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For the nearly forty years that Capt. Lou Albano was involved in professional wrestling, be it as a wrestler or manager, he created controversy, excitement, and in many cases, genuine hatred from the audiences he performed for. For a man who, by his own admission, was not a tremendous wrestler Albano certainly made a huge impact in the "sport" and was, for many years, one of the most well-known cross over celebrities that wrestling had to offer. His vaudevillian style approach to cutting interviews, combined with his over-the-top personality and ring persona made Albano one of the most hated managers of all time. Later in his career, Albano transformed that intense hatred into babyface popularity, and became one of the most beloved figures in wrestling. In either case, the rowdy Captain made the fans care about him, which, in the wrestling business, is all that really matters.(Pro Wrestling Online Museum)

I was going to make the same joke as Loopy, so kudos.

I find old WWE PPVs hard to watch from a match quality standpoint. You can really tell how horrible most of the workers were back then, at least compared to the top guys today.

But the one thing that makes old wrestling fun is the angles. Because they didn't have as much TV time to fill, the angles were usually really well done and memorable. And also a lot of the time, seeds for angles were planted months and months in advance. Anyone who has all the PPvs from Mania IV to V should watch the interaction between Savage, Hogan and Elizabeth, it was clear they had a year-long plan, and when they finally pulled the trigger it was really good.

THE GENIUS

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90's, not 80's

I always liked Davey Boy Smith (Bulldog), Randy Garvin, "Iron" Mike Sharpe, Terry Taylor (Red Rooster), JYD.

Yeah, "Iron" Mike Sharpe. I almost forgot about him. You think he still has Tendonitis? :shifty:

Ironically enough, I was watching the 89 Survivor Series the other day and I think that's a clip from the same show. If I'm right, that would make it the 80's. :p

I had to bring this back... because those were the days! What else was good about wrestling in the 1980's?

I'm so disapointed all this time and no one mention Akeem "The Afican Dream" with The Slickter.The tag-team divsion in the 80's was so hot.Great promos were cut on the part of ;The Utimate Wariior,Rick Rude,Jake "The Snake" Roberts and of course Hulk Hogan and many more.Let's not forget the commentry of "The Brain",Jesse Ventura,Gorilla Monsoon.The 80's F**KING RULE!

Greg The Hammer Valentine rules you all.

Plus the 80s featured Jim Cornette in his prime. In fact he was the subject of my event of the week #2 post. *cheap plug* Go and see it it's classic.

http://tpww.net/forums/showthread.php?t=16422

:D

FYI, i think your referring to "Rugged" Ronnie Garvin. As for my favorites of the eighties, it would have to be Ultimate Warrior and Hogan, and for Tag Teams it would have had to have been the U.S. Express (rotundo and windham) and Demolition. I'll never forget when the U.S. Express would come to the ring to "Born in the U.S.A. and the angle they had with Beefcake and Valentine, where they put a cigar in Windham's eye. I seemed so real at the time.

The Mulkey Brothers.

Mulk-A-Mania brothas!

:shifty:

Let's not also forget about Tully Blanchard being the man in the mid 80's.

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That is all...

Bruno Sammartino doing commentary for "Superstars" alongside Vince McMahon and (aw crap... was it Gorilla?).

The Flower Shop with Adrian Adonnais.

Lanny Poffo entering the "Come as you are" Battle Royale wearing a suit of armor.

Koko B. Ware and Frankie

These are some of the things that noone else has mentioned.

Nope, it was Vince and Bruno, and that was classic stuff! I used to love waking up early on Saturday mornings (when I was a kid) and would turn on the tv and see Vince and Bruno. It's a damn shame those two haven't worked out their differences, and I wish wrestling were still on on Saturday mornings.

:y: great stuff

Heavy Metal Van Hammer :shifty:

The Amewican Dweem DUSTY WHODES

Let's not forgt the great teams. Blanchard and Anderson, The Midnight Express and the Rock n Roll Express.

British Bulldogs :y:

also no one has mentioned the Sgt. Slaughter/Pat Patterson Street Fight yet

We forgot about Rusty Brooks

Don't forget the Killer Bees :shifty:

I never saw too much from the 80's, but I loved Andre, Hogan, and Savage.

ah yes the 80s.when tag wrestling was entertaining.i was always a fan of tag matches so aturally i liked the hart foundation,british bulldogs,strike force,demolition and the brain busters