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The 2011 Boards PW Draft - Picks Thread (FINAL) ROUND 15
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My apologies for taking this guy but I had him in mind for a while and I'm delighted to get him
Rowdy Roddy Piper
LWE Roster:
Chris Jericho
The Motor City Machine Guns - Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin
London Brawling - Desmond Wolfe and Brutus Magnus
Billy Kidman and Paul London
Kerry Von Erich
Alberto Del Rio
Carlito and Primo Colon
Stephanie McMahon
Hamada and Taylor Wilde
Douglas Williams
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It's time to bow down to the king but in the bwa you have to ask... Which king?Harley Race0
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I've changed my mind several times here. SWF welcomes
Terry Funk
All Japan Pro Wrestling
World's Strongest Tag Team League (1977, 1979, 1982) – with Dory Funk, Jr.
Cauliflower Alley Club
Iron Mike Mazurki Award (2005)
Championship Wrestling from Florida
NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Dory Funk, Jr.
NWA Florida Television Championship (1 time)
NWA North American Tag Team Championship (Florida version) (1 time) – with Dory Funk, Jr.
NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Florida version) (2 times)
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Eastern Championship Wrestling / Extreme Championship Wrestling
ECW Television Championship (1 time)
ECW World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
Hardcore Hall of Fame (2005)
George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
Class of 2010
Georgia Championship Wrestling
NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Dory Funk, Jr.
NWA Georgia Television Championship (1 time)
International Wrestling Association of Japan
IWA World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
Juggalo Championship Wrestling
JCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling / World Championship Wrestling
NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (1 time)
WCW Hardcore Championship (2 times)
WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
WCW Hall of Fame (Class of 1995)
NWA Hollywood Wrestling
NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
NWA International Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Dory Funk, Jr.
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Los Angeles version) (1 time) – with Dory Funk, Jr.
NWA Western States Sports
NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Amarillo version) (2 times)
NWA International Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Dory Funk, Jr.
NWA Western States Heavyweight Championship (7 times)
NWA Western States Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Ricky Romero
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Texas version) (2 times) – with Dory Funk, Jr.
Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling
3PW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
PWI Feud of the Year (1989) vs. Ric Flair
PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (1997)
PWI Wrestler of the Year (1976)
PWI ranked him #22 in the PWI Years in 2003
Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum
Class of 2004
Southwest Championship Wrestling
SCW Southwest Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
SCW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Dory Funk, Jr.
St. Louis Wrestling Club
NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Stampede Wrestling
Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame
United States Wrestling Association
USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment
WWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Cactus Jack
WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2009)
National Wrestling Alliance
NWA Hall of Fame (Class of 2009)
Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
5 Star Match (1984) with Dory Funk, Jr. vs. Bruiser Brody and Stan Hansen on December 8
5 Star Match (1989) vs. Ric Flair on November 15
Best Brawler (1989)
Best Heel (1989)
Best on Interviews (1989)
Feud of the Year (1989) vs. Ric Flair
Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)
SWF Roster
1. Edge
2. Sting
3. Randy Orton
4. Matt Hardy
5. MVP
6. Lou Thesz
7 & 8. The Rock n Roll Express (Robert Gibson & Ricky Morton)
9. Jeff Jarrett
10 & 11. The Dream Team (Greg "The Hammer" Valentine & Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake)
12. Macho Libre
13 & 14. The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon)
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Sheepherders ... I CHOOSE YOU!
from 411mania: Understand this: the Sheepherders are not the Bushwhackers. It's still Butch Miller and Luke Williams, but you couldn't have two more vastly different styles. The Bushwhackers licked people, the Sheepherders bled them dry. They ransacked through territories, collecting 19 different championships through two decades. They gained notoriety in the Pacific Northwest and became legendary in Bill Watts' UWF. They took no prisoners, and were the tag team equivalent of The Sheik. They drew blood by any means possible and made a living by being the heels that messed up the faces of the pretty boy tag teams. They became more well-known as the Bushwhackers towards the end of their careers, but their wrestling legacy will be as the Sheepherders
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6j6dj_bushwhackers-sheepherders-vs-the-fa_sport
* Allied Powers Wrestling Federation
o APWL Tag Team Championship (1 time)
* Championship Wrestling from Florida
o NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (1 time)
o NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Florida version) (1 time)
* Continental Wrestling Association
o AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (2 times)
* International All-Star Wrestling
o International All-Star Wrestling Tag Team Championship (1 time)
* Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
o NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (1 time)
* NWA All-Star Wrestling
o NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (1 time)
* Pacific Northwest Wrestling
o NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship (3 times)
* Pro Wrestling Illustrated
o PWI ranked them # 71 of the best 100 tag teams of the "PWI Years".
