RIPPA Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Tomorrow will mark the 4th anniversary of Sweeney's death. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 RIP Sweet and Sour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 The video doesn't do the strut-off justice. Ray and I were there live... one of the funniest fucking things ever. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimo Necro Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 One of the best Promos the indies ever produced. He would have been a great manager had he been born 15 years earlier. I have a match between him and Alvarez on a random indie show that I will need to dig out. RIP Sweet and Sour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stay Gold Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Yeah, I love this guy. It's a shame. Super entertaining. Had the pleasure of meeting him once. Such a carnie, but in a good and funny way if such a thing exists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Web Conn Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 The Larry Sweeney Show Starring Larry Sweeney Larry Sweeney meets Ric Flair vs Eddie Kingston is a strap match at Colgate University Larry Sweeney's last Chikara appearance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRGoldman Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 I met Larry Sweeney at Oberlin before he was a wrestler at a mutual friend's house, and he was a super cool dude. We talked wrestling in front of a punch of cooler than thou punk kids and people looked at us like we were crazy. We would see each other at shows over the years and catch up and talk and have a beer and it would be a wonderful thing each and every time. The last time I saw him was after he had started having some issues, and he was standing outside a bar telling people he would bump on the asphalt for a couple bucks. It was sad. I wish I had better words to describe it. If he still knew me, he didn't act like it. I left him alone. I probably should have helped him, but I'm not sure it would've helped. The day he died I cried and cried. I drank beer, and watched clips on youtube and old DVDs. I called people I hadn't talked to in years. The night after I went out for the first time with my partner. Every year on our anniversary I make her watch Larry Sweeney stuff and I think she gets how much he meant to me and how sad he made me. It's important for us to remember him. He's both the best and worst things about pro wrestling. Thank you Rippa for this timely WOTD. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 The video doesn't do the strut-off justice. Ray and I were there live... one of the funniest fucking things ever. Agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hail Sabin Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Love me some Sweet and Sour in fact wore his shirt 2 days ago. Only met him once he was super nice and we had a 10 to 15 conversion about college. RIP Larry Sweeney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Web Conn Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 w/Eddie Kingston and Blackjack Marciano vs Icarus, Gran Akuma and Mike Quackenbush vs ShaneStorm vs Lufisto vs Shiima Xion vs Cima Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingus Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Just... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Web Conn Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 RIP Larry Sweeney 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingus Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Does anyone have the video where he arm-wrestled the little kid at the beginning of a CHIKARA show? From like maybe 2006 or 2007, thereabouts. I think they did it just to kill time, for some reason the show wasn't ready to start yet, but it was a glorious segment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRGoldman Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 <iframe width="420" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/61efQskaKRE"frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> I dunno, I made it worse somehow. That is the link to what Jingus was talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Web Conn Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Here is the Demolition and One Man Gang vs The Fabulous Three match Sweeney giving Bobby Dempsey a hard time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeN59nku5Tw Sweeney pimps going to Japan Sweeney and Jake Roberts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Goddamn, it's been four years already. Sweeney is one of the biggest "what if's" in wrestling. I feel like he would have eventually made his way to NXT and get a shot on the main roster. He would have made an awesome announcer, manager, or any role in the 'E. The Chikara tribute and the Quack match tribute are hard to watch without getting misty eyed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRGoldman Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Quack said today that on his 30th birthday, Larry gave him a black leather fanny pack and said 'here, now you're a wrestler'. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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