I remember finding out the Rock & Roll Buck Zumhoff (sp?) had a place by my house and my friend and I biked over to meet him. He was very nice and gave us both autographed pictures - the good old days of youth!!
Take it easy, Jared
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Ray Thiel (1964-2007) - the man who showed me more wonderful games & gaming sessions than I ever dreamed possible... you ran out of hit points too young, my friend.
The wrestler I admired was Bret the "Hitman" Hart. He knew how to wrestle but could punch. Finishing hold the Sharpshooter. His music after he was introduced was great.
DPeck really missed out on this thread.....ha ha, it is now time to revive it. I wanna come up with one for him but do not have one at the moment. Perhaps he can self ID one for himself.
I'll pick Harley Race for myself and remain "The King"
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Wow, I remember starting this thread 9 years ago and getting some good entertainment from it at the time! Not as active here as much these days, but love to see it resurrected and hope it can be revived!
BUYING Frank Gotch T229 Kopec Looking to BUY n332 1889 SF Hess cards and high grade cards from 19th century especially. "Once you have wrestled everything else in life is easy" Dan Gable
BUYING Frank Gotch T229 Kopec Looking to BUY n332 1889 SF Hess cards and high grade cards from 19th century especially. "Once you have wrestled everything else in life is easy" Dan Gable
That’s fair but I felt more like a Von Erich because of the female response.
Don’t think you want to be a Von Erich for obvious reasons. Such a shame what happened to that family with so many early deaths.
KC
No doubt. When I had my meet and greet with RIc Flair we talked about his match with Kerry in 84 for the belt and he said it was awful working with Kerry at that time because he was in no condition to wrestle that afternoon. Unfortunately there were many other instances where you could say the same thing. Kerry was so gifted but life is complicated and he obviously made some terrible decisions.
No doubt. When I had my meet and greet with RIc Flair we talked about his match with Kerry in 84 for the belt and he said it was awful working with Kerry at that time because he was in no condition to wrestle that afternoon. Unfortunately there were many other instances where you could say the same thing. Kerry was so gifted but life is complicated and he obviously made some terrible decisions.
Back when I finished playing ball in college I was training for pro wrestling down in south Florida with Duke “the Dumpster”Droese, Anthony Adonis, and a few other WWE guys, and what people don’t realize about pro wrestling is that your heath and safety are dependent on the other guy knowing what to do and not breaking your neck or other body parts. If a guy is stoned or coked up that is not a good recipe. Or a guy on a roid rage who just got in a fight with his GF and wants to take it out on you in the ring.
People would always ask me “can you do such and such move” and my answer was it depends. I can do a Frankensteiner, which was about as difficult a move to pull at the time, but only if it was Anthony (Paul Gabano) who I Had known since we were playing ball as kids and he knew to grab me as I head scissored him. Someone does not know what they are doing with that move and I am in Baptist Hospital with a broken neck.
No doubt. When I had my meet and greet with RIc Flair we talked about his match with Kerry in 84 for the belt and he said it was awful working with Kerry at that time because he was in no condition to wrestle that afternoon. Unfortunately there were many other instances where you could say the same thing. Kerry was so gifted but life is complicated and he obviously made some terrible decisions.
Back when I finished playing ball in college I was training for pro wrestling down in south Florida with Duke “the Dumpster”Droese, Anthony Adonis, and a few other WWE guys, and what people don’t realize about pro wrestling is that your heath and safety are dependent on the other guy knowing what to do and not breaking your neck or other body parts. If a guy is stoned or coked up that is not a good recipe. Or a guy on a roid rage who just got in a fight with his GF and wants to take it out on you in the ring.
People would always ask me “can you do such and such move” and my answer was it depends. I can do a Frankensteiner, which was about as difficult a move to pull at the time, but only if it was Anthony (Paul Gabano) who I Had known since we were playing ball as kids and he knew to grab me as I head scissored him. Someone does not know what they are doing with that move and I am in Baptist Hospital with a broken neck.
KC
Dude that sounds incredible! So much athleticism required to pull that move off!
For those that aren't wrestling buffs here is the move first debuted by Scott Steiner. at the 3:27 mark
He has lost a ton of size but I will be seeing him wrestle in late June at the Armory here in Orlando. It is going to be a blast cheering for the Big Bad Booty Daddy.
At the time, and have to preface this was the late 80’s/early 90’s it was the toughest move in wrestling. The one where Flair would get thrown into the corner and flip over and land on the apron and run down the apron was a tough one -took a few lumps to learn that one.
People don’t realize how much pain these guys are in from injuries, mistakes... and can’t take a night off or risk getting cut or dropping down the list on a card/promotion. That is why the alcohol and drug abuse was/is so high. I remember when I lived in Charlotte for a year and trained at Flair’s Gold’s Gym. Never saw Ric there but David worked out there and double A (Arn Anderson) would be in there. Man he was banged up and could barely walk.
Funniest moment I had in a match with Paul(Anthony Adonis) was where he slammed me and went up to the top of the turnbuckle, and I laid out and tucked my arms in so he could come off the top rope with an elbow with a finishing move and end the match. I got the cue to end the match and time was up but he did not (these days the ref has an earpiece and lets the wrestlers know how much time they have left to finish the match and keep it on time for TV or PPV), and I am laying there waiting for the elbow and he is trying to wink at me to get up - probably because I was halfway or more across the ring, finally he launches and barely makes it but took a huge bump doing the move.
Watching that Steiner match was old school. Usually almost all matches started with a collar and elbow lockup then with a headlock with a rope run and the same sequence -tackle/drop down/leapfrog/hip toss/arm drag. This was followed up a few arm twists to kill time and then another lock up and another sequence. Today is just a long choreographed match with a lot of action.
