Jim Cornette on 1985 World Class & Texas Stadium

[@viviandarkbloom100]

I attended The Texas Stadium show when Kerry beat Flair....the amazing thing was 50,000+ people showed up...on the same day the Dallas Mavericks were hosting the Lakers in an NBA Playoff game that Sunday at the same time.

[@patale1640]

Gino Hernandez and Chris Adams ruled... Underrated molten hot heat seeking heels... Would have loved to see them on WTBS.

[@RealEricLWalker]

Gino had a brief run on WTBS in 1982, but Chris and Gino were perfect heels for The Von Erich's. They drew almost 30,000 at The CottonBowl for the Hair Match. Sadly, this was the last really good crowd WCCW would get as the downhill slide began. Perhaps coming back with that match on Christmas Night 2 months after a blowoff match wasn't the best idea and sadly the least of it.

[@switchbuckle5th]

@phillip martin according to his book Gary Hart tried to get both of them booked in the Carolinas to get the out of Texas and away from the drug scene but they wouldn't go.

[@dalehulen369]

The Dynamic Duo

[@johnmcwilliams4799]

Totally agree

[@dalehulen369]

Born and raised in Dallas.....I can still remember my first Cowboys game when I was ten years old in 1989.... The 1-15 season lol.... my first rock concert (Pink Floyd in 1994 @ Texas Stadium) I was a little guy but I can remember watching The Von Erich's battle The Freebirds. Bradstreet USA !!! Hahaha... The Dynamic Duo (Chris Adams & Gino Hernandez).... Talk about getting major heat.... The Freebirds and The Dynamic Duo.... So many are gone now. RIP to all the Von Erich brothers (Kevin is still with us Thank God) & RIP to Chris Adams & Gino Hernandez..... Gino (murdered by some coke dealers more than likely) not too many people believe the cocaine overdose explanation. Chris Adams was gone just a few years after Gino Hernandez died. Terrible. Jim Cornette said in another interview that the fans in Dallas felt taken advantage of by the late 1980's.... Dallas loved Pro Wrestling but unfortunately.... The popularity just faded away.

[@bryannorris3976]

Rodney Duffer yeah bro, those were good times. I grew up east of Dallas. Going to Cowboys games and the Sportatorium on Kadiz and industrial. My father worked with a guy that was an Usher at the Sportatorium. Got to meet a lot of cool folks back then.

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[@EnforcerX71]

Mike Von Erich & Brian Adias beating the Midnight Express clean on TV, fuck, no wonder Cornette and the Midnight ran screaming from World Class.

[@robertpusateri7106]

that was humliating

[@TonyHookedonVanlife]

Growing up in Oklahoma City, I had the awesome pleasure of Mid-South AND World Class on television every week... and then there was Kung Fu Theatre on Sundays, but I digress. LOL ^_^

[@30907bng]

tony93666 You lucky man you

[@TonyHookedonVanlife]

I got even luckier - when I was in high school, I worked at a Japanese restaurant as a busboy and the owner also owned a Goju-ryu karate dojo, which I got to attend for free! It was awesome - I am in the bar side of the restaurant(as a 16 year old kid!) waiting for my interview with the owner, and Bruce Lee's "Game of Death" is playing on the big screen tv. hehehe That was a looong time ago - I will be 50 in July.

[@SuperDriven1]

tony93666 me too. good times.

[@gregorylevi1826]

Samurai Sunday it was called in Illinois

[@davidfrederick1971]

The Kevin Von Erich-Flair match should have had a dusty finish. Remember DQ in WCCW titles changes hands if memory serves, BUT NOT UNDER NWA RULES. So Flair does something causes DQ, ref bump, second ref makes a 3 count with Kevin OTR body press on Flair as usual. Awarded belt and brothers celebrate but first ref said he disqualfied Flair. WCCW ref says new champion because dq title changes. NWA official says title does not change hands on dq. Or just say that on tv like they did with Starrcade 85 dusty-flair

[@DIESEL0759]

As much as I like listening to Cornette, for the sake of my relationship with my girlfriend and the outside world, I need to stop. I haven't said the word "fuckin'" so much since I left the military!

