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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Nov 21, 2013 18:56:40 GMT -5
RIP. Well, at least his leg is safe from Diesel and Jerry Lawler now.
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El Pollo Guerrera
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His name has chicken in it, and he is good at makin' .gifs, so that's cool.
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Post by El Pollo Guerrera on Nov 22, 2013 0:39:38 GMT -5
One of the toughest wrestlers in the business. I remember hearing horror stories about him, like tearing out a guy's eye and then stomping on it.
Rest in peace, sir.
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Post by Wolf Hawkfield no1 NZ poster on Nov 22, 2013 1:07:39 GMT -5
R.I.P
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2013 7:33:31 GMT -5
I'll admit I wasn't much of a fan of his, the guy scared the crap out of me as a very young AWA fan. One of the true definitions of a guy you didn't want to get into a brawl with.
But watching that AWA DVD makes me laugh hearing all the guys doing their Mad Dog impersonations and the crazy stories he was involved in. (Nick Bockwinkel's take is hilarious.) Made me see what he was really about. Yeah, he wanted to beat the heck out of you, but that was his job - to get you to hate him.
Rest In Peace, good friend. You will be missed greatly.
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Post by willywonka666 on Nov 22, 2013 10:41:26 GMT -5
R.I.P. I was reading the article and was shocked to learn he made a French Rap album-someone get too investigating!
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agent817
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Post by agent817 on Nov 22, 2013 22:56:04 GMT -5
I just barely found out about this. Damn.
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Post by Boo! on Nov 22, 2013 23:11:15 GMT -5
I just barely found out about this. Damn. When you say you barely found out, did someone tell you in pig-latin you found hard to decipher?
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Post by agent817 on Nov 22, 2013 23:54:57 GMT -5
I just barely found out about this. Damn. When you say you barely found out, did someone tell you in pig-latin you found hard to decipher? I don't quite follow.
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mybraveface
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Post by mybraveface on Nov 24, 2013 7:59:37 GMT -5
Heenan said that Mad Dog liked his name, because guess what it spells backwards.
Was also a father to Roddy Piper and lived with him for two years.
Indeed a legend and will be sadly missed.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2013 11:38:30 GMT -5
You know you're a big deal when the prime minister of Canada has a word to say about your passing.
Mad Dog is truly a one-of-a-kind character.
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Post by Danimal on Nov 26, 2013 4:07:06 GMT -5
Sorry to see him go, he and fellow AWA star Baron Von Raschke are from Omaha and have continued to be favorites around here. I grew-up watching the guy Sunday mornings on All-Star Wrestling.
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mizerable
Fry's dog Seymour
You're the lowest on the totem pole here, Alva. The lowest.
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Post by mizerable on Nov 26, 2013 4:30:33 GMT -5
Mad Dog Vachon dead at 84.
His leg was 23.
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Post by "Playboy" Don Douglas on Nov 26, 2013 19:57:12 GMT -5
I've heard so many great stories about Mad Dog Vachon over the years. Roddy Piper talked about him quite a bit during his 1 man show at Fanfest in 2011. Bobby Heenan mentioned Dog opening the door on an airplane mid-flight because he had been told the wrong time and had to drive to the next town to meet it. Harley Race (I think) wrestled him to the floor while someone closed the door. Another Heenan story was about a fan sitting down at Dog's table in a restaurant. The "conversation" ended with Dog wiping off his fork while staring at the guy and saying, "You are about to make the biggest mistake of your life." The guy left, but Dog noticed him hanging around outside with some friends. He went to the payphone and called his brother Paul, a.k.a. Butcher. According to Bobby, Dog told him where he was and, "Come down here. We are going to have some fun."
Dog walked outside, the group approached him, and the original guy asked if Dog had a light. Dog struck first. One guy went through a plate glass window of a nearby store. He picked another guy up and basically gave him a running body slam on the sidewalk, but as Bobby put it, "He tripped a little. So, he's mad now. He kicks the guy so hard he tore the toe off his wingtip shoe." About this time, a cab pulls up and Butcher gets out. As Bobby put it, "Bodies are everywhere. It looks like downtown Beirut." Dog looked at his brother and said, "I'm sorry. You missed out on your fun."
Another Bobby story took place in a bar. A group of wrestlers were there, including Dog and Bill Watts. A drunk fan tries to start something with Watts, who brushes him off, but manages to piss off Vachon. Dog rushed the guy, but he moved and Dog hit his head on a post. As Bobby put it, "There was no blood, but there was a red crease in the middle of his forehead. So, he's mad now. He looks at the guy and says, 'Now we are going to have some fun.' He took the guy down and started trying to pull his eye out. Finally, some of the guys pulled Dog off him, and as they were carrying the guy out, Watts said, 'What would have happened if you'd messed with the big guy?' "
Rest in peace, Mad Dog. Truly one of a kind.
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Post by Lila on Nov 26, 2013 22:11:32 GMT -5
I just barely found out about this. Damn. When you say you barely found out, did someone tell you in pig-latin you found hard to decipher? Stop being a dick.
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