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Wrestling legend Verne Gagne investigated in death of man, 97
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Posted on 02/19/2009 7:49:42 AM PST by WOBBLY BOB
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To: WOBBLY BOB
That’s BAron Von Rashke...
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posted on
02/19/2009 8:35:34 AM PST
by
Explodo
(Pessimism is simply pattern recognition)
To: Explodo
it sure is...”and that is all the people need to know”.
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posted on
02/19/2009 8:43:31 AM PST
by
WOBBLY BOB
(ACORN:American Corruption for Obama Right Now)
To: Explodo
I always get the Baron and the Claw mixed up. maybe they were the same guy at different eras...
To: Eric in the Ozarks
The only reason I know this kind of stuff is one of my older buddies knew the Baron Personaly...He even has a big picture of the him and the Baron with the Baron about to give him the claw...
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posted on
02/19/2009 8:48:24 AM PST
by
Explodo
(Pessimism is simply pattern recognition)
To: WOBBLY BOB
I remember there was a Gagne Real Estate company in the south metro when we lived there. Was this Verne or someone else ?
To: Eric in the Ozarks
possibly his son, Greg. also a former wrestler.
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posted on
02/19/2009 8:49:37 AM PST
by
WOBBLY BOB
(ACORN:American Corruption for Obama Right Now)
To: Eric in the Ozarks
same ,same. Baron administered THE CLAW.
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posted on
02/19/2009 8:50:34 AM PST
by
WOBBLY BOB
(ACORN:American Corruption for Obama Right Now)
To: GUNGAGALUNGA
What is it with Minnesota and wrestling?Vern Gagne was one of the first people to train people how to become wrestlers, then used his camps as a farm system for his organization, the AWA. The Road Warriors and Jesse Ventura are also Minnesotans.
Wrestling used to be regionalized up until McMahon took over the WWE (nee WWF), and Vern ran the Midwest/Northern circuit. The Southern circuit was also very popular. For a good history of professional wrestling, here is the Wiki page for the AWA.
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posted on
02/19/2009 8:50:59 AM PST
by
GreatOne
(You will bow down before me, Son of Jor-el!)
To: GreatOne
My all time favorite was Riki Dozan, a Korean who wrestled in Japan in the late 1950s/early 1960s. He was murdered by Japanese mobsters.
To: WOBBLY BOB
same ,same. Baron administered THE CLAW.![](http://www.jimcarreyonline.com/images/albums/movies/liarliar/stills/liarliar-still07.jpg)
I thought it was Jim Carey in Liar, Liar.
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posted on
02/19/2009 8:53:27 AM PST
by
dfwgator
(1996 2006 2008 - Good Things Come in Threes)
To: GreatOne
Ah yes...
the "foreign object."
To: WOBBLY BOB
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posted on
02/19/2009 8:57:28 AM PST
by
LiveFreeOrDie2001
(Keep plenty of food and batteries on hand.)
To: GOP_Party_Animal
To: JRios1968
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posted on
02/19/2009 9:08:43 AM PST
by
Joe Boucher
(An enemy of Islam)
To: LiveFreeOrDie2001
Here Come The 'Judge"!
I remember The Crusher and the Bruiser going against the hated Soviet brothers, I forgot their names, but I was a big fan back in the day. Verne was my hereo, along with Red Bastine, and I also remember Cortez who died in a car crash. How about Dr X, he eventually went nice and had a big following.
Ahh, the days.
I sold popcorn and sodas around the Duluth Arena during the matches just so I could see them
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posted on
02/19/2009 9:44:17 AM PST
by
OneVike
(Just a Christian waiting to go home)
To: LiveFreeOrDie2001
Reggie “Crusher” Lisowski, who was a bad guy in our area, but funny as all get out.
I remember going backstage and you would see George Steele puffing on his Marlboros, conversing with people, until they told him it was time to go out for his match, when he would become “The Animal”, the incoherent monster heel.
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posted on
02/19/2009 9:52:12 AM PST
by
mak5
To: OneVike
Remember “Pollllll-inski” the truck driver...?
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posted on
02/19/2009 10:13:19 AM PST
by
LiveFreeOrDie2001
(Keep plenty of food and batteries on hand.)
To: WOBBLY BOB
I'd stay up so late to watch wrestling with Verne Gagne. I also loved the Crusher and then the masked man appeared.
To: LiveFreeOrDie2001
Yeah, boy did he have a gut. I remember Nick Bockwinkle hurting him so bad they had to remove him on a stretcher. I think he actually had an internal injury that left him laying on the mat for almost an hour before they removed him.
Bockwinkle went on to take the title from Gange, then he turned nice guy. I was in the service by that time and quit watching wrestling.
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posted on
02/19/2009 11:03:51 AM PST
by
OneVike
(Just a Christian waiting to go home)
To: OneVike
Duluth is my old stomping ground. Never lived there but was up north from the TC every couple of weeks for my job.
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