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This message was edited by MrPiledriver on September 01st, 2006 11:03 GMT
Soldier Field
Chicago, Illinois
September 1, 1972
Cage Match
Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher
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Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan
with Bobby Heenan
Special Referee Jersey Joe Walcott
Some thoughts on the evening from Bob Luce.
"This is the all time cage classic."
"No cage match in the history of professional wrestling before or since has ever lived up to this."
"This thing was destined to be bloody, rough and tough and brother it lived up to all the advance billing."
"The wildest, roughest, toughest tag team match in a cage ever, ever, put on in the whole world."
"This was a vicious, vicious, rough match all the way."
"After this match was over I don't have to tell ya the mat just brought out all this bloodletting and the mat was just covered with crimson."
"The most classic confrontation in a cage that ever was."
"This is probably ... you'll never see a bloodier match in your life."
"The wildest, toughest, roughest cage match I've ever seen in the professional wrestling game."
"In tag team cage action you don't get this violent action, just constant."
"The wildest, most brutal cage match you'll ever see, in Chicago, I'm sure of it."
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"Anybody stupid enough to get in the ring with me deserves the beating he gets."
--Dick the Bruiser
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It was a shame this feud was never brought to the Twin Cities. 
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I remember seeing this on tv/ clips, and now have it on DVD. Too ba they did not have the techniques(for filimg cage mathces, etc) like they did even in the mid-80's.
Still , it is good that we got//get to see it.
take care/not offense.
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Bump.
Today makes it is 37 years ago tonight. Put in the tape or DVD tonight and relive it.
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"Anybody stupid enough to get in the ring with me deserves the beating he gets."
--Dick the Bruiser
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where is this available. I'd like to get a copy.
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WWA/NWA-detroit/AWA fan
"Fire up a colortini, sit back, relax, and watch the pictures, now, as they fly through the air"
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Was this the one where Heenan had the 102 degree fever and puked in the ring or was that the outdoor Chicago show in 1970?
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Yep, this one.
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"Anybody stupid enough to get in the ring with me deserves the beating he gets."
--Dick the Bruiser
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I just saw this on You Tube and forgot the link, it is #99 I believe out of some wrestling series. This was a great match, but it could have been promoted alot better and not held on Labor Day weekend.
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Bump for the 38th anniversary.
Yeah, I had to do this.
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"Anybody stupid enough to get in the ring with me deserves the beating he gets."
--Dick the Bruiser
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Bump for #39 ... because I just gotta.
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"Anybody stupid enough to get in the ring with me deserves the beating he gets."
--Dick the Bruiser
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Bump, just because I gotta do it..
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"Anybody stupid enough to get in the ring with me deserves the beating he gets."
--Dick the Bruiser
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That is one heck of a souvenir!
Great night of wrestling.
This card held on a different night and maybe at Comiskey would have drawn a much bigger crowd.
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Remember that in 1972, 15 bucks would be like 85 bucks today. The prices were way out of line for the time...too bad
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This message was edited by MrBruiser on September 02nd, 2014 18:27 GMT
Did you see the raincheck? If the card was weathered out on 9/1 it was scheduled to be held on 9/2, or the following night. How many times have you seen that on a wrestling ticket? Probably with it being Labor Day weekend there was nothing else scheduled, I wonder if the boys would have received any extra coin for staying over another night, and how many wouldn't have worked the card on Saturday night? The card was "subject to change"/
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