Big Time Wrestling Program - Seattle Center Arena - August 1, 1984

Thanks to Curtis for this amazing program from 1984.

I love how these are moe like mini magazines!

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11-Man Over The Top Battle Royal $3,000 Purse ~ 1982 Clipping

Big 11 man over the top battle royal in Tacoma in 1982.
Not sure why they are fighting over a purse?

That purse is selling for $3,000, so maybe they will re-sell it on ebay?

Ha!  Looks like a great match with some future legends on the card!

Big Time Wrestling 1982 - Clippings

I'm pretty sure these are both from 1982, but they aren't dated.

Big Time Wrestling in Seattle - February 16, 1983 ~ Clipping

The main event, Shiek Abdullah Husein versus Billy Jack!  

Wrestling sure does have a way of taking cultural stereotypes and turning them into villains.

August 4, 1982 - Big Time Wrestling in Seattle

Big Time Wrestling in Seattle - August 18, 1982 - 10 Foot Steel Cage Match!

There was always such excitement when the main event had a steel cage!

But someone always figured out a way to escape the cage.

Big Time Wrestling - January 9, 1985 ~ Grudge Match!

I assume they mean Billy Two "Eagles" here.  These little newspaper clippings always had mistakes in them. Again, not sure if 85 was correct on this.  I  know things changed pretty quickly, but I started going in Spring/Summer of 1985 and there was no Keno Nagasaki, Don Running Bear, or Mr. Ebony.

Big Time Wrestling January 2, 1985

This seems like it would be earlier than 1985, but I am just going by the date written on the page.  Let me know if you know the real year.  I am guessing 81?

Big Time Wrestling July 1, 1981 ~ Clipping

Mixed tag match!  Usually when they did this, if the man tagged the woman, then the other woman automatically came into the ring.  The two almost never fought each other.

August 18, 1982 ~ 10 Foot Steel Cage Match - Clipping

Since I've been watching all of the older then my time matches on You Tube, I have noticed that 

they really liked to have other wrestlers referee some of the matches.  And the good guys

usually called it right down the middle, of course.  I don't remember them ever using that in the late 80's and 90's.  It seems like Rocky Johnson is the special ref at this event.  I wonder if his son was in 

attendance?

Big Time Wrestling in Seattle - Rip Oliver vs Bobby Jaggers - Early 80's

No date on this one.  

Big Time Wrestling in Seattle - May 8th, 1982/3?

I always loved it when the midgets came to town.  They had a great comedy routine in the ring.  No matter what the card was, the midgets were always the best.  They had the same athletic ability, but were so much more entertaining than many of the other matches.  They have never gotten the credit they deserved.   Of course midgets is a derogatory term, as these fighters were just as good as their average sized counterparts, and not less than in any way.