Wrestlers Who Made An Impression

[Draka]

Man, and Prince just died. I know, not wrestler related, but a much bigger thing to me.

 

[Skwim]

The Crusher
Verne Gagne
Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell
"Pretty Boy" Bobby Heenan
Nick Bockwinkel
"Black Jack" Lanza
"Mad Dog" Vachon
Ray "The Crippler" Stevens
Dusty Rhodes
Larry Hennig
Baron von Raschke

I'm sure I missed a couple. The memory isn't what it used to be.

In any case, good memories. Went to several matches. Great stuff.

Dirty Dick Raines

Not that I care about wrestling, but the name sticks in my head.

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[Revoltingest]

Not that I care about wrestling, but......

Too late.
Now we know you care.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

They better do a tribute, especially if Triple H is still in charge (is he still in charge, I don't follow wrestling anymore?).

He's not at the helm, but he's pretty far up the totem pole. (I don't remember his exact position)

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

They better do a tribute, especially if Triple H is still in charge (is he still in charge, I don't follow wrestling anymore?).

It's really Stephanie that's in charge.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Given that Chyna was an original member of DX, even before they were called DX and going by the Clique (back when Rick Rude was with them), I am pretty sure they are going to have a very wonderful tribute for her.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Damn, hard to believe Rick Rude has been dead for nearly 20 years now. But, then again, if you watch the first year of Raw it's a tragic list filled with wrestlers who didn't live long enough to see the 20th anniversary show.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

I am super totally jealous of this one local band here because a couple weeks ago they got to meet Mick Foley.
But if that band ever makes it big, I can say I was at their first concert.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

One event that definitely left an impression was when DX invaded Nitro. Though I still think WCW handled it poorly, it was still awesome!

Spoiler: just incase - lots of sexual inuendos

 

[ShivaFan]

I have to admit, back in the WWF days (1980s I think), a friend got me to go to a few of those live WWF shows and, put a bag over my head, some of those classic characters got me a bit hooked, I mean we would be laughing, and at work even we would talk about them and laugh. It was a great act, actually.

I may not remember the exact names so if I misspell some of the names, sorry, but I remember some who made an "impression", and made us laugh, viz:

Hulk Hogan, Sargent Slaughter, Haystacks Calhoun, Alexis Smirnoff (some Vodka brand) the evil Russian Communist, The Iron Sheik an Iranian Muslim, Tito Santana a "Mexican" character who would get beaten up but in the end defeat the goonda, Andre the Giant, Rowdy Roddy Piper the Scot. Funny stuff.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Alexis Smirnoff (some Vodka brand) the evil Russian Communist

You may be thinking of Nikolai Volkoff.

The Iron Sheik an Iranian Muslim

I always enjoyed watching the Iron Sheik. He was actually a very accomplished Greco-Roman wrestler during his days in Iran. What's even more interesting is that he was a body guard of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran. And without a doubt his Iranian background is what made him such an excellent heel in an industry overflowing with patriotic displays and Americana.