Rasslin' History 101
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Passionate Wrestling Fan since 1983.lots of memories and moments to share via personal stories and pictures from my magazine collections.enjoy the trip with me!
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Joined June 2017
To any fellow depression sufferers:my advice to you;whatever brings you any semblance of enjoyment in life,concentrate on that and try to do more of it.starting this page over 2 years ago did that for me and it's one of the very few things in my life that brings me any joy.👊👊❤️.
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Just saw a dude wearing a nWo shirt while I was going out for lunch so naturally I flashed the "4-Life" at him:with a serious look on his face,dude says "sorry,what does that hand signal mean?". I didn't even bother to say anything:I just put my hands up and walked away from.
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"The Bad Guy'' walking the streets as the WWF Intercontinental Championship,back in 1994.
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AWA World Tag Team Champions for 119 days back in 1986,the combination of Curt Hennig and "Big" Scott Hall.
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Because Batista's a wussy-ass liberal,that's why!. .
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Vince McMahon interviews Razor on the first ever Monday Night Raw,live from Manhattan Center back on January 11,1993.
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Terry Funk battles WWF Champion Bret "Hitman" Hart at the WrestleFest 50:50 Years of Funk event in Amarillo,Texas back on September 11,1997.Bret was chosen by Terry to be his opponent at the event,which Terry also put together.this event was a celebration of 50 years of the Funk
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''Magnum'' Scott Hall with Magnum T.A.,back in 1985.
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Big Van Vader makes his way to the ring with his bad-ass smoking helmet,back in 1991
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Rest in Peace,Scott Hall.thanks for all of the memories.Heaven just got a hell of a lot more cooler!❤️🙏
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"You people,you know who I am,but you don't know why I'm here." "You want to go to war?,you want a war?. you're going to get one"-WCW Monday Nitro,May 27,1996.#ScottHall
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Not only is Bobby Heenan,in my view,the greatest manager in wrestling history,he's also one of the greatest all-around performers in the history of the sport as well."The Brain" could absolutely do it all,and pull it off seamlessly and swiftly,never missing a single beat in the
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Another shot of @AUSTINIDOLLIVE,@HeymanHustle and Tommy Rich with Jerry Lawler's hair and Championship.April 27,1987
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Jim Cornette with his personal bodyguard,Big Bubba Rogers back in 1986
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No commentary tandem could ever touch Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan,but the duo of Gorilla and Jesse Ventura are absolutely right up there as well.Gorilla and Jesse were dynamic together.they had great camaderie and chemistry and played off each other so well,and Jesse didn't
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They weren't even together for a full year,but regardless,The Hollywood Blondes are still one of my favorite teams ever."Stunning Steve" and "Flyin' Brian" were just that damn good together
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Never thought I could love Kane and 'Taker more than I already did,but here we are. this is so very awesome!.
🚨BREAKING: WWE Superstars Kane and Undertaker respond to Bautistas endorsement of Harris. Who’s side are you on?
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A young "Nature Boy":Ric Flair,at his Senior Prom
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This always gets to me,every single time i watch it.
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"The best there is,the best there was,the best there ever will be".
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It was pretty damn cool seeing Rowdy Roddy Piper holding the WWF Intercontinental Championship during the early portion of 1992.whenever I go back to watch the 1992 Royal Rumble,I always enjoy going back to watch Roddy defeat The Mountie for the IC Title and seeing and hearing
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Rob Zakowski(Rob Van Dam),displaying his trademark amazing flexibility circa-1991
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That's gonna be me dancing on AEW's grave when they cease to exist entirely,once and for all!!😁😁😁😁😁.
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Wait over.
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Kevin Nash,in disguise as Super Shredder from the 1991 film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II:The Secret Of The Ooze
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Quite simply,one of the greatest wrestlers of all-time as well as one of it's greatest Champions:five-time WWF Champion Bret "The Hitman" Hart
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The Horsemen(Ric Flair,Tully Blanchard,JJ Dillon and Arn Anderson),looking as cool as cool can be.
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To me,Demolition were always much more than "Road Warrior Clones".in addition to being a great tag team,Ax and Smash were tremendous workers in their own right.Demolition still remains,to this day,one of my all-time favorite tag teams,with one of the greatest theme songs to boot!
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Jim Ross seems to be caught by surprise as he is photographed at the commentary table with Kevin Kelly,Michael Cole and Jim Cornette
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To me,Terry Funk was,strength to strength,one of the finest all-around wrestlers there's ever been.i've watched Terry Funk wrestle 60-minute classics with some of the greatest wrestlers to ever compete in the sport,and match them hold-for-hold:I've also watched Terry Funk wrestle.
