BloodyChamp Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 (edited) 2 hours ago, odessasteps said: I’d actually say modern social media was made for Zenk. Imagine if he had a podcast today and how many hot takes and stories he would have. Seriously. I mean he would be a peak postprime Iron Sheik sized thing. He would absolutely kill it and never quit slowly growing. Edited March 8 by BloodyChamp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zendragon Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 On 3/4/2024 at 8:11 AM, Curt McGirt said: I wasn't gonna say it (would have left it to J.T. if he was around haha). Instead, let's remind ourselves of something else great about Vincent: His enormous rod. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostinube Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 As was said in the Puroresu General thread, Yutaka Yoshie passed away tonight. He went to the back after his match and didn't feel well and passed away at nearby hospital. Also, not that I want more dead wrestlers but this thread is like four pages of people talking about Ole Anderson after he passed away at the end of February. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 Known back in the olden days as "the guy with the starfish on his head". I always knew him as the big cuddly guy in pink who always had a smile on his face but could squash you like a bug with his pudge. RIP 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zendragon Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Ole Anderson tells hilarious Lord Alfred Hayes story (youtube.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Infinit Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 RIP Jackie Crockett 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WebConn89 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Jackie Crockett got Ron Killings into wrestling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Looked it up and Jackie met him in a halfway house after he got popped for selling coke and did a 13 month bit? Jackie being a party boy makes me wonder about their connection haha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 One of my biggest laughs listening to What Happened When is one of the earlier episodes Conrad shouting, "PUT ON SOME GODDAMN PANTS, JACKIE!" as the floor cameraman from behind is basically shooting an upskirt shot of him wearing the tiniest jorts ever and the hairiest legs. There is no way in hell he would have got away with that look in WWF. He would have gotten the obligatory WWF shirt and black pants every cameraman had to wear. In WCW, Jackie Crockett was wearing ANY damn thing he wanted. Especially the early years. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Well, he was a Crockett, after all; it's the family business so he could do what he pleased. What surprises me more is that he was apparently in front of the camera a lot? I mean as a cameraman aren't you supposed to be behind it? Any specific examples, too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister TV Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 2 hours ago, Elsalvajeloco said: One of my biggest laughs listening to What Happened When is one of the earlier episodes Conrad shouting, "PUT ON SOME GODDAMN PANTS, JACKIE!" as the floor cameraman from behind is basically shooting an upskirt shot of him wearing the tiniest jorts ever and the hairiest legs. There is no way in hell he would have got away with that look in WWF. He would have gotten the obligatory WWF shirt and black pants every cameraman had to wear. In WCW, Jackie Crockett was wearing ANY damn thing he wanted. Especially the early years. In the 80's and maybe into the early 90's the WWF cameramen wore blue jumpsuits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted March 14 Author Share Posted March 14 I bought a book from him at the last convention I did, in Richmond a few years ago. It was a JCP photo book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 4 minutes ago, Mister TV said: In the 80's and maybe into the early 90's the WWF cameramen wore blue jumpsuits. No, they wore them up until the logo change in 1999ish which is the era I was referring to. The gimmick cameraman Shawn beats up at Badd Blood is wearing that jumpsuit IIRC. Oh I believe Austin dresses up as one during Heat before a PPV in 1998 when Vince foolishly locks himself in a cage and he is dressed like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WebConn89 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Also here’s a Yutaka Yoshie match 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unholy Dragon Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 Akebono passed away. Heart failure, following 7 years of dealing with it on a chronic level. Real bummer. He was only 54. Real great fixture of 2000s Puro especially. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cobra Commander Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 Akebono also obviously a huge deal in sumo and what his success as a foreign Yokozuna ended up meaning for the sport. Also for awhile if there was any sumo that could be named by an American, it's probably Akebono. But that might be asking a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ka-to Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 1 hour ago, odessasteps said: Grandson of Kabuki. I remember meeting Akebono and getting an autograph from him in Rahway. It was when he was on a Dragon Gate USA show. I looked it up because I didn't think that it was for Fat Frank. Yokozuna is a real big deal. There was little news of his condition over the last few years. Sad to hear this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 That a shame to hear though I've been expecting to hear it with the lack of info on him the past few years. I enjoyed his AJPW, and his team with Ryota Hama was legit fun and good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 also, WWF created the Yokozuna gimmick just barely before Akebono became a Yokozuna in early 1993. So either massive coincidence, or somebody reading deep into the newspapers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted April 11 Author Share Posted April 11 They had already Kitao at Mania in 91, so the idea was prob in back of someone’s head. And it was perfect gimmick for Rodney given his size and it employs another member of the family. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostinube Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 Konishiki was close to becoming a yokozuna in 1991. By 1992, the trio of Konishiki, Akebono and Musashimaru were, if not national news in the US, at least regularly in the news in Hawaii. Yokozuna (the wrestler) was closer in size and look to Konishiki because Akebono was basketball player tall. I remember being at this Dragon Gate show and whenever Akebono was on the apron for a six-man tag match I couldn't see anything going on because my seat was on the floor and diagonal to the ring and his big butt blocked my view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 5 hours ago, Cobra Commander said: also, WWF created the Yokozuna gimmick just barely before Akebono became a Yokozuna in early 1993. So either massive coincidence, or somebody reading deep into the newspapers. 4 hours ago, odessasteps said: They had already Kitao at Mania in 91, so the idea was prob in back of someone’s head. And it was perfect gimmick for Rodney given his size and it employs another member of the family. Yeah, I gotta roll with the latter. When he was the Great Kokina, he already looked like something adjacent to a sumo wrestler. So that and combined with Yokozuna being a catchy name, it was a fit. That and the Headshrinkers came in at the same time (or at least debut at the same time). They likely didn't want two Samoan/Islander gimmicks. It would also be a reason to give Fuji more work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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