1980s WWF Wrestling - Page 2

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Posted: 2/10/2024 10:10:35 PM EDT

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One of my college instructors was married to a WWF wrestler and she told us stories of them practicing in the ring they set up in the back yard.

Andrea the Giant was my favorite. Anyone want a peanut?

Posted: 2/10/2024 10:12:52 PM EDT

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NWA >WWF

NWA Ric Flair and The Four Horsemen DESTROY The Road Warriors 06/21/1986

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EobFjASgSb4

NWA WCW Wrestling Billy Graham vs Abdullah The Butcher

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeipI_Ka1Pg

US Title Dusty Rhodes vs Bobby Eaton Worldwide Feb 6th, 1988

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPv4_A9_jVU

Posted: 2/10/2024 10:20:55 PM EDT

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Houston Wrassling with Paul Boesch was the wrassling I grew up with . Ivan Putski the “Polish Hammer “ was my favorite , lol. And then it was Bam-Bam Biggelow .

Posted: 2/10/2024 10:26:19 PM EDT

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How we all learned the importance of a good work ethic. In particular, when you don't do the job right, you don't get paid.

"Look at that, Virgil. Look at the poverty..."

Ted DiBiase Basketball

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwoQ2b3k8Uo

Posted: 2/10/2024 10:26:50 PM EDT

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Didn’t know he was still alive.

Posted: 2/10/2024 10:30:50 PM EDT

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Lots of good memories watching WWF and WCW Saturday mornings as a kid. Undertaker and Paul Bearer were my favorite!

Posted: 2/10/2024 10:32:12 PM EDT

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Dusty Rhodes Attacks Tully Blanchard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAtEuuzui30

I watched this a few years ago. It was when Magnum T.A. came back from his car accident. To this day it looks like Dusty was beating the shit out of Telly for real.

Posted: 2/10/2024 10:32:41 PM EDT

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Posted: 2/10/2024 10:34:02 PM EDT

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Ok, what was the deal with the rubber bands??

Posted: 2/10/2024 10:35:23 PM EDT

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Ultimate Warrior was my guy

Posted: 2/10/2024 10:37:43 PM EDT

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Posted: 2/10/2024 10:49:56 PM EDT

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10 year old me had a boner for Miss Elizabeth. Schwing!

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Wow, she died young.

Posted: 2/10/2024 10:50:03 PM EDT

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Posted: 2/10/2024 10:51:58 PM EDT

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Kamala was my favorite. It's a shame what the current VP has done to his good name.

Posted: 2/10/2024 10:55:20 PM EDT

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I was a WCCW and WCW guy until the WWF took over. Kinda lost interest after that.

Posted: 2/10/2024 10:56:52 PM EDT

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Macho Man Randy Savage WWE Theme

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc1lu-WU3hI

Posted: 2/10/2024 10:57:46 PM EDT

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American Dream Dusty Rhodes Theme With Titantron

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfJJXIr1gzQ

Posted: 2/10/2024 10:59:04 PM EDT

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Didn’t read through the thread. In elementary school, a buddy’s dad was somehow friends with George the Animal Steele. Got him to come to our class as a show and tell or something.

Was cool, but never got into it.

Posted: 2/10/2024 11:07:40 PM EDT

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From west I remember he was a teacher.

Posted: 2/10/2024 11:08:22 PM EDT

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Posted: 2/10/2024 11:09:04 PM EDT

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LOL, came here post about this.

Posted: 2/10/2024 11:21:27 PM EDT

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Posted: 2/10/2024 11:22:49 PM EDT

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Loved this cartoon.

Posted: 2/10/2024 11:23:21 PM EDT

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Posted: 2/10/2024 11:39:44 PM EDT

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Around here, the WWF was viewed as "fake" wrestling while the NWA was viewed as "real".

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Well there were parts of NWA that was real. The Horsemen really hated Dusty Rhoades. They actually broke his damn leg doing the "garage jump" bit because they just got way to into it.

Posted: 2/10/2024 11:40:33 PM EDT

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Really?

Posted: 2/10/2024 11:41:54 PM EDT

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Say what you will about Wrestling and their viewers but that crap is a part of American culture.

Piper and Hacksaw ftw.

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Piper was AWESOME!! He ran his mouth and didn't give 2 shits about it. The "heroes" wouldn't have been shit without the greatest villain ever. I'm glad that Flair was in NWA at the time. They were good friends and I would have hated to have to pick one over the other.

Posted: 2/10/2024 11:42:30 PM EDT

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It was just like a Trump speech. All fake.

