5 Insane True Tales of Wrestlers Refusing to Break Character

Cracked ^ | September 17, 2012 | Robin Warder

[luvbach1]

“The Animal” shows himself to be a friendly, convivial guy with a sense of humor in that clip. Thanks for link. The ballplayers showed him respect. I think his hairiness gave rise to the animal persona he used in the ring. Too bad no audio.

[ShadowAce]

[stylin19a]

It's really too bad I stumbled on this thread. I'm absolutely crushed to learn that wrasslin ain't real.
You all probably told your 3 year old kids that there is no such thing as Santa Claus, just to get out of buying presents.

Damn you...damn you all to hell.

I got hooked in the 60’s at the old International Amphitheatre by the stock yards. Bob Luce was the big promoter at that time.

Dick The Bruiser went off script ( at least I think it was off script..you never knew with bruiser) and went bat-shit crazy on everyone in the house.

I live for off-script. I saw Wahoo McDaniel on TV in the old NWA go nutso. His opponent kept setting himself up for the next move and McDaniel kept choppin him

[AppyPappy]

We would see heels and faces in the same restaurant(Darryls but they didn’t eat together) in Greensboro when the big matches would be going on. The official response to “Aren’t you going to fight?” was “There’s no money in it”.

Heels and faces weren’t supposed to travel in the same car. That’s why a lot of guys worked under a hood(mask). George The Animal Steele worked under a hood in Detroit because he was teaching school in a nearby town.

[AppyPappy]

Gordon Solie was left out of the loop on outcomes by his own decision. His reactions were legit.
I remember a wrestler chastising him on TV for smoking which Solie tried to hide from the fans.

[Delta 21]

Thats gonna leave a mark !

[Ransomed]

“The Animal” shows himself to be a friendly, convivial guy with a sense of humor in that clip.”

Seems like a really good guy to me too.

FReegards

[driftless2]

"eyes opened"

I have a friend who had two boys and one was a huge fan when he was real young. I had to keep my mouth shut when the uh matches were on the tube at my friend's house and his kid was watching. But my old man was merciless in his ridicule of the pro wrestlers when I used to watch them at an early age. I wasn't quite sure...but my Dad would laugh hysterically at some of the action. Looks real when you're about ten or younger.

[driftless2]

"Gagne"

I used to watch Gagne in the sixties. It started dawning on me before I was a teen that it was all faked. Snide remarks from my father probably helped as well.

[N. Theknow]

Shortest line in a casino is the one for placing bets on Pro Wrestling.

Not hard to find. It's right next to the Unicorn Races betting window.

[a fool in paradise]

Newt Gingrinch was a wrestler?

[a fool in paradise]

"Wottsa charickater??!!!"

[JoeProBono]

[a fool in paradise]

I remember him.

[CounterCounterCulture]

Lotta y'all are already on this thread, but for those who aren't...

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