Favorite 1980's wrestler

[Toyman_Chris]

Terry Taylor was not only the Red Rooster, he was also a successful booker in WCW for years.

More recently he had been booking TNA

[Mikey]

I always thought Roddy Piper hitting Snuka with the coconut was the #1 shocking moment of the 80's

[Random Axe]

What is so funny about some of the 80's/90's wrestlers is their size. It's amazing how inflated WWF made some of those guys and how much bigger others are than they appear on camera. I got to see quite a few of these guys while working for an airline while in college as they were conencting flights to shows. Dino Bravo was about 5'5'' but was nearly four feet wide. He literally looked like Mego Hulk. Crush from Demolition was a legitimate 6'8'' and Undertaker was about the same prior to all the tats. I think sometime s they list him at seven foot. Nope.

My best friend was working at a video store when Ultimate Warrior came in to rent some movies. There was a Marriott about a half mile away and they had a show coming up that weekend. He's not 100 percent sure it was him since nobody at the time saw him without makeup, but who else could it have been? When he got the drivers license info it literally said Michael Doom. Not Helwig, but Doom. 80's wrestlers are weird.

Oh yeah, my favorite from that era is Ricky Steamboat.

[Figuremod73]

When I was at a WCW event years ago, Billy Kidman walked down near where I was seated (I never get good seats) and I was suprised at just how large he really was in person. I can't imagine seeing one of those beefed up WWF wrestlers from the '80s. I bet it was awesome being ring side at those events.

[Random Axe]

I recall getting a carry-on duffle bag from the cargo hold that must have weighed 80 pounds, really surprised me. I set it down next to the plane with the other bags and waited to see who claimed it. Some bald monster that eclipsed the freakin sun walked down the steps picked the bag up as if it was filled with Nerf and kept walking. It wasn't until a few weeks later I realized it was the Warlord from WWF. He is probably the largest non-obese human I've ever seen.

[Manspider]

1. Superfly Snuka
2. Hot Rod Piper
3. Road Warriors
4. Killer Khan
5. Kevin Sullivan
(Honarable Mentions: Missing Link, Superstar Billy Graham, Ivan Putski, Great Kabuki, Wild Samoans, Powers of Pain-Warlord & Barbarian)

[GHVersion12]

1.Barry Windham
2. Jerry" The King" Lawler
3.Mr. Perfect
4. Kerry Von Erich
5. Rick Rude

[Bruce Banner]

Went to a fair few WWF shows during the early 90s.
Saw a lot of the legends such as Hogan, Savage, Flair, Undertaker, British Bulldog, Brett Hart, Owen Hart, Legion of Doom, Jim Duggan, Earthquake, Shawn Michaels, Mr. Perfect, etc.
Still disappointed that the Warrior never made it to my town. Always wanted to see him in action.

[Mikey]

Anybody remember King Kong Mosca ?

Last time I seen him was live wrestling Gorilla Monsoon in Allentown ... Backlund was the champ at the time and was there too

[wayne foundation 07]

I always thought Roddy Piper hitting Snuka with the coconut was the #1 shocking moment of the 80's

I remeber that, that was a nastey hit.

[GHVersion12]

Anybody remember King Kong Mosca ?

Last time I seen him was live wrestling Gorilla Monsoon in Allentown ... Backlund was the champ at the time and was there too

I remember him and unfortunately I remember his son as well but Angelo Mosca Jr. I remember for being one of the worst wrestlers I have ever seen.