In June 11, 2020, Johnny Rivera was the featured singer on Norberto Vlez's YouTube channel titled "Sesiones Desde La Loma Ep. 0-0-0 Pro Record At Fight : 4-2-0 Climbed to 1-0 . ", "Yeah. Invader 3 has been severely injured. During the interview, Riviera asked Palumbo repeatedly about the types of supplements that Triple H was taking, inferring that Triple H may have been using steroids. Well, that goes back to the Bruiser Brody story- Im sure a lot of people know what happened to Bruiser Brody. In 1980, Rivera was once again wrestling in Los Angeles. People will believe anything. "When I saw that he was going to land on me, I couldnt move. He wore a feathered headdress, had a Mohawk hairstyle, and performed a war dance during some of his matches. Rockland/Westchester Journal News. "Yeah. After the bell, James Beard discovered the object & reversed the decision in favor of Lawler. [10][11][12], Two Rivers appeared in several films, including Pocahontas: The Legend,[13] Black Robe, and Taking Lives. He can be contacted by e-mail at jojst1@gmail.com. I dont know of any heat between Savoldi and Marzino. I tried to tell him not to change my ticket.". Between the classic pro wrestling video clips Ive watched recently and some of the great comments from visitors of this blog, Im reminded about the many, many WWF jobbers that I grew up with each Saturday morning on TV and also saw in person at the monthly shows at the old Boston Garden. You said you had a plan going into it. John Rodriguez [3] (born May 16, 1941) is an American former professional wrestler. Retired.
Ponyo 15th Anniversary - Studio Ghibli Fest 2023 AJ Bordenet (12) INF - 2022: Made an impact as a freshman starting in 45 of 50 games played . "People today still tell me, Hugo, reveal how they did that. I cant. They held the title for three months before dropping them to the team of Mr. Moto and Duke Keomuka. then, as was announcer Ray Morgan who continued on up until the early 1970s when he was unexpectedly replaced by Vince McMahon Jr. On January 18, 2020, at CWA No Surrender in North Little Rock, Arkansas, Matt Riviera put his newly won Arkansas Heavyweight Title on the line against Jerry Lawlers career in a Title vs. Career Match. won countless tag team titles with Rip Hawk and others. The Iron Empire lost the NWA World Tag Team Championship to Kazushi Miyamoto and Rob Terry in Tokyo, Japan on February 23, 2017. Haziel Rivera H. Rivera. He weighed about 350 pounds and usually got squashed. even then,the ratings were outdated and they had articles written years before,I had never seen such a weird magazine, but it was a treasure,juxtaposing time and space in the wrestling world.There was an article there calledThree Rivers Report that mentioned Bill Berger as a successful fan favorite.It blew my young mind because I had only seen Berger Johnny Clifton J. Clifton. [1][2], Wrestling in England and Scotland, Two Rivers gained fame due to his First Nations heritage. He was always the first match at the providence civic center, and he would always win. understand why he was relegated to jobber status when he returned In the main event, he along with Iron Empire tag team partner Rob Conway, successfully defended the NWA World Tag Team Championship in a two out of three falls match against Rob Terry and Masakatsu Funaki. Apparently, Invader 3s having convulsions! Bob Bradley Professional wrestler Victor Rivera May 25th 1943 in Puerto Rico passed away passed away November 28th 2002 in North Carolina Barry Los Angeles California in the cemetery in the 9th of December 2002 in the cemetery of Inglewood California 4 Vince McMahon honor and put them in that in the Hall of Fame. Ha, someone called me out on Sharpe many years ago (and many comments down below). Johnny Rivera is an American salsa singer of Puerto Rican descent. There was a Masked Executioner who got a push for a bit, then went to Jobberville. Ray Napolitano, a wrestler from the United Kingdom, told him to consider moving overseas. Why? . Tidbits. ', I dare anyone who says that to you to go drink a gallon of pigs blood and Vodka and go chase them around. Lexi Lemuz L. Lemuz. Lawler would pick up the pin fall victory after throwing a massive fireball in Rivieras face, making Lawler the new Arkansas Heavyweight champion. Signature moves: Dropkick. The Mohawk people objected to the plan to cut down a sacred grove of pines and build on their burial ground. Two more knees came crashing down onto Invader 3- this time closer to the sternum. Jeff Rhodes all thru the 70s the tall lanky blonde wrestler went up against all the main bad guys.and took tremendous beatings week after week..Finally winning his first match on tv vs The PatriotWhat do you know, Jeff Rhodes finally wins one was Vinces call.. This text is