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IMO should have been a first ballot WON HoFer. I get that he was an annoyance in his Post 1986 retirement but he was the lead heel in the WWWF / WWF for close to if not over a decade.
Lou Albano debuted as a wrestler in 1953 and gained early notice as one half of the tag team The Sicilians with Tony Altimore. He transitioned to managing in the early 1970s and became one of the most successful managers in WWWF/WWF history, guiding roughly 13–15 different tag teams (including the Valiant Brothers, Wild Samoans, Moondogs, and British Bulldogs) to tag-team championships, plus singles champions such as Ivan Koloff (who ended Bruno Sammartino’s long WWWF title reign in 1971).
He was a central figure in the 1980s Rock ’n’ Wrestling crossover. After appearing as Cyndi Lauper’s father in her “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” music video, he feuded with her on WWF television; this led to the 1984 MTV special The Brawl to End It All, in which Wendi Richter (backed by Lauper) defeated The Fabulous Moolah (backed by Albano) for the Women’s Championship. Albano was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 1996 and died in 2009.
Oh, I saw Bob Backlund vs Terry Funk live! In case you're interested: mcadampod.com/index.php/2021…
For the 1987 Texas Stadium show WCCW was offering luxury box seats where you could sit with Kerry and Fritz for $100.00 per ticket. It was cancelled when only four tickets were sold.
Brody vs rick rude from parade of champions 1986. I worked that show. Last big crowd for fritz before the uwf exodus, Kerry's motorcycle accident that both occured within weeks.
I cant believe he tried running texas stadium in 1987 and 1988 when he wasnt drawing.
I always hated the rope at ringside, instead of a guard rail. Especially in uwf and wwc.
Rude wins by dq. Match was decent. Rude was a bit green, but did hold up his end.
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Max, I disagree. Back in the 80's neither side could afford a strike. It's 2026 and the billionaire owners can sit this out forever. The players who have a relatively short earning window cannot, even for a year or two. (MLBPA needs to decertify and fire an anti-trust suit).
That's not very nice. I actually LEARNED something from me asking that question: *I* may have stopped listening to the radio 15-ish years ago, but a lot of people still do.
Okay...has this EVER happened? For example, the 2016 Election? The 2024 Election? Obviously, no. So why, may I ask, is the 2020 Election the only Election in history why we need a forensic audit?
Respectful question: why 2028? The NHL lockout expanded to more than one season. The owners want what they want and it will end indefinitely.
Rick Manning, as in "You can't be serious about winning when Rick Manning is in your lineup" every day...or at any time.
Yes. I honestly do. Penn State and James Franklin had enough of each other since his 2014 hire. They fired him midyear after a 13 win season. Matt Campbell did a whole lot more with less at Iowa State- what could he do at Penn State? We need more than two months to determine that
I remember seeing a picture of Captain USA in a magazine and thinking "Is that Executioner #2"?
This has always been simple: first date for a casual drink.
I don't care what anyone says, this was an all time great episode. Were there holes in it? Sure, everyone KNEW exactly which direction the wind was blowing the night before.🙄 But I *liked* the guitar strumming in the saloon before things got crazy.
As Rocco spouts off about whatever, every union is required to represent it's current membership. Got an argument? Go to Washington, DC and change the law, don't look at me or the MLBPA.
