djv, if you're old enough to remember gorgeous george, bet you remember my favorite - the missouri mauler. now there was a ras'ler.
XFL LOCK OF THE YEAR....
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back in the 60's , when i was a kid in New Carlisle, OHIO.......BOBO BRAZIL....ARGENTINO APOLLO....FLYIN FRED CURREY.....THE SHEIK......my brother put 'the sleeper' on me once, I'm still feelin it!!!!!!! Grady
Shats:
With your list of wrestlers, you made me think of things I haven't recalled in TWENTY FIVE YEARS!
Wow.
I remember the days of Ivan Putski (the greatest comic act in wrestling history), Gary Hart (the gouteed "manager" not the politician), "The Brute" who was a ball-headed beast, SuperStar Bily Graham (what a phenomenal bad guy). When I was a Kid I used to dress up as the Missiour Mauler, who was a bad guy in black tights. We always re-enacted the matches that were shown from the Sportatorium in downtown Dallas or the War Coleasium in Ft. Worth. But the king of wrestling back in the 70's was old Fritz Von Erich who was famed for the "iron claw." Man, I have tears in my eyes thinking about all the Saturday nights I was in front of the TV. I guess it shows that wrestling has some social value, although today's product with fireworks and big-breasted bimbos just isn't the same as back in the good old days.
I'd like to hear more stories, should any of you care to share them. Credibility now shot, I am
Nolan Dalla
With your list of wrestlers, you made me think of things I haven't recalled in TWENTY FIVE YEARS!
Wow.
I remember the days of Ivan Putski (the greatest comic act in wrestling history), Gary Hart (the gouteed "manager" not the politician), "The Brute" who was a ball-headed beast, SuperStar Bily Graham (what a phenomenal bad guy). When I was a Kid I used to dress up as the Missiour Mauler, who was a bad guy in black tights. We always re-enacted the matches that were shown from the Sportatorium in downtown Dallas or the War Coleasium in Ft. Worth. But the king of wrestling back in the 70's was old Fritz Von Erich who was famed for the "iron claw." Man, I have tears in my eyes thinking about all the Saturday nights I was in front of the TV. I guess it shows that wrestling has some social value, although today's product with fireworks and big-breasted bimbos just isn't the same as back in the good old days.
I'd like to hear more stories, should any of you care to share them. Credibility now shot, I am
Nolan Dalla
Ah hell, I can't stop myself. This stuff is like a naracotic. For those who may not remember, here's my take on IVAN PUTSKI.
Putski used to wrestle in Ft. Worth. The natches were taped on Monday nights (Dallas ran their matches on Tuesday night -- I went to many of those matches). I assume he was popular in other part of the country, as well.
Anyway Putski used to wear this outfit that was like a leotard -- you know, it would wrap around his ass, go up his body and he'd have a muscle shirt, but it was all in one piece. Problem was, Puski was about 80 pounds overweight. So, he looked like a freak in that outfit. It's was freakin' hysterical just to watch him, kinda like the 50 year old guys you see in Florida wearing speedo walking the beach.
Anyway, Ivan Putski was supposedly from Poland. He was a conentration camp survivor. I swear, folks, I'm not making this up. Putski woudl walk around the rin, couldn't speak a word of English and would always manage to win his matches. It was the equivalent of watching Inspector Cluseau solve a murder case in the ring. He had the brains of a ant, but would stumble into the most beautiful act of athleticism you would ever imagine.
Case in point: Once I saw Putski wrestling "the Brute," who was a brainless mute the supposedly escaped from a Prison. Putski was smiling and with a face that resembled Luciana Pavorotti would glee at the audience never meaning to hurt a flea. The hysteria of the act was that Putski would stand there so gullible and the bad guy (in this case, The Brute) would do everything dastardly to win the match. trouble was, they would often trip themselves up with their antics. Putski would be thrown around the ring like a sock puppet and would get up with a loveable grin, innocent to the world. Then suddenly, The Brute would go for the kill, accidently stumble or slip up for some reason and Putski, exhausted would "accidentally" fall on top of The Brute for the pin and three count and the match. it was hysteria. I mean watching that stuff, and seeing 5,000 people jumping up and down watching a rigged match and "Ivan Putski" was like seeing the third act of La Triviada. I mean it was a freakin' masterpiece.
