Ace Posted January 2 Posted January 2 (edited) According to Dan Farren, Johnny Legend (born Martin Margulies) has passed away at the age of 77. Legend was a musician who became a film producer when he spoofed My Dinner with Andre to create My Breakfast with Blassie. Afterwards, he became a promoter, most notably running Incredibly Strange Wrestling out of San Francisco from 1995-2003. Edited January 2 by Ace 2
RazorbladeKiss87 Posted January 3 Posted January 3 Johnny Legend was a carny motherfucker in every interview I've ever read or heard and I loved that. He was working with Rhino Records at one point and produced the ")encil Necked Geek" song Blassie did. Worked in the porn industry before Deepthroat. Neighbors with Tor Johnson from Plan 9. Definitely a character that if you enjoy weird media, you should know about.
ka-to Posted January 3 Posted January 3 I met Johnny at wrestling conventions and horror movie conventions. I bought some old Olympic Auditorium wrestling merch from him. One was a program that I ended up having signed by Dory, Terry, Bockwinkel, and Ladd. I also bought an envelope labeled Geek Kit that had Pencil Neck Geek 7 inch, bumper stickers, the Blassie mask that you would see fans have way back and more stuff. I know that I have video of him in a hot tub with a couple of topless babes. I can't remember if it is from a wrestling video, music video, or B movie video. He had a song called Santo Street on the Bitchin' album. He was an amazing guy. 3
Shartnado Posted January 5 Posted January 5 Was this the guy with the Rockabilly Bastards band I read about in a couple of Wrestling World magazines, or am I confusing him with someone else? 1
Peck Posted January 14 Posted January 14 "Beastmaster" Rick Link has passed away, according to Steve Stasiak's Facebook(Book Pro Wrestlers).
Cobra Commander Posted January 21 Posted January 21 Bobby Duncum Sr passed away and the WWE Vault quickly posted a clip we're a few days away from the anniversary of Bobby Duncum Jr passing 1
odessasteps Posted January 22 Posted January 22 Arguably the best of the West Texas State wrestlers, at least getting a cup of coffee in the NFL
Cobra Commander Posted January 22 Posted January 22 11 wrestlers, Jack Cain, and a 600 pound Russian bear! Tanaka won the battle royal and the Bear was eliminated first 1
Cobra Commander Posted January 22 Posted January 22 I guess another way to do a Russian roulette battle royal would involve having it be like the Rumble, only the competitors don't draw numbers and one of them is told every 2 minutes to run to the ring or it's like if the Battlebowl machine handled a battle Royal.. which I think AEW kinda says they do with their casino battle royals
Pete Posted January 22 Posted January 22 18 hours ago, Cobra Commander said: I guess another way to do a Russian roulette battle royal would involve having it be like the Rumble, only the competitors don't draw numbers and one of them is told every 2 minutes to run to the ring or it's like if the Battlebowl machine handled a battle Royal.. which I think AEW kinda says they do with their casino battle royals I'm just cracking up picturing someone trying to toss the SIX HUNDRED POUND BEAR over the top rope.
Cobra Commander Posted January 22 Posted January 22 17 minutes ago, Pete said: I'm just cracking up picturing someone trying to toss the SIX HUNDRED POUND BEAR over the top rope. guessing they did the "everybody eliminates the largest dude first" spot to eliminate the bear, and they probably also did some stuff to lure the bear over the top rope.. having a battle royal and the wrestling bear in the same match is some "late 1970s Atlanta Braves book their weddings and wrestling promotion on the same day" energy (Wedlocks and Headlocks, as told in the book by Bob Hope (not the famous one) titled "We Could've Finished Last Without You: An Irreverent Look at the Atlanta Braves, the Losingest Team in Baseball for the Past 25 Years", which was published just before the Braves made their 90s run) 2
SovietShooter Posted January 24 Posted January 24 On 1/22/2026 at 1:36 PM, Peck said: I worked a lot of shows with TC. He was a great guy, and always willing to help out the younger guys with advice from his experiences. He was definitely a proponent of the "do less" approach to work rate, but he was still working matches as Doink in his 60s, and I was retired before I was 40. And although he was obviously a "fake Doink", TC did the gimmick justice, and wasn't treating it like a carny. He was pretty in demand to do the gimmick on shows aimed at young kids, and stuff like that. 4
Cobra Commander Posted January 28 Posted January 28 CWF75 with a Bobby Duncum Sr video from Florida (featuring JJ Dillon) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGhol28wQv8
Curt McGirt Posted January 29 Posted January 29 RIP Kim Wood https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/kim-wood-mentor-to-brian-pillman-passes-away/ 2
Pete Posted February 3 Posted February 3 Mephisto was basically the Original Sheik if he could wrestle and talk. Not a whole ton of wrestling footage exists, but he has all sorts of nifty promos as a manager. RIP. 2
Cobra Commander Posted February 3 Posted February 3 feels like we're due a somewhat longish Cornette podcast on Frankie Cain since he worked Memphis in the mid-70s and there's not a ton of his footage out there
Technico Support Posted February 3 Posted February 3 On 1/29/2026 at 10:56 AM, Curt McGirt said: RIP Kim Wood https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/kim-wood-mentor-to-brian-pillman-passes-away/ I just relistened to the Observer interview with him. What a fascinating guy. 1
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