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Five of your favorite wrestlers

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George The Animal Steele
Chief Jay Strongbow
Sgt. Slaughter
Ivan Putski
Andre the Giant

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    DarinDarin Posts: 6,332 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Bulldog Bob Brown

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    CoinstartledCoinstartled Posts: 10,135 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Haystack Calhoun
    Flying Fred Curry
    Bobo
    Tiger Jeet Singh
    Bull Curry

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    perkdogperkdog Posts: 29,537 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I was absolutely terrified of Kamala “the Ugandan Giant” as a kid. Terrified

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    stevekstevek Posts: 27,771 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Ric Flair

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    bronco2078bronco2078 Posts: 9,964 ✭✭✭✭✭

    akeem the african dream :D
    one man gang
    iron sheik
    andre
    hacksaw jim duggan
    and roddy piper

    I know that is 6 but two of them are the same guy

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    ghooper33ghooper33 Posts: 308 ✭✭✭✭

    I was a Hogan mark so Hulk,
    Razor Ramon (hey yo)
    Chris Jericho
    Ric Flair
    Heart Break Kid Shawn Micheals

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    HallcoHallco Posts: 3,627 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 21, 2019 9:03PM

    Hawk and Animal of the Road Warriors
    King Kong Bundy
    Sting
    Jimmy Superfly Snuka

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    breakdownbreakdown Posts: 1,953 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Bulldog Bob Brown was pretty awesome.
    Really like Mr. Wrestling II in his day. Yeah, I'm dating myself here.

    "Look up, old boy, and see what you get." -William Bonney.

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    JoeBanzaiJoeBanzai Posts: 11,241 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The Crusher

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    zippcityzippcity Posts: 888 ✭✭✭✭

    Fritz (Iron Claw) Von Eric, Wahoo McDaniel, Andre the Giant, Ivan Putski, Dusty Rhodes (The American Dream).

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    SanctionIISanctionII Posts: 11,734 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I enjoyed watching matches between Sargent Slaughter and The Iron Shiek.

    Blackjack Lanza and many other wrestlers from the late 60's and 70's are my favorites.

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    1951WheatiesPremium1951WheatiesPremium Posts: 6,244 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Randy ‘Macho Man’ Savage
    Ultimate Warrior
    Demolition (Ax and Smash)
    Ricky ‘The Dragon’ Steamboat

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    TabeTabe Posts: 5,927 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @SanctionII said:
    I enjoyed watching matches between Sargent Slaughter and The Iron Shiek.

    I have a DVD compilation of their feud. It's great.

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    TabeTabe Posts: 5,927 ✭✭✭✭✭

    My five:

    Nobuhiko Takada
    Kenta Kobashi
    Volk Han
    Tully Blanchard
    The Fantasics

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    JRR300JRR300 Posts: 1,353 ✭✭✭✭

    Dusty Rhodes
    STING
    Bruno Sammartino (talk about showing your age)
    Macho Man Randy Savage........oh yeahhhh
    and no list would be complete without HULK!

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    PatsGuy5000PatsGuy5000 Posts: 671 ✭✭✭

    Tony Garcia/ Dean Ho
    Valiant Brothers
    Killer Kawalski
    Haystack Calhoun
    George the Animal Steele

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    thisistheshowthisistheshow Posts: 9,386 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @perkdog said:
    I was absolutely terrified of Kamala “the Ugandan Giant” as a kid. Terrified

    Funny you say that. So was I.

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    MCMLVToppsMCMLVTopps Posts: 4,619 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Andy Kaufman

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    TabeTabe Posts: 5,927 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nobuhiko Takada
    Kenta Kobashi
    Volk Han
    The Fantastics
    Tully Blanchard

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    craig44craig44 Posts: 10,554 ✭✭✭✭✭

    the nature boy
    the hulk
    the ultimate warrior
    the road warriors (hawk and animal)
    Andre

    I also loved magnum t.a. when i was a kid. i really think i can remember crying when i heard about the car accident.

    George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.

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    JRR300JRR300 Posts: 1,353 ✭✭✭✭

    @thisistheshow said:

    @perkdog said:
    I was absolutely terrified of Kamala “the Ugandan Giant” as a kid. Terrified

    Funny you say that. So was I.

    was he the one who used to blow that green smoke that would paralyze the opponent?

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    thisistheshowthisistheshow Posts: 9,386 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @JRR300 said:

    @thisistheshow said:

    @perkdog said:
    I was absolutely terrified of Kamala “the Ugandan Giant” as a kid. Terrified

    Funny you say that. So was I.

    was he the one who used to blow that green smoke that would paralyze the opponent?

    I think that was the great kabuki

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    dallasactuarydallasactuary Posts: 4,119 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I had outgrown professional wrestling by the time Hulk and the rest came along, but as a kid I remember rooting for Harley Race, and booing Ted DiBiase.

    This is for you @thisistheshow - Jim Rice was actually a pretty good player.
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    JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 2, 2019 7:24PM

    The Sheik
    Tex Mckenzie
    Pampero Firpo ( from parts unknown)
    The Kangaroos
    Ben Justice and the Stomper
    Dick The Bruiser

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    JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 3, 2019 8:04AM

    @1970s said:

    @Justacommeman said:
    The Sheik
    Tex Mckenzie
    Pampero Firpo ( from parts unknown)
    The Kangaroos
    Ben Justice and the Stomper
    Dick The Bruiser

    Bobo Brazil weighing in at 299 lbs from Benton Harbor Michigan

    m

    http://mentalfloss.com/article/51655/11-stars-big-time-wrestling-1970s

    I think it's cool that you remember them announcing him from there, or did you just look it up ? My guess is that you remembered.

    I wonder how many people remember which wrestlers were from "parts unknown".

    Oh I remember. We used to go to the matches and then come home and react them. It was also must see TV. That and Danny Gallivan and Howie Meeker on Hockey Night and Canada

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    Walker Proof Digital Album
    Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
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    pocketpiececommemspocketpiececommems Posts: 5,748 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Bulldog Brown for me too
    Mongolian Stomper
    Bob Giegel
    Hulk Hogan

    Gus Karus was a great promoter out of St Joseph

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    bronco2078bronco2078 Posts: 9,964 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 5, 2019 6:18PM

    @Justacommeman said:

    @1970s said:

    @Justacommeman said:
    The Sheik
    Tex Mckenzie
    Pampero Firpo ( from parts unknown)
    The Kangaroos
    Ben Justice and the Stomper
    Dick The Bruiser

    Bobo Brazil weighing in at 299 lbs from Benton Harbor Michigan

    m

    http://mentalfloss.com/article/51655/11-stars-big-time-wrestling-1970s

    I think it's cool that you remember them announcing him from there, or did you just look it up ? My guess is that you remembered.

    I wonder how many people remember which wrestlers were from "parts unknown".

    Oh I remember. We used to go to the matches and then come home and react them. It was also must see TV. That and Danny Gallivan and Howie Meeker on Hockey Night and Canada

    m

    I had a hockey board game that Howie Meeker was involved . You had to build a team using fake hockey cards. They were real players but the game didn't have the rights so they were cartoon drawings with only first names. You could tell who they were supposed to be pretty easily

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    robert67robert67 Posts: 1,336 ✭✭✭✭
    edited June 5, 2019 10:49AM

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