November 27, 1986 starrcade in greensboro, north carolina. Dusty rhodes 6687 nwa pro wrestling 687 i think this might be the strongest of the tullydusty matchups. What vile actions an examination of heatfueled angles from the past. Jan 03, 2019 dusty rhodes c with baby doll vs tully blanchard with jj dillon.
Tully blanchard reflects on the life of dusty rhodes,their intense. See more ideas about dusty rhodes, professional wrestling and wrestling superstars. The smark rant for the rf video shoot interview with dusty rhodes. This is a first blood match as the gimmicks continue. Dec 27, 2012 text by jed shaffer what iftully blanchard didnt fail the drug test and returned to wcw in 1989. Arn and tully kept gibson down while flair raked mortons face over the unforgiving floor, busting him open and leaving blood smeared on the tile. That was kind of a neat thing watching those two because i was in high school and just starting to hang around the dressing room a little bit. Jason cross and sonny siaki and damien steele and a. Tullys father, joe blanchard booking dustys first main event match. Instead dusty elbows dillon in the head to bust him open. Dusty rhodes team defeated tully blanchards team in a war games cage match. This marked the first time goldust changed into a fan favorite rather than the villainous character he was prior. Ric flair world title match, great american bash 1986.
Tully blanchard cage match, great american bash 1985 in charlotte. Oh, that way madness lies when television heavyweight champion and humble son of a plumber dusty rhodes strutted into the ring to face tully blanchard one electric night in winter 1986, it was with the knowledge that tully s beloved protege was now in his arms. Dustin runnels the man behind the paint of the natural and goldust photo courtesy of dustin runnels. P2b greatest crockettwcw matches page 2 pro wrestling. The show continued to run for an additional two years before being produced under world championship wrestling. Nature boy ric flair, barry windham, double a arn anderson, and tully blanchard.
This is the event that motivates the horsemen to break dusty s arm. Oh, that way madness lies when television heavyweight champion and humble son of a plumber dusty rhodes strutted into the ring to face tully blanchard one electric night in winter 1986, it was with the knowledge that tullys beloved protege was now in his arms rhodes was out for blood, especially since blanchard was one of the men who ambushed him in the ring and maliciously crushed his. How the first gay superstar changed wwe signed book by pat patterson, hardcover. Looking back on two years since we lost dusty rhodes. Also if tully runs or gets disqualified he loses the title. One of the first, and coolest, factions in sportsentertainment was the four horsemen. Tully blanchard recently spoke with the two man power trip of wrestling, here are the highlights. After steamboat departed jcp for the wwf, blanchard and dusty rhodes began a. Dusty rhodes had a lengthy run as the worlds tv champion before the ankle injury forced him to forfeit. It also features a first blood match between tully blanchard and dusty rhodes, a decent ppv match between ric flair and arn anderson from fall brawl 1995, and a six man tag match from 1985 with blanchard, arn and flair taking on pez wheatley, the italian stallion and rocky king. Ric credits nick with being a phenomenal performer and a great guy. The event is dominated by a roundrobin tournament dubbed night of the iron men, awarding points for the method of victory for the four men involved.
Convincing dusty to book them together in a program to help build the crockett territory. You think youre going to see galloons of blood, and then you get dusty rhodes losing a title without doing anything more than scratching himself again on the forehead. Rhodes was out for blood, especially since blanchard was one of the men who ambushed him in the ring and. October 11, 1945 june 11, 2015, better known as the american. Fellow four horseman tully blanchard is rics guest this week on the 29th episode of woooo. Tully blanchard reflects on the life of dusty rhodes,their intense rivalry, many. The first true supercard in pro wrestling history, this show, held on thanksgiving night 1983 in greensboro, north carolina, usa, featured harley race defending the nwa world heavyweight championship against nature boy ric flair inside a steel cage with former champ big thunder gene kiniski as special guest referee.
