I grew up in central Illinois and we were kind of the demarcation for a few of the territories. Chicago was it's own thing, featuring a mixture of the AWA and WWA stars, at that time. The AWA might venture down for a spot show; but, it was rare. Bruiser came through once in a while, hitting Danville, Champaign, Peoria, and Springfield; but not consistently. The closest we got to regular matches was in the early 80s, when the Poffos promoted ICW and came to Springfield on a pretty steady basis, until the end, in 84. Prior to that, we had the WWA; but, it was the post-Heenan, post-Blackjacks; well, post just about everybody. Snyder and Bruiser still wrestled, occasionally, and Gerry Valiant wa still going, and there was Dr Jerry Graham Jr. The Great Wojo was green and doing the amateur in the pros schtick, but he couldn't talk to sell the match. Spike Huber was the big babyface, taking on Golden Boy Pul Christy, accompanied by Miss Bunny Love. We had their tv for a period of time, though not too long, before the Poffos came in, as bruiser wasn't travelling much outside of Indiana, anymore. A couple of years later, I found the WWA show on our cable system, from a Peoria station feed (we had the three networks form out local affiliates and the Peoria affiliates, on our early cable system) and it was really bad, with David McLane in full annoying mode, as the announcer. At least, in the previous period, we had Slammin' Sammy Menacker, who tended to monotone; but never grating.
In 1979, a new pro wrestling publication hit newsstands and magazine racks across the nation. It was Pro Wrestling Illustrated. When the first issue went to press, Baron Von Raschke & Paul Jones were ranked at #2 in the Tag Team Division. Also, Jones was ranked at #3 in the Most Hated Wrestlers category.
Most us Indiana boys don't call Him The Bruiser we call him most likely grandpa because my grandma was madly in love with him I didn't know anything till I did research he was doing it from here in Indiana .. true talent
i grew up in chicago wsns tv 44 with bob luce showed mainly the wwa with some awa mixed in then 44 became a pay to view systen on tv so bob luce went to chan.26 and promoted the awa then in 85 or 86 luce stopped promoting the awa and started to promote the wwa for a short time this is when i quit watching because by then just on regular tv we got the wwf on 32 world class on chan. 50 uwf and world wide also had programs in chicago niether the awa or wwa by that time could compete
he left them ended up making him gain weight, getting quite the criminal record, high stress levels and a growing hatred for a certain dipshit from New York.
Love Corney but this one of the worst shoots of all time.Baron is just too old to interview at this point.Alot of one word answers plus he can't remember any good stories or add to any of Cornettes talking points.Baron seems very uncomfortable and the interview just comes off as akward.I loved the beginning piece with commentary on Bruiser.Sadly i wish that the whole video would have been like that.
I loved this series so damn much. BRING IT BACK, SEAN!!!!!
He needs to bring the whole series back
Not just Indiana, Bruiser was a living legend in the Chicago area too.
jolietdave3750 bruiser, snyder and Gagne saved Chicago wrestling from fading into obscurity.
And Detroit too
STL
Remember growing up in central Indiana watching wrestling from Indianapolis. Miss good wrestling.
bruiser was a legend, im from detroit & he was king there also
I grew up in central Illinois and we were kind of the demarcation for a few of the territories. Chicago was it's own thing, featuring a mixture of the AWA and WWA stars, at that time. The AWA might venture down for a spot show; but, it was rare. Bruiser came through once in a while, hitting Danville, Champaign, Peoria, and Springfield; but not consistently. The closest we got to regular matches was in the early 80s, when the Poffos promoted ICW and came to Springfield on a pretty steady basis, until the end, in 84. Prior to that, we had the WWA; but, it was the post-Heenan, post-Blackjacks; well, post just about everybody. Snyder and Bruiser still wrestled, occasionally, and Gerry Valiant wa still going, and there was Dr Jerry Graham Jr. The Great Wojo was green and doing the amateur in the pros schtick, but he couldn't talk to sell the match. Spike Huber was the big babyface, taking on Golden Boy Pul Christy, accompanied by Miss Bunny Love. We had their tv for a period of time, though not too long, before the Poffos came in, as bruiser wasn't travelling much outside of Indiana, anymore. A couple of years later, I found the WWA show on our cable system, from a Peoria station feed (we had the three networks form out local affiliates and the Peoria affiliates, on our early cable system) and it was really bad, with David McLane in full annoying mode, as the announcer. At least, in the previous period, we had Slammin' Sammy Menacker, who tended to monotone; but never grating.
you left off yukon moose cholak--20 years too late, haha ditto for bobo brazil. i still watched it though.
