Author Topic: Ken Patera stories (Read 68499 times)

Robert Zuver · « **Reply #75 on:** February 05, 2013, 03:43:08 PM »

Quote from: kimo on February 05, 2013, 02:30:38 PM

so long ago . now they have much bigger men . specialist of strongman contests

It was a long time Ago
The difference and what made the very first WSM the best is that all the contestant were well known Star's that the public all knew. Now the shows are just guys that nobody hardly knows. Yes there big and strong and most aren't even American. I for one want a strongman I've heard of, one that has some fame. Not a want to be. After all its TV. Guess you had to be there.
RZ

kimo · « **Reply #76 on:** February 06, 2013, 01:44:04 PM »

ken went to jail couple of years later . and this thing was overpublicised . now he is a senior .

Robert Zuver · « **Reply #77 on:** February 06, 2013, 03:58:54 PM »

Quote from: kimo on February 06, 2013, 01:44:04 PM

ken went to jail couple of years later . and this thing was overpublicised . now he is a senior .

Spent a year and a half.
What would you do for a Hamburger?

Sadly we all get old
RZ

One thing I left out was that the Bodybulders did win a lot of the events.

Montague · « **Reply #78 on:** February 06, 2013, 04:37:59 PM »

Quote from: kimo on February 06, 2013, 01:44:04 PM

ken went to jail couple of years later . and this thing was overpublicised . now he is a senior .

Of course it was over-publicized! He was a pro-wrestler at the time, and this was great publicity for him and Saito. By the time his sentence was to be served, he was working in the WWF. Vince McMahon loves any kind of publicity, and upon Patera's return, WWF released a special video on Ken and gave him a huge push.

Unfortunately, he ruptured a bicipital tendon soon thereafter and was kind of shelved. He left after several months of serving as enhancement talent to other up and comers.

Robert Zuver · « **Reply #79 on:** February 06, 2013, 05:17:13 PM »

Quote from: Montague on February 06, 2013, 04:37:59 PM

Of course it was over-publicized! He was a pro-wrestler at the time, and this was great publicity for him and Saito. By the time his sentence was to be served, he was working in the WWF. Vince McMahon loves any kind of publicity, and upon Patera's return, WWF released a special video on Ken and gave him a huge push.

Unfortunately, he ruptured a bicipital tendon soon thereafter and was kind of shelved. He left after several months of serving as enhancement talent to other up and comers.

Let's not forget he didn't go to jail for breaking a window. He went to jail for beating the crap out of two police officers and there dog. It was never proven that he broke the window. He never did get that Big Mac.
RZ

Montague · « **Reply #80 on:** February 06, 2013, 05:48:28 PM »

Quote from: Robert Zuver on February 06, 2013, 05:17:13 PM

Let's not forget he didn't go to jail for breaking a window. He went to jail for beating the crap out of two police officers and there dog. It was never proven that he broke the window. He never did get that Big Mac.
RZ

He beat the dog, too? I'm assuming a German Shepard? Damn!

You're right about the window. Ken maintains that a disgruntled employee did that. I just find it funny that, with everything else that happened, he and Saito were bickering over a thrown rock.

Robert Zuver · « **Reply #81 on:** February 06, 2013, 08:46:22 PM »

Quote from: Montague on February 06, 2013, 05:48:28 PM

He beat the dog, too? I'm assuming a German Shepard? Damn!

You're right about the window. Ken maintains that a disgruntled employee did that. I just find it funny that, with everything else that happened, he and Saito were bickering over a thrown rock.

I think the cop's Dog did it.

Montague · « **Reply #82 on:** February 07, 2013, 06:07:50 AM »

Quote from: Robert Zuver on February 06, 2013, 08:46:22 PM

I think the cop's Dog did it.

Yes. Nobody thought to question the dog.

Nobody ever suspects the dog!

kimo · « **Reply #83 on:** February 08, 2013, 06:08:53 AM »

ken had a lot of brute strentgh . was always beaten by the big alexeev though . . . .

hazbin · « **Reply #84 on:** February 10, 2013, 03:47:18 PM »

Quote from: Montague on February 07, 2013, 06:07:50 AM

Yes. Nobody thought to question the dog.

Nobody ever suspects the dog!

yup, they always use that bullshit 'no opposable thumbs' argument

lol

Montague · « **Reply #85 on:** February 10, 2013, 03:58:45 PM »

Quote from: hazbin on February 10, 2013, 03:47:18 PM

yup, they always use that bullshit 'no opposable thumbs' argument lol

Ha, ha, ha, ha!!!!

Robert Zuver · « **Reply #86 on:** April 26, 2013, 05:24:14 PM »

This was me spotting Big Kenny P. at the WSM 1977 right at the finish line.
At least he didn't brake his leg.

Montague · « **Reply #87 on:** April 27, 2013, 04:47:51 AM »

Quote from: Robert Zuver on April 26, 2013, 05:24:14 PM

This was me spotting Big Kenny P. at the WSM 1977 right at the finish line.
At least he didn't brake his leg.

