Loss Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Talk about it here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted March 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 Austin Idol does a sit down interview talking about The Iron Sheik. In the middle of the interview, a FedEx comes through from "T.F. Collections" and a letter included says "Austin Idol, you know me, it's time to pay up. -- TF" Cool to see some of this rare stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benj Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 Anyone got a quick backstory to this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoe Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 Nice little piece of business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Franklin Posted October 15, 2011 Report Share Posted October 15, 2011 Is T.F supposed to be Terry Funk? Fun interview piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Ridge Posted June 22, 2013 Report Share Posted June 22, 2013 That has to be old video of Iron Sheik from early 80's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteF3 Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 Did any schools actually make money from these wrestling fundraisers? Even though they sound carny as fuck, I wish we'd gotten one of these in school, instead of selling cheese & sausage or candy every year. Austin Idol is back from some apparently crippling car accident two years ago. He puts over the promotion and the area, in a way more low-key interview than his usual bombastic style. Idol vs. Iron Sheik is quite a bit past its sell-by date as an issue, though Sheik actually looks a bit more jacked than he has recently. Idol is then presented a FedEx package from "TF & Collections," and it's a threat for Idol to "pay up." The interviewer mentions two phone calls from two different people regarding the package--sounds like the Funk Brothers to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WingedEagle Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 Idol interview mentioning a bad car accident a couple years ago. Seem to be setting up a feud with the Iron Shiek, which isn't exactly exciting. He gets a FedEx package with a note that its time to pay up. I can't say I'm that interested in the payoff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soup23 Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 Never heard of this promotion. Austin looks pretty old here and receives a suspicious letter from T.F. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garretta Posted June 11, 2016 Report Share Posted June 11, 2016 Idol vs. Sheik ought to really pack them in by the teens. I know that every promotion wants recognizable names, but did whoever's running this outfit take a look at Sheik when he was Col. Mustafa? There's a reason why he didn't get any kind of push once Sarge turned; he simply could not move anymore. Idol's not exactly spry either, but assuming that his car wreck was legit, at least he has a decent excuse. I wouldn't be too sure about the Funks coming in; if this was meant to be a major feud they wouldn't have dismissed that envelope quite so casually. They undoubtedly meant to follow up on it, but I'm not sure how many more months- or weeks- they were in business. Austin-Terry would have been a solid feud, but how good a tag team feud involving Hoss would have been depends on who Idol would have gotten to team with him I'm guessing that Charlie the interviewer was longtime Continental voice Charlie Platt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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