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Post by The Brain on Dec 15, 2022 15:30:09 GMT -5
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Post by AndrewR85 on Dec 15, 2022 15:59:29 GMT -5
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Post by The Brain on Dec 15, 2022 16:09:41 GMT -5
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Post by The Brain on Dec 15, 2022 16:10:54 GMT -5
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PuroMasta
Superstar
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Post by PuroMasta on Dec 15, 2022 16:13:18 GMT -5
Grand wizard and who Brain? My dad and I are both unsure.
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Post by The Brain on Dec 15, 2022 16:14:29 GMT -5
Grand wizard and who Brain? My dad and I are both unsure. Superstar Billy Graham...BROTHAAAAAAAA!!!!!
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Post by tmnt316 on Dec 15, 2022 18:00:17 GMT -5
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PuroMasta
Superstar
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Post by PuroMasta on Dec 15, 2022 18:32:09 GMT -5
Grand wizard and who Brain? My dad and I are both unsure. Superstar Billy Graham...BROTHAAAAAAAA!!!!! Wasn’t seeing him in the face. Any idea of a year?
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Post by tmnt316 on Dec 15, 2022 19:00:30 GMT -5
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Post by The Brain on Dec 15, 2022 21:39:56 GMT -5
Superstar Billy Graham...BROTHAAAAAAAA!!!!! Wasn’t seeing him in the face. Any idea of a year? 82 during his 2nd return to the WWF. He had a karate gimmick here
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jason1980s
Main Eventer
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Post by jason1980s on Dec 15, 2022 21:46:49 GMT -5
Wasn’t seeing him in the face. Any idea of a year? 82 during his 2nd return to the WWF. He had a karate gimmick here Or as he said in the WWE DVD a "karate devil gimeek" LOL I'm a big Superstar fan but didn't know the karate gimmick ever made it to WWF. I thought it was a JCP bomb. Billy was stuck in the 70s, probably was stuck on the Bruce Lee movies and thought the gimmick would work in the early 80s.
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Post by The Brain on Dec 15, 2022 21:51:05 GMT -5
82 during his 2nd return to the WWF. He had a karate gimmick here Or as he said in the WWE DVD a "karate devil gimeek" LOL I'm a big Superstar fan but didn't know the karate gimmick ever made it to WWF. I thought it was a JCP bomb. Billy was stuck in the 70s, probably was stuck on the Bruce Lee movies and thought the gimmick would work in the early 80s. I remember he said he came up with the gimmick due to his frustrations with not being turned baby during his initial run. Def the downfall of his career here Dude was getting over big at one time. They dropped the ball by not striking the iron when it was hot.
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Post by The Brain on Dec 16, 2022 4:11:17 GMT -5
House show in Moline IL. circa March 90
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Post by AndrewR85 on Dec 16, 2022 4:58:42 GMT -5
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jason1980s
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Post by jason1980s on Dec 16, 2022 9:06:29 GMT -5
I remember he said he came up with the gimmick due to his frustrations with not being turned baby during his initial run. Def the downfall of his career here Dude was getting over big at one time. They dropped the ball by not striking the iron when it was hot. A huge "what if?" if Vince K had been in charge back then. He loved Superstar's gimmick, talent and I think liked him as a person. He sure tried keeping him around in any way possible in 87-88 until he just couldn't find anything else for him.
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Post by The Brain on Dec 16, 2022 10:03:36 GMT -5
Still not sure what Gorilla was going for with this look...
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Post by Grenouille on Dec 16, 2022 10:24:20 GMT -5
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Post by Grenouille on Dec 16, 2022 10:29:23 GMT -5
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Post by Grenouille on Dec 16, 2022 10:32:37 GMT -5
Kinda feel bad for Terri, those early 90s laptops weren’t exactly light to lug around.
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Post by The Brain on Dec 16, 2022 11:18:37 GMT -5
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