Chavo Guerrero vs Gino Hernandez (International Junior Title)

[@leonardstokes6036]

As a long time fan of rasslin', this truly brought fond memories of my childhood. I loved watching the matches from the 80s. Rest in Power to both of these competitors.

[@med1965]

Wow! Gino stomped that fan good! The Houston Crowds were very wild!

[@raytaylor3077]

1981, a great time to be alive in Houston Texas for sure

[@85futureshock]

Gino Hernandez is a god tier heel.

[@reedsmithpryor4377]

Fantastic! RIP to both wrestlers and thank you for the upload

[@erikk.5202]

Wow, Gino was kicking the crap out of the fan.

[@masterj4777]

This was a classic!! Always preferred NWA over WWF anyday!

[@MrDoneboy]

Houston Wrestling! Spent many nights there in my youth, second row ringside! Awesome times, folks!

[@rick33ful]

You and me both!! Great memories..

[@aronraygetchapull42071]

I'll be damned if Gino didn't PUT THE BOOTS TO THE DRUNK FAN AT THE BEGINNING OF THE VIDEO! LoL 🤣😂

[@dagas4497]

Great stuff man thanks for the killer Houston uploads.

[@seabrook1976]

Gino was the total package as a heel. He could sell and draw heat like no one else.

[@MrDoneboy]

Houston Wrestling with Paul Boesch...I'm in Heaven again!

[@LOBOIV]

Gino would have been a shoo-in for the 4 Horseman had he lived. He had the heel traits nailed down solid.

[@nazgul12000]

A lot of great matches at the Sam Houston Coliseum

[@libra42ful]

Thoroughly enjoyed the cocky, humiliating, after match beating Gino gave Chavo with the belt...and how fn masculine was Gino feeling givin that jobber-like fan a good whoopin

[@coda700]

This is awesome. Would love to see more

[@MrDoneboy]

Damn, Gino could draw heat!

[@pooddescrewch8718]

The bad part about wrestling back then was that there were people who actually thought it was real . When you admitted to anyone that you liked wrestling you were immediately querried by " You DO know its fake , right ?" As if you were an idiot . Of course I knew it was performance art .Just like I know John Wayne wasn't a gun fighter and Clint Eastwood and Charles Bronson werent vigilante cops but I still watched and enjoyed them . Liking wrestling was no different . Now days I am not sure that is true ...

[@aneva54250]

Nada major que Los viejos tiempos

[@anselm9215]

Toda la razón!

[@garyrasberryjr.552]

21:52 - you can see a young Bruce Prichard (the future Brother Love) in the corner. He was one of Paul's assistants

[@dkmfwtx]

I'd love to see Gino vs Les Thorton for the NWA World Jr Heavyweight title

[@BarbaPamino]

When's the last time in pro wrestling a crowd cheered like that for the winner of a match? They reacted as if it was a real competition and he actually won. Beautiful

[@3000mym2006]

May 22 1981

[@Sköt222]

You know it’s old school when a Russian Leg Sweep picks up a pinfall

[@daveychainz]

Some of the greatest wrestling action came from the Sam Houston Coliseum. Lou Thesz still looks great!

[@IcemanFabian]

Is this the chavo Guerrero that's related to Eddie this dude is jacked 😯😯

[@libra42ful]

This is Chavo Sr...Chavos's Dad, and Eddie's uncle...

[@molitareal6204]

@@libra42ful actually chavo sr is eddies oldest brother.

[@pooddescrewch8718]

Chavo was a star . He worked both the California lucha and Texas style . He even worked well with the Japanese too . He should have been considered a threat to the Heavyweight World Champion . He was just big enough for it to be plausible . 215lbs is near heavyweight ( 226 lbs )

[@TonyCougar1965]

At 22:02, look down at ringside next to Paul Boesch. There you will see a young Bruce Pritchard (aka Brother Love).

[@C_mao]

Now this is wrasslin! They should require all new wrestlers to watch all available footage of Gino as an example of 'what a heel should be'. Chavo, they called Dean Malenko "The Man of a Thousand Holds" but i swear Chavo must of had at least a-thousand-and-one! It seemed like he had an endless repertoire of moves and would continually surprise you with something 'you hadn't seen before!' I don't recall if i ever saw anyone who could move as well in the ring, maybe Ricky Morton and a few others(not counting the Luchadores bcuz they tend to overdo the acrobatics and end up looking more like a circus act than realistic wrestling) TNA had some light-heavy-weights who could really move, guys like A.J. Styles, The Fallen Angel, The Motor City Machine Guns, and others (But i haven't watched wrestling since probably 2010) You knew you were in for an exciting match when you saw Chavo on the apron, and you paid close attention to the match to see if he'd utilize a new maneuver you hadn't seen before! Great stuff!! (P.S. awesome that Gino had to stomp down a fan on his way to the ring, it doesn't get any realer (or old school) than that!! (:

