Macho Man

[SC Cheesehead]

Pro Wrestler Randy 'Macho Man' Savage Dies in Car Accident

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2011/05/20/pro-wrestler-randy-macho-man-savage-dies-car-accident-report-says/

Dang!

RIP, bubba. Oh yeah...
http://www.morningtoast.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads//macho-man-randy-savage.jpg

[PonyUP]

Pro Wrestler Randy 'Macho Man' Savage Dies in Car Accident

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2011/05/20/pro-wrestler-randy-macho-man-savage-dies-car-accident-report-says/

Dang!

RIP, bubba. Oh yeah...
http://www.morningtoast.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads//macho-man-randy-savage.jpg

Oh man that's sad, he was one of my favorites when I was younger.

[SC Cheesehead]

Oh man that's sad, he was one of my favorites when I was younger.

Yeah. Macho Man, Hulk Hogan, and Jesse the Body.

Now if you want to go back a few years further...

Reggie "Da Crusher" Lisowski,
the Wrestler Who Made Milwaukee Famous
http://www.wrestlingrevue.com/page6/files/page6_blog_entry18_1.jpg

[Bigdogjim]

Just saw that on MSN when I logged on.

My fav from the late '50's to '60's was Haystacks Callhon.. 601 lba from Morgans Corner Az. :up:

[Cheeseheadbob]

I thought The Macho Man was great! The epitome of what WWF/WWE was all about. Over the top in every sense of the word! I would bet his heart attack was caused by steroids; the cost of doing business in his chosen professional arena. Pun intended.

[SC Cheesehead]

Just saw that on MSN when I logged on.

My fav from the late '50's to '60's was Haystacks Callhon.. 601 lba from Morgans Corner Az. :up:

http://www.notinhalloffame.com/UserFiles/Image/article_images/WWE/Haystacks%20Calhoun.jpg

Anybody remember this guy?

http://www.revolutionsf.com/bb/weblogs/upload/2/1977234265483a44c13df80.jpg


I thought The Macho Man was great! The epitome of what WWF/WWE was all about. Over the top in every sense of the word! I would bet his heart attack was caused by steroids; the cost of doing business in his chosen professional arena. Pun intended.


Was thinking that, too...

[TAKEDOWN]

I grew up watching those guys and getting in trouble in school for trying out some of those wrestling moves... May he rest in peace!

[a_d_a_m]

Reggie "Da Crusher" Lisowski,
the Wrestler Who Made Milwaukee Famous
http://www.wrestlingrevue.com/page6/files/page6_blog_entry18_1.jpg

Tried to embed this, but the YouTube embed code doesn't seem to be working.
http://youtu.be/YvBN3C2wepY

Enjoy. '60s garage tribute.

[LeoVampire]

The last time I saw this guy was on the first Spiderman Movie when he was wrestling with Peter Parker in the movie.

Anyways RIP dude

I use to watch wrestling when Andre the Giant man he had big hands / Bob Backland / Hulk Hogan / Chief J Strongbow / George the Animal Steel and so forth were on WWF.

I even met most of them @ Riverside park / now 6 Flags / when they would do a match @ the Springfield Colosseum.

Oh ya almost forgot Jesse the body Ventura

The good ole days.

[SC Cheesehead]

The last time I saw this guy was on the first Spiderman Movie when he was wrestling with Peter Parker in the movie.

Anyways RIP dude

I use to watch wrestling when Andre the Giant / Bob Backland / Hulk Hogan / Chief J Strongbow / George the Animal Steel and so forth were on WWF.

I even met most of them @ Riverside park / now 6 Flags / when they would do a match @ the Springfield Colosseum.

The good ole days.

Ah for sure.

George "Scrap Iron Gadaski," another great name from the past.

[kernie]

That is sad, RIP macho man.

:(

[SC Cheesehead]

That is sad, RIP macho man.

:(

For sure.

Interesting bit of trivia: his real name was Randy Poffo.

[ctrlraven]

Been a wrestling fan since I was old enough to remember and still am. I knew the brother of an ex WWE superstar real well and always got 2 free tickets when they came into town.

I agree with CheeseheadBob, he embodied what WWF/WWE was all about during his career with them.

[CBT]

Anybody remember this guy?

http://www.revolutionsf.com/bb/weblogs/upload/2/1977234265483a44c13df80.jpg


YEP! He drives a Silver Birch!!

