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Lance Storm wrote a few nice columms about him on his website....
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I'm actually kinda surprised...I always thought the whole Horace Hogan thing was just scripted and they weren't actually any relation...
Not that that relates to much of anything here, but...Twistin' by the pool.Comment
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Its typical Hulk to get his buddies/family in there, he has done that since he made it big, doesnt matter if they have ZERO talent....Diamond Mafia Forever - 4. To restore fullbug to the prominent place in this board, after various serious attacks by hitch1969 have now damaged his reputation and now is reguarded as a "Retarded, Stoned, Canadian, Dog finger bangin' fuckup"Comment
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And now, a few words from Roddy Piper.
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Yeah...I wasn't impressed with Horace when he was part of the Raven's Nest (or whatever the hell it was called) in WCW...less impressed with his NWO run...Originally posted by Full Bug
Its typical Hulk to get his buddies/family in there, he has done that since he made it big, doesnt matter if they have ZERO talent....
Is he still in the business or is he doing other things now?Twistin' by the pool.Comment
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I dont think he is still around, no idea what he is doing....Diamond Mafia Forever - 4. To restore fullbug to the prominent place in this board, after various serious attacks by hitch1969 have now damaged his reputation and now is reguarded as a "Retarded, Stoned, Canadian, Dog finger bangin' fuckup"Comment
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It's a wonder why Vince got rid of mean Gene. He was such a good puppet, ending Hot Rod's interview before he was done ranting because of he didn't want Vince mad about an overrun on the time.Originally posted by rustoffa
And now, a few words from Roddy Piper.
:D
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Boy, those were the days, listening to Piper's interviews. I never quite liked Piper as a bad guy, but I never hated him and always found him entertaining (even though we weren't necessarily supposed to think of him in a positive light). And he did blaze a trail for the first bad guy I ever liked, the mid-late 80's (4 Horsemen-era) Ric Flair.Comment
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It's interesting, Piper initially made a name for himself as a goon/stretcher. The goon/stretcher role, in the old days, was reserved for the worst of the worst. Roddy Piper, Ted Allen, The Iron Sheik...all goons/stretchers of the highest regard. If memory serves me correctly, Piper and The Sheik(Iron) worked intermitently at Kowalski's school. Think ten straight minutes of rope running, followed with one of those fuckers trying to break your arm. Bobby Eaton is a well-respected booker, and 1/2 of arguably the GREATEST TAG TEAM IN HISTORY.(Midnight Express) He comments at length about Piper in a shoot interview he did awhile back. Just went on and on about how Roddy Piper would beat the fucking shit out of basically anyone.Originally posted by SA ME WHO
Boy, those were the days, listening to Piper's interviews. I never quite liked Piper as a bad guy, but I never hated him and always found him entertaining (even though we weren't necessarily supposed to think of him in a positive light). And he did blaze a trail for the first bad guy I ever liked, the mid-late 80's (4 Horsemen-era) Ric Flair.
It'll never be like that again.
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Mr Fuji makes the Hall Of Fame.
Rhodes
Mr Perfect
Bockwinkel
Lawler
Fuji
I think they need a big WWF star to liven the Hall Of Fame up a bit this year, no disrespect to any of the guys on the list.
Bockwinkel is AWA, Lawler did his best WWE work announcing, Perfect is dead, Rhodes is NWA/WCW and Fuji is a manager.
DiBiase, Savage, Jake Roberts would top the bill out that lot...hell, phone Jim Hellwig, even.sigpic
Sitting on a park bench!Comment
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Wrestling, Football Great 'Big Cat' Ladd Dies
WWF Hall of Famer Also Played for AFL Champ Teams
AP Sports
GRAMBLING, La. (March 13) - Ernie "Big Cat" Ladd, who played on championship professional football teams before finding more lucrative success in pro wrestling, has died. He was 68.
Ernie 'Big Cat' Ladd played for the Chargers, Oilers and Chiefs of the AFL and is a member of the World Wrestling Federation Hall of Fame.
Ladd played in the America Football League and is a member of the World Wrestling Federation Hall of Fame. He died Saturday night after a long bout with cancer.
"It's a personal loss not just to our family, but to the whole community," said Eddie Robinson Jr., whose ailing father coached Ladd at Grambling State. "I was fortunate enough to be in high school when he was here, so my football heroes growing up were people like Ernie Ladd."
Ladd, who was almost 6-foot-10 and weighed over 300 pounds, was the 15th player taken in the 1961 AFL draft and played for the San Diego Chargers , Houston Oilers and Kansas City Chiefs .
