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When I was growing up the local hero was Wild Red Berry.

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11 hours ago, Charlie Plasters, SASS#60943 said:

Argentina Rocka was my favorite.  Snuck in with a friend to see a match between Verne Gagne and the Mad Russian.  My friend shot the russian in the leg with a pea shooter and we were escorted out.

 

 Yes, we know about that. One more move like that and we launch the black helicopters.  

-- The Government

 

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18 hours ago, Charlie Plasters, SASS#60943 said:

Argentina Rocka was my favorite.  Snuck in with a friend to see a match between Verne Gagne and the Mad Russian.  My friend shot the russian in the leg with a pea shooter and we were escorted out.

Did you mean maybe Antonino Rocca? If so, he was the only wrestler that made the sport pages in the Chicago Sun Times in the 50s. He was that popular and fans wanted to follow him. I remember there was even an Editorial written on him in the sport section. Maybe "exhibition wrestling" but fans loved him.  MT

 

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Had an uncle who loved wrestling.  We went to the Garden to watch Rocca, Haystacks Calhoun, Bruno Sammartino and, my favorite, Ricky Starr.  There was one that made the papers when a few "hits" missed and blood was drawn.  Can't remember who it was but his face was on the back page of the NY Daily News with blood everywhere. 

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32 minutes ago, Cheyenne Ranger, 48747L said:

It was years before I realized wrestling was more entertainment than actual fighting

 

There was a match scheduled, I forget if it was NY or NJ, but the state's commission responsible for such things complained that it has not approved the competition. Eventually the state's highest court ruled that it was an exhibition and not a competition.

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Bobo Brazil, The Gallagher Bros. Fritz Von Eric, Tony Marino and who could ever forget Lord Layton?

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On 3/23/2018 at 1:55 PM, Cheyenne Ranger, 48747L said:

One I remember the most was Gorgeous George.

 

I was years before I realized wrestling was more entertainment than actual fighting

Say it ain't so!

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