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Potpourri  -(noun) an unusual or interesting mixture of things.

(Cambridge Dictionary Online)


 

 

"Hello Everybody, this is Billy Powell..."

Greenville, Spartanburg, and Asheville area fans will fondly remember Billy Powell.

Who ARE those Guys?

The mystery remains unsolved as to who the two wrestlers are on the Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling opening sequence. Do you know?

Newspaper Ads for WFBC TV

A collection of newspaper ads for the Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling TV program that aired on WFBC Channel 4 in Greenville, SC

 

I Do It With Flair

Ric Flair's first commercial t-shirt. It wasn't available long, and we haven't seen one since!

Growin' Up

A montage from a 1976 TV guide which documents the traditional times Mid-Atlantic and Wide World Wrestling aired on my cable system. This is likely of no particular interest to anyone but me!

Franco's of Richmond

Ric Flair frequently mentioned Richmond's finest clothier in promos in the 1970s and 1980s.

Ric Flair on Bruce Springsteen

I'm not sure who was hotter in 1985, Ric or bruce. But I loved them both, so it was cool to see Ric invoke the Boss's name on TBS.

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