Born Nov. 28, 1938, in Rayville, La., but raised in Orange, Texas, he had battled cancer - first in his colon, then later in his stomach and bones - since 2004.
"The doctor told me I had three-to-six months to live," Ladd said in 2005, then at the midway point in his nearly four-year battle with cancer. "I told him Dr. Jesus has the verdict on me."
While playing football, Ladd began making appearances at wrestling events at first as a special referee and later as a wrestler. Knee problems, and what at the time ended up being a more lucrative career as a wrestler, ended his football career.
"In what other sport can you pick up a $14 pair of boots, $0.59 socks - spend maybe a total of $50 - and convert it into $100,000 a year, if you are sharp and train?" Ladd asked. "My intention was to go back to football, but pro wrestling was so good to me."
Ladd was a defensive stalwart on Grambling's first Southwestern Athletic Conference championship football squad. He then helped San Diego win the 1963 AFL championship.
When Ladd completed his eight-year pro career, he had played in 112 consecutive AFL games. He played for the Chiefs when they reached the Super Bowl in 1967 and '70.
As big as he was, Ladd was known for his quickness, something that inspired his lifelong nickname.
Ladd's bad-guy story lines, not to mention signature moves that included the "guillotine drop" and a boot to the face, made him star in the WWF.
RIP BIG CAT
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The Big Cat was one of the first wrestlers I can remember watching on Saturday mornings. He and Ray Candy were probably the first feuds I saw.
RIP Big CatMeet us in the future, not the pastureComment
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any ashley playboy pics fellas?
i just got to see those melons, free if possible
EUAS
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Nice thought, but I'm not convinced he deserves it...for a while, he was the hottest thing going, no doubt of that, but in the long run, I think Jim was just too fucking crazy to sustain himself...apparently he's the asshole of creation to work with, too, I can't think of a time I've heard anybody say anything nice about him...Originally posted by Mr Badguy
DiBiase, Savage, Jake Roberts would top the bill out that lot...hell, phone Jim Hellwig, even.
On top of that, Warrior and McMahon fucking hate each others guts by all indications, so...I doubt seriously he'll ever get in...
DiBiase, Savage, and Roberts though...absolutely...all three...Twistin' by the pool.Comment
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Piper's a good cat. I worked with his daughter for a while, didn't really know her, basically by reputation. My wife's sister in law knows her alright, I guess - everybody always wants to meet her dad...lol...Originally posted by rustoffa
It's interesting, Piper initially made a name for himself as a goon/stretcher. The goon/stretcher role, in the old days, was reserved for the worst of the worst. Roddy Piper, Ted Allen, The Iron Sheik...all goons/stretchers of the highest regard. If memory serves me correctly, Piper and The Sheik(Iron) worked intermitently at Kowalski's school. Think ten straight minutes of rope running, followed with one of those fuckers trying to break your arm. Bobby Eaton is a well-respected booker, and 1/2 of arguably the GREATEST TAG TEAM IN HISTORY.(Midnight Express) He comments at length about Piper in a shoot interview he did awhile back. Just went on and on about how Roddy Piper would beat the fucking shit out of basically anyone.
It'll never be like that again.
Funny thing about that is, my brother in law ran into him here at a McD's or something in the mid to late 80's - Rod knew he'd been spotted and gave him every opportunity to come up and say something to him, but my brother in law was like 9 years old at the time and totally froze up...
Roddy's a true legend, no doubt.Twistin' by the pool.Comment
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Roddy Piper IS a good cat; one of the classier wrestlers that I have ever met. I met him back in 1991 at Caruso's Gym in Montreal which is where all the old WWF wrestlers used to train when they were in town for a show. He was on the treadmill and as I walked by I gave him a thumbs-up; and didn't think anything of it. About 15 minutes later I was doing squats and as I was facing the mirror; I saw Hot Rod standing behind me smiling. He asked me if I minded if we took turns on the Squat Rack and we got to talking for a good 15 minutes. Really down to earth guy; despite his wealth and fame. Basically just gave me some training tips and said he appreciated the fact that I didn't interupt him while he was on the treadmill to ask for an autograph like most fans do. He gave me the impression that he's a guy who really does enjoy interacting with the fans who respect him and doesn't have the ego you would expect from someone with his fame. A class act.
I wish him the best and hope he kicks cancer in the ass.
Get well soon Hot Rod!!Comment
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