Arguably the greatest day in Wrassling, 19 years ago today

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[BufordT 429]

Maybe not the greatest day in wrestling....but this could've been the funniest. A bit racist as well, not sure if this stunt would fly in this day and age.

 

Skip to the 2min mark if you don't have attention span

http://www.wrestlecrap.com/icfyt/it-came-from-youtube-ted-dibiases-basketball-challenge-makes-a-child-cry/

[tanatastic 2,062]

Maybe not the greatest day in wrestling....but this could've been the funniest. A bit racist as well, not sure if this stunt would fly in this day and age.

 

Skip to the 2min mark if you don't have attention span

 

http://www.wrestlecrap.com/icfyt/it-came-from-youtube-ted-dibiases-basketball-challenge-makes-a-child-cry/

Wow that was awesome, never seen it! That kind of thing would never go over today.

[Kopy 561]

WWE payper view tonight. Not 1 of their big 3, so I'm sure it'll be a crap fest. But what the hell, I got nothing else better to do.

[MDC 7,219]

The best moment in wrestling history was when Roddy Piper hit Superfly Snuka in the head with the coconuts.

I cried when I was 12

[edjr 6,579]

Maybe not the greatest day in wrestling....but this could've been the funniest. A bit racist as well, not sure if this stunt would fly in this day and age.

 

Skip to the 2min mark if you don't have attention span

 

http://www.wrestlecrap.com/icfyt/it-came-from-youtube-ted-dibiases-basketball-challenge-makes-a-child-cry/

 

Million Dollar man was easily one of the top 5 characters in WWF history. Probably top 3.

 

 

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[NEWPOSTERGUY! 288]

tl;dr ... BUT

 

any wrasslin' thread that is bereft of praise for the likes of Bruno Sammartino, Chief Jay Strongbow, Pedro Morales, Tori and Tanaka, and the Iron Claw is kinda FAIL.

 

HTH -

[Kopy 561]

All due respect to Sammartino. Take him out of Madison Square Garden, and he doesn't have much left to show for. He was a stand up guy, and did a great deal of good for the eastern immigrant communities in places like Boston, New York, Philly. But as a wrestler, he was severely over rated.

He lucked out that Senior liked him, and that Vince left the NWA. The WWWF was able to then just stay regional and not tour the world.

[Vikings4ever 541]

tl;dr ... BUT

 

any wrasslin' thread that is bereft of praise for the likes of Bruno Sammartino, Chief Jay Strongbow, Pedro Morales, Tori and Tanaka, and the Iron Claw is kinda FAIL.

 

HTH -

No sleight to any of them, but few of us are old enough to have seen their finest moments (other than Phurfur, who thinks today's wrestling pales in comparison to the stuff the Greeks were doing). Whereas the stuff in the thread is the right age for many of us to have watched.

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The first and ONLY time Andre the Giant lost or was even knocked down. Folks were worried if Andre would let this happen. He passed the torch to HH, like a real man.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JD4Y6TqmAfY

 

That's the one I was going for... Hogan slams Andre... without a doubt the most memorable wrestling moment for me.

 

Maybe add some Snuka off the top rope with the bell too... who did Superfly brain with the bell? Ricky Steamboat?

[TD Ryan2 316]

somewhere... in a dusty, smelly nursing home, Phurfur is spittling, "Killer Kowalski"...

[tanatastic 2,062]

No sleight to any of them, but few of us are old enough to have seen their finest moments (other than Phurfur, who thinks today's wrestling pales in comparison to the stuff the Greeks were doing). Whereas the stuff in the thread is the right age for many of us to have watched.

The showmanship of the old timers just doesnt compare to the 2 golden ages of wrestling, 80s and attitude era.

[Kopy 561]

 

That's the one I was going for... Hogan slams Andre... without a doubt the most memorable wrestling moment for me.

 

Maybe add some Snuka off the top rope with the bell too... who did Superfly brain with the bell? Ricky Steamboat?

My single best moment for me was when I saw Big Van Vader do a moonsault for the first time. WOW! The guy was 400 to 450 most of his Vader career, and here he is doing a friggen moonsault. It was incredible.

[Vikings4ever 541]

Maybe add some Snuka off the top rope with the bell too... who did Superfly brain with the bell? Ricky Steamboat?

You're thinking of Macho Man and Steamboat.

 

[BufordT 429]

tl;dr ... BUT

 

any wrasslin' thread that is bereft of praise for the likes of Bruno Sammartino, Chief Jay Strongbow, Pedro Morales, Tori and Tanaka, and the Iron Claw is kinda FAIL.

