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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2012 14:56:54 GMT -5
so JYD was one hell of a telent in his time and CHRIST was he over in Watts Mid South outfit.
it must have been insane to witness JYDs return against the Freebirds after they "blinded" him and he didnt witness the birth of his child......was it 60,000 turned out at the dome in New Orleans to see him take on Hayes?
his feuds with Dibiase and One Man Gang were also greatness.
memories of JYD anyone?
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Post by Greensborohill on Nov 24, 2012 20:55:03 GMT -5
Didn't see him much. Did he win the Hayes match? In any case, I felt like he was a uncrowned peoples champ. Was very surprised WWF ever let him go. He also never fared well in WWF PPV's where I think he should have went over more than he did: Funk's beat he and Tito, Race beat him, he was an after thought in the WM4 battle royal. But in all, he lost all those matches and was still a draw.
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Post by mikey1974 on Nov 24, 2012 21:29:24 GMT -5
i have respect for the guy, he was hella-over, and i watched him pretty much through his whole WWF run.
that said,he never did it for me. i mean,he was a likeale character, the fans loved him, and i can't say i ever saw a "bad" match he was in. but he just never overly interested me. probably because i got the watered-down WWF version rather than the fiery Mid-South version.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2012 6:43:48 GMT -5
i have respect for the guy, he was hella-over, and i watched him pretty much through his whole WWF run. that said,he never did it for me. i mean,he was a likeale character, the fans loved him, and i can't say i ever saw a "bad" match he was in. but he just never overly interested me. probably because i got the watered-down WWF version rather than the fiery Mid-South version. plus JYD put on a LOT of weight while with Vince......he also lost at Summerslam 88 to Rick Rude by DQ. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2012 6:45:32 GMT -5
Didn't see him much. Did he win the Hayes match? In any case, I felt like he was a uncrowned peoples champ. . I cant be sure man but I think he did. |
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Post by Greensborohill on Nov 25, 2012 11:36:56 GMT -5
i have respect for the guy, he was hella-over, and i watched him pretty much through his whole WWF run. that said,he never did it for me. i mean,he was a likeale character, the fans loved him, and i can't say i ever saw a "bad" match he was in. but he just never overly interested me. probably because i got the watered-down WWF version rather than the fiery Mid-South version. plus JYD put on a LOT of weight while with Vince......he also lost at Summerslam 88 to Rick Rude by DQ. But Jake made sure to let JYD know that he had to so it. Rude was mocking hitting on his wife! |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2012 13:44:03 GMT -5
plus JYD put on a LOT of weight while with Vince......he also lost at Summerslam 88 to Rick Rude by DQ. But Jake made sure to let JYD know that he had to so it. Rude was mocking hitting on his wife! LOL yeah I had forgotten that! |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2012 16:28:04 GMT -5
I hate to disagree with you Joker...you're my boy and all but...
I really don't care for JYD. Never have, never will. Maybe its because I've only seen his WWF stuff but I thought he was terrible and cartoony even for that time period.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2012 17:15:48 GMT -5
I hate to disagree with you Joker...you're my boy and all but... I really don't care for JYD. Never have, never will. Maybe its because I've only seen his WWF stuff but I thought he was terrible and cartoony even for that time period. ah thats ok......first Ax now JYD......consider me demoralised  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2012 17:24:51 GMT -5
Hahaha! I still love you Joker.
Hold me?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2012 12:00:32 GMT -5
Hahaha! I still love you Joker. Hold me? LOL |
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Post by Prophet of Ash on Nov 26, 2012 12:04:09 GMT -5
grab dem cakes
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Post by mikey1974 on Nov 26, 2012 16:06:01 GMT -5
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Post by Johnny Lawrence - Cobra Kai on Nov 26, 2012 19:38:10 GMT -5
I am fond of JYD because he was one of the first "characters" that helped hook me as a wrestling fan. (I was just a kid, so his charisma meant more to me than his work rate). He got lazy in the WWF but he had a ton of personality.
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Post by Brad on Nov 27, 2012 2:03:08 GMT -5
i have respect for the guy, he was hella-over, and i watched him pretty much through his whole WWF run. that said,he never did it for me. i mean,he was a likeale character, the fans loved him, and i can't say i ever saw a "bad" match he was in. but he just never overly interested me. probably because i got the watered-down WWF version rather than the fiery Mid-South version. This pretty much sums it up for me. I was never that into him. And his head but on all fours always bugged me. |
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Post by Calcifer Boheme on Nov 27, 2012 4:08:12 GMT -5
He was one of my favorites as a kid, and I used to juke around the house  Looking back now, he was a good brawler and incredibly charismatic. I haven't seen a ton of his mid south stuff, but I've enjoyed what I have seen. I actually used to have a vhs of mid south TV shows from the time of his feud with Leroy Brown. That was a lot of fun to watch. To use a distinction of an old friend of mine, JYD wasn't one of the best wrestlers, but he was a great worker. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2012 5:55:33 GMT -5
I've never really seen much of JYD's work outside of the WWF. I've seen tidbits but have never been that keen on him. Always liked some of his attires though . |
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Post by outlawhunter73 on Nov 28, 2012 10:40:19 GMT -5
I remember seeing him in stampede matches as Sweet Daddy Ritter as a heel. He has many great fueds, I only wish they would have given him an IC run.
I also remember when heleft WWF and went to NWA and feuded with ric flair for the title.
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Post by bigraj on Nov 28, 2012 20:06:23 GMT -5
I loved watching him in Mid-South when I was a kid. Not a great technician, but a good brawler who was very entertaining. Loved his feuds with DiBiase (his slow backwards leaning fall to the mat after getting hit by the loaded glove is a thing of beauty), and "Hacksaw" Butch Reed. Coming out to "Another One Bites The Dust" and he'd boogie on the ring apron with the dog collar and chain, I'd get pretty hyped up watching. Always cheered for him when he got to Vince-land, but his matches just weren't as good, pretty similar to "Hacksaw" Duggan when he got there. By the time he went to WCW as part of the "Dudes with Attitude" he was so slow and out of shape, it was pretty embarrasing. That Ric Flair couldn't get a decent match out of him is quite telling. RIP JYD.
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Post by kazoosandstreamers on Nov 29, 2012 1:24:23 GMT -5
From the stuff I saw of him I thought he was cool.
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