NWA Mid Atlantic Wrestling house show footage from 1979. Ricky Steamboat defends the NWA TV Title (?) against the challenge of Ken Patera. Watch the fans go nuts at ringside when it looks like Patera has stolen the victory! Like most house show footage, there is no commentary. The first 20 seconds and the last minute or two of this clip is blank. Sorry!
wow, what a vocal crowd, Ricky Steamboat was one of the best at getting the crowd into it by the way he sold, all the top wrestlers loved to work with him because he made it so easy for them to work with him.
oldjms1965 1 month ago
It's for the Mid-Atlantic heavyweight belt not the TV title (Patera held that title for over a year). Took place in Asheville NC at the Civic Center. Ref is Tommy Young.
BreachOfHeaven 3 months ago
Wow! Even for Mid-Atlantic fans that was pretty wild at the end.
ccie12933 3 months ago
Love the old guy in a tie coming in around 2:45 -- "Siddown, Kid, you're screwing around! You screw around too much!"
ccie12933 3 months ago
Look at those fans! You think WWE or Vince ever get half that reaction for the BS they put on today? Those fans were going to murder Patera if the ref didn't change the decision.
litehouse6 6 months ago 2
Steamboat was one of the best. He loved to have his muscles worked over.
taheo1 7 months ago
the referee had to do it as there was gonna' be a riot!
norseleague 9 months ago
'Tis Paul Jones who comes out and tells referee Tommy Young what Patera did.
stupidazhole 9 months ago
Steamboat was never more shredded and HOT than here. Would love to see more stuff of him from this period!
TheTerryE 10 months ago
damn, ricky is absolutely shredded for this match - even his butt :) his upper back is awesome, and as always he sells beautifully, although the second bear hug is pretty bogus. son richie is not blessed with his dad's physique or his charisma.
japanpro1 10 months ago