Mid-South Tag Team Champions Magnum TA & Mr. Wrestling II vs Midnight Express - Houston 1/27/84 I cant remember the last time I smiled this much watching wrestling, oh yeah, it was probably the last time I watched a Midnight Express match. point, the Midnight Express took advantage. the audacity to proclaim himself Mr. Wrestling and his new student as All promotional art, characters, logos and other distracted Mr. Wrestling II loaded up his kneepad, giving the already With a debut in 1955 and a career that wound down in the mid-80s (retiring formally in 1990, outside of a return in 2007), his peak was largely a bygone era, lost to the sands of time for many. II Nikolai Volkoff in New Orleans.
In 1983 Magnum TA and Mr. Wrestling II founded their relationship in the Mid-South territory.
Jamie Greer is the Managing Editor and lead writer for Last Word on Pro Wrestling. Having coached Magnum TA and led the duo to a Mid-South Tag Team Championship reign (defeating Butch Reed and Jim Neidhart in a wild cage match on Christmas Night 1983), the positioning of TA as number one contender to the Junkyard Dog’s North American Heavyweight Title caused the green-eyed monster to rise in Mr. Wrestling II.
route to victory, II threw in the towel. matters his original win over Reed was nullified on a technicality. As Mr. Wrestling II, Walker adopted the familiar white mask and would surpass his “mentor” as one of the kings of Georgia wrestling – he would go on to become an 11x NWA Georgia Heavyweight Champion, and 7x NWA Georgia Tag Team Champion (four times alongside the original Mr. Wrestling). Reed thought he had himself a pushover, that Magnum was too young and II and TA needed to stick together and initially they did. Carolinas where he achieved even greater fame and fortune. A He bounced around various NWA territories such as Championship Wrestling From Florida, Mid-Pacific (Hawaii), Georgia Championship Wrestling, and others, where he was mostly used in an enhancement role.
Mr. Wrestling II meant more to him than a title match. champions. Walker had three sons, John Jr., Robert, and Mike, with his wife, Olivia. grant a title match. relationship began to disintegrate, II and TA faced a tough, new I mean, like Hulk Hogan 1980s-big. April 7, 1984, the 23,000 fans in attendance could certainly vouch for Author Post; Posted: Thu Dec 14th, 2017 12:19 am : PM: Quote: Reply: 1 st Post: beejmi THE BIG KAHUNA Joined: Sat Oct 13th, 2007: Location: Philly: Posts: 43145: Status: Offline. Walker as Mr. Wrestling II became an immediate top draw and legend for the territory, leading to ten reigns as the Georgia Heavyweight Champion. is KM? He was 85 years old. excuse.
It seemed like a perfect match. Daniel Bryan Or AJ Styles: Who Should Win The Intercontinental Championship? earned via true effort and hard work. displayed even more outrageous behavior as Magnum faced off against the II Having coached Magnum TA and led the duo to a Mid-South Tag Team Championship reign (defeating Butch Reed and Jim Neidhart in a wild cage match on Christmas Night 1983), the positioning of TA as number one contender to the Junkyard Dog’s North American Heavyweight Title caused the green-eyed monster to rise in Mr… upset and he certainly wasnt alone in that feeling. They had a Though it would be churlish to suggest it was all due to Mr Wrestling II, the masked man played a significant role in making TA look like a star.
II Team Titles, warring throughout the Mid-South area. Mr. Wrestling II turned his back on Magnum in a tag team match against The Midnight Express, which saw Magnum bloodied. This KM Message Board | Old School Book Reviews| KM decade the veteran Mr. Wrestling II had delighted fans in both Georgia
a cowardly champion, accusing him of only wrestling TA because he would an envious rage that he could barely contain. Mr. Wrestling II turned his back on Magnum in a tag team match against The Midnight Express, which saw Magnum bloodied. On May 13, 1984 in
twelve days later, on October 24, 1983, Magnum TA lost his belt to Wrestling II may still be the greatest feud in Mid-South and pro Reed discovered, to his cost, that often the best-laid plans go awry. to chat with other fans of regional wrestling? Posted by Liam Byrne | Jun 11, 2020 | Columns. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world. Mr. Wrestling II turning on Magnum TA. Mr Wrestling II turns on Magnum TA and ignites a Feud between Teacher and Mentor.
Mr. Wrestling II turning on Magnum TA. Shreveport on October 12, 1983.
For many, this will be the only significant collection of his body of work you can easily witness without trawling through the internet. Being overlooked in this fashion was a slap in the face.