The scaffold match is the one match the WWE won’t touch because it’s too dangerous. The Road Warriors and the Midnight Express made the match legendary, but did you know the first scaffold match took place in Louisville, Kentucky?
The video’s a bit dark (because Louisville Gardens wasn’t well lit in 1971) but here, in three parts, is the first ever scaffold match featuring Jerry Jarrett and Don Greene, one of many historical moments mentioned in Bluegrass Brawlers.
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