● History Review ● NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship 24. Harley Race (51 days) ● Opponent: Tommy Rich in a Singles Match ● Event: Georgia Championship Wrestling Event (1981) Tags: #nwa #nationalwrestlingalliance #nwachampionship #nwachampion #nwaworldheavyweightchampionship #nwaworldheavyweightchampion #nwaworldsheavyweightchampionship #nwaworldsheavyweightchampion #nwapowerrr #nwausa #americanwrestlingassociation #awa #wwe #worldwrestlingentertainment #worldwrestlingfederation #wwf #prowrestling #prowrestler #wrestling #newjapanprowrestling #indiewrestling #indywrestling #allelitewrestling #aew #wweraw #wwesmackdown #wwenxt #georgiachampionshipwrestling #tommyrich #harleyrace
● History Review ● NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship 23. Tommy Rich (4 days) ● Opponent: Harley Race in a Singles Match ● Event: Georgia Championship Wrestling Event (1981) Tags: #nwa #nationalwrestlingalliance #nwachampionship #nwachampion #nwaworldheavyweightchampionship #nwaworldheavyweightchampion #nwaworldsheavyweightchampionship #nwaworldsheavyweightchampion #nwapowerrr #nwausa #americanwrestlingassociation #awa #wwe #worldwrestlingentertainment #worldwrestlingfederation #wwf #prowrestling #prowrestler #wrestling #newjapanprowrestling #indiewrestling #indywrestling #allelitewrestling #aew #wweraw #wwesmackdown #wwenxt #georgiachampionshipwrestling #tommyrich #harleyrace
“You will face many defeats in life, but never let yourself be defeated.” – ... #tommyrich #tommyrich #tommyrich #lifestyle #motivation
March 23, 1987: Jerry Lawler and Bam Bam Bigelow take on Austin Idol and Tommy Rich in a Texas Death Match at the Memphis Mid-South Coliseum. Part two of two #jerrylawler #jerrythekinglawler #bambambigelow #austinidol #tommyrich #tommywildfirerich #memphiswrestling #lancerussell #jerrycalhoun #nwa #wcw #wwwf #wwf #wwe #awa #ecw #wccw #aew #pilesofwrestlingtapes
March 23, 1987: Jerry Lawler and Bam Bam Bigelow take on Austin Idol and Tommy Rich in a Texas Death Match at the Memphis Mid-South Coliseum. Part one of two #jerrylawler #jerrythekinglawler #bambambigelow #austinidol #tommyrich #tommywildfirerich #memphiswrestling #lancerussell #jerrycalhoun #nwa #wcw #wwwf #wwf #wwe #awa #ecw #wccw #aew #pilesofwrestlingtapes
WRESTLER WEEKLY #wwMondayMagMemorabilia celebrates SIGNED MAGS #KerryVonErich #TommyRich #RicFlair! #NWA #SR
The @officialwrestlecon "How Tall Are You?" ( #HTRU) Hijinx continues with the most legen-(wait-for-it)-dary tag team in pro wrestling history, The Rock 'n Roll Express (@thebabyface_ricky_morton & Robert Gibson), alongside the very Webster's Dictionary definition of "White-Meat Babyface" himself, @firewild1 Tommy Rich & Madame Wildfire! Photo Credit: @real_kerry_morton 📸 💪 Known as perhaps the greatest mind "The Business" has ever seen, "Uncle Ricky" smartened me up, called the spot, and then was taking #imsevenfeet aka "The Franchise's 'Little' Brother" around to various neighboring booths/tables & ribbing "The Boys" in his trademark southern drawl, "Hey! Look!! Look!!! ('Duck the Clothesline')!!!" and he'd walk fully upright underneath my outstretched arm, with room to spare! 🤣🤣 Everybody loves that bit... including me, who'd love to do that spot in the ring someday... or, at least on-camera. 🤔🤔 Thanks to R'nR, Tommy & Ms., and Kerry for all the love! #prowrestling #wrestling #rasslin #professionalwrestling #wwf #wwe #nwa #wcw #midsouth #tagteam #rocknrollexpress #rickymorton #robertgibson #kerrymorton #tommyrich #wildfiretommyrich #nedrolsma #marcuseriksen #himym #eriksenbros #hertzdonut #ducktheclothesline #wrestlecon2024 #wrestlecon #philly #philadelphia #wrestlemaniaxl #wrestlemania
