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Post by laker8kiss on Aug 30, 2013 12:38:41 GMT -5
I like this collection but right before the match with Mr. Wonderful and Andre, Mr. Wonderful calls Gorilla "Gene-O" my question is did he call him that thinking he was talking to Mene Gene? Also, I like the promo after the Deisel match where he squashed Backlund.
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Post by turkeysandwich on Aug 30, 2013 12:52:40 GMT -5
Gino was the name that Gorilla went by in real life. There are some matches with other color commentators (including Mean Gene) where they refer to him as "Gino." As time went on, Vince must have told them to just call him Gorilla when doing commentary because by 1989 or so you didn't hear anyone say it much anymore.
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Post by RowdyRobbyPiper on Aug 30, 2013 13:03:04 GMT -5
Gino was also his first wrestling name. youtu.be/zFpw5pwWIdEEd Whalen and Stu Hart call him Gino in the commentary. EDIT: Not really sure if that is Ed Whalen. |
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Post by Citizen Snips on Aug 31, 2013 12:43:22 GMT -5
Jesse Ventura and Captain Lou would often slip up and call him Gino on the air. I find it kind of endearing, actually.
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Post by jason1980s on Aug 31, 2013 13:50:40 GMT -5
Jesse referred to him as Gino a lot during the first WrestleMania. By Wrestling Classic I think it was just Gorilla.
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Post by lildude8218 on Aug 31, 2013 14:24:57 GMT -5
I started this exact same thread several years ago.
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