1. 10-23-12 11:12 PM #36
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    Quote Originally Posted by greenhippo View Post
    It was hard back in the 80's to keep Arn Anderson and Mean Gene's cocaine addiction under control. I missed too many shows between 86 and 89 simply because of them two.
    Mean Gene was a Cokehead??? Are you serious??? I always considered him one of the nicest and most likable guys in sports... especially when I was a kid. I suppose a cokehead could be a nice guy too. Is it true that Jesse Ventura gave him his nickname "Mean Gene"? I grew up in Minnesota watching the AWA every Sunday morning... Jesse is the first guy I remember calling him Mean Gene although I do recall Hulk Hogan calling him that many times as well.
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  2. 10-23-12 11:25 PM #37
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    It was indeed Jesse, as those of us in the know are aware when Gene didn't get his fix he made Lou Albano look like John Cena in comparison. One day Jesse was supposed to deliver the goods but he got the times mixed up with his supplier and had to come back empty. Okerlund took him out back and when they came back Jesse was wearing colorful boas and sunglasses straight out of the 1970's again, when we asked what happened, legend says all he could say was "he's Mean Gene"
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  3. 10-23-12 11:42 PM #38
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    Ricky The Dragon Steamboat was one of the best.
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  4. 10-23-12 11:42 PM #39
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    Jesse Ventura & Big John Stud
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  5. 10-24-12 07:53 AM #40
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    Quote Originally Posted by kisado View Post
    Ricky The Dragon Steamboat was one of the best.
    That's 3 votes for Steamboat...C'mon put him in !
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  6. 10-24-12 02:00 PM #41
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    steamboat at 9
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  7. 10-24-12 02:43 PM #42
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    Corporal Kirchner!
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  8. 10-24-12 03:05 PM #43
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    miss whats her name looked innocent, true story was sad.
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  9. 10-24-12 03:23 PM #44
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    No Ivan Putski, No Chief Jay Strongbow?

    No Iron Sheik?
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  10. 10-24-12 03:29 PM #45
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    in the 80s? none of those are top 30 in the 80s
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  11. 10-24-12 03:32 PM #46
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    TT forgot a lot of sh#$. Worst top 8 ever. Probably taking a dump when he thought of it.
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  12. 10-24-12 03:34 PM #47
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    then post your top ten, You can't have a top ten with players that had no world titles or close, sorry
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  13. 10-24-12 03:45 PM #48
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    Mr. Wrestling #2 and Tommy Rich
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  14. 10-24-12 04:02 PM #49
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    Ricky Steamboat and Barry Windam deserve to be #9 and #10....Sgt. Slaughter deserves honorable mention, so does Sting and Arn Anderson.....hey TT, how about a hardcore list?.....peace
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  15. 10-24-12 04:29 PM #50
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    Quote Originally Posted by jackpot269 View Post
    Mr. Wrestling #2 and Tommy Rich
    I remember Tommy Rich. He had the NWA belt for like 3 days before he lost back to Harley Race.

    George the Animal Steele.

    Srgt. Slaughter. I was just a kid when heAnd that he had that steel cage match with Backlund
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  16. 10-24-12 08:33 PM #51
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    70s and 90s coming
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  17. 10-24-12 08:38 PM #52
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    Quote Originally Posted by ttwarrior1 View Post
    70s and 90s coming
    The 70's is a great time.

    Think of all these names...

