| executioner1333 - May 20th, 2015 15:10 GMT |
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What are your funniest moments in wrestling? It could be from the house show, from television, from an interview or even something you read in one of the Apter mags.
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| executioner1333 - May 20th, 2015 15:13 GMT |
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Edited by executioner1333 on May 20th, 2015 15:38 GMT
I'll go first: in a promo for an upcoming volkoff– monsoon match in October 76, Lou Albano was carrying on about how Gorilla Monsoon was "a big fat slob who cannot move or function properly". A weary Vince McMahon calmly interjected "the man is a well conditioned athlete". Lou responds: "HE'S WELL CONDITIONED WHERE? ON THE EYEBALLS?"
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| PreciousPaul - May 20th, 2015 16:18 GMT |
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Edited by PreciousPaul on May 20th, 2015 16:30 GMT
Here's two of mine....Absolutely loved the Magnificent Muraco squash match from '83 where he wrestled while eating a meatball sub, with Albano slipping on a runaway meatball at ringside. Secondly, the 1977 MSG promo with Vince Jr. interviews the reigning champ Superstar Graham. The look of utter disdain that McMahon gives Superstar Graham right after Graham's boast about running 19 miles a day and swimming across the Atlantic Ocean is priceless.
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| Pete Reeves - May 20th, 2015 16:39 GMT |
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This Ladd ringside interview still cracks me up...how he really wanted Putski and Bobo Brazil in the hcp match...that Putski is strong, but strong only "under the arns". LOL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GR3BzJCbnMo
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| BattleRoyal - May 20th, 2015 16:42 GMT |
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Here are the clips
Muraco eating sandwich and Albano slipping
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCmGqN_M1Gc
Grahams boast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4eimoSheog
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| executioner1333 - May 20th, 2015 18:57 GMT |
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I always found Freddie Blassie to be the funniest of the three managers. The look of sincere concern on his face as he attempted to get George Steele to speak during promos in 1981 was priceless. Also in 1976 he made a great comment about an upcoming Executioners/Hansen v Strongbow/Whitewolf/Putski matchup: "when we get through with Ivan Putski, he can start wrestling with the midgets. Because he's not much bigger than they are anyway". It's amusing years later knowing that he legitimately hated Ivan behind the scenes.
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| Eater of the Dead - May 20th, 2015 19:07 GMT |
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I liked how both Joe Turco and Fred Blassie, when about to be introduced, would always have big smiles on their faces and start to wave at the fans....only to have their faces fall and switch from being happy to being shocked to being angry in just a couple seconds....then they started yelling and grumbling about the negative response.
The fact they did this every time they were introduced made it even funnier. 
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| luvwwwwfonly - May 20th, 2015 20:29 GMT |
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| luvwwwwfonly - May 20th, 2015 20:30 GMT |
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<iframe width="420" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VwPsMTjfJsU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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| executioner1333 - May 21st, 2015 15:02 GMT |
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The Apter mags were really great sources of comedy. Inside Wrestling had a column each month where a bunch of wrestlers with answer one common question. One month the question was "what do you think can be done to improve the sport". Bruiser Brody had a very useful reply: "I think it's high time we did something to upgrade the quality of the fans. They must be really dense. They do not appreciate the talents of someone like myself, which shows they really don't know much about anything."
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| miss_the_old_days - May 21st, 2015 15:09 GMT |
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------ QUOTE from Pete Reeves, May 20th, 2015 16:39 GMT ------
This Ladd ringside interview still cracks me up...how he really wanted Putski and Bobo Brazil in the hcp match...that Putski is strong, but strong only "under the arns". LOL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GR3BzJCbnMo
------ QUOTE END ------
The slip was great and Vince saying >>>the big fat slob...lolol
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| miss_the_old_days - May 21st, 2015 15:14 GMT |
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Albano is the craziest anf funniest manager ever lolol
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| executioner1333 - May 21st, 2015 15:24 GMT |
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Great footage of the meatball incident! Ironically, Albano frequently called someone else (usually Monsoon or Calhoun) a fat slob.
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| BattleRoyal - May 21st, 2015 16:01 GMT |
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I like when Hayes and Okerlund were hitting on Suzette the Federette on TNT in 1986. They were going ga ga over her.
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| edbeta1 - May 21st, 2015 20:44 GMT |
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Edited by edbeta1 on May 21st, 2015 20:45 GMT
When Backlund went against Ladd in MSG, WCBS-TV (Ch. 2) sent a camera crew, as they were doing an "expose" of the wrestling game that week on their daily newscasts..........Ch. 2's Jerry Izenberg asked Ladd as he came down from the ring if he was hiding something in his trunks during the match......Ladd came back immeditaely with a great line......He said, "Yes, Mr. TV Announcer, I have something in my pants, and so should you. Every man should have something in his pants.".......I also recall that WCBS-TV's renowned anchorperson (Jim Jensen) showed an obvious disapproving attitude toward pro wrestling whenever the subject would come up......Warner Wolf on the WCBS 11: 00 newscast would say, "There was wrestling tonight at the Garden. Let's go to the videotape", and with a soundtrack of comedy-type old-time movie music, they would show a few seconds of a match or two, and Mr. Wolf would joke around with tongue-in-cheek commentary.........
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