 

HTH

You forgot Larry Zibysko (sp?). He had Sammartino's number. I used to love the guys that always got their butts kicked like "The Unpredictable" Johnny Rodz and Jose Luis Rivera. Leaping Lanny Poffo would read a cocky poem he taped to a bottom of a Frisbee and throw a few out to the crowd. Then he would proceed to get his arse kicked.

[Patriotsfatboy1 1,432]

You forgot Larry Zibysko (sp?). He had Sammartino's number. I used to love the guys that always got their butts kicked like "The Unpredictable" Johnny Rodz and Jose Luis Rivera. Leaping Lanny Poffo would read a cocky poem he taped to a bottom of a Frisbee and throw a few out to the crowd. Then he would proceed to get his arse kicked.

Poffo is in a different era than the others you mention.

 

I assume you know that Leaping Lanny is really Macho Man's brother.

[Cloaca du jour 2,148]

Who smacked around geraldo rivera? Got sued for it...may have been Dibiase.

 

Tony Atlas with the healed bullet wound in his back was always a middle of the pack guy.

 

Anyone remember the moondogs? Spot and Rex

 

The indian brothers...they would get to doin their injun dance and the knees to the face...the Strongbows.

 

Bob Backlund and his chicken wing.

[Chronic Husker 85]

One of the best things about 80's wwf was Canada's Greatest Athlete.

 

[NEWPOSTERGUY! 288]

You forgot Larry Zibysko (sp?). He had Sammartino's number. I used to love the guys that always got their butts kicked like "The Unpredictable" Johnny Rodz and Jose Luis Rivera. Leaping Lanny Poffo would read a cocky poem he taped to a bottom of a Frisbee and throw a few out to the crowd. Then he would proceed to get his arse kicked.

 

 

there was also Tony Garea from Auckland, NZ ... Eddie Figueroa (not the Yankees fahg pitcher)

 

used to watch at 11 on Saturday nights, was called "LUCHA LIBRE", and was broadcast here in NYC on the spanish channel 41

 

pure, unadulterated schlock ... loved how they would X out the screen when 'blood' was drawn , and the Iron Claw always had Xed out matches ... as a kid, i found that sh!t hilarious

[Bishop82 61]

The greatest day in wrestling was any day that I was watching ECW.

 

Also, the debut of the Shockmaster.

Saw this video a few days ago and brought back a lot of memories.

 

[Kopy 561]

Who smacked around geraldo rivera? Got sued for it...may have been Dibiase.

Tony Atlas with the healed bullet wound in his back was always a middle of the pack guy.

Anyone remember the moondogs? Spot and Rex

The indian brothers...they would get to doin their injun dance and the knees to the face...the Strongbows.

Bob Backlund and his chicken wing.

I dont remember the Rivera one. But back in the day David Schultz slapped the crap out of a tv reporter who called wrestling fake. It was in the early 80's on a 20/20 type show. I cant remember if he got sued, but it did cost him his job with Vince.

Schultz was a bully and a nut job. But the boys sure did respect the heck out of him for " protecting the business. "

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Anyone remember the moondogs? Spot and Rex

 

 

Yes.

 

My most hated tag team of all time, has to be the Bushwackers.

Fock I hated them

[Patriotsfatboy1 1,432]

I dont remember the Rivera one. But back in the day David Schultz slapped the crap out of a tv reporter who called wrestling fake. It was in the early 80's on a 20/20 type show. I cant remember if he got sued, but it did cost him his job with Vince.

Schultz was a bully and a nut job. But the boys sure did respect the heck out of him for " protecting the business. "

 

The reporter was John Stossel and it was on 20/20, I think. If I remember, Stossel ended up with some hearing loss or something like that.

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The reporter was John Stossel and it was on 20/20, I think. If I remember, Stossel ended up with some hearing loss or something like that.

This shizz was classic. I absolutely cant stand when people go out of their way to say wrestling is fake as if its trying to be real fighting. Its not, its theater, pageantry, drama its no different than a play. Would you go up to a hamlet actor and tell him his play was fake and not really happening? Even as a little kid I knew it was showmanship. You know movies are fake too? Jurassic park isnt real, you know that? Really burns me up. Gee really, so the undertaker really isnt a magic undead demon and Papa shango didnt really put a curse on the ultimate warrior? Noooo.