[J-MAN]

[QUOTE=SC Cheesehead;1047647]

Anybody remember this guy?

http://www.revolutionsf.com/bb/weblogs/upload/2/1977234265483a44c13df80.jpg




He was my guidance counselor in high school! :eek:

[PonyUP]

Alright, I'm just gonna say it....SNAP INTO A SLIM JIM OH YEAH!!!!!

I miss the old WWF days, The Heart Foundation, the Iran Shiek, Nikoli Volkov, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Hogan, the Road Warriors, ravishing Rick Rude, Jake the Snake Roberts, Junkyard Dog, Hillbilly Jim, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Andre the Giant, Ultimate Warrior. Just good times

[SC Cheesehead]

Alright, I'm just gonna say it....SNAP INTO A SLIM JIM OH YEAH!!!!!

I miss the old WWF days, The Heart Foundation, the Iran Shiek, Nikoli Volkov, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Hogan, the Road Warriors, ravishing Rick Rude, Jake the Snake Roberts, Junkyard Dog, Hillbilly Jim, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Andre the Giant, Ultimate Warrior. Just good times

Hunter Hurst Helmsley, Golddust...

[hwy73]

Alright, I'm just gonna say it....SNAP INTO A SLIM JIM OH YEAH!!!!!

I miss the old WWF days, The Heart Foundation, the Iran Shiek, Nikoli Volkov, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Hogan, the Road Warriors, ravishing Rick Rude, Jake the Snake Roberts, Junkyard Dog, Hillbilly Jim, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Andre the Giant, Ultimate Warrior. Just good times

Also gone............

[SC Cheesehead]

British Bulldog, Lou Albano...

[Mike]

For sure.

Interesting bit of trivia: his real name was Randy Poffo.

Wasn't his Dad a pro baseball player??

[fastblackmerc]

Alright, I'm just gonna say it....SNAP INTO A SLIM JIM OH YEAH!!!!!

I miss the old WWF days, The Heart Foundation, the Iran Shiek, Nikoli Volkov, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Hogan, the Road Warriors, ravishing Rick Rude, Jake the Snake Roberts, Junkyard Dog, Hillbilly Jim, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Andre the Giant, Ultimate Warrior. Just good times

I think Randy just couldn't believe that Slim Jim's won't be made in Garner, N.C. anymore....... maybe he just snapped?

[WhatsUpDOHC]

Alright, I'm just gonna say it....SNAP INTO A SLIM JIM OH YEAH!!!!!

I miss the old WWF days, The Heart Foundation, the Iran Shiek, Nikoli Volkov, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Hogan, the Road Warriors, ravishing Rick Rude, Jake the Snake Roberts, Junkyard Dog, Hillbilly Jim, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Andre the Giant, Ultimate Warrior. Just good times

Gorilla Monsoon (Willingboro, NJ), Rick Flair, The Grand Wizard (The Manager with the Turban), Jimmy Snuka, Dusty Rhodes, Ivan Kolov, George (The Animal) Steele, Ivan Putski.......

I used to love watching them on Saturday mornings - Followed by the Roller Derby!

[1 Bad Merc]

http://www.revolutionsf.com/bb/weblogs/upload/2/1977234265483a44c13df80.jpg

Isnt he the Baron Von Rusch? He had the famous Iron Claw!

[CBT]

I think Randy just couldn't believe that Slim Jim's won't be made in Garner, N.C. anymore....... maybe he just snapped?

Let me guess....Mexico now?

[SC Cheesehead]

http://www.revolutionsf.com/bb/weblogs/upload/2/1977234265483a44c13df80.jpg

Isnt he the Baron Von Rusch? He had the famous Iron Claw!

""Dat is all da people need to know!" :D

Yep, real close, Baron von Raschke, real name: James Donald Raschke. Interestingly enough, he was a real athlete of sorts and holds numerous amatuer wrestling titles.

[kernie]

Gorilla Monsoon (Willingboro, NJ), Rick Flair, The Grand Wizard (The Manager with the Turban), Jimmy Snuka, Dusty Rhodes, Ivan Kolov, George (The Animal) Steele, Ivan Putski.......

I used to love watching them on Saturday mornings - Followed by the Roller Derby!

