Let us celebrate "Magnificent" Don "The Rock" Muraco
 

Up until recently I'd only dabbled in Don Muraco. But Midnight Gertner has shown me the light.

I wouldn't say Don is an all-time great "work rate" guy because he was around at a time where it was okay for him to be pretty lazy but that's not to say he didn't have his share of humdingers. Plus, he was great a pissing off the crowd, was fucking hilarious, and knew his psychology. He had some of the best matches with Hogan I've seen.

And then there's his promos. Having seen a bigger sample size of his work, my mind was blown at his ability as a talker. Just all around oldschool "pro wrestler" to a tee.


Anyways, I suppose I'll be completely unoriginal and post the Jimmy Snuka vs Muraco cage match because it fucking rules and the promos beforehand rule. The match is simple, but it's their ability to make a little bit mean a lot that makes it so effective.


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Anyways, post your Don Muraco love here, in the form of vids and comments.

If you look at when the IC title was at it's most importance, Muraco is the greatest IC champ of all time. Muraco vs Snuka was drew 20,000 + to MSG and was without question carrying the company through the tail end of Backlund's reign.

Hogan and Muraco had a three match series at MSG right after Wrestlemania 1 and all three matches were awesome

Fucking awesome tag match at the Spectrum

And then there's this gem

This is what started the Muraco vs Snuka feud. Muraco is so great.

Bwa hahaha calling Santana a wet back. I love that promo.

"Shut up you gooks!"

lol he's just such a rat bastard. fucking amazing

Lol Muraco's promos are the best

lol the match where he squashes a jobber while eating a meatball sandwich is great.

Such a tremendous heel promo.

Here's part of the match. Albano slipping on the sandwich is the icing on the cake

Where?

Vince just losing his fucking mind. And Albano playing off of it and getting v angry lol

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Dammit I just came here to post that.

Lol. He's such an insufferable asshole

Was Hogan attacked by a lawn mower before getting to the ring? His shirt was already in tatters.

The times when you could call someone a wetback on TV and noone would bat an eye.... Aaaah...

RIP

this is just fucking awesome.


Also one of my favourite things I've recently learned about Muraco is his physique seemingly would change by the month -- depending on the steroid cycle i suppose.

Honestly, his promos are fucking deep and poetic. He delivers with conviction but he says haunting, serious shit.