OT: Ur Favorite Wrestler growing up- pic

[StoweD210]

Always liked when Tony Atlas said "rassle".

Atlas' interviews were in the same mold as Jimmy Snuka's; You were always left thinking "Wait, what did he say?"
(Neither of them could touch the Ultimate Warrior in this department, though.)

On a WWE best of the 80's DVD, Atlas and Paul Orndorff had a brawl backstage. Afterwards, they interview Atlas, who is ticked off at Orndorff. He calls him a nincompoop, but spits the word out like it is the most curse word ever. It made the whole segment worth it.

 

[DaddyChoc]

Pimpin At Easy.. The Godfather

 

[CL82]

Isn't that Rick Martel with Garea? I ask because my first memory of pro wrestling on TV was a clip of a match where Garea and Martel beat the Moondogs (managed by Lou Albano) for the tag titles. That set off a couple decades worth of wrestling viewing.

Oops you are right! How'd I miss that? Ho and Garea won the tag team championship in '74 against Mr. Fuji and Toru Tanaka. They were the consumate "good guys" so they were easy to like. They lost the title a few months later to the Valient Brothers (no not the Venture Bros.).

 

[CL82]

There's a great Biography or History Channel show on the life of Andre. It's pretty funny. They interview his brother and other people from France where he grew and many wrestlers.

Bottom line? Every story no matter how bizarre is pretty much true. He could literally drink a case a liquor a night in the bars. No one can verify some of the stories because he drank everyone under the table. His eating stories are equally urban legends.

His strength while he performed in the 70's and early 80's was legendary. Guys like Bruno, Gorilla and Sgt Slaughter said he could lift or move whatever object was in front of him. Wasn't much of a weightlifter, but he was so much stronger than anyone.

Thanks, I'll look for it.

 

[Dove]

Weirdly I always remember the ultimate punching bag, Steve King. Never saw him win.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vopXCTOFVR4&feature=player_embedded#!

Remember him?

Or Steve Travis..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwuFf19heQk

 

[HuskyBaggins]

OH YEAH!!! Like takin' candy from a baby

 

[HuskyBaggins]

i'm here to kick ass and chew bubble gum and i'm all out of bubble gum

 

[StoweD210]

Weirdly I always remember the ultimate punching bag, Steve King. Never saw him win.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vopXCTOFVR4&feature=player_embedded#!

Remember him?

Or Steve Travis..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwuFf19heQk

Steve Travis, part of the "Carolina Connection" with Rick McGraw. They always got that one glimmer of hope against teams like the Samoans, Fuji & Saito, Ventura & Adonis, etc and then got pummeled into oblivion.

 

[lavuuk153]

1. Bret Hart
2. Sting
3. DX with the nod going to the New Age Outlaws.
4. Stone Cold
5. was Chris Benoit but that kinda changed......

 

[orangehomer]

 

[GavinEdreamy]

Latino Heat: Eddie Guerrero