How good was Tully Blanchard

[Guest Kid Kablam]

Still trying to download his I quit match with Magnu TA and I was wondering if I should actively seek out other Blanchard matches, or if I should look elsewhere. I don't know much about old school NWA so don't flae e please.

[Guest Jimmy Saint]

The series with Eric Embry are awesome early 80's match ups.

 

Embry plays the babyface who just won't give up while Tully has fun beating the hell out of him.

[Guest tank_abbott]

Check out www.kayfabememories.com and seek out the NWA and Southeastern Promotions in the message board areas.

 

Tully/ Arn Tully/Gino

[Guest WrestlingDeacon]

Tully was a good worker and a great heel. Search out his tag work with Arn Anderson and his US Title reign in the NWA highlighted by the feuds with Magnum TA and Ricky Steamboat.

[Guest Downhome]

He was one of the greatest performers of all time, both in the ring, and out, period.

[Guest Tim Cooke]

The best match I have seen that shows the best of Tully is the 3/27/88 Tully/Arn v Windham/Luger Clash I match.

 

It features:

 

- a dynamic crowd

- two face in peril segments, both with great heat

- good face work by Windham and Luger and good heel work by Anderson and Blanchard

- a satisfying title change, even for heel fans

 

It's the best example of a Tully Blanchard match that has all the roles he played well. Ditto for Arn. Ditto for Luger.

 

That Barry fella has been in a couple more great matches though.

 

Tim

[Guest Slingshot Suplex]

Tully's wars with Dusty and Magnum are legendary. The guy wasn't particularly big but his character was so vicious and underhanded, at one point,he may have been the most hated man in wrestling.

[Guest nl5xsk1]

I was always a big Tully mark ... he just seemed to understand how to get heel heat without making the face look bad, or relying on being the "cool heel".

 

Plus, like everyone else has said, great worker, great talker, could brawl or wrestle.

 

And why has no one stolen the slingshot suplex as a move yet?!?

[Guest Downhome]

And why has no one stolen the slingshot suplex as a move yet?!?

I wish to God that I had an answer, I'm the biggest mark for that move ever, really, I am.

[Guest WrestlingDeacon]

As you can see in my sig, I write for the SWF down at the bottom of the board. My character Frost does indeed use the slingshot suplex as part of his regular moveset. I put it in because of Tully and because no one uses it anymore. I also use a heart punch as a set up move.

[EL DANDY~! 0]

Tully was one of the staples of the Horsemen. When he and Arn tagged, it was like watching poetry in motion. Those guys were just AWESOME heels. Also, his match with Magnum TA is absolutely brutal from the clips I've seen, and I can't wait to see it in full. Aside from a couple matches with Shane Douglas...YOU know the one...he's a great worker, a great heel, and respected every one. He was one of the best.

[Guest imajackoff?]

He was part of the best house show match I've ever seen. Tully/Arn v. Midnight Express, Baltimore Arena Sept of 1988.

[Guest Tim Cooke]

"He was part of the best house show match I've ever seen. Tully/Arn v. Midnight Express, Baltimore Arena Sept of 1988."

 

Lucky fucker

 

I would kill to have seen one of those house show matches.

 

Any details you still remember?

 

Tim

[Guest Kid Kablam]

Tully was one of the staples of the Horsemen. When he and Arn tagged, it was like watching poetry in motion. Those guys were just AWESOME heels. Also, his match with Magnum TA is absolutely brutal from the clips I've seen, and I can't wait to see it in full. Aside from a couple matches with Shane Douglas...YOU know the one...he's a great worker, a great heel, and respected every one. He was one of the best.

Just finished downloading it. Awesome brawl. Both he and Magnum came out looking like tough mmofos. I also just found out how good he was at putting a match together.

[Guest imajackoff?]

"He was part of the best house show match I've ever seen. Tully/Arn v. Midnight Express, Baltimore Arena Sept of 1988."

 

Lucky fucker

 

I would kill to have seen one of those house show matches.

 

Any details you still remember?

 

Tim

At the time the Midnights were faces by default. The match built with Cornette and Dillon both cheating for their teams at any oppurtunity. Lots of near falls that the crowd ate up. I know the title didnt change hands, so Im thinking it was a Double DQ finish. It had to go about 25 min.

[Tully316 0]

Look at my name.....the man was a god!!!!! Slingshot suplex, baby doll, the horsemen, whoopin on Dusty's ass all the time.

 

He's preachin down in NC these days, I'm trying to get him to marry me and my fiancee when we get hitched at the outer banks next year.