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Chicago Old-Timey Wrestling Archive

13th September 2014 by Scott Keith
Hey Scott–

Just as I received my panicked email from WWE about the expiration of my Network sub, the fine people at Chicago Film Archives announced the launch of their "Wrestling From Chicago" YouTube channel. They've uploaded over a hundred videos so far, most of them consisting of film footage shot in the 1950s. Lots of matches with Vern Gagne, Lou Thesz, Dick the Bruiser, Angelo Poffo and their contemporaries, all free and all unlikely to be seen anywhere else. 

The channel is here.

CFA's announcement is here. 

A close look at their collection of wrestling films is here.

Any chance you'll review these once you run out of mid-90s RAWs?

​I'll definitely add it to my subscription list, but reviewing that era is way out of my comfort zone.  ​
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Tonight’s Chicago Objectives

3rd March 2014 by Scott Keith

Oh, those wacky Chicagoans…

This image seems to be making its way around the ‘net today. Sounds about all the typical hijacking stuff. Though personally, I REALLY want to see a huge crowd literally turn their backs on a Batista/Orton/HHH/Steph segment. Just the visual of that would be amazing.
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Raw In Chicago

27th February 2014 by Scott Keith
Is this Monday on RAW going to being the biggest crowd hijacking yet? Doesn't it seem likely that we will get a full three hours of nothing but CM Punk chants?
Don't be ridiculous.  There's going to be AT LEAST one "Randy Savage" chant to break up the monotony.  
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