The solie chronicles the life and times of gordon solie. Pro wrestling this week or pwtw for shortwas hosted by none other than the dean of wrestling gordon solie and the round mound of sound joe pedicino. World heavyweight title on this week in wrestling history. The top two tandems of athlete and commentator, they fed off each other. Dedicated to gordon solie january 29, 1929 july 27, 2000. This is a comedy website, but every once in awhile we like to honor wrestling history in a serious, entertaining way. In this edition we have some apa news, our weekly crossface connection column from john cross, a new installment of the ddpkimberly biography from solie s house historian, ervin griffin, and my own tv reports and topical rants. The very worst of pro wrestling wwf, 1984 text by triple kelly with rd reynolds a very special thank you to linden walker for his invaluable help on this induction july 14, 1984. Gordon solie interviews the masked superstar sj nwa wrestling, watch.
Then there was the play byplay announcer gordon solie, who died 15 years ago this week. Jim crockett promotions takes over the florida wrestling promotion. Originally published in 1974, this was a familiar sight when searching book catalogues in the prehave a nice day era, but wasnt always easy to track down. So when i found out that gordon solie s daughter, pamela allyn, had collaborated with her husband, robert, to assemble a collection of her fathers personal memoirs, short stories, poems, and photos, all laid out in scrap book form, i knew i had to add it to my collection of wrestling books. Mick foley shelved 32 times as prowrestling avg rating 4. Since the late 1800s, professional wrestling has turned out many highprofile stars.
Jvk books wcw in 1991 armchair booking pro wrestling only. Oww radio also features a special interview with robert and pamela allyn the son in law and daughter of the dean of wrestling gordon solie, and coauthors of the solie chronicles, a biography based on the life and times of the late, great wrestling announcer. Perhaps one of the most wellknown prowrestling personalities, however, wasnt even a wrestler. Gordon solie, a popular wrestling announcer, also joined the show as a regular color commentator. Inside the indie wrestling revolution by keith elliot greenberg.
Gordon solie, a professional wrestling announcer whose graphic commentary. Aug 28, 2016 awa championship wrestling, april, week 4, 91. Jim ross cites him as the most significant influence on his career as an announcer. He hosted several dozen other tv segments, including for the nationally syndicated pro wrestling this week tv news magazine. Every wrestling fan with any knowledge of the sport knows the name gordon solie. You are correct andrew, when the books are published by the wwe, chances are you wont get too much dirt on at least their inner workings. Pro wrestling was big in tampa before almost anywhere else. Pro wrestling this week or pwtw for shortwas hosted by none other than the dean of wrestling gordon solie and the round mound of. In 1985, apter was also the cohost alongside gordon solie of pro wrestlings first commercial home video, pro wrestling illustrated presents lords of the ring. Lets take a look at the top 10 wrestling books you should read and five you can feel free to skip. Gordon solie, was an american floridabased professional wrestling playbyplay announcer working for georgia championship wrestling, championship wrestling from florida, usa championship wrestling, continental championship wrestling, and world championship wrestling. This was a trend throughout the stormtroopers career commentators would just gloss over his whole gimmick and instead play up how he broke the rules and used cheap.
The life and times of gordon solie is an in depth look at the life of professional wrestlings most acclaimed broadcaster. Hodge speaks about the change in pro wrestling, from the days he. New book on gordon solie the wrestling gospel according to. Gordon solie, real name francis jonard labiak january 26, 1929 july 27, 2000, was a professional wrestling playbyplay announcer working for world championship wrestling. Florida wrestling bloopers gordon solie interviews barry windham. This page is a personal tribute and is in no way connected to any of the wrestling promotions mentioned on it. Had my heart broken and put back together to be broke again and again. Aug 06, 2018 brian damage this is the 180th installment of the wrestling with sin series. Gordon solie welcome to the professional wrestling.
Solie, who had been battling throat cancer, died quietly thursday at his home in new port richey. Gordon solie born francis jonard labiak, later jonard pierre sjoblom, january 26, 1929 july 27, 2000, was an american floridabased professional wrestling playbyplay. What muhammed ali and howard cosell meant to boxing in the 1970s, dusty rhodes and gordon solie were to pro wrestling. It is truly wonderful that a book such as this could be written and published. And in pro wrestling, there was the knowledgeable, dignified, somewhat raspy voice of the dean of. Solies tuesday morning report solies vintage wrestling. The rock and mankind have their own action figures, tshirts and books. I decided to read this book because it was written by mr.
Gordon solie legendary announcer midsouth wrestling. Announcer gordon solie interviews les thornton right as he answers the challenge of terry taylor left on the set of georgia championship wrestling. He remained host of the awardwinning championship wrestling from florida for 27 consecutive years. He begins by saying, on behalf of wtbs, its a pleasure to welcome the. You can get more of the latest news and rumors by listening to this weeks solies wrestling radio report.
