DaveyBoy’s Wrestling Menu #220 – Dusty Rhodes DVD Review (Part-1)
Submitted by DaveyBoy on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 at 12:01 AM EST
THE WRESTLING MENU #220
Welcome one and all to the 220th edition of The Wrestling Menu, the column that is sure to satisfy your taste buds when it comes to discussing all things wrestling.
Yep, it’s another DVD Review. And even worse, it’s a 2 parter. Sorry… But it was either that or nothing. A combination of this, that & the other meant that I was very lucky to even get this posted up today. Only some last minute cramming (of both the viewing & writing kind) enabled me to. I was most probably going to put all 3 discs into the one column, but that’s pretty difficult to do when one hasn’t actually seen the 3rd disc! Oh well, something to do on the weekend I suppose!
I have chosen the Dusty Rhodes DVD to review as I think it’s timely for a couple of reasons. Firstly, while not gaining any votes in my ‘Best Mic Worker’ poll last week, Dusty was mentioned often & is widely regarded as one of the best ever wrestlers on the microphone. Secondly & most obviously, was Rhodes being named as the first inductee into the 2007 class of the WWE Hall Of Fame last week.
What caught my attention the most last week on WWE programming…??? Well, I would have to say that it was evidence backing up the Vince McMahon conspiracy theories. Put simply, that theory states that whatever show Vince is on, stinks! Well, it’s difficult to argue with that following last week’s programming.
While Raw was decent, ECW improved markedly without Vince appearing on the show for the first time in a fortnight. I really liked the 2 opening matches (Punk vs Nitro & Thorn vs RVD), while the main-event was also quite good. Then, the clincher came on Friday, when the always reliable SmackDown put on their worst show of the year. From memory, it’s the first time Vince has appeared on SmackDown in 2007 & that’s what we got. Hmmmmmm!
Ok, bring the plundah if you wiiiilllllllllllllllll & let’s get on with the show…..
DUSTY RHODES DVD REVIEW
This is a 3 disc set & its full title is ‘The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story’. It’s content is similar to that of most WWE DVD’s in that it has a documentary portion (lasting 83 minutes & including 20 chapters), some matches & (in this case) an absolute bucket-load of non-match extras in the form of interviews, promos & vignettes.
APPETIZERS – Documentary
We begin by taking a look at Dusty’s (real name: Virgil Runnels) childhood when growing up in Austin – Texas. As a child, doctors weren’t sure whether Dusty would ever walk as he had a bone disease in his hips. Dusty explains how his father was a plumber & didn’t want him to be a plumber all his life. Baseball was his first sporting love & he got his ring name from a baseball player (James ‘Dusty’ Rhodes). He talks about his college days when playing both baseball & football, as well as drinking & getting into a fair bit of trouble!
Dusty tried out for a few NFL teams, but when he dabbled in wrestling & got paid more cash than he thought he would, then he well & truly had the wrestling bug. We take a look at his ‘Texas Outlaws’ tag-team with ‘Dirty’ Dick Murdoch & how they were hell-raisers both in & out of the ring. They literally lived the cowboy life, drinking, riding around & getting into more trouble! As much as Dusty loved Dick & enjoyed his company & friendship, it was almost too overbearing. He knew he could grow as a wrestler & he had decided that Florida Championship Wrestling (under promoter Eddie Graham) was going to be the place to do it.
We next see footage of Dusty’s big face turn in May of 1974, where the ‘American Dream’ moniker was born. The face turn took off more than anyone could have ever imagined & his common man persona was the major reason for this. We then take a (too) quick look at a few of Dusty’s feuds in Florida (including against Terry Funk), before discussing how Vince McMahon Sr & Eddie Graham got together & decided to host a series of huge matches at Madison Square Garden between Rhodes & ‘Superstar’ Billy Graham (in 1977 & 1978). We see footage of their original bout, their memorable ‘Texas Death-Match’ sequel & their ‘Bull-Rope Match’ decider. Both Rhodes & Graham speak very highly of these bouts & we see a decent chunk of highlights from all 3 matches.