Just chillin with @firewild1 before @squaredcircleexpo a couple weeks ago! An honor to work with a legend! #SquaredCircleExpo #SCX #TommyRich #Wildfire
WRESTLE F’N MANIA WEEKEND HAD TO GET EXTREME IN THE HOME OF #ECW #paulheyman #wwehof #tajiri #mikeywhipwreck #raven #tommyrich #jerrylynn #wrestlecon #wweworld #wrestlemania #wrestlingethos #japanesebuzzsaw #tanaka
Wrestling was always on in my house growing up but in 1977 my 5th Grade Art Teacher Mrs . Benson came to class with wrestling magazines featuring Olympic Strongman Ken Patera on the cover . His whole look made me want to see more . He had big muscles , a blonde ‘fro which was wild to me and bulging eyeballs. I remember seeing him on other covers mauling Tommy Rich and other superstars across the world of wrestling and was so intrigued . I’ve been on a quest to meet Ken Patera for a mighty long time and this WrestleMania week I was able to meet him and share this story with him . I have now met Patera , The Longest reigning WWF / WWE Champion Bruno Sammartino and Tommy Rich . I also saw NWA World Champion Tommy Rich told him Mr. Patera was at the ECW Arena @2300arena walked with him to the former Intercontinental and NWA Mid Atlantic Champions table and took a picture of the Champions together. It was a Grand Moment. This Quest of mine has been completed. #kenpatera #intercontinentalchampion #midatlanticchampionshipwrestling #wwe #wrestlemaniaweek #quest #questcomplete #wrestling #olympicstrongman #strongman #nwamidatlantic #tommyrich #brunosammartino @officialpwi #wrestling #wrestlingmagazinecover
The King has that weasel Jimmy Hart!!! #memphiswrestling #jerrylawler #theking #jimmyhart #mouthofthesouth #jerrythekinglawler #lancerussell #billdundee #jimmyvaliant #tommyrich #jimcornette #classicwrestling #wwe #nwawrestling #awa #toys #wrestlingfigures #actionfigurephotography
#Wrestlecon #Philadelphia #dayone was #def #epic & meant very much to me on so many levels. Stoked to meet #Legends Stoked for the ones who became #international #superstars it's pretty #awesome . . . . . . . #KurtAngle #willownightingale #bryceremsburg #coltcabana #tommyrich #wildfire #thezigman #nicnemeth #prowrestling #meetandgreet #markphotos #markinout #meetyourheroes #positives
You best be surrounded by water if you're that farrred up! . . . #tommyrich #tommywildfirerich #gcw #georgiachampionshipwrestling #prowrestling #rasslin
The dean of announcers Gordon Solie interviewing "Wildfire" Tommy Rich & Rick Martel on the set of Georgia Championship Wrestling in 1978. At the time Rich & Martel were the NWA Georgia Tag Team champions and the two lovely ladies pictured here had just won a "win a date" contest that had been promoted the past several weeks. #gordonsolie #thedeanofannouncers #francisjonardlabiak #jonardpierresjoblom #wildfiretommyrich #tommywildfirerich #tommyrich #thomasrichardson #rickmartel #themodelrickmartel #gusgriffin #richardvigneault #1978 #70swrestling #nwa #nationalwrestlingalliance #wcw #worldchampionshipwrestling #georgiachampionshipwrestling #championshipwrestlingfromgeorgia #winadate #wrestlingannouncer #tbs #turnerbroadcasting #legends #icons #halloffame #wwe #professionalwrestling #sportsentertainment
WRESTLER WEEKLY #wwFridayRatings comes from the March 1981 edition of Inside Wrestling featuring #Wildfire #TommyRich’s famous “The fans can go to Hell” cover! #NWA #SR
WRESTLER WEEKLY CHAMPS on Wednesdays #wwChamps #Wildfire #TommyRich #SR
Your heartthrob of forty years ago! #wildfiretommyrich #sportsreviewwrestling #tommyrich #southernwrestling
