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Post by RMF1973 on Dec 8, 2005 21:47:28 GMT -5
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Post by Baltimore Jack on Dec 8, 2005 23:10:12 GMT -5
Those clippings are so cool. When I started watching wrestling, the TV guide as well as the local TV listings in our newspaper, only said "Wrestling". No description, not even the name of the program. These are great! Thnaks for posting them.
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Post by Baltimore Jack on Dec 8, 2005 23:12:45 GMT -5
Is that channel 13 in the TV guide WLOS-13 out of Asheville? Or a 13 from some other part of NC or SC?
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Post by cwh47 on Dec 9, 2005 7:13:41 GMT -5
That is WBTW Florence,SC the sister station of
WBTV.
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Post by thegreatbologuy on Dec 10, 2005 9:49:07 GMT -5
I actually remember several of those specific listings. That tells you how old I'm getting.
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Post by cwh47 on Dec 12, 2005 7:48:04 GMT -5
I am right up there with you Bolo. I really treasure
our conversations about the past. Many of my friends
and neighbors who loved wrestling are gone now. I wish
they could be here to share memories a lot older than I
have. I miss them all.
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Post by spacemountain on Dec 12, 2005 14:34:32 GMT -5
I was just looking at the clippings. I believe I counted 4 of those Saturdays having what I qualify as main event matches.
Am I missing something? I just don't remember in those days having main event matches on television.
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Post by cwh47 on Dec 13, 2005 8:30:39 GMT -5
Well when we got a main event on the Charlotte
show it was usually to build towards the big shows
at the Coliseum or Memorial Stadium.The same goes
for the High Point show when the Greensboro card
was being promoted.When the shows were promoting
the weekly shows at Park Center or the Lexington
YMCA ,the tv cards were generally not quite as strong.
There were a lot of wrestlers that appeared on these
shows that held titles in other territories before and
after they worked here.With the tag team matches
being 2/3 falls back then most everyone got a chance
to shine.
During interviews from that era it was very common
that the wrestlers would talk about how good and
how tough their opponents were. None one ever
really looked bad.In later years when you had five
matches plus interviews the time constraint seemed
to generate more quick squash matches.
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Post by superworker on Mar 15, 2006 2:52:06 GMT -5
WLOS is out of Asheville on channel 13
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Post by mattburns on Mar 15, 2006 12:08:21 GMT -5
Question for CWH & Bolo:
In the mid and late 50s there was a main eventer Mr Moto in the Charlotte area he wrestled George Becker a lot.....................he had a young assistant called "Fugi"...............I've always wondered if that could be the "Mr Fugi" of WWF fame..............thought you guys may know.
Matt Burns AKA Barry7X
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Post by cwh47 on Mar 15, 2006 15:59:40 GMT -5
Hello Matt,
I hope you are doing well.I have an old photo here
somewhere of Mr.Moto and his assistant.I will hunt it out so I can scan it and post it here soon.I don't think
it was the Mr. Fugi that we saw in the 70's and 80's
but I could be wrong.
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Post by RowdyRoddy on Mar 16, 2006 19:24:18 GMT -5
I doubt it was the Mr Fuji of WWWF/WWF fame, but I do not know.
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