Post by russ on Aug 25, 2008 12:50:03 GMT -5
This is from Jim Ross' blog:
I saw where 45 years ago this weekend that Lou Thesz successfully defended his NWA Title against Dick the Bruiser. You talk about two opposites in the ring....and out. Lou was always dressed to the nines and he made sure that he protected the image of the NWA Champion 24X7. Lou was always "buttoned up" and projected a superb image for the business. Bruiser was a hell raiser who loved life, a party and a cold beverage. Nothing wrong with that. Bobby Heenan used to tell me that when he was a young kid that he used to run errands for Bruiser and would go out at all hours buying milk and "food" for Bruiser's rats or snakes or whatever.
I picked up Bruiser at the New Orleans Airport in the 70's to give him a ride to the downtown Municipal Auditorium. Dick was the special, guest referee for a main event match. Bruiser was under 6 feet tall but was thick and he had a "George Hamilton" tan that was accenuated by the lime green leisure suit with matching lime green tank top that he was wearing that summer day. Bruiser also had the perfect wrestler's voice....it had plenty of bass. Oh yeah, The Brain also told me that Bruiser had a urinal installed in his home which at the time was the only commercial men's urinal in a private residence in Indianapolis.
www.jrsbarbq.com/blog/legends-video-gamewrestlingmmanflpoliticsthesz
I saw where 45 years ago this weekend that Lou Thesz successfully defended his NWA Title against Dick the Bruiser. You talk about two opposites in the ring....and out. Lou was always dressed to the nines and he made sure that he protected the image of the NWA Champion 24X7. Lou was always "buttoned up" and projected a superb image for the business. Bruiser was a hell raiser who loved life, a party and a cold beverage. Nothing wrong with that. Bobby Heenan used to tell me that when he was a young kid that he used to run errands for Bruiser and would go out at all hours buying milk and "food" for Bruiser's rats or snakes or whatever.
I picked up Bruiser at the New Orleans Airport in the 70's to give him a ride to the downtown Municipal Auditorium. Dick was the special, guest referee for a main event match. Bruiser was under 6 feet tall but was thick and he had a "George Hamilton" tan that was accenuated by the lime green leisure suit with matching lime green tank top that he was wearing that summer day. Bruiser also had the perfect wrestler's voice....it had plenty of bass. Oh yeah, The Brain also told me that Bruiser had a urinal installed in his home which at the time was the only commercial men's urinal in a private residence in Indianapolis.
www.jrsbarbq.com/blog/legends-video-gamewrestlingmmanflpoliticsthesz