Would've loved to see Brody vs Hogan or Backlund! Would've loved to see Brody & Hansen vs Murdoch & Adonis. Those would've been great matches in the WWF. RIP Brody!!!
This is what wrestling was like when i started watching it back around 1980. Flair in his prime against one of the baddest sob's ever to step foot in a ring. Undertaker's first match was against Bruiser Brody.
I remember Ric Flair saying that he took on Brody in a Japanese wrestling rule match in the U.S. Is this one of them?. Also when Brody has Flair's head in a lock, Ric put his foot on the rope, shouldn't the ref had told Brody to let Ric go? why did he put Ric's foot off the rope shouldn't that have been a break?
It's funny. When I was a teenager in the mid-eighties I used to read in Pro Wrestling Illustrated and the other apter mags that
Ric Flair was the greatest wrestler in the world but I thought to myself, "But he's always getting the crap beat out of him in every match." Little did I know- that was his job!
I know what you mean. As a kid, I watched alot of different sports on TV. And I always wondered why in any other sport, if you cheated, even if the ref. didn't see, if it was caught on camera, there would still be some kind of disqualification. Yet this didn't apply in wrestling (I also wondered why the refs. in wrestling were the most incompetent when it came to catching cheating...XD....).
What a masterfully designed match. A great combination of styles. Brody no-sold at fantastic moments. Flair chickened out and made Brody look like the best in the world. I give them both a lot of credit.
The promoter in St Louis (Sam Muchnik sp?) was major kayfabe and insisted that the wrestlers act like pro's from other sports. There were only two guys
(I know of) who ever wore a mask here (would Jim Brown a mask) and both of them had to take it off win they lost. There were no wierd plot lines, It was all wrestling. That's why guys like Brody,
the Bruser and Ox Baker never got out of control because it wouldn't seem real.
yes, but Muchnik was out then. This was after Larry had left the St. Louis Wrestling Club after Race, Gagne, and Pat O'Conner pumped the Kansas City politics and booking style into the Club. Sam had retired from everything by then and Larry had had enough and went rogue. This was booked during the period where Larry and Brody had their own promotion at war with the STL Wrestling Club. Shortly before Matysik went to work for Vince.
once again ric flair displays his genius.he can make a brawler like brody look like a million bucks in a highstakes match.great wrestling entertainment
Two out of three falls and they went 60 minutes If I remember correctly.
SteveGaines 3 months ago
The whole dynamic of wrestling was different back when they were still sort of pretending it was real.
str009 4 months ago
Hell yeah I had the same Sunkist shirt.....\m/
captainawesome997 7 months ago
Would've loved to see Brody vs Hogan or Backlund! Would've loved to see Brody & Hansen vs Murdoch & Adonis. Those would've been great matches in the WWF. RIP Brody!!!
JonAntonyEsposito 1 year ago
This is what wrestling was like when i started watching it back around 1980. Flair in his prime against one of the baddest sob's ever to step foot in a ring. Undertaker's first match was against Bruiser Brody.
TheUnforgiven2012 1 year ago 2
I remember Ric Flair saying that he took on Brody in a Japanese wrestling rule match in the U.S. Is this one of them?. Also when Brody has Flair's head in a lock, Ric put his foot on the rope, shouldn't the ref had told Brody to let Ric go? why did he put Ric's foot off the rope shouldn't that have been a break?
WizardBogle01 1 year ago
It's funny. When I was a teenager in the mid-eighties I used to read in Pro Wrestling Illustrated and the other apter mags that
Ric Flair was the greatest wrestler in the world but I thought to myself, "But he's always getting the crap beat out of him in every match." Little did I know- that was his job!
rosario508 2 years ago
@rosario508
I know what you mean. As a kid, I watched alot of different sports on TV. And I always wondered why in any other sport, if you cheated, even if the ref. didn't see, if it was caught on camera, there would still be some kind of disqualification. Yet this didn't apply in wrestling (I also wondered why the refs. in wrestling were the most incompetent when it came to catching cheating...XD....).
Ah, the innocent days of youth.
themightycelestial 1 year ago
@rosario508 great thing about flair, is he could make any wrestler look awesome, he was epic at putting his opponents over, but still getting the win
maestro48239 1 year ago
Are you kidding me?
Brody never needed this guy to make himself look like a million bucks.
thewatcherfromwithin 2 years ago
What a masterfully designed match. A great combination of styles. Brody no-sold at fantastic moments. Flair chickened out and made Brody look like the best in the world. I give them both a lot of credit.
steburton 2 years ago
Notice Bruiser is not throwing fists around
the promoters probably warned him this would be last time @ a nwa title shot -if did
countbloodula 2 years ago
The promoter in St Louis (Sam Muchnik sp?) was major kayfabe and insisted that the wrestlers act like pro's from other sports. There were only two guys
(I know of) who ever wore a mask here (would Jim Brown a mask) and both of them had to take it off win they lost. There were no wierd plot lines, It was all wrestling. That's why guys like Brody,
the Bruser and Ox Baker never got out of control because it wouldn't seem real.
slydewinder01 2 years ago
@slydewinder01
yes, but Muchnik was out then. This was after Larry had left the St. Louis Wrestling Club after Race, Gagne, and Pat O'Conner pumped the Kansas City politics and booking style into the Club. Sam had retired from everything by then and Larry had had enough and went rogue. This was booked during the period where Larry and Brody had their own promotion at war with the STL Wrestling Club. Shortly before Matysik went to work for Vince.
ikill4klondikebars 2 years ago
once again ric flair displays his genius.he can make a brawler like brody look like a million bucks in a highstakes match.great wrestling entertainment
ganspernanthy 2 years ago 2
That's why he is considered the greatest ever..
HardrockGX 2 years ago 2