Comments on: Paul Bearer (April 10, 1954 – March 5, 2013)

By: The White Frank White

The White Frank White — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 14:32:13 +0000

everyones ignoring the obvious question…who will be the pallbearers at his funural? obviously undertaker and kane. next would probably be mankind and vader. lastly, a bit of a curveball, i’m gonna throw out maybe satan and jim mcmahon?

By: Clayton Cargill

Clayton Cargill — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:58:27 +0000

here comes this big maniac brandishing a weapon.

probably a fork. That guy’s signature foreign object was a fork. And I saw him do the same thing to some nobody named Hangman Bobby Jaggers, who i was absolutely sure he was killing. That was in Mid South wrestling.

By: Tim Ryan

Tim Ryan — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 05:25:29 +0000

So Paul Bearer merits a post but not Stan Musial. Got it.

Important lesson here: Do not die during the NFL season.

By: Nada

Nada — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 05:20:10 +0000

So Paul Bearer merits a post but not Stan Musial. Got it.

By: KC Resident

KC Resident — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 04:56:09 +0000

It was awesome.

It was. I sometimes fall into a youtube wormhole rewatching the old matches. Back before I got older and knew it was fake (although not all fake. Lots of hate.)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starrcade

Starrcade. Back then, it was a high dollar PPV type event. I forgot Randy Savage got going in the NWA.

By: TNCOWBOY7

TNCOWBOY7 — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 04:52:49 +0000

I suppose I will me be mocked for this but every single name you guys are writing you can see gold on YouTube.

Let me suggest the next time you are loaded alone (which may only be me) very few things will make you happier than watching this stuff.

Abdullah the Butcher… …oh hell. Used to read about him in the Apter mags. One Saturday morning Wahoo is wrestling Jacques Goulet and having some trouble. The match was taking way too long. Suddenly, Roddy Piper comes out (who Wahoo had recently beat for the US Championship) screaming and distracting Wahoo. Wahoo goes over to the apron (with his back to the entrance) and hear comes this big maniac brandishing a weapon.

Its Abdullah! He Pearl Harbors McDaniel and precedes to stab him in the head and eyes for what felt like 20 minutes. There was more blood than I had ever seen in my life. I mean we thought Wahoo was DEAD!

Good times.

By: KC Resident

KC Resident — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 04:45:15 +0000

Ronny “Hands of Stone” Garvin. Not Jimmy.

By: KC Resident

KC Resident — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 04:45:15 +0000

Ronny “Hands of Stone” Garvin. Not Jimmy.

By: Tim Ryan

Tim Ryan — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 04:44:00 +0000

Totally agree. The NWA stuff wasn’t shown nearly as regularly by me as the WWF was, but I always enjoyed it. They were so vastly different. Guys like Abdullah, Flair, and everyone you mentioned — all those feuds came off like they might actually be real, especially with the small venue feel. It was awesome.

By: KC Resident

KC Resident — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 04:35:48 +0000

Tim – I never took to the WWF/E. Seemed too Hollywood or whatnot. Watched NWA on TBS on Saturday mornings shot in the studio and I think it was on during the week one night on TBS. The Midnight Express vs Rock n Roll Express feud is proof that, I don’t know. Time gone by. Loved me some Tully Blanchard and Arn Anderson. And Ole, even though he was way past his prime. Jimmy Garvin. Dusty Rhodes. Real Ric Flair. The Road Warriors. Barry Windham. Early Lex Lugar. Good times. I could list a bunch more. Chief Wahoo McDaniels.

By: Tim Ryan

Tim Ryan — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 04:21:43 +0000

My dad knew Terry Funk’s dad. I always thought that was cool. He saw Terry when I was watching NWA one Saturday morning.
“That is Dory’s boy.” I had no clue what he was talking about at the time.

Tremendous.

By: KC Resident

KC Resident — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 04:20:35 +0000

There is actually a good site called GloryDays.net as well as Kayfabe memories if you are bored.

Will check it out. My dad knew Terry Funk’s dad. I always thought that was cool. He saw Terry when I was watching NWA one Saturday morning.
“That is Dory’s boy.” I had no clue what he was talking about at the time. Terry was already long in the tooth. Texas guys.

By: Some Random Old Dude

Some Random Old Dude — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 04:05:56 +0000

thanks, Chief. My short-term memory ain’t what it used to be.

By: Chief

Chief — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 04:01:27 +0000

Maybe Duckworth’d, but he was an actual, licensed mortician, IIRC.

Tim Ryan was the one to inform Hulk Hogan of that in their interview on here.

By: TNCOWBOY7

TNCOWBOY7 — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 03:58:38 +0000

I can’t believe he was only 58. To date myself, we watched him as Percy Pringle in Fritz Von Erich’s old Texas promotion.
TNCOWYBOY – That’s how I knew him. Please join my AWA and NWA >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> WWF/WWE fan club.
Long live the Von Erichs.
/realizes almost all of them have been dead for quite some time.

Yeah, I will for sure. Just post or send me the link. Love old school territory wrestling. Personally, I grew up on Mid-Atlantic and Georgia but saw the AWA and Texas stuff back when ESPN was good.

There is actually a good site called GloryDays.net as well as Kayfabe memories if you are bored.

Hated WWF once Vince cartooned it.

My son is nine and he just discovered and its all he talks about.
Watched Raw the last two weeks with a pistol to my head.

By: Some Random Old Dude

Some Random Old Dude — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 03:56:42 +0000

He was good at what he did.

Maybe Duckworth’d, but he was an actual, licensed mortician, IIRC.

By: KC Resident

KC Resident — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 03:53:22 +0000

I can’t believe he was only 58. To date myself, we watched him as Percy Pringle in Fritz Von Erich’s old Texas promotion.

TNCOWYBOY – That’s how I knew him. Please join my AWA and NWA >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> WWF/WWE fan club.

Long live the Von Erichs.

/realizes almost all of them have been dead for quite some time.

By: mrejr8234 comes for the sports posts but stays to kill the local inhabitants

mrejr8234 comes for the sports posts but stays to kill the local inhabitants — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 03:37:41 +0000

Is the emcee supposed to be orange?

Brother Love, and yes. Yes he was supposed to look like that….

Paul Bearer was awesome. And along with Brother Love was creepy as fuck…

By: TNCOWBOY7

TNCOWBOY7 — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 03:30:12 +0000

I can’t believe he was only 58. To date myself, we watched him as Percy Pringle in Fritz Von Erich’s old Texas promotion. This would have been mid 80′s. Hell, even then he looked like he was in his 40′s.

By: Tim Ryan

Tim Ryan — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 03:29:08 +0000

Paul Bearer makes the gimp from Pulp Fiction look like Rick Moranis.