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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Apr 6, 2019 11:16:24 GMT -5
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Post by Spider2024 on Apr 6, 2019 12:02:43 GMT -5
...hopefully not heavily related to the Alzheimers that afflicted him.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Apr 6, 2019 12:30:52 GMT -5
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Post by DASH 243✅ on Apr 6, 2019 12:38:24 GMT -5
Good looking belt
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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Apr 6, 2019 12:47:23 GMT -5
Yes, that’s from the article I found that also had the photo. But that article is from when he died. I’m curious what was going on in 1998 that made them take that photo. At any rate It’s one of the first photos that came up when you Google Verne Gagne. I found it unfortunate as the guy always took such good care of himself and as you can see even in his advanced age in that photo he is still in pretty good shape. But I’m sure he’d rather be remembered as how he looked in the 1950s or something. I was going to say it’s the least flattering photo of him that pops up near the top of Google but then right after I found this:  |
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Post by Joe Neglia on Apr 6, 2019 12:52:15 GMT -5
Back story is probably as tame as it seems. Some family friend or a former co-worker in the biz - or even some fan - visited him and got him to wear his old belt for a photo.
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Apr 6, 2019 14:00:48 GMT -5
Lol if you only knew. Verne was so cheap that he had prisoners make him the belt. While on tour in Japan, Nick Bockwinkle and Harley Race were at the Ribera steakhouse and they were asked for autographs. Harley signed “Harley Race, real world champion”, Nick then wrote “Nick Bockwinkle semi real world champion”. Because of the belt being a piece of shit. |
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Post by jason1980s on Apr 6, 2019 14:01:30 GMT -5
Probably if the photo was posted in a newspaper article from his death, they got it from their files on another article they did on him in 1998. Newspapers loved doing articles on sports heroes that live locally.
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Apr 6, 2019 14:01:31 GMT -5
? The following picture is of him yelling and blaming Greg for everything that went wrong. |
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Post by DASH 243✅ on Apr 6, 2019 14:03:07 GMT -5
Lol if you only knew. Verne was so cheap that he had prisoners make him the belt. While on tour in Japan, Nick Bockwinkle and Harley Race were at the Ribera steakhouse and they were asked for autographs. Harley signed “Harley Race, real world champion”, Nick then wrote “Nick Bockwinkle semi real world champion”. Because of the belt being a piece of shit. Hey man if prisoners can make license plates, why not belts. |
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Apr 6, 2019 14:17:24 GMT -5
Lol if you only knew. Verne was so cheap that he had prisoners make him the belt. While on tour in Japan, Nick Bockwinkle and Harley Race were at the Ribera steakhouse and they were asked for autographs. Harley signed “Harley Race, real world champion”, Nick then wrote “Nick Bockwinkle semi real world champion”. Because of the belt being a piece of shit. Hey man of prisoners can make license plates why not belts. It’s just hilarious that the nwa belt allegedly was worth thousands of dollars while Verne had multiple belts made for nothing. “Stan Hansen ran over the belt” “Call the penitentiary” |
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Post by DASH 243✅ on Apr 6, 2019 14:19:26 GMT -5
Hey man of prisoners can make license plates why not belts. It’s just hilarious that the nwa belt allegedly was worth thousands of dollars while Verne had multiple belts made for nothing. “Stan Hansen ran over the belt” “Call the penitentiary” One of those belts could have been made by Nailz! |
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Apr 7, 2019 8:37:25 GMT -5
Verne’s real name is Laverne. As the lapsed fan claims, that’s a girls name. Shirley Gagne.
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Post by Mozenrath on Apr 7, 2019 8:48:38 GMT -5
The cheapening out on the belt thing, I guess it is a matter of priorities. If it looks good and has a decent structural quality, I'm cool with them not breaking the bank on it, though, if it's crumbling or shitty-looking, then that's pretty awful.
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Apr 7, 2019 8:53:29 GMT -5
The cheapening out on the belt thing, I guess it is a matter of priorities. If it looks good and has a decent structural quality, I'm cool with them not breaking the bank on it, though, if it's crumbling or shitty-looking, then that's pretty awful. The only time Verne broke the bank was when he stole the money from Superclash 3 and didn’t paid anyone. |
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Post by Alice Syndrome on Apr 7, 2019 10:15:11 GMT -5
Verne’s real name is Laverne. As the lapsed fan claims, that’s a girls name. Shirley Gagne. I am Gagne and don't call me Shirley. |
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Post by Starshine on Apr 7, 2019 18:33:36 GMT -5
It's just how Verne used to pose for photos sometimes.   |
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Apr 7, 2019 18:34:38 GMT -5
It's just how Verne used to pose for photos sometimes. Farmboy, thirty years, he is Minnesota. He’s also an honest man. He puts the earn in Verne. |
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Post by Display Name on Apr 7, 2019 19:33:23 GMT -5
That’s the last thing that old man saw before Verne killed him.
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Apr 7, 2019 19:43:23 GMT -5
That’s the last thing that old man saw before Verne killed him. Verne: Nobody turns off the tv while matlock is showing damnit! |
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