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Post by wildojinx on Aug 5, 2020 12:59:05 GMT -5
Just was thinking about Elvis-themed gimmicks out there in wrestling:
Honky Tonk Man
Colonel Rob Parker (take off on Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis' manager)
Bilvis Wesley
The Flying Elvises from early TNA
any others?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2020 13:23:24 GMT -5
"Impressive" Pelvis Wesley (Southpaw)
Rockabilly
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Post by James Fabiano on Aug 5, 2020 13:35:22 GMT -5
David "Elvis" Webb, the GWF announcer.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2020 15:14:58 GMT -5
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Post by thirteen3 on Aug 5, 2020 15:18:45 GMT -5
Not really his gimmick per se, but Shinya Hashimoto did partly style his look on Elvis after his excursion in Memphis where he visited Graceland.
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Post by Milkman Norm on Aug 5, 2020 15:34:38 GMT -5
Slightly tangential but I'd love to see a fat, sweaty, pilled up Kung Fu Elvis gimmick.
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Post by bmfjules on Aug 5, 2020 16:19:06 GMT -5
I believe the story is Elvis Presley's father Vernon was negotiating with Memphis for Elvis to do a program in Memphis of some kind involving Lawler, before he passed away in 1977. (I don't remember the source of that claim, but I remember the germ of the idea clearly enough)
If that had happened, you could add Elvis Aaron Presley to the list of Elvis themed wrestlers.
Short of that, on top of what is already listed, Andy Kaufman had a famous Elvis impersonation and also wrestled, but the two acts did not mix if I recall correctly.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2020 16:44:03 GMT -5
Was Bill Dundee inspired by Elvis' look?
Kuniaki Kobayashi always reminded me of Elvis.
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Post by MolotovMocktail on Aug 5, 2020 17:41:12 GMT -5
Rob Bartlett did an Elvis impersonation for a few weeks in the early stages of Raw. As in, he commented the entire show as Elvis, and Vince and Savage continually referred to him as such.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2020 18:07:11 GMT -5
Rob Bartlett did an Elvis impersonation for a few weeks in the early stages of Raw. As in, he commented the entire show as Elvis, and Vince and Savage continually referred to him as such.  |
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Aug 6, 2020 11:43:22 GMT -5
I believe the story is Elvis Presley's father Vernon was negotiating with Memphis for Elvis to do a program in Memphis of some kind involving Lawler, before he passed away in 1977. (I don't remember the source of that claim, but I remember the germ of the idea clearly enough) If that had happened, you could add Elvis Aaron Presley to the list of Elvis themed wrestlers. Short of that, on top of what is already listed, Andy Kaufman had a famous Elvis impersonation and also wrestled, but the two acts did not mix if I recall correctly. That's been pretty much proven to be a lie Jerry Lawler made up for his book. None of the other people that were working in Memphis back then ever heard about it until Lawler's book. |
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Aug 6, 2020 14:17:23 GMT -5
Greg Valentine, when hew as part of Rhythm and Blues.
I'm not sure Rockabilly really counted he was more of well a Rockabilly star than specifically Elvis.
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Post by wildojinx on Aug 6, 2020 17:28:57 GMT -5
Greg Valentine, when hew as part of Rhythm and Blues. I'm not sure Rockabilly really counted he was more of well a Rockabilly star than specifically Elvis. Greg looked more like Roy Orbison to me, I think he even had "Only the Lonely" on his trunks (of course, Honky had Wild Thing and Twist and Shout on his tights, two songs Elvis never recorded). |
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Post by Hit Girl on Aug 7, 2020 12:15:11 GMT -5
Elvis was a Honky Tonk Man themed gimmick
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