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Post by pikemojo on May 25, 2009 0:09:38 GMT -5
Check out the new Twitter update.
Sounds like Mike Awesome maybe!??! I am unaware of him being called Star Warrior though.
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Post by toasterboy on May 25, 2009 0:35:59 GMT -5
Check out the new Twitter update. Sounds like Mike Awesome maybe!??! I am unaware of him being called Star Warrior though. Or, more likely, Bob Roop - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Roop
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Post by TTX on May 25, 2009 7:34:48 GMT -5
yeah, it's obviously Bob Roop. Cool, but he was pretty much a lock.
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Post by inquisator on May 25, 2009 8:19:06 GMT -5
Bob Roop will be awesome..........a great talent who managed to have several effective gimmicks......
hmmmmm.....Bob Roop was Maha Sigh and Cousin Luke was Moloki.. I'm picturing an alternate identity set down the line featuring......maybe Kevin Sullivan,,,,
(wishful thinking.......but if the pieces fit...)
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Post by pikemojo on May 25, 2009 9:33:29 GMT -5
AHA. Very tricky. I always liked what I saw of Bob Roop.
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Post by captaincold on May 25, 2009 11:56:22 GMT -5
From CWF archives www.cwfarchives.com/articles/25Angles.php24. Bob Roop unmasked as The Gladiator (1976). Roop, supposedly recovering from a possible career ending knee injury suffered at the hands of Eddie Graham's figure four, is unmasked during a television match while wrestling as The Gladiator. The figure-four, which had been banned because it was deemed a crippling hold, is reinstated when Roop's plan backfires. More on this angle can be found at www.kayfabememories.com/Regions/cwf/cwf13.htm Barry Rose: Back in the mid 1970s, this Olympian was the epitome of a cool wrestling heel. Roop was coming off a long, successful run as Florida champion, and in the beginning of 1976 he aligned himself with The Ortons. Bob Jr.'s career had just taken off, and he was the current Florida Champ. They made an unbelievable team, getting amazing heat from ringsiders. Roop had a great spot where he's leap over the ropes upon entering the ring, but his foot would always catch the top rope and he'd fall tumbling to the mat. The Gladiator angle was great because everyone knew it was Roop under the hood, from the smartest mark in the building to the beer concession stand guy. The heat he got wearing the mask was incredible, with fans chanting 'ROOP' the entire match. I was sorry to see him unmasked as I wish The Gladiator would've lasted longer. Mike Siegel: Bob Roop played this angle brilliantly. It was cool to see him join Solie at the Desk while he was "injured". His biased commentaries on the matches were excellent!
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Post by doublea on May 25, 2009 12:32:22 GMT -5
So wondering if Roop was the 1st "heel" commentator?
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