Ever heard of these guys??? I sure hadn’t! AMERICAN NOISE with their eponymous debut. (1980) It was to be their first AND last album. My Cleveland buddy, @quintonflynn1, recently turned me onto this Cleveland act. (That’s one of the great things about living in a major city like Los Angeles. It attracts people from all over the world who have their own regional band favorites & experiences of which I get to benefit from!) This is that era when 70’s bar bands were taking that sharp turn into the sharp & angular 80’s. It’s that perfect moment where the sound still had some rock & roll muscle but with melody & a touch of post-punk punch. Songwriting figurehead, CRAIG BALZER, on lead vocals/guitar and his brother BRUCE on lead/slide guitars kicked-off the band back in ‘78 and were soon joined by other prominent Cleveland players: GREG HOLT (bass), JERRY MORAN (keys), GEORGE SIPL (synths, vocals) & TOMMY RICH (drums). Lead man BALZER had the look of PETER WOLF and MIAMI STEVE VAN ZANDT. Two of the songs were co-written by BALZER with THE RUNAWAYS’ manager, KIM FOWLEY. GARY LADINSKY (CHEAP TRICK, B.Ö.C., MOLLY HATCHET, THE RAMONES) was the pitch-perfect correct Producer, giving the album it’s powerful production impact. It’s reported that PLANET RECORDS was in a state of disarray and on the verge of collapse just as this album was attempting to launch so it never got the proper promotion. But I’m sure if their videos had surfaced on MTV, they could’ve inspired a nationwide following. Unfortunately, BALZER passed away from colon cancer back in 2011. Current faves: ‘Take It All’, ‘Runnin’ Through The Night’, ‘Hollywood Boulevard’ & ‘Surrender To The Night’. On PLANET Records & Tapes. (Never made it to CD.) #americannoise #americannoiseband #craigbalzer #brucebalzer #jerrymoran #georgesipl #gregholt #tommyrich #clevelandrock #musicislife #peacethroughmusic
OUT NOW! Tommy Young is on the show! Tommy’s got stories for days! Ric Flair, Jim Crockett Promotions, Tommy Rich, Andre and more! This one was awesome! Enjoy! #tommyyoung #referee #nwa #jimcrockett #wcw #ricflair #prowrestling #goat #80swrestling #prowrestlingpodcasts #wolfied #wolfiedpodcast #tommyrich
“Wildfire” Tommy Rich being interviewed by Gordon Solie. Georgia Championship Wrestling. 1982 #ripgordonsolie #gordonsolie #tommyrich #georgiachampionshipwrestling #1982 #prowrestling #oldschoolwrestling #classicwrestling #vintagewrestling #wrestlingthrowback #bestofprowrestling #wrestlinglegends #wrestlingicons #70swrestling #80swrestling #90swrestling
April 22, 1985: Tommy Rich takes on Moondog Rex at the Memphis Mid-South Coliseum. Lance Russell, Lou Thesz, Ann Gunkel, and Freddie Miller on commentary. Part two of two #tommyrich #wildfire #tommywildfirerich #moondogrex #moondogs #randycolley #lancerussell #louthesz #freddiemiller #anngunkel #memphiswrestling #nwa #wcw #wwwf #wwf #wwe #awa #ecw #wccw #aew #pilesofwrestlingtapes
April 22, 1985: Tommy Rich takes on Moondog Rex at the Memphis Mid-South Coliseum. Lance Russell, Lou Thesz, Ann Gunkel, and Freddie Miller on commentary. Part one of two #tommyrich #wildfire #tommywildfirerich #moondogrex #moondogs #randycolley #lancerussell #louthesz #freddiemiller #anngunkel #memphiswrestling #nwa #wcw #wwwf #wwf #wwe #awa #ecw #wccw #aew #pilesofwrestlingtapes
Tommy Rich with a kneeling arm bar to Roddy Piper with Dusty Rhodes behind, most likely in Georgia throughout the 80s. . . #classicwrestling #oldschoolwrestling #tommyrich #dustyrhodes #roddypiper #vintagewrasslin #prowrasslin #prowrestlinghistory #wwewrestling #80swrestling #tagteam #georgiachampionshipwrestling #nwapowerrr #gcw #wwewrestling #professionalwrestling #1980swrestling #prowrestlers #worldwrestlingentertainment #sportsentertainment #wrestlingchampion #wrestlers #midatlanticwrestling #jimcrockettpromotions #cwf #memphiswrestling #vintageprowrestling #prowrestlingtees #wrestlingicons #legendsofwrestling
