бұрын
@@toddclayton I'm glad I did it. I have to admit I didn't know much about him and he's got a pretty cool story.
@PeterBrown-mz4nv Ай бұрын
Ron Garvin was my favorite.
@AViewFromTheMiddle Ай бұрын
@@PeterBrown-mz4nv I always liked Garvin.
@arturoalmazan5262 Ай бұрын
still miss bray Wyatt one of a kind talent
@felixtorres2502 Ай бұрын
Puerto Ricans are Americans too! Their not foreigners to the US!
@AViewFromTheMiddle Ай бұрын
@@felixtorres2502 I don't say anything about that one way or the other in this video.
@TJMcCorkle-z2u Ай бұрын
Rig wam driven inn back when I was living there a guy used to own that place that redone your boots and your cowboy hats
@TJMcCorkle-z2u Ай бұрын
My dad was in texasville in the baseball scene when Jeff calls his dog to come to him you can see my dad walk in the back he's a tall man with a baseball cap on I was born and raised in Archer City
@paulietheterrible Ай бұрын
Wonderful job! I read his autobiography and it was good to hear this stuff again.
@arturoalmazan5262 Ай бұрын
i was naive way back when i started watching pro wrestling in the late 70s early 80s. thought everything was real. the feuds ; the storylines. boy you never; thought that word existed. Kayfabe became ; known everywhere. great video 👍
@AViewFromTheMiddle Ай бұрын
It was a different time. I knew something was up, I just didn't know how they did everything. Plus, the guys were so good at what they did there were times it would make me think maybe there was something to it, at least in the big matches.
@travelpl66 Ай бұрын
good job my friend👍132
@SquatchStomper Ай бұрын
Awesome 👍👍