sheik/slaughter boot camp match beating each other bloody till sarge whacked him with 'loaded'sheik boot.
the 'adorable'one as gorilla called him was agile ,,,
Ha-ha...Yes, the dreaded "loaded boot!"
Didn't he stomp his foot as if to "shift the load" to the front in preparation for kicking his opponent?
You also mentioned Adrian. As a kid, I didn't recognize it. But, watching Adonis now, I can say that - at his heaviest - Adonis was a true athlete. The way he moved in the ring was an amazing testament to his skill as a worker.
the 'adorable'one as gorilla called him was agile ,,,
solie was a trip.can't forget bill mercer southwest championship wrestling,,drooled over the von erichs and freebirds drove him nuts.guy from awa forgot name was good too,lord alfred hayes was annoying.vince would do the garden matches and go apeshit..gorilla/heenan were great.
Gorilla was no Gordon Solie, but I liked him better than most other announcers. Some observers liken Jim Ross to Solie, but I consider Monsoon's "delivery" to be closer.
Some of Ross' excitement seemed a little "forced" at times. Vince started out in his Dad's company as an announcer, but used to make me sick when he damn near wore out the word, "UNBELIEVABLE" in the mid-90's. Tony Schiavone wasn't that good, although he seemed somewhat better back in JCP when he was a little more humble. Joey Styles was also good, but had some Jim Ross-type sensationalistic moments.
These are just some observations of face announcers from when I was younger.
gorilla/heenan were great.
OF COURSE HYSTERICAL,GREAT BANTER,HEENAN WOULD GET HAMMERED BY GORILLA THEN LOOK AT GORILLA AND 'SAY UR SERIOUS ABOUT SO AND SO AND THEN FLIP HIS PENCIL IN THE AIR...
They had a special chemistry together. Did you watch the old Prime Time Wrestling shows they hosted?
I've told this one on here many times, but another round it is....
I remember watching Abdullah the Butcher hack up Wahoo McDaniels with a fork. Abbie was hired by Roddy Piper to do the job.... they blocked out the blood, which made it only look worse to me.... I was convinced that Wahoo was dead. My mom assured me otherwise and she was right. 8)
LOL!!
Was that when you ran crying to you Mom that Abdullah killed Wahoo?
I WASNT"T CRYING !!!!! I was helping her cut up some onions with the topic came up. ;D
I WASNT"T CRYING !!!!! I was helping her cut up some onions with the topic came up. ;D
Don't you mean your eyes were sweating? ;D ;D ;D
Who can't forget when Macho Man was caught in the ropes and the snake bit him...gotta love the censored"
When you think about it, lots of great segments with Jake.
CLASSIC ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 8)
RAY THE CRIPPLER STEVEN'S PILEDRIVING JIMMY SNUKA ON CONCRETE FLOOR NUMEROUS TIMES,,SNUKA WORE BRACE ,,REVENGE MATCH AGAINST STEVENS WAS BLOODBATH IF I RECALL.
SGT SLAUGHTER WHIPPING BOB BACKLUND REPEATEDLY WITH RIDING CROP AND MARKS ON BACKLUNDS BODY
ULTIMATE WARRIOR UNDERTAKER/PAPA SHANGO ANGLES ,,WARRIOR UNDER SPELL OR BEING BURIED BY TAKER,,
I REMEMBER WHEN CRIPPLER ATTACKED HIM AND SNUKA WAS A VILLIAN THEN,BUDDY ROGERS TOOK SNUKA UNDER HIS WING AND SNUKA BECAME FAN FAVORITE.
Ray Stevens is a name that is hardly mentioned these days, which is a shame because he was such a good worker, and fairly well-known at the time. He was an inspiration to many future performers.
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One of the best ever.
I used to wear one that said I broke Stoppa's spirit to the gym. ;D ;D ;D
One of the best ever.
I used to wear one that said I broke Stoppa's spirit to the gym. ;D ;D ;D
SOMEONE MENTION G/O BOARD KEN PATERA,,,REMEMBER IN WWF COME IN WITH OLYMPIC TRACK SUIT ON AND AS HE REMOVED PANTS CROWD WOULD WHISTLE AND HE BRING THEM BACK UP AND WORK CROWD,,LATER ON 80'S HE BECAME FACE ,I THINK THEY WORKED ANGLE HE WAS IN PRISON ?WAS THAT ACTUAL IN HIS PAST OR GIMMICK.
THANX ,,,YES AWA ALWAYS FORGET AWA HAD GREAT TALENT,,PATERA/SAITO WERE BIG THERE,,,JERRY BLACKWELL,GAGNE,SHEIK,BARON VON RASCHE,BOCKWINKEL,HEENAN,ADONIS,VENTURA WAS THERE A BIT,RUDE,HENNIG...SOME TALENT,,
Patera & Saito were in AWA - I think this was around 1983, or so. They pulled up to a McDonald's after hours wanting to order food. Upon being turned down, the two men allegedly threw a rock through the restaurant's window, then left.
Later, at their hotel, police confronted the two men, who proceeded to "assault" the officers and, apparently, their dog, too.
It was over a year later that Ken was ordered to serve his sentence. By that time, he was working as a heel in the Fed. Of course, by this time Vince was of the belief that any publicity is good publicity, so they put Ken on the back burner.
Vince got a huge chub when Patera's time was up, and planned a big comeback for him with release of a special documentary tape through Coliseum Video, as well as a big face push pitting him against the Heenan Family, and leading to a run with the big belt.
Those plans were scrapped after Patera ruptured a biceps tendon and had to wear a brace that limited his ring work. He was relegated to serving as enhancement talent, and eventually left the company.
THANX ,,,YES AWA ALWAYS FORGET AWA HAD GREAT TALENT,,PATERA/SAITO WERE BIG THERE,,,JERRY BLACKWELL,GAGNE,SHEIK,BARON VON RASCHE,BOCKWINKEL,HEENAN,ADONIS,VENTURA WAS THERE A BIT,RUDE,HENNIG...SOME TALENT,,
YEAH 1ST 4 A GIVEN,,ORNDORFF CAME FROM NWA..BILLY GRAHAM WENT MIDLANTIC,WWF,AWA,FLORIDA NWA.
When Vince took over the WWWF from his Dad, I think he got proportionately more talent from Verne's promotion than any other territory. To your list, add Snuka, Andre, Hogan, Oakerlund, Schultz, Graham, Resnick, and a bunch of others I know we're forgetting.
Yeah, why don't you go back to jogging around H-town..... ;D
I told you son, I got big enough that Ican't run.don'thave to
I remember one time in the 80s. DIck murdoch came out, before he entered the ring, he took his frOnt teeth out, put them on a table, went into the ring, beat some jobber in a minute, left the ring, put his teeth in and walked backstage. All comPletely expressionless. I was like "this is the toughest man that ever lived" :D
Nice!!
Murdoch was also Godfather to one of our mods on this board.
I've heard that before. He was the best: him and Adonis were great.
The snake biting Macho sticks in my mind, as well as Jannetty going through the window. Both of those were pretty real to me at the time (that friggin' snake was crazy, I'm surprised Macho never fell on it when he was flailing about!) Strangely Mountie vs Big Boss Man with one of them going to jail? Not sure why I remember that one.
When Stevens gave Snuka those piledrivers, Snuka sold them like an expert. You almost felt sick to your stomach watching him writh and twitch on the floor with the big puddle of blood spreading around him. Everyone should watch that clip.
Patera & Saito were in AWA - I think this was around 1983, or so. They pulled up to a McDonald's after hours wanting to order food. Upon being turned down, the two men allegedly threw a rock through the restaurant's window, then left.
Later, at their hotel, police confronted the two men, who proceeded to "assault" the officers and, apparently, their dog, too.
It was over a year later that Ken was ordered to serve his sentence. By that time, he was working as a heel in the Fed. Of course, by this time Vince was of the belief that any publicity is good publicity, so they put Ken on the back burner.
Vince got a huge chub when Patera's time was up, and planned a big comeback for him with release of a special documentary tape through Coliseum Video, as well as a big face push pitting him against the Heenan Family, and leading to a run with the big belt.
Those plans were scrapped after Patera ruptured a biceps tendon and had to wear a brace that limited his ring work. He was relegated to serving as enhancement talent, and eventually left the company.
I am originally from Waukeha and I know that McDonalds very well. My friend was working that night. The rock was huge. Think just a little smaller than the smallest atlas stone in a WSM. Right through the drive through window. Awesome LOL My buddy called me when he got home.
another good one was Outlaw Ron Bass cutting up Brutus Beefcake's head with the spurs, 'injuring him' and setting up the Ultimate Warrior to take his place and beat Honkey for the IC title at Summerslam 88
brutus bled like a stuck pig, as JR would say
Holy shit, brother!!!
Where have you been hiding?
Good to see you back!
Knocking about, but I don't get time to post much these days. I'm doing 90+ hours a week at work these days, so when I'm not working I'm usually sleeping/eating/driving to work!
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Power and Glory dropping that chain in Shawn Micheals leg and leaving poor Marty Jannetty to wrestle the whole match by himself was just fucking evil! Little me was horrified. Then! THE ROCKERS BROKE UP AND SHAWN MICHEALS STARTED WEARING A LEATHER JACKET AND WAS A BAD GUY!!!
Before I was Smart.
On a side note I was in the dressing room and saw Tito Santana and The Warlord talking to each other and did not understand it. They Hated each other! Right!?!?!
Well I asked Papa Gerwig about it in the car and he said "well sometimes freinds have to wrestle each other, you know like me and your Uncle Dickie do. But we're friends." And dumb little me I bought it.
Before I was Smart
At one time, the Georgia Tag Champions were Ivan Koloff and Alexis Smirnoff...they would win matches by working on the arm, make opponents submit to a driving hammerlock-type hold...they had lost the belts to some team (I think the Andersons during one of their face runs) and Gordon Solie, in announcing the rematch, mentioned that the Soviet Embassy was watching the situation closely...I actually thought the Russians would be sent to Siberia if they lost the rematch. :-\