☝️😯 Heute Abend schallert es bei Radio InPulz 🙌 Newcomer & Ausnahmetalent @_tommyrich_ begehrt uns in der InPulz AfterHour und wird Euch mit seinem Techno-Set so richtig einheizen 🔥 19:00 bis 20:00 den Regler auf 12 am Gleichschaltmodul 🙌 Radio InPulz hört ihr per DAB+, per App oder im Web unter radioinpulz.de (Link in Bio) ..... #technofamily #hardtechno #acidtechno #djset #tommyrich #mixedmusic #afterhour #radioinpulz #inpulz #freiberg #radiostation #mittelsachsen #erzgebirge #djlife #insider
Aufgepasst: Ihr könnt 2 5-Tages Festivaltickets für das Spring Break Island Festival in Kroatien vom 29.05.-02.06.2024 gewinnen!😮💨 Alles was Du tun musst, ist folgendes: - Folge @springbreakisland - Folge @_tommyrich_ - Markiere die Person, mit der Du dieses Jahr die Festivals dieser Welt besuchen möchtest!🔥 Das Gewinnspiel endet am 25.01. - die beiden Gewinner werden anschließend bekannt gegeben. Viel Glück an alle!🫶🏽
Georgia Championship Wrestling was the first show on cable television to pull one million viewers and, for a period, was the top rated show on all of cable. Not just the top rated show on WTBS, not just the top rated sports show, the top rated show on all of cable television. As inconceivable as that may seem in 2024, after watching this clip from March of 1982 it’s easy to see why this was such a popular show. Part two of two #gordonsolie #dustyrhodes #oleanderson #terryfunk #roddypiper #tommyrich #badleroybrown #bobarmstrong #georgiachampionshipwrestling #nwa #wcw #wwwf #wwf #wwe #awa #ecw #wccw #aew #pilesofwrestlingtapes
Georgia Championship Wrestling was the first show on cable television to pull one million viewers and, for a period, was the top rated show on all of cable. Not just the top rated show on WTBS, not just the top rated sports show, the top rated show on all of cable television. As inconceivable as that may seem in 2024, after watching this clip from March of 1982 it’s easy to see why this was such a popular show. Part one of two #gordonsolie #dustyrhodes #oleanderson #terryfunk #roddypiper #tommyrich #badleroybrown #bobarmstrong #georgiachampionshipwrestling #nwa #wcw #wwwf #wwf #wwe #awa #ecw #wccw #aew #pilesofwrestlingtapes
#MadDog #BuzzSawyer #Wildfire #TommyRich #GCW #LastBattleOfAtlanta
Tojo Yamamoto, George Gulas and Tommy Rich as the NWA Six man tag team champions back in 1975. . . #oldschoolwrestling #prowrasslin #classicwrestlingpics #wrestlinghistory #wrestlingterritories #vintagewrasslin #tommyrich #tojoyamamoto #80swrestling #nwapowerrr #nationalwrestlingalliance #professionalwrestling #1980swrestling #gcw #portlandwrestling #tagteamchampions #wwewrestling #worldwrestlingentertainment #vintageprowrestling #prowrestlers #wrestlingchampion #nwawrestling #70swrestling #prowrestlinghistory #historyofwrestling #championshipwrestlingfromflorida #wrestlers #prowrestlingtees #wrestlingicons #legendsofwrestling
Tommy Rich and Gordon Solie - Georgia Championship Wrestling - 1982. . . . #tommyrich #gordonsolie #wrestlingicons #professionalwrestling #vintagewrestling #prowrestling #prowrestler #gcw #prowrestlinglegends #nwa #nwapowerrr #awa #nwawrestling #1980swrestling #wwechampion #wwechampionship #wrestler #wrestlers #wrasslin #prowrasslin #wrestlingterritories #wcw #ecw #classicwrestlingpics #worldwrestlingentertainment #prowrasslin #oldschoolwrestling #oldschoolwrestlinghistory