    Haystacks Calhoun
    Gorilla Monsoon
    Greg "The Hammer" Valetine
    Andre the Giant
    Bruno Sammartino
    Dusty Rhodes
    Superstar Billy Graham
    Blackjack Mulligan
    Ivan Putski
    George "The Animal" Steele
    Lou Albano
    Bob Backlund

    The 70's had some great characters.
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  18. 10-24-12 09:44 PM #53
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  19. 10-24-12 09:54 PM #54
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    Heart break kid and the man HACKSAW JIM DUGAN, ANDRE THE GIANT
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  20. 10-25-12 12:35 AM #55
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    top 10 of the 70s

    candidates are
    1 nick bockwinkle
    2 harley race
    3 bruno sammartino
    4 terry funk
    5 dusty rhodes
    6 billy graham
    7 dory funk jr
    8 jack brisco
    9 andre the giant
    10 billy robinson
    11 jumbo tsuruta
    12 giant baba
    13 antonio inoki
    14 bob backlund
    15 jimmy snuka
    16 wahoo mcdaniel
    17 stan hansen
    18 mil mascarus
    19 ivan koloff
    20 ray stevens
    21 stan stasiak
    22 jackie fargo
    23 tojo yammamoto
    24 patt patterson
    25 mad dog vachon
    26 jos le duc
    27 super destoyer
    28 mr wrestling 2
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  21. 10-26-12 06:47 AM #56
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    No Pedro Morales? Heavyweight champ for years in the 70's right before Bruno Sammartino I believe.
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  22. 10-26-12 07:15 AM #57
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    Tommy Rich was the hottest thing around, and then just became totally irrelevant overnight. He had that 80's look, and the young girls loved him to death. A lot of people say that the very long feud with Buzz Sawyer is what did him in. It didn't help that he let himself go as he got older.

    Before:



    After:

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  23. 10-26-12 07:18 AM #58
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chi_archie View Post
    Jesse the Body Ventura
    most successful

    seriously, who else has been governor
    compelling dude
    super compelling
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  24. 10-26-12 08:36 AM #59
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    Arn Anderson?
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  25. 10-26-12 08:47 AM #60
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    Ravishing Rick Rude
    Paul "Mr. Wonderful" Ohrendorf

    The Von Erichs were decent as well until they all went nuts
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  26. 10-26-12 08:54 AM #61
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    How could you forget "The Crusher", Dick the Bruiser, and Abdullah "the Butcher" in your best of the 70's list
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  27. 10-26-12 09:02 AM #62
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  28. 10-26-12 09:23 AM #63
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chi_archie View Post
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    Steve Lombardi.......buddy of mines Dad grew up with this guy.
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  29. 10-26-12 11:22 AM #64
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    Quote Originally Posted by greenhippo View Post
    It was indeed Jesse, as those of us in the know are aware when Gene didn't get his fix he made Lou Albano look like John Cena in comparison. One day Jesse was supposed to deliver the goods but he got the times mixed up with his supplier and had to come back empty. Okerlund took him out back and when they came back Jesse was wearing colorful boas and sunglasses straight out of the 1970's again, when we asked what happened, legend says all he could say was "he's Mean Gene"
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  30. 10-26-12 11:38 AM #65
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    Ravishing Rick Rude..........he was a freakin riot. I don't think he came into play until 1988 or 89 though.

    How about JYD?
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  31. 10-26-12 12:03 PM #66
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    Ivan and Nikita koloff - probably spelled wrong!
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  32. 10-26-12 12:32 PM #67
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    Kinda off subject Warrior, but this past weekend i went to the Gators & Gamecocks game. While there i tailgated with a bunch of Gator fans, one of them was Jimmy "The Mouth Of the South" Hart( WWF Wrestling Manager). He was a really cool guy and a big time Gator fan. I got some cool pics with him, of course he had his Mega Phone shouting off insults about my team.
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  33. 10-26-12 01:22 PM #68
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    yes pedro and abdullah should be on list, thought i had thm, pedro might make top ten, but not abdullah
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  34. 10-26-12 01:27 PM #69
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    Quote Originally Posted by Snowball View Post
    The only matches Andre the Giant ever lost were ones he agreed to
    throw. Even when he was older (disease and back operation)
    in the late 1980s there was no opponent he couldn't have wiped the floor
    with any time he wanted.



    yah brah wwf is so realz
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  35. 01-03-13 05:48 PM #70
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    before there was Jesse Ventura, and Hulk Hogan, there was Superstar Billy Graham! Nuff said!
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