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Getbig Misc Discussion Boards => Wrestling Board => Topic started by: funk51 on February 01, 2010, 03:39:28 PM
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mine would be frank the spaceman hickey than joe terko.
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How old are you, funk?
I don't want to jump to any conclusions about the number next to your name, but I'd imagine that few of our members will be of age to remember the "Spaceman."
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How old are you, funk?
I don't want to jump to any conclusions about the number next to your name, but I'd imagine that few of our members will be of age to remember the "Spaceman."
old as dirt actually i'm two people me and my kid both post on here under the same funk 51 that's the year i was born.
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That’s cool.
Did Frank work a territory near you years ago?
I remember WCW brought him in for a one-night appearance. The poor guy could barely walk, but he still came out in his cape & helmet. The show must have been in his home town because quite a few people appeared to know who he was & actually cheered him. I'm sure it made him feel good.
By all accounts, he wasn’t too good a worker in the ring – he’d call some spots after they happened. And he never worked in any big money programs.
Bobby Heenan was friends with him and said that Frank had a great love for the circus. He used to dream of performing with them. In fact, at the end of a lot of his matches (which always saw Frank’s boots staring at the ceiling) he'd often whisper to himself, “Shot out of the cannon.”
Bobby said Frank had more than a few odd ways about him, but was a really great guy.
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The Berzerker (John Nord) hands down.
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old as dirt actually i'm two people me and my kid both post on here under the same funk 51 that's the year i was born.
I wondered about that, as I remeber a while back "funk51" posting some pics and talking a bunch of trash, but you always seem so low key now....makes sense.
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That’s cool.
Did Frank work a territory near you years ago?
I remember WCW brought him in for a one-night appearance. The poor guy could barely walk, but he still came out in his cape & helmet. The show must have been in his home town because quite a few people appeared to know who he was & actually cheered him. I'm sure it made him feel good.
By all accounts, he wasn’t too good a worker in the ring – he’d call some spots after they happened. And he never worked in any big money programs.
Bobby Heenan was friends with him and said that Frank had a great love for the circus. He used to dream of performing with them. In fact, at the end of a lot of his matches (which always saw Frank’s boots staring at the ceiling) he'd often whisper to himself, “Shot out of the cannon.”
Bobby said Frank had more than a few odd ways about him, but was a really great guy.
i live near allentown which was the taping area for all the old wwf tv matches years back. i don't actually remember seeing hickey in person but actually remember him from tv. turco i saw in person. later when i was in college, i went to the old ag hall still there where they still taped the show. guy left me in for free and paid me to take the ring down, he was impressed when i easily carried the ring posts by myself and asked if i ever thought of being a wrestler. had classy freddie blassie doing the vampire gimmick not bit a guy head open that night i might have said yes. as it was guy told me anytime i wanted to come to a show just mention dominic to the door man and he would let me in free and give me 10 bucks to disassemble and load up the ring.
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I wondered about that, as I remeber a while back "funk51" posting some pics and talking a bunch of trash, but you always seem so low key now....makes sense.
neither of us take the site too seriousely, we mostly go on for fun and entertainment. both of us get a kick when some people get all worked up over trival matters.
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neither of us take the site too seriousely, we mostly go on for fun and entertainment. both of us get a kick when some people get all worked up over trival matters.
Your son was funny....he just jumped right in and started stuff.....the way getbig should be. haha
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mine would be frank the spaceman hickey than joe terko.
Terry (I quit) Funk
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Terry (I quit) Funk
Huh? You think Terry Funk is the worst wrestler you ever saw?
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Huh? You think Terry Funk is the worst wrestler you ever saw?
Took the words right out of my mouth...
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Took the words right out of my mouth...
Or the Missing Link!
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Or the Missing Link!
What about "Max Moon". lol...another one of Vince McMahon's gay ideas that bombed.
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What about "Max Moon". lol...another one of Vince McMahon's gay ideas that bombed.
the way i understand it max moon was actually two different guys at first it was konnan and later paul diamond donned the mask.
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What about "Max Moon". lol...another one of Vince McMahon's gay ideas that bombed.
Adrian Adonis really sucked major woody!
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Adrian Adonis really sucked major woody!
He was a good worker. That gimmick in the WWF was just awful....
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^^Goldust v1.
Then again, Vince gave Terry Taylor (a very good mat worker) a red mohawk and the gimmick of a six-foot cock.
