Favorite 1980's wrestler

[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.

[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.

[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

[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.

[GHVersion12]

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

[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)

[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.

[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]

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.

[Mikey]

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

[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

[Figuremod73]

Yep, all the Von Erichs were great wrestlers.

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

The Midnight/Rock n' Roll express fueds are some of the best i can remember.

[Toyman_Chris]

Going a bit more obscure, that is if you weren't in the Mid South territory:

Mr. Wrestling #2
Kamala
The Rock - n - Roll Express
the "Rat Pack" of Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Ted Debiosi, and Dr. Death Steve Williams (bac when all three first started out)
Tony Atlas
Terry Taylor

Man, Cowboy Bill Watts' Mid South group was fantastic. So many went on to the WWF; Jake the Snake, Junkyard Dog, Butch Reed, All the otehr mentioned above with the exception of Mr. Wrestling #2 and Terry Taylor. As a kid I remember when they all started making the jump it seemed so odd because they all picked up a more flamboyant / cartoony gimmick.

Sadly I do believe my dumb *** accidentally deleted my clip with Hacksaw talking about his action figures. It was a great comment on how first and foremost they were not dolls as Butch Reed was kidding him while we were talking, and how cool it was for him to walk into a store with his daughters and them see them. I am so ****ed at myself right now its not even funny

I lived in Picayune, MS from 1983 - 1987. I was a Mid South Fanatic. Just an FYI, Terry Taylor did end up in WWF as the Red Rooster. Horrible gimmick.

Mine are as follows and mostly Mid South oriented

1) Hacksaw Jim Dugan
2) Nikita Koloff
3) Butch Reed
4) Magnum TA
5) Kerry Von Erich
(Honorable mention goes out too: Chris Adams)

Favorite Tag Teams:

1) Road Warriors (Hawk/Animal)
2) Rock N Roll Express
3) Midnight Express
4) Hart Foundation
5) The Mega Powers (Hogan/Savage)
(Honorable mention goes out too: The Von Erich's - Kerry & Kevin)

[Mikey]

I used to love TNT (Tuesday Night Titans)

[toys2cool]

Dont forget Hawk and Animal. Some tough dudes.

hell yeah..LOD were mean