* Southeastern Championship Wrestling
o NWA Southeastern Tag Team Championship (1 time)
* Stampede Wrestling
o Stampede International Tag Team Championship (2 times)
* Southwest Championship Wrestling
o SWCW World Tag Team Championship (1 time)
o SWCW Southwest Tag Team Championship (1 time)
* Universal Wrestling Federation
o UWF Tag Team Championship (2 times)
* World Wide Wrestling Alliance
o WWWA Tag Team Championship (2 times)
* World Wrestling Council
o WWC North American Tag Team Championship (1 time)
o WWC World Tag Team Championship (2 times)
* Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
* 5 Star Match (1986) vs. The Fantastics at the Crockett Cup Tournament on April 190 -
The most hardcore man on the planet Atsushi OnitaChampionships and accomplishments
All Japan Pro Wrestling
NWA International Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Continental Wrestling Association
AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Masanobu Fuchi
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre
NWA International Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling
FMW Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Championship (7 times)
FMW Brass Knuckles Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with Tarzan Goto (1), Mitsuhiro Matsunaga (1), Mr. Gannosuke (1), and W*ING Kanemura (1)
FMW World Street Fight 6-Man Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Tetsuhiro Kuroda and Hido (1), Koji Nakagawa and Tetsuhiro Kuroda (1)
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
NWA International Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
Best Babyface (1993, 1994)
Most Charismatic (1994)
Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)0 -
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What cant be said about this absolute wrestling Legend!All Japan Pro Wrestling
World's Strongest Tag Team League (1981) – with Bruiser Brody
Cauliflower Alley Club
Other honoree (1996)
Continental Wrestling Association
CWA International Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with JT Southern
Eastern Championship Wrestling
NWA ECW Heavyweight Championship (2 times, Inaugural)1
NWA ECW Television Championship (1 time)
Georgia Championship Wrestling
NWA National Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Terry Gordy
International Wrestling Superstars
IWS United States Championship (1 time)
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (1 time)
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (2 times) – with Paul Orndorff (1) and Ray Stevens (1)
NWA All-Star Wrestling
NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (1 time) – with Don Leo Jonathan
NWA Big Time Wrestling
NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Gino Hernandez
NWL WRESTLING
NWL Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Pacific Northwest Wrestling
NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship (5 times)
NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship (6 times) – with Dutch Savage
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
PWI Match of the Year (1982) vs. Bob Backlund in a cage match on June 28
PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (1983)
PWI Tag Team of the Year (1980) with Ray Stevens
PWI ranked him #29 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.
World Wide Wrestling Alliance
WWWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
World Wrestling Federation
WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)
Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
Tag Team of the Year (1981) with Terry Gordy
Best Flying Wrestler (1981)
Best Wrestling Maneuver (1981, 1983) Superfly Splash
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Introducing the newest member of the PWF roster...
Abdullah The Butcher
Premier Wrestling Federation Roster:
1 - Undertaker
2 - Razor Ramon
3 - Sabu and Taz
4 - Ken Shamrock and Big Boss Man
5 - Giant Baba
6 - Homicide and Hernandez
7 - Abyss
8 - Super Crazy and Psicosis
9 - Laycool
10 - JTG and Shad Gaspard
11 - Abdullah The Butcher0 -
FCW better watch out for the POUNCEEEEEEEE* Juggalo Champion**** Wrestling
o JCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* Prime Time Wrestling
o PTW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* Pro Wrestling Illustrated
o PWI Rookie of the Year (2004)
o PWI ranked him #28 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2005[38]
* Universal Wrestling Alliance
o UWA Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
Current FCW Roster
1Sheamus
2Rey Mysterio
3Morrison,
4Mercury
5Pope Angelo DeNiro
6Test
7Matt Morgan
8Albert
9X-Pac
10Jay Lethal
11Al Snow
12Madison Rayne
13Tara
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The 14th member of the D.W.O roster is.......