Poor Franco...
The phrase, "Break a leg," is good luck to everyone else.

Robert Zuver · « **Reply #88 on:** April 27, 2013, 07:54:35 AM »

Quote from: Montague on April 27, 2013, 04:47:51 AM

Poor Franco...
The phrase, "Break a leg," is good luck to everyone else.

Yea
But let's not forget that Poor Franco did end up with almost a Million Bucks.
That makes poor Franco NOT SO POOR.

kimo · « **Reply #89 on:** April 27, 2013, 11:23:55 AM »

kem was way stronger than wilhe,m who won . bruce always said his friien d patera was much stronger . no way could bruce PBN 190 KILOS . STRICT . KEN DID .

Robert Zuver · « **Reply #90 on:** April 27, 2013, 12:26:54 PM »

Quote from: kimo on April 27, 2013, 11:23:55 AM

kem was way stronger than wilhe,m who won . bruce always said his friien d patera was much stronger . no way could bruce PBN 190 KILOS . STRICT . KEN DID .

Could Be.
Ken normally was a very strong lifter.
In this contest it wasn't how strong of a lifter you were, it was a combo of things of strength. Bruce (at the time) was the stronger man overall. Kenny sadly had a shoulder injury at this show and that hindered him on a lot of the events. He did his best not to let that stop him but the fact is it did to some extent. If Kenny was 1000% he might have won, but most likely not and here's why.
Event 1 Bruce 1st Ken 4th
Event 2. Bruce 4th Ken ?
Event 3. Bruce ? Ken 4th
Event 4. Bruce 1st Ken 2nd
Event 5. Bruce ? Ken 1st
Event 6. Bruce 1st Ken 3rd
Event 7. Bruce 4th Ken ?
Event 8. Bruce 4th Ken ?
Event 9. Bruce 1st Ken 4th
Event 10. Bruce 1st Ken 3rd.
Bottom Line. Out of 10 events Bruce had 5-1st place wins. Ken only had 1.
Despite that he only won 1 event Kenny still ended up in the top four and Third place overall.
That is pretty good considering.
Ken was one of the nicest guys there.
I enjoyed helping him through each event.
RZ

Robert Zuver · « **Reply #91 on:** April 27, 2013, 12:29:23 PM »

The Show

Montague · « **Reply #92 on:** April 27, 2013, 02:18:27 PM »

Quote from: Robert Zuver on April 27, 2013, 12:26:54 PM

Ken was one of the nicest guys there.

I just heard Ken speak at a wrestling legends convention. I was amazed at how humble and friendly he sounded. He may just really have it in for McDonald's!

funk51 · « **Reply #93 on:** April 27, 2013, 02:45:42 PM »

two things on ken p. don't know if they were mentioned before. 1. gorilla monsoon mentioned that the reason he quit wrestling was the way ken patera handled him, it was said he wants picked up andre the giant before andre could even give him the little helper jump. 2. ken supposedly said before the olympics, now let's see whose steroids are better?

Robert Zuver · « **Reply #94 on:** April 27, 2013, 02:57:16 PM »

Quote from: funk51 on April 27, 2013, 02:45:42 PM

two things on ken p. don't know if they were mentioned before. 1. gorilla monsoon mentioned that the reason he quit wrestling was the way ken patera handled him, it was said he wants picked up andre the giant before andre could even give him the little helper jump. 2. ken supposedly said before the olympics, now let's see whose steroids are better?

Well now,
Thats something to think about.

kimo · « **Reply #95 on:** April 28, 2013, 07:44:33 AM »

patera could press off racks 510 pounds three reps . if with that tstrebtgh he could not bodyslam andre i wonder who could of course he lost 50 pounds from weightlifter to wrestler . looked in great shape at 284 pounds .

Powerlift66 · « **Reply #96 on:** July 04, 2013, 03:05:50 AM »

Ken will be inducted this year into the AOBS (www.aobs.cc), I'm really looking forward to this one.
I help organize the event.
He was there a couple years ago, Wilhelm comes every year.

Can't wait...

Patera Power
Here is a sampling of the lifts Ken Patera was capable of at his awesome peak.

Incline Press 485 x 2
Rack Press 552
Power Clean 505
Hang clean 486 x 3
High Pulls 770
Squat 820 x 2 (no wraps or suit, super deep)
Front Squat 650 x 3
Bench Press 560 (I never did them.)
Snatch 387 official, 402 in training
Overhead Squat with Snatch Grip 480
Clean and Jerk 506 official, 518 in training

funk51 · « **Reply #97 on:** July 12, 2013, 10:32:35 AM »

funk51 · « **Reply #98 on:** July 12, 2013, 10:33:50 AM »

kimo · « **Reply #99 on:** July 25, 2013, 06:24:32 AM »

like i said so often he could have reached 2350 as a powerlifter . nobody else i know guessed numbers for him in the power three .