Just Jack Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Pro wrestler Ole Anderson, member of The Four Horsemen, dead at 81 (nydailynews.com) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gomper Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Ole was a fantastic heel. Great angle here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsPride12 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Just read that Virgil passed away today as well. Sad news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 And Richard Lewis today too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndhall1 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 1 hour ago, BillsPride12 said: Just read that Virgil passed away today as well. Sad news Virgil from TBD ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logic Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 (edited) 6 hours ago, Just Jack said: Pro wrestler Ole Anderson, member of The Four Horsemen, dead at 81 (nydailynews.com) Legend. Minnesota Wrecking Crew and Four Horsemen FTW. RIP, Ole. Great talker and wrestler, not the greatest booker. Alas, a sad loss for the wrestling world. Edited February 28 by Logic 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 41 minutes ago, johndhall1 said: Virgil from TBD ? No, Mike 'Virgil' Jones, from the old WWF / WWE. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 3 hours ago, BillsPride12 said: Just read that Virgil passed away today as well. Sad news @Virgil - GIVE ME A SIGN!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Geez, I didn’t even think Virgil was that old Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 RIP Virgil. https://lonelyvirgil.net/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgil Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 6 hours ago, Gugny said: @Virgil - GIVE ME A SIGN!!! Damn, no one told me I died. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fr. Jerk Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 On 2/28/2024 at 6:56 PM, Rico said: RIP Virgil. https://lonelyvirgil.net/ Greatest blog ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irv Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 2 hours ago, Fr. Jerk said: Greatest blog ever. Ouch. That's cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Super Fan Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 I had read Ole Anderson wasn’t doing well health wise. He was a good old school wrestler when pro wrestlers actually could wrestle compared to the gymnastics you see in professional wrestling on television today. Ole Anderson was a brawler style wrestler who gave no quarter or took no quarter as part of the Minnesota Wrecking Crew and then the Four Horsemen. Just a tough wrestler in the Harley Race type of wrestler that we also lost a year ago who was just tough as nails. Harley Race started out in Carnival Wrestling as a teenager. Back then you wrestled 7 days a week sometimes multiple times on Saturday for television tapings. You had to be tough to be a professional wrestler back then. I used to watch NWA Mid Atlantic and Maple Leaf Wrestling, AWA Wrestling, World Class Championship Wrestling out of Dallas, WWF wrestling that wasn’t very good to watch but they had the money capital to buy the wrestlers out of the other territories and NWA Georgia Championship Wrestling 6:05 until 8:05 and they beat the crap out of the wrestlers every week. I prefer Southern Style Wrestling over the WWF/WWE style of wrestling. Southern Wrestling didn’t fool around talking as much they got in the ring and beat the crap out of each other every week there was a par six brawl with all hell breaking loose in the television studio. It was a wonderful professional wrestling era but I realize times change and society is too soft for Harley Race and Ole Anderson wrestling today. Right or wrong it’s just the way it is. At least I have my memories and YouTube to enjoy the old school wrestling matches from back in the day when I was a kid. Rest in peace Ole Anderson you were entertaining and fun to watch weekly for a couple hours to have some fun which is what life is all about enjoying yourself once in a while in my opinion. Go Bills! Let’s Go Buffalo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsPride12 Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 I was a pretty avid Wrestling fan growing up but I never had a clue until just seeing this tonight that Gorilla Monsoon was from Rochester! I wonder if Gorilla was a Bills fan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irv Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 (edited) WrestleMania Edited March 23 by Irv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turk71 Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 (edited) I don't remember Ole Anderson, may he rest in peace. I do remember Chief White Owl and the Tomahawk chop Dominic Denucci and the sleeper hold Crusher Verdu Waldo von Erich The Executioner Eric the Red, etc Me and my brothers would laugh our asses off watching the matches as kids, highly entertaining. I haven't seen a fake wrestling match since the early 70s Edited March 23 by Turk71 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fr. Jerk Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 On 3/22/2024 at 9:39 PM, BillsPride12 said: I was a pretty avid Wrestling fan growing up but I never had a clue until just seeing this tonight that Gorilla Monsoon was from Rochester! Yup, we get to claim Gorilla. Chyna as well, although she never repped us as far as I know. Supposedly went to Penfield High. There's been some others that made it, like Roadblock from WCW. RIP Luke Harper/Brodie Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsPride12 Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 18 minutes ago, Fr. Jerk said: Yup, we get to claim Gorilla. Chyna as well, although she never repped us as far as I know. Supposedly went to Penfield High. There's been some others that made it, like Roadblock from WCW. RIP Luke Harper/Brodie Lee I never knew that about Chyna either until I saw the A&E Biography on her but yeah I don't remember her ever repping the Bills either. It would be awesome if Gorilla was a Bills fan but I feel like we would have heard something if that were the case. Lex Luger is an OP Native and is a huge Bills fan. When you think about timeline Gorilla I'm sure would have been out of the Rochester area way before Bills football was relevant so I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't have any Bills connections 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fr. Jerk Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 1 hour ago, BillsPride12 said: I never knew that about Chyna either until I saw the A&E Biography on her but yeah I don't remember her ever repping the Bills either. It would be awesome if Gorilla was a Bills fan but I feel like we would have heard something if that were the case. Lex Luger is an OP Native and is a huge Bills fan. When you think about timeline Gorilla I'm sure would have been out of the Rochester area way before Bills football was relevant so I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't have any Bills connections Correction on my part - I meant she never really repped Rochester. As for being fans of the Bills, I don't know. Those were just some wrestlers from the area that made it to the bigger stage. Luger is billed as being born in Buffalo but I heard his parents had a store in Rochester (for pianos, I think) and had a big pic of him on one of the walls. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irv Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 1 minute ago, Fr. Jerk said: Correction on my part - I meant she never really repped Rochester. As for being fans of the Bills, I don't know. Those were just some wrestlers from the area that made it to the bigger stage. Luger is billed as being born in Buffalo but I heard his parents had a store in Rochester (for pianos, I think) and had a big pic of him on one of the walls. I just got done reading his biography. The parent store was in Buffalo. I think he said it was near the windshield wiper plant. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsPride12 Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 15 minutes ago, Irv said: I just got done reading his biography. The parent store was in Buffalo. I think he said it was near the windshield wiper plant. Is the Biography worth a read? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irv Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 1 hour ago, BillsPride12 said: Is the Biography worth a read? Yes. I would rate it 7/10. He is born again Christian, and the latter quarter of the book is a little preachy. He certainly wouldn't be awarded citizen of the year at any point during his career. It's worth the read. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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