WWE has reportedly made a deal to purchase a vintage Mid-Atlantic
Wrestling library. This material was shot in Virginia at ringside next to the
ring announcer from Jim Crockett Promotions events. The footage was filmed by
George Pantas. Unlike previous Mid-Atlantic material that was purchased as part
of the WCW library in 2001, the Pantas footage was filmed on Super 8 cameras and
was owned by Pantas.
Pantas revealed the news in a column for Norfolk Navy
Flagship. The footage was also used for a Michael Elliott
documentary on Jim Crockett Promotions entitled The Good Old Days, which is
currently available on Highspots.com.
According to sources, the purchase was done about two months ago.
The footage includes what is possibly the only complete match on film of Ric
Flair vs. Buddy Rogers.
We also recently reported that Jerry Lawler has straightened things out in
regards to the ownership of the Memphis Wrestling video library. Word is that
once everything is set that Lawler is looking to sell it to WWE.
