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re: So did Roddy Piper ever actually do anything in the ring?
Posted on 5/1/20 at 12:54 am to PiscesTiger
Posted on 5/1/20 at 12:54 am to PiscesTiger
Kerry Von Erich was a tragic tale. He could’ve been a great champ but he pissed it away. All the drugs killed any chance he had of being trusted.
You’re right, Kerry was given the title because of Fritz. David Von Eric had been groomed to be champ. He would’ve been a very good one; he could work and y’all. Kerry could work when sober, which wasn’t much, and really couldn’t talk. David died and they gave to Kerry as a tribute and as a favor to Fritz.
I grew up in Dallas and that territory was hot as hell for a while. They ended up broadcasting across the world. Tons of huge stars came through there; Mick Foley, Ultimate Warrior, Undertaker, Brody, etc. what killed it was Fritz not being able to adapt to modern times as he got too old to run it and his sons being pill heads. Had Fritz let Gary Hart run it and did that the territory may have lasted longer. But you knew it was in trouble when Eric Embery became the biggest baby face they had.
You’re right, Kerry was given the title because of Fritz. David Von Eric had been groomed to be champ. He would’ve been a very good one; he could work and y’all. Kerry could work when sober, which wasn’t much, and really couldn’t talk. David died and they gave to Kerry as a tribute and as a favor to Fritz.
I grew up in Dallas and that territory was hot as hell for a while. They ended up broadcasting across the world. Tons of huge stars came through there; Mick Foley, Ultimate Warrior, Undertaker, Brody, etc. what killed it was Fritz not being able to adapt to modern times as he got too old to run it and his sons being pill heads. Had Fritz let Gary Hart run it and did that the territory may have lasted longer. But you knew it was in trouble when Eric Embery became the biggest baby face they had.
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Posted on 5/1/20 at 8:44 am to Ted2010
Agree with all you said. That territory was made hot by the Freebirds. Gino Hernandez and Chris Adams and Jimmy Garvin kept it warm and then The Warrior and Rick Rude were the last great names. By the time Jerry Jarrett bought them out and they would move to ESPN, it was depressing just as the AWA became.
I want to say the birds moved on to the UWF and Memphis and later returned to Dallas and got it somewhat piping again in 87. Garvin moved on to Mid Atlantic and WCW. We all know what happened to Warrior and Rude.
Kerry looked the part, but he was just awful on the mic. Pilled up and just bad.
I want to say the birds moved on to the UWF and Memphis and later returned to Dallas and got it somewhat piping again in 87. Garvin moved on to Mid Atlantic and WCW. We all know what happened to Warrior and Rude.
Kerry looked the part, but he was just awful on the mic. Pilled up and just bad.
This post was edited on 5/1/20 at 8:46 am
Posted on 5/1/20 at 8:51 am to Peepdip
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Wrestling is for retards.
True..
Posted on 5/1/20 at 8:55 am to South21
And it ain’t even REAL wrass’lin’
This post was edited on 5/1/20 at 8:56 am
Posted on 5/1/20 at 12:58 pm to PiscesTiger
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Agree with all you said. That territory was made hot by the Freebirds. Gino Hernandez and Chris Adams and Jimmy Garvin kept it warm and then The Warrior and Rick Rude were the last great names. By the time Jerry Jarrett bought them out and they would move to ESPN, it was depressing just as the AWA became. I want to say the birds moved on to the UWF and Memphis and later returned to Dallas and got it somewhat piping again in 87. Garvin moved on to Mid Atlantic and WCW. We all know what happened to Warrior and Rude. Kerry looked the part, but he was just awful on the mic. Pilled up and just bad.
You are absolutely right. The Freebirds were a huge reason that WCCW blew up. I’ve great memories of watching them live at the old Sportatorium. It was great back then but it’s decline was certain once they moved on in my opinion. The Vin Erichs were popular but too screwed up to carry the territory on their own. Such a tragic family.
Posted on 5/1/20 at 1:18 pm to Hoodie
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but one thing the Honky Tonk Man did better than most was making people pay to see him get his arse kicked and lose the championship he obviously didn’t deserve. While Hulk Hogan headlined big arenas defending the WWF Championship against the top heel challengers, the Honky Tonk Man defended his belt in the main events of smaller shows across the country. He was an invaluable player during my favorite era of the WWF. Consider that he was the antagonist behind the formation of the Mega-Powers AND the man the Warrior toppled to reach super-stardom...
The Honky Tonk man arrival to WWF was pretty interesting. He’d been a popular wrestler with Stampede and actually came to WWF as a face (I think Hogan pushed for him). Anyway, he came in and American audiences hated him, so they did a phone poll from the fans to show how many supported him and it was overwhelmingly negative, so they used that as part of his heel turn.
I always hated him but he was damn good at drawing cheap heat and being really agitating to the fans which was always fun to watch.
The 90 second job he did to Warrior was kind of lame in retrospect but it was pretty cool to see him get dispatched so quickly at the time.
Posted on 5/1/20 at 1:27 pm to cleeveclever
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always hated him but he was damn good at drawing cheap heat and being really agitating to the fans which was always fun to watch.
Jimmy Hart was second only to Bobby Heenan as a manager who could put even more heat on a heel. Those 2 together were big-time hated.
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