I'm rereading Flair's book and he is talking about when he was training under Gagne.....he was in the same class as Sheik, Patera, Brunzell, G. Gagne, and a couple of others. He mentioned that Billy Robinson, a shooter, was one of the trainers and heard that Sheik said that Billy couldn't "turn him over." Robinson called Sheik out and after 10 mins of not being able to turn him, he kneed Sheik in the thigh so badly that he was able to turn him....guess the rules in the olympics and pro's are different? haha....anways Flair said most everybody thought Billy as an asshole and didn't want to work with him. Sailor White beat him down in a dressing room one time and then pissed on him....haha
By most accounts, I’ve heard that Robinson was a prick.
He was quite good at the “catch-as-catch-can” style that evolved with the Wigan coalminers.
The problem was, he relied
entirely on that style, which - while “realistic” - was a total bore to watch during a pro show.
Also, because of his combined cockiness and skill, promoters were often afraid to give him a belt because, if he wanted to, he could keep it by refusing to job.
There’ weren’t many guys who could beat him legit.
Robinson was also known to work stiff & intentionally hurt guys during matches.
WTF kind of worker is that?