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We're overdue for a new thread this year, so here you go. "Hacksaw" Butch Reed Huge territory star who worked everywhere, most notably in Mid-South. At his peak, was arguably the best Black wrestler of his era, and will go down as one of the best Black wrestlers who never held a world title. After a forgettable WWF run, he quickly resurfaced in WCW as part of the memorable tag team Doom with Ron Simmons. Held titles in 11 different promotions, by my Wikipedia count. After his death, his family revealed that he was a huge fan of AEW's Will Hobbs and wanted to bestow him the "Hacksaw" nickname, so hopefully his legacy lives on much longer.  Rusty Brooks Intermittent stints in WWF throughout the 80s and 90s. Probably best known as one of the top stars in Future of Wrestling, a late-90s indie that eventually morphed into FIP and became part of Gabe Sapolsky's WWN network.  Anibal Jr. A longtime lucha journeyman with a handful of appearances in CMLL and AAA. Sadly succumbed to COVID-19 at just 50 years old.  Dustin Diamond Yes, I'm including him. Best known as Screech in Saved By The Bell, Diamond dipped his toes into wrestling a few times, most notably a TNA PPV in a "boxing match" against Tiny The Bellkeeper. That was early-00s TNA for ya. Diamond never became a full-time wrestler, but made some sporadic indie appearances throughout the 00s and 10s.  Jocephus An unabashed throwback to the 80s bruising days (even using the Brody name on occasion), Jocephus was a perfect fit for NWA, which itself was an unabashed throwback to 80s studio wrestling. His feud with Tim Storm was one of the highlights of NWA shows, culminating in a Hair vs. Hair tag match (featuring David Arquette!) that saw his mane shaved off. Shortly after Powerrr started, Jocephus resurfaced as the masked Question Mark and quickly became a fan favorite. Unfortunately, real life got in the way of his momentum -- he hadn't wrestled since January 2020 after NWA shut down for most of the year, and passed away way too young just recently.  Dean "Ho" Higuchi A renowned bodybuilder at a young age, Higuchi got into pro wrestling in the 60s and became a mainstay of the West Coast territories, most prominently in Vancouver, Portland, and San Francisco, among many others. Mostly known as a tag team specialist, he held eight different tag titles with various partners, often in NWA affiliates or the WWWF. Had a years-long feud with NWA Worlds Heavyweight champion Gene Kiniski that saw him challenge for the title twice, coming up short both times. Throughout his career, he ran a gym in Honolulu that was very popular with both bodybuilders and pro wrestlers. Benne fucked around with this message at 09:44 on Feb 28, 2021 |
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If there's anyone I missed so far, please let me know and I'll put them in the OP with the respectful writeup they deserve 
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https://twitter.com/mattfarmer93/status/1365920682467487745 Updated OP with his writeup Benne fucked around with this message at 09:25 on Feb 28, 2021 |
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If you only know Patriot from his WWF run, he had a surprisingly long and successful run in All Japan and got to wrestle the Pillars a bunch of times in tag matches. He once teamed with Kobashi against Misawa/Akiyama that Dave gave ****3/4, just for one example. It probably makes more sense when you know that Baba loved doing "Japanese heroes against nefarious foreigners" and the unironic All-American gimmick was a perfect foil at the time. Nobody will remember him as a great worker (or a great person, since he went full MAGA in recent years), but he had a good run for a while there. Benne fucked around with this message at 13:03 on Jul 2, 2021 |
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RIP Super Porky  https://twitter.com/luchablog/status/1419859757381394434?s=20
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Man this one hurts Bobby was so loving good
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sticklefifer posted:What was up with the thing about first responders not being able to get into the property at first because they had to wait for permission? If it's a literal life or death situation, and they're stopped by red tape or the fear of potential lawsuits from a property owner, that seems to highlight a much larger systemic issue surrounding the value of human life. In the US, a lot of people have to refuse emergency treatment because they can't afford the ambulance ride or ER visit. In other words, BigBallChunkyTime posted:Capitalist societies always value money over human life. This isn't a surprise.
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Man that's a loving bummer
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