Dave Meltzer on Jericho’s podcast!

It’s amazing how much heat George could draw just from using a closed fist! 👊

RIP Gorgeous George, a true Legend of Wrestling.

Don Eagle’s Indian Deathlock @7:35 was, and still is, one of the coolest submission holds in all of wrestling. And one I haven’t seen anyone else do in decades…

9:26 that kickout...wow

He was the original icon Goat.

I just wonder, with the stuff that some of the wrestlers would toss to the crowd, if anyone still has some of that stuff, like the pins Gorgeous George threw out.

Contrary to popular belief, Gorgeous George could actually wrestle. The only reason why he was the highest paid professional wrestler of his time was that he wasn't there to display all his wrestling skills but to entertain the fans with his gimmicky histrionics and melodramatic behavior.

The most famous screwjob in wrestling until Bret Hart vs Shawn Michaels.

Que clásico compadre 👍👍👍

This was great !!!

I was listening to Kevin Sullivan talk about this on the MSL & Sullivan podcast and had to check it out.

I hope everyone listens to the podcast by JBL & Jerry Briscoe about this match. It's great to hear Briscoe talk about it and JBL to I guess.

For those interested, we did a deep dive on this incident, and the life of Don Eagle on "Grappling With Canada"

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Reported to be the first shoot double cross in a major contest followed by Sammartino over Rogers where one of the promoters was in on the shoot. Don Eagle and the fans wanted to annihilate the sissy.

Hey -- no "Pomp & Circumstance" soundtrack? What's up with that?

No they are not dancing.

How did Gorgeous George go broke, and how did he almost kill pro wrestling?

135-0!

Not a three count

Was there ever a match when Gorgeous George was cheered by the fans?I could have seen that happen if he had been up against some anti American foreign heel.

Don Eagle botched the finish. The ref had to pause before 3 to let Eagle get his shoulder up. Then he missed the ref with the first work punch before landing snug with the next couple.

He was a poor sportsman! He went after thereferee who he has no business touching! The State should have suspended hislicense! Even George starts following after he sees the poor attitude Eagle displayed! Oh, and I prokoted Chicago so I know!

Best Screwjob in wrestling

Don eagle was a top athlete as well as his father, they both held degrees in martial arts and if truth be known that it was a real fight it would have only lasted a minute or two before Gorgeous George was sleeping main reason being Don Eagle was twice as fast and far more coordinated they used to tighten their turnbuckles on the ring sold on Eagle could tight rope across it. Just a little bit of trivia War Eagle taught gone eagle and Warren ciciliano the martial arts. Siciliano became a Grandmaster and taught me some of my grandfather's moves