Good to see an edition on Indianapolis (my home city!). Gonna keep this one on my radar. :)
BttT is such a great idea and cornette is the perfect guy to host it
Agreed....he's not only a great talker,he's very knowledgable. Great choice as the host of these vids.
Dayum the Baron and his cauliflower ears
In 1979, a new pro wrestling publication hit newsstands and magazine racks across the nation. It was Pro Wrestling Illustrated. When the first issue went to press, Baron Von Raschke & Paul Jones were ranked at #2 in the Tag Team Division. Also, Jones was ranked at #3 in the Most Hated Wrestlers category.
Dream BTtT Episodes & Hosts :
* Missouri (Bob Orton Jr.)
* Knoxville (Buddy Landell)(RIP)
* Portland (Billy Jack Haynes)
* California (Judo Gene LaBell)(RIP)
* Hawaii (Lars Anderson)
* Detroit (Sabu)
* Southeastern/CWF (Ron Fuller)
* ICW/Poffos (Lanny Poffo)
* ICW/IWCCW (Joe Savoldi)
* San Antonio/Southwest/Texas All Star (Tully Blanchard)
* Dallas/World Class (Kevin Von Erich)
* Memphis/USWA (Randy Hales)
Jim Cornette has a skill like none other
Most us Indiana boys don't call Him The Bruiser we call him most likely grandpa because my grandma was madly in love with him I didn't know anything till I did research he was doing it from here in Indiana .. true talent
Snyder was Angle to Bruiser's Lesnar
I wonder how many people Wilbur Snyder slap the piss out of during a match?, ( I know one )😬😳🥴😵🤣🤣👍😉
@@stephenrogers4537 and, Depending on the Level of Talent or Experience or Whatever of the Target, They Probably Deserved It
When I was a kid, Baron Von Raschke absolutely scared me to death. That was in the AWA in the 70's.
I love these, done so well and tastefully.
i grew up in chicago wsns tv 44 with bob luce showed mainly the wwa with some awa mixed in then 44 became a pay to view systen on tv so bob luce went to chan.26 and promoted the awa then in 85 or 86 luce stopped promoting the awa and started to promote the wwa for a short time this is when i quit watching because by then just on regular tv we got the wwf on 32 world class on chan. 50 uwf and world wide also had programs in chicago niether the awa or wwa by that time could compete
the wwe and the wrestling observer , ..needs to do a serious 2nd and 3rd look at Wilbur synder career
Jim Cornette back to the Canary Yellow suits.
#CanaryGate
My dad was friends with Tom the Bombs son. They would drive by Dicks house all the time
Is it really BACK to the Territories if Cornette never left them?
he left them ended up making him gain weight, getting quite the criminal record, high stress levels and a growing hatred for a certain dipshit from New York.
Another show with Jim Cornette talking over the guests who actual worked in that territory.
It's a fucking trailer stupid, watch the actual video before you start whining.
@@Kagemusha08 And Jim was actually watching this territory. It's not like he knew nothing and was speaking over everyone. lol
Love Corney but this one of the worst shoots of all time.Baron is just too old to interview at this point.Alot of one word answers plus he can't remember any good stories or add to any of Cornettes talking points.Baron seems very uncomfortable and the interview just comes off as akward.I loved the beginning piece with commentary on Bruiser.Sadly i wish that the whole video would have been like that.
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Yeah, Wilbur was born in the same town as me, so I've always been really curious about him and his career, will need to check this out sometime