Re: Favorite pro rassler of all time
Rabbitden:
I think we are talking about the same guy, Verne Gagne, and I murdered the spelling of his last name in my first post. According to Wipi he started pro wrestling in 1949.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verne_G...estling_career
In early days of KELO as I recall, Verne was the clean honest guy and seemed to win mostly over all the bad guys. The two guys I mentioned played the roles of villians. The early wrestling I recall came from Los Angeles and whether Verne was part of the I can not ascertain, and in fact I not sure he ever took on Gorgeous George or even Wild Red Berry.These two, played the role of the villians as I can recall. It was entertaining to watch my dad watch the wrestling. He honestly thought these guys were for real and very tough, but Verne was the good guy to my dad and often my dad's gesturing while viewing was the entertainment, as he was dead serious and love this goofy sport or should I say entertainment.
Also did a check on Gorgeous George aka George Wagner. He turns out to be from all places Butte Nebraska. Thats not too far from the South Dakota line. I do remember him pulling hair pins out of his blonde hair and giving them to the fans prior to the match. One of the very early showmen in pro Wrestling.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Wagner
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I think we are talking about the same guy, Verne Gagne, and I murdered the spelling of his last name in my first post. According to Wipi he started pro wrestling in 1949.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verne_G...estling_career
In early days of KELO as I recall, Verne was the clean honest guy and seemed to win mostly over all the bad guys. The two guys I mentioned played the roles of villians. The early wrestling I recall came from Los Angeles and whether Verne was part of the I can not ascertain, and in fact I not sure he ever took on Gorgeous George or even Wild Red Berry.These two, played the role of the villians as I can recall. It was entertaining to watch my dad watch the wrestling. He honestly thought these guys were for real and very tough, but Verne was the good guy to my dad and often my dad's gesturing while viewing was the entertainment, as he was dead serious and love this goofy sport or should I say entertainment.
Also did a check on Gorgeous George aka George Wagner. He turns out to be from all places Butte Nebraska. Thats not too far from the South Dakota line. I do remember him pulling hair pins out of his blonde hair and giving them to the fans prior to the match. One of the very early showmen in pro Wrestling.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Wagner
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