He won the Big 8 championship and went into the NCAA tournament unbeaten, and ranked third in the nation, behind Harry “The Snake” Houska of Ohio and John Gladish of Lehigh. Brisco, billed as “The All-American Boy,” was the main outside attraction brought in for the September 30, 1972, show at Shea Stadium underneath the Bruno Sammartino vs. Pedro Morales match. In early 1983, when they were building up a Flair vs. Kerry Von Erich match, the booking idea was to have Von Erich beat Race for the Missouri State title to set up the win.
His reign would have been longer had he not made it clear he wanted out. He was also the go-to little wrestler for bigger, fatter, wrestlers to squash for the sake of a “Holy Shit!” moment before they were termed “Holy Shit!” moments. He didn’t even warm up. Brisco himself felt that when it was time for him to drop it, he wanted to drop it to Race.
Snyder started against Lanza and lasted the 30:00. People were in awe of Robinson’s ability and they did believe in him as the real article, but they didn’t love him, like they loved The Crusher. Interestingly, Brisco was vocally in favor of Race, thinking Funk’s wildman style didn’t suit the championship. Brisco took the first fall in only 50 seconds, but Lanza won the second fall with a piledriver, which “injured” Brisco’s neck. “He was in there, night-after-night, doing long matches with The Funks, Race, Valentine. Jack Brisco was born in Seminole, OK on September 21, 1941.One of wrestling’s biggest stars in the the pre-WWF days, he won multiple North American Wrestling Alliance titles. In 1972, Brisco and Funk Jr. worked regularly in Florida and the Carolinas, as well as expanded the feud into new territories, most notably the Amarillo territory, where Brisco played heel, and Georgia, where a promotional war started at the end of the year. Later that year, the two wrestled to a 90:00 draw in Jacksonville. They continued to be regular opponents throughout the 70s and the early 80s in both singles and tag matches. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. He worked there for two years, before getting a job in Stillwater cleaning toilets and mopping and waxing floors, which enabled him to return to school in the fall of 1963, but with the gap in time, he lost a season of eligibility, and would come in as a junior. He met the future Hulk Hogan, at the time a bass guitarist in a band, in a Tampa night club.
McMahon had just started going national in early 1984. His title reign came during a decline in the pro wrestling business, particularly from the huge success almost every territory was having in the early 70s, in much of North America. Eddie Graham tried to do it with a lot of people, but Jack was the epitome.”. Instead, he felt having Brisco beat Race after a short run didn’t have the impact of beating Funk Jr. after four years with their rivalry. He obviously had a desire and drive to excel, you don’t get to be NCAA champion or the very different NWA championship without it. He was content with wrestling an easier schedule and was no longer out there trying to prove himself nightly to be the best in the business, nor willing to travel to the level to be considered top five in the world, the kind of drive that kept others in the championship picture forever. People who are born with Mercury as the ruling planet have communication skills, intellect and cleverness. Jack Brisco called it the best match of the series (a tape of this match, which aired as a one-hour television show on Championship Wrestling from Florida, still exists and is available on the Wrestling Classics web site).