Shannon Moore
The book of D.I.L.L.I.G.A.F is about to open a new chapter as Shannon Moore joins the D.W.O
Free-Style Championship Wrestling
FCW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Heartland Wrestling Association
HWA Cruiserweight Championship (2 times)
HWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Evan Karagias
NWA Wildside / National Championship Wrestling
NCW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
NWA Wildside Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Shane Helms
Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts
OMEGA Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
OMEGA New Frontiers Championship (1 time)
Southern Championship Wrestling
SCW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
World Championship Wrestling
WCW Hardcore Championship (1 time)
World Stars of Wrestling
WSW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
..... but he won't be alone in coming to the D.W.O
The 15th member of the D.W.O roster is...........
Jesse Neal
Nevermore Championship Wrestling
NCW World Championship (1 times)
NCW World Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
NCW World Light Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Matt Price
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
PWI ranked him #223 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2010
Vintage Wrestling
VW Heavyweight Championship (1 times, current)
Y2G Championship Wrestling
Y2G Heavyweight Championship (1 times)
Current D.W.O Revolt roster:
1) AJ Styles
2) Jeff Hardy
3) Kane
4 & 5) Max & Jeremy Buck (Generation Me)
6) Crash Holly
7 & 8) Jimmy Jacobs & Tyler Black (Age of the Fall)
9) Kofi Kingston
10) Amazing Red
11) Essa Rios
12 & 13) Curt Hawkins & Zack Ryder
14 & 15) Shannon Moore & Jesse Neal (Ink Inc)0 -
On my phone so cant do write up but this man does not need a write up the one and only Antonio Inoki0
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I will take the best trainer in the history of wrestling and the patriarch of Wrestling's most famous family
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My pick is going down a route that served me well last year. I chose a manager with plenty of charisma as my GM. This year, New World Wrestling is pleased to announce that the General Manager of NWW Volt will be none other than Captain Lou Albano.
For those of you unfamiliar with him, watch some of his videos. His voice is so distinctive and I am confident his charisma as 'Captain' of the show rather than Commissioner or GM will suit the show well.
Don't f*ck with the boss.0 -
Cant believe im getting this next "Tag Team" as they were the pick of the pre 1970's round last year...
NICK BOCKWINKLE..
[Championships and accomplishments- Championship Wrestling from Florida
- NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Ray Stevens
- NWA San Francisco
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (San Francisco version) (2 times) - with Ramon Torres
- Pacific Northwest Wrestling
- NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship (3 time) - with Nick Kozak (2) and Buddy Mareno (1)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI Stanley Weston Award (2007)
- PWI Tag Team of the Year (1973) - with Ray Stevens
- PWI ranked him #18 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003
- World Wrestling Association (Los Angeles)
- WWA International Television Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Édouard Carpentier (1) and Lord James Blears (1)
BOBBY "THE BRAIN" HEENAN..
Championships and accomplishments- Iron Mike Mazurki Award (2004)
- Manager of the Year Award (1972, 1976, 1989, 1991)
- Pro Wrestling Report
- PWR Lifetime Achievement Award (2009)[21]
WECWF ROSTER SO FAR..
1. KURT ANGLE
2. DYNAMITE KID
3. THE BRITISH BULLDOG
4. BOB BACKLUND
5. FERGAL DEVITT
6. ANDRE THE GIANT
7. ERIC BISCHOFF
8. PAUL HEYMAN
9. MASATO TANAKA
10. HAYABUSA
11. JUVENTUD GUERRERA
12. PERRY SATURN
13. JOHN KRONUS
14. NICK BOCKWINKLE
15. BOBBY "THE BRAIN" HEENAN0 - Championship Wrestling from Florida
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For my pick I'm taking a true innovator of the business, a guy that ulk Hogan wished he could be. A supreme talker, one of the first great larger than life figures of the business, we was years ahead of his time. He is a Hall of Famer and respected enough to have his own WWE book and DVD dedicated to him......
