odessasteps Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 For people with long memories, Akbar was a babyface and partner of Danny Hodge before he turned heel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 23 hours ago, odessasteps said: For people with long memories, Akbar was a babyface and partner of Danny Hodge before he turned heel. Was he "Skandor Akbar" when he was Hodge's partner? Or was he like a Billy White Wolf before he become Sheik Adam El Kaissy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great ML Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 He was known as Skandor Akbar during that era. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 I think he only wrestled as Jim Weibe for a short time early in his career, since the locals would know who he was from his football career. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 For some reason I thought about this today. Chick Donovan is a national treasure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 39 minutes ago, Infinit said: For some reason I thought about this today. Chick Donovan is a national treasure. Did you see the pics today of Pre Chick Donovan gimmick ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 18 hours ago, odessasteps said: Did you see the pics today of Pre Chick Donovan gimmick ? I didn't. Can you post them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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clintthecrippler Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 I said this elsewhere, but my emotions upon seeing that screencap of "pre-gimmicked" Chick Donovan was similar to when I found out years ago that Nikita Koloff was just some dude from Minnesota named Scott. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 On 2/11/2024 at 2:28 PM, odessasteps said: Chick Donovan during his Johnny Weaver/Craig Sager phrase 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 Chick Donovan’s grandson wrestles, his name is Bryce Donovan. They were even on a show together. He also played a security guard in an AEW angle, got punched in the chest by Wardlow, and they claimed he suffered a punctured lung from it (he actually punctured his lung in a vehicle collision months earlier). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 Well that's a fresh way to get blackballed from the industry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 It was a work for a Smart Mark Sterling lawsuit gimmick. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great ML Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 (edited) On 2/14/2024 at 3:58 AM, AxB said: Chick Donovan’s grandson wrestles, his name is Bryce Donovan. They were even on a show together. He also played a security guard in an AEW angle, got punched in the chest by Wardlow, and they claimed he suffered a punctured lung from it (he actually punctured his lung in a vehicle collision months earlier). On 2/14/2024 at 10:28 AM, Curt McGirt said: Well that's a fresh way to get blackballed from the industry That’s a Plowboy Frazier special, daddy. Uncle Elmer asked Bundy to stand on his chest, then showed an agent some decade old x-rays and claimed a broken rib for time off. Edited February 15 by The Great ML 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Continuing the topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Of all of Ric Flair's promos, this is my favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Take a minute and watch Jimmy Valiant do...well, whatever this is. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Jimmy Valiant has to be the first time a lot of people saw someone with a head or face tattoo. After looking at several pictures I still can't figure out what it is, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Hero Morganti Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 All i know is. Jimmy and Jerry are gonna do. Something.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Infinit Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 On 2/26/2024 at 9:31 AM, Curt McGirt said: Jimmy Valiant has to be the first time a lot of people saw someone with a head or face tattoo. After looking at several pictures I still can't figure out what it is, either. I always thought it was a crown of thorns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Not checking again but didn't look like that at all to me. Looks like one uninterrupted double line with like, a ball-end at a break over his right eye? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zendragon Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oATHAqz4_sU&ab_channel=BretSkellington This is pretty much a mid 80's Flair promo at an awards show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clintthecrippler Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 6 hours ago, zendragon said: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oATHAqz4_sU&ab_channel=BretSkellington This is pretty much a mid 80's Flair promo at an awards show Hey I was at this show. I have no memory of this, I assume because the minute I heard Black Veil Brides get announced I booked it to the bar for a refill of boozy beverages. A very surreal night. It was the day Jeff Hanneman of Slayer passed away. Metallica was also the headliner and it became apparent as the night went on that a large part of the crowd were "Metallica fans" but not necessarily "METAL fans". Two moments really hit home that dissonance: 1. The show started with an announcement and moment of silence for Jeff Hanneman. A dude in a Metallica t-shirt unironically asked me "Who's Jeff Hanneman?" 2. Watching everyone in Metallica shirts get alienated and pissed off as Dillinger Escape Plan's set started and continued: https://youtu.be/NgGZiQOOhAA?si=TtpAVZKpZjQZiO2a 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 God bless Jerome Young (timestamped). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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