Friday, May 26, 2023

FEATURED AUDIO - HANG JOHNNY WEAVER!

Blackjack Mulligan Promo: Hang Ol' Johnny Weaver and Have a Big Laugh
Local Richmond VA Promo with Les Thatcher (1975)
From the Mid-Atlantic Gateway Audio Library



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GATEWAY POST FROM THE PAST

Blackjack Mulligan vs. Enforcer Luciano . . . in a FISH match??
By David Chappell
Originally published January 2017

One of the strangest feuds in the storied history of Jim Crockett Promotions featured the legendary Blackjack Mulligan against the whacky Enforcer Luciano in the summer of 1980. The Enforcer was only around the Mid-Atlantic area for about three months, but he managed to pull off several strange stunts on television in his short tenure including chewing up glass from a light bulb.

Enforcer Luciano with Bob Caudle and David Crockett

When Luciano came out during the Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling television show taped on June 4, 1980, color commentator David Crockett noticed, “Looks like he’s got a bag, whatever it is.” The Enforcer told the fans, “Right now I have something; it’s a family tradition. And I’d like to call Blackjack Mulligan out here. I have something for him here.” An incredulous announcer Bob Caudle asked, “You mean you have a gift for him?” Luciano confirmed, “I have a gift for Mr. Mulligan.”

The Enforcer then called out Mulligan to come in front of the cameras to accept his gift. When Blackjack appeared from the back with “Cousin Luke” Mulligan, Luciano insisted that Luke not be part of this gift presentation. As Mulligan reluctantly escorted his cousin to the back, Luciano told the fans, “I want to explain something to these people. You see this hand? I did a job one night; I took a crowbar and I was breaking presses for some of the boys. There were ten presses, and I broke nine of those presses.” .....

Thursday, May 25, 2023

FEATURED TWEET - ANDRE vs. SUPERSTAR BILLY GRAHAM


Monday, May 1, 2023

FEATURED BOOK - ONLY $9.95

"FOUR HORSEMEN: A Timeline History"
by Dick Bourne

On Sale for just $9.95!  |  Buy on Amazon  |  More Info


"... a nice slice of the apple pie that was Jim Crockett Promotions in the 1980s."
- Mike Johnson, PWInsider.com

"...an authoritative volume on the history of The Four Horsemen."
- Mike Mooneyham, Charleston Post & Courier

"The book serves as a journal of my years with the Four Horsemen."
- James J. Dillon 

No better endorsement than from the leader of the
Four Horsemen himself, Mr. James J. Dillon!


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Saturday, April 8, 2023

The 2023 Tragos/Thesz Wrestling Hall of Fame Award Winners Announced

WATERLOO, IOWA 

The 24th annual George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame (TNTHOF) Induction weekend will take place July 20-22 in Waterloo, IA.   In addition to the award winners announced below, the following wrestling legends have already committed to attending:

TNTHOF Board President Gerry Brisco, John Bradshaw Layfield (JBL), James Beard, Wes Brisco, Colt Cabana, Tommy “Wildfire” Rich, "The Boogie Woogie Man" Jimmy Valiant, Baron Von Raschke, JJ Dillon, B. Brian Blair, Bob Roop, Nord the Barbarian/Berserker, Thunderbolt Patterson, Jonard Solie, Ric McCord, Joe Malenko, and many more to announce in the coming weeks.

All Access Passes are $140 and can be purchased here.  The Tragos/Thesz Hall of Fame is a non-profit organization that 100 percent of the All-Access Pass goes to preserving and growing the weekend.  The All Access Pass includes all events, a meal Thursday night at the Dan Gable Museum, events and autograph sessions throughout Friday and Saturday, an Impact Pro Wrestling show Friday night, a dinner and Hall of Fame induction banquet Saturday evening.  In addition, there will be a silent auction, a roundtable legends Q & A and a team trivia contest.   The complete schedule will be released in May. 

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