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WWE Network uploading 12 Days of Hidden Gems

Posted on by Bryan Rose

WWE Network isn’t putting out just one Hidden Gem this week — there will be more matches and content over the next twelve days.

WWE has announced that they will be uploading a new Hidden Gem to the Vault section of the WWE Network every day through Christmas. The video featured on their site showed footage from various promotions including ECW, Smoky Mountain, NWA, AWA and WWE themselves.

Today’s upload is the Big Time Wrestling/WCCW Christmas Star Wars card from December 25, 1981. This isn’t the complete show, as three matches are missing. But the matches featured include:

  • Ernie Ladd vs. Jose Lothario for the World Brass Knuckles title
  • El Solitario vs. Tim Brooks
  • Fritz von Erich vs. The Great Kabuki in a Texas Death match
  • Kerry, Kevin & David von Erich vs. Frank Dusek, Bill Irwin and Ten Gu
  • A battle royal featuring two rings

According to WWE Network News, tomorrow’s upload will also be from Christmas 1981, this time featuring an AWA tag team match with Greg Gagne and Jim Brunzell teaming up to take on Jerry Blackwell and Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissie.

Shooter-themed Hidden Gems coming to WWE Network tomorrow

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Content highlighting professional wrestling’s shooters is coming to the WWE Network tomorrow.

WWE Network News reports that this week’s WWE Hidden Gems content relates to professional wrestling’s shooters. These matches will feature shoot wrestlers/athletes such as Lou Thesz, Karl Gotch, Danny Hodge, Nobuhiko Takada and Billy Robinson. These matches span several decades in multiple promotions, including Stampede Wrestling, AWA, WWE and the Florida and Texas territories.

The matches that will be uploaded include:

  • Lou Thesz vs. Wild Bill Longson (Texas Rasslin’, 6/17/52)
  • Karl Gotch and Rene Goulet vs. The Rugged Russians (WWE MSG event, 1/31/72)
  • Danny Hodge and Jos Leduc vs. Pak Song and Toru Tanaka (Championship Wrestling from Florida, 11/12/74)
  • Nobuhiko Takada vs. Athol Foley (Stampede, 8/12/83)
  • Billy Robinson vs. Rick Martel (AWA, 10/18/84)

Most recently, WWE has uploaded themed content to the collection including rare Undertaker/Triple H bouts, matches featuring Hispanic wrestlers such as Rey Mysterio and Pedro Morales and matches featuring Mae Young Classic talent.