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Watching the MSG shows it hit me, is there anyone in wrestling who deteriated as fast as Billy Graham? In 1978 he's still Superstar looking like the guy Hulk would crib 90% of his gimmick from, but five years later in 1983 he's Kung Fu Billy looking like he's in the end stage of a terminal disease.

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Also I've noticed that several of the Old School shows that have gone up have the "presented in the best condition possible" disclaimer. I wonder if that means they are going through the archives seeing what shape the oldest stuff is since I've always heard the WWWF collection doesn't go much past 1975 or so in any kind of usable shape.

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A few have bonus footage that was for the live crowd after TV ended, might have been that.

 

The extra bits have been on there for a few years but I didnt notice that one before. I think there is another one that got added like Austin destroying Vince's Wheelchair and Shamrock & Shane getting Stunners.

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More MSG footage, but that wasn't part of Vince Sr's territory until 1956, and then he went through periods where he had to share the rights to the Garden with other promoters or was shut out completely. He didn't gain full control until 1961 I think. So it's hard to say what 50s MSG footage is actually from when Vince Sr was promoting.

 

In general there is much more 50s wrestling footage than the 60s, as in the 60s it just wasn't preserved because wrestling wasn't popular on a national level and the local stations mostly taped over stuff to save money

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Is there any available footage of WWWF in the 60's?

 

Id be interested to see what WWE has in their vault from the 1960s.

 

I think I only even encountered one trader years ago who have very few stuff from that period. I know there's a Bobby Davis Tape from the 50s/60s but 4 random shows from WWWF TV exist which are

 

May 9, 1965

December 2, 1965

January 6, 1966

January 13, 1966

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The first two years of WWE ECW have dropped this morning.

 

2008 dropped and they're flying through 2009 too so there's every chance the entire run will be up in the next few days

 

 

Even now we are in 2017 and I dont get what the point was in giving Ezkiel Jackson the title on the last night of ECW.

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The WWE 24 on Kurt Angle was great, as that series tends to be, but man did it leave you not wanting to ever see him wrestle again. The whole theme was when he wrestles he won't stop until he breaks his neck, and even then he will rush to come back as soon as possible. He seems to be in a great place in life and I hope his rumored comeback won't mess up his sobriety.

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It was definitely post TNA, as there were times he was certainly in the HBK style "no condition to perform" state on Impact. It made Dixie's comments come off as either her being the dumbest person ever or the most naive since she's the one that would have okayed him going out there like that.

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