The great Terry Funk,reigning as NWA World Heavyweight Champion for 424 days(December 10,1975-February 6,1977).Terry and brother,Dory Jr are the only pair of wrestling brothers to hold the NWA World Title
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@AUSTINIDOLLIVE,@HeymanHustle and Tommy Rich take @JerryLawler's AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship. and his hair!.April 27,1987
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Ravishing Rick Rude,proudly showing off his well-earned 1992 Pro Wrestling Illustrated Most Hated Wrestler of the Year award.
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A definite feel good moment:Ron Simmons becomes WCW World Heavyweight Champion after defeating Big Van Vader for the Title in Baltimore,Maryland back on August 2,1992
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Ronnie Garvin and "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes,enjoying their time on a vacation stop in St.Maarten captured by Bill Apter
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Great shot of "The Hitman" hitting Stone Cold Steve Austin with the ring bell during their amazing Submission match at WrestleMania XIII.
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"The Stinger",reigning as NWA World Heavyweight Champion back in 1990
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The addition of Stan Lane to replace the departed Dennis Condrey in the Midnight Express tag team back in 1987,was one of those rare instances of where something that was already great,became even greater."Sweet" Stan brought a different energy to the team,and combined with the
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Kevin Nash and Scott Hall (The Outsiders),officially making those WCW World Tag Team Champions the property of the nWo circa-1997
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Bret "Hitman" Hart locks in his Sharpshooter on "The Narcissist" Lex Luger,back in 1993
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Rowdy Roddy Piper and Bret "The Hitman" Hart leave the ring together after Bret regains the WWF Intercontinental Championship,defeating Roddy in a classic bout at WrestleMania VIII
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One of the greatest stables of all-time,and the scary part is,they weren't even together that long!#DangerousAlliance
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A teenage Steve Austin as a senior at Edna High School in Edna,Texas.
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Everything I'm posting on the page today will be Scott Hall related. if anyone's gotta problem with that,in the words of the man himself,you can see me "Down There". you know where!.👌❤️🙏.
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One of those moments where you'll never forget where you were when you were watching it unfold:I'll never forget watching WWF Superstars of Wrestling back on February 7,1987 and seeing Andre the Giant walk onto the set of Piper's Pit along with his new manager,Bobby Heenan
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An consummate showman:an influential trend-setter,and a WWWF World Heavyweight Champion who was pure box-office at the gates.Superstar Billy Graham was definitely way ahead of his time.Superstar set the template for future generations with his physique,his charisma and his
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I feel so saddened seeing Dean Malenko in his present state. I truly hope that he gets better.
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Syxx-Pac and Scott Hall,bringing some attitude to NWA-TNA back in 2002
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"The Funker",reigning as ECW World Heavyweight Champion back in 1997
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Today marks 11 years since Macho passed on to the other side.Randy Savage will always remain my all-time favorite wrestler.he caught my attention immediately as soon as I saw him on TV as a kid,and he always kept it.there will never be another one like him.#OOHYEAAH!☝️
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A tag team consisting of two outstanding technical wrestlers:the three-time WWF World Tag Team Champions,Ted DiBiase and Irwin R.Schyster(Mike Rotunda),Money Inc.
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Wishing a very special ''Happy Birthday'' to the greatest announcer of all-time and the voice of professional wrestling,@JRsBBQ
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The Hulkster,at the mercy of The Undertaker and Paul Bearer back in 1991
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Bruno Sammartino meets ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson.September 16,2006.
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Long before there were outlandish,brash characters in wrestling such as "Adorable" Adrian Adonis and Goldust,there was "Exotic" Adrian Street,a natural showman with a flair for flash and style.Adrian Street was the picture of flamboyance and glam,who enjoyed the spotlight the
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The absolute best thing that could've happened to the careers of Harlem Heat,came to be in late-1994 as Sherri Martel would become their manager."Sister"Sherri was the pivotal piece that was missing in the presentation in the careers of Booker T and Stevie Ray,and she would prove
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The turning point in the singles career of Bret "The Hitman" Hart as he defeats "Mr.Perfect" Curt Hennig for the WWF Intercontinental Championship in an all-time classic at SummerSlam '91
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Bobby "The Brain" Heenan and Andre the Giant,making their way to the ring for Andre's bout vs WWF Champion Hulk Hogan in the main event of WrestleMania III.
