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Post by spacejam on Mar 17, 2008 12:53:18 GMT -5
Gary Hart passed away yesterday afternoon at his home in Euless, TX, after returning from an autograph session in Allentown, PA. He was 66.
Hart would have been among the top wrestling managers of all-time and was a fixture in the Dallas area working for Fritz Von Erich. He was best known for managing people like Bruiser Brody, The Spoiler, Great Kabuki, Chris Adams and the Great Muta.
Hart was the heel manager used when Eddie Graham and booker Bill Watts turned Dusty Rhodes babyface in Florida in 1974. As a booker, he was the mastermind of the building of Kerry Von Erich in Dallas in the early 80s, and booked the famous Christmas 1982 cage match with Ric Flair that ignited the territory.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2008 13:02:54 GMT -5
awww well this blows...
Gary was and awesome booker and manager..
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Post by Supreme on Mar 17, 2008 13:37:59 GMT -5
He never had that "oomph" and energy as some other managers of his time, but still brought that side of mystery to his wrestlers. Managing guys like Muta and Kabuki put a mouth piece on those guys and his shady looking image made the wrestler even more creepy looking.
The stories he tells in the Heroes of World Class as well as the WWE World Class release were well worth the price of admission.
Although he wasn't a in-ring wrestler, we lose yet another at such a young age.
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Post by inrogers29 on Mar 17, 2008 13:53:14 GMT -5
www.wwe.com/inside/news/garyhartdeadWWE is mourning the death of legendary wrestling manager Gary Hart, who guided the careers of several icons and was one of the creative forces behind World Class Championship Wrestling. Hart passed away over the weekend. Hart's career, which spanned four decades, began in 1963, when he made his debut as an in-ring competitor in wrestling territories in Illinois and Wisconsin. However, “Playboy” made his greatest impact as a manager and creative mind in WCCW, guiding the careers of legends such as The Great Kabuki, The Great Muta, Bruiser Brody, Terry Funk, One Man Gang, “Gentleman” Chris Adams, Abdullah the Butcher, WWE Hall of Famers “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, Big John Studd and the “American Dream” Dusty Rhodes and countless others. Hart played a pivotal role in the iconic rivalry between the Von Erichs and The Freebirds, which helped propel WCCW to national and worldwide prominence in the 1980s. He also managed Adams during his wars with Kevin and Kerry Von Erich, and spearheaded the J-Tex Corporation (which included Funk, Muta, Dick Slater, Buzz Sawyer and Dragonmaster) in their memorable rivalry with Flair and Sting in 1989. Hart spent much of the last decade involved in many Texas-based promotions and was a much sought-after historian in wrestling autograph sessions and memorabilia shows. His son, Chad, carried on his legacy when he made his in-ring debut on independent wresting scene in 2004. Funeral plans have yet to be announced. WWE sends its condolences to Hart’s family and friends. Whether as a hated manager or as a creative genius, Gary Hart will live on in the hearts and minds of his friends, family and fans and colleagues.
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Post by spacejam on Mar 17, 2008 14:07:32 GMT -5
wasn't he also at one point in MLW?? feuding with Teddy Hart
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Post by King Bálor (CM)™ on Mar 17, 2008 14:20:20 GMT -5
I am completely and totally shocked. I cant believe it. What did he die of?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2008 19:06:29 GMT -5
wasn't he also at one point in MLW?? feuding with Teddy Hart Yeap... He managed Low-Ki |
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