hammerva Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 Unfortunately these CZW guys from 2000-2002 are dropping like flies 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 I was fearful it was bobby Fulton when I saw a new post here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimbra Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 Z Barr was never what I would call "good" but he had one of those faces where you could always cheer for him to take a beating, and that's a valuable thing in wrestling. RIP. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Former FWA promoter (between 1999 and 2003) Elisar Cabrera died on July 20th after a four year battle with cancer. May he Rest in Peace. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohtani's jacket Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 (edited) RIP Zoltan Boscik, a World of Sport wrestler who really grew on me over the years. Edited July 25, 2020 by ohtani's jacket 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peck Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 RIP, Regis Philbin, a friend to the wrestling community. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 12 hours ago, ohtani's jacket said: RIP Zoltan Boscik, a World of Sport wrestler who really grew on me over the years. Boscik is absolutely one of my favorites. I just loved his demeanor and how he came at holds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 57 minutes ago, Peck said: RIP, Regis Philbin, a friend to the wrestling community. I can't find this on Youtube but I want to see this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peck Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 42 minutes ago, Death From Above said: I can't find this on Youtube but I want to see this. This was good, too. Regis sells better than The Warlord. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colonial Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 (edited) TMZ is reporting that Becky Mullen, who portrayed "Sally the Farmer's Daughter" in GLOW, has passed away at age 57. Also, per PW Insider, 80s/90s woman wrestler Kat LeRoux recently passed away due to complications from liver issues. LeRoux may be best known in my Apter mag-reading days as "that woman who was always wrestling Misty Blue Simmes." Edited July 28, 2020 by colonial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Glad you didn’t post THAT clip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul sosnowski Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 (edited) Walt McDonald also known as Big Slam Vader and Crybaby Waldo, wrestled mostly in the NJ and PA area, also passed away at the age of 54 Edited July 29, 2020 by paul sosnowski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 I always wondered what that guy looked like. .. ...okay. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted July 31, 2020 Author Share Posted July 31, 2020 Aw man. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted July 31, 2020 Author Share Posted July 31, 2020 I remember watching this live on MSG when I was 12 - it's one of two matches on the same show that really informed my wrestling fandom at an early age (Murdoch/Adonis vs the Briscos was the other match), and it's fascinating to realize now that Rocco was such a big part of it. RIP. (Youtube clip above is the finish only- full match here no thanks to DailyMotion's wonky embedding. Count the wacky MSG message board ads! It's fun!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 2 hours ago, Pete said: Aw man. FUCK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 William Regal's tribute to Mark "Rollerball" Rocco: 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RIPPA Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 From the latest WON Quote David Kidney, a post-World War II star in Scotland, passed away on 7/21 at the age of 89. Kidney was a fan of wrestling growing up and turned pro in 1949. His biggest win was taking the BWA featherweight title from George Allen in 1959 in his home city of Dundee, Scotland before 2,000 fans. He defended the title on independent shows and on shows he would promote himself in smaller venues. He never lost the title and retired with the belt. After his wife of 50 years passed away in 2004, his daughter encouraged him to get back in wrestling to combat his grief. In 2006, he founded King Wrestling Promotions with Duncan Kettles. In 2009, he was the subject of a documentary on BBC Scotland called “Dave Kidney: Superstar,” which focused on his return to the business at the age of 76. He actually did some matches in the ring at his shows, last doing a match in 2008. The documentary was about his idea of defending the title 50 years after he first won it, although he actually never did wrestle in 2009. Kidney was something of a local hero in Dundee, who also worked as a shopkeeper and was considered like a surrogate grandfather to many wrestlers in Scotland’s wrestling community and telling people stories of wrestling in the 50s and 60s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohtani's jacket Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Rocco had been suffering from dementia for a while, but it's still sad. I love Rocco's Joint Promotions stuff from the 70s and early 80s. His feud with Marty Jones is legendary and should be required viewing by everyone. When people say Dynamite Kid vs. Sayama was the start of juniors wrestling, they're wrong. It began with Jones and Rocco. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 (edited) 49 minutes ago, ohtani's jacket said: Rocco had been suffering from dementia for a while, but it's still sad. I love Rocco's Joint Promotions stuff from the 70s and early 80s. His feud with Marty Jones is legendary and should be required viewing by everyone. When people say Dynamite Kid vs. Sayama was the start of juniors wrestling, they're wrong. It began with Jones and Rocco. I didn't know that. Such a fucking cruel disease is Dementia. My late Nan had it for a year before she passed. Edited July 31, 2020 by The Natural Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Wyld Samurai Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 That is too young an age for dementia... My gut instinct says he either had CTE or fluid in the brain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurningBeard Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 RIP Rocco, one of the true innovators of the junior style. Regal said it perfectly. When the Wrestling Channel launched in 2004ish, getting to see his work for the first time was such a mind blowing experience. His matches with Dynamite were pure art, heavy hitting, stiff, athletic and timeless. I wish he hadn’t had to retire, imagine him showing up in the cruiser division in WCW in 96ish or NJPW in the early 90s against Malenko, Benoit, Guerrero et al. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Otto Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 2 hours ago, Pete said: I remember watching this live on MSG when I was 12 - it's one of two matches on the same show that really informed my wrestling fandom at an early age (Murdoch/Adonis vs the Briscos was the other match), and it's fascinating to realize now that Rocco was such a big part of it. RIP. (Youtube clip above is the finish only- full match here no thanks to DailyMotion's wonky embedding. Count the wacky MSG message board ads! It's fun!) It's interesting, I was just going to post almost the exact same thing word for word: 1984 was my first year as a fan, also watching the MSG network over in New Jersey, etc; although slightly different in a way, as it was Adonis/Murdoch defeating the Soul Patrol for the tag belts and how tragically unfair I thought it was (kudos to Adonis & Murdoch for making me feel that way) that probably locked me into wrestling permanently. But this match (and the tag match you mentioned) capped off that year wonderfully, as it felt like it was from another planet. I watched it over and over, and spent years hoping to see matches like it, and while the Harts and Bulldogs soon after could hit on it at times, this match still had a magical quality to it for me for a long time. Rocco as Black Tiger is terrific in this match, so speedy, so crisp, and subtly mean-spirited at times. Last but certainly not least, it's an almost perfect example of how to completely win a tough crowd over. It won me over for sure. Thank you, Mark Rocco. RIP. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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