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Rent free.

Sad going through life that way.

I loved it when the Iron Sheik finally knocked off Bob Backlund and Hulk Hogan had to win the title back for America.

Posted: 2/10/2024 11:43:08 PM EDT

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Didn’t read through the thread. In elementary school, a buddy’s dad was somehow friends with George the Animal Steele. Got him to come to our class as a show and tell or something.

Was cool, but never got into it.

From west I remember he was a teacher.

It was before that, elementary school, but yeah. You must have run in circles close to me!

Posted: 2/10/2024 11:47:16 PM EDT

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Billy Jack Haynes just killed his wife and had a SWAT standoff a couple of days ago. Now back to the good memories.

Really?

Yup, news is coming out that he is in custody. He is 70, she was 85 and he apparently shot her.

Posted: 2/10/2024 11:47:42 PM EDT

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Mr. T, Rowdy Roddy Piper, and pretty much everybody else appreciates your valuable insight.

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Rowdy the legend is the only reason I watched.

Posted: 2/10/2024 11:48:20 PM EDT

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Piper was AWESOME!! He ran his mouth and didn't give 2 shits about it. The "heroes" wouldn't have been shit without the greatest villain ever. I'm glad that Flair was in NWA at the time. They were good friends and I would have hated to have to pick one over the other.

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Say what you will about Wrestling and their viewers but that crap is a part of American culture.

Piper and Hacksaw ftw.

Piper was AWESOME!! He ran his mouth and didn't give 2 shits about it. The "heroes" wouldn't have been shit without the greatest villain ever. I'm glad that Flair was in NWA at the time. They were good friends and I would have hated to have to pick one over the other.

Piper used to wrestle in Mexico wearing a WHITE IS RIGHT T-shirt. That took guts.

Posted: 2/10/2024 11:49:01 PM EDT

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My dad almost fell over the railing at a house show to catch a frisbee from Lanny Poffo. I still have that frisbee.

Posted: 2/10/2024 11:49:55 PM EDT

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I thought WWF was teh ghey even as a kid in those days. But Ivan Putski was a friggin' BEAST.

Posted: 2/11/2024 12:03:54 AM EDT

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Posted: 2/11/2024 12:07:38 AM EDT

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Wasn’t there a wrestler that fell to his death from a stadium ceiling during a stunt gone wrong? I remember something.

Posted: 2/11/2024 12:15:59 AM EDT

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It was before that, elementary school, but yeah. You must have run in circles close to me!

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Didn’t read through the thread. In elementary school, a buddy’s dad was somehow friends with George the Animal Steele. Got him to come to our class as a show and tell or something.

Was cool, but never got into it.

From west I remember he was a teacher.

It was before that, elementary school, but yeah. You must have run in circles close to me!

Posted: 2/11/2024 12:17:20 AM EDT

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I used to see this guy at the movie theaters all the time, I'm surprised he never snapped on the idiots who were always talking shit about him within earshot.

Posted: 2/11/2024 12:17:43 AM EDT

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Posted: 2/11/2024 12:22:14 AM EDT

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Texas, around 67 to 71. Dick Murdock, Killer Karl Knox, Funk Sr and Jr, Harley Race, Don Slatton, Ricky Romero, Wahoo McDaniel, Brute Bernard, Nick Kosak, Pak Song, Professor Tanaka, Cowboy Bob Ellis, Fritz Von Erich, others I can't remember. We ate it all up.

Posted: 2/11/2024 12:29:41 AM EDT

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Owen Hart.

Posted: 2/11/2024 12:32:34 AM EDT

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Found it.

Owen Hart

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Posted: 2/11/2024 12:46:08 AM EDT

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Wrestling was at its best when you knew it was fake but the WWF wouldn’t admit it and no one really cared. It was fun to watch.

Posted: 2/11/2024 6:58:52 AM EDT

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Wrestling was at its best when you knew it was fake but the WWF wouldn’t admit it and no one really cared. It was fun to watch.

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Posted: 2/11/2024 7:15:32 AM EDT

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Posted: 2/11/2024 7:24:27 AM EDT

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My fave is Rowdy snatching a midget wrestler and shaving his head into a mohawk like Mr. T and seeing the midget wrestling after that.

Posted: 2/11/2024 8:00:47 AM EDT

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Grew up on the attitude era. Was awesome. Undertaker was king.
Tried watching some a few years ago. Couldnt do it. Was terrible. One of those things best left to childhood.

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With some things, you can't go back. The 80s WWF and Midsouth eras were when I cared about wrastlin'.