hidden because it is only available in German language. It looks like hes going to pass out with all that blood loss. Those are acceptable, you know, and a lot of the wrestlers do do it, yknow, its not for me to say whos using what, but theyre very minimal doses.. Seriously, Rodz is more famous than a lot of WWE main roster talent. As a promoter, Riviera took a local wrestling show and expanded it to an hour long show that was available to watch throughout the United States. Petrucci? Swede Hanson was a legend,right to the end. Savoldi tells Marzino how long they have to go and tells Marzino he has to put Williams over. [10], Matt Riviera and Jerry Lawler would face off in a match on May 17, 2018 at CWA WrestleRaise V in Hot Springs, Arkansas, with the stipulation that if Lawler lost, he would kiss Rivieras foot and if Riviera lost, Lawler would get 5 minutes in the ring with Rivieras manager, Boyd Bradford. 11/9/77; Hamburg, PA; Fieldhouse 11/19/77: Matt Riviera (born May 18, 1983), is a Semi-retired American professional wrestler and podcast host. 245 lbs. I know you know him.". I saw Scicluna on the first WWF house show I ever attended live. On tour for All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) in 1977, he saw action against stars such as Jumbo Tsuruta and "The Destroyer" Dick Beyer. Plus, Hulk Hogan, Tony Atlas, Ivan Putski, and many more in action! [2], He served as the curator of the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum section for First Nations wrestlers, "War Chiefs of the Mat". JJ Rivera (21) OF - Career Achievements: All-Crossroads League Second Team (2022) . Real Name. Marzino and Doherty were good friends and both were from Massachusettes. He was respected by the fans and And Invader 3 sticks with his side of the story, insisting that the injuries he sustained were 100% legit and confirmed by his doctor. And he concluded, Id be interested to see the actual medical report. [4], After retiring from wrestling, Two Rivers became involved in the governance of the Kahnawake reservation, serving as an elder,[3] chief,[8] and councillor. Matt Riviera also obtained a college degree in broadcast journalism, graduating from Harding University out of Searcy, Arkansas in 2006.[1]. After he retired, he helped train Mick Foley and Shane Douglas. Virginia.He was once in a chain match against Lord Zoltan in 1977.Not much They didnt want me to go to Puerto Rico. Either way, the fans bought that Hanson was tough, and even the way Vince McMahon would talk about Hanson during matches implied he was someone to take seriously as an opponent. The agent. Rivera was born in the Bronx, NY, and attended high school at Benjamin Franklin High School. I dont want to get into all those details, but I think this is a case where storyline and reality crossed paths.. [20] Riviera would appear in all three aired episodes. I do vaguely remember him. In retrospect, the true jobbers tended to be faces who were served up as bait for heels while the more accomplished jobbers tended to be villains, who controlled a generous portion of the match in order to generate heat from the crowd. competitive matches against Andre the Giant,Bruno Sammartino and Sending the footage to a non-wrestling fan, an unsuspecting friend who also happens to be a surgeon, his honest opinion on what he thought happened was solicited. Johnny Rivera a.k.a. That was one strange rule at MSG about no masks. The Genius Cast with Lanny Poffo (2018-19), HOMAGE.com Our favorite in retro wrestling attire! Those were the days. On December 4, 2015, The Iron Empire captured the coveted NWA World Tag Team Championships from The Heatseakers at an NWA Mid South event in Robinsonville, Mississippi. Steele and Murder One), The Kingz of the Underground (Ryan Genesis and Scot Summers), The Heatseekers (Elliot Russell and Sigmon), This page was last edited on 9 February 2023, at 01:19. Longtime wrestling commentator Hugo Savnovich (WWF/WWE Spanish Announcer from 1994 to 2011 with Carlos Cabrera, and now with AAA) was a former wrestler and WWC's longstanding English and . In the third fall, Riviera was disqualified after hitting Terry with a chair. The song was released for iTunes, Google Play, Amazon, and multiple other music streaming services. John Rodriguez[3] (born May 16, 1941) is an American former professional wrestler. Go figure! He has stated that he was a "journeyman" wrestler rather than a major star, and that people wanted to see him because he was "an attraction". In a 2021 interview with ewrestling.com, Manny defended his supposed shoot on Invader 3 and the theory that Invader 3 drank blood with vodka beforehand. I saw Scicluna on the first WWF house show I ever attended live. Savoldi, obviously pissed at the change does not tell Marzino this.
