Comments on: I Should Also Mention…

By: Fred Batiste, A Weapon of Mass Destruction

Fred Batiste, A Weapon of Mass Destruction — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 02:42:43 +0000

Kirk..

Naitch (the character) was balla as hell..
Victor Newman (the character) was balla as hell…but still Double-A was the shit to me.

lol @ Randy Savage sounding like a constipated Bobcat Goldthwait…I kinda was gonna say he sounded like Lou Rawls with strep throat..but your idea worked too.

By: Kirk

Kirk — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 21:27:34 +0000

Dave, I’m just doing the Lord’s work.

Fred, if I recall, Victor was some dude on a soap opera. Not the best way to assert Flair’s manliness.

I always liked the batshit crazy guys. The Bushwhackers, George The Animal Steele, Steve Austin, etc. At least they were entertaining. Even the Macho Man sort of worked. He sounded like a mildly constipated version of Bobcat Goldthwait from the Police Academy days, but with a 6 pack a day Pall Mall habit. Good times.

Also, for some real wrasslin’ nostalgia, check out http://www.wrestlecrap.com

By: FredBatiste, A Weapon of Mass Destruction

FredBatiste, A Weapon of Mass Destruction — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 17:36:43 +0000

Dude…Naitch (the character) was ahead of his time..He was shiny wayyyy before Puffy. Pinky rings, the suits ..the women…..he was up there with Victor Newman when it came to childhood heroes (Yes I do root for villains, go figure)

but I digress…

I’m from the old Mid-South territory, mane Skandor akbar, Kamala..the freebirds and the whole nine…

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 17:06:58 +0000

I think it all the time but I have to say it today. God bless you, Kirk.

By: Rex

Rex — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 21:43:39 +0000

Oh Stephanie… you are bringing back some memories! Kabuki. Yes, I remember him. And Kamala the Ugandan Giant, Gary Hart, Skandar Akbar, Armand Hussein, Gentleman Chris Adams, Ken Mantel (who was my first favorite wrestler), etc. Good times.

(Jeez, I had all but wiped Kabuki from the memory banks. Remember how he used to spray that stuff from his mouth?)

By: Kirk

Kirk — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 19:30:01 +0000

Dave, ask and ye shall getteth, or something:

http://www.amazon.com/Very-Best-GLOW-Gorgeous-Wrestling/dp/B000FILUGU/ref=pd_bbs_2/002-3778733-4939228?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1185478170&sr=8-2

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 16:35:17 +0000

G.L.O.W was fantastic! The characters were funny but the skits made it even better. I wish I could find a dvd.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 22:41:17 +0000

I loved Junkyard Dog…and who remembers Kabuki?

Fun times.

Did anyone here watch G.L.O.W.?

By: Rex

Rex — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 04:07:33 +0000

I grew up watching the Dallas/FW feed of World Class Championship Wrestling. Many people started out there (King Kong Bundy, etc.) and many others went through there (Superfly, Ric Flair, The Freebirds, etc.), but it was all held together by the Von Erich family. Kevin, David, Kerry, Mike and Chris (way later). Pretty tragic family as five of the six brothers have died young. Only Kevin is alive now living in Hawaii of all places.

Anyway, the patriarch “Fritz Von Erich” gave us… THE CLAW!!!

Also watched the 70s & 80s feed of Georgia Championship Wrestling, which spawned many big names too. It aired nationally on TBS.

(sigh) I too believed it was all real up until I was in college. It was before the day of the WWF/WWE. The setup was less silly and seemed more real. The WWF/WWE really went overboard and exposed it for what it was… (anyway, that’s my excuse for buying into it).

By: Kirk

Kirk — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 01:13:21 +0000

This abusrd Ric Flair man-crush people have is beyond me. I worship no man in a sequined robe. Ric Flair is just Liberace without the piano.

Although, if Vince McMahon is reading, a “Piano Match” could be great…