ToxicTwistOfFate
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Post by ToxicTwistOfFate on Feb 23, 2012 23:43:14 GMT -5
Ok so he's not a "legend" but you wanted to hear people name someone obscure so I have to go with one of my favorites Max Moon. The whole look really captured my attention when I was younger. His attire was bright, colorful and he reminded me of some sort of space super hero. I would love to have a Max Moon figure but I know the chances of that ever happening are pretty much none.
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Fave
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Who survived and what was left of them?
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Post by Fave on Feb 23, 2012 23:45:26 GMT -5
He was always an obscure character to me and i loved watching him when i was a little lad although i don't remember much but i have to choose Gangrel.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2012 23:49:04 GMT -5
Favorite legend: "The Showstopper" Shawn Micheals
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Post by Bandalero on Feb 23, 2012 23:51:21 GMT -5
joejitsu nailed my pick, i.e. "Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert = obscure and underrated legend.
I grew up in the Caribbean - english-speaking Caribbean, so no Carlos Colon/Puerto Rican wrestling exposure for me, it all came from those Bill Aptner mags like Inside Wrestling, PWI and Wrestling Classics. So every month I read all about the USWA and Gilbert. Then in the 90s we got ESPN and I too got to see the man live every afternoon when the show aired after school wrestling in the GWF in the legendary Sportatorium.
Fast forward to the invention of the internet and I started reading just what a mind this guy had for the business. He had a hot (but slutty) wife, he was booking for NWA/WCW, and before his pre-mature death he could have been where John Lauranitus is right now, I really believe it.
Anyways, to make a long story short, I was searching for Midnight Express promo pics one day and I came across a blogger at kentuckyfriedwrestling.com. That blogger is Scott Bowden and he had used one of my Kerry Von Erich fix-up pics for an entry, so I messaged him not to cease and desist with my pics but to thank him for the honor because I read a few articles while I was there and loved it. As it turns out he was an on-air personality during the USWA show, knew Eddie Gilbert, and wrote a few articles on the man. For a life-long wrestling fan, Scott's about the closest I've gotten to "meeting" a real life wrestling celebrity ~ or at least someone in the business.
Anyways that's my little story, MDT if you're reading and WWE has USWA licensing rights, a "Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert would be tremendous - yellow tights, white boots, blue/red flames on the side of his thigh, and of course his funky shades ala Flashback Edge. If ever there was someone deserving to be in the HoF it would be Gilbert. Between him and Jake Roberts we really missed out on what could have been some amazing bookings today.
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CMPunkSavior
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Post by CMPunkSavior on Feb 23, 2012 23:53:33 GMT -5
For Legends one of my all time favs has to be the Big Boss Man, loved his brawling style and especially when he was in the Twin Towers...plus he had two awesome themes, Jive Soul Bro (Slick's) and then his own when he turned face and was on his own. When I was a kid I went to meet him at the zoo of all places and got my picture taken with him (he choked me out with the nightstick in the pic). They had a drawing for 2 tickets to the house show that night and my Dad actually won it so we got to go, it was awesome and a great memory that I still cherish today. Still have the pic on my desk today too! Can't wait to get his E14.
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mrdoombringer
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Post by mrdoombringer on Feb 23, 2012 23:54:15 GMT -5
Vader, thought he was cool looking when I bought the jakks classic figure a long time ago.
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NickJ
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Created by Dan88
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Post by NickJ on Feb 23, 2012 23:55:04 GMT -5
Edge He was the first and only wrestler I have ever met and was a great guy which helped Live my dream of meeting a wrestler
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Post by jbl4life on Feb 23, 2012 23:58:22 GMT -5
Jbl4life - sounds like nwo4life plus he was the one who defaulted on my ecw terry funk and nikita, can this guy be back already? i saw your customs on Ebay a while back, but i never bid. I dont have an Ebay. What is going on. why am i getting messages to "go die" or "F off" ? I dont quite understand.
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#SHOWOFF
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Post by #SHOWOFF on Feb 24, 2012 0:00:44 GMT -5
Raven! I tried really hard to be a mysterious emo cult type in middle school to be like Raven but people liked me too much :/
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villians
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Is it Wrong to be strong?? You be the judge!
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Post by villians on Feb 24, 2012 0:01:18 GMT -5
By far mine would be Mick Foley....so many great matches, characters and amazing memories!!
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Post by theperfectmountie on Feb 24, 2012 0:03:51 GMT -5
Jbl4life - sounds like nwo4life plus he was the one who defaulted on my ecw terry funk and nikita, can this guy be back already? i saw your customs on Ebay a while back, but i never bid. I dont have an Ebay. What is going on. why am i getting messages to "go die" or "F off" ? I dont quite understand. LIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! F OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by jbl4life on Feb 24, 2012 0:09:54 GMT -5
i saw your customs on Ebay a while back, but i never bid. I dont have an Ebay. What is going on. why am i getting messages to "go die" or "F off" ? I dont quite understand. LIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! F OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am not a liar. Is this somekind of hazing for new members or something? Please do not use vulgar language with me. I joined this website to discuss WWE and WWE figures, not to be put down. I also do not appreciate the messages i am getting telling me to "die" or to "f off" please stop this or i will report you for harrasment.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2012 0:11:23 GMT -5
this is really cool of you man, my fav is and always will be R...V...D!!!!!
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y2josh
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WF 20 Year Member
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Post by y2josh on Feb 24, 2012 0:13:20 GMT -5
For me, other than the obvious Hulk Hogan...
"Screamin'" Norman Smiley! I followed him from Saturday Night all the way to Nitro & Thunder. Love that guy.
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Post by swandive on Feb 24, 2012 0:15:55 GMT -5
Jbl4life - sounds like nwo4life plus he was the one who defaulted on my ecw terry funk and nikita, can this guy be back already? its def him lol we were discussing this on the other thread. How dumb can someone be. He was nwo4life and had JBL right in his signature now comes back as Jbl4life and thinks no 1 is going to recognize lol then has the balls to sign up for your free give away after he didnt want to pay you for the ones he wanted over on the bay.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2012 0:19:14 GMT -5
Its not him look at the thread strarted by nwo mark
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Post by jbl4life on Feb 24, 2012 0:19:30 GMT -5
Jbl4life - sounds like nwo4life plus he was the one who defaulted on my ecw terry funk and nikita, can this guy be back already? its def him lol we were discussing this on the other thread. How dumb can someone be. He was nwo4life and had JBL right in his signature now comes back as Jbl4life and thinks no 1 is going to recognize lol then has the balls to sign up for your free give away after he didnt want to pay you for the ones he wanted over on the bay. What on earth are you talking about? what is a "sig"? And what are you talking about "didnt pay him" i didnt pay for or buy anything. You must be mistaken. my screenname is jbl4life, not nwo4life.
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Tylor
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Post by Tylor on Feb 24, 2012 0:19:51 GMT -5
I'm gonna go with Latino Heat! Eddie Guerrero.
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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Feb 24, 2012 0:28:13 GMT -5
Kevin Nash has always been my favorite.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2012 0:35:19 GMT -5
its def him lol we were discussing this on the other thread. How dumb can someone be. He was nwo4life and had JBL right in his signature now comes back as Jbl4life and thinks no 1 is going to recognize lol then has the balls to sign up for your free give away after he didnt want to pay you for the ones he wanted over on the bay. What on earth are you talking about? what is a "sig"? And what are you talking about "didnt pay him" i didnt pay for or buy anything. You must be mistaken. my screenname is jbl4life, not nwo4life. Well if you are telling the truth... nwo4life was a guy who tried to rip off members on this site by not paying on ebay. He also apparently loves money. And his sig was of JBL.
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