Back to Florida Dusty went & his next big feud was against NWA World HeavyWeight Champion Harley Race. We see brief footage of Dusty’s momentous title win & his backstage promo afterwards, as many colleagues speak of how big that moment was to Dusty. One of the reasons for this was because the NWA was starting to really take off nationally at this point on cable television, so Dusty was well & truly in the spotlight. We take a brief look at his demanding road schedule of the time, as well as his family life, including how his 2nd wife Michelle has somehow kept him in check over the years.
Next up is a chapter showcasing some of Dusty’s extraordinary interviews & promos from over the years, and how he may very well have been the best mic worker ever! There are some great Rhodism’s included here & it’s hard not to get drawn into them. One specific promo from Mid-Atlantic Wrestling is looked at in detail & that’s the intense “Hard Times” promo aimed towards Ric Flair. This logically leads into Dusty’s huge feud with Flair, including highlights of his big July ’86 cage match title win.
We then see a good chapter of how Dusty became the booker for Jim Crockett Promotions & how he came up with some good promotional (he came up with PPV names such as Starrcade & Great American Bash) & wrestling ideas. But behind the scenes, the company wasn’t doing well & had to be sold. It was eventually purchased by millionaire Ted Turner & while opinion was mixed as to his success, Dusty continued on as a booker. When he was eventually replaced as booker in WCW, differences of opinion as to his use resulted in Dusty walking away & eventually heading to the WWF with his common man character.
Some of Dusty’s corny WWF vignettes are shown at this stage before looking at Rhodes’ infamous polka-dots & whether or not they began as a rib from Vince or not. To cap off his late 80s / early 90s WWF run, Dusty’s manager Sapphire is then spoken about in detail. She was actually a chauffeur to the wrestlers in Kansas City & everyone thought she would get Dusty’s common man character over. Of course, the persona also had its detractors & a few people (including John Cena) say how it wasn’t the Dusty they had grown up on. But, as Dusty himself states, he made some serious money at this time of his career.
Dusty’s WWF feud with ‘The Million Dollar Man’ Ted Dibiase is highlighted next. Dibiase had purchased the services of Sapphire & attempted to buy out Dusty’s son Dustin while he was sitting in the crowd. This resulted in a series of matches between Dustin & Dibiase & the pressure on the son to live up to his father is spoken about at this stage. Dusty’s WWF run ended when he was given the opportunity to once more become booker in WCW.
He took the opportunity & one of his most important decisions in that position is looked at here; Booking Ron Simmons to become the first ever African-American to become the World HeavyWeight Champion. Back in the ring, Dusty & his son Dustin teamed up again & their trip into the War Games cage with The Nasty Boys is shown briefly. This leads into the story concerning the separation of father & son which all emanated from Dustin seeing Terri (aka Alexandra York at the time) behind his father’s back. The 2 didn’t speak to each other for about 5 years when Dustin chose to look after a sick Terri rather than fulfill a prior commitment to play golf with Dusty.
Dustin then went to the WWF & to make matters even worse, he took on the over-the-top character of Goldust! This character & how Dustin made it successful is looked at briefly. And of course (now) wife Terri was right by his side playing the role of Marlena. We then look at how father & son reunited (when Dustin returned to WCW) & an emotional Dustin explains how it was as simple as a look & a damn big hug.
To end this documentary portion of the DVD, we hear how Dusty is now working behind the scenes as a road agent & booker with the WWE. Furthermore, many of Dusty’s past & present colleagues discuss how he is a true legend of professional wrestling & how he was able to turn so many supposed negatives into positives. His passion, work ethic & common man personality really is the story of ‘The American Dream’!
