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Post by jimsteel on Sept 24, 2021 21:15:45 GMT -5
 Minnesota wrestler 'Playboy Pete Huge' dies at 41 |
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Post by jimsteel on Sept 27, 2021 20:09:16 GMT -5
  Ryan Keiji Sakoda dead at 48 Ryan “Keiji’ Sakoda, who wrestled in Southern California from the late 1990s until 2007 and had a brief run in WWE, died on September 2, 2021 |
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Post by on_the_edge on Sept 27, 2021 20:46:50 GMT -5
Couple young ones. RIP.
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Post by jimsteel on Sept 29, 2021 22:58:32 GMT -5
 FORMER USWA CHAMPION THE SNOWMAN EDDIE CRAWFORD PASSES AWAY AT 75 PWInsider.com is sad to report the passing of Eddie Crawford, professionally known to Memphis Wrestling and Mid-South Wrestling fans as The Snowman. Crawford passed away earlier today, days after word began circulating that he had suffered a heart attack. Trained by Jerry Lawler and Koko Ware, Crawford, as Snowman first debuted for Memphis Wrestling when it was running under the CWA name in 1984, wrestling as Snowman and Dr. Detroit, putting over more prominent talents. The Snowman moniker was said to have been a nickname given to him by O. V. Wright, a blues singer. As Snowman, Crawford moved over to Bill Watts' Mid-South Wrestling in 1985, where he received an immediate push as a babyface as one of Watts' attempts to replace The Junkyard Dog, who had jumped without notice to the WWF. Snowman was almost immediately put over Jake Roberts, becoming the promotion's TV Champion. He worked with veteran heels like Dutch Mantel, Tom Prichard, Len Denton and Eddie Gilbert with the promotion did everything they could to try and get his push to click, even having Muhammad Ali in his corner against Roberts. In one angle, Snowman tried to rescue Frankie Lane from Mantel and Prichard, who were using Mantel's whip on him, leading to Snowman taking a big beating. No matter what the promotion did, it didn't click, but honestly, no one Watts attempted after JYD truly did. Snowman eventually lost the title to Mantel and was soon gone, his run lasting all of four months. |
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Post by TTX on Sept 30, 2021 8:18:32 GMT -5
Watts took too long to figure out that he just wasn't going to replicate JYD no matter how hard he tried.
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Post by jimsteel on Oct 5, 2021 20:48:31 GMT -5
 Stampede Wrestling announcer Jim Davies died on August 15, 2021, at the age of 72, though the news was slow to reach those who knew him in Canada. |
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Post by jimsteel on Oct 8, 2021 0:40:10 GMT -5
 Former wrestler Reggie Parks passed away at 87 |
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Post by Vegas on Oct 8, 2021 1:03:39 GMT -5
Former wrestler Reggie Parks passed away at 87 A picture Troy Peterson posted tonight of Reggie Parks at the Tragos/Thesz Hall of Fame table at the CAC, Troy posted that the belt Parks is holding is an AWA tag team championship belt that he (Parks) personally created.  |
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Post by TTX on Oct 8, 2021 5:49:18 GMT -5
Reggie was great......also recently watched a video where he was refereeing a match.
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Post by jimsteel on Oct 8, 2021 16:13:39 GMT -5
Hopefully we got him for Legends
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