[patweisers44 832]

This shizz was classic. I absolutely cant stand when people go out of their way to say wrestling is fake as if its trying to be real fighting. Its not, its theater, pageantry, drama its no different than a play. Would you go up to a hamlet actor and tell him his play was fake and not really happening? Even as a little kid I knew it was showmanship. You know movies are fake too? Jurassic park isnt real, you know that? Really burns me up. Gee really, so the undertaker really isnt a magic undead demon and Papa shango didnt really put a curse on the ultimate warrior? Noooo.

I do love the Star Wars/Comic Book/Cartoon guys that rip on wrasslin'. Always great schtick.

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Yes.

 

My most hated tag team of all time, has to be the Bushwackers.

Fock I hated them

Then you didn't catch them pre WWF. They had a reputation in the circuits, but I first got a look at them when Bill Watts went national with his promotion, Universal Wrestling Federation, headlined with the Fabulous Freebirds, Sting, DIngo (Ultimate) Warrior, Dr Death Steve Williams, Eddie Gilbert, Ted DiBiase, Terry Taylor, Jim Duggan etc. Among the talent were teh Sheepherders, the precursor to the Bushwackers. Back then, the were absolute violence machines. Probably the second most feared tag team out there, just behind the Road Warriors. They entered Vince's group, and were a joke.

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Yes.

 

My most hated tag team of all time, has to be the Bushwackers.

Fock I hated them

My fav tag team has to be the Dudley Boyz. Their schtick was some of the funniest stuff and it still cracks me up when I youtube it. Bubba ray yelling at Devon to "Get the tables!" and then slamming people throught hem was classic. They even slammed multiple women from the top rope powerbomb. Bubba would sit there with a blank stare as if he was in a trance. Cracks me up.

[BufordT 429]

Poffo is in a different era than the others you mention.

 

I assume you know that Leaping Lanny is really Macho Man's brother.

They were all in the 80's which were my peak years of watching the wwf. Poffo was probably mid/late 80's maybe into the 90's.

 

Don't know much about wrasslin after 1989-90. Kinda like my music tastes....any post 1990 I don't have a clue.

[Patriotsfatboy1 1,432]

This shizz was classic. I absolutely cant stand when people go out of their way to say wrestling is fake as if its trying to be real fighting. Its not, its theater, pageantry, drama its no different than a play. Would you go up to a hamlet actor and tell him his play was fake and not really happening? Even as a little kid I knew it was showmanship. You know movies are fake too? Jurassic park isnt real, you know that? Really burns me up. Gee really, so the undertaker really isnt a magic undead demon and Papa shango didnt really put a curse on the ultimate warrior? Noooo.

 

You forget that, at that time, wrestlers and their fans insisted that it was not entertainment and it was not scripted in any way. They (WWF/WWE) finally had to come clean and admit that it was all scripted and for entertainment purposes only. However, there were (still are) wrestling dorks who did not believe it and insisted that it was all legitimate sports.

[Patriotsfatboy1 1,432]

They were all in the 80's which were my peak years of watching the wwf. Poffo was probably mid/late 80's maybe into the 90's.

 

Don't know much about wrasslin after 1989-90. Kinda like my music tastes....any post 1990 I don't have a clue.

 

Sammartino started wrestling in the 60's. So did Johnny Rodz. If you saw them in the 80's, it was like watching Ric Flair or Hulk Hogan wrestling now. Old and flabby.

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You forget that, at that time, wrestlers and their fans insisted that it was not entertainment and it was not scripted in any way. They (WWF/WWE) finally had to come clean and admit that it was all scripted and for entertainment purposes only. However, there were (still are) wrestling dorks who did not believe it and insisted that it was all legitimate sports.

It's still real to me, dammit!!

[Kopy 561]

Then you didn't catch them pre WWF. They had a reputation in the circuits, but I first got a look at them when Bill Watts went national with his promotion, Universal Wrestling Federation, headlined with the Fabulous Freebirds, Sting, DIngo (Ultimate) Warrior, Dr Death Steve Williams, Eddie Gilbert, Ted DiBiase, Terry Taylor, Jim Duggan etc. Among the talent were teh Sheepherders, the precursor to the Bushwackers. Back then, the were absolute violence machines. Probably the second most feared tag team out there, just behind the Road Warriors. They entered Vince's group, and were a joke.

I remember a uwf, sheephearders versus fantastics barbed wire match. I had never seen so much blood in one match. ECW think they're extreme, they got nothing on the pre 90's bushwackers.