R.I.P. Capatain Lou Albano
 

you was a hot chit...many fun memories of Capt. Lou...
before wrestling got too big, and was just a saturday diversion..
cape cod coliseum....
man how he hated it when they actually made him match up..he was happier just running his mouth and tossing a chair or two...

then came rock and roll, MTV, Cindy Lauper, and "Mario"....
and Vince got richer....

R.I.P. Capt. Lou...

Saturday Mornings.....Wrestling and Roller Derby.....Good Times.

I was bummed when I heard this...guy was just one of those Iconic figures from when I was a kid

NIB died??.. RIP Lou

"Do the Mario"
RIP Lou

Man, I read that and I was bummed...:(

Captain Lou on Saturday mornings...Chief Jay Strongbow...Killer Kowalski...the Tomahawk Chop and the Claw submission hold....:hs:

It's a lousy rainy day...I'm gonna get back into bed and pull my Roy Rogers bedspread up to my chin until Sky King comes on...that'll make me feel better...:uhuh:

Sky King's niece Penny was hot...well, to a 9 year old anyway...:hihi:

Tony Garia and Don Ho! Andre' The Giant! George "The Animal" Steel.....(Pass the turnbuckles please!), Professor Taru Tonacka! Good times....good times!

Haystack Calhooooooooon.....

Chief Jay was always my favorite growing up......

....and Midget Wrestling......Good Times :hihi:

Yes Penny was, until Penny from Lost in Space showed up, but then I was in 3rd grade

Let's not forget a local hero....Jimmy the "SuperFly" Snooker,,, I think he lives nearby, I've seen him at the Regretta in F.R.


G.L.O.W. was always my grandfather's favorite....:uhuh:

In the old days Lou was in a great tag team with Tony Altamore,The Stamford Stomper.

Quite a few WWWF guys were locals.

Walter "Killer" Kowalski came from north of Boston (maybe Reading?) and was a seasonal camper at Bourne Scenic Park, and a sometimes Canal fisherman.

Professor Turo Tanaka used to own a bar called T-San's in Fall River, which I believe is now called the Depot.

Chief Jay Strongbow was from Providence, legend had it. He had a brother there who owned a business and had pictures of Strongbow all over the walls.

The Chief vs Jesse Ventura

And Gorilla Monsoon with the commentary...:lurk:

YouTube - Chief Jay Strongbow vs Jesse Ventura

I just watched that whole video and it brought me back to being a kid watching and reinacting the bouts with my Dad. Something about wrestling these days i can't watch one second of it but i could watch the old ones forever. The Gorilla's commentary was flawless and not over the top, it makes you think it's real. He was great. RIP Capt Lou.

You mean it wasn't :shocked:

Even see an Indian with a bald spot before? :rotf2:

We used to call him Chief Jay Stromboli :uhuh: