Author Topic: Wrestlers then and now (Read 138431 times)

windsor88 · « **Reply #100 on:** December 23, 2008, 01:32:15 PM »

Quote from: The Showstoppa on December 23, 2008, 01:28:19 PM

Fook that....here is THE MAN...period, end of discussion.

No DOUBT about it.

Earl1972 · « **Reply #101 on:** December 23, 2008, 01:43:08 PM »

getting old sucks

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Bossa · « **Reply #102 on:** December 23, 2008, 01:51:04 PM »

The one that shocked me the most was that luger is now a 185 lb paraplegic

Karl Kox · « **Reply #103 on:** December 23, 2008, 02:26:19 PM »

Quote from: Drama Queen on December 23, 2008, 11:07:37 AM

Damn, I just cracked one of so hard to this pic that my nose started bleeding

To my mom ? thats weird

Karl Kox · « **Reply #104 on:** December 23, 2008, 02:32:23 PM »

Tito Santa very underated

njflex · « **Reply #105 on:** December 23, 2008, 02:33:09 PM »

JESSE ventura when he got fired up would say to vince to start rant "listen mcmahon"then along the lines would say he obvsiously cheating,he's holding the ropes.great act vince and ventura,ventura was great with monsoon too,"hey gorilla'then rant.pat patterson/mcmahon old msg matches were classic.

johnnynoname · « **Reply #106 on:** December 23, 2008, 02:33:21 PM »

Quote from: Karl Kox on December 23, 2008, 09:45:02 AM

Rick Martel

actually, this is rick martel now

I actually am shocked at how normal he looks now. He looks like a average European dude now.

and a note on Backlund, I just saw him on the Sheik roast dvd (available at kayfabecommentaries.com) and I swear that he has a certain movie star look to him. He (along with Martel) turned out to be two handsome mature men which is a shock in the wrestling biz

Karl Kox · « **Reply #107 on:** December 23, 2008, 02:36:52 PM »

Ivan Putski

Ivan Looking Small

Monster_Everything · « **Reply #108 on:** December 23, 2008, 02:41:53 PM »

Quote from: The Showstoppa on December 23, 2008, 01:28:19 PM

Fook that....here is THE MAN...period, end of discussion.

Ric Flair was the master of the interview ........

WOOOOOOOOOOOOH

Danimal77 · « **Reply #109 on:** December 23, 2008, 02:43:54 PM »

Quote from: ironneck on December 23, 2008, 01:23:04 PM

the most entertaining wrestler ever was the great THE ROCK

I'm thinking how old is this kid and then I check your profile. You're only 19. WOW, Wrestling stopped being good before you were born.

Monster_Everything · « **Reply #110 on:** December 23, 2008, 02:45:13 PM »

mass 04 · « **Reply #111 on:** December 23, 2008, 02:45:24 PM »

greatest Flair promo of all time IMO

johnnynoname · « **Reply #112 on:** December 23, 2008, 02:46:19 PM »

RE: bob roop,

is he the guy who popularized the "sugar hold" in the US?

I know that Stu was using it as his pet hold when he streched guys in the dungeon but I heard that Roop was using it in Florida

Monster_Everything · « **Reply #113 on:** December 23, 2008, 02:47:13 PM »

Monster_Everything · « **Reply #114 on:** December 23, 2008, 02:48:37 PM »

mass 04 · « **Reply #115 on:** December 23, 2008, 02:48:48 PM »

I loved Savage, he was an awesome worker. The promos were a little out there though haha

Karl Kox · « **Reply #116 on:** December 23, 2008, 02:49:28 PM »

Flair is maybe the best of all time in my book.

My old man said the match with him and Shawn was one of the best matches he has ever seen. That is a very big complement cause my dad does not give anyone props.

Karl Kox · « **Reply #117 on:** December 23, 2008, 02:50:44 PM »

Quote from: johnnynoname on December 23, 2008, 02:46:19 PM

RE: bob roop,

is he the guy who popularized the "sugar hold" in the US?

