Back To The Territories #09 | "The Masked Superstar" Bill Eadie

Back To The Territories #09 | "The Masked Superstar" Bill Eadie | Georgia

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Ай бұрын

Today much is made about wrestling wars, but how much do wrestling fans know about the “war for Atlanta?” It was very real and saw the biggest stars in wrestling being utilized by the NWA to protect what was seen as an assault on one of its major territories. Standing opposite the Alliance and Jim Barnett was Ann Gunkel, widow of promoter and wrestling star Ray Gunkel.
Join host Jim Cornette and Bill Eadie, The Masked Superstar, one of the Georgia territory’s huge stars and bookers, for a trip down Atlanta way. Go inside the Georgia wrestling operation before TBS, Black Saturday, and the Crocketts. Hear the stories surrounding the area’s colorful stars like Tommy Rich, T Bolt Patterson, Freebirds, Mr. Wrestling I and II, Ole Anderson, and so many more. Jump in, we’re heading to Hot-lanta!
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@colelatshaw2317 Ай бұрын

Back to the territories with Cornette is the absolute greatest

@petemarus7799 29 күн бұрын

Bill Eadie seems like that uncle you have that has cool stories and cool life lessons to give you

@NLaBar Ай бұрын

Pretty sure I’ve heard/watched this one before, but like all of the Back to the Territories w/Corny, that’s never stopped me from enjoying it again 🤷🏻

@mfm4205 Ай бұрын

same here.

@ZenOfMKVLI 29 күн бұрын

The only one I usually don't go out of my way to rewatch is Mid South and Hacksaw. It's great but the only reason I feel burned out on it is that Hacksaw has his 8-9 go-to stories and he tells them on every shoot interview he does. Cornette was able to drag extra out of him, but some of those stories I have heard a million times and he has them dialed in ( like the Gorilla Suit for example + a few more ) I think Hacksaws best stories generally emanate from Mid South days

@davesullivan8073 2 күн бұрын

My sentiments exactly coronet is so knowledgeable and such a great interviewer, and ED with his vast experience and great personality combined for for an outstanding interview, both these guys appreciated what the business was supposed to be all about.

@paulknight5300 Ай бұрын

Georgia championship wresting fan since 1980. Those Augusta shows were awesome!

@robbiehammock2492 29 күн бұрын

every Monday night

@dustdevil9614 12 күн бұрын

I live up here in BC Canada. We got TBS in 81. Been a GCW fan since the first time I watched even tho I cut my teeth on WWOR and The WWWF 78

@jeankeys9854 Ай бұрын

Superstar was my favorite wrestler back in the day.

@dachronicalalittlebitofeve6630 16 күн бұрын

I must've watched this at k ast a dozen times, it's so great to see Jim looking like a small child listening to his uncle tell stories about the old days and he loves this more than anything....❤

@daveschannel747 Ай бұрын

Bill was awesome as The Masked Superstar! Had the size, could grapple and made it to the Big Leagues with WWF! SOLID CAREER!! Wrestled all the greats during his time in the game.. One of my favorite KC Vault 🎥! Thanks for the drop!

@pooddescrewch8718 Ай бұрын

Eadie was supposed to Defeat Bob Backlund for the WWF champion but Bob balked because he was not a shooter . He was also supposed to be AWA World Champion but Verne wanted to screw job Martel and Eadie wouldn’t do it .He quit on the spot when Verne explained it to him

@pooddescrewch8718 Ай бұрын

I have heard he was a possible NWA champion but Muchnick did not want a masked Champion

@seangoodwin3046 2 күн бұрын

1:13: Jim - The maddest the Midnights ever got at me was right before a match with Ronnie Garvin and Wahoo, I cut a promo and called them Barney Rubble and Fred Flintstone. That night, Ronnie and Wahoo took it out on the Midnights. After the match, Bobby told me never to do that again.

@David-pt6zk 23 күн бұрын

Bill Eadie class act in and out of the ring. Thank you Bill

@user-jz3nw6ok8q 7 күн бұрын

Wrestling today simply isn't like the territories which were very blue collar. Vince McMahon simply added too much extravagance. Great to hear stories of the good 'ol days!

@aboutdafunk Ай бұрын

This answered a question. Columbus had their own Tv in addition to Atlanta. I’d watched it in Alabama and it was different from the GCW TV we all know.

@christopherangel6690 25 күн бұрын

Macon had their own tv also. Jim Carlisle called the action.