To say that Superstar Graham stood out from the rest would be, well, a monumental understatement! He possessed a physique that, in 1975, was simply not seen in professional wresting. With muscles stacked on top of muscles, he appeared invincible. And if you didn’t believe that by just looking at him, you surely did once you heard him talk! With a “rap” that conjured up comparisons with Muhammad Ali’s best work in front of a microphone, Graham would keep you glued to your seat to hear what sensationalism would come out of his mouth next. And he never disappointed.
"I'm the man of the hour, the man with the power, too sweet to be sour. The women's pet, the men's regret. What you see is what you get. And what you don't see is better yet."
I only realised how good a talker this guy was the last few days. Up there with Dusty IMHO. Hogan eat your heart out. They don't make them like this anymore.:eek:
He should've had a run as a heel champ back in the day, up there with DiBiase as another who's hugely underrated.
Team Flah:
1. Shawn Michaels
2. "The Million Dollar" Man Ted Dibiase
3. Stan Hansen
4. The Road Warriors
5. The Dudley Boyz
6. El Santo
7. Gory Guerrero
8. El Hijo Del Santo
9. Finlay,
10. Masahiro Chono,
11. Marty Jannetty
12. Konnan
13. "Superstar" Billy Graham0 -
Jessie Ventura0
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Picking a guy who may not have ever really made a name for himself in a big way but who trained two of my favorite wrestlers and will work into my proposed story with his apprentice.Ace Steel0
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My pick for this pre-1970 round is going to be one of the greatest old-school tag teams, who won the NWA Tag Titles 8 times. One of the members of this team is also famous for being an original member of the Four Horsemen. I give to you 'The Minnesota Wrecking Crew' - Gene and Ole Anderson.
To give you an example of how great this team were, some of the teams they beat for the titles include Ric Flair and Greg Valentine as well as Dusty Rhodes and Dick Slater.
As regards Ole, I have been looking at some of Ole Anderson's promo work the past week or so and my goodness was he good. He could also back it up in the ring and was a rough, tough, stiff wrestler who will fit in very nicely on my roster. Here he is from around the time when Luger was being positioned to replace him in the Horsemen, talking about how he and Gene were original Horsemen (wrestling historians wouldn't agree with that but it's a fascinating one - skip to a minute in):
As regards Gene Anderson, he retired in '81 but supposedly Ole said he was the toughest guy he knew. He was an accomplished wrestler in his own right and a legit tough man. Here is a rare 6 minute match of his here. :
These two guys will be fantastic additions to my roster and fit the 'rasslin style perfectly. I can have these guys as a formidable tag team unit or position Ole as a top heel (which is what I intend to do initially).
