{"id":94973,"date":"2020-03-21T12:36:34","date_gmt":"2020-03-21T17:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=94973"},"modified":"2020-03-21T12:39:46","modified_gmt":"2020-03-21T17:39:46","slug":"mitchell-watch-these-soulful-effective-character-driven-ticket-selling-promos-of-the-mid-70s-to-mid-80s-videos-embedded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/03\/21\/mitchell-watch-these-soulful-effective-character-driven-ticket-selling-promos-of-the-mid-70s-to-mid-80s-videos-embedded\/","title":{"rendered":"MITCHELL: Essential watchlist of soulful, effective, character-driven, ticket-selling promos of the mid-&#8217;70s to mid-&#8217;80s including Flair, Graham, Mulligan (videos embedded)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2518729638\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>I have put together a collection of some of the most soulful, effective, character-driven, ticket-selling promos of the mid-&#8217;70s through the mid-&#8217;80s. I paid particular attention to the Pro Wrestling Preacher Promo pioneered by 2019 George Tragos\/Lou Thesz Hall of Famer Thunderbolt Patterson, one that was used to earn the highest-grossing gates of the day by T-Bolt, &#8220;Superstar&#8221; Billy Graham, Dusty Rhodes, Ron Fuller, Austin Idol, Ric Flair, and Blackjack Mulligan.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and if you think Orange Cassidy has too much color for the sport or that Vince McMahon put the Entertainment into the sport of professional wrestling, consider the following:<\/p>\n<p>1. When Blackjack and I were right:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"1984 - A year of transition - pt85\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uzxwnSTMdF8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>2. The 1975 Version of The Advocate and The Baddest Man On The Planet:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Superstar Graham WWWF Tv interview- 1975\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j5WJZON9Nl8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>3. Thunderbolt Patterson, who pioneered that Preacher Promo style, seen here turning his back on Black Power to get the Green Power from The Missouri Mauler, who rumor had it was a shoot-member of a civic organization particularly known for illuminating the dark:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9zQvoEcrqs0<\/p>\n<p>4. Superstar Billy Graham, when he owned the Most Famous Arena in The World, Madison Square Garden:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SUPERSTAR BILLY GRAHAM PROMO JUNE 1977 MSG\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Se31HGKbHJY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>5. Burt and Sally slipped Handsome Jimmy a Silver Bullet so that he and Bob Seger could sell out Madison Square Garden:<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3179570073\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Handsome Jimmy Valiant Interview Classic Memphis Wrestling 1978\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aQgqA4jYakI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>6. It\u2019s Not Drugs &#8211; Vince McMahon has a Dream:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dusty Rhodes and Vince McMahon on All Star Wrestling\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_WS_MJOBtuw?start=109&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>7. Like Cameron Grimes says, you better like this hat! (Dusty means Don Owens over in Portland, by the way.)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Baby Doll is the subject of Dusty Rhodes&#039; tirade: May 25, 1985\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pi2PbRmOC3Y?start=8&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>8. Ric Flair stands up to Wahoo McDaniel, who beat up some many fans the night of Battlecade he couldn\u2019t come back to Greensboro for a year and a half:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Best Promos- Ric Flair vs Wahoo McDaniels promo\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TcDpFNeIUAc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>9. A Red Letter Day For Wrestling in the State of Alabama:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ron Fuller Introduces Himself to Alabama\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DmSqZZmRuEY?start=63&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>10.That\u2019s Redneck Talk! (The Flame is The Missouri Mauler\u2019s brother, by the way.)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Southeastern Wrestling: Bob Armstrong v. Charlie Platt\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nvX6iP0cRPs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>11. All-time Greats have a promo showdown on the biggest wrestling show of its time:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mr. Wrestling 1&amp;2 against the Assassins on Georgia Championship Wrestling\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IM9HKd7gHXw?start=51&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>12. The Universal Heart-Throb, the Man Who Made The Rock Regret (never seeing him before):<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pCaNCbFChcQ<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1056835518\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>13. The very first original pro wrestling music I ever saw, and (check out those lyrics!) for my money, the very best:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Universal Heartthrob, Austin Idol!\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rrxao6GgwKo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1206180091\"><div id=\"pwtor-3495336009\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>I have put together a collection of some of the most soulful, effective, character-driven, ticket-selling promos of the mid-&#8217;70s through the mid-&#8217;80s. I paid particular attention to the Pro Wrestling Preacher Promo pioneered by 2019 <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/03\/21\/mitchell-watch-these-soulful-effective-character-driven-ticket-selling-promos-of-the-mid-70s-to-mid-80s-videos-embedded\/\" title=\"MITCHELL: Essential watchlist of soulful, effective, character-driven, ticket-selling promos of the mid-&#8217;70s to mid-&#8217;80s including Flair, Graham, Mulligan (videos embedded)\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":94987,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[52,60,53],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-94973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opnionandanalysis","category-takes_mitchell","category-opinion_stafftakes"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2020\/03\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-21-at-12.35.24-PM.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94973","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94973"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94973\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":94989,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94973\/revisions\/94989"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/94987"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94973"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94973"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}