Oh man, don't get me started. I'm hyperventalating here.
NOlan Dalla
Putski used to wrestle in Ft. Worth. The natches were taped on Monday nights (Dallas ran their matches on Tuesday night -- I went to many of those matches). I assume he was popular in other part of the country, as well.
Anyway Putski used to wear this outfit that was like a leotard -- you know, it would wrap around his ass, go up his body and he'd have a muscle shirt, but it was all in one piece. Problem was, Puski was about 80 pounds overweight. So, he looked like a freak in that outfit. It's was freakin' hysterical just to watch him, kinda like the 50 year old guys you see in Florida wearing speedo walking the beach.
Anyway, Ivan Putski was supposedly from Poland. He was a conentration camp survivor. I swear, folks, I'm not making this up. Putski woudl walk around the rin, couldn't speak a word of English and would always manage to win his matches. It was the equivalent of watching Inspector Cluseau solve a murder case in the ring. He had the brains of a ant, but would stumble into the most beautiful act of athleticism you would ever imagine.
Case in point: Once I saw Putski wrestling "the Brute," who was a brainless mute the supposedly escaped from a Prison. Putski was smiling and with a face that resembled Luciana Pavorotti would glee at the audience never meaning to hurt a flea. The hysteria of the act was that Putski would stand there so gullible and the bad guy (in this case, The Brute) would do everything dastardly to win the match. trouble was, they would often trip themselves up with their antics. Putski would be thrown around the ring like a sock puppet and would get up with a loveable grin, innocent to the world. Then suddenly, The Brute would go for the kill, accidently stumble or slip up for some reason and Putski, exhausted would "accidentally" fall on top of The Brute for the pin and three count and the match. it was hysteria. I mean watching that stuff, and seeing 5,000 people jumping up and down watching a rigged match and "Ivan Putski" was like seeing the third act of La Triviada. I mean it was a freakin' masterpiece.
Oh man, don't get me started. I'm hyperventalating here.
NOlan Dalla
Remember now, the announcers would always talk about it as:
Ivan Putski: POLISH POWER!
If I remember correctly, didn't he also have a son wrestle with him for a while. NOt sure if it was his or staged.
Thinking of the Von Erichs, what a tough life Fritz had to live losing I believe 3 out of 4 of his sons.
Rick Rude wrestled in Texas for awhile, and was friends with the Von Erichs, they were in to a little mood enhancing things that didn't help out their situation. I only know this because I was a classmate with Rick's brother. There memory still lives on.
There was also a wrestler that was killed in the eighties at a park in Texas. He played a rich, bad guy with black hair and a tan. This was when the Von WERich's were wrestling, the Missing Link, Uganda Giant Kamala, Gentleman Chris Adams, Jim Coronet was the manager for the _________ Express.
Good times!
Ivan Putski: POLISH POWER!
If I remember correctly, didn't he also have a son wrestle with him for a while. NOt sure if it was his or staged.
Thinking of the Von Erichs, what a tough life Fritz had to live losing I believe 3 out of 4 of his sons.
Rick Rude wrestled in Texas for awhile, and was friends with the Von Erichs, they were in to a little mood enhancing things that didn't help out their situation. I only know this because I was a classmate with Rick's brother. There memory still lives on.
There was also a wrestler that was killed in the eighties at a park in Texas. He played a rich, bad guy with black hair and a tan. This was when the Von WERich's were wrestling, the Missing Link, Uganda Giant Kamala, Gentleman Chris Adams, Jim Coronet was the manager for the _________ Express.
Good times!
