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Date Posted: 16:30:26 01/16/02 Wed
Author: brec7
Subject: WELL DONE!
In reply to: SMK 's message, "International Wrestling 1976 - A Season In Review" on 15:37:37 01/13/02 Sun

That was a very interesting read.

>This year's was headlined
>by Andre The Giant, already a huge star in wrestling
>but who was picking up steam as a mainstream star
>after his guest appearance on TV's "The Six Million
>Dollar Man."
Imagine Andre wrestling at the NSCF!

>- Ticket prices remain unchanged from the 1975 season
>with Ringside seats at $3.00, Rush at $2.00, while
>Children Under 12 were granted admission for $1.00.
Good lord! Talk about affordable entertainment!

> Funk, 3
>years removed from losing the title to Harley Race,
>and in his only stop in North Sydney, met the
>challenge of former N.A. Champ and defender of
>Maritime pride, Leo Burke, in a grudge match on the
>2nd.
Realisticly, how much of a grudge match could it be if they wrestled in different parts of the continent? :)

>- Since the start of the season, one of the stars of
>the undercard was "The Brute" Jim Bernard. Bernard, a
>heelish bald man and no stranger to the area, having
>been a star here as far back as th late 50's, was
>placed in several squash matches from the start of the
>season, one a handicap match, to prove his worth as a
>title contender.
A handicap match as a CREATIVE booking device! How times have changed...
I love the booking for the Beast/Brute series. A good title chase.

>- Emile Dupre's Grand Prix Wrestling made a stop in
>Glace Bay's Miner�s Forum on Saturday, June 26, 1976.
>Features included a six man tag, midgets, and a Ladies
>match. Among the wrestlers who appeared were Cuban
>Assassin, Nature Boy Nelson, Buddy Austin, Emile
>Dupre, Farmer Brooks, and Vicky Williams.
I wonder what the attendance was. They thought it was necessary to pull out all the gimmicks. I wonder if that Nature Boy Nelson is the same as the one we saw in North Sydney a few years ago.

>- Frenchy Martin and Mad Dog Martel continued their
>tag team dominance. It was from an easy ride, though,
>as The Beast remained a thorn in the champions side
>for 8 consecutive weeks. Rudy Kay, Leo Burke, and Eric
>Pomeroy each took turns in teaming with the man from
>Dorchester, NB., but no matter how hard they tried, it
>just wasn't enough to strip away the titles.
It wasn`t enough to have heel singles champs, there were heel tag champs too!

>- Some new faces included Pat Ryan, Tapov Tio, Pretty
>Boy Anthony, and Hubert Gallant.
It seems that there were a lot more faces over the course of a year then there is today. Then again, the season was longer.

>- September 5th was a great day to be a wrestling fan
>here; billed the Biggest Wrestling Card Ever Presented
>To The Cape Breton Area, N.W.A. World Champion Terry
>Funk defended the Heavyweight Title against Leo Burke.
I would love to see a tape of that match. I guarentee it was a classic!

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Re: Thanks... -- SMK, 10:24:01 01/19/02 Sat
- You`re Probably Right -- brec7, 14:22:51 01/21/02 Mon