I’m kind of surprised Jericho wasn’t mentioned here much. I know most tastes on this have been classic but he was always a great promo and has been solid in the ring for a long time. He’s also been amazing at changing things up to stay fresh and is still doing so.
Best “Rassler” of all time?
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I really liked Jericho, especially in his WCW days. He never got the push he seemed to deserve, but I loved the way he was able to build a serious feud with Goldberg all by himself. Goldberg never wrestled him, never talked about him in promos, nothing. But Jericho would cut hilarious promos on Goldberg, walk around with his 'Jericho Personal Security' Ralphus...
Jericho definitely deserves a mention. Great in the ring, tremendous on the mic, and gets the business. Still great today.
Ironically, George South was one of the guys in the Gladiators, the only team the Mulkeys ever beat.
This thread shows me that as much as we can disagree on politics, we agree that 1980's wrestling was the limelight of the sport. Remember the James Boys/James Gang? That first match with the Midnight Express where Pee Wee Anderson was the ref and Jim Cornette went apoplectic about the fact it was obviously Magnum and Dusty under the masks?
Crockett: "Where did these guys come from?"
Cornette:"They came from Dusty Rhodes' car!"
The other wrestlers loved the Mulkeys. I have heard this broadcast but I'm glad you reposted it, man. Nikita used to give the Mulkeys an extra $50 after a match for selling so well. And Cornette mixed Randy and Bill up in the interview. Randy was the skinny guy with the concave chest. I love the Anderson match they had with the Midnight Express where the cops had to escort the Express out of the ring because the locals wanted to kill them.
The underage girl in the broadcast I had never heard of until this piece. What a young girl saw in Randy Mulkey I will never know.
Andy Kaufman ...with apologies to Rick Flair and Haystack ...
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Dusty loved that gimmick whether it was the Yellow Dog, Charlie Brown From Outta Town or this guy:
But that's not Dusty Rhodes. It's the Midnight Rider. The green elbow pad and the spinning wrist thingy was this Rider copying Dusty. THIS was wrestling in the 1980's. I used to leave my high school gf's house at 11:20 so I could catch the 11:30 wrestling show on WLOS Channel 13.Dusty loved that gimmick whether it was the Yellow Dog, Charlie Brown From Outta Town or this guy:
For me first there was George Becker and Johnny Weaver as good guys Rip Hawk and Swede Hansen, The Masked Bolos, as bad guys
Later Dusty Rhodes and Johnny Valentine, Sting, and Roddy Piper, Ric Flair, the four Horsemen,
Most recent for me was Goldberg .
I never saw Samartino or much of the Briscos and Funks.
Later Dusty Rhodes and Johnny Valentine, Sting, and Roddy Piper, Ric Flair, the four Horsemen,
Most recent for me was Goldberg .
I never saw Samartino or much of the Briscos and Funks.
I don't remember too much from when I was watching wrestling, but do remember the British Bulldogs tag team was always a favorite.
As a kid I loved Ricky Steambolt but you didn't get more entertaining than Ric Flair from the old school. During the attitude era it was all about Stonecold and the Rock. They made things interesting. Mick Foley was a great supporting character. His different personas were creative and fun. A guy like Brock Lesner is physically superior but he has no depth as a character. He needs Paul Heyman to get out there and talk for him.
Then you need to watch the Youtube video of the introduction to the Shockmaster. Davey Boy is a hoot when Shock botches the intro. So is Flair.
I don’t know about the best but I loved the characters from the late 70’s
Chief Jay Strongbow -
George the Animal Steele -
I met Dusty Rhodes in an IHOP in Atl in 95 or so and also ran into Ivan and Nikita Koloff at a stop light where 277 turns Into Bull St . They were coming into town for a match at the Township....cracked me up that they had southern accents.
Chief Jay Strongbow -
George the Animal Steele -
I met Dusty Rhodes in an IHOP in Atl in 95 or so and also ran into Ivan and Nikita Koloff at a stop light where 277 turns Into Bull St . They were coming into town for a match at the Township....cracked me up that they had southern accents.
How about Double A.....Arn Anderson? Check out some of his promos on youtube. The guy was great.
If you have a few minutes, check out Uproxx/With Spandex. They have a writer that goes back and reviews old Monday Nitros and WWF Raws from the late 90s. They are hilarious and bring back lots of memories, some good and some not so good.