ENTREE – Disc-1 Matches & Promos
MATCHES
DUSTY & DICK MURDOCH vs DICK THE BRUISER & THE CRUSHER (AWA. March-9, 1973): This is not actually the full match, but only 4 minutes of spliced highlights for this tag-team bout. With all 4 men having bleached blond hair, it’s actually tough to tell them all apart with the slightly grainy footage. Lots of double-teaming is included with both Rhodes & Murdoch getting busted open. They end up winning by disqualification when The Bruiser takes a chair to their heads. I can’t rate this due to the fact that it is not shown in full. Match Rating… Not Rated, but Thumbs Down as a DVD Extra
DUSTY & DICK MURDOCH vs DICK THE BRUISER & THE CRUSHER (AWA. March-24, 1973): As above, this is only highlights, but at least we get to see 10 minutes worth this time around. Dusty, Steve Romero & Mike Graham provide commentary & insight here. This is actually a 2 out of 3 falls match with Rhodes & Murdoch getting the first pinfall away from home with a double knee-drop off the top-rope. Crusher & Bruiser even things up as they bust their opponents open & then win the final fall as well with a top-rope stomp finishing things off. Good extra, even if not shown in full, which totally renders the highlights from the first bout useless. Match Rating… Not Rated, but Thumbs Up as a DVD Extra
DUSTY & DICK MURDOCH vs BILLY ROBINSON & DON MURACO (AWA. October-6, 1973): This is another 2 out of 3 falls match & the Englishman Robinson goes straight to the mat with a toehold submission hold on Murdoch. Some interference from Rhodes however allows the heels to get in control as Dusty & a very young & skinny Muraco are tagged in. Muraco is actually the one that lifts the pace here, as the heels combine to use as many dirty tactics as possible to keep the live crowd on their backs. The first fall then comes to an end after Muraco makes Dusty submit with an abdominal stretch after 6 minutes. The faces attempt the same hold early in the second fall, but Murdoch saves the day. The pace once more quickens when Muraco enters the bout & a nice dropkick is included. Murdoch then throws Muraco into the crowd twice, before Dusty throws him into the steel corner post for the countout to even up the contest after another 6 minutes.
Muraco is left injured by this incident & Robinson wrestles the final fall by himself. He begins well, but constant double-teaming & interference by the heels continue to break up his submission holds & the heels eventually regain control. A huge back-breaker out of nowhere at the 3 minute mark of the final fall gets the job done for Robinson though. Although, he does pay soon after by taking a brainbuster on the concrete floor! 15 minutes of wrestling here & 21 minutes of footage all up. Quite entertaining, always on the go & a decent story is told throughout. Good action here in this very good DVD Extra. Difficult to rate all that highly though. Match Rating… 7
DUSTY & PAK SONG vs MIKE & EDDIE GRAHAM (Florida Championship Wrestling. May 1974): Dusty provides recap special comments here in this match which is not shown in full & only includes spliced highlights. The first couple of minutes is both Graham’s holding the Korean Song in submission holds. Rhodes is eventually tagged in & puts together some offense, but Song misses a chop & strikes Rhodes in the chest. This leads to Dusty turning face on Pak Song & attacking him, as he shakes hands with his opponents afterwards. I’m unsure what the result of the match was, but 8 minutes of highlights are shown all up. Pretty boring stuff, but important for Dusty’s face turn. I’d have to say that a couple of minutes of footage on the documentary portion of this DVD was more than sufficient though. Match Rating… Not Rated, but Thumbs Down as a DVD Extra
vs TERRY FUNK (Florida Championship Wrestling. No Date Given): This bout is for Funk’s World HeavyWeight Title. Once more, Rhodes provides recap special comments & the sound is of petty poor quality as it fades in & out. Some ringside action occurs before the bout starts with The Mauler interfering against Dusty. The referee gets knocked down soon after the bell rings & as the action continues, Rhodes pins Funk with an elbow-drop, which a substitute referee counts! But as that is happening, the first referee comes to & calls for a DQ result of some sort, so Dusty does not win the World Title. That will always make a crowd go nuts. 6 minutes of action all up, although only about 2 of that was the official match. Purely a storyline bout & decent for that purpose & to get Dusty over as a face. But this is impossible to pass & was basically a mess. Match Rating… 3
vs HARLEY RACE (Florida Championship Wrestling. No Date Given): This is a LumberJack Match for Race’s World HeavyWeight Title & is yet another match not shown in full, as only 5 minutes of spliced highlights are shown. Both men get busted open during the bout & Race twice saves himself at the 2 count by getting his feet on the ropes. A referee bump ensues & while the LumberJacks tend to him, Dusty piledrives Race on the ringside floor. In the meantime though, Eric The Red & Sonny King interfere & strike Dusty with a foreign object. Race capitalizes for the pinfall. This looked like a solid match that was full of action & sufficiently entertaining, so it was a little disappointing to not see it in full. Match Rating… Not Rated, but Thumbs Up as a DVD Extra
vs ‘SUPERSTAR’ BILLY GRAHAM (World Wide Wrestling Federation. September-26, 1977): This was the first of 3 huge inter-promotional bouts between these 2 big stars & emanates from Madison Square Garden. Graham is as colorful as always & is led to the ring by The Grand Wizard. Rhodes is very much the fan favorite here & he has the crowd in raptures as he gets the better of the early lock-ups. A lean looking Dusty even wins the strength contests surprisingly & this frustrates Graham into thinking about walking out. The 2 then waste a couple of minutes with a test of strength knuckle-lock, before Graham goes to work with a series of chops to the throats. But Dusty fights back with elbows & a variety of holds & strikes working on his opponent’s arm.
