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Al Snow was great in ECW.
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WHAT DOES EVERYBODY WANT!?!?!?!
 
i was actually a big fan of Sumo so... Konishiki, the American Sumo wrestler from Hawaii, went on to achieve great things, but was never made Yokozuna due to politics. if he had been a native born Japanese, he would have been given the grand champion honor IMHO.

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Kitaman said:
Remember those hillbilly wrestlers? Macho Man ruled.
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Hillbilly Jim, Uncle Elmer, Cousin Luke!

Konishiki is indeed the man- and I agree about his being snubbed for Yokozuna because of not being Japanese. Of course, the first non Japanese Yokozuna is none other than the Bono (under my name!)- my favorite rikishi of all time.
 
bobbygt said:
Hillbilly Jim, Uncle Elmer, Cousin Luke!

Konishiki is indeed the man- and I agree about his being snubbed for Yokozuna because of not being Japanese. Of course, the first non Japanese Yokozuna is none other than the Bono (under my name!)- my favorite rikishi of all time.
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Akebono? he and Konishiki were the 2 americans from hawaii. liked them both a lot. good call on that and great picture in your avatar!!
 
Remember George the Animal Steele? He had a green tongue and used to eat the stuffing from the corner padding.

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I used to HATE the iron sheik because of the issues we had with Iran and the hostages. I used to love seeing him get beat.

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Vuce said:
I used to HATE the iron sheik because of the issues we had with Iran and the hostages. I used to love seeing him get beat.

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When he tag teamed with Nikolai Volkoff and used to grab the mic and say "Iran #1. Russia #1. USA *pffft*". That was hilarious.
 
Rocco and Haystack were great. I also liked Andre the Giant. I was in that hotel bar (Hilton?) on the west side of Greenwich, ST (on Rt 1) one day after work in the early 80s. Anfre was there. A fan was pestering him for an autograph. Andre turned to him with a very authoritative ' off', and that was the end of that. Pretty cool.
 
Bret Hart, Ultimate Warrior, Rowdy Roddy Piper...all greats.

In NWA/WCW I really enjoyed the four horsemen, the Midnight Express, and Sting.

I used to love coming home from school when ESPN would air USWA or AWA matches at 4:00.
 
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I loved this guy. Adrian Adonis. A true bad ass.

Then WWF jumped the shark and turned him into a flaming named Adorable Adrian. :mad:
 
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I can see that most of these posters are younger than me based on their choices. I would say Jimmy Snuka (when I was little I used to put pillows on my living room floor and jump off the top of the coach like him until my Mom caught me and put an end to that) and Tito Santana were two of my favorites and my favorite bad guy was Kamala. That guy was terrifying. Anyone remember him? He was like 6' 10" and 400 lbs and he came out to drums and in the character of a headhunter. I still remember the first appearance he made.

I also liked any wrestler who used the sleeper hold or claw as their finishing move.

I lost interest in wrestling in my very early teens when I went to a couple of local shows and sat in the front and saw them assembling the stage with the shock absorbers underneath to make the sound when someone got slammed and hearing the guys whisper to to their opponents things like 'Ok, I'm going to whip you into the ropes and you drop kick me." Before that I pretty much thought it was real. I still respect the guys that do it because it is dangerous and they are great performers.

I have replaced fake wrestling and boxing with MMA for my combat sport enjoyment.
 
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UCweCONN said:
I can see that most of these posters are younger than me based on their choices. I would say Jimmy Snuka (when I was little I used to put pillows on my living room floor and jump off the top of the coach like him until my Mom caught me and put an end to that) and Tito Santana were two of my favorites and my favorite bad guy was Kamala. That guy was terrifying. Anyone remember him? He was like 6' 10" and 400 lbs and he came out to drums and in the character of a headhunter. I still remember the first appearance he made.
I also liked any wrestler who used the sleeper hold or claw as their finishing move.

I lost interest in wrestling in my very early teens when I went to a couple of local shows and sat in the front and saw them assembling the stage with the shock absorbers underneath to make the sound when someone got slammed and hearing the guys whisper to to their opponents things like 'Ok, I'm going to whip you into the ropes and you drop kick me." Before that I pretty much thought it was real. I still respect the guys that do it because it is dangerous and they are great performers.

I have replaced fake wrestling and boxing with MMA for my combat sport enjoyment.
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Who, Kamala, aka the Uganda Giant?? I have his figure:
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The guy who scared me the most was Abdullah the Butcher. I think he was NWA or AWA, but even though I mostly watched WWF, I saw him once covered in blood and I thought he was like some grotesque, bloodthirsty psycho!

Catch a load of this guy:

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UCweCONN said:
I can see that most of these posters are younger than me based on their choices. I would say Jimmy Snuka (when I was little I used to put pillows on my living room floor and jump off the top of the coach like him until my Mom caught me and put an end to that) and Tito Santana were two of my favorites and my favorite bad guy was Kamala. That guy was terrifying. Anyone remember him? He was like 6' 10" and 400 lbs and he came out to drums and in the character of a headhunter. I still remember the first appearance he made.

I also liked any wrestler who used the sleeper hold or claw as their finishing move.

I lost interest in wrestling in my very early teens when I went to a couple of local shows and sat in the front and saw them assembling the stage with the shock absorbers underneath to make the sound when someone got slammed and hearing the guys whisper to to their opponents things like 'Ok, I'm going to whip you into the ropes and you drop kick me." Before that I pretty much thought it was real. I still respect the guys that do it because it is dangerous and they are great performers.

I have replaced fake wrestling and boxing with MMA for my combat sport enjoyment.
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Seargent Slaughter and the Cobra Clutch. We used to try on each other and it did work.
 
Razor freaking Ramon!

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The best heel from the late 80s/early 90s:

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And who posted a pic of the Four Horsemen from the 1990s??? For the love of God, it's Flair, Arn Anderson, Ole Anderson, and Tully Blanchard:

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And one contemporary guy who is legitimately badass:

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Prince alberts brother lived in hilltop around 1998 or so........ Saw him on campus once
 
zyron said:
Also was in the surprisingly awesome movie, They Live.
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"I came here to kick ass and chew bubble gum. And I'm all out of bubble gum."
 
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