Wrestling - Your favourite era?

[Kapitan_Phillips]

One day in our lives, each of us has watched a wrestling program. Admit it. We might've been flicking through the channels in the 70's, and stopped momentarily and watched Hulk Hogan defeat the Iron Sheik for the World Championship. We might've flicked it on in the 80's to watch the the 'Million Dollar Man' Ted DiBiase spin his yarn about how he could buy anyone in professional sports, or Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan having his infamous quarrels with Gorilla Monsoon at the commentator's table. Or we might've flicked it on in the 90's, and watched Stone Cold Steve Austin drive a monster truck over The Rock's brand new Lincoln Continental, or watched the Undertaker's 'Ministry of Darkness'

Regardless of your opinions of the sport, those moments are one's that stick with you.

My question to you is, which era was best?

I wont hide it, I think the older times were the best. Listening to Bobby Heenan and Gorilla Monsoon commentate a match was pure comedic genius.

Bobby H & Gorilla on Tito Santana:
Bobby H: Did you know Tito holds a place in Guiness' Book of World Records?
Gorilla: Yeah? For what?
Bobby H: He picked 1,600 heads of lettuce in 1/2 an hour.
Gorilla: Will you stop!!

[FIREWALL]

I'm not that keen on watching men play grabass in bikini underwear.:p

[Kapitan_Phillips]

I'm not that keen on watching men play grabass in bikini underwear.:p

Ahahahaha, funny. :88)

[FIREWALL]

Just jokeing :D All were pretty good. Hard to make a choice.

[Onkel Neal]

I'm not that keen on watching men play grabass in bikini underwear.:p

Awesome sig! :yep: More people should have this sig, and with links to the page. (http://www.subsim.com/meet2008.htm) :up:

[d@rk51d3]

I'm not that keen on watching men play grabass in bikini underwear.:p


Yeah, I mean............ 2 full grown men wearing leotards, fighting over a purse and a belt? :o

Sounds a bit like Sydney's Mardis Gras.

[bookworm_020]

Sounds a bit like Sydney's Mardis Gras.

Except that there are more than two of them dressed up like that any any one time!:roll:

[Kapitan_Phillips]

Was a mistake starting this thread :shifty:

[baggygreen]

yep;):yep:

imo, wrestling is really 2 big gruff men crying out that they want some lovin too:huh:

[sonar732]

Nah...take it in all good fun.

I can remember a bunch of us kids going to a friends house who had enough money for pay per view in the '80s and watching Summerslam or Wrestlemania.

It was a pipe dream for us in elementary school to watch a classy dressed Elizabeth with Macho Man Randy Savage. OOOHHHH....made me so mad how he treated her. Hey...that's showbiz.:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

[FIREWALL]

I'm not that keen on watching men play grabass in bikini underwear.:p


Yeah, I mean............ 2 full grown men wearing leotards, fighting over a purse and a belt? :o

Sounds a bit like Sydney's Mardis Gras.


:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

[Sailor Steve]

Can't vote: you left out the '50s and the man who started it all:
http://www.wrestlingmuseum.com/pages/bios/halloffame/georgebio.html

[Penelope_Grey]

My favourite era is not now, why?

Because it has John Cena in it. :damn::damn::damn:

I think Kane is hot though!

[STEED]

It's all a fix then and now making it all a joke to watch. :rotfl:

[Kapitan_Phillips]

My favourite era is not now, why?

Because it has John Cena in it. :damn::damn::damn:

I think Kane is hot though!

:huh:

http://www.rescue-us.org/new/modules/htmlarea/Xinha_0.931/plugins/ImageManager/demo_images/Kane2.JPG

[Kapitan_Phillips]

It's all a fix then and now making it all a joke to watch. :rotfl:


I'm yet to find someone who doesnt realise that, STEED :p Doesnt mean you cant find it fun to watch!

[Jimbuna]

Showing my age here, but here's two of yesteryears forerunners on the UK wrestling scene. Giant Haystacks and Big Daddy. :lol:

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/2987/haystac1zc4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/3043/dorazio14mp0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[STEED]

Hey look it's Shirley crabtree aka Big Daddy. :rotfl:

[Kapitan_Phillips]

Showing my age here, but here's two of yesteryears forerunners on the UK wrestling scene. Giant Haystacks and Big Daddy. :lol:




Shame Haystacks is gone :cry:

My dad was a big Mick McManus fan :rotfl:

Cant beat the British Bulldog and the Dynamite Kid, either :rock:

[Penelope_Grey]

My favourite era is not now, why?

