I can say I honestly don't remember a scrub off the top of my head right now, but oddly enough I remember referees from Houston Wrestling back in the 70's. Like Bronco Lubich (sp?). How odd is that?
I've heard this, too. Guy must have been in his teens! I'll probably never forget Bossman's role in the breakup of the Megapowers or his feud with the Mountie. He must have conducted himself as a true professional because he was certainly one guy in the business who could always get work. I just found my old "War Games" video cassette from Great American Bash '87. Traylor wrestled in the second-ever War Games match under a hood as "War Machine." No idea how long that generic gimmick lasted or why. He replaced J.J. Dillion in the rematch from the orginal War Games... J.J. and the 4 Horsemen (Lex Luger edition) vs. Dusty, the Road Warriors w/ Precious Paul and Nikita Koloff. I must have watched that tape 1,000 times as a kid.
Rock and Roll Express Hernandez or Gonzalez's bros always wrestled against R&R XPress JYD Dr. Death Steve Williams Hacksaw Jim Duggan Jake The Snake Koko B-Ware Jimmy Superfly Snooka Ricky The Dragon Steamboat Ted Dibiase Midget wrestling b4 it was taboo Paul Boesch Need siding, namyah Mr. Norman. Need a roof, namyah Mr. Norman The Von Erichs Great Times, I remember going to the Sam houston Coliseum and talking and laughing about the fakeness of it (I was young like 5-7 yrs old) and this old guy in front of us getting offended, dumbass he was.
You know, I immediately said the same thing - Hillbilly Jim was a crazy gimmick. Of course it was crazy until I just recently started following the WWE and saw Eugene - a mentally handicapped (yeah right) wrestler. That's just sad.
OMG a mentally r****ded wrestler. That's got to be the worst gimmick ever. What's next, a wrestler with Tourette's Syndrome.
Yeah I think he was. But now you guys had me questioning myself... so I did some searching. According to the following quote from http://www.lordsofpain.net/news/2003/articles/1050857685.php, he indeed started in Mid South. He was trained by, wow, Jose Lothario. Back when wrestlers were fat slobs for the most part... lol. I loved the way Lothario said "I guarantee you one thing, I gonna" about 50 times during an interview. Before They Were Superstars: Shawn Michaels Shawn trained under Jose Lothario for 3 months. Bill Watts sent him to Mid-South, where he first met Marty Jannetty. Shawn then came back to wrestle in San Antonio. Meanwhile, Marty got a job in the AWA. Shawn sent a tape to both the AWA and the WWF. Vern ended up signing him and the Rockers were formed. Pat Patterson saw the Rockers wrestle on ESPN. The Rockers jumped to the WWF. On their first night, all the boys wanted them to party after the show. Shawn and Marty declined until a road agent told them that they have to party that way they can meet everyone. So Shawn and Marty go to the club and Jimmy Jack Funk starts some **** with them. Shawn doesn’t actually mention Funk by name, but I have already heard this story on his shoot interview. Jimmy Jack blows the whole story out of proportion, which would lead to the Rockers getting canned a week later. Shawn and Marty worked in the CWA (Memphis) for a while until returning to the AWA. About a year later they went back to the WWF. Looking back at it, Shawn thinks he became a wrestler that way he could start a family and find Christ. This was more or less word for word what he said on his shoot interview."
"If I.W. Marks can make my ears look pretty, think what they could do for her's" Mattress Mac also got his gig going on Sat night wrestling
yep, I also thought about both of them right after I hit submit, did you remember the Mr. Norman commercials?
You guys think you're bad-ass. Houston Wrestling commercial time : 1) Name the motorcycle company that advertised on the show. 2) Name the company who advertised on the show that had the slogan "where cash is king and you save money" (I think I got that right) 3) Name the chain link fence company that advertised on the show. 4) Name the furniture company that was on the show long before Mattress Mac was. Hint : 2 guys advertised for the company. (Hell, I may need help on this one...hehe) 5) What facility did Houston Wrestling take place at, what was its address? And extra credit if you can say it like Paul Boesch said it - his delivery rarely changed.
How about guys that started out like gangbusters, then suddenly became scrubs like months later. I remember Master G came out and beat up like 3 of the best wrestlers in Mid-South singlehandedly in one night. Eventually he was relegated to scrub status. How does that happen? Do they suddenly forget how to fake wrestle? As far as commercials ... "I'm Michael Pollock, Colonial House Apartments ... "
Holy crap Freak, you pulled Master G out of your butt. I don't think I would've ever remembered him the rest of my life had you not mentioned him.
Need a new roof Call Mr. Norman Need new siding Call Mr. Norman Does anyone remember that Dr. Death Steve Williams used to wear OU gear and Hacksaw Jim Duggan wore UT gear sometimes when they wrestled? Edit: Codell beat me to it. Alright, remember Go see Cal. Cal Worthington Cheverlet.
Freak, I found this old excerpt on Master G (George Wells) : George Wells - according to Dave Meltzer's The Wrestling Observer's Who's Who in Pro Wrestling, George Wells (6'1", 245) Age: 49 Hometown: Oakland, CA Years Pro: 13 (in 1986) "An outstanding athlete who never made it in pro wrestling because of out-of-the-ring problems. . . Played college football at New Mexico State University and Chabot College in Hayward, California. . . Also wrestled as a heavyweight in college and did well in many AAU national tournaments. . . Went into Canadian football with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Saskatchewan Rough Riders as a defensive end, earning all-pro honors twice during a nine year career. . . Started wrestling in the off-season in 1974 and became a full-time grappler in 1980. . . Did well in several areas, but had problems showing up for his matches and was basically trudging along in the smallest of groups when Bill Watts turned him into Master G and tried to make him a superstar in 1984. . . Wells blew that gig as well, and went to Titan Sports, where his problems were overlooked. . . Has mainly worked in prelims without getting a push with Titan." "An outstanding athlete who simply blew a great pro career. . . Weak on interviews. . . Fantastic agility for one so large. . . Just going through the motions now and no longer a good worker, but has the potential to have good matches when he wants to."
