Crappler El 0 M
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Never Forgets an Octagon
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Feb 3, 2019 17:54:04 GMT -5
www.f4wonline.com/news/les-thornton-passes-away-84-years-old-276126Former NWA Junior Heavyweight Champion Les Thornton has passed away. He was very skilled in technical wrestling. He's probably best known to more modern fans as an enhancement talent in WWF during the mid/late 1980s, including a tag match where he teamed with a young Mick Foley against the British Bulldogs.
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Post by Aceorton on Feb 3, 2019 20:55:14 GMT -5
Sorry to hear this. I love watching old WWF house shows where this guy was on (usually in the opening match). Great mat wrestler, and crusty enough that he could get the fans pissed.
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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 Feb 3, 2019 21:16:13 GMT -5
Damn... I've heard the name a hundred times and I'm ashamed to say I'm not familiar with his work. It sounds like the man had an interesting career.
Rest in peace, sir.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Feb 4, 2019 12:16:32 GMT -5
Les was actually WWF Jr. Light Heavyweight champ for a stint, in an odd way. When he came in, he came in with the lightweight belt he brought from Georgia. At the time, WWF's Jr belt was tied up in Japan and the old Lightweight belt had long since been absorbed into the lucha scene, so Vince just billed Les as the WWF Jr. Lightweight champ for a few televised shows with no explanation of its lineage to the others. I don't believe he's officially recognized these days.  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2019 13:34:21 GMT -5
He was 84....meaning it was in his early 50's during his brief WWF run? Wow.
RIP sir.
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