WWC: The Mercenaries vs. Johnny Rivera & La Bala Negra (1983) Johnny Rivera is considered one of the premier Junior light heavyweights to come out of Puerto Rico. Poor Freddie Marzino.
Wrestling: Scoreboard and results for Jan. 2-8 meets, tournaments And Ron Shaws biggest claim to fame was that he defeated David Sammartino on All Star Wrestling. Wrestler Links. The Duke of Dorchester Pete Doherty Doherty has already been the subject of several blogs here, as Ive called him Bostons favorite jabroni. Musical icon Kid Rock and golfer John Daly (golfer) were in attendance for the event. I can recall going to The Providence Civic for a show, back when. Roles: Singles Wrestler Tag Team Wrestler Trainer. This text is hidden because it is only available in German language. The reason why he lost every time was because of the promoter Angelo Savoldi. Episode 5 of The Matt Riviera Show featured an interview with former bodybuilder, Dave Palumbo. and dont forget Silvano Sousa, a prelim supposedly from Providence. Marzino had to put Sousa over. Rivera would join forces with Andre the Giant in 1977. And in 1983 and 1984, both teamed as The Invaders in the newly renamed WWF. "After (a recent) procedure, my doctor asked me, What happened to you? All this and more! Ponyo 15th Anniversary - Studio Ghibli Fest 2023 movie times and local cinemas near Pico Rivera, CA. I guess they were watching me.. Its interesting how the mat psychology worked, particularly in the 70s, 80s and 90s. They finally relaxed the rule when Mil Mascaras came along. Beginning of in-ring career: 1976. The Invaders [2] with Invader #1 (as Invader #2) Mask Losses. He wrestled and almost beat Bob for the title at M.S.G. 146 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the, TCW Tag Team Championships, (5 times) with Jeff Jett, Tim Storm, Greg Anthony, and, 1st Annual Buford Pusser Memorial Cup Champion (1 time), The Border Patrol (Agent Gunn and Agent Maxx), Team Extreme (Khris Germany and Kit Carson), Disturbing Behavior (Jeff Daniels and Tim Renesto), The Usual Suspects (A.J. He began wrestling professionally in 1953 and retired in 1977, having worked in the United States, United Kingdom, Japan and Canada. The Japanese, they changed my ticket around. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Paskelbta 16 birelio, 2022. johnny rivera wrestler So, my mindset was, One of these guys is going to pay for it one way or the other., I got back, and I said, This has got to be done., I planned it out; my wife was a flight attendant for U.S. Air; I had my ride, did my thing, and got the hell out of there.". Fred also wrestled in The Boston Garden in a couple jobber matches. wolfman farkus? [17] The British band The Dogs D'Amour named a song after him on its In the Dynamite Jet Saloon album in 1988. [1], In 1971 and 1972, Two Rivers had several matches in Ontario and Quebec, often as part of a tag team with Johnny War Eagle.
2019 Bob Threlkel Middle School WAC - Wrestling Event - FloWrestling Remember reading in the wrestling magazines of the day when he had to wear a mask with the just the face area exposed when he wrestled in Madison Square Garden because of an archaic rule that prohibited masked wrestlers from appearing at the particular venue. January 30, 2023 Monday Night RAW results; January 31, 2023 NXT results; February 1, 2023 AEW Dynamite results Dave Darrow (real name; Dave Windoloski) was my brother in law Sadly he passed October 2015 I used to tag along to matches at the old Boston Garden I met the likes of Andre the Giant, Lou Albano, etc. Frankie Williams and Steve King, of course. I remember they got matched up against Sid and Vader. In 1986, wrestling as Invader 3 in Japan, he faced many greats in AJPW, including Tiger Mask (Mitsuharu Misawa incarnation), Giant Baba, Animal Hamaguchi, and Masanobu Fuchi. It affects me big time. Jorge Rivera is 51 today! He defeated Iowa's three-time national champion Spencer Lee twice in 2019, including a dramatic sudden victory win in the Big Ten final. In 2009, Matt Riviera further solidified his status as one of Arkansas' premier athletes when he won the Pro Wrestling Arkansas Heavyweight Championship. It was Marzino who did jobs for all the top notch wrestlers in the business at the TV tapings, so Savoldi should have had Marzino go over with these old timers, so he would appear to look 1/2 decent when he did do the jobs for the big shots at the TV taping. Since the tapings were in Brantford, Ontario, a lot of the Southern Ontario guys were on the show. The Executioners aka Killer Kowalski and Big John Studd in tag team action against Pat Barrett and Johnny Rivera from WWWF All Star Wrestling from 3/10/76. Especially Masao Hattori, who has known me since 79. They almost always had very good matches working together. Other prelim wrestlers whom I recall include Israel Matia, the Hangman, A.J. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Ive called him Bostons favorite jabroni. What does Elmira, NY, have that Fall River doesnt? His cavity and stomach area have been ruptured. But remember jobber Dave Darrow from Holyoke Mass. The poem discusses watching him in a wrestling match and compares the predetermined outcome to the Boston Tea Party. Matt Riviera has wrestled in multiple National Wrestling Alliance promotions including NWA Mid South, NWA IHWE-Texas (Iconic Heroes of Wrestling Excellence), NWA Lonestar, and NWA Universal. It looked like the guy was going to die., "Yeah. cake. [4], Two Rivers was trained by Don Eagle, a former World Heavyweight Champion in the Boston-based American Wrestling Association. Its been so long since Ive seen so much blood on the mat like that! Hugo would claim. Now extremely animated, he implored Manny- already on the top rope again- to cease the brutal onslaught. It strikes me that one could divide the aforementioned names into two groups: the pseudo jobber, such as DeNucci, Lee, Rodz, and Estrada, who actually mounted a fair amount of offense and, in the process, served as a stepping stone for opponents seeking main card status; on the other hand, there is the legitimate jobber, such as the Irish Terry Gibbs of the world, who served as little more than a human punching bag to get heat from the crowd (in the case of a villain) or showcase a faces talents.
Which wrestlers made the last individual rankings for the 2022-23 season? He just kept pounding away at Mancini with a big smile on his face before executing one of the best pins I had ever seen. In Southern California, he faced the likes of Moondog Mayne, Roddy Piper, The Great Goliath, Black Gordman, Ron Bass, Colosso Colosetti, Ringo Mendoza, and Victor Rivera. That evening at the Coliseo de Catao in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Manny Fernandez was scheduled to wrestle an unknown opponent but insisted on a ranked one like Carlos Colon or the Invader 1.
Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database Everything was going his way. [14], On May 24, 2018, at the 30th Annual Sheriff Buford Pusser Festival in Adamsville, Tennessee, Matt Riviera won the 1st Annual Sheriff Buford Pusser Memorial Cup, presented by Bert Prentices USA Championship Wrestling, in a battle royal by last eliminating Superstar Bill Dundee.[15]. All I can tell you is Marzino was very good friends with Savoldis girlfriend Joann, so if that had anything to do with it I dont know. Although there was a huge contrast in styles and body types, tagging with the Giant was his fondest wrestling memory. Im not sure whether his skills dropped several degrees before he arrived in the WWF or whether Japan wasnt the hotbed in 79 that it later became (Im betting on the former excuse). He moved briefly to Puerto Rico before returning to New York City to begin a career in music. [17][18], Two Rivers died in Kahnawake, Quebec on February 12, 2023, at the age of 87. He also had Their next encounter would be at MSW: Legends of Wrestling on June 23, in Harrison, Arkansas. Thats why he made other jobbers look like champs. [1], In 1996, Rodz was inducted into the WWF Hall of Fame class of 1996[13] by Arnold Skaaland.[1]. Ive never seen so many stupid people in my life.
