And I should kick myself for forgetting Abdullah the Butcher, Sweet Daddy Siki, Bad News Brown/Allen, Iceman King Parsons and other legends.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "B Smith" <daikaij...@...> wrote: > > This list sucks. Where are Ernie "The Big Cat" Ladd, Bobo Brazil, Sailor Art > Thomas, Rocky Johnson, Bearcat Wright, Ray Candy, Sonny King, Hacksaw Butch > Reed and Tony Atlas? > > Ice Train? Hell New Jack deserves a spot on the list before he would. > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter <martinbaxter7@> wrote: > > > > Mr Worf, they left off the first Black wrestler I can remember, Tony Atlas. > > And no... the People's Elbow cannot be topped. [?][?][?][?] > > > > On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 4:15 AM, Mr. Worf <HelloMahogany@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > The Top 10 Greatest Black Wrestlers Of All-Time > > > By Claudio E. Cabrera <http://newsone.com/author/ccabrera/> July 30, 2010 > > > 10:23 am > > > > > > [image: 22-the-rock-wwf-champ] > > > > > > As a kid growing up, my favorite sport to watch on Saturday mornings and > > > Monday nights was wrestling. If it wasn't WWF, it was WCW. If it was > > > neither > > > of those, I'd have to sneak in ECW late night on low volume so my parents > > > wouldn't hear me up so late. > > > > > > In elementary school, everyone had their favorite wrestlers and most of > > > them were white. We all had white favorites because they seemed to be the > > > only ones on top (not because of color). The Black and Latino wrestlers > > > always seemed to be middle of the road and were portrayed in a very > > > stereotypical light. Think of the Godfather being a Pimp. Faarooq being > > > the > > > leader of a Black Panther esque group in the Nation of Domination. Kamala > > > being portrayed as a man who couldn't speak and was made to seem as if all > > > Africans were like him. > > > > > > All this continued until The Rock came along. At first, he was Rocky > > > Maivia > > > and just a regular wrestler who was on the undercard most times. But > > > things > > > changed in year three or four of his career when he became the first > > > African-American star to grab the title of #1 wrestler in the world. He > > > had > > > charisma, the ladies loved him, and his finishing moves were popular. Many > > > will claim that he isn't Black or that being light skin helped him out > > > (the > > > latter I won't deny), but on a grand scale, he helped pave the way for > > > other > > > Black wrestlers to receive their necessary shine. For these wrestling > > > federations to give a Black wrestler a shot at being the face of their > > > brands was huge > > > > > > In saying all this, I thought I would dedicate some time to a list of (in > > > my opinion and in no particular order) the "Top 10 Greatest Black > > > Wrestlers > > > Of All-Time." > > > > > > Feel free to disagree with me or add any people you think I may have > > > forgotten. > > > > > > [image: Booker_T_511772a] > > > > > > *#1 Booker T* > > > > > > I remember Booker T when he was with Harlem Heat in the mid 1990's. He has > > > come a long way to become a world champion in the WWE numerous times. I > > > remember when he called Hulk Hogan the n-word by mistake with Mean Gene > > > Okerlund interviewing him. Classic stuff! > > > > > > *Clip: *Booker T calls Hulk Hogan the > > > N-Word<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1o82BVKFp8> > > > > > > [image: KOKO B WARE 2] > > > > > > *#2 Koko B Ware* > > > > > > If there is one wrestler Black folk love to remember and make fun of it's > > > Koko B Ware. Not only was his getup a bit strange, but he also carried a > > > parrot around. God did the WWE and other wrestling federations try to make > > > us look bad. > > > > > > All in all, FLAP THOSE WINGS! > > > > > > Clip: WWE Hall Of Fame video of > > > Koko<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=As3-wCf297A> > > > > > > [image: Junkyard Dog] > > > > > > *#3* *Junkyard Dog* > > > > > > I wasn't old enough to see Junkyard Dog, but I remember seeing clips of > > > him > > > body-slamming the sports biggest stars. He is said to be one of the > > > toughest > > > and strongest wrestlers to ever compete period. He walked with a metal > > > chain > > > around his neck and crawled on the floor like a dog. > > > > > > May he rest in peace.* > > > * > > > > > > Clip: Tribute to Junkyard > > > Dog<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu1XNfDPfko&feature=related> > > > > > > [image: Picture 1] > > > > > > *#4 Ice Train* > > > > > > If there is one thing you can say about Ice Train, was that he was as hard > > > as a block of ice and rarely ever melted. > > > > > > Clip: Giant vs Ice > > > Train<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QYqcRcHOpg&feature=related> > > > > > > [image: the_rockjagdish-1.blogs.com] > > > > > > *#5 **The Rock* > > > > > > "Do you smellllllll what The Rock is cooking?" > > > > > > That was The Rock's catchphrase every time he ended an interview or a > > > match. The Rock was by far my favorite wrestler of all-time and the > > > funniest > > > ever in my opinion. I mean, can you really top the People's Elbow? > > > > > > Clip: The Rock making fun of Lilian > > > Garcia<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtMML_zdfxA> > > > > > > [image: godfather] > > > > > > *#6 **Godfather* > > > > > > Three words: "Pimpin Aint Easy!" > > > > > > Clip: Godfather vs Golddust <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fumFTjkXtqo> > > > > > > [image: Ron_Simmons]*#7 Farooq* > > > > > > The former football player for the Univ of Miami became a wrestler and a > > > damn good one. He headed up the Nation of Domination and also played > > > plenty > > > of different characters. > > > > > > Clip: Faarooq disbands Nation of > > > Domination<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G_kyXx0D2M&feature=related> > > > > > > [image: 29] > > > > > > *#8 Mark Henry* > > > > > > The world's strongest man. Big Mark Henry went from being a bad guy with > > > the Nation to "Sexual Chocolate" with the ladies. > > > > > > Clip: Mark Henry vs Goldberg <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6m-Z7z0C-q4> > > > > > > [image: kamala]*#9 Kamala * > > > > > > We all knew him for never being able to talk and tapping his tummy all the > > > time. He had a series of classic matches with the Undertaker. > > > > > > Clip: Kamala vs > > > Undertaker<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fx43Ny2KPG0&feature=related> > > > > > > [image: Mr_T_article] > > > > > > *#10 Mr. T* > > > > > > The man who many believe was the first to make the jump from wrestling to > > > the mainstream. He went from the mat to Hollywood red carpets and big > > > screens.* > > > * > > > > > > Clip: Roddy Piper confronts Mr. > > > T<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKbR4Dh85C8> > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! > > > Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell > > wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik > > >
