chazraps
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Post by chazraps on Sept 2, 2019 0:02:42 GMT -5
I really liked this. Being a Minnesotan, I never got to see Adrian wrestle but I'd follow his images and results in magazines. Definitely a name that traveled.
I also love how it was edited. Seeing the split screen shots of Adrian with Dunne/Michaels/Goldust etc. really drove home how influential he was.
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Post by 111111 on Sept 2, 2019 6:56:52 GMT -5
I didn't realize Adrian Street was such an obscure name, that photograph of him with his father is very iconic.
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Post by cabbageboy on Sept 2, 2019 22:29:27 GMT -5
I have yet to watch this but did they discuss his face turn in 1986 and why it happened? I found a You Tube clip from Birmingham, AL local news where Street was visiting a sick girl in the hospital on what I guess was a Make a Wish deal. He was still ostensibly a heel in the Continental area. I wonder if he was turned face because he was getting legit good press for the company and fans started cheering him?
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Mozenrath
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Post by Mozenrath on Sept 2, 2019 23:28:20 GMT -5
British wrestling legend, known for being a great flamboyant (ie "gay") heel. In America, spent some time working for the Fullers in CCW. Also, took credit for getting Jimmy Savile out of wrestling by beating the shit out of him in a match. I don't remember what exactly Savile did to invoke Street's wrath, but it being Savile, the potential reasons are legion.
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Post by thetower52 on Sept 4, 2019 15:20:16 GMT -5
I wish it was longer. It was a good documentary
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Post by Toilet Paper Roll on Sept 4, 2019 21:29:38 GMT -5
I think the lack of footage owned by WWE might have been a hinderance.
I was familiar with his work, but hardly ever actually saw any of his matches outside the tapes I traded for. And those were garbage quality 7th generation retapes.
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