Championship Wrestling From Florida Global Wrestling (March 16, 1983)

It’s honestly been quite some time since last I even watched wrestling, let alone reviewed anything. I’m a dude with a family and a regular-ass job so my leisure time is frankly kind of limited so if I get into something I end up having to sacrifice some other hobby or interest to make time for it. Recently I’ve been watching that Star Wars Clone Wars deal so my random wrestling viewing has fallen by the wayside but last night I decided to get back to it with a random episode of studio wrestling from 1983.

Today we’re taking a look at the episode of Global Wrestling taped March 16, 1983. Wikipedia tells me that Global Wrestling was a “spin-off show,” but I don’t know if that means it was something like WWE Saturday Morning Slam or WCW Main Event in that it was just a secondary show or if it was a distinct show that aired in a different market the way WCW had unique version of WCW Pro for Chicago and New York. Whatever the case may be here are words about it.

WCW Clash of the Champions XXXI (August 6, 1995)

My quest to clear out my hard drive of wrestling shows I haven’t reviewed continues today with some mid-90s WCW, specifically Clash of the Champions XXXI. I know for a fact I watched this live on TBS when it happened and remember the main event and Hulk Hogan’s shenanigans that happen during this show but don’t remember much of the undercard so I guess it’ll be interesting to see what WCW was up to in the lead up to Nitro becoming a thing.

ECW Hardcore TV (November 29, 1994)

I guess because I watched a couple episodes of WWECW on YouTube, the ol’ YouTube algorithm has decided to start autoplaying other ECW stuff after videos I watch so today we’ve got a random-ass episode of ECW from back when it was an upstart wrestling promotion in Philadelphia or whatever euphamism WWF and WCW used to use when talking about it in the 90s. This is the November 29, 1994 installment of Hardcore TV (which the show might not even actually be called at this point). I’ve never seen this episode before since I didn’t start watching ECW until 1995 and only made it about halfway through 1994 the last time I got on an ECW kick so let’s see what sort of wildness we’ve got here.

Championship Wrestling From Florida (February 23, 1983)

So I went and got myself a Nintendo Switch at the end of August and since I’m a guy with a job and a family my overall free time is pretty limited and as such I’ve not been watching much wrestling or writing about it but I went and watched this here episode of Championship Wrestling From Florida last night so here are some words about it.

Championship Wrestling From Florida (February 19, 1983)

Today we’ve got another exciting episode of Championship Wrestling From Florida, specifically the February 19, 1983 episode of the show which unlike most of these shows I’ve seen does not originate from the Sportatorium at 106 N. Albany Ave. but rather the Fort Homer Hesterly Armory in Tampa. That’s right folks, we’re going to see some arena matches (taped on February 15, 1983) today…or at least some clips of arena matches since I’m doubtful we’ll get any in full.

Championship Wrestling From Florida (January 8, 1983)

I found the January 8, 1983 episode of Championship Wrestling From Florida on the ol’ YouTube though due to the length of the video it does not appear to be complete. I have no idea what, if anything, is missing from this one but if there is stuff I missed and you have a more complete copy of this episode or know of where a more complete copy can be found please let me know. Anyway let’s get down to it.

Championship Wrestling From Florida (January 1, 1983)

I continue my haphazard deep dive into the wonderful world of Championship Wrestling From Florida today with the January 1, 1983 episode of the show. I don’t have anything pithy to say so let’s get down to it.

Championship Wrestling From Florida (May 12, 1984)

It’s been awhile since I’ve watched any studio wrestling shit so so I decided to rectify that and check out a promotion I’ve not really seen much of besides some stray clips and matches on the ol’ YouTube, Championship Wrestling From Florida. A lot of people talk about Florida being one of the all time great territories in terms of booking and angles but for whatever reason I’ve never really dug into it so I guess this is my half-assed attempt to rectify that. Taped on May 9, 1984 in Tampa, Florida this episode of Championship Wrestling From Florida aired on May 12, 1984.

SMW (December 26, 1992)

Time for another look at an hour of “Professional wrestling the way it used to be, and the way you like it!” Today we’re taking a look at the December 26, 1992 episode of Smoky Mountain Wrestling coming to us live from Clairfield, Tennessee.

SMW (December 19, 1992)

I’ve been on a bit of an old school rasslin’ kick as of late and decided to randomly watch an episode of Smoky Mountain Wrestling, specifically the December 19, 1992 episode. I figure if any episode is going to have some holiday related bullshit it’s this one.