Here's one more clip of Ole Anderson's big heel turn in 1980. This is heat right here:
And here are some of this team's accomplishments:Gene Anderson accomplishments
Georgia Championship Wrestling
NWA Georgia Southern Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Lars Anderson [8]
NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (7 times) - with Ole Anderson[9]
NWA Georgia Television Championship (1 time)[10]
NWA Macon Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Ole Anderson
NWA Southeastern Tag Team Championship (Georgia version) (1 time) - with Ole Anderson[11]
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Georgia Version) (1 time) - with Lars Anderson
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
NWA Atlantic Coast Tag Team Championship (4 times) - with Ole Anderson
NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Ole Anderson [12]
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (7 times) - with Ole Anderson
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
PWI Tag Team of the Year (1975, 1977) with Ole Anderson
PWI ranked him # 60 of the 100 best tag teams during the "PWI Years" with Ivan Koloff in 2003 .Ole Anderson accomplishments
American Wrestling Association
AWA Midwest Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[5]
AWA Midwest Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Ox Baker (1), and The Claw (1)[6]
Championship Wrestling from Florida
NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ron Garvin[7]
NWA Florida Television Championship (1 time)[8]
Georgia Championship Wrestling
NWA Columbus Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[9]
NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (17 times) – with Gene Anderson (7), Ivan Koloff (5), Lars Anderson (2), Rene Goulet (1), Ernie Ladd (1), and Jerry Brisco (1)[10]
NWA Georgia Television Championship (2 times)[11]
NWA Macon Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[12]
NWA Macon Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Gene Anderson[13]
NWA National Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Thunderbolt Patterson (1)[14]
NWA Southeastern Tag Team Championship (Georgia version) (1 time) – with Gene Anderson[15]
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling / Jim Crockett Promotions / World Championship Wrestling
NWA Atlantic Coast Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with Gene Anderson[16]
NWA Eastern States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[17]
NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Gene Anderson[18]
NWA National Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Arn Anderson
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (8 times) – with Gene Anderson (7), and Stan Hansen (1)[19]
WCW Hall of Fame (Class of 1994)
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
PWI Tag Team of the Year (1975, 1977) – with Gene Anderson
PWI ranked him #74 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003[21]
Southeastern Championship Wrestling
NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (Northern Division) (1 time)[22]
Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
Tag Team of the Year (1982) with Stan Hansen
MNG roster thus far:
1. Triple H
2. Christian
3. The New Age Outlaws - Road Dogg & Billy Gunn
4. Bruiser Brody
5. Jumbo Tsuruta
6. Big Van Vader
7. Magnum T.A. & Hacksaw Jim Duggan
8. Barry Windham
9. The Nasty Boys
10. Jim Cornette
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We're almost 4/5 of the way through the Draft phase of the game with SlickRic still to pick to finish this round off.
Reminder at this late stage that rosters can't have more than 5 tag teams (teams picked for you in Rd 9 don't count in the limit) so be careful about that.
Right then here is the draw for Round 12 which is a normal round...
Round 12 Draw:
1. campo
2. Teamshadowclan
3. Thebostoncrab
4. JP Liz
5. Mr Nice Guy
6. flahavaj
7. Furious Red
8. Bounty Hunter
9. Bubs102
10. waltersobchak
11. Diabhal Beag
12. Voltwad
13. Dare 2 Defy
14. CMPunked
15. Spongey1975
16. Cactus Colm
17. D.Q.
18. SlickRic
19. Gerard.C
20. glenjamin
So then, SlickRic will pick to finish off Round 11 and then campo will get Round 12 started. Good luck and happy pickings. :cool:0 -
with my Main Event pretty much sorted, i hmmmed and hawed over this pick for a while, and i'll explain why.
did i want to go for a guy who i have seen in the flesh, doesn't quite have the same legend about him, i know quite well from his work, but doesn't fit in totally with what i want to do...or do i pick a guy who i've read absolute tons about, seen sporadic clips (because he was around during the first Golden Age of Wrestling in the 50s) of but from what i know, would fit my plans absolutely perfectly...??
This is Muhammad Ali's take on him (yes, Muhammad Ali!)...straight from Wiki, but i'd heard about it before...A 19-year old Ali met a 46-year old George at a Las Vegas radio station. During George's radio interview, the wrestler's promo caught the attention of the future heavyweight champion. If George lost to Classy Freddie Blassie, George exclaimed, "I'll crawl across the ring and cut my hair off! But that's not gonna happen because I'm the greatest wrestler in the world!"
Ali recalled, "I saw 15,000 people comin' to see this man get beat. And his talking did it. I said, 'This is a gooood idea!'" In the locker room afterward, the seasoned wrestler gave the future legend some invaluable advice: "A lot of people will pay to see someone shut your mouth. So keep on bragging, keep on sassing and always be outrageous."
Bob Dylan...In Dylan's book The Chronicles: Volume One, Dylan recounts a story of meeting Gorgeous George in person. He wrote, "He winked and seemed to mouth the phrase, `You're making it come alive.' I never forgot it. It was all the recognition and encouragement I would need for years."