@osh10osh Ай бұрын

Swinging neckbreaker on the floor! Watched him do that to Eddie Gilbert when i was a kid.

@lamontricks1074 Ай бұрын

This was a very good interview i love GCW and the Bill Eadie

@pooddescrewch8718 Ай бұрын

He was the arch villain of Georgia . There were a few faces who were considered the face of Georgia wrestling , Like Gunkel , Rich , and Mr Wrestling 2 but really only the Superstar was synonymous with Georgia as a heel

@biga.b.1079 Ай бұрын

Love this one

@tomjones5650 Ай бұрын

Gordon Solie was the Walter Cronkite of Pro Wrestling. And don't you ever forget it.😊

@user-jz3nw6ok8q 7 күн бұрын

And that's, the way it is, February 17th, 1973. This is Gor-don Solie, gooood-night!

@georgfriedrichhandel4390 6 күн бұрын

Gordon lent an air of credibility to the show. Gordon looked like he should be a news broadcaster on NPR and yet he did wrestling broadcasts!

@Spooky_515 12 күн бұрын

Bill is a legend and a class act. I’m all in

@BULKAZOR Ай бұрын

This is great! Thanks for making this happen!

@bryandeville322 4 күн бұрын

Him, Scott Irwin, and the Assassin were a great tag team in Georgia

@sprintkick9793 10 күн бұрын

He came to Florida as the Masked Superstar and as a kid he seemed larger than life.

@tracyworobe8699 Ай бұрын

These and the timelines were my favorite series

@patrickperalta59 25 күн бұрын

Hearing of a wrestling war between two companies back in thoses days is interesting to listen to and the fact all this happen long before Vince did his thing in the 1980's cherry picking Talent... and the Additude era of WWF VS WCW.....wonderful stories from the Territories. I love Back to the Territories.

@GenGamesUniverse 27 күн бұрын

when they were talking about the Caddy and I immediately thought after Bill said they had got it to give to the winner of the battle royale "Son of a bitch, wouldn't ya know who won the pony!" XD

@jameswesten2018 Ай бұрын

This ones good too, , i been ending my work week with kayfabe commentaries and starting it on mondays with kliq this for over a year now, thank u sean✌👽

@user-mz7vh4ld3j 23 күн бұрын

Masked Superstar still has many passionate fans in Japan, and I am one too.

@thomashenley1903 Ай бұрын

I've been watching some GCW videos on KZfaq, and you talk about a who's who of wrestling; every bout had a wrestler that you could easily recognize. Shame that a majority of tapes were recycled otherwise, I'd be buying a bulk of them to watch.

@CyclopsMetal Ай бұрын

This is the kind of stuff Cornette needs to be doing instead of crying and whining about modern wrestling.

@KHLB516 29 күн бұрын

I prefer him shitting on modern wrestling. He doesn’t shit on everything, since WWE was hot with the Tribal Chief he hasn’t been shitting on WWE. He shits on AEW which judging by his shows almost having more viewers than AEW seems to be a well shared opinion

@CyclopsMetal 29 күн бұрын

@@KHLB516 how many times can you listen to him say the exact same crap? Boring.

@robbybaby55 24 күн бұрын

I kinda like both... 😂❤

@jabrockobiden9434 18 күн бұрын

Dont watch it

@lbo87 17 күн бұрын

98% of his current podcast subscriber base came after 2020 when he started reviewing the modern wrestling shows. He's only relevant for the reaction addiction.

@korywilliams1856 Ай бұрын

PLEASE put the Savio Vega one on here!!!!!

@dustdevil9614 12 күн бұрын

masked Superstar was the first hyper intelligent heel character.

@ericdravenX00X Ай бұрын

I wonder why you couldn't wear a Mask in MSG back in the territory days.?

@tomjones5650 Ай бұрын

Mil Mascaras did.

@snowjorden Ай бұрын

@tomjones5650 it took years for Mil to be given an exception and finally booked and allowed to wear his mask though.

@alextomlin5674 17 күн бұрын

Listening to Bill sounds like ESPN College Football Analyst Trevor Maddox but talking about wrestling.,but when he cuts prints as AX of Demoltion he sounds like The Crusher and Dick The Bruiser ,now that's character and voice talent .[ Hunter and New WWE situation need to get that lawsuit resolve before Bill and Barry Darsow Smash leaves us. Get Demolition Inducted Hunter in WWE Hall of Fame .There's no excuses for it anymore .

@alextomlin5674 17 күн бұрын

I meant cut promos, not prints....