Superstar does fight back with an Irish-Whip into a back elbow & then goes to work with a headlock… Then a bearhug… And then a backbreaker! The crowd inspires a Dusty comeback though & he puts together a flurry of offense. A back body drop over the top-rope to the floor by Dusty leads to him getting the countout victory at the 16 minute mark. Tough to rate this bout as it was awfully slow going at times, but had that big time spectacle feeling to it. The crowd helped a lot & Dusty was actually quite decent next to the cumbersome Graham! I’ll be nice & pass it on the atmosphere & the few flurries of action. Match Rating… 5
PROMOS
CWF (Championship Wrestling Of Florida): Dusty In Dressing Room: Promo given following the LumberJack Match against Harley Race. A bloodied Rhodes is very intense & vows revenge on Race, Eric The Red & Sonny King. 2 minutes in length.
CWF: Gordon Solie Interviews Dusty Rhodes: The sound quality is very muffled here as Rhodes launches another tirade towards Harley, Eric & Sonny. 2 minutes in length.
MSG (Madison Square Garden): Vince McMahon Interviews Dusty Rhodes: From October-24 1977, a young Vinnie Mac interviews Dusty in the ring as he goes on a rhyming rampage prior to his 2nd match against ‘Superstar’ Billy Graham. One minute in length.
MSG: Vince McMahon Interviews Dusty Rhodes: From November-8 1977, a yellow-suited Vince interviews a bright Dusty Rhodes at ringside, as he gives a classic promo that includes some of his rhyming & nicely mixes intensity aimed towards Billy Graham, while also appealing to the fans very much as a face. Captain Lou Albano & Classy Freddie Blassie come down for some elbow action for some reason. A memorable 5 minutes worth!
MAIN – Disc-2 Matches
vs STAN ‘THE MAN’ STASIAK (World Wide Wrestling Federation. December-19, 1977): Dusty plays some mind games to begin with as he easily sneaks out of a wrenching headlock. Stasiak gets on top through some underhanded heel tactics, but Rhodes blocks his infamous heart punch. The 2 then head to resthold city as both chew up minutes of action with boring holds. Stasiak eventually goes for the heart punch again, but Dusty counters & gets the pinfall victory at the 12 minute mark with an elbow drop. Pretty boring stuff here & even the crowd remained silent throughout. Match Rating… 4
vs JOHNNY RODZ (Championship Wrestling. December-2, 1977): Rodz works on Dusty’s arm pretty much from the beginning of this bout, but a few Dusty elbows turns the situation around & the face then begins to work on his opponent’s arm. The 2 then get into a battle of fists with both men having some degree of success. But Dusty pulls out an elbow drop from nowhere & gets the pinfall victory at just the 5 minute mark. Contained some passable wrestling action until the way too premature finish. Match Rating… 4
vs ‘SUPERSTAR’ BILLY GRAHAM (WWWF. August-28, 1978): This was the finale in their 3 match series between these 2 men (NOTE: The 2nd Texas Death Match is on the ‘Superstar’ Billy Graham DVD) & is a Texas Bullrope Match. The bout is joined in progress as both wrestlers are tied to each other with a rope that had a cow-bell in the middle. Graham predictably goes to strangle Dusty with the rope & then busts Rhodes badly open with a number of strikes & rakes. Revenge comes soon after though as Dusty uses the bell to bust Graham open to the raptures of the crowd. After some back & forth action, Dusty hits a big bell shot which knocks Graham out of the ring & eventually results in another countout victory to Rhodes. Difficult to rate as I’m unsure how many minutes were clipped at the beginning. But what we did see was good, brutal and back & forth. Note that the match comes with original commentary by Vince McMahon or alternate commentary by Dusty, Steve Romero & Mike Graham. Match Rating… 7.5
