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RIP Captain Lou Albano

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago in News and Videos. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

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Louis Vincent Albano, 76, was a professional wrestler, WWF personality and actor, best known for his connection to the 1980s “Rock & Wrestling” phenomenon. He was famous for appearing in Cyndi Lauper’s videos as her fictional father and playing Mario on the live action segments of the Super Mario TV show in the early 90s. Possessing a loud mouth and a larger than life personality, the man was famous for his antagonist manager role in pro wrestling and his cheek piercing.

The man made me laugh more than any wrestling personality, not to mention he was the best live action Super Mario.

So long, dude. Enjoy some classic Captain Lou vids after the fold.
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Wrestling, RowTow style

Published on 2 years ago in News. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , .

Perfecting the fish takes time and practice, but can be applied to anything in your daily life. We’re even starting to see statues dedicated to fishing pop up. It certainly seems to be getting athletes far these days. This man used his fishing skills to advance in rugby, and this fine wrestler has coined his vicious fish “The Butt Drag”. Check it out.