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Originally Posted by Saccogoo
Rufus "Freight Train" Jones and Bulldog Bob Brown FTW!!!!!!!
Wrestling almost died for me when the local shows stopped. Then Abdullah the Butcher stopped wrestling and that was the final death knell.
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The Central States Heavyweight Championship!!!!
I started watching in the mid 70s or so. Watch the shows out of KC about a week or so after they happened. About once a month or so they would come to where I lived at the time and do a show in crackerbox gym that might seat 200. Dudes like Rufus, Bulldog, Brusier Bob Sweetan, Mike George, The Interns, Super Interns, Oates Brothers would all make appearances. NWA guys would come thru every so often and the cenral states champ would get a shot and heavy weight champ. Usually it was Flair or Rhodes. I remember Rufus showing up in a caddy with a pint of gin in his front pocket and a cig hanging out of his mouth. Their was no separation from the fans, sat on a aisle when I seen Flair, close enough that when he came out I could have stepped on his robe. Should have done it. Close enough to Dusty that I could see the scars on his forehead. Never forget Flair though, their was about 100 people in the place, he was wrestling Bulldog Bob Brown whom at the time was a face, Flair put a show that night like he was at wrestlemania.
Some good shit back then, also the tag division seemed to matter and they billed it like it mattered.