From running the first week of shows, i realised that world championship wrestling and worldwide are both going to attract big crowds and so can be run in big arenas, but the bshows arent. Pro wrestling this week january 16, 1988 1 of 2 duration. The merchandising of memphis wrestling wrestling books, wrestling posters. Gordon solie was called the dean of professional wrestling announcers by the industry and the walter cronkite of professional wrestling by entertainment tonight. Pile driver is a biography of 1920s and 30s wrestler charles midget fischer, a grappler who stood 53. Solie, whose lowkey announcing style was the soundtrack for televised professional wrestling for four decades, was found dead of brain cancer friday in his new port richey home. But it would be unfair to say everyone needs to read it. Gordon solie1, was an american floridabased professional wrestling.
The show was the brainchild of pedicino who at the time, was a red hot commodity in the business due to the success of his superstars of wrestling program in the atlanta, georgia area. This is a wrestler who has been one of the top 3 indy wrestlers in pro wrestling over the last 4 or 5 years but cant seem to. Gordon solie, the dean of wrestling announcers, passed away on july 27, 2000 after a battle with brain cancer, but thankfully his daughter, pam allyn, and soninlaw bob allyn have preserved solies memory with gordon soliesomething left behind, a wrestling book like none other before it. In boxing, the legendary howard cossell epitomized the sport, without ever stepping in the ring. Joe pedicino leaves legacy of saturday night wrestling. The week in pro wrestling podcasts is brought to you by recovery max or our amazon and wwe affiliate links they said it i lived in the basement of the wrestling coachs house, and this guy, literally all he ate was noodles and red wine. The solie chronicles by robert allyn with pamela s allyn and scott teal. Solies daughter pam, her husband and sports author scott teal. Gordon solie news newspapers books scholar jstor june. Solie would also host a featured segment with pedicino, pro wrestling this week, which discussed wrestling news from around the country. He is still in love with the guys he grew up with and gordon was one of them.
For generations of wrestling fans, gordon solies voice was what. Details on the solie chronicles book wwe news and results. A commentator who sums up the sport, just by speaking. Popular pro wrestling books showing 150 of 254 have a nice day a tale of blood and sweatsocks paperback by. Best wrestling books best books about pro wrestling. Daily updates with wwe news, tna news, indy news and the latest wrestling results for wwe raw, wwe smackdown, tna impact wrestling and more. In his book, the squared circle, grantlands david shoemaker does a. Opening up the show this week is not our pal gordon solie but freddie miller, gcws cohost and ring announcer. Roddy piper saves gordon solie highlights from the omni rich vs. As with every single story in the sin series, i do not. Gordon solie and nature boy buddy landel on commentary wrestler of the week.
Gordon solie, dusty rhodes, terry funk, acting, wrestling school and more. See more ideas about wrestling, professional wrestling and wrestling superstars. For those who only know gordon solie as the dean of wrestling, this book will pleasantly surprise you. Jim ross can front world championship wrestling, but i want gordon solie on that show too as a spiritual link to its roots. The solie chronicles by robert allyn with pamela s allyn. Dec 06, 2004 coauthor of gordon solie something left behind. The same care and attention to detail that he gave to calling a wrestling match, he also gave to his life, both public and private. There are too many dull wrestling books by such legends of the ring as stone cold steve austinshawn michaelsedgethe rockted dibiasewilliam regaljerry lawlergoldust, all of. From snake pit to america, les thornton made his mark in pro.
Gordon was also a deep thinker and a poet in the style of jim morrison. Stories, pictures,videos of my life in pro wrestling from the past 25 plus years. Just wanted to let you know that i finished the book last week and enjoyed it very much. Gordon solie was called the dean of professional wrestling announcers by the industry and. Tiger chung lee wwf brutus beefcake interview canam connection vs. Apparently, he booked and paid for the slot himself. It is dedicated to the dean of wrestling announcers, gordon solie. Nov 24, 2018 matysik started out writing for wrestling magazines in the 60s and eventually landed a job with muchnick, and became the television announcer for wrestling at the chase, which routinely drew an average of 200,000 viewers per week on kplrtv, ch. A lot of the articles weve published here at pro wrestling stories use his book as a base to start with, but by the time hart got around to penning his memoir, he was out of the business completely and seemingly had no ax to grind. Before the world wrestling federation began enjoying nationwide popularity in 1985, mr. So when i found out that gordon solies daughter, pamela allyn, had collaborated with her husband, robert, to assemble a collection of her fathers personal memoirs, short stories, poems, and photos, all laid out in scrap book form, i knew i. Gordon solie was also the regular announcer for georgia championship wrestling, florida championship wrestling, and continental championship wrestling among others. In the early 1980s, gordon solie had an estimated viewing audience of over twelve million viewers a week including the florida and georgia programs.
