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Post by ricflair4ever on Mar 3, 2014 18:54:09 GMT -5
I don't have any details, but I just got word that Billy Robinson passed away today at age 74. Most of you old school guys will remember him from his time in the AWA I'm sure.
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Mar 3, 2014 18:55:43 GMT -5
I heard about that today on Harry Smith's Facebook. He mentored Harry in some ways.
It's a shame Billy is gone. RIP Billy Robinson!
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Post by The Natural Eddy Valintino on Mar 3, 2014 19:26:25 GMT -5
Honestly, I only heard about the guy from the AWA DVD, but R.I.P. to him. I heard about the passing from Chris Hero's Twitter.
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Post by Turnbuckle Zealot(Phil) on Mar 5, 2014 0:32:38 GMT -5
The world has lost one of it's greatest grappling geniuses. Without him, some of the greatest wrestlers in history may have never laced up a pair of boots. Including Johnny Saint, William Regal, & Bryan Danielson wouldn't be half the talent he was or is today.
Few things short of rape & genocide are more disheartening than the knowledge that driven individuals like Billy Robinson give their lives to mastering artforms only to be forgotten (or never heard of to begin with) by fools who slander their hard work through reducing the craft to a joke out of pure ignorance.
I'll always wish R.I.P stood for "Return If Possible" when it comes to Billy Robinson.
He had the power to make every performance the most convincing physical chess match imaginable. His style was often mimicked, but never matched. As legitimate a catch wrestler as any man from any era from Burns & Muldoon forward.
I never failed to convince an audience of my legitimacy as a technician when I pulled from the play-book of British Wrestling's Leonardo Divinci.
So long as mat technicians/submission artists are appreciated on the mat & in the octagon, Billy Robinson's work will live on devoid of pointlessness.
I love you Mr. Robinson. R.I.P....
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Post by Mr. Old School™ on Mar 5, 2014 1:29:46 GMT -5
I heard about the sad news. I'll remember him most from the movie The Wrestler with Ed Asner and Verne Gagne. Here's scene from that movie:
R.I.P. Billy Robinson
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2014 14:26:05 GMT -5
R.I.P. Billy.
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Post by Weemanv1 on Mar 8, 2014 1:19:48 GMT -5
I mentioned this in the other thread on the main board too, but I don't see any problem with saying it again.
Billy was way before my time. If you couldn't tell by my avatar, I'm a fan of the Kinnikuman manga and it was that which got me interested into some older Japanese wrestling. As one of the main characters was based off of Billy Robinson I looked him up and could easily call myself a fan right off the bat despite knowing I'd never get to see a live match of his. I've always been a big fan of shoot wrestling and Billy was one of the best in that regard. So R.I.P. Billy Robinson.
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Post by That 80s Guy on Mar 8, 2014 1:59:08 GMT -5
-- A great catch wrestler, one of the all time best and certainly one of the top teachers/mentors in modern history.
I would've loved to have seen Billy take on Stu, in a straight out grappling shoot.
The fact that MMA guys have turned to Billy Robinson should say something, for today's common fan.
PS: He should've won the match at the end of "The Wrestler", against Verne Gagne. It would've made better sense, but Verne had a big hand in the movie project, so it's no wonder Billy did the job. But in a shoot, Billy would've made Verne tap (despite Verne's rich amateur background).
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