Episode 45: Issue No. 1
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Episode 45: Issue No. 1
In Episode 45 of Greg Klein's Old School Rasslin Talk, Greg:
Looks at the Mid South Wrestling Association's first program.
Talks about the backstory of Cowboy Bill Watts' 1970s pathway to becoming a wrestling promoter and why he split with Leroy McGuirk.
Remarks on how Mr. Wrestling II's popularity in 1982 and 1983, isn't out of nowhere.
Discovers the storytelling behind the North American title and the new tag team titles at the start of MSWA.
Dives in and backs out of the which one is or isn't the racist questions when dealing with Southern (on any) promoters.
Laments (again) the lack of MSWA footage from fall 1979 to November 1981.
Reviews the top drawing MSWA Championship Wrestling Extravaganzas at the New Orleans Superdome. Source: http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/misc/midsouth/cards.html
Greg Klein's Old School Rasslin Talk is sponsored by Greg and his written work. His newest release, "Sunset Painting & The Sun, Two Plays by Greg Klein," is on Amazon.com and Barnesandnoble.com, as are his previous books: The Junkyard Dog biography, "The King of New Orleans" and the historic fiction, sports novel, "The Paper Tigers, How Eight Guys from the Streets of Philadelphia Became Professional Baseball Players for One Day."
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