James Brown...James Brown said he used many of Gorgeous George's antics to "create the James Brown you see on stage"
this man was not just a wrestler, or a sports entertainer, he was an icon, and helped influence the careers of some of the subsequent icons of the 20th Century.Gorgeous George
back in those times, for the general public to see a man exhibit such effeminate and outrageous behaviour was absolutely unheard of, and with the fact television was fast becoming THE medium, he quickly became pretty much the biggest draw of the time, as people would come from miles around just to vent their anger and ridicule him.
he'd dye his hair blonde, wore sequins, and put his hair up in pins (which he publically called 'Georgie Pins' - i'd heckle him just for that), and would saunter down the aisle with a valet called Jeffries, who would spray the hands of the officials before a match, because he didn't want to be touched by him. he was pretty much an early archetype of the JBL or Alberto del Rio personas we see today.
he was the cowardly heel, cheating at every given opportunity...this coupled with his controversial extravagant persona, made him the most hated villain of his time.
his famous catchphrase...Win if you can, lose if you must, but always cheat
although i haven't seen much of him; i've seen enough clips, pictures, and read enough, to know that the man was a genius; an accomplished amateur wrestler, and a hot-bed of charisma who could play the crowd like a flute, garnering outrageous heat.
he blazed a trail, bringing the sport into the living rooms of millions. Before him, it was purely about the ring action - the wrestling - George was the man who changed the course and help fuse it with entertainment.
the man, the legend, the innovator...
can one roster hold the charisma and style of George and Bob Sapp???
i really don't know...Slick's Roster:
Stone Cold Steve Austin
Jake Roberts
Arn Anderson
Tully Blanchard
Brian Pillman
Ray 'The Crippler' Stevens
Peter Maivia
Bob Sapp
Tito Santana
Rick Martel
Muhammad Hassan
Yoshihiro Tajiri
Mikey Whipwreck
The Wild Samoans (Afa & Sika)
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My fifth & final tag pick. Two guys who haven't been given a lot of time to showcase themselves but who, from what I have seen, have impressed me greatly.Jimmy & Jay Uso0
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Fusion Pro Wrestling caught up with Samoa Joe, Colt Cabana and the two masked men who stood with them against The Four Horsemen at the end of last weeks show. We pride ourselves on having an honest roster, and needed to let the fans know who these two men are.
"We don't know why Dusty joined the Four Horsemen, and we couldn't see that coming. But we knew that Benoit would reveal his forth Horseman tonight, so I looked to the past, and found two men who know how to take down this new form of The Four Horsemen. Who better to help take down this group, than two members of The Four Horsemen? Sorry, I mean, The Extreme Horsemen."
Steve Corino and CW Anderson took off their masks and revealed themselves to not only be the men helping in the battle against The Four Horsemen, but the two latest members of the Fusion Pro Wrestling Roster.
The Extreme Horsemen, Steve Corino and CW Anderson.
Fusion Pro Wrestling Roster:
1) Samoa Joe
2) Chris Benoit
3) Batista
4) Takeshi Morishima
5) Miss Elizabeth
6) El Generico
7) Colt Cabana
8) Davey Richards
9) Eddie Edwards
10) Chris Hero
11) Claudio Castagnoli
12) Nikita Koloff
13) Necro Butcher
14) Dusty Rhodes
15) Steve Corino
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My next pick is former tag team champion, cruiserweight champion and ECW champion - Chavo Guerrero
LWE Roster:
Chris Jericho
The Motor City Machine Guns - Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin
London Brawling - Desmond Wolfe and Brutus Magnus
Billy Kidman and Paul London
Kerry Von Erich
Alberto Del Rio
Carlito and Primo Colon
Stephanie McMahon
Hamada and Taylor Wilde
Douglas Williams
Rowdy Roddy Piper
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I've searched and searched again to see if this team have gone and I don't think they have which surprises me greatly. In my opinion they are a very underrated tag team from one of the WWE's golden era of tag wrestling in the late eighties. They never held the gold themselves but one half of the duo went on to hold it three times with the Quebecers and was also an Intercontinental Champion. I'm talking of course about...The Fabulous Rougeaus.