[@rayperez2397]

C. mao when did they Chavo that I don't remember that he wrestle here in San Antonio Texas for years for Tully's Blanchard dad Joe he's tag team partner was Al Madrid they would show wrestling every weekend and there was wrestling every weekend at the junction other wrestlers that performed here we're wahoo Abdullah the butcher Tully Eddie Mansfield the sheephearders bruser Brody Gary Hart kabooke dusty killer Tim Brooke's Jose later who trained Shawn mikeals Manny vialobos whose brother was inducted into the Texas high school Hall of Fame dick Murdock Bobby Jagger's brick House Brown who justed passed away Stan hassen the list goes on n on Chavo brother's would also wrestled here n a few times his dad would wrestle here but I never heard of Chavo n milenko in the same sentence but I only no what I saw here in Texas and I'm not saying I no everything about all the wrestlers.

[@MirkoBalda]

What a great rasslin' match

[@acewonder1920]

Is this the same Chavo like Eddie Guerrero

[@SuprJoinT]

Ace Wonder Eddie's older brother. Chavo's dad.

[@VolumedMusicMan]

Great match do you have Bockwinkle versus Brody?

[@GhostManBrandonDDpre]

That was a pretty scary crowd.

[@maruhiroya417]

そう言や、こういう時期あったね、逆にジノが獲った試合を視てみたい。

[@daveychainz]

If you've never seen Lou Thesz in action go to Chicago Film Archives channel. See Lou battle the likes of Verne Gagne, Buddy Rogers, Eduard Carpentier, and Hans Schmidt.

[@shikat2371]

Regarding the referee, Lou Thesz, his wrestling style wouldn't be well-received by today's wrestling fans. Thesz's matches were more mat-based. You won't see a single aerial, acrobatic maneuver executed in many of Thesz's matches, but the fans of his day actually enjoyed watching his wrestling style. Today's fans, however, would get bored very easily as they won't have the patience to see a real wrestling match.

[@bramirez3330]

shikat2371 much of mexican lucha libre is mat based. Especially the classic luchas from the Golden Era.

[@larryfloyd4993]

on your regarding.. the referee LOU THESZ... i'm sorry for the wrestling fans of the last 20 yrs.. very little of what you are watching has been pro wrestling... it's all just a broadway show now.. vince jr.. took care of that...its now tune in next week ..same time same bat channel.... but we all what we like..

[@dagas4497]

shikat2371 Do you like Timothy Thatcher? Modern guy, big fanbase, wrestlers like Thesz . Check him out if you have not!

[@jonathanturbide2232]

shikat2371 One terrific wrestler that younger fans would love over Thesz is Edouard Carpentier, with his incredible athleticism and his flips he knew how to give matches a good pace.

[@daveychainz]

The younger crowd should watch Chicago Film Archives/Russ and Sylvia Davis Wrestling collection to appreciate what real wrestling was.

[@diggitydave75438]

the date is wrong. On 7-30-82, Chavo Guerrero was wrestling in Japan for All Japan Pro Wrestling in a match challenging Atsushi Onita for the NWA International Junior Heavyweight Championship. He was not even champion on this date. He had lost the title to Onita in March 1982 and would not win the belt back until May 1983.

[@SuprJoinT]

Dave S so blame NWA On Demand.

[@elunclesamprz5801]

Gino Hernandez could've been Ric Flair's NEMESIS!!!!

[@spacefacerex9153]

6:38 What?

[@dbsommers1]

That was a pop

[@pooddescrewch8718]

No way Gino is a Jr Heavyweight ....a small heavyweight , yes but not a larger Junior Heavyweight .

[@Supernd01]

Dang no railing?

[@pooddescrewch8718]

Three fall championship matches were purportedly started as a means of evading fluke wins in championship matches . Would not want an undeserving champ , right ? ( Really it was just about crowd psychology ) That being said there needed to be more draws and more 2 straight falls for the appearance of legitimacy . It can't always be decided in the third fall if its real , right ? Thats my only beef with it . This was a good match but it was a formulaic match too .

[@dalbertorodriguez3028]

And Gino’s literally being crucified here

[@JAVIERORTEGON-g2x]

GINO HERNANDEZ !

[@alexissolano756]

Madrio a un aficionado al principio???..

[@anselm9215]

Así es.

[@JAVIERORTEGON-g2x]

GINO HERNANDEZ !

[@JAVIERORTEGON-g2x]

GINO HERNANDEZ !