This man like many others had made a name for himself in other promotions, & was highly touted in the business. But WWE didn't care about Terry's past they wanted to make him what ever they wanted. So they did and Terry Taylor debuts in WWF as Red Rooster. A complete joke of a character and a waste of a possible top heel. Due to Terry's talent he did end up getting the gimmick over which a credit to his talent as a performer.
Today i would like to wish a happy birthday to the only person to win the world title in both WWWF & WWF. He also a dubious distication of the shortest world title in wwf history which 8 seconds in 94 if you did get with those hints then i will tell you wish a happy birthday to Mr. Bob Backlaud as he turns 62 today. He has 4 regins as world champion but 2 of his regins are under the NWA affilation which is not the case therfore not counted with the other 2. Not many know this but Bob actually said he didnt want to drop the belt to hogan saying he would only drop the title to someone with amatur background which hulk didnt have so he drop it to Sheik instead. He then did not show up in the WWE again until 94 when he was in the mix of a feud with the Hitman over the WWE Title which he ended up winning at Survior Series in a thorugh in the towel submission match. Only to lose the belt to diesel 3 days later in the 8 sec non-televised match i spoke about before which it runs a...
June 2nd 2003 This is what the story read one of the greats, a very classiy man passes away today he was 85 and he is a former prowrestler & manager named Freddrick Blassie. He also one of the few wrestlers actually to have served in the military which he did for 42 months during WW2 where he gained the honor of being Petty Officer Second Class. He is also known for coming up with his catchphrase Listen Up Pencil Neck Geek which he used to describe fellow carny performer "The Geek" During his wrestling career he acculated awards/championships everywhere he went from all the territories He won 12 Tag Team Titles, A 29 time World & Junior Heavyweight champion. Also some other achievements are the Stanley Weston Award from PWI, indction into the WWE, Wrestling Observer, & Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame also some other distinctions that if you want to find out search him on google to find more Fred Blassie left behide a very nice and respected legecy in the hearts and ...
Note: For those unaware I do have a site called Wrestlingexpress.net which is where I post everyday and haven't posted daily on this site in almost three years since the beginning of Wrestling Express. However, at the start of this year I invested in a new site called Expressarchives.net and this would be used as a way for me to archive articles and sections from Wrestling Express to a different site. Thinking about things though I don't think that the archive site will be around forever, but I'm pretty sure that this site will be so that's why I am going to be posting some old articles here as a way to conserve them from disappearing. Since the start of the site I have always tried to figure out the best possible ways to make this site very unique and something that sticks out from other wrestling sites. I feel a big part of that is the addition of monthly posts, but like everything else even successful things need a shot in the arm and something fresh to breath ...
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