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WillParkinson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 05:40 AM
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Do you have a favorite wrestler from when you were a kid?
Mine was Hercules Cortez!

I remember watching him every weekend. I think it was one of my first crushes but can't swear to it. He just looked so ...godlike... to me.

Then I heard he was killed in a car crash. I don't think I ever watched wrestling again after that.

(And don't even get me started on "The Crusher"...annoying!)
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RebelOne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 05:43 AM
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1. Never cared for wrestling.
But I kinda like Hulk Hogan.
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imax2268 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 05:50 AM
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2. I used to watch...
every Saturday for "The Road Warriors"...I just thought they were the shit...!
The way they talked was a riot...and they seemed so brutal in the ring...but as usual...all good things come to an end...I don't even watch wrestling any more...to showy...
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ikojo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 05:56 AM
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3. My family used to watch Wrestling at the Chase
every Sunday morning. I recall there was a family of wrestlers, each of whom has met an early demise. I think they were twins.

I stopped watching wrestling in the 1980s when it became a collection of horrible stereotypes meant to foster nationalism. LOATHED Hulk Hogan and the whole Hulkamania garbage. Feh!
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MichaelUK Donating Member (403 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 06:06 AM
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4. Probably have to be the Undertaker
Nice and dark and evil.

And he's come back to the WWE!!

But I don't really care for it. Bit too showy and a bit too patriotic.
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izzie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 06:22 AM
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5. My father and sister laughed like crazy with a guy called George.
TV was new then so it had to be in the late 40's. I did not like the sport.
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BiggJawn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 09:23 AM
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20. "Gorgeous George" Wagner
Edited on Sun May-02-04 09:24 AM by BiggJawn
1915-1963. His gimmick was a "fem" schtick with long blond hair, entrance music, Mikey Jackson-style entourage, the works.


And this was in the late '40's.....
all that stuff is standard drill for WWF-WWE-WWLSMFT-types now...
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whistle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 06:26 AM
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6. Yukon Erik......
...that dates me I know, but as a young boy I thought Yukon Erik was the strongest man alive. My dad was a great fan of live arena wrestling and used to take me to the matches once a month. He liked Yukon Erik because in my dad's words, "Yukon Erik was a clean wrestler", meaning he fought by the rules. I think I liked Yukon Erik because my dad liked him and for no other reason, because as I got older, I had no desire to watch wrestling. So I stopped following it. I have no idea what ever happened to Yukon Erik.
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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 06:31 AM
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7. Sailor Art Thomas
It was one of those regional wrestling shows from the early 70's.

He was this magnificent looking wrestler. Older, but a big, powerful man. I had these fantasies about him. I must have been all of 20 or so.
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BiggJawn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 09:26 AM
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22. Ever see him bounce his Pecs?
Never could figure out how to do that...
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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 11:29 AM
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35. Yeah. That was cool.
Maybe it has something to do with muscle control....
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muchacho Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 06:38 AM
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8. Andre the Giant
I saw him once at Texas Stadium.
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BiggJawn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 09:28 AM
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23. Andre the Giant has a Posse
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truhavoc Donating Member (820 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 07:04 AM
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9. Most likely the Undertaker
Not the white trash, motorcycle driving undertaker. The one that put people in bodybags, great times I tell you!
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Torgo Donating Member (966 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 07:25 AM
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10. Bruno Sammartino!
Growing up in Pittsburgh during the late 50's & early 60's I enjoyed the local wresting shows on TV. Bruno was an incredibly strong man and was a real blue-collar type hero.

My favorite memory of Bruno was a match between him and Gorilla Monsoon.
In those days, Gorilla weighed over 300 lbs and, during the match, Bruno picked Monsoon up over his head in a full press and tossed him across the ring. I was impressed!

Wrestling was pretty fake even in those days, but it was somehow more fun.

Bruno is alive and well here in Pittsburgh, and he shows up often in various local TV ads.
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kodi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 09:03 AM
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15. truly a hairy man amonst men
bruno was my hero in 7th grade.
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livetohike Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 11:34 AM
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38. Bruno
Edited on Sun May-02-04 12:03 PM by livetohike
and Jumpin' Johnny Defazio.

My grandparents loved to watch Studio Wrestling. They would yell things in Slovak, that translated meant "Break his back!", "Tear his hair out!", "Beat him up!"

They thought it was real. One time my Uncle told them it was an act and my Grandpa hit him!
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Dees Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 07:54 AM
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11. Bobo Brazil and his famous "coco butts"....n/t
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 08:18 AM
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12. The Iron Sheik
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x-g.o.p.er Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 08:19 AM
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13. Vern Gagne and the Crusher...
and Jesse "The Body" Ventura, all from the defunct AWA, based out of Minneapolis
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WillParkinson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 11:36 PM
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40. I remember Verne!
He was an excellent wrestler. Still don't care for the Crusher, though.
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 08:27 AM
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14. Don Muraco (and the figure 4 leg lock)
Him and "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka were my favorites.
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lpbk2713 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 09:06 AM
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16. The Great Malenko and Dusty Rhodes
They were popular in the Tampa area way back when.
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Lefty48197 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 09:11 AM
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17. Haystacks Calhoun
and BoBo Brazil was a close second.
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comradebillyboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 09:12 AM
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18. freddie blassie, the blond vampire
what a great heel, always gave a great performance in the ring with great mic skills outside. almost as good was handsome harley race
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Lars39 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 09:14 AM
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19. I remember all the guys wanting to see Tojo Yamomoto
when he came to town. Don't remember who he wrestled against, though.
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Whitacre D_WI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 09:24 AM
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21. Koko B. Ware!
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Donkeyboy75 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-03-04 01:10 AM
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44. Yep. He's mine too.
I can't believe I ever liked that crap.
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Insider Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 10:10 AM
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24. Chief Jay Strongbow
my kind of man
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mitchum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 10:14 AM
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25. Johnny Valentine...
and Rip Hawk
They came off like John Rechy characters as wrestlers
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arwalden Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 10:15 AM
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26. Wahoo McDaniel... No Reason, Other Than I Liked His Name.
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-..__... Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 10:16 AM
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27. George "The Animal" Steele
Bruno Sammartino.

Mr. Fuji and Professor Toro(sp) Tanaka (used to cheat by throwing salt in their opponents eyes).

Sky Low-Low (midget wrestler).

The Grand Wizard (wrestling manager).
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mouse7 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 10:23 AM
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28. "The Nature Boy" Rick Flair
He's been "stylin' and profilin' for almost 30 years now. Flair redefined the studio mike rant. Name a period of time and he was like reports about Lee Ermy. One endless stream of insults about his opponent for as long as he needed to rant without ever saying the same line twice (except these were all broadcastable in the Deep South).

Flair has also been one of the most wealthy pro athletes for that whole period of time. 60 Minutes interviewed him in the late 70's. You know why he's been using the "riding Space Mountain" line so long? Flair invested in land in the Orlando area before Disney World got built. Made a freaking fortune off it.
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gmoney Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 10:24 AM
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29. Flyin' Fred Curry
Edited on Sun May-02-04 10:29 AM by gmoney
Basically, his bit was jumping up and kicking people in the chest. At least that's about all I recall, but he was one of the "good guy" wrasslers of the day.

http://www.wrestlingclassics.com/currys/flyingfred.html

Or Bobo Brazil was cool, too.
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cmd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 10:31 AM
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30. Wrestling was the first thing I saw on tv
My uncle took us to a neighbor's house to see his new television. I was about six years old at the time. Don Eagle was one of the wrestlers. That was my first and last experience with wrestlers.
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Norbert Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 10:32 AM
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31. Dick the Bruiser


http://www.wrestlingmuseum.com/pages/bios/halloffame/bruiserbio.html

I don't think he was my favorite but he was one of the most memorable. The guy was flat crazy when he was in his wrestling personna and was tabbed one of the bad guys.

It turns out from a friend of mine that it was all an act (surprise! surprise!). When Dick the Bruiser was home he was quite a different guy, helping neighborhood kids with baseball and football and would help neighbors with car troubles and the like.
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Dying Eagle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 11:02 AM
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32. Shawn Michaels
and the Undertaker. I am 23, so it was not that long ago, oh and BTW "i still watch wrestling" It is fun to climb into the fantasy world every week. Take my mind off of problems.
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wyldwolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 11:08 AM
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33. Mr. Wrestling II... also Lillian Carter's favorite wrestler!

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southpaw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 11:12 AM
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34. Stan Hanson
Known for his signature move: "The Lariat"

Also loved Tommy "Wildfire" Rich... who was, incidentally, the son of country singer Charlie "The Silver Fox" Rich (Free oil change and a trip to Sleetmute if you can name his biggest hit song...)
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WillyBrandt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 11:29 AM
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36. Randy "Macho Man" Savage. Worst wrestler: "IRS"
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LostInAnomie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 11:45 PM
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42. OOOOO YEEEEAAAAHHHH!!!!!
I saw him live once. After the show some guy was heckling him and he nailed him with a wad of spit from about 30 feet away. It was one of the greatest moments of my life.
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Khephra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 11:33 AM
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37. ROWDY RODDY PIPER!
"I've come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass...and I'm all out of bubblegum."
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flamingyouth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 12:01 PM
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39. Another vote for Roddy here too n/t
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richmwill Donating Member (972 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 11:43 PM
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41. "Superstar" Billy Graham
The Legendary "Superstar" Billy Graham- Wow, could he talk, entertain, and make you want to buy a ticket to see the next arena show (no pay-per-view in those days, kiddies!). Others- Roddy Piper, Andre The Giant, Ric Flair.
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Kipepeo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-04 11:58 PM
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43. G.L.O.W. the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling
From G.L.O.W....there were so many to choose from: Amy the Farmer's Daughter, Jungle Woman, & the Housewives:

http://www.queenkong.com/glow-collection-index.htm
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