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Post by owenpeterson on Jan 19, 2007 18:13:52 GMT -5
One thing about Bam Bam I never understood, was this "Main Squeeze" thing with Luna Vachon. I still do not get it at all.
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Post by Chuckie Finster on Jan 19, 2007 18:17:26 GMT -5
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MolotovMocktail
Grimlock
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Post by MolotovMocktail on Jan 19, 2007 18:24:45 GMT -5
Has anyone posted the interview where a caller tries to shoot on him, and he turns it around and gets the last laugh ("I have to take the dildo out of my ear?!?)? That whole interview, he had a great sense of humor.
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Post by Funkyjumbo on Jan 19, 2007 18:31:27 GMT -5
Rest in Peace Bam Bam, too many good guys are taken too soon.
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Boomaga
Team Rocket
Evolve or Die.
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Post by Boomaga on Jan 19, 2007 18:32:08 GMT -5
I was never a huge Bam Bam Bigelow fan, but I did appreciate his skills and his surprisingly good workrate for a man of his size. One of the greats, You will be missed Bam Bam, RIP.
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Post by The middle finger is offensive on Jan 19, 2007 18:32:44 GMT -5
Oh no this is horrible R.I.P.
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Jan 19, 2007 18:34:39 GMT -5
I just saw this.
Damn.
RIP.
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Post by Error on Jan 19, 2007 18:37:20 GMT -5
www.jrsbarbq.com/blog/2007/01/19/jr-remembers-bam-bam-bigelow/J.R. Remembers Bam Bam Bigelow Bam Bam Bigelow, 42, has been found dead in his home in Pasco Country, Florida of unknown causes it was reported Friday afternoon. Bam Bam was found dead by his girlfriend in their home in Hudson, Florida. The Police are investigating Bigelow’s death. I remember Bam Bam as one of the top super heavyweights ever. For a man who topped the scales at nearly 400 pounds and with his shaved, tattooed skull Bam Bam was an extraordinary athlete with a million dollar look. Few men I have ever seen on any athletic field of Bigelow’s size were as agile and athletically gifted as the New Jersey native. It seems like only a few days ago when Larry Sharpe, who trained Bigelow in the Monster Factory, was making calls to many of the promoters around the country about this big monster that he was training. Bam Bam’s first publicity photos were damn impressive. Scott “Bam Bam” Bigelow made significant contributions in the WWE, WCW, ECW and in New Japan Pro Wrestling to name a few of the places he worked in a career that began in the early 80’s. I will always have the greatest respect for the amazing match Bigelow had with NFL Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor at Wrestlemania 11 in Hartford, Connecticut. Bam Bam spent hours working with Pat Patterson, who refereed the match at ‘Mania, preparing to perform in the main event at the biggest wrestling event in the world against a man who was having his FIRST match. Bigelow came through with flying colors. Bam Bam was very proud of his efforts with LT at ‘Mania 11 and was genuinely touched and had tear filled eyes from the outpouring of congratulations and kind words in the locker room from his peers after the LT match. The big guy who looked like a killer had a kind and gentle heart. I can never remember having a cross word with Bam Bam in all the years I knew him which was the bulk of his tenure in the business. If you treated Scott like a man and was honest and respectful to him he reciprocated. It was that simple. Bigelow did some of his most entertaining work after Wrestlemania 11 in ECW and had a memorable run with Tazz. Bam Bam had a variety of ring injuries and survived a near fatal motorcycle accident and those injuries and other issues plagued the big guy off and on for years. Scott “Bam Bam” Bigelow will be remembered as an extraordinary athlete and one of the great “big men” of all time much akin to Ernie Ladd, Don Leo Jonathan, Gorilla Monsoon, Vader, and Andre the Giant, among others I am sure I have inadvertently neglected. We will miss you big fella. God Bless You. Our sincere condolences to the family and friends of the late Scott “Bam Bam” Bigelow. Jim Ross
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Post by TRMcGillicutty on Jan 19, 2007 18:39:07 GMT -5
Goddamnit, I hate it when wrestlers die. RIP Beast from the East
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Post by Harmonica on Jan 19, 2007 18:42:21 GMT -5
this sucks R.I.P Bam Bam
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mrpink
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Post by mrpink on Jan 19, 2007 18:42:31 GMT -5
Goodbye Bam Bam.
God Bless.
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Post by EvilMasterBetty, Esq. on Jan 19, 2007 18:44:33 GMT -5
Damn. One of the few good things to come out of NJ. It's a shame he never got a championship run in the WWE. He was good enough to do it.
RIP
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Bub (BLM)
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Post by Bub (BLM) on Jan 19, 2007 18:51:16 GMT -5
Man, that's really depressing to me. Bam Bam is my favorite big man wrestler of all time. God bless the Beast from the East. You were truly a legend, Bam Bam.
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Post by Tea & Crumpets on Jan 19, 2007 18:51:38 GMT -5
^ More than good enough. I never udnerstood why he never got the title.
His death's only just truly hit me, I came back on here to find more news about this tragedy, and as I started reading the superstar tributes on WWE.com I burst into tears. This is so tragic, RIP once again Bigelow.
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Post by nostradumbass on Jan 19, 2007 18:55:55 GMT -5
A legend.
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Post by G✇JI☈A on Jan 19, 2007 19:02:09 GMT -5
This is sad. When I woke up about an hour ago I went to F4W to see if anymore WWE workers have been fired and I found out about Bam Bam. Another Star from my youth gone. I loved his matches with Taz and the TV Title match with RVD in ECW. RIP Bam Bam Bigelow.
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Post by Flexy Lexy on Jan 19, 2007 19:03:21 GMT -5
Worst of all now both participants from the Battle for the Bam Bam Name (BBB+Gordy) match are no longer with us.
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HRH The KING
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HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS
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Post by HRH The KING on Jan 19, 2007 19:05:46 GMT -5
RIP Bam Bam
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Post by darthpipes on Jan 19, 2007 19:09:36 GMT -5
RIP Bam Bam.
I still remember when he first debuted in the WWF in 1987. From late-87 to early-88, he was probably the second most over face in the company. Always thought they could have done more with him.
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Post by Austin's Middle Finger on Jan 19, 2007 19:12:53 GMT -5
Oh my God.
I'm absolutely gobsmacked. He's without a doubt one of my favourite big men wrestlers of all time. Just, wow.
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