I keep waiting for Garagiola to toss in apocryphal stories about Yogi Berra. Joe was fresh from a mediocre career as an MLB catcher with the Cardinals, Cubs and Pirates. At 4:56, Joe adds a commercial for Busch beer which includes the time honored advertising axiom "SSSSSSSSSSSSLURP . . . and that's it!" A born huckster.
Very quick, athetlic and almost balletic in parts. Great to see these bodily aesthetics. Awesome and like the way they get out of holds. Quite sexy in parts. And the spectators are making a night of it with dinner etc. JUST MINT!
it was no more real than today but we grew up on it and we loved it. nothing from those days matches the strong style of japanese pro today. in 1957 or 58, o'connor and thesz had a beautiful championship match.
Today's "sports entertainment" < Wrestling back then
NathanArnoldCharging 1 month ago
Lorenzo seemed determined to keep Pat in his headscissors holds, didn't he?
Raisin1228 3 months ago
the ref' was around for ages.
melbz1266 4 months ago
I keep waiting for Garagiola to toss in apocryphal stories about Yogi Berra. Joe was fresh from a mediocre career as an MLB catcher with the Cardinals, Cubs and Pirates. At 4:56, Joe adds a commercial for Busch beer which includes the time honored advertising axiom "SSSSSSSSSSSSLURP . . . and that's it!" A born huckster.
elc1960 11 months ago
Who Won ?
wheatbull 1 year ago
Very quick, athetlic and almost balletic in parts. Great to see these bodily aesthetics. Awesome and like the way they get out of holds. Quite sexy in parts. And the spectators are making a night of it with dinner etc. JUST MINT!
MancsMonkey 1 year ago
Looks like the fans a re having a sit-down meal! Can't see it today :-)
CustomJ 1 year ago
This is from the oldest surviving episode of Wrestling at the Chase. Joe Garagiola is the commentator.
HardcoreHogan 1 year ago
Lorenzo Parente had a great tag team in Memphis with Bobby Hart.
BigMDS67 1 year ago
Great stuff and great action!
Sydneybridge 1 year ago
it was no more real than today but we grew up on it and we loved it. nothing from those days matches the strong style of japanese pro today. in 1957 or 58, o'connor and thesz had a beautiful championship match.
japanpro1 1 year ago
Comment removed
billwx1 1 year ago
O'Connor was AWESOME!
tmmywrst 2 years ago
the checkered table clothes at ringside is real class.
pithair1 2 years ago
this reminds me of my friend pat
CoonJack 2 years ago
they look like a couple of bear cubs cubbin around!
Poconnor82803 2 years ago
u.s. heavyweight i read about that old times these were
BGGUSMC 2 years ago
i totally love the Announcing......
and The Wrestlers.......... of course.
createsutoo 2 years ago 3
That was real wrestling, great to have these, keep this coming thanks
brainsofthefamily 2 years ago 7
Its good to see matches from back in the day. I was born in '71 so seing these are a treat.
CadillacL 2 years ago 3
Great wrestlers and action
Mariano63 2 years ago 5
O'Connor was one of the greatest workers of all time, right up there with Thesz, Brisco and Hodge.
BaronTurco 2 years ago
Top class wrestlers
BREMENMURRAY 2 years ago 2