I know that Stu was using it as his pet hold when he streched guys in the dungeon but I heard that Roop was using it in Florida

There was amatch with hima nd my old man on youtube but it got taken down

Danimal77 · « **Reply #118 on:** December 23, 2008, 02:52:37 PM »

Quote from: Karl Kox on December 23, 2008, 02:49:28 PM

Flair is maybe the best of all time in my book.

My old man said the match with him and Shawn was one of the best matches he has ever seen. That is a very big complement cause my dad does not give anyone props.

Flair's best match was at Starcade 83. I think he faced Ricky The Steamboat Dragon if I'm not mistaken. He also had an amazing steal cage match versus Don Muraco. Man was there all kinds of blood shed. Wrestling was wrestling until about 1989. After that, it went downhill. It was still watchable until about 2000, but it lost its magic by then.

Karl Kox · « **Reply #119 on:** December 23, 2008, 02:53:35 PM »

Quote from: Danimal77 on December 23, 2008, 02:52:37 PM

Flair's best match was at Starcade 83. I think he faced Ricky The Steamboat Dragon if I'm not mistaken. He also had an amazing steal cage match versus Don Muraco. Man was there all kinds of blood shed. Wrestling was wrestling until about 1989. After that, it went downhill. It was still watchable until about 2000, but it lost its magic by then.

Him and Ricky had a lot of good matches

johnnynoname · « **Reply #120 on:** December 23, 2008, 02:54:05 PM »

Quote from: Karl Kox on December 23, 2008, 02:50:44 PM

There was amatch with hima nd my old man on youtube but it got taken down

I know "old timers" always use the phrase "I was about to put the "Sugar" on him" in reference to when they were shooting

I emailed josh barnett and asked him if he knew what the sugar hold was and he totally kayfabed me.

I'm sure your dad knows the hold

It is like a saddle mounted quarter nelson strech

dr.chimps · « **Reply #121 on:** December 23, 2008, 02:56:04 PM »

Quote from: Monster_Everything on December 23, 2008, 02:45:13 PM

Macho Man, right there: My favourite. Does anyone else remember the Wrestling cards that came in the Hostess chips bags way back when? Took our house all Summer to get the whole series. We couldn't give/trade away Koko B Ware cards to anyone, and we must of ~~smoked~~ ate our way though a ton of chips to get the final Kamala card. We had them all placed with pride on our fridge door.

mass 04 · « **Reply #122 on:** December 23, 2008, 02:56:35 PM »

Quote from: Danimal77 on December 23, 2008, 02:52:37 PM

Flair's best match was at Starcade 83. I think he faced Ricky The Steamboat Dragon if I'm not mistaken. He also had an amazing steal cage match versus Don Muraco. Man was there all kinds of blood shed. Wrestling was wrestling until about 1989. After that, it went downhill. It was still watchable until about 2000, but it lost its magic by then.

His shit with Funk was great too. Flair probably is the best of all time simply because of all the guys he carried to great matches in every territory. These weren't 10 minute matches either usually closer to 45-60 minutes.

johnnynoname · « **Reply #123 on:** December 23, 2008, 02:58:04 PM »

karl gotch (even though he "passed on" a year ago (or so))

The Showstoppa · « **Reply #124 on:** December 23, 2008, 03:00:26 PM »

Quote from: Danimal77 on December 23, 2008, 02:52:37 PM

Flair's best match was at Starcade 83. I think he faced Ricky The Steamboat Dragon if I'm not mistaken. He also had an amazing steal cage match versus Don Muraco. Man was there all kinds of blood shed. Wrestling was wrestling until about 1989. After that, it went downhill. It was still watchable until about 2000, but it lost its magic by then.

Starcade 83 was Flair vs. Race. "A Flair for the Gold." Gene Kiniski was the special ref.

Here is a decent vid of it...with Solie calling the action.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xt5d4_flair-vs-race-starcade-83_sport