Ahh, the roller derby, i went in person once, ha, loved it!

Skinny Minnie Miller is the only name i remember.

:beer:

[Vortex]

Handsome Johnny Barend, Ripper Collins, Magnificent Maurice! When I was a teenager living in Hawaii 50th State Wrestling was at its peak, it was on tv live twice a week! And Roller Derby, just where is Joanie Weston of the Bay Bombers now??

[TFB]

Anyone remember this guy???

http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/m/magnum-ta.html

In the mid '80s he was packing them in locally at Scope, my then 14 year old daughter dragged me to his matches a couple times... I didn't rally care for wrestling, so always rooted for Rick Flair just to keep her riled up...

[SC Cheesehead]

Handsome Johnny Barend, Ripper Collins, Magnificent Maurice! When I was a teenager living in Hawaii 50th State Wrestling was at its peak, it was on tv live twice a week! And Roller Derby, just where is Joanie Weston of the Bay Bombers now??

Yeah, as a kid, I always thought she was HOT... ;)

Alas, the Blonde Bomber passed away May 10, 1997.

RIP, Joanie.

http://cache2.artprintimages.com/p/LRG/37/3729/4MQAF00Z/art-print/joan-weston-athlete-and-member-of-the-san-francisco-bay-bombers-roller-derby-team-1971.jpg



Anyone remember this guy???

http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/m/magnum-ta.html

In the mid '80s he was packing them in locally at Scope, my then 14 year old daughter dragged me to his matches a couple times... I didn't rally care for wrestling, so always rooted for Rick Flair just to keep her riled up...

Ahhhh, another instigator/agitator, eh? (Me too! :D)

[Bigdogjim]

A part of childhood never to be forgotten.

[SC Cheesehead]

A part of childhood never to be forgotten.

Yep, right up there with puberty...

[PonyUP]

Thought it would be interesting to list our most memorable wrestling matches. two of my favorites

Brett Hart v Shaun Michaels in an 2 out of 3 falls submission match, lastest over an hour and was just amazing

Razor Ramon (AKA Scott Hall) v Shaun Michaels in the first Ladder Match

[SC Cheesehead]

Thought it would be interesting to list our most memorable wrestling matches. two of my favorites

Brett Hart v Shaun Michaels in an 2 out of 3 falls submission match, lastest over an hour and was just amazing

Razor Ramon (AKA Scott Hall) v Shaun Michaels in the first Ladder Match

I remember that one! :banana2:

[Bigdogjim]

Killer Kowalski (sp?) Remember him?

George the Animal Steel.

[Bigdogjim]

Tuff match?

Sammartino against his protoge Zbyszko

[PonyUP]

Tuff match?

Sammartino against his protoge Zbyszko

And Macho Man vs Hogan at Wrestlemania IV, where elizabeth betrayed the MAcho Man

By the way, I would so do Miss Elizabeth

[SC Cheesehead]

Chyna...

http://www.pmpnetwork.com/joanie_laurer/chyna2.jpg

HURT ME, HURT ME!...:D

[PonyUP]

Chyna...

http://www.pmpnetwork.com/joanie_laurer/chyna2.jpg

HURT ME, HURT ME!...:D

I knew you liked guys Rex. :lol: j/k I actually still have the playboys that Chyna posed in. she's all woman

[Bigdogjim]

Sorry guys I have to step in a "save" you from Chyna:)

It would be tuff and might get "hurt" but someone has to step up and save you boys:lol:

[Bigdogjim]

By the way, I would so do Miss Elizabeth

Elizabeth Ann Hulette (November 19, 1960 – May 1, 2003), best known as Miss Elizabeth, was a U.S. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States) professional wrestling (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_wrestling) manager (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manager_(professional_wrestlin g)). She gained international fame during the late 1980s and early 1990s in the World Wrestling Federation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wrestling_Entertainment) , and the mid-1990s in World Championship Wrestling (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Championship_Wrestling) in her role as the manager (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manager_(professional_wrestlin g)) to the late "Macho Man" Randy Savage (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Savage). She died as a result of a drug and alcohol overdose in 2003 in the home she shared with Lex Luger (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lex_Luger)

[Mike]

And Macho Man vs Hogan at Wrestlemania IV, where elizabeth betrayed the MAcho Man

By the way, I would so do Miss Elizabeth

I would hope not, she passed away of a drug and alcohol overdose at age 42 in 2003 :shake:

[PonyUP]

I would hope not, she passed away of a drug and alcohol overdose at age 42 in 2003 :shake:

Agh leave the body in the sun for a few hours to get back up to body temp and....nah not even I can go that far.

