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IMO Ox would have been fine in the WWF- I saw his limited WWF TV appearances, saw him in the mags. He was better than Swede Hanson or Bulldog Brower and had a way better look. But I've been around Ox and he was really loud and outgoing. I'm guessing he turned someone (VKM Sr) off
I don't mean to pile on, but Hansen main evented Shea Stadium, Comiskey Park, Madison Square Garden, The Atlanta Omni, Philadelphia Spectrum, Boston Garden, Greensboro Coliseum, St. Paul Civic Center, Rosemont Horizon (metro Chicago), Baltimore Civic Center...
He wrestled Kevin Sullivan on the first wrestling event I ever attended.
RIP and respect for Doug Lindsey aka Doug Gilbert aka The Professional passed away on this day in Pro Wrestling History, November 4th, 2013 at the age of 76. He was a successful teenage bodybuilder and weightlifter (including Teen-Age Mr. America recognition) before debuting in pro wrestling around 1958–59 in Chicago. He became a solid journeyman across territories, most notably teaming with Dick Steinborn as Mr. High & Mr. Low to win the AWA World Tag Team Championship in 1962, and later enjoying major success in Georgia Championship Wrestling as the masked The Professional, where he held the NWA Georgia Tag Team titles multiple times (with partners including Assassin #2, El Mongol, and Bobby Shane) and challenged for the NWA World Heavyweight title.
He worked additional territories including Florida (as Redbeard), the WWWF, Mid-Atlantic, and others, and is noted for body-slamming André the Giant in a 1970s Montreal match. He retired in the mid-1980s, later ran a gym in the Omaha area.
John McAdam retweeted
No matter how you slice it, today is a monumental recalibration of the political environment.
The American public wholesale rejected Trump’s corruption and incompetence.
It’s clear the public hates the insane gas prices, the starting of a forever war with no goals, the President and his family making money off the office, and that Trump is more concerned about pools and ballrooms than the economy.
Trump may be down, but he’s not out. He still has the power of the veto, and has demonstrated his commitment to making changes without bothering going through the legislative and legal process.
Right wing nationalism and MAGA is not going anywhere. The racism, sexism and authoritarianism isn’t defeated today. That will require a continued and sustained effort to root it out and ensure that our democratic institutions continue to hold.
Democrats need to take advantage of the moment and continue to work for the American people. This means forging a path on the economy and fighting the corruption inherent to this Administration.
That's gone. A woman I worked with told me that we had more technology than we could handle. That was back in 1995, when I told her I was now on AOL- first time ever on the internet.
This was great in a vacuum. It led to nothing and therefore was pointless, but was great in a vacuum.
I respectfully disagree. Brett got overpushed in 1983- putting the National Title on him was a major stretch- but he was a key component in the storyline of Buzz' turn. He was fine as an underdog babyface IMO.
I don't know the details, but Buzz got fired for being Buzz. With that said, Buzz was Buzz throughout mid to late 1983, and regardless Ole kept building the turn that was theoretically going to make him their superstar babyface.
I respectfully disagree with Dan here. After Nebraska, Texas A&M, Missouri, and Colorado left, Texas and Oklahoma were way too big for the remaining members. A Sooners fan can't get excited about games vs UCF, Cincinnati, etc.
IMO should have been a first ballot WON HoFer. I get that he was an annoyance in his Post 1986 retirement but he was the lead heel in the WWWF / WWF for close to if not over a decade.
Lou Albano debuted as a wrestler in 1953 and gained early notice as one half of the tag team The Sicilians with Tony Altimore. He transitioned to managing in the early 1970s and became one of the most successful managers in WWWF/WWF history, guiding roughly 13–15 different tag teams (including the Valiant Brothers, Wild Samoans, Moondogs, and British Bulldogs) to tag-team championships, plus singles champions such as Ivan Koloff (who ended Bruno Sammartino’s long WWWF title reign in 1971).
He was a central figure in the 1980s Rock ’n’ Wrestling crossover. After appearing as Cyndi Lauper’s father in her “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” music video, he feuded with her on WWF television; this led to the 1984 MTV special The Brawl to End It All, in which Wendi Richter (backed by Lauper) defeated The Fabulous Moolah (backed by Albano) for the Women’s Championship. Albano was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 1996 and died in 2009.
Oh, I saw Bob Backlund vs Terry Funk live! In case you're interested: mcadampod.com/index.php/2021…
For the 1987 Texas Stadium show WCCW was offering luxury box seats where you could sit with Kerry and Fritz for $100.00 per ticket. It was cancelled when only four tickets were sold.
Brody vs rick rude from parade of champions 1986. I worked that show. Last big crowd for fritz before the uwf exodus, Kerry's motorcycle accident that both occured within weeks.
I cant believe he tried running texas stadium in 1987 and 1988 when he wasnt drawing.
I always hated the rope at ringside, instead of a guard rail. Especially in uwf and wwc.
Rude wins by dq. Match was decent. Rude was a bit green, but did hold up his end.
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