vs HARLEY RACE (NWA. December-17, 1979): This match emanated from Madison Square garden & was for Race’s World HeavyWeight Title. Rhodes had actually already defeated Race for the title in August, but only held it for 5 days! The bout begins at a decent pace & it is actually Dusty that keeps locking in the restholds, while Race goes for more conventional wrestling & striking. Dusty seems to have an answer for everything Harley tries, but can’t finish the job off, as even a piledriver only gets a 2 count. Race works his way on top with suplexes, headbutts (including one from the middle rope) & knee drops (one of which busts Dusty wide open). Rhodes fights back with his famous elbows, but the referee stops the bout at the 13 minute mark due to Dusty’s bleeding. Solid match-up where Race thankfully brought some wrestling variety to the mix. It was building up rather nicely when it prematurely came to a halt. This also had that big match feel to it which always helps. Still nothing all that exciting with not much of a pace. Match Rating… 6.5
vs HARLEY RACE (NWA. June-21, 1981): Dusty has the better of the beginning of this match where Race’s World HeavyWeight Title was on the line. Rhodes locks on a sleeperhold & then an armbar submission… Which inexplicably leads to what appears to be a huge splice of the action. On resumption, Race hits a piledriver, but only gets a 2 count. The champ then heads to the top-rope, but Dusty catches him up there & slams him to the mat. Dusty then hits a suplex as they battle out to ringside. Dusty then amazingly heads to the top-rope & hits a decent cross body block for the decisive pinfall & title victory. We see only 5 minutes of action & 7 minutes of footage all up. It’s a real shame that we don’t get to see the whole match as it seemed quite good & well put together. That’s not even mentioning how important a title win it was for Dusty. Match Rating… Not Rated, but Thumbs Up as a DVD Extra
vs TULLY BLANCHARD (NWA Great American Bash. July-6, 1985): This was an ‘Unsanctioned Lights Out Cage Match’ & was held at an outdoors venue in Charlotte. It was for Blanchard’s World Television Title & if Dusty won, he would get the services of Baby Doll for 30 days. There is no commentary for the match. Dusty has all the answers early on, but Tully takes the ascendancy when he whips Rhodes into the cage & busts him open. Blanchard follows up with many elbows, one of which comes off the top-rope. It predictably isn’t long until Tully is also thrown into the cage & busted open. The 2 then trade blows for a while before a big clothesline gets Dusty a 2 count. Dusty then locks on a figure 4 leglock, but it isn’t long until Tully reverses it & then tries to climb out of the cage. Rhodes follows him up & headbutts him down to the ring, but then misses a top-rope elbow drop. Soon after, Dusty catches Tully with a piledriver for the title win at the 11 minute mark. Decently booked & performed match with the cage helping the entertainment factor out. Nothing too brutal or special though. Match Rating… 6.5
vs RIC FLAIR (NWA Great American Bash. July-26, 1986): This bout was a cage match for Flair’s World HeavyWeight Title & only comes with commentary by Dusty, Steve Romero & Mike Graham. The 2 battle for control early on with Rhodes getting the better of the offense, but not really threatening to win the match. Flair looks to the cage for an edge & throws Dusty into the wire & busts him wide open at the 8 minute mark. Flair then works on the leg leading up to the figure 4 leglock. Dusty then finally finds some offense & the first stop is predictably to the cage to bust Flair open. Following some decent back & forth action, Dusty then locks Ric in the figure 4, before chopping him down to the mat. Dusty then gets 2 counts with a backslide & a clothesline, before Flair gets himself a 2 count with a super messy top-rope cross body block. The finish comes soon after as Rhodes rolls up Flair for his 3rd title reign at the 21 minute mark.