Tommy Rich #TommyWildfireRich #TommyRich #NWA #GCW #MemphisWrestling #SMW #WCW #ECW #ProWrestling #Wrestling #WWE #ProWrestlingLegends #OldSchoolProWrestling
RIP… “Big Cat” Ernie Ladd. #IYKYK Today would have been the 85th birthday of “The Big Cat” Ernie Ladd! Ernie was a great football player. He played for the San Diego Chargers. He played in four AFL Title games, winning one in 1963 with his Chargers. The Big Cat began wrestling in 1961 in the off season and then full time in 1969. Ladd became one of the sports hottest heels. He feuded with Dusty Rhodes, Junkyard Dog and most famously Andre the Giant, or “Andre the Dummy” as Ladd called him. He retired in 1986 and was the first person to be inducted into both the WCW and WWF halls of fame. #georgiachampionshipwrestling #GordonSolie #TheOmni #Channel17 #WTBS #WCW #WWF #midatlanticwrestling #DustyRhodes #OleAnderson #thunderboltpatterson #Wrestling2 #tommyrich #YikYikYik #YakYakYak #heels #Villian #trashtalking
Crazy Woche!😮💨 Zum ersten Mal die Million auf einen Track auf Spotify - 2022 mit @danielkuniverse - ein Moment, der mir für immer in Erinnerung bleiben wird🥹 Gefühlt mündete mal wieder jahrelange Arbeit in einem Moment! Optimal dazu steigt morgen wieder die Smile im @gisela.club.dresden - lasst uns das feiern und ordentlich abreißen - @danielkuniverse reißt auch seinen eigenen Floor ab🚀 PS: Das Bild mit @ben_dust aus dem @altespumpenhausdd wollte ich Euch nicht vorenthalten🔥
What a way to start the week with another sealed 1982 Wrestling All Stars Series A Set arriving today, the greatest wrestling card set ever! Thank you to my good friend Brad for helping me acquire this one. #WrestlingCards #1982WrestlingAllStars #HulkHogan #RicFlair #AndreTheGiant #DustyRhodes #JunkyardDog #TedDibiase #TommyRich #JerryTheKingLawler #BruiserBrody
Throughout the 1980s, “Wildfire” Tommy Rich, alternated his time between Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama territories of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). He won dozens of NWA regional titles during this time. He is best known as one of the original stars of the TBS wrestling shows from the 1970s and 1980s. #tommyrich #prowrestling #oldschoolwrestling #wrestling #nwa #nationalwrestlingalliance #vintageprowrestling #80swrestling #70swrestling #awa #americanwrestlingassociation #southeastchampionshipwrestling #wcw #worldclasschampionshipwrestling
Well, we're back. And we're back with a big one. Introducing Dr. Marque Allen - San Antonio-based sports medicine practitioner, renowned foot and ankle specialist, and at one time... Raven's roommate? Not only do we delve into the highs and lows of sharing an abode with the flockmaster himself, but we also dive deep into Marque's position as ECW's de facto medical authority. And it all started one fateful day in 1996... Link where ya think. Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/valuedog/ We've relaunched it with new features that go beyond Hardcore Haven. Check it out! First up: the FULL UNCUT interview with Dr. Allen. We get into his connection to Sister Christian, Seaworld, Tommy Rich's butt, and the secret to his success. He's got stories, man. You don't want to miss this. (Logo by Raymond Biesinger) Sponsor - Zencastr Use my special code HAVEN to save 30% off your first month of any Zencastr paid plan. Link in bio! #MadeWithZencastr • • • • #Season3 #SeasonPremiere #WrestlingNews #WrestlingPodcast #ProWrestling #IWC #ECW #Extreme #Wrestling #Comedy #MarqueAllen #FootAndAnkle #Raven #PaulHeyman #TommyRich #NightRanger #JackBlades #SeaWorld #HardcoreHaven #ValueDog #SanAntonio #Spurs #Texas #FCW #AEW #WWF #WWE #WCW
