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Post by daveholmes on Dec 26, 2013 2:03:10 GMT -5
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Dukect
Don Corleone
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Post by Dukect on Dec 26, 2013 2:06:09 GMT -5
Damn that sucks I got a signed DVD from him a couple years back a really cool dude
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Facetious
King Koopa
ADAM COLE BAYBAY
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Post by Facetious on Dec 26, 2013 2:08:48 GMT -5
That is quite disheartening. I was always hoping he'd make a comeback especially when he'd make a random appearance here and there.
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Post by Magic knows Black Lives Matter on Dec 26, 2013 2:11:25 GMT -5
Oh man. Really sorry to hear that. I first noticed him in WSX and was a fan of his ever since.
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Post by Society of the Spectacle on Dec 26, 2013 2:23:53 GMT -5
Wow, that's really unfortunate. I wonder if this is why he retired early. I know he's wrestled a couple matches in last couple years though on some small indy shows, so I wonder if this is a new diagnosis or one he has been keeping under wraps.
He was one of my favorite parts of PWG when I first started going, and I miss him. Hope he takes care of himself going forward.
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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Dec 26, 2013 2:43:31 GMT -5
Shit that sucks. I'm in a spot where I can't listen to the podcast right now. Has he had it for a while and that's the reason he originally retired?
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Post by kidtamagotchi on Dec 26, 2013 2:45:26 GMT -5
Well, this news ruined my day. I at least got to see him wrestle in person. I was too much of a wimp to go up to him and say hi. I really regret that.
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Post by mcmahonfan85 on Dec 26, 2013 3:00:59 GMT -5
if this is true (don't know the track records of these guys, but it seems a little odd that two guys most people of never heard of have this inside information that no other news site, podcast or just a pro wrestler giving an interview has ever alluded to) that sucks beyond belief. Tornado was always a favorite and i always wished he'd have greater success in wrestling than he did
also if its true, its in very poor taste for them to air his personal business out in public. he's not like that d-bag from Cleveland putting all the other wrestlers at risk. Tornado is retired and out of wrestling and his personal medical problems shouldn't be disclosed, especially on-air, by anyone other than himself (or at the very least with his consent)
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Post by daveholmes on Dec 26, 2013 3:05:34 GMT -5
Tornado is retired and out of wrestling Nope - he was still wrestling a couple months ago in California |
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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Dec 26, 2013 3:18:14 GMT -5
if this is true (don't know the track records of these guys, but it seems a little odd that two guys most people of never heard of have this inside information that no other news site, podcast or just a pro wrestler giving an interview has ever alluded to) that sucks beyond belief. Tornado was always a favorite and i always wished he'd have greater success in wrestling than he did also if its true, its in very poor taste for them to air his personal business out in public. he's not like that d-bag from Cleveland putting all the other wrestlers at risk. Tornado is retired and out of wrestling and his personal medical problems shouldn't be disclosed, especially on-air, by anyone other than himself (or at the very least with his consent) Hmm as I mentioned I can't listen to the podcast right now, but just assumed this was a podcast featuring Tornado and the info came straight from him. As it stands there is no way for me to really formulate an opinion on a number of things. For instance Tornado has wrestled as recently as this year according to Wikipedia (in a one off, but still wrestling). So he potentially could have been wrestling knowing he had HIV and hiding it from others which would be a pretty bad thing from him to do. However, it is potentially just as likely that he knew he had HIV and let the promoter and whoever he worked fwith know and they were fine with it. After all X Pac is open that he has hepatitis C and has still wrestled a match here and there. Likewise, I don't know what the actual chance of catching HIV from a wrestling match is, but all involved might have thought it to be almost non-existent so everyone was okay with it. Some people with HIV do still have sex after all with people without the virus and you'd think that would be a much bigger risk of spreading the virus. Likewise, from what I've heard prior to this thread for years now is that Tornado has been going to SoCal indie shows and just been hanging out and getting high backstage. This could indicate depression from knowing he has HIV and wanting to get his mind off of it while hanging out with old friends. Yet, it is just as possible that he may not have HIV and just likes to get high and retired because he doesn't want to destory his body, but still likes hanging around with his old friends and the wrestling scene. So if this was TLDR, in summary all we can do is make wild speculations at this point. This should also really be pointed out in the OP as well rather than just state such a significant thing as fact. |
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triplethreatmark
Grimlock
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Post by triplethreatmark on Dec 26, 2013 17:52:26 GMT -5
I find this hard to believe. Until he says it himself, I don't believe this for a second.
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Post by Wolf Hawkfield no1 NZ poster on Dec 26, 2013 19:31:54 GMT -5
I'm going to wait for some actual proof before taking this one seriously.
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kidglov3s
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
Wants her Shot
Who is Tiger Maskooo?
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Post by kidglov3s on Dec 26, 2013 19:45:53 GMT -5
Shit. I have only heard of him, not seen him. I think it's cool he took his name from Dolemite.
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cherry coloured funk
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I know that when I wear Ban-Lon, there does appear to be some jiggling...
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Post by cherry coloured funk on Dec 26, 2013 21:41:58 GMT -5
He used to post here, didn't he?
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Post by mcmahonfan85 on Dec 26, 2013 22:32:21 GMT -5
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Post by Boo! on Dec 26, 2013 23:06:35 GMT -5
Boy that 'Latest Status' is unfortunate. But if true, people live well into old age with HIV now. Thankfully no longer the death sentence it was. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2013 23:11:59 GMT -5
I hope this isn't true.
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Post by tigermaskxxxvii on Dec 26, 2013 23:40:46 GMT -5
I'm surprised there wasn't a rash of HIV infections in the late 70's-early 80's (or atleast one that we'd know about) when you consider all of the blading (before the product became family friendly with Hulkamania/WWF's national expansion), promiscuous sex with ring rats, and the general ignorance concerning AIDS at the time. I'm surprised you don't hear more cases about it (if this particular case is even true) in wrestling.
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Glitch
King Koopa
Not Going To Die; Childs, we're goin' out to give Blair the test. If he tries to make it back here and we're not with him... burn him.
Watching you.
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Post by Glitch on Dec 27, 2013 0:07:20 GMT -5
I first saw him post here before even knowing who he was. So him appearing in all these places was a bit of amazement. To me,Tornado will always be that crapper who found a wrestling following. Pretty cool. |
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