She was hot when she was alive though

[Mercguy04]

Next time you watch WWE or any of the other ones, Look at the way it is shot. Meaning the camera angles. You never see someone getting kicked in the face from an angle that show the foot actually making contact with his face. Why do you think the ring has such a bounce to the floor. Watch a boxing match sometime and you will see the difference.
Vince McMann is a good business man. He inherited the show from his father V. M Sr There is a saying in wrestling " Red means Green" meaning blood is money the crowd
loves it. Is it real? You know it is not. It is entertainment, a show. Everything is scripted. Right down to the last few seconds.
If you want to see real fighting, watch Ultimate Fighting Matchs. They are for real.
I worked in Sports Television for more than five years. I have done Camera, Slo Mo, and Switched the shows. I know the way we shot wrestling and Roller derby, It's all in the way it is shot.
Baseball, Football, Boxing, Basketball, Hockey are all shot differently. Do you ever hear the sports broadcast stations report on the outcome of these so callled Matchs
McMann had to change the name from World Wrestling Federation because of growth hormons, and that he was trying to call it sports.
You should see his production fisilities in Bristal CT. It is State of the Art. Wrestling is big business
Wjen I was a kid I thought it was real also. Brouno SanMartino was top billing then, Andra the Gaint was another proformer. Can you imagine having a 400 pound man land on your chest????
I am sorry the man died also so but you could see the Roaid Radge in his eyes. Too bad I hope his wife will be Okay.

[sailsmen]

Obviously it's entertainment, how stupid do you think we are?, having said that if the average person stepped in the ring they would come out all busted up.

Ric Flair and the Von Erich are the ones I remember.

Thank you for editing your post.

[Mercguy04]

I don't thiink you are stupid all all. I just wanted to put in my 02 cents worth.
I have worked around these guys. Most are great guys. Some are not.
I wouldn't go in the ring with any of them. I am not trained in that sort of phyical
activity. I know of several schools in NY that teach you this art form. And yes if you
don't know what you are doing, you will get hurt. It's all about training. Just like the
Marine Corps. I served two tours in Viet Nam. Not fun.
I did not post to insult you or anyone else, No offence intended.

[LANDY]

Next time you watch WWE or any of the other ones, Look at the way it is shot. Meaning the camera angles. You never see someone getting kicked in the face from an angle that show the foot actually making contact with his face. Why do you think the ring has such a bounce to the floor. Watch a boxing match sometime and you will see the difference.
Vince McMann is a good business man. He inherited the show from his father V. M Sr There is a saying in wrestling " Red means Green" meaning blood is money the crowd
loves it. Is it real? You know it is not. It is entertainment, a show. Everything is scripted. Right down to the last few seconds.
If you want to see real fighting, watch Ultimate Fighting Matchs. They are for real.
I worked in Sports Television for more than five years. I have done Camera, Slo Mo, and Switched the shows. I know the way we shot wrestling and Roller derby, It's all in the way it is shot.
Baseball, Football, Boxing, Basketball, Hockey are all shot differently. Do you ever hear the sports broadcast stations report on the outcome of these so callled Matchs
McMann had to change the name from World Wrestling Federation because of growth hormons, and that he was trying to call it sports.
You should see his production fisilities in Bristal CT. It is State of the Art. Wrestling is big business
Wjen I was a kid I thought it was real also. Brouno SanMartino was top billing then, Andra the Gaint was another proformer. Can you imagine having a 400 pound man land on your chest????
I am sorry the man died also so but you could see the Roaid Radge in his eyes. Too bad I hope his wife will be Okay. well said.........