Very good match, but it doesn’t come close to achieving ‘classic’ status. The longest bout on this DVD actually should have gone for a few minutes longer as that seemed to be the way it was being set up. It was very methodically paced & an old-school type of psychological battle. Sufficiently brutal without being anything too special, this also kept moving at a decent pace (relatively speaking for these 2). Looks good next to some of Dusty’s other matches, but I don’t want to over-rate this. Match Rating… 7.5
vs LEX LUGER (NWA Starrcade. November-26, 1987): This bout was for Luger’s United States Title & was held inside a steel cage. Rhodes would have to cease wrestling for 90 days if he lost. Amongst some Luger posing & Dusty mocking, Lex is the aggressor in the early going, but Dusty has an answer for everything. Rhodes seems determined to lock on a sleeperhold, but has to be content with a long armbar submission (read: resthold), which he backs up with a few strikes. The champ works his way back & busts Dusty open after throwing him head first into the cage. Dusty does hit a dropkick from nowhere at one stage, but Luger controls the middle stages of the match while looking to apply his torture rack finisher. Dusty hulks up with fists & elbows & then finally locks on a sleeper-hold. Heel manager JJ Dillon then throws in a chair for Luger, but Rhodes hits a messy DDT on the chair for the title victory pinfall at the 17 minute mark. Decent cage match that was bogged down by far too many retsholds. There was some good psychology involved, but the pace should have been kept up. Luger also didn’t want to get involved with the cage, which almost made that useless apart from keeping The 4 Horsemen out. Match Rating… 6.5
DUSTY & THE ROAD WARRIORS vs IVAN KOLOFF & THE POWERS OF PAIN (Barbarian & Warlord) (NWA Clash Of The Champions 1. March-27, 1988): This was a ‘Barbed Wire Match’ where strands of barbed wire were wrapped around the ring ropes. This is also fought under tornado rules which mean that all 6 men are allowed in the ring at the same time. All 3 heels have their faces raked into the wire immediately (although it appears that only Koloff bleeds). It’s mainly singles action & the faces control the offense apart from one little flash of Koloff offense, where Dusty is busted open. The end comes at only the 4 minute mark when Animal powerslams Warlord, and then Barbarian accidentally headbutts his partner from the top-rope, allowing the faces to get the victory. The heels go after Animal’s injured eye afterwards. Pretty much a gimmicked clusterf**k that may have been useful if it lasted a little longer. I’ll give the bout a point for each minute! Match Rating… 4
vs IVAN KOLOFF (NWA Main Event. April-3, 1988): This bout was for Dusty’s United States Title & the champ was greeted with a huge chant to begin the match. Koloff begins aggressively, but Dusty seems to have all the answers initially. The Russian does work his way on top & some of that has to do with interference from heel manager Paul Jones. Koloff strikes with a chain behind the referee’s back, but then misses with a charge to the ropes. Dusty then finishes the match off with a top-rope cross body block at the 7 minute mark. There was good heat in this bout & it was kept moving at a good pace. The crowd was super loud which definitely helped out atmosphere-wise, but this was nothing very special & too short. Match Rating… 6
DUSTY & STING vs ARN ANDERSON & TULLY BLANCHARD NWA Clash Of The Champions 2. June-8, 1988): This bout was for the World Tag-Team Titles that were held by 2 of The 4 Horsemen. Sting is way too fast for anything that Arn or Tully can serve up initially & Dusty continues the momentum to the raptures of the crowd when he is tagged in. JJ Dillon interferes & stems the tide for the heels, but a Rhodes dropkick & hot tag to Sting leads to a Stinger Splash & Scorpion DeathLock attempt on Tully. But Arn breaks the hold & subsequent double-teaming continues. Sting somehow hot-shots Tully out of nowhere & gets the hot tag to Dusty, as the bout breaks down & the ref gets bumped. Barry Windham & Ric Flair soon run in to cause the disqualification at the 11 minute mark. There’s nothing like an old-school Horsemen tag-team bout! The action was predominantly good here if you can overlook the constant double-teaming & interference. All 4 men contributed to what was an even bout. Match Rating… 7
