"Loser leaves town" match

[John Kelly]

Back in the day, who enforced the conditions of those "loser leaves town" matches?

As a native Chicagoan, I watched pro wrestling matches at the old International Amphitheatre and the still-standing Hammond Civic Center.

Lost interest at age 13 or 14, maybe 15, but definitely 16.

Faintly remember seeing a match between Bobby Heenan and Ben the Wrestling Bear.

 

[TheGuesser]

Re: "Loser leaves town" match

Back in the day, who enforced the conditions of those "loser leaves town" matches?

As a native Chicagoan, I watched pro wrestling matches at the old International Amphitheatre and the still-standing Hammond Civic Center.

Lost interest at age 13 or 14, maybe 15, but definitely 16.

Faintly remember seeing a match between Bobby Heenan and Ben the Wrestling Bear.

In the WWWF, it was Commissioner Jack Tunney. He ruled with an iron fist, and much like referee Joe Cortez, he was fair but he was firm.

 

[The Meatman]

Re: "Loser leaves town" match




Dave "The MeatMan" Scandaliato

 

[alfie]

Re: "Loser leaves town" match

I read loser leaves town and thought the post was about about runner.......

 

[mr merlin]

Re: "Loser leaves town" match

They also had the "loser puts on a weasel outfit" match, that was classic Heenan.

 

[rico1]

Re: "Loser leaves town" match

Golden days of wrestling. Today's events do not have the same fervor. They also lack personalities. "The Brain" was great. Rip

 

[Heisenberg]

Re: "Loser leaves town" match

Anyone here looking forward to the Ric Flair 30 for 30 tonight?

 

[rico1]

Re: "Loser leaves town" match

Anyone here looking forward to the Ric Flair 30 for 30 tonight?

:highfive



Believe he will also be a guest on the Van Pelt sports center tonight.

 

[John Kelly]

Re: "Loser leaves town" match

Never caught Ric Flair fever.

Dusty Rhodes was a forerunner to Flair and I faintly remember Dusty teaming up with Dick Murdoch for some tag-team bouts in Chicago.

Flair gained fame after my interest in the game waned.

 

[John Kelly]

Re: "Loser leaves town" match

I just read ESPN.com reporter Tim Fiorvanti describe Ric Flair as a 16-time world champion.

Come on now.

 

[Bfo]

Re: "Loser leaves town" match

Never caught Ric Flair fever.

Dusty Rhodes was a forerunner to Flair and I faintly remember Dusty teaming up with Dick Murdoch for some tag-team bouts in Chicago.

Flair gained fame after my interest in the game waned.

Before Rhodes and Flair you had umpteen times champion Harley Race, who had the personality of a wet dishrag.

 

[TheGuesser]

Re: "Loser leaves town" match

I just read ESPN.com reporter Tim Fiorvanti describe Ric Flair as a 16-time world champion.

Come on now.

It was really 20+. Plenty of House show title changes never got recognized.

 

[Patrick McIrish]

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Tampa native......

WRESTLING AT FT. HOMER HESTERLY ARMORY w/Gordon Solie!!

My local favorites were the Brisco brothers. Grew up minutes from Hulk Hogan.

 

[bomzee]

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With major distractions
I saw and enjoyed the 30 for 30 last night.
Ric Flair
Had charisma and for my dime was a tremendous ( rile up everyone ) speaker
One of the things that I took away from the Flair “documentary “ was what Hulk Hogan said and I
Am quite sure he said with sincerity-
That he couldn’t speak as well as Flair and Hogan also said that on all levels except for brute strength Ric Flair was a vastly superior wrestler and that he took a back seat to Flair and it want even close
For sure I will watch this again without dustractions

 

[wantitall4moi]

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as for the title of the thread if all the losers on this forum left it would be just me and beantownjim left posting here.....

 

[blueline]

Back in the day, who enforced the conditions of those "loser leaves town" matches?

As a native Chicagoan, I watched pro wrestling matches at the old International Amphitheatre and the still-standing Hammond Civic Center.

Lost interest at age 13 or 14, maybe 15, but definitely 16.

Faintly remember seeing a match between Bobby Heenan and Ben the Wrestling Bear.

I saw a chicago cougars game at the Amphitheatre

 

[John Kelly]

I saw a chicago cougars game at the Amphitheatre

Ah yes.

And the hockey glass at the Amphitheatre obstructed my view at some wrestling matches.

I believe "Whitey" Stapleton played for the Chicago Cougars after his days with the Black Hawks had ended.

 

[John Kelly]

Re: "Loser leaves town" match

as for the title of the thread if all the losers on this forum left it would be just me and beantownjim left posting here.....

Good one, MOI.

 

[blueline]

Yes...saw cougars in a WHA finals game @ Randhurst Ice Arrena...think Gordie Howe was playing on the opposing team

 

[blueline]

That was the " peter pan" finals

 

[pro analyser]

Fezzick vs Helm

 

[John Kelly]

Meaty had the personality which catered to a "loser leaves town" match.

He was good at promoting hatred with a side of humor.

And Meaty pre-dated Trump's political antics.

 

[Valuist]

I saw a chicago cougars game at the Amphitheatre

Didn’t even know they had sporting events there. I remember seeing Judas Priest and Rainbow at the Intl Amphitheater.

 

[Rockfish]

Never saw a musical act, sporting event , or wrestling at the old Amphitheater. Only time i was there was to see Evil Knievel jump over some cars. Was a huge Evel fan when i was a young teen. Maybe 1972?

 

[Rockfish]

Joe Frazier's last fight was against Floyd (Jumbo) Cummings and they fought to a Draw. That fight was at Chicago's international Amphitheater. December 1981.

 

[John Kelly]

I remember the stench from the old Stockyards near 43rd and Halsted on the south side of Chicago.