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To: CounterCounterCulture

Maybe you can help me . This must have been in the 70’s ...There was a little guy who managed a stable of wrestlers , and he used to wear a fortune teller’s turban . What was that cat’s name ?


25 posted on 08/30/2008 4:22:50 PM PDT by sushiman
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To: sushiman
The Grand Wizard
28 posted on 08/30/2008 4:26:51 PM PDT by CounterCounterCulture
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To: sushiman
Maybe you can help me . This must have been in the 70’s ...There was a little guy who managed a stable of wrestlers , and he used to wear a fortune teller’s turban . What was that cat’s name ?

You're probably thinking of "The Grand Wizard" (Ernie Roth.) The Wiz always appeared wearing a turban, a sequin sport coat, and very loud slacks and shirts. He passed away from a heart attack in the early 80s (1983-84?), and was only in his mid 50s. He died just before Vicnce McMahon took the WWF national, which was a shame. He would have been great in promoting his stable of wrestlers for Wrestlemania and the other big PPVs that followed. At the time of his death, he was managing Sgt. Slaughter, who was making his first tour of the WWF as a heel. During the Sarge's first televised match after the Wizard's death, he came out and saluted the empty corner where his manager would have been standing.

42 posted on 08/31/2008 2:21:46 PM PDT by GreenHornet
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