[Bigdogjim]

You know when I was a kid my brothers and I use to watch wrestling with my Grandfather and I remember my Grandmother and Mother always saying how "fack" it was? Then they sit and 1 hour of soaps:lol:

Got to love it:)

[PonyUP]

Next time you watch WWE or any of the other ones, Look at the way it is shot. Meaning the camera angles. You never see someone getting kicked in the face from an angle that show the foot actually making contact with his face. Why do you think the ring has such a bounce to the floor. Watch a boxing match sometime and you will see the difference.
Vince McMann is a good business man. He inherited the show from his father V. M Sr There is a saying in wrestling " Red means Green" meaning blood is money the crowd
loves it. Is it real? You know it is not. It is entertainment, a show. Everything is scripted. Right down to the last few seconds.
If you want to see real fighting, watch Ultimate Fighting Matchs. They are for real.
I worked in Sports Television for more than five years. I have done Camera, Slo Mo, and Switched the shows. I know the way we shot wrestling and Roller derby, It's all in the way it is shot.
Baseball, Football, Boxing, Basketball, Hockey are all shot differently. Do you ever hear the sports broadcast stations report on the outcome of these so callled Matchs
McMann had to change the name from World Wrestling Federation because of growth hormons, and that he was trying to call it sports.
You should see his production fisilities in Bristal CT. It is State of the Art. Wrestling is big business
Wjen I was a kid I thought it was real also. Brouno SanMartino was top billing then, Andra the Gaint was another proformer. Can you imagine having a 400 pound man land on your chest????
I am sorry the man died also so but you could see the Roaid Radge in his eyes. Too bad I hope his wife will be Okay.

I don't think any of us were looking at this as real fighting, we know it's fake and it's entertainment. BTW though, the WWF had to actually change their name because of a longtime battle with a humane society of the same name. This dispute went back throughout the nineties and gained more foothold as the WWF got racier. Once the internet came about, the group sued McMahon for the rights to the name, and they were forced to change to WWE
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWE

Regarding Ultimate Fighting, I know lots of people like it, but I just don't get it. To me it is extremely boring. The stand up and fight for about 15 seconds, then they get down on the ground and roll around trying to get submission moves, occassionally throwing a punch.

To me it would be much more entertaining if everytime they got down on the ground, the ref made them stand back up and start over.

I always enjoyed Boxing more, unfortauntely there is no real decent heavyweights out there, and the few names they do have can only fight once maybe twice a year. Pay Per View ruined boxing because it began to greatly limit those who could watch it. I'm certainly not going to pay $60 to see a fight. But back when it used to be on the Wide World of Sports and Friday Night Fights, saw some great matches

[sailsmen]

If the Pro Boxing adopted Olympic rules I would be a huge fan of Pro. I grew up watching Ali.

Spinx walked past me in a hotel Lobby and the Bellman said do you know who just walked by you? I said no. He said the Heavy Weight Champ of the World.

Had it been Ali the Bellman would not have bothered to ask the question.

Needless to say Pro Boxing lost me a long time ago.

PS He had "Mister T" in tow as his body guard. The Heavy Weight Champ needs an unarmed body guard?

[SC Cheesehead]

E-Dubb is big into UFC, I started following it about a year ago, agree that it can appear boring until you start learning some of the ins and outs along with some of the fighters; then it can get pretty interesting.

As for "wrassling" being fake, no doubt it's highly coreographed and mostly staged, but it's still very physical, and as Jesse "The Body" noted in his autobiography, you need to be able to work through pain, the participants still take a lot of pounding.

[rayjay]

I used to love watching "da midget wrasslers" with my Dad when I was really young. Since then I've never watched it. Still watch the Stooges though. Kinda the same thing if you think about it.

[Mike]

agh leave the body in the sun for a few hours to get back up to body temp and....nah not even i can go that far.

^^^^^ you are sick ^^^^^ :shake: :d


she was hot when she was alive though

^^^^^ with out a doubt^^^^^!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SC Cheesehead]

I used to love watching "da midget wrasslers" with my Dad when I was really young. Since then I've never watched it. Still watch the Stooges though. Kinda the same thing if you think about it.

Doomie still does, especially the gals... ;)

[scruff]

Yeah. Macho Man, Hulk Hogan, and Jesse the Body.

Now if you want to go back a few years further...

Reggie "Da Crusher" Lisowski,
the Wrestler Who Made Milwaukee Famous
http://www.wrestlingrevue.com/page6/files/page6_blog_entry18_1.jpg
does anyone remember Whipper Billy Watson or lord Ethol Layton or The Beast these were some of the wrestlers i watched in the early 70 and Rowdie Rodney Piper in the 80,s