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WWF All-Star Wrestling (1976) - WWF Old School for 1 rep, 225 lbs. Date Of Birth: Unknown. Bob Backlund for the Championship in M.S.Garden. Two-time NWA Tag Team champion "Raging Bull" Manny Fernandez always prided himself as one of the businesss toughest wrestlers. Johnny Rivera is considered one of the premier Junior light heavyweights to come out of Puerto Rico. Yup, Ron Shaw was a guy who was on almost every week when I watched in the early 1980s. Nationality: PUE. Sign up for IndependentWrestling.TV (https://independentwrestling.tv/promotion/BEYOND) using promo code BEYOND to stream every Beyond Wrestling event FOR FRE. Then, like something out of a horror movie, out came a geyser, projectile vomit that looked like blood! There arent many names I forget from the 80s when writing this blog, but I havent thought of Sylvano Sousa in years. Johnny would often tag with Jose Estrada, and Frank "the Gypsy" Rodriguez. In 1978, Two Rivers became a leader of the Mohawk nation on the Kahnawake reservation. "You know where the chest cavity is- it caused him to bleed in the chest cavity, and he spit it out. Savoldi did not like Marzino to much, so that was the reason for Marzino losing so much. My mom always told me to take care of myself, and I did, but some things are inevitable.". echoing throughout the venue.
for my money Steve Lombardi the Brooklyn Brawler was the best jobber of all times. The Unpredictable Johnny Rodz - Rodz was one of those prelim wrestlers who was a step above . Draw your own conclusion!!!! Track artist.
Wrestling: Scoreboard and results for Jan. 9-15 meets and tournaments not on this list? [Antonio] Inoki and Riki Choshu suggested I dont go to Puerto Rico anymore. Find Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and TikTok profiles, images and more on IDCrawl. Similar to Hennig, Gilbert became a huge star, this time outside of the WWF before dying way too young. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Ray Sepulveda 2 concerts. Sylvano Sousa was breifly a champion in Canada-I have to search long and hard to find the exact info.He was strong and had a rugged,handsome look. Ha, well I do mention Pete Doherty above, although Golden Terror was more a 70s guy than an 80s guy. Just like I love Terry [Funk], Dickie [Dick Murdoch], but the way they did it just ate me up, so I knew I had to do something.
DaveMeltzer noted in the April 24, 2011, issue of the Wrestling Observer that Lee, under the name Tiger Toguchi, was considered one of the two top talents fromKorea while wrestling in Japan 1979. Swede Hanson Hanson had a long career as a tag team wrestler in the 1960s and 1970s, often with Rip Hawk. [7] He is also the current NWA Mid South Unified champion, a championship that was unified with the TCW Heavyweight title when Traditional Championship Wrestling folded in 2014. In what felt like an eternity, the others finally managed to lift Invader 3 and exit the arena. And I had a bottle of shampoo in my hand- whatever I could do with that!
WWF All-Star Wrestling (1979) - WWF Old School One of the most surreal bouts Ive ever witnessed.
Hugo continued, "What happened was very dangerous. What about Dusty Wolff and A.J. Savoldi hated Slyvano Sousa, but when Marzino and Sousa worked together, guess who had to put who over? Rivera Jr. vs. Beal Francisco Rivera Jr., TKO, R1 Both are washed af but Cisco has more in the tank than beal does, despite the age difference 1 blog for 1980s WWF pro wrestling and matches at the old Boston Garden, The image of the Boston Garden program is used with permission. in the locker room Good times! Segovia vs. Rivera. Charlie Fulton The guy working at the supermarket (because they usually were!). Mil Mascaras vs. Johnny Rodz Tony Garea fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji to a 10-minute draw. Manny Fernandez is going to put this man out of wrestling permanently! Boyd Bradford] - Music on Google Play", "Jake The Snake turns CAC banquet into a sobering experience", "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2016", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Matt_Riviera&oldid=1138316496, Participants in American reality television series, Short description is different from Wikidata, BLP articles lacking sources from August 2018, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, AWE International Heavyweight Championship (1 time), CWA Arkansas Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NWA ECW Tag Team Championship (2 times) with Greg Anthony (1) and, NWA Lonestar Tag Team Championships (2 times) with Greg Anthony, NWA Mid-South Unified Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NWA Western States Heritage Championship (2 times), PWA Tag Team Championship with Johnny Morton, Ranked No. He also wrestled for the WWF tag team title with Victor Rivera against Putski and Santana.Swede Hanson defeated Ivan Putski, Cheif Jay Straongbow and Ted Dibiase in singles matches in 1979. And like a magician, I wont reveal completely what happened.
