RIP king kong bundy

[Knownothing]

Gary dolphins favorite wrestler passes away. Used to live when bundy made the ref count to five instead of 3.


https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/wwe-legend-king-kong-bundy-dies-at-61.amp

 

[KnappShack]

I'm on a train way too much and pass some time watching old 80's era wrestling.

One of the biggest differences between the WWF and NWA/WCW was the size of the athletes

Tully Blanchard was flipping great. A heel's heel. Dusty Rhodes. Flair. Amazing performers

But when you turned on the WWF you got beasts like King Kong Bundy and Big John Studd. Andre.

 

[BCClone]

I'm on a train way too much and pass some time watching old 80's era wrestling.

One of the biggest differences between the WWF and NWA/WCW was the size of the athletes

Tully Blanchard was flipping great. A heel's heel. Dusty Rhodes. Flair. Amazing performers

But when you turned on the WWF you got beasts like King Kong Bundy and Big John Studd. Andre.

I always found it amusing that they would take guys like Bundy or Stud, they would disappear for about 6-9 months and suddenly this new guy would show up that looked just like Bundy or studd but would be named differently. I figured mean Gene had the hardest job of remembering to call them the correct name and not a previous one.

 

[EnkAMania]

FIVE!

 

[Knownothing]

I'm on a train way too much and pass some time watching old 80's era wrestling.

One of the biggest differences between the WWF and NWA/WCW was the size of the athletes

Tully Blanchard was flipping great. A heel's heel. Dusty Rhodes. Flair. Amazing performers

But when you turned on the WWF you got beasts like King Kong Bundy and Big John Studd. Andre.

A lot of the new wrestlers need to go back and watch the old guys and develop their characters. Guys like Fin balor who basically bore the crap out of me.

 

[cycloner29]

FIVE!

 

[SCyclone]

I'm on a train way too much and pass some time watching old 80's era wrestling.

One of the biggest differences between the WWF and NWA/WCW was the size of the athletes

Tully Blanchard was flipping great. A heel's heel. Dusty Rhodes. Flair. Amazing performers

But when you turned on the WWF you got beasts like King Kong Bundy and Big John Studd. Andre.

I always thought that guys like Hogan and some others would end up looking grotesque when they quit pouring steroids into their bodies. Haven't seen Hogan in awhile, but last I saw him he looked pretty good for his age.

Lots of those guys died awfully young, though......

 

[dmclone]

Loved watching *ing *ong Bundy.

 

[dafarmer]

I go back to the days of "Mad Dog" Vachon, or Baron Rashke.

 

[KnappShack]

I go back to the days of "Mad Dog" Vachon, or Baron Rashke.

One guy that was outstanding from that era was Nick Bochwinkel

Really sold the audience that he was the champion and he didn't have to yell about it. Guy looked like a middle aged pro-bowler but he had a style

Even beat Hulk Hogan before he jumped to the WWF....made it look almost believable too

 

[JP4CY]

I'm on a train way too much and pass some time watching old 80's era wrestling.

One of the biggest differences between the WWF and NWA/WCW was the size of the athletes

Tully Blanchard was flipping great. A heel's heel. Dusty Rhodes. Flair. Amazing performers

But when you turned on the WWF you got beasts like King Kong Bundy and Big John Studd. Andre.

Roddy Piper was an outstanding heel.

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

I always thought that guys like Hogan and some others would end up looking grotesque when they quit pouring steroids into their bodies. Haven't seen Hogan in awhile, but last I saw him he looked pretty good for his age.

Lots of those guys died awfully young, though......

It's an absolutely grueling schedule. Or at least is was. I'm not sure how many shows they do a week but one big wrestler from back in the 80's said they were on the road about 350 days a year.

 

[1UNI2ISU]

It's an absolutely grueling schedule. Or at least is was. I'm not sure how many shows they do a week but one big wrestler from back in the 80's said they were on the road about 350 days a year.

It's not quite that bad now but its still 280-300 days a year with shows 5 nights a week.

 

[JP4CY]

One guy that was outstanding from that era was Nick Bochwinkel

Really sold the audience that he was the champion and he didn't have to yell about it. Guy looked like a middle aged pro-bowler but he had a style

Even beat Hulk Hogan before he jumped to the WWF....made it look almost believable too

Paul Orndorff too

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

It's not quite that bad now but its still 280-300 days a year with shows 5 nights a week.

That's still a grueling schedule when you think about it. Those guys take a beating every night. All those falls and body slams have to take a major toll on the body.
Remember Super Fly Jimmy Snuka? His signature move was diving from the top turnbuckle. He got some serious air up there.
Doing this night after night had to hurt

 

[JM4CY]

God that is good stuff....

"It's still real to me, damn it!!"

 

[dmclone]

This really brings back memories. As a young kid I remember getting together with my friends and watching the WWF. We were so pissed when 20/20 had an episode on how fake it was. I mean we knew it was fake but it was still upsetting.

 

[dmclone]

Iron Shiek Vs. Sgt Slaughter

 

[KnappShack]

My favorite jobber in that era was Canadian strongman Iron Mike Sharpe

Guy had a highly controversial forearm guard that he would adjust to use as a weapon.....and always knock himself out with it.

I guess he was a weird SOB in real life, but that forearm gimmick was gold

 

[EnkAMania]

My favorite jobber in that era was Canadian strongman Iron Mike Sharpe

Guy had a highly controversial forearm guard that he would adjust to use as a weapon.....and always knock himself out with it.

I guess he was a weird SOB in real life, but that forearm gimmick was gold

Canada's Greatest Athlete. Jesse Ventura, "I believe he has surpassed Gretzky."