"The Animal" Throws Out/Eats First Pitch (Wrestler George "The Animal" Steele

The Hall of Very Good ^ | 4 June 2012 | Anonymous

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

I remember watching all his matches on Saturday mornings. That Flying Hammerlock move of his was a killer!

He is actually a very intelligent man and I believe he possesses a number of degrees.

[Ransomed]

It was a perfect hairy knuckle ball!

Freegards

[Buckeye McFrog]

The Animal vs Bruno Sammartino

Bruno is still hanging around Pittsburgh. He can often be seen in the city's better Italian eateries.

[RightWingNut]

I wonder if he ever went against Torrie Wilson !!!!!

Let your imagination run wild.

Just a thought !!??

[JohnLongIsland]

for all you pencil neck geeks out there...

[ssaftler]

To be accurate, former wrestler George “The Animal” Steele was in the movie “Ed Wood” playing former wrestler Tor “The Super Swedish Angel” Johnson in the movie “Plan 9 from Outer Space”.

One of Johnny Depp’s (and Tim Burton’s) better films, IMHO.

[scott7278]

Ric Flair threw out the first pitch at Busch Stadium once, and he was almost as wimpy as Obama. I was shocked!

[vpintheak]

Hey, I am under 40 and I appreciate it!

[bobby.223]

Remember the ‘Love Triangle’ gag, (From Saturday Night’s Main Event about 1986 or so), between The Animal, Miss Elizabeth and The Macho Man? Now that was some funny stuff!

[Yorlik803]

Wow....every saturday nite around 7pm....Studio wrestling. Sure it was fake but it was a hoot. And whenever the Animal would rip open a turnbuckle and rub the sawdust into the eyes of his foe it would bring boos in the house.

[Isabel C.]

Also an actor (he played wrestler Tor Johnson in Ed Wood)

What do you mean "also an actor"? Professional wrestling is acting.

[Jenny217]

George was always my favorite. I loved it when he chewed up the turnbuckles!!

[Jenny217]

George was always my favorite. I loved it when he chewed up the turnbuckles!!

[itsahoot]

Real Classy John/ :)