BS: Wrestling in the 50/60/early 70ties

Subject: RE: BS: Wrestling in the 50/60/early 70ties
From: gnu
Date: 02 Dec 07 - 08:04 AM

The Beast.

The skinny... years ago... long hair, beard... speaking Russian or ?? the announcers would say... he was mad! out of control! to be feared!!!

One Saturday night, we were invited for supper at my Uncle Gerry's. I was a young lad and you can imagine how taken aback I was when I entered the living room and he was sitting on the couch with an Alpine (beer) in his hand and speaking perfect French and English. He was a complete gentleman.

My old man always told me it was "fake", but not quite like walking into my uncle's house.

Subject: RE: BS: Wrestling in the 50/60/early 70ties
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 02 Dec 07 - 02:28 AM

Those names sure bring up better pictures than the UK wrestlers of the same era (well, OK, 1970's)

Mick McManus - hated his ears being pulled.
Jackie 'TV' Pallo
Giant Haystacks - not so much a wrestler as a human crusher.
Big Daddy - also known by his real name of Shirley Crabtree. His brother was a wrestling referee and a midget in comparison.
Kendo Nagasaki was the closest we got to 'exotic' in the UK... never took his mask off, so every opponent tried to rip it off. One did and the nation collectively screamed at the TV to get him to put it back on!

Wrestling was always the first item on 'World of Sport' which went out around Saturday lunchtime. Fish fingers and chips, to the accompaniment of little old ladies screaming vague obscenities and violent threats to men three times their size and in shorts. Ah... happy days!

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Wrestling in the 50/60/early 70ties
From: mrdux
Date: 02 Dec 07 - 01:10 AM

Haystacks Calhoun
Dick the Bruiser
The Crusher
Verne Gagne
Gorilla Monsoon
Bobo Brazil
The Sheik

Subject: RE: BS: Wrestling in the 50/60/early 70ties
From: Beer
Date: 02 Dec 07 - 12:41 AM

Your right John I do beleive it was calld that.

Subject: RE: BS: Wrestling in the 50/60/early 70ties
From: Beer
Date: 02 Dec 07 - 12:37 AM

Was that maybe the power driver? Not sure.

Subject: RE: BS: Wrestling in the 50/60/early 70ties
From: John O'L
Date: 02 Dec 07 - 12:36 AM

The Atomic Drop. I think that's what it was called.

Subject: RE: BS: Wrestling in the 50/60/early 70ties
From: John O'L
Date: 02 Dec 07 - 12:27 AM

What was that maneuver called where you hoist your opponent up onto your shoulder and then drop him so his coccyx lands on you knee?
Always a crowd pleaser

Subject: RE: BS: Wrestling in the 50/60/early 70ties
From: Beer
Date: 02 Dec 07 - 12:22 AM

John, I don't think that we knew that color would come into the picture. Black and white was great. I even remember staring at the test pattern waiting for the show to begin.

Subject: RE: BS: Wrestling in the 50/60/early 70ties
From: Beer
Date: 02 Dec 07 - 12:18 AM

Sweet Daddy Siki. Sure do remember how I wanted his ass kicked

Subject: RE: BS: Wrestling in the 50/60/early 70ties
From: Beer
Date: 02 Dec 07 - 12:17 AM

Sure was fun.
And don't forget the moves we learned while wrestling with our buddies.
The Boston Crab
The Full Nelson
The Sleeper
The Foot Over Toe Hold
The Abdominal Grip

Subject: RE: BS: Wrestling in the 50/60/early 70ties
From: John O'L
Date: 02 Dec 07 - 12:08 AM

Brute Bernard
Fighting Harada
Mark Lewelin
Roy Heffernon
Mario Milano
Dominic Denuchi...

Yeah, black & white TV, knowing it was BS, but believing it anyway. I think it must be very different today.

Subject: RE: BS: Wrestling in the 50/60/early 70ties
From: bobad
Date: 01 Dec 07 - 11:56 PM

Sweet Daddy Siki
Chief Don Eagle
Johnny Rougeau

Subject: BS: Wrestling in the 50/60/early 70ties
From: Beer
Date: 01 Dec 07 - 11:46 PM

I could not tell you one wrestler today. I do know that it is very popular. But age brings me back to names that I grew up with as television started to flow in our community. Some of which were:

Sky Low Low
Yukon Eric
Whipper Billy Watson
Dick the Bull Dog Bower
Edouard Carpentier
Gene Kiniski
Little Beaver
Killer Kowalski
Mad Dog (Vachon)
And all those other great heroes of wrestling. Who Do you remember?

What a time it was. The time in believing and knowing there was a Santa Clause.

Beer (adrien)