The american dream dusty rhodes will forever be remembered as the working mans champion. On a different note, even the links between the matches done by either jim ross, dusty rhodes, tully blanchard, animal and mean gene okerlund are worth watching, particularly when dusty is the one doing the linking he is, as you can imagine, hilarious. October 11, 1945 june 11, 2015, better known as the american dream dusty rhodes, was an american professional wrestler, booker, and trainer who most notably worked for the national wrestling alliance, jim crockett promotions, and the world. A new referee came down to officiate, and as flair picked up rhodes, rhodes pinned him with an inside cradle to win the match and the title. Pro wrestling illustated magazine august 1986 features on randy savage lex lugar dusty rhodes tully blanchard ric flair rick rude illustrated on amazon. The andersons, nwa television title first blood match.
Dusty rhodes challenges television champion, tully blanchard at the 1985 great american bash. This stable was a powerful group that ran roughshod over wcw and lasted for the better part of a decade with its various members, including 16. On june 11, we were all put on hard times by the passing of virgil riley runnels jr. Tullys father, joe blanchard booking dusty s first main event match. Full career retrospective and greatest moments for the. This is the event that motivates the horsemen to break dustys arm.
As a reminder, this and all other shoot interviews i talk about are available at. In this episode, he talks about the wrestling federations he grew up watching and some of his favourite wrestlers from those federations and his. It took place on november 28, 1985 from the greensboro coliseum complex in greensboro, north carolina and omni coliseum in atlanta, georgia. The first time we saw ric flair bleed or tully blanchard scream, i quit. He is best known for his appearances with jim crockett promotions and the world wrestling federation in the mid to late 1980s as a member of the four horsemen and the brain busters. If somebody started in about how wrestling was fake or. Tully blanchard on the crazy amount of stipulation matches. Tully blanchard talks about the passing of dusty rhodes, their intense rivalry, convincing dusty to work with him, different stipulation matches wrestling news and rumors. Dustin patrick runnels born april 11, 1969 is an american professional wrestler better known by the names dustin rhodes and goldust.
He is perhaps best known for his multiple tenures with wwe from 1995 to 2019 as the enigmatic, flamboyant, sexually ambiguous character. Dusty rhodes pinned tully blanchard for the nwa television title in charlotte, north carolina. Jj and tully think theres a conspiracy against blanchard. The referee stops jj from putting either protective gear and vaseline on tullys head. Various gimmicks 19971999 in may 1997, goldust revealed his identity as dustin runnels, the son of dusty rhodes. Tully arthur blanchard born january 22, 1954 is an american retired professional wrestler and current onscreen manager signed to all elite wrestling. Apr 28, 2020 tully blanchard talks about the passing of dusty rhodes, their intense rivalry, convincing dusty to work with him, different stipulation matches wrestling news and rumors. We had a first blood match and that was at starrcade 86. Steamboat comes out to eye of the tiger which is rather awesome. Dusty rhodes c with baby doll vs tully blanchard with jj dillon. With ric flair, nikita koloff, ricky morton, robert gibson.
Payback is sweet for dusty rhodes as he gets some revenge on tully blanchard. Ric flair helped dusty rhodes after the cage match. As a reminder, this and all other shoot interviews i talk about are available at footage from ecw opens things up. The great muta, lex luger, sting and continue reading. The great american bash 1988 was the first the great american bash event that was produced as a payperview. Tully is challenging and has jj dillon with him here. Dillion resulting in dillion bleeding worse than anyone else involved in the match. Pro wrestling illustated magazine august 1986 features on randy savage lex lugar dusty rhodes tully blanchard ric flair rick rude. When dusty first took the book and was the booker, he came in and went on television and. A look at certain forgotten moments of villainy and their ramifications. Text by jed shaffer what iftully blanchard didnt fail the drug test and returned to wcw in 1989.
Tully blanchard beat dusty rhodes in a first blood match to win the tv title. Dusty rhodes is sitting in a chair with a jacket covering him up. Goddamn, dusty always had the crowd in the palm of his hand. Dusty rhodes did not win the nwa world heavyweight title from the nature boy ric flair because of dq finish. A master at the mic and a threetime world heavyweight champion, he has had legendary confrontations with sportsentertainments top stars, including ric flair, harley race, superstar billy graham, terry funk and tully blanchard. According to ric flair in his autobiography, to be the man, dusty rhodes invented the concept of the great american.
