Butch Reed vs. Marty Lunde (1983/03/25)

[@andrewatuahene3234]

Butch Reed was a great wrestler it's hard to believe he was suppose to be the next guy to take the IC title from Ricky the dragon Steamboat but he didn't show up and he was replaced. Man he would of made a great IC or World's Champion back in they old school WWE days.

[@jonathanturbide2232]

Agree, he could have been a super cool Intercontinental champion.

[@JuliusC1973]

He would have been The First Black Intercontinental Champion if The WWF actually had decided to do that. We will never know for sure, unless Vince McMahon says so. Neither The WWWF nor The WWF had had a Black World Champion to that point.

[@ericphilbeck7858]

Butch Reed should of been NWA world champion. He would of made a great one. Now this Marty Lunde, I don't see him having a future in the wrestling business lol.

[@jonathanturbide2232]

Arn was only 24 here, yet he looks like he was in his late 30's. He always had the same look. Fun match.

[@chriswhiteauditions]

For real! Arn always looked old. I think he was born 45 years old! : )

[@gungfugilman586]

he looked old when he was young, but 10 years later, when everyone else looked 10 years older, Arn looked like he hadn't aged a day.

[@georgeelmerdenbrough6906]

Thin hair and thick build

[@coachrobinson9958]

@@chriswhiteauditions i'm hip.😂

[@canedewey756]

@@georgeelmerdenbrough6906 more like no hair

[@ScrapNfight]

Great upload. Reed at his BEST.

[@coachrobinson9958]

Two of the best heels that were involved in professional wrestling. ⭐

[@georgeelmerdenbrough6906]

Arn was far more muscular here because he was a competing powerlifter . I could tell he was going to be somebody . At about this or a little before Tully was jobbing in Midsouth and so was Buddy Landell .

[@ddwchamp]

Two Masters of the Ring setting a perfect example for students. The crowd can easily identify the Heel and BabyFace. The crowd stays in touch the entire match and pops several times. No Furniture, No Coloring, and No Cheap Heat - just pure wrestling and good bumps! RIP Butch and thank you Arn.

[@Jacana2k6]

Holy S*** That is Arn Anderson using his birth name, Marty Lunde. Actually never knew his real name until I just looked it up. Great match.

[@jonathanturbide2232]

Arn got his first break in Continental and Mid-South, before he was given the Anderson name. As you can see, here he looks the same way he did during his Horsemen days. 😊

[@smoothbro9711]

And it was the Junkyard Dog who gave arm Anderson his name he told Ole Anderson he looks like an Anderson I’m surprised Ole listened to the Dog knowing how he felt about black wrestlers

[@landinmycourt]

Smooth Bro Actually he told Bill Watts who told Ole.

[@Junkay2]

Hacksaw Butch Reed looked VERY impressive with that military press slam. He lifted Arn...we...Marty without him having to push against his shoulders! RIP Hacksaw!

[@DRC-of2ci]

This Marty Lunde jabroni is going no where in this business.

[@bigboydookie]

*lol*

[@maddogmarc]

I like how Arn is wearing the GA red and black here. Showing his roots for sure.

[@timothyfrantz9443]

Marty Lunde looks a lot like a young Ole Anderson.

[@HalseyHFW]

Loved these guys as tag team wrestlers too!

[@jjwaters]

That Marty Lunde guy looks kinda familiar. Did he ever go on and do anything in wrestling? Nah...probably just a life-long jobber. #EnforcerAA

[@Koolazzmike]

I kinda knew Arn Anderson wasn't no Minneapolis dude. That accent was just southern for me to be convinced lol

[@mkl62]

He would soon leave Mid-South and come to Atlanta as Arn Anderson. Actually, they wanted Ted DiBiase back in Atlanta to team with Matt Borne. Borne was never too fond of Arn. They were supposed to "win" the National Tag Team Titles, but Matt's issues prevented that. He was let go and then Arn likewise. Thankfully, he got on in Alabama where he and Jerry Stubbs became tag team champions there.

[@ericphilbeck7858]

Thats when Ron Fuller called him "Arnold" instead of Arn lol

[@tomsamuelson8512]

Matt Borne=Doink the clown.

[@ddwchamp]

I miss wrestling like this. Double A and Butch Reed later became worldwide elites.

[@GrantCameron37]

You can listen to Arn Anderson talk about his early wrestling career on the first episode of his podcast with Conrad Thompson. Go to ArnShow.com ,your podcast app or right here on KZbin.

[@stretchluv]

I wonder how Lunde turned out. Looks promising…;)

[@JuliusC1973]

The irony is that 7 Years Later they would be involved in The Doom vs. Flair and Anderson Storyline.

[@MightMouse2174]

That Marty Lunde is gonna be a star one day

[@randyjohnson6845]

Look how much wrestling has changed. I was a big fan of Reed. Just yesterday I saw a no disqualification match with the Heartbreak kid versus shane McMahon .If these guys would have went at it like McMahon did it would have been a great match.this match your not going to remember much in 10 years.the match yesterday had the Heartbreak kid on a ladder and took Shane from the top ladder and put himself and Shane in two tables on the floor.chairs trashcans ladder's and Vince getting involved. This could be a lot better

[@dbsommers1]

Was Arn balding the day he came out of the womb?

[@tmage23]

Arn was born a 40 year old balding man

[@jad43701]

Hard to see Arn as a jobber. And I see his affinity for hats dates went way back !

[@ericphilbeck7858]

Well they all have to start somewhere.

[@mr1der4]

A 357 on a 44 Frame. That's how you solve any problem with the KKK. RIP BUTCH

[@canedewey756]

What?

[@MissterX]

Sorry, but that isn't whoever that "Marty Lunde" was but that's Arn Anderson of the famous blood related Anderson wrestling family! Can't fool me boy, I know my wrestling!

[@kenpalmer1965]

Marty Lunde was before he became Arn Anderson in WCW.

[@MrTsuruta1000]

And in his earliest part, he was a jobber named "Jim Virtuoso."

[@grawakendream8980]

arn was already to go a few months in wrestling,. looks like a 10 year vet , not green

[@davidleroyemmons]

Great match

[@s.k.sandles7005]

Before he became “The Enforcer” Arn Anderson

[@MrNYCman530]

Arnie!

[@areguapiri]

Arn was the nicer of the Anderson brothers.

[@gungfugilman586]

funny, all the criticism WWF gets for pushing chemically enhanced freaks, here around the same time, a good old fashioned southern promotion pushing a roided up monster, over the much more talented, but "average looking" future Arn.

[@georgeelmerdenbrough6906]

Arn was greener than grass and Butch was a proven draw .