Pro-Wrestling in Florida & Puerto Rico

This video is a little overview of the notable personalities, places and events in Florida and Puerto Rico. It mainly focuses on the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. From the Cowboy Luttrell and Eddie Graham days when they ran both areas to the days of Dusy Rhodes reign in Florida and the development of WWC in Puerto Rico, this area has always been home to some of the most bloody matches and wild gimmicks in the pro-wrestling world.

Opening Reel - Blackjack Mulligan vs. Dusty Rhodes in a Texas Bull Rope Match in Florida; Abdullah the Butcher vs. Carlos Colon in Puerto Rico;

Promoter Cowboy Luttrell is knocked silly by Jack Dempsey; Eddie Graham in his prime; a young Jack Brisco (a), Bobby Jaggers & Al Hayes; Angelo Mosca confronts Jos LeDuc as JJ Dillon holds the mic; Dick Slater (a); Billy Graham vs. Ernie Ladd; Killer Karl Kox (a) vs. Rocky Johnson; vs. Dusty; vs. Pedro Morales; Bob Roop vs. Dusty (audio by Gordon Solie); Johnny Valentine vs. Jack Brisco (a = Solie), JV vs. Bill Dromo; Greg Valentine; Bugsy McGraw & Sir Oliver Humperdink (a); super-rookie Lex Luger; Les Welch; Boris Malenko (a), Malenko vs. Dusty in a Russian Chain Match; Buddy Colt (a = Solie) with Bobby Shane and Bearcat Wright; Ivan Koloff; Adrian Street vs. Dusty; Ox Baker (a) & Big Dust; Barry Windham; Mike Graham; Missouri Mauler (a=Solie), Mauler's "Voice of the People" article; Terry Funk x3 (a); Don Muraco vs. KKK (a=Solie); Pak Song; The Freebirds (audio by Wahoo); Kendo Nagasaki vs. Billy Jack Haynes; Bill Watts (a) vs. Jack Brisco; Danny Hodge; Ron Bass smacks Dusty; Fallen Angel (aka Woman) & Kevin Sullivan (a); Sully again; The Midnight Rider beats the Masked Lucifer in a cage; Dusty vs. The Mongolian Stomper with a bullrope; "Stardust" (a) enters the ring; King Curtis vs. Dusty; The Sheik vs. Dusty; Steve Keirn and Jimmy Garvin in Key West; Harley Race (a); Race vs. Wahoo McDaniel; bloodied JJ Dillon; Bruiser Brody bearhugs Butch Reed; Hiro Matsuda judo throws Tosh Togo; bloody Eddie Graham late in his career; Gordon Solie & Eddie Graham (audio is Solie announcing Graham's death on TV)


Bruiser Brody boots Kareem Muhammad; Andre the Giant KOs Gorilla Monsoon; Ox Baker's Hurt Punch on Invader #1; Dutch Mantell knux Invader #1; Moondog roughs up Jose Miguel Perez; Ray Gonzales smacks Pierroth Jr.; TNT cuts the hair of Cicky Starr; Ricky Banderas in the rain & making a crazy dive; Carlos Colon's figure-four on Ric Flair; Miguelito Perez vs. Eddie Gilbert; Colon vs. Stan Hansen in a cage; Los Pastores (Sheepherders) vs. the Invaders; Manny Fernandez and the infamous coughing up blood incident with Invader #3;
Colon and Hercules Ayala in a fire death match; Invader #1 hypes a barbed wire match; Savio Vega awaits Invader #1 only to be jumped; Victor the Bodyguard gives Victor Jovica a beatdown; Hugo Savinovich and El Profe's digs get physical; Scott Hall is attacked by the Invaders & the Super Medicos; Abdullah bloodies up Dory Funk Jr.; the opening of Chicky Starr's Sports Shop; Kendo Nagasaki catches Jimmy Valiant with the green mist; Hiro Hase takes Super Medico to clothesline city; Al Perez looks on at a jacked Tony Atlas; Victor Quinnones cuts a promo; Colon vs. Greg Valentine in a cage

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[RabitoTheBodyguard]

My dad is in that vid <3 Victor the Bodyguard I miss him so much...

[wrestlingscout]

, I hope you felt the clip I used was a nice choice. I figured some of the boys must have enjoyed watching him lay a beating on Jovica considering his reputation. He is definitely a legend of Puerto Rican pro-wrestling.

[wrestlingscout]

My Spanish is not so great, so I did my first all-video highlight for PR. Not creating the audio layer with various clips was a big time saver. Should I take a similar approach for Mexico?

[MrNYCman530]

The best quote for these bloodbaths would be by Johnny Cash: "I'll tell you I've fought tougher men, but I can't remember when, he kicked like a mule and he bit like a crocodile".

[Rip Rogers]

Wow ! I got to work Tampa for Wahoo in 1985 and then Carlos brought me in as the booker in Puerto Rico in 1989.what a contrast of styles but that's what made old style rasslin the sport that I love!!!

[wrestlingscout]

huh?

[RabitoTheBodyguard]

It's good I liked it, I'm wrestling myself in independent Companies over here in Puerto Rico

[scartech2000]

3:23 carlito's caribbean cool father

[xhemexx]

Cool Steve "Mongo" McMichael's old WCW theme. It's been awhile since I heard this!!

[beefywrstlr]

I agree with goodguyfun- grt clips of the florida bloody wrestling action, grt stuff

[zidhata]

esta muy violenta esa mamada es mejor la lucha MEXICANA awevooo putooossss !!