Bob still shares a special relationship with fans today, and is one of the most universally well-liked and respected people that worked in the business.
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The TV show was taped on several occasions directly from Dorton Arena, too, and Bob's voice promoted many Tuesday night cards there. Bob hosted the "Mid-Atlantic Wrestling" television show taped at Raleigh's WRAL channel 5 studio for over three decades.
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The most special thing for me was learning that wrestling broadcasting legend Bob Caudle was there to welcome the crowd to the show before it began.
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(See " Flair and Landel Sold Out in Raleigh" and " The Lightning and Thunder of the Nature Boys" for more on that.) "Nature Boy" Buddy Landel challenge "Nature Boy" Ric Flair for the NWA The one still talked about today, was a turn-away crowd that came to see Photos taken of the building set-up before the doors were opened Friday night.ĭorton Arena was the site of thousands of wrestling shows from the earlyġ950s through the mid-1990s. There was a huge crowd at Dorton, and they were there to see wrestling for the first time in 23 years if Jake has his facts right. Dorton Arena is indeed hallowed ground.īig Time Wrestling proved they are indeed "big time" as they brought wrestling back here Friday night.
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I'm assuming his general respect of the history of pro-wrestling here (and hanging out with George South for the last 12 years) has instilled in him the knowledge of just what a special place this was for pro wrestling. And even if he was, he isn't old enough to remember the great Mid-Atlantic Wrestling cards at Dorton. Regardless of what you call him, I found great humor in (and have great respect for) Jake's self-effacing acknowledgement of wrestling's return to this fabled old building sitting on the state fairgrounds in Raleigh.
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Or if you are a devotee to George South's internet TV show "Dad You Don't Work, You Wrestle", you know him simply as "Bullitt." That's one of the first twitter posts I came across this morning when searching for photos of last night's "Big Time Wrestling" card at the historic Dorton Arena in Raleigh, NC.įans of the independent wrestling scene in this part of the country know Jake Feuerbach better as "Man Scout" Jake Manning. #Under4Life #Historic" - Jake Feuerbach, Twitter "I'm the 1st person to lose a pro wrestling match in Dorton Arena in 23 years.