DUSTY & STING vs THE ROAD WARRIORS (NWA Starrcade. Dcember-26, 1988): This bout was for The Road Warriors’ Tag-Team Titles & the champs had ‘Precious’ Paul Ellering in their corner here. A nice beginning sees the greater strength of Animal up against the pace & agility of Sting. The energy continues throughout the bout, but Sting & Animal have the best sequences as the Stinger hits a huge dive from the top-rope to the floor! Hawk & Rhodes slow things down a little with the Legion of Doom member using an eye-rake as his major weapon! Animal is then tagged in as Dusty plays the face in peril. The hot tag eventually comes to Sting who hits his usual entertaining flurry of offense before seeing the match break down & end in a DQ when Ellering interferes at the 11 minute mark. Almost identical to the previous bout down to the result & duration. Probably had more action though & the 2 teams seemed to mesh slightly better. Entertaining. Match Rating… 7.5
DESSERT – Disc-2 Promos
Championship Wrestling (April-25, 1978): A young Vince McMahon Jr interviews Dusty in an empty arena. A serious sounding Rhodes asks all his fans to do the best they can in life & thanks them for their support. He goes on to state that he is a man for all races & has the objective to make everyone happy. 5 minutes in length.
Mid-Atlantic Wrestling (January-26, 1983): One minute promo where Dusty speaks about pinning Dory Funk Jr for $100,000.
Mid-Atlantic Wrestling (January-25, 1984): A headband-wearing Rhodes verbally targets Paul Jones & The Assassin for 1 minute.
Mid-Atlantic Wrestling (December-25, 1984): An energetic Dusty gives a 2 minute backstage promo looking forward to the year of 1985.
NWA World Championship Wrestling (April-6, 1985): Tony Schiavone interviews Dusty when he was WCW television Champion & he targets The Russians, Ric Flair & Tully Blanchard for a couple of minutes.
NWA World Championship Wrestling (April-20, 1985): Jim Crockett presents Dusty with a new “World” Television Title & The American Dream accepts it with some over the top intensity. Later, he speaks with Tony Schiavone & is confronted by Ivan Koloff. 4 minutes in length.
NWA World Championship Wrestling (May-4, 1985): This is a strange promo where an almost tie-wearing Dusty shares center stage with someone wearing a gorilla suit for 90 seconds!
NWA World Wide Wrestling (May-7, 1985): In a backstage interview, Dusty speaks on losing his TV Title to Tully Blanchard for 2 minutes.
NWA World Championship Wrestling (May-25, 1985): Tony Schiavone interviews Dusty as he target Tully Blanchard & Baby Doll once more for 90 seconds.
Ok, that wraps up column #220. It actually turned out a little longer than I thought it would, so maybe it is a good thing that I am separating this DVD review into 2 columns. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed this DVD Review & it didn’t put you to sleep. Unless, you are an insomniac & if that is the case, then “You’re welcome”! It may be best to hold off on feedback or questions until part 2 of the review, but if you still feel the need to contact me immediately, my e-mail address is DaveyBoy123@bigpond.com. If you are an LOP Forums member, it would be much appreciated if you could leave feedback on my thread at http://www.lopforums.com/showthread.php?t=4889
My weekly posting streak will NOT be ending next week as it hits the 17 month mark! If time opens up for me, I may post part 2 of this DVD Review on Saturday & then follow up with another column next Wednesday. But I doubt that very much to be honest, as I have a drinkathon… (Ooops, I mean a party)…. this Friday night. Until whenever, this is DaveyBoy signing off & asking you to remember that dinner is best served in 3 courses.
DaveyBoy’s Wrestling Menu. 2002-2007
Exclusive To LordsOfPain.net / WrestlingHeadlines.com
- Jeff Hardy Skips Court Appearance & WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2010 Rumored Names (think FACEPAINT)
- Quick Links -
[Back to LOP] [News Archives] [Results] [Columns] [Forums]
|
|
