I was watching some 84 Mid South the other day and Butch Reed almost decapitated a guy with a clothesline. I thought about the good ol' days of "clothesline of the week" on this here blog and almost posted something.
Then Super Porky died and I thought about all the laughs he gave me and I almost posted something.
Then Bert Prentice died and I thought about all the onscreen laughs he gave me on Memphis and Music City tv and I almost posted something.
Then Bobby Eaton died and I'm posting something. What a great wrestler and by all accounts a great guy.
Trying to think of another tag team that lost a member but carried on regardless, didn't miss a beat. Mainly cos Bobby and Cornette were so good. Watching their Mid South run now with Condrey and looking back from where I am today it's difficult to appreciate how great and groundbreaking the Midnight's double team moves and finishers were and just a tag team that were great workers but barely spoke themselves, had an absolute prick of a mommas boy as their manager who could talk till the cows came home and went off again in the morning.
As I type this Condrey's at Jim Ross' desk speaking on the Mic!! Something fishy is going on, Cornette's missing. Even Bobby speaks, "foul play goin' on roun' here!" And they've got the Rock N' Roll up next in a title match!
I'm watching this on the WWE network and the lack of original music hurts the most with these two more than anyone else (maybe with the exception of Handsome Jimmy).
Terry Taylor is with Ross on commentary. Maybe it's cos I saw the Red Rooster as a kid before his territory days but I just don't buy him as a top baby face that the women love. You can tell the women love the Rock N' Roll more, like they're really worried they'll get hurt.
In the last few weeks his music video's been played on repeat and he's been attacked and strangled by the Russians, so badly that he foamed at the mouth. None of the women in the crowd seemed that bothered really. And then he's been piledriven by Burch Reed just before his Tv title match against Krusher Kruschev, so badly that he got beat easily, wearing a towel round his neck. I think he'd make a much better smarmy narcissist type heel.
When he was given flowers before the match by a woman on behalf of "Mary, a little cripple girl and Sue, another girl who couldn't come to the matches" he said to thank Mary Sue, like it was one girl. No wonder Butch Reed ripped the flowers to shreds and gave him a piledriver. I bet both Mary and Sue were made up with that.
Anyway, back to the match and the Midnights are in control but Ricky gets a roll up but the refs not watching. Then a very ugly woman jumps in the ring and hits Rocky with her handbag. It's Cornette! Classic line from Ross...."Jim Cornette has come to the ring dressed as a women. He really did come out of the closet".
Great stuff.
After this Duggan v Kruschev ends with the Russians shaving Hacksaw's beard (oh the depravity!) Taylor tries to make the save but my 84 star player Butch Reed grabs him, rips his neckbrace off and throws him into that unforgiving steel turnbuckle. Then he slaps a sleeper on while Landel and Saito keep the baby face jobbers at bay, until Magnum and Robert Gibson make the save, Robert just in jeans cos obviously he was in the shower after his last match. Magnum is fully clothed, so obviously's a sissy who had to wait for help. Mr Wrestling was right!
This was again great and to be fair the women were worried about Taylor. A bit.
Oh and Butch Reed does get a Clothesline Of The Week after all. On Lanny Poffo, who sells it like he's having a stroke, heart attack and an allergic reaction all at the same time. Incredible, and the recipient does actually get the award, so well done Leaping Lanny. And RIP Beautiful Bobby.