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<< <i>Topps just came out with these A&G cards.
I don't know which is better...Don "The Rock" Muraco on a card, or The British Bulldog w/ Matilda!
<< <i>You're kidding! Where do you get those? >>
These are in the Topps WWE Heritage III packs, I believe...
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<< <i>You're kidding! Where do you get those? >>
These are in the Topps WWE Heritage III packs, I believe... >>
Correct. You can buy the set on ebay though for about $10-15.
edit, can't link the Topps pic.
<< <i>Tonya,
I believe t'was the bushwhackers, and they were Kiwi's (new Zealand) not rednecks.....pfffft!
Yes, that's them! LOL. Those two were funny!
I already called Haystack a few pages back, Perry!
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I remember finding out the Rock & Roll Buck Zumhoff (sp?) had a place by my house and my friend and I biked over to meet him. He was very nice and gave us both autographed pictures - the good old days of youth!!
Take it easy,
Jared
Caught between the Scylla and Charibdes,
Hypnotized by you if I should linger,
Staring at the ring around your finger" - Sting
Ray Thiel (1964-2007) - the man who showed me more wonderful games & gaming sessions than I ever dreamed possible... you ran out of hit points too young, my friend.
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I already called Haystack a few pages back, Perry!
>>
??? no, you didnt.
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I'll pick Harley Race for myself and remain "The King"
Looking to BUY n332 1889 SF Hess cards and high grade cards from 19th century especially. "Once you have wrestled everything else in life is easy" Dan Gable
Grote15 - Bret Hart (A collecting purist and a master technician)
CPAMike - Dean Malenko (The man of 1000 unopened boxes)
DanBessette - Arn Anderson (The enforcer of the boards, and if you step out of line, he'll give you the business!)
Larkincollector - Paul Heyman (The master of the keyboard, as well as witty insight and debates)
VintagemanEd - Brooklyn Brawler (The opening match)
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Looking to BUY n332 1889 SF Hess cards and high grade cards from 19th century especially. "Once you have wrestled everything else in life is easy" Dan Gable
Larkincollector - Paul Heyman (The master of the keyboard, as well as witty insight and debates)
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Ha ha, you never responded! :-)
Looking to BUY n332 1889 SF Hess cards and high grade cards from 19th century especially. "Once you have wrestled everything else in life is easy" Dan Gable
That’s fair but I felt more like a Von Erich because of the female response.
Don’t think you want to be a Von Erich for obvious reasons. Such a shame what happened to that family with so many early deaths.
KC
Hmmm, I never looked into this to see if it was a compliment or an insult
No doubt. When I had my meet and greet with RIc Flair we talked about his match with Kerry in 84 for the belt and he said it was awful working with Kerry at that time because he was in no condition to wrestle that afternoon. Unfortunately there were many other instances where you could say the same thing. Kerry was so gifted but life is complicated and he obviously made some terrible decisions.
Back when I finished playing ball in college I was training for pro wrestling down in south Florida with Duke “the Dumpster”Droese, Anthony Adonis, and a few other WWE guys, and what people don’t realize about pro wrestling is that your heath and safety are dependent on the other guy knowing what to do and not breaking your neck or other body parts. If a guy is stoned or coked up that is not a good recipe. Or a guy on a roid rage who just got in a fight with his GF and wants to take it out on you in the ring.
People would always ask me “can you do such and such move” and my answer was it depends. I can do a Frankensteiner, which was about as difficult a move to pull at the time, but only if it was Anthony (Paul Gabano) who I Had known since we were playing ball as kids and he knew to grab me as I head scissored him. Someone does not know what they are doing with that move and I am in Baptist Hospital with a broken neck.
KC
Dude that sounds incredible! So much athleticism required to pull that move off!
For those that aren't wrestling buffs here is the move first debuted by Scott Steiner. at the 3:27 mark
He has lost a ton of size but I will be seeing him wrestle in late June at the Armory here in Orlando. It is going to be a blast cheering for the Big Bad Booty Daddy.
Bushwhackers - Bo and Luke
Snacking each other in the head yelling “oye oye”.
Crisser - Greg “the hammer” Valentine. Always up for sneaky tricks.
Me and King Kong Bundy because every card I submit to PSA comes back a 5!
This is a perfect response!
At the time, and have to preface this was the late 80’s/early 90’s it was the toughest move in wrestling. The one where Flair would get thrown into the corner and flip over and land on the apron and run down the apron was a tough one -took a few lumps to learn that one.
People don’t realize how much pain these guys are in from injuries, mistakes... and can’t take a night off or risk getting cut or dropping down the list on a card/promotion. That is why the alcohol and drug abuse was/is so high. I remember when I lived in Charlotte for a year and trained at Flair’s Gold’s Gym. Never saw Ric there but David worked out there and double A (Arn Anderson) would be in there. Man he was banged up and could barely walk.
Funniest moment I had in a match with Paul(Anthony Adonis) was where he slammed me and went up to the top of the turnbuckle, and I laid out and tucked my arms in so he could come off the top rope with an elbow with a finishing move and end the match. I got the cue to end the match and time was up but he did not (these days the ref has an earpiece and lets the wrestlers know how much time they have left to finish the match and keep it on time for TV or PPV), and I am laying there waiting for the elbow and he is trying to wink at me to get up - probably because I was halfway or more across the ring, finally he launches and barely makes it but took a huge bump doing the move.
Watching that Steiner match was old school. Usually almost all matches started with a collar and elbow lockup then with a headlock with a rope run and the same sequence -tackle/drop down/leapfrog/hip toss/arm drag. This was followed up a few arm twists to kill time and then another lock up and another sequence. Today is just a long choreographed match with a lot of action.
KC