Classic Wrestling Discussion: Part III & Wrestler Poll

[Tyrus Cobb]

Bret Hart will always be my favourite.

Ric Flair - truly is the best of all-time.

Macho Man - always delivered in the ring, and even though some of his promos were crazy, he had many good ones

Hulk Hogan - great heel and great face. And told me to take my vitamines

Austin - total badass

 

[Ben Grimm]

Which WM is this?

 

[JackSlater]

Which WM is this?

Wrestlemania 9 and... not Wrestlemania, as far as I can tell.

 

[Ben Grimm]

Wrestlemania 9 and... not Wrestlemania, as far as I can tell.

Good job!

 

[BostonBob]

So here's 2 trivia questions for the rasslin' fans here:

- name the masked wrestler in the above videos ( hint: without a mask he was part of a well known real life brother tag team ) ????
- what name did his brother wrestle under during his WWF stint ????

Well those trivia questions turned out to be as popular as a long Ahmed Johnson promo. Anyway - here's the answers:

- the masked wrestler was The Super Destroyer ( Scott " Hog " Irwin who formed the tag team of The Long Riders with his real life brother Bill Irwin).

- Irwin is probably best known as The Goon in the WWF.

 

[JackSlater]

Well those trivia questions turned out to be as popular as a long Ahmed Johnson promo. Anyway - here's the answers:

- the masked wrestler was The Super Destroyer ( Scott " Hog " Irwin who formed the tag team of The Long Riders with his real life brother Bill Irwin).

- Irwin is probably best known as The Goon in the WWF.

I thought about it but came up with nothing even close to the answer. Also not convinced about the "well known" tag team aspect...

 

[GretzkytoKurri9917]

Favorite of mine Antonino Rocca.

 

[Ben Grimm]

"Gauthier's father, Martin, is a bodybuilder who was named Mr. Canada in 1984. Gauthier's grandfather, Denis, was a professional wrestler and Mr. Canada in 1964, as well as a runner-up for Mr. Universe. Gauthier's uncle, Denis Jr., played 554 games as an NHL defenseman. But league evaluators were equally fixated on the fact that Gauthier's grandfather married Joanne Rougeau, a member of one of Canada's most famous wrestling families whose brothers were the 1980s World Wrestling Federation tag-team duo the Fabulous Rougeau Brothers." How Julien Gauthier went from workout warrior to ascendant Rangers winger

 

[JackSlater]

"Gauthier's father, Martin, is a bodybuilder who was named Mr. Canada in 1984. Gauthier's grandfather, Denis, was a professional wrestler and Mr. Canada in 1964, as well as a runner-up for Mr. Universe. Gauthier's uncle, Denis Jr., played 554 games as an NHL defenseman. But league evaluators were equally fixated on the fact that Gauthier's grandfather married Joanne Rougeau, a member of one of Canada's most famous wrestling families whose brothers were the 1980s World Wrestling Federation tag-team duo the Fabulous Rougeau Brothers." How Julien Gauthier went from workout warrior to ascendant Rangers winger

P.S. Who's the wrestler in my avatar?

Looks like The Rock to me.

 

[JackSlater]

Good guess, but no. You can click on avatars to see the big picture.

Really?

 

[Ben Grimm]

Really?

Sorry. I thought you meant Dwayne Johnson.

 

[JackSlater]

Sorry. I thought you meant Dwayne Johnson.

In a classics section, The Rock is Muraco and The People's Champion is DDP. Nature Boy is highly contentious.

 

[alko]

P.S. Who's the wrestler in my avatar?

DDP?

 

[KMart27]

"Gauthier's father, Martin, is a bodybuilder who was named Mr. Canada in 1984. Gauthier's grandfather, Denis, was a professional wrestler and Mr. Canada in 1964, as well as a runner-up for Mr. Universe. Gauthier's uncle, Denis Jr., played 554 games as an NHL defenseman. But league evaluators were equally fixated on the fact that Gauthier's grandfather married Joanne Rougeau, a member of one of Canada's most famous wrestling families whose brothers were the 1980s World Wrestling Federation tag-team duo the Fabulous Rougeau Brothers." How Julien Gauthier went from workout warrior to ascendant Rangers winger

P.S. Who's the wrestler in my avatar?

It has to be Paul Diamond. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon - Max Moon - Shine On You Crazy Diamond - Paul Diamond

 

[Unholy Diver]

Watching the first Survivor Series on the network, and on the tag team elimination match, and I gotta wonder, has there ever been a jobber tag team with two guys as physically put together as the Young Stallions? They never won much but they had a great look

 

[Kaner9]

SCSA going off

 

[sabremike]

Happy Thanksgiving!!!
The History of Pro Wrestling on Thanksgiving by Dave Meltzer

 

[JackSlater]

SCSA going off

That segment is great. Shows how Austin managed to increase his popularity while not wrestling.

Happy Thanksgiving!!!
The History of Pro Wrestling on Thanksgiving by Dave Meltzer

There are some good reads in there. Such a strange industry for so many decades.

 

[Megahab]

That segment is great. Shows how Austin managed to increase his popularity while not wrestling.

I know it shortened his career, but I don't think Austin gets as popular without the neck injury. When he wasn't wrestling from August to about December 1997 (other than a few matches), he was doing some awesome non-wrestling stuff that added so much to his character. Of course, there was the first stunner to McMahon during that time.

 

[Kaner9]

I know it shortened his career, but I don't think Austin gets as popular without the neck injury. When he wasn't wrestling from August to about December 1997 (other than a few matches), he was doing some awesome non-wrestling stuff that added so much to his character. Of course, there was the first stunner to McMahon during that time.

Truth and its opposite of today in wwe when we see everyone wrestle way way too much. A few minutes here and there of Austin being a redneck sob were good enough to last longer then a 20 minute Rollins match.

 

[GretzkytoKurri9917]

Classic Match.

 

[JackSlater]

Classic Match.

Really good match. Austin's crazy looking approach at the end with his arms spread wide is very memorable to me.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Watched the “Austin 3:16: Uncensored” video last night for the first time in about 20 years.

Still fun. Especially with the whole Mike Tyson angle

 

[EpochLink]

Im looking forward to this.

The first episode is going to be Yokozuna’s.

 

[alko]

Im looking forward to this.

The first episode is going to be Yokozuna’s.

Nice, looking for Lex Luger story.