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"PROFESSIONAL" WRESTLING

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 2:50 pm
by The_Dude
I happened to flip past WWE Raw last night and saw highlights of last week's episode and Ric Flair's retirement speech, etc. They brought out a bunch of old school wrestlers that I remember from my childhood and it had me thinking about some of my favorite wrestlers that I used to enjoy watching as a kid.

The Four Horsemen (Ole/Arn Anderson, Flair, Barry Windham, Tully Blanchard, etc.)

Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat

Hillbilly Jim

"Superfly" Jimmy Snuka

Demolition

The Road Warriors

Rock 'N Roll Express

Midnight Express

The Fabulous Freebirds

Ronnie/Jimmy Garvin

The Great Muta

Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake

The Von Erich's

"The Gentleman" Chris Adams

"Ravishing" Rick Rude

"Flyin" Brian Pillman

I could go on and on. Name YOUR favorites from the past (or hell, even now if you still watch it.).

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 3:16 pm
by MrSpall
SNUKA!
The Junkyard Dog
Ahmed Johnson
Andre the Giant
Lex Luger
Sting
The Macho Man
Jake the Snake Roberts
The Ultimate Warrior
Psycho Sid
Hacksaw Jim Duggan

Those were the days.

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 3:20 pm
by deek
The Bushwackers

Ultimate Warrior

Junkyard Dog

Captain Lou Albino

and the aforementioned Road Warriors. Those were my favorites from back in the day.

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 3:21 pm
by MrSpall
Wasn't there a pro wrestling cartoon on Saturday mornings? I remember Hulk and JYD were in it. Anybody else know what I'm talking about?

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 3:25 pm
by The_Dude
MrSpall wrote:Wasn't there a pro wrestling cartoon on Saturday mornings? I remember Hulk and JYD were in it. Anybody else know what I'm talking about?
Hulk Hogan's "Rock 'n Wrestling"

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEH7jTdxP_8[/youtube]

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 3:28 pm
by MrSpall
YES!

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 4:16 pm
by deek
Classic cartoon...I watched it all the time!

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 4:25 pm
by HillgrassBluebillyFTW
demolition was a favorite of mine.

Rock N Wrestling was the sh*t.

There needs to be more cartoons like that.

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 4:50 pm
by The_Dude
Cactus Jack
One Man Gang
"The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase (and Virgil)
Rick/Scott Steiner
the Great Kabuki
Abdullah the Butcher
The Missing Link

Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 4:31 pm
by iammarky
Ultimate Warrior
Undertaker
Demolition
Road Warriors/Legion of Doom
Powers Of Pain
Bad News Brown
Superfly Jimmy Snuka

i could go on for days......

here's one that i bet everyone has forgotten: how about MR. PERFECT? Nobody liked him, he was a bad guy then. But he was an awesome wrestler. I think he's dead now though.....

Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 7:20 pm
by rezin
"the perfect plex" was my favorite move to put on kids in the neighborhood.

that and the "sharpshooter".

Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 9:55 am
by The_Dude
iammarky wrote:Ultimate Warrior
Undertaker
Demolition
Road Warriors/Legion of Doom
Powers Of Pain
Bad News Brown
Superfly Jimmy Snuka

i could go on for days......

here's one that i bet everyone has forgotten: how about MR. PERFECT? Nobody liked him, he was a bad guy then. But he was an awesome wrestler. I think he's dead now though.....
Curt Hennig was awesome even before he was Mr. Perfect.

Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 10:20 am
by HillgrassBluebillyFTW
yeah Perfect OD'd if I remember correctly.. or did he have a 'roid induced heart attack?

Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 6:55 pm
by iammarky
anderson wrote:yeah Perfect OD'd if I remember correctly.. or did he have a 'roid induced heart attack?
probably both


and i heard that lex lugar was in prison for murdering miss elizabeth. can anyone tell me if that is true?

Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:51 pm
by G Fresh
iammarky wrote:
anderson wrote:yeah Perfect OD'd if I remember correctly.. or did he have a 'roid induced heart attack?
probably both


and i heard that lex lugar was in prison for murdering miss elizabeth. can anyone tell me if that is true?
Curt Hennig

Lex Lugar

Seriously, have none of you heard of Wikipedia? Granted it's not necessarily the most accurate of sources, but for pro wrestlers, it's close enough. :wink: