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Post by TTX on Mar 4, 2022 15:22:40 GMT -5
I'm curious...could be a new name, could be PP, lots of directions to go.
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Post by malicelover on Mar 4, 2022 17:11:20 GMT -5
I'm curious...could be a new name, could be PP, lots of directions to go. Troy, again, from The Roll Up, it sounds like it would be a new name. Pro Prime feels more like next week’s announcement. Who knows though! |
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Post by TTX on Mar 4, 2022 17:29:35 GMT -5
Todd and Sam.  |
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Post by Sam Fain on Mar 4, 2022 19:35:13 GMT -5
New teaser is live. Emphasis on “new”.
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Post by TTX on Mar 4, 2022 19:37:49 GMT -5
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Post by Swarm on Mar 4, 2022 20:04:51 GMT -5
 Shooter. Hooker. Grappler. Perhaps one of the most underrated catch-as-catch-can wrestlers of his era, Billy Wicks was also one of the biggest draws in Memphis wrestling history. Wicks got his start in wrestling at age 15 but found it was something that didn’t quite come naturally to him. He began training in earnest with a protege of Farmer Burns, and his determination and desire propelled him to an undefeated streak on the carnival circuit and championship status while serving in the US Army. After his time in the Army, Wicks competed in Canada against names like Larry Hennig and Red Bastien, even winning a title in the Gulf Coast from Gorgeous George. But it was his time in Memphis and legendary rivalry with Sputnik Monroe that sold out auditoriums everywhere and set an attendance record that stood in Memphis until the era of the Monday Night Wars. That match was refereed by former heavyweight boxing champion Rocky Marciano and saw the promoters put a brand new Cadillac on the line. Billy was the clean-cut babyface adored by the fans, including a certain King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Wicks even spent some time teaching Elvis Presley catch techniques! Wicks’ career never saw him reach the national acclaim or recognition of some of his peers, but there are many historians and students of the game that contend he was as good if not better than the likes of Lou Thesz. After retiring from his in-ring career, Billy worked in law enforcement, as a bodyguard, and opened his own catch school in North Carolina. His students carry on his teachings to this day and remember the one they called “Pops” fondly. Filsinger Games is proud to include Billy Wicks in the upcoming Legends of Wrestling Expansion IX alongside his legendary rival Sputnik Monroe. |
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Post by Swarm on Mar 4, 2022 20:07:19 GMT -5
I don’t know much about Billy Wicks, but that’s a very interesting bio. I like the shooters.
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Post by guiltyparty on Mar 4, 2022 20:09:08 GMT -5
About ten years ago Bleacher Report had a good article on the Monroe/Wicks rivalry. It can be read here |
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Post by stu on Mar 4, 2022 20:11:01 GMT -5
And there you have it folks! The feud that set Memphis on fire, and a feud that ranks right up there with any in that territory's history. Honestly, I'm as excited to have Monroe and Wicks as any signing we've had. Just great, great history!
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Post by Sam Fain on Mar 4, 2022 20:11:31 GMT -5
I don’t know much about Billy Wicks, but that’s a very interesting bio. I like the shooters. He was a pretty special guy. Genuinely, could see him competing in MMA if he was in his prime today. One of my favorite stories I read about him was during a match with Sputnik. He’d stretched Monroe for 15-20 minutes in the ring and then things spilled out and they were brawling. They used to pretty much exclusively hardway one another in their matches and Sputnik’s hands were busted up from the night before. He told Billy he couldn’t get the job done with his hands, so Billy told him to stomp on his face instead. Sputnik said after that he knew Billy was the craziest and toughest SOB he’d ever shared a ring with. The feeling was mutual. Sputnik used to call Billy “granite hands”. |
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