Vintage Independent Wrestling Thread: Discuss the Stars of Today Yesterday When They Were Stars of Tomorrow

[Valeyard]

This is what I started last night. Opener is the Last Blood Battle Royal that Foley complained about in his book. Spirit is right there even if the polish isn't yet. It just feels right to me, much more of what I'm akin to than the 1993 ECW shows (although I'm loving those).

Actually am pausing that one for a bit since I found a 1990 show and I'm sorry, proto ECW doing shows just before Warrior wins the belt is what's up for now.

 

[strummer]

Independent wrestler Artist Artest passed away at yesterday's XVW event. He collapsed at the event and was rushed to the hospital but did not make it.

That's two deaths in less than a week at Indy events.

Just awful.

 

[BruiserBrody]

The first 30 seconds made me think the whole video was going to be Snuka trying to get 2 lines correct.

 

[Valeyard]

Honestly ECW-era Snuka is one of the most pathetic things I've seen in wrestling. Like it's an amazing advertisement for never becoming a wrestler. I bet Benoit's brain sounded like a 1993 Snuka promo near the end.

 

[Valeyard]

Also Warrior ruining the NWC is low key one of the saddest declines to a promotion that could've succeeded.