They also possess one of the greatest themes ever imo:
Jacques went on to become The Mountie and was a very entertaining character in his own right, defeating Bret Hart for the IC title for a very short reign. The Mountie always gets his man!
I think these guys would get over in any era. They are very entertaining, solid hands in the ring and were the kind of guys that the southern American fans loved to despise. They'll be great additions to my roster.
MNG roster thus far:
1. Triple H
2. Christian
3. The New Age Outlaws - Road Dogg & Billy Gunn
4. Bruiser Brody
5. Jumbo Tsuruta
6. Big Van Vader
7. Magnum T.A. & Hacksaw Jim Duggan
8. Barry Windham
9. The Nasty Boys
10. Jim Cornette
11. Gene and Ole Anderson - 'The Minnesota Wrecking Crew'
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My next pick:
A man who main evented with Hogan back in the day, a true giant of the sport and a guy that I have a very specific plan for. Surprised to get a bone fide main eventer at this late stage (i'm 99.999% sure he hasn't been picked yet).
King Kong Bundy
Team Flah:
1. Shawn Michaels
2. "The Million Dollar" Man Ted Dibiase
3. Stan Hansen
4. The Road Warriors
5. The Dudley Boyz
6. El Santo
7. Gory Guerrero
8. El Hijo Del Santo
9. Finlay,
10. Masahiro Chono,
11. Marty Jannetty
12. Konnan
13. "Superstar" Billy Graham
14. King Kong Bundy0 -
Please welcome to FCW0
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Excuse me! Excuse me! heat magnet in the house0
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He'll finally get his chance to **** him up the ass
the Killer Bees, Jim Brunzell and.........That asshole Brian Blair0 -
Championships and accomplishments- Adrenaline Championship Wrestling
- ACW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Big Time Wrestling (Massachusetts)
- BTW Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)[31]
- Pro Wrestling Uncensored
- PWU Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[38]
- Pro Wrestling Xpress
- PWX Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[38]
- Superstar Wrestling Federation
- SWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[40]
- Universal Championship Wrestling
- UCW Universal Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
WECWF ROSTER SO FAR..
1. KURT ANGLE
2. DYNAMITE KID
3. THE BRITISH BULLDOG
4. BOB BACKLUND
5. FERGAL DEVITT
6. ANDRE THE GIANT
7. ERIC BISCHOFF
8. PAUL HEYMAN
9. MASATO TANAKA
10. HAYABUSA
11. JUVENTUD GUERRERA
12. PERRY SATURN
13. JOHN KRONUS
14. NICK BOCKWINKLE
15. BOBBY "THE BRAIN" HEENAN
16. SHANE DOUGLAS0 - Adrenaline Championship Wrestling
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The greatest man in the history of wrestling. Canada's GREATEST Athlete:
IRON MIKE SHARPEChampionships and accomplishments
Mid-South Wrestling Association
Mid-South Louisiana Championship (2 times)
Mid-South Mississippi Championship (2 times)
NWA All-Star Wrestling
NWA British Empire Heavyweight Championship (Vancouver version) (1 time)
NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (1 time) - with Salvatore Martino
NWA Pacific Coast Heavyweight Championship (Vancouver version) (1 time)
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (1 time) - with Ben Sharpe
NWA Los Angeles
NWA International Television Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Zebra Kid
NWA Chicago
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Chicago version) (1 time) - with Ben Sharpe
NWA Mid-America
NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
NWA San Francisco
NWA Pacific Coast Heavyweight Championship (San Francisco version) (3 times)
NWA Pacific Coast Tag Team Championship (San Francisco version) (3 times) - with Ben Sharpe
NWA World Tag Team Championship (San Francisco version) (18 times) - with Ben Sharpe
NWA Tri-State
NWA Tri-State Brass Knuckles Championship (1 time)
Southwest Sports, Inc.
NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Ben Sharpe
Stampede Wrestling
NWA International Tag Team Championship (Calgary version) (1 time) - with Jim Wright
World Wrestling Association (Los Angeles)
WWA International Television Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Zebra Kid0
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