Because it has John Cena in it. :damn::damn::damn:

I think Kane is hot though!
:huh:

http://www.rescue-us.org/new/modules/htmlarea/Xinha_0.931/plugins/ImageManager/demo_images/Kane2.JPG

I rest my case!

Yum yum

[August]

Can't vote, no 1960s option... :shifty:

[Oberon]

Last time I ever saw any Wrestling or heard much about it was the 80s with the Hulkster! :D
Saw a bit in the 90s with Stone Cold Steve Austin. :D That was quite cool, I agree it's all a show these days, but they do know how to put on a good show. :cool:

[Jimbuna]

Looks like I'm the only one thet's voted for the 70's :p

[August]

Looks like I'm the only one thet's voted for the 70's :p

Ok I voted 70's just to keep you company, although by then i had grown out of the phase where watching half naked sweaty men grapple with each other was interesting... :p

[Jimbuna]

Looks like I'm the only one thet's voted for the 70's :p

Ok I voted 70's just to keep you company, although by then i had grown out of the phase where watching half naked sweaty men grapple with each other was interesting... :p

Me too.....but thanks anyway :lol:

[STEED]

Naked women wrestling in jello anyone?

[FIREWALL]

Naked women wrestling in jello anyone?



Now THAT'S Wrestling. :D :up: :D :up:

[Penelope_Grey]

Guys before you post messages, can you redirect the blood back to your brains please?
thanks.

[Sailor Steve]

No. Physically impossible.

[d@rk51d3]

Guys before you post messages, can you redirect the blood back to your brains please?
thanks.

Yeah, what a waste of good Jello.

[XLjedi]

I thought it was fun to watch when I was in HS in the 80's. Of course we all knew it was fake, that actually was part of the fun of watching it. It was almost like a parody of a real wrestling league. Very campy and kinda lighthearted.

I loved watching monologues between Bobby "The Brain" Heenan and one of his wrestlers. Whenever the wrestler was responding to Bobby you could see Bobby mouthing the words of the script right along with him; it was so funny.

The Hulk with his typical come from behind super-human turn around victory (every match) whereby the crowd would somehow endow him with power from beyond.

...and of course, my favorite, "The Macho Man" Randy Savage... I'd just laugh outloud everytime that guy talked.

Yeah, those were the good ole days... Nowadays it's like a mix between softcore porn and tales from the darkside. It's just not something I can let my kids watch.

[Jimbuna]

Naked women wrestling in jello anyone?

Perv :o

What's wrong with custard :lol:

[Sailor Steve]

Naked women wrestling in jello anyone?

Perv :o

What's wrong with custard :lol:
It's opaque.

[Kapitan_Phillips]

...and of course, my favorite, "The Macho Man" Randy Savage... I'd just laugh outloud everytime that guy talked.

Have you seen Wrestlemania 9, when Savage, Heenan and JR were on the commentating team? The entire event is priceless.

Macho Man: Shut up, Heenan!
Bobby: Shut up, Ross!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRtn2RPhVIY

Part two:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsNnugu2VCU

[STEED]

Naked women wrestling in jello anyone?

Perv :o

What's wrong with custard :lol:
It's opaque.

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

[Jimbuna]

This stuff aint :o

http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/1746/syrupsmall1pg6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Kapitan_Phillips]

Thats enough, guys. That's not what I created this thread for :shifty:

[STEED]

Bring on the girls. :D

[Jimbuna]

Anyone remember Hugh mungus ? :hmm:

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/1540/hugh20mungusyz2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Kapitan_Phillips]

http://th213.photobucket.com/albums/cc80/roei15/wrestling%20gifs/th_mania36.gif

:huh:

[TarJak]

Dunno if there are any Aussie 70's WCW devotees around but these names might ring a few bells for those that are:

Jack Brisco, Bobby Shane, Andre the Giant, Killer Karl Kox, Tex McKenzie, Les Thornton, Abdullah the Butcher, Waldo von Erich and Don Fargo, Killer Kowalski, Ray Stevens, Dominic Denucci, Mark Lewin, Mario Milano, Spiros Arion, Karl Gotch, Bruno Sammartino, Pepper Gomez, Gorilla Monsoon and many others. Several local stars were; George Barnes, Ron Miller, Larry O’Dea, Con Tolios, Johnny Boyd, Con Dandos and Braka Cortez.

And not forgetting the legendary Tiger Singh:

http://www.sikhiwiki.org/images/thumb/8/84/Jagjitsinghhans.jpg/300px-Jagjitsinghhans.jpg

[Jimbuna]

:roll: What or who is he ? :hmm: A cross dresser http://imgcash3.imageshack.us/img152/9959/rollingaroundlaughingly2.gif