Wrestling was great when they were all steroid up. They were monsters. Now you watch it and it's average Joe's.
The 80’s: Best decade for wrestling
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Never cared for it but Andre the Giant comes to mind for some reason.
Apparently this was the norm unless the matches were televised
I remember Wild Man Ferpo, Georgeous George, Andre the Giant. Back then it was just wraslin', no hype.
I grew up in the 80's bonding with my older brother watching wrasslin'. We were big WWF and JCP/WCW fans and now I regularly go back and rewatch stuff from my childhood. I literally cannot go a day without watching something 80's-90's wrestling. Here's an angle that I absolutely love:
PUT OUT THAT CIGARETTE!!!
PUT OUT THAT CIGARETTE!!!
Ignatius: remember the “Brooklyn Brawler? 
What a bum
What a bum
I'm not gonna criticize your choices...this is still a free country. You spend your $ and you do what you do. To me, wrestling was always theater...and pretty bad theater at that. I haven't even looked lately...is it still on tv? If yes...fine If no...that is the reality.
My live performance choices were limited to several college football games (GO BUCKS!!!) and BB tickets I had for the FINAL FOUR 1989..1990..1992....and a very few live concerts (Harry Chapin and Neil Diamond)... hey, they were a family obsession at that time.
Ignatius: remember the “Brooklyn Brawler?
What a bum
You'd be surprised, he is actually one of the top trainers and talent development agents in the history of the business. He is actually a pretty big name behind the scenes and I would agree that he was a premier jobber.
My niece was a lawyer for a large corporate law firm with several offices nationwide that she visited routinely on business years ago. She was based in Charlotte NC. The law firm flew their lawyers in first class section. On a flight from Chicago to Charlotte, she was seated next to Rick Flair. She said he was very handsome, suave, and had a great personality, in addition to being very intelligent as noted by their conversations.
The Great Wojo was a fun guy. Teacher at a school in Toledo. Had some serious heart issues a few years back while training with a younger wrestler. He was a true wrestler supposed to go to Olympics in the 80's until they were banned when held in Russia. Would have been great to see him vs Kurt Angle in true wrestling match.
The Midnight Express were always entertaining. (Bobby Eaton/Stan Lane version)
IMO I prefer the late 90s - 00s. The Rock, Triple H, Stone Cold, Undertaker, Mankind, Kane, Bigshow, Kurt Angle, etc...
1950’s.
Lou Thesz.
Gorgeous George
Primo Carnera
And my favorite;
“Bouncing Benito Gardini”. The “Little Flower of Italy”.
Lou Thesz.
Gorgeous George
Primo Carnera
And my favorite;
“Bouncing Benito Gardini”. The “Little Flower of Italy”.
Yes he wasn’t ever shy about being out in public. My sister was a pediatric nurse at a hospital in Charlotte when Flair’s son was born. They all could hear him doing his trademark “WHOOOA” when he showed up to visit his wife and newborn son. I also recall a news story about a couple of the wrestlers drinking in a Charlotte bar being approached by a group of young cocky guys asking if wrestling is “fake”. That resulted in arrests and the wrestlers having to pay to repair the bar. They literally mopped the floors with them. Fake or not these guys were huge strong bulls.
I grew up watching Johnny Weaver,George Becker,Rip Hawk,Swede Hanson,George and Sandy Scott,The Infernos,gosh too many too recall.My best memory was in June of 1975 at the old Greenville Memorial Auditorium sitting at ring side when Ric Flair and Jimmy Snuka brought the match to where I was sitting.I had to get out of the way but I just stuck my hand out and Flair gave me a quick handshake.Been a diehard fan of Nature Boy ever since.