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He was a good worker. That gimmick in the WWF was just awful....
I was more of a NWA/WCW guy. WWF was more of a cartoon.
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I was more of a NWA/WCW guy. WWF was more of a cartoon.
Same here...
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^^Goldust v1.
Then again, Vince gave Terry Taylor (a very good mat worker) a red mohawk and the gimmick of a six-foot cock.
Areed here. Terry Taylor was always an NWA wrestler and thus not a Vince Creation...therefore used / misused horribly.
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Lacy Von Eric. Easy on the eyes....should not be allowed in a ring. She is valet material at best.
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Khali.
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Giant Gonzolas
Nailz
Virgil
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Giant Gonzolas
Nailz
Virgil
Don't get me started. . .
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Or the Missing Link!
he wasn't that bad. saw him on the independent circuit locally when I was a teen.
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ps Zeus did wrestle a few matches. never did a real move once.
he has got to be up there considering he was in the MAIN EVENT in summerslam 89 and survivor series 89.
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he wasn't that bad. saw him on the independent circuit locally when I was a teen.
Yeah something like the PBF or ABA ! He made George THE ANIMAL look normal.
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hulk hogan , john cena
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hulk hogan , john cena
Cena maybe in terms of wrestling skill. Hogan? Absolutely not. I think Hogan is way under-rated as a wrestler.
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Hogan did what he needed to do to be successful. He was way more technical back in Japan, but maybe Vince didn't see him as being that kind of guy in WWF.
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steve lombardi...
and jose LUIS rivera!!
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The Brooklyn Brawler…
He mustn’t have complained too much because he still works for WWE today. I’m not sure what his role is, but he’s on Vince’s payroll.
Unless he's not and he just hangs around at Titan Towers shootin’ the shit with the boys and making the occasional DVD cameo.
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The Brooklyn Brawler…
He mustn’t have complained too much because he still works for WWE today. I’m not sure what his role is, but he’s on Vince’s payroll.
Unless he's not and he just hangs around at Titan Towers shootin’ the shit with the boys and making the occasional DVD cameo.
it was said that lombardi was very very good friends with pat paterson, say no more wink wink.
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So I guess Lombardi knows the answer to the age old question: "Who do you have to..."
Never mind.
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Tug Boat
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Max Moon was awesome, whats your problem? You racist against people who come from the moon or something?
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Cena maybe in terms of wrestling skill. Hogan? Absolutely not. I think Hogan is way under-rated as a wrestler.
Hulkster underated?????? Your kidding right? He was to wrestling what Arnold is to bodybuilding!
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mine would be frank the spaceman hickey than joe terko.
That would be Joe Turko
And no, he was a great rassler. Played his role great, lost almost every match, but still knew how to work the crowd and lose with grace.
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That would be Joe Turko
And no, he was a great rassler. Played his role great, lost almost every match, but still knew how to work the crowd and lose with grace.
sorry joe i didn't mean no disrespect. just my opinion and you know what they say about opinions.
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Hulkster didn't need to depend on his in ring abilities for success. He was all charisma. Some people have it. Some people don't. Look at Bret Hart. If he wasn't one of the greatest ring technitions ever. His charm would have sank him faster then a lead balloon.
Hart started as a tag team guy with a loud mouth managed by yet another loud mouth guy. So it took him a while to hit it big. Hogan was more of an All American boy which stole the hearts of fans.
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Ron Garvin
Mongo McMichaels
Paul Roma
Luger as a baby face
Stan Lane when part of the midnight express. (lame ass kicks all over the place)
the last fat Von Erich (chris I think)
Marcus Bagwell before he became "Buff"
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Mike Shaw...aka "Bastion Booger" ::)
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Abe Jacobs
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Missing Link
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It's always a big guy... Khali... Gonzales... Whoever... The big 8footer types are terrible.
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That’s one thing he never grew out of.
Vince still sprouts wood for enormous guys – whether they can work or not.
To us, it seems so passe to bring some really tall guy in just to build him as a monster heel to feed as a push at the right time.
But, Khali is essentially the same thing as Gonzales.
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That’s one thing he never grew out of.
Vince still sprouts wood for enormous guys – whether they can work or not.
To us, it seems so passe to bring some really tall guy in just to build him as a monster heel to feed as a push at the right time.
But, Khali is essentially the same thing as Gonzales.
