Post by NJtoTX on Oct 9, 2018 1:51:09 GMT
Oct 9, 2018 0:25:00 GMT @screamingtreefrogs said:
Andre the Giant
Bruno Sammartino
Gorilla Monsoon
Killer Kowalski
somebody to this day needs to explain the allure of Andre and Bruno.
Andre was an attraction because there was no social media back then.
Big Show (The Giant) > Andre. For that matter - so were Bam Bam, Vader, Sid, Nash when it comes to big men.
I watch old school Philly Spectrum, New York Madison Square Garden and Boston Garden clips of how Bruno tore the house down - this guy doesn't git it - but again - this is when some dolts thought wrestling was real.
never saw killer Kowalski.
as far as gorilla - didn't he box Ali? and I loved Vader crushing this fat old mummy (RIP)
I liked the Mongols a lot.
Bruno was the champ in the 60s, a good guy, and my grandma in the Bronx's favorite.
Never saw Andre at the time, only on clips, and I love him in Princess Bride.
Vaguely remember Kowalski, Monsoon, Haystacks Calhoun, Argentina Apollo, Cerdan, Albano. Tanaka. Steele, Bobo Brazil, Morales, Ladd, Carnera, Verdu, Stasniak. So trying to fill the list was tough.