[@E.C.2]

Same here,I also hate his constant blasphemy

[@felicity4711]

“Sportatorium” is a funny word :-)

[@diablo666541]

It was place were wccw had live events big deal down in Texas

[@gregorylevi1826]

@@diablo666541 big deal to us wrestling fans watching WCCW outside of Texas too

[@johnchitwood8799]

That is where I spent most of my teenage years. It was an old cow barn, you could still smell the hay lol. No AC or Heat, so in summer u roasted and in winter u froze lol. Still the best place to be

[@leomdk939]

Especially since there's still an audience ... (as in: auditorium) I like the word, though.

[@viviandarkbloom100]

It was a funny place

[@DMS-pq8]

Number of times Cornette says fuck in a day Over/Under 2500

[@Jakes2x]

I'd say closer to 5k a day

[@kevindignam4400]

Dave S. over

[@herzkine]

Interestingly he never says it during the act itself, he has a gag ball:-D

[@reynaldoreyes9927]

Sunday, May 5,1985 ( WCCW: David Von Erich Memorial -Parade of Champions 2: Irving, Texas: Texas Stadium 🏟️ 12 Man Tag 3 out of 5 Falls Match: The Von Erichs ( Kevin, Kerry, Mike) & The Fabulous Freebirds ( Hayes, Gordy & Roberts ) defeated Gino Hernandez, Chris Adams, One Man Gang, RIP Oliver, Kamala ( Mid South Wrestling) & Steve Dr Death Williams ( Mid South Wrestling

[@judithdiorio7798]

old school was the best.

[@ricstormwolf]

"And then they assassinate the referee." 😂😂🤣🤣

[@s.mas.w]

Gary Harts book gives a great perspective on Ken Mantels incompetence and Buffonery🙄

[@zippymufo9765]

There definitely needs to be a movie about World Class and the Von Erichs.

[@michaellee8816]

My favourite parts are still Jim watching things, more of that as a request!

[@jimsydnor7878]

There really needs to be more dvd's released on the World Class era. especially one released on chris and gino

[@drjay7879]

Jim Sydnor - Very little demand for it anymore. All the good stories have been told; and nobody wants to hear all the tragedies anymore. With most programming on WWE network or KZbin, there isn't much profit in a DVD.

[@gregorylevi1826]

@@drjay7879 very true

[@gregorylevi1826]

@@drjay7879 also Daily Motion be showing wrestling programs from the territories too.

[@thedoncrazephaze5375]

i saw a KZbin vid of ric flair vs. Nick Bockwinkel while both were nwa & awa champs respectively...& what ending did they use?...double count out.

[@gregorylevi1826]

They did the same thing with Ric Flair vs Rick Martel when Ric was still NWA World Champion & Rick was AWA World Champion in Japan with a double countout.

[@johnniebee4328]

Cornette's ending would have been better but this match made me a lifelong wrestling fan, Von Erich fan, and Ric Flair fan

[@rickpowers3677]

It was a two ring 12 man tag. In one Ring it was Kevin, kerry, and Mike Von Eric vs. Rip Oliver, Kamala, The One man Gang and Dr. Death Steve williams. In the other ring if was the Freebirds vs. Gino Hernandez and Chris Adams it was a best of 5 which team Von Eric and Team Freebirds who were faces at the time won 3-2. "Moon destroy that car." Gary Hart to the OMG. Kevin Von Eric won a car because he pinned Dr. Death. OMG was tackled and Gino and Chris ended up destroying the car. I guess for now on I'll listen to the whole thing before commenting.

[@dazzle1545]

They should have switched the belt and put it on Kevin

[@30907bng]

Flair wasn't involved in the tag match.

[@yesthisisvic]

He was supposed to be in the match, but he was replaced by Rip Oliver on the team after being "injured" in his match with Von Erich. To this day, no one's really sure whether that was a planned angle, Flair really was injured in the match with Kevin or just decided to bail on the match. But, up until the actual match, he was in it.

[@30907bng]

Victor DiCorcia Wish he was so he could've confronted that ric flair wannabe gino Hernandez.

[@GentlemanTony]

Flair's "injury" was a definite angle. Dr. Death Steve Williams, who replaced Flair, was brought in to work that match and did not perform anywhere else on the card.

[@acegardner1538]

The Prophet of Rage he was hurt

[@E.C.2]

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus,have mercy on us.

[@leogetz3570]

Those were some great years for all wrestling!! Besides hulkamania and TBS saturday nights for the NWA, ESPN got involved and started broadcasting WCCW and AWA

[@acgarner9464]

Payoffs or lack of by Fritz ran off Gary Hart,Midnights & others.