I think that all stems back to Andre The Giant. Andre was a one of a kind. A freak show in every arena all over the world. Revered by everyone. He made tons of cash for Vince and for himself but the difference was at one point he could wrestle and was very agile until his illness started to settle in.
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Also, Andre worked during more “simplistic” times.
In a nutshell, being a SPECTACLE back then required less than it does now.
These days, it’s harder to stand out.
That's why I'm surprised Vince still expects fans to "ooh" and "ahh" at the mere site of some tall guy.
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The Great Kahli is a perfect example of this.
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Positively, McMahon.
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Men on a Mission
No Limit Soldiers
Dennis Rodman
that fat dude that was a writer for the magazines Mark something... red hair, goatee, wanted to get in the ring so bad he had a hard on constantly. total butt turd when he did.
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Men on a Mission
No Limit Soldiers
Dennis Rodman
that fat dude that was a writer for the magazines Mark something... red hair, goatee, wanted to get in the ring so bad he had a hard on constantly. total butt turd when he did.
Who are the No Limit Soldiers?
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Who are the No Limit Soldiers?
no limit soldiers was when wcw tried to get the rap hip hop people interested in wrestling, they brought some lame rapper named master p on with his posse they feuded with kurt henning. henning group was called the texas rednecks , he sang a song saying rap was crap. gimmick died a quick death.
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In the book Death of WCW (I think that is what it was called). They talked about how WCW hired the no limit soldier Swole to wrestle, paid him $275,000 for 10 matches that year and then never used him once. They also paid Master P over $250,000 per episode and card that he appeared at.
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no limit soldiers was when wcw tried to get the rap hip hop people interested in wrestling, they brought some lame rapper named master p on with his posse they feuded with kurt henning. henning group was called the texas rednecks , he sang a song saying rap was crap. gimmick died a quick death.
Hmmmm....I don't remember them. then again when I think of the old WCW all I remember is the NWO and its 40 members, Scott Steiner, DDP & Goldberg.
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Men On Mission
Erik Watts <--- worst ever
Chris Von Erich
Van Hammer
Italian Stallion
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This guy, when ECW came on Sci-Fi channel. What a career he had, though.
His Shocking debut
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Shockmaster looked like a gay stormtrooper with that sparkly helmet.
I'll bet he didn't think the "Tugboat" gimmick was so lame after this.
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Shockmaster looked like a gay stormtrooper with that sparkly helmet.
I'll bet he didn't think the "Tugboat" gimmick was so lame after this.
I didn't mind him as Typhoon but the other gimmicks were stale and lame.
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He played a face well enough - it was the gimmick itself that was tacky.
Tugboat Thomas...
FFS.
Much better as a heel.
Leave it to Dusty Rhodes to book a "Shockmaster."
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Once again, I'm at a loss to understand just what the big deal was with the American Dream.
Outside of his program with Flair...
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He played a face well enough - it was the gimmick itself that was tacky.
Tugboat Thomas...
FFS.
Much better as a heel.
Leave it to Dusty Rhodes to book a "Shockmaster."
::)
Once again, I'm at a loss to understand just what the big deal was with the American Dream.
Outside of his program with Flair...
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Dusty Rhodes had a killer fueds with Tully Blanchard, Flair, Terry Funk and Harley Race but his most notible was with Flair. It went on for over a year (1986-1987). People loved Rhodes because he was the ultimate face in NWA Crockett Promotions and he appealed to the common folk that had regular jobs so the people really took to him.
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Worst wrestler of all time?
John Cena
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This guy, when ECW came on Sci-Fi channel. What a career he had, though.
His Shocking debut
don't make fun of tim roberts aka the arsonist he was trained by the hof jobber johnny rodz. what about the boogeyman come out shaking strangely eat a few worms and then go back to parts unknown or was it the bottomless pit. helluva way to make a living.
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That Shockmaster clip brings back memories.....me and some friends were watching that as it happened and couldn't stop laughing for half an hour......
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I have never been a fan of Cena but he put fans in seats. Even though I never really liked him. He does a terrific job and you can see he takes pride in it. Except for that BS steriod denial interview he did. And also the match with HBK at Mania. He was one of the only guys HBK couldn't make look golden. I think he does a great job.
Cena is defiantely the poster boy for the WWE> He just needs to keep what he's doing and more importantly keep his nose clean.