Wildfire & Rock n Roll! 🔥 #tommyrich #yorkfoundation #rocknrollexpress #professionalwrestling #themortons #nwa #independentwrestling
🤼♂️I made WWE Legends Arnold Skaaland + George Scott Custom Mattel retro hasbro Figure heads w clay YOUTUBE - https://youtu.be/FjxYiIgsjgU?si=s5Ar_syVXTclFI84 FACEBOOK - https://m.facebook.com/Wcf-Wills-Custom-Figures-645824375782422/ INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/wcfwillscustomfigures/ @WWE @RingsideC @Hasbro @Mattel #vincemcmahon #sculpture #clay #wwe #wcw #wrestling #hulkhogan #arnoldskaaland #wwf #prowrestling #chellatoys #wcfwillscustomfigures #stephaniemcmahon #tommyrich #wwwf #wewantretros #darksideofthering #wwemattel #scratchthatfigureitch #wrestlingfigures #customwrestlingfigures #toycrewbuddies #wweraw #sculpting #wweelites #wweelitesquad #wweretros #georgescott #wwfhasbros #wwehalloffame
34 years ago today, the first annual Halloween Havoc took place #HalloweenHavoc #TomZenk #MikeRotunda #TheSamoanSWATTeam #TheMidnightExpress #SteveWilliams #TommyRich #FidelSierra #TheFabulousFreebirds #TheDynamicDudes #Doom #TheSteinerBrothers #LexLuger #BrianPillman #TheRoadWarriors #TheSkyscrapers #RicFlair #Sting #TerryFunk #TheGreatMuta #WCW
Tommy Rich vs The Super Destroyer #TommyRich #SuperDestroyer #ScottIrwin #NWA #GCW #ProWrestling #Wrestling #WWE #ProWrestlingLegends #OldSchoolProWrestling
💗🔥How I made Custom WWE WCW NWA champ Wildfire Tommy Rich Retro Hasbro Wrestling figure💙Flair Rhodes YOUTUBE - https://youtu.be/0Pfo4VOWQZM?si=bRL0PLBRbEMt2ooR FACEBOOK - https://m.facebook.com/Wcf-Wills-Custom-Figures-645824375782422/ INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/wcfwillscustomfigures/ #dustyrhodes #wwe #jacket #acba #wcw #codyrhodes #customwrestlingfigures #prowrestling #brethart #worldwrestlingfederation #wweraw #hulkhogan #wwfhasbros #wrestlingfigures #aew #wcfwillscustomfigures #SCRATCHTHATFIGUREITCH #toycrewbuddies #wildfire #pink #ricflair #nwa #nwo #sting #roadwarriors #undertaker #tommyrich #americannightmare #americandream #allelitewrestling
Finisher Friday Halloween Havoc ‘90 edition! What’s your favorite finish?! #midnightexpress #bradarmstrong #rickymorton #tommyrich #fabulousfreebirds #jimmygarvin #michaelpshayes #terrytaylor #wildbillirwin
Excellent custom action figure of Tommy Rich by @t_n_a_wrestling Head is digitally sculpted by me, 3D printed by me. Head is painted by my wife @andreaorsagveg #tommyrich #actionfigurehead #customactionfigure #actionfigurecollection
In his second 1983 appearance “Wildfire” is our October cover boy. Two more for the year… #tommywildfirerich #pwi1983 #tommyrich #prowrestlingillustrated
80s wrestling be like... #abdullah #tommyrich #wildfire #crimsonmask #foreignobject #nwa #prowrestling #80swrestling #abdullahthebutcher
On this rainy Saturday morning I have found myself in the mood to watch Tommy Rich and Buzz Sawyer hoot and holler and beat the hell out of each other. Part two of two #tommyrich #buzzsawyer #roddypiper #gordonsolie #lesthatcher #georgiachampionshipwrestling #nwa #wcw #wwwf #wwf #wwe #awa #ecw #aew #pilesofwrestlingtapes
On this rainy Saturday morning I have found myself in the mood to watch Tommy Rich and Buzz Sawyer hoot and holler and beat the hell out of each other. Part one of two #tommyrich #buzzsawyer #roddypiper #gordonsolie #lesthatcher #georgiachampionshipwrestling #nwa #wcw #wwwf #wwf #wwe #awa #ecw #aew #pilesofwrestlingtapes
WRESTLER WEEKLY #wwFridayRatings comes from the September 1982 edition of Pro Wrestling Illustrated! This classic mag features a great cover and match of #GinoHernandez vs #TommyRich #PWI