75′ Was A Great Year For Classic Wrestling
October 26th, 2010
Pro rasslin’ was one of my favorite pastimes in 1975. I couldn’t get enough of the wild eyed bad guys, the lovable baby faces and the excitation that typified rasslin’ during this period. I never ceased to be entertained by the colorful characters, the loud boastful interviews and the bloodshed, violence and excitement surrounding the sport.
The wrestling royalty would come into the local high school gym or recreation centers and for five dollars you could sit ringside and watch all the action live and in person and believe you me, these guys were bigger than life.
You’d see cage matches, strap matches, despicable managers, outside interference and more. Johhny Weaver would thrill you with impossible comebacks while Ole and Gene Anderson got themselves disqualified to hold onto the titles.Haystacks Calhoun would deliver a big splash while Ernie Ladd boasted he was the king, all the while he was using his taped thumb to cheat at every opportunity.
The memories I have of those times are awing. A ringside seat was just $5, and for that mere pittance, you could watch 2+ hours of action and excitement that would leave you exhausted begging for more.
You saw Ox Baker on television delivering the heart punch to some disoriented TV announcer… and rumor was, the Ox had killed a man in the ring in Georgia. Dusty Rhodes was the son of a plumber, Tex Mckenzie was the “Man from the Alamo and Cowboy Bob Ellis was the master of the bulldog headlock.
It was absolutely a magical time to be a wrestling fan and one I’m certain will not be equaled anytime soon.Classic Wrestling was the best sport of all.
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