Old School Wrestling: 10 Things Sorely Missed!

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A lot has changed since the days of old school wrestling, though not always for the better. Here are ten things that are very much missed! Ten Things Missed From Old School Wrestling For a half-century, I’ve watched and loved professional wrestling. Discovering it in 1972, the first live card I attended was at Madison Square Garden on June 24th, 1974. On that fateful night, Bruno Sammartino and Chief Jay Strongbow bested Nikolai Volkoff and "Classy" Freddie Blassie. It was magic, and I was hooked forever. But ultimately the business of professional wrestling has changed, though not always for the better. Here are ten things in wrestling that are very much missed today. 1. Champions Carrying Themselves with Class Champions who dress with style and class are very much missed. Jack Brisco, Dory Funk, Jr., Harley Race, and Nick Bockwinkel walking on TV in a suit and tie. And there were photos in wrestling magazines of Bruno Sammartino in public with his massive frame bursting out of his jacket. That suit could barely contain him, but he always carried himself the way a champion should. Wrestlers talking quietly and convincingly about what they would do to their opponent is also missed. And on the rare occasions that they did get excited, and their voices rose just one little bit, you sat on the edge of your seat because it was the stuff of great drama. For these were not cartoon characters- or even wrestling "characters." These were athletes who– work or shoot– could tie mere mortals into knots.