They lock up to start and tully goes after rickys injured ribs. Tully arthur blanchard born january 22, 1954 is an american retired professional wrestler. I loved this one almost as much as match 6 and it is a definite nomination in my book. Tully blanchard reflects on the life of dusty rhodes,their intense rivalry, many stipulation matches. There were a few fights along the way, and i wasnt shy about throwing down. For other people named dusty rhodes, see dusty rhodes disambiguation. The match is that old starrcade dusty rhodestully blanchard stipulation cheat, a first blood match.
Ric flair dusty rhodes baby doll nwa tv wrestling tvparty. Tully blanchard first blood match for the nwa tv title starrcade 86 november 27, 1986 its weird, on one side of dustys head hes written tully. Full career retrospective and greatest moments for the four. The great american bash 1986 and the great american bash 1987 were featured as part of a tour during the july month. Jun, 2017 tully blanchard reflects on the life of dusty rhodes,their intense rivalry, many stipulation matches. Sep 23, 2008 payback is sweet for dusty rhodes as he gets some revenge on tully blanchard. National title dusty rhodes vs tully blanchard worldwide march 15th, 1986 duration.
You have magnum at ringside, blanchards money, almost as much hype as the. His book, arn anderson 4 ever, was released on april 30, 2000. Tully blanchard on the crazy amount of stipulation matches he had with dusty rhodes tmpt empire of podcasts. Jun 11, 2015 the smark rant for the rf video shoot interview with dusty rhodes. Tully blanchard talks dusty rhodes, what brought their feud to the next level, personal favorite moments from the battles quick quotes. Tully blanchard defeated dusty rhodes by disqualification in hamilton, ontario. Tv title tully blanchard vs dusty rhodes pro june 6th, 1987.
He is currently signed to all elite wrestling aew under his real name dustin rhodes, where he is a coach and a wrestler. This was probably the point where i noticed it becoming a real problem. The gathering was the third annual starrcade professional wrestling closedcircuit television event produced by jim crockett promotions under the national wrestling alliance nwa banner. Wwes 7 best gimmick matches of all time bleacher report. This stable was a powerful group that ran roughshod over wcw and lasted for the better part of a decade with its various members, including 16time world champion ric flair. Tully blanchard looks back on dusty rhodes, convincing him. Tully blanchard talks dusty rhodes, what brought their feud to the next level, personal favorite moments from the battles. The great american bash was an annual summer professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced by the national wrestling alliances nwa jim crockett promotions jcp, world championship wrestling wcw, and then by world wrestling entertainment wwe. He later appeared in wwe 2k16 as dlc and wwe 2k17 as a member of the enforcers with larry zbyszko. Dusty knocks him down again with a chop and starts to work on.
Ric flair has just successfully defended the nwa world title against nikita koloff in a grueling cage match. David young and the wrestler and chris stevens and greg brown coached by tully blanchard. Part 1 our story begins on september 29, 1985 at the omni in atlanta. Nation with ric remembering hall of famer and 4time heavyweight champion, nick bockwinkel, who died at 80 years old. Tully blanchard reflects on the life of dusty rhodes. Text by simon rawls what ifric flair helped dusty rhodes after the cage match. Tully blanchard and lex luger defeated the mod squad. Tully blanchard and the time he was almost murdered by.
Tully blanchard reflects on the life of dusty rhodes,their. What made them stand out is that i remember getting excited that dusty had won the world title while the other two were. Rhodes kicked arn out, but ole performed a high knee to rhodes from behind. Tully blanchard looks back on dusty rhodes, convincing him they should work together, what brought their feud to the next level favorite moments from their feud. Tully blanchard in the first blood match from starrcade 86, a rare war games match with the horsemen vs. On a different note, even the links between the matches done by either jim ross, dusty rhodes, tully blanchard, animal and mean gene okerlund are worth. Dec 27, 2012 text by simon rawls what ifric flair helped dusty rhodes after the cage match. Blanchard came out and sucker punched magnum, which caused dusty rhodes to come out with a baseball bat and beat tully blanchard to near death on live television. Jun, 2017 tully blanchard recently spoke with the two man power trip of wrestling, here are the highlights. He was perhaps the most unlikely of stars on sight, but rhodes was influential in professional wrestling far beyond the ring.
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