Official biography of the wwe, nwa and wcw hall of fame broadcaster, gordon solie. Nov 05, 20 professional wrestling this week w gordon solie 1988 pwtw. Perhaps one of the most wellknown pro wrestling personalities, however, wasnt even a wrestler. Oww radio proudly presents a rare and exclusive 1 hour interview with this weeks featured guest. Nick mentions that the books take the form of more of a scrapbook type format and sparks a discussion as to why they felt to go that route rather than a straight biography. Its the product of a loved and respected icon of the wrestling business. As seen on 1988 episode of the syndicated pro wrestling this week. A year later pedicino would create and produce a syndicated highlight show, pro wrestling this week, that he hosted with legendary announcer gordon solie. Professional wrestling this week w gordon solie 1988 pwtw. Nwa pro wrestling this week 71887 with gordon solie. Gordon solie, master of the ring paperback december 1, 1984. Remembering the one, the only, the american dream dusty. One of those titles longterm collectors will recognise, this turns out to be a pleasant surprise. The highlight show, pro wrestling this week, pedicino hosted with the legendary floridabased announcer gordon solie.
Austin idolkevin sullivan angle that goes a few weeks and was so great. Nwa pro wrestling this week with gordon solie 71887 youtube. I just read a few ratings on two books out there associated with gordon solie. It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, that mimic a titlematch combat sport. Being inducted into five separate halls of fame in pro wrestling. The following week, gordon solie had stern words for the stormtroopers manager not because his new wrestler was an authoritarian racist fanatic, but because he cheated. He was a commentator and announcer named gordon solie. Jul 24, 2017 nwa pro wrestling this week 71887 with gordon solie. April 19, 2020 wwe smackdown dip to a series low viewership level on fox, key metrics and whats planned for next week wkellers analysis pro wrestling news april 17, 2020 wwe smackdown primer 417. They talk about the new book on solie, the solie chronicles and the previous book they released in 2005 about gordon solie, something left behind. And in pro wrestling, there was the knowledgeable, dignified, somewhat raspy voice of the dean of wrestling announcers gordon solie.
You can get more of the latest news and rumors by listening to this week s solie s wrestling radio report. A group of stories that delves into the darker, underbelly of pro wrestling. Professional wrestling, often shortened to pro wrestling or simply wrestling, is a form of performance art and entertainment that combines athletics with theatrical performance. The first and only indepth look at the indie wrestling revolution in 2017, after being told that no independent wrestling group could draw a crowd of more than 10,000, a group of wrestlers took up the challenge. I saw the one book was basically a nice slice of sweet, fluffy pie about the man and his involvement in the wrestling business. Also, wanted to mention i cleaned off quite a few non wrestling books off of this list. This is outside my main area of interest, but fans of territory era wrestling should enjoy pro wrestling this week with joe pedicino and gordon solie. Brian damage this is the 180th installment of the wrestling with sin series. Stories youre not supposed to hear from a pro wrestling. He reads every new biography that rolls out, still has magazines and figures from the seventies, autograph books etc. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential wrestling announcers.
New book on gordon solie the wrestling gospel according. Then there was the playbyplay announcer gordon solie, who died 15 years ago this week. The solie chronicles by robert allyn with pamela s allyn and. By the late 1970s, gordon solie was seen worldwide via satellite as host of the top rated show on wtbs, georgia championship wrestling gcw. Wwe paced itself to bring wrestlemania week to historic tampa for the first time in its 36year history in april. Solie was one of wrestling s most wellknown figures because of the amount of announcing he did. Matysik started out writing for wrestling magazines in the 60s and eventually landed a job with muchnick, and became the television announcer for wrestling at the chase, which routinely drew an average of 200,000 viewers per week on kplrtv, ch.
Solie served as host for georgia championship wrestling on tbs which was the toprated show during the early years of cable television in the late 1970s and early 1980s and. I limited the scope of this to pro wrestling, i did not include cook books, childrens books, financial books, or political books. Dubbed the walter cronkite of pro wrestling by the sports most dedicated fans, gordon solie was one of the most respected commentators wrestling had ever. Gordon solie born francis jonard labiak, later jonard pierre sjoblom, january 26, 1929 july 27, 2000, was an american floridabased professional wrestling playbyplay announcer working for georgia championship wrestling, championship wrestling from florida, usa championship wrestling, continental championship wrestling, and world championship wrestling. Gordon solie and joe pedicino host pro wrestling this week featuring adrian adonis vs. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. From snake pit to america, les thornton made his mark in. Gordon solie, wrestlings lost voice, still lingers vice. Today is one of those days, because today were honoring the legendary gordon solie. I have traveled this country from ocean to ocean, the gulf of mexico to canadian border wrestling in the biggest cities and the smallest towns. But, ive read some pretty solid ones like the foley ones and william regals is also good.