Two tough and popular wrestlers from the 1970s, Paul Jones and bad man Johnny Valentine! Wrestling will never be as it was here; this was wrestling at it’s finest!
my old mans favorite wrestler when johnny was in new york. he enjoyed the rocca matches against valentine. he would tell me in the 80's about it and he would actually get excited talking about their matches. i really wish he would have been around when you tube saved us old time fans. the real deal
@@grawakendream8980 he told me johnny was brutal he would bend the guy over and pound him with his forearm on his back and head. john was a guy who wrestled on his feet just a big strong guy
so great that this was preserved. you can see the psychological powers of johnny valentine. this could probably be color corrected and restored with modern technology
it must have been so much fun going to these matches all around the country wrestling was rockin at this time, who knew years later no more and just vince and tna.
I remember that match the following week Paul Jones had to hand the mid Atlantic belt back to Johnny valentine on TV because valentine had his foot on the rope during the pin
Cool footage, but I don't think this was 1975. The feud lasted a few years which makes it hard to date accurately, however it didn't really get started until 1976 and cage matches tended to be towards the end of the feud. I would say 1977 is more likely. Thanks for uploading though.
+cKreepy Jones It wasn't chicken wire, it was chain link and they left the top open. I remember seeing Rip Hawk pull the fence into the ring and sticking it into Art Nelson's forehead and leaving him "hanging" from it. Good times...
Two tough and popular wrestlers from the 1970s, Paul Jones and bad man Johnny Valentine! Wrestling will never be as it was here; this was wrestling at it’s finest!
can't believe this rare footage! awesome upload. mid atlantic was the best!
some feud this was. 2 of the roughest toughest men ever to step into the ring. Johnny Valentine was one of the all time greats.
my old mans favorite wrestler when johnny was in new york. he enjoyed the rocca matches against valentine. he would tell me in the 80's about it and he would actually get excited talking about their matches. i really wish he would have been around when you tube saved us old time fans. the real deal
what did your dad like about johnny valentine
@@grawakendream8980 he told me johnny was brutal he would bend the guy over and pound him with his forearm on his back and head. john was a guy who wrestled on his feet just a big strong guy
this is great footage...from back then..thank you for posting Mid - Atlantic was the best
so great that this was preserved. you can see the psychological powers of johnny valentine. this could probably be color corrected and restored with modern technology
it must have been so much fun going to these matches all around the country wrestling was rockin at this time, who knew years later no more and just vince and tna.
Greenville (SC) Memorial Auditorium. Ref is Angelo Martinelli.
I remember that match the following week Paul Jones had to hand the mid Atlantic belt back to Johnny valentine on TV because valentine had his foot on the rope during the pin
Yes Joni was quite the man.Its Johnny you idiot.
A young Ric Flair comes in at the end to bring justice to the situation.
This was the crazy year of 1975 when all film manufacturers ran out of red at the same time.
that cage looks flimsy but good match
Cool footage, but I don't think this was 1975. The feud lasted a few years which makes it hard to date accurately, however it didn't really get started until 1976 and cage matches tended to be towards the end of the feud. I would say 1977 is more likely. Thanks for uploading though.
Johnny Valentine's career ended in October of 1975.
How could anyone not take leave of their senses, with those head first slams into that flimsy chainlink fence?
classics!!
Woooooooo
場外に逃げる事も出来ず、ロープにも跳べない、こういう動きを制限された時のバレンタインの強さがよく表れていますね🎵世代的に若いジョーンズもよく対抗しています😃最期がレフェリーの判断次第なのは仕方がないですな(笑)♥️
That was the year that BOTH Valentine and Flair were in a plane crash!
You could really hear kids by the microphone! Weird!
Not exactly the cage undertaker and mankind had
Sure doesn't look like a professionally made cage.
JourneyToMars nah, back then a lot of times they would just roll out chicken wire around the ringposts which is what they did here
+cKreepy Jones It wasn't chicken wire, it was chain link and they left the top open. I remember seeing Rip Hawk pull the fence into the ring and sticking it into Art Nelson's forehead and leaving him "hanging" from it. Good times...
I remember back then they called them fence matches. used to see them have those matches at Charleston's County Hall in South Carolina
This has to be the most boring cage match I've ever seen 😂
But well, different times
you don't understand the psychology and context