AJ Bordenet - 2023 - Baseball - Marian University Ind. The confusion of Mannys timeline of events is either on purpose or by accident, as demonstrated throughout this piece. Everybodys trying to say the thing was worked unless you were there, haha! SD Jones was a mid-level star on the West Coast. I remember STEVE KING getting whooped by Jesse The Body Ventura, Adrian Adonis, and, in what was scary to me @ 11 years old, bloodied by Blackjack Mulligans claw. This is the strange case of Manny Fernandez versus Invader 3. Honerable mention to Manuel Soto and El Olympico. Here is the schedule and scoreboard for any . Dundee would accept the metal briefcase & then nail Riviera & Bradford with it before taking off with the money. [2] Matt would go on to wrestle for various promotions throughout Arkansas and expanded to many other states and promotions. In 2010, Riviera had a role in the drama, Step Away from the Stone. In a January 2014 interview with longstanding wrestling journalist and photographer Bill Apter, Manny addressed the controversial incident with Invader 3. New York City, New York ( United States of America) Your Comment on Pete Snchez. I am not familiar with any of those other names that you listed, but I certainly remember Pete Sanchez. Vctor Rivera (born May 25, 1944) is a retired Puerto Rican professional wrestler.Between 1967 and 1981, he held the NWA Americas Tag Team Championship 12 times, the NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship five times, the WWF International Tag Team Championship, and numerous other titles.. Professional wrestling career. So was the Cuban Assasin. It is time to open a new chapter in my life by closing this one. Singer Johnny Rivera was born and raised in the bosom of a Puerto Rican family settled in New York's Bronx, and studied at Manhattan's Benjamin Franklin High School. The Mercenaries vs. Johnny Rivera & La Bala Negra. Records are through Sunday and results are from trackwrestling.com. Stampede Wrestling had really great jobbers. And this tragic real-life event is also somehow involved in the Manny Fernandez versus Invader 3 angle. His first album was released in 1991, and since then he has scored fifteen hit singles, including the Billboard Latin Tropical #1 "Se Parecia Tanto a Ti" (1995). Profile Profile. We would be pleased if you would write one. He died of complications from a stroke in 2001 at age 54, if I remember right. asked the interviewer. Fred Marzino was the ultimate jobber to the jobbers. Looking at it from a full career perspective, I agree that it indeed was incorrect to call Hanson a jobber. The same argument might apply to Hennig, whom no one would call a career jobber, although he was a curtain-jerker in 1981. intimadating. Payback. (LogOut/ What made the jobber great was they looked like your or your friends dad. Who else would go 0 and 26 to Pete Doherty (at times getting pinned by The Duke in less than three minutes)?
Higgins Jr., Taylor and Whitney-Sidney Garner All-Patriot League Honors After six months, which included teaming with Karl Gotch to defeat the Blond Bombers (Rip Hawk and Swede Hanson), he left for Japan until at least May 13, 1966, after which point there is no record of him wrestling again until 1971. Johnny Rivera | Profile. You showed up knowing they would lose but oddly cheered them in defeat. The two would become known as "The Iron Empire" after Rob's moniker, "The Ironman" and The Empire, a stable of wrestlers led by Matt Riviera. Ive witnessed broken legs and knees in kickboxing; teeth knocked out, but nothing like this.. Great Bend. Frankie Negrn 2 concerts. I went on to the airport and walked onto the airplane with my wrestling gear. A. On the July 14 episode of USA Championship Wrestling, Dundee would appear for an interview with the briefcase, before being confronted by Riviera. Pete Sanchez Sanchez was always one of those guys who sandwiched the main events at the Boston Garden by either wrestling really early in the show or really late. Eddie Gilbert Gilbert was often on the losing end of matches to the star heels in the early 80s, although he did get a rub from Backlund when the Masked Superstar attacked Gilbert with the corkscrew neckbreaker on the floor and Backlund helped him out. He also began his first foray into promoting professional wrestling events at the age of 17 after meeting his mentor, wrestling trainer and promoter Bill Ash. I remember Zumhofe and Jake the Milkman Milliman well from the AWA. How are David Horowitz, or Iron Mike Sharpe? Putski in 79.