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The great Curt Hennig,proudly wearing that AWA World Heavyweight Championship back in 1987
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King Kong Bundy with Al Bundy(Ed O'Neill) and Peg Bundy(Katey Sagal) on a episode of Married. With Children back in 1987.Bundy appeared on two episodes of the show;this one and another in 1995.the creators of the show named the lead characters as a homage to King King Bundy
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IWGP Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar hits the F-5(renamed as The Verdict due to legal issues with WWE at the time) on Shinsuke Nakamura during their bout at Tokyo Dome back on January 4,2006
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Jim Ross saves Paul E.from getting his from New York Giants great Lawrence Taylor.this was to set up LT appearing in Lex Luger's corner in Lex's match vs Curtis Hughes,with Dangerously in Hughes corner,at the January 11,1991 WCW show at The Meadowlands
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Barry Windham,reigning as NWA World Heavyweight Champion during the last hot stretch of his career back in 1993.from most of 1992 until he dropped the NWA Title to Ric Flair at the Beach Blast '93 PPV,Barry Windham was resembling his mid-late 1980's form when he was one of the
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The fire-breathing "Dragon",Ricky Steamboat back in 1991
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WCW World Television Champion Stunning Steve Austin with the head of the "Dangerous Alliance",Paul E.Dangerously back in 1992
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The greatest ring announcer of all-time and that's undebatable in my eyes:"The Fink" Howard Finkel.
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Howard Finkel announces the NEW WWF Intercontinental Champion Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat after Steamboat defeated Randy Savage in one of the greatest matches in WrestleMania history at WrestleMania III.Fink announcing this moment always gave me such goosebumps.
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Two-time Stampede North American Heavyweight Champion Owen Hart,proudly displaying his 1987 Pro Wrestling Illustrated Rookie of the Year award
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Reposting this one from a couple years:Scott Hall and Kevin Nash begin "The Hostile Takeover" of WCW at Bash at the Beach '96.
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Scott Hall,wrestling as Starship Coyote in the NWA back in 1984.Scott wrestled in a tag team known as American Starship with his partner,Starship Eagle(Dan Spivey)
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Andre the Giant,after shocking the world and defeating Hulk Hogan for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship in Indianapolis,IN back on February 5,1988. man,look how small that Title looks draped on the shoulder of "The Eighth Wonder of the World.
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The Road Warriors,during their first of an eventual three reigns as NWA National Tag Team Champions,back in 1983
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Rest In Peace,Legend,.Rest In Peace,The Iron Sheik🙏.
WWF World Heavyweight Champion The Iron Sheik with "Ayatollah" Freddie Blassie,circa December,1983.
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One of the greatest performers in the history of professional wrestling,Sherri Martel made an impact in any role she portrayed Sherri wasn't a carbon copy of anyone;she was an original:she was "Sensational".
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WWF Heavyweight Champion Bret "Hitman" Hart getting a "Perfect" endorsement,back in 1993
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Young budding superstar "Mean" Mark Callous,back in 1990.
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A tag team built on a foundation of youth,skill and potential:AWA World Tag Team Champions Scott Hall and Curt Hennig back in 1986
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Brian Pillman isn't interested in Disco Inferno or in his music CD,back in 1995.
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Alex Wright,Johnny B.Badd,Brian Pillman and Steve Austin on the 1995 WCW Bruise Cruise.
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Dusty Rhodes,sitting with his son,Cody and daughter,Teil back in 1991.
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The sheer strength and power build of Davey Boy Smith combined with the wizardry,agility and break-neck speed of The Dynamite Kid made The British Bulldogs one of the most well-balanced tag teams of their generation,and those attributes helped lead them to the WWF World Tag Team
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Terry Funk,Dory Funk Sr and Dory Funk Jr,back in 1973
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Mickie James,not long after making her NWA-TNA debut back when she was known as Alexis Laree back in 2002 it's so easy to forget that she's been involved in the Sport since 1999.
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Rest In Peace,Mike "Virgil" Jones.🙏.
A feel-good moment from SummerSlam '91 as Virgil defeats Ted DiBiase for the Million Dollar Championship. it was very cool seeing the former bodyguard giving "The Million Dollar Man" his comeuppance.
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The Hart Foundation,in one of their original gear looks before switching over to their iconic pink and black,circa-1986
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The team that revolutionized tag team wrestling and the greatest tag team in wrestling history,Hawk and Animal,The Road Warriors circa-1989
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Sherri Martel was the complete package when it came to the intangibles throughout her wrestling career:as a personality,as a wrestler and as a manager,Sherri was always entertaining and always memorable.Sherri Martel will always be remembered as one of the finest all-around
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Mr.Perfect has absolutely no trouble getting "The Beast From The East" Bam Bam Bigelow up for a Perfect-Plex during a bout,back in 1993.
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I could speak the virtues of Tito Santana all day,every day.every single time I post something of Tito on here,I always speak of his durability and reliability,the fact that he was equally adaptable at singles and tag team wrestling,the fact that he could keep things scientific
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An unbeatable combination of skill,acumen and success:Nick Bockwinkel and his manager,Bobby Heenan.
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The iconic,majestic WWF Winged Eagle Championship,created by the late Reggie Parks:one of my favorite Championship Titles.
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