There have been various wrestlers in Mexico using the name of El Estudiante or "The Student" and as inside humor, George Steele did this routine under a hood, calling himself The Student in Detroit, while teaching school by day
Arizona also had an Estudiante for a while and this was established area grappler, Paco Nunez, wearing a red mask and hood. They called him El Estudiante because it seemed as good as anything else.
Under the masked role, Nunez had some exceptional matches with Tony Hernandez in Phoenix, when Barry Bernsten was running in the early 1980s. If memory serves right, he lost to Hernandez in these encoutners.
As he did before donning the hood, Nunez eventually unmasked and continued as himself, unhooded. El Estudiante was clearly not meant to be a lasting thing.
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Museo Taurino
It is all but obligatory for wrestlers to at least make one bad movie if opportunistic to do so. Lanny Poffo as in a really horrible werewolf movie a few years back and Tor Johnson did those films for Ed Wood. Primo Carnera was in Hercules Unchained and Kiwi Kingston was in The Evil Of Frankenstein. Me.Insanity was in The Dead Don't Stay That Way.Then we have Hulk Hogan. Do we even want to go there.......
I did my part a few years back under the name of Mr. ??? in Museo Taurino for Blue Kat Barnyard films of Canton. Essentially, I did little more than do my nut role like in wrestling.
To see trailers simply go to You Tube and log in Museo Taurino film in search.
The movie may still be rogered on Amazon. Again simply go to any search and log in Museo Taurino DVD plus Amazon.com and links will come up for this.
The story has me as Don Guillermo Monclova and the plot concerns this man, driven insane, with a bizarre revenge plan agaisnt a writer named Carlos Sanchez. It is not a wrestling film, but a bullfight film on the surface and a horror film throughout. The bullfight, for those in the know, is one of my other loves.
There are some similarities, as the movie notes. As in wrestling, the bullfight world is full of corruption behind the scenes, which the fans seldom see. In this case, Don Guillermo becomes a crusader against the wickedness in this realm, striking down those he deems worthy of his attention. He goes more and more crazy as he builds plans to trap his next victim and one wonders if he will even be able to pull it off.
He does.
The movie was shot on a budget making the late ed Wood look like Tim Burton. It is what it is.
On the tradition of Hogan, Carnera, Johnson, Poffo and others I feel like I did my part to play in a low budget movie.
Check it out.
If you desire.....
'
Or don't.
I did my part a few years back under the name of Mr. ??? in Museo Taurino for Blue Kat Barnyard films of Canton. Essentially, I did little more than do my nut role like in wrestling.
To see trailers simply go to You Tube and log in Museo Taurino film in search.
The movie may still be rogered on Amazon. Again simply go to any search and log in Museo Taurino DVD plus Amazon.com and links will come up for this.
The story has me as Don Guillermo Monclova and the plot concerns this man, driven insane, with a bizarre revenge plan agaisnt a writer named Carlos Sanchez. It is not a wrestling film, but a bullfight film on the surface and a horror film throughout. The bullfight, for those in the know, is one of my other loves.
There are some similarities, as the movie notes. As in wrestling, the bullfight world is full of corruption behind the scenes, which the fans seldom see. In this case, Don Guillermo becomes a crusader against the wickedness in this realm, striking down those he deems worthy of his attention. He goes more and more crazy as he builds plans to trap his next victim and one wonders if he will even be able to pull it off.
He does.
The movie was shot on a budget making the late ed Wood look like Tim Burton. It is what it is.
On the tradition of Hogan, Carnera, Johnson, Poffo and others I feel like I did my part to play in a low budget movie.
Check it out.
If you desire.....
'
Or don't.
Thursday, October 4, 2012
The Exorcist Dies
Dick Cole who worked as The Exorcist in the early 1980s passed away early in 2012, with news just now starting to spread in the wrestling world.
Usually wrestling as a fan favorite who claimed to take the name of The Exorcist because he intended to run the forces of evil out of the sport, Cole was charismatic as a performer.
Arizona feuds included bloody matches with John Ringer, Mad Dog Marcial Bovee, The Lumberjacks and Maniac Mike Gordon.
Usually wrestling as a fan favorite who claimed to take the name of The Exorcist because he intended to run the forces of evil out of the sport, Cole was charismatic as a performer.
Arizona feuds included bloody matches with John Ringer, Mad Dog Marcial Bovee, The Lumberjacks and Maniac Mike Gordon.
The Death Of Bobby Mayne
Bobby Mayne/Jaggers has passed away in Kansas at the age of 64 from what appears to have been a heart attack.
In the 1970s, Bobby was a mainstay in Arizona, teaming with Jay Dillon, Chris Colt and Jody Arnold. he also had many wild and bloody singles matches feuds.
Among his matches at the Phoenix Madison Square Garden were encounters with Ron Dupree, Flama Roja, Sergio Saravia, Chief Big Heart and Jimmy Valentine.
His most notable feud was with Tito Montez, whom he defeated while covered with blood in a Loser Leave Town Match.
He and Jody Arnold also did the unthinkable in turning hated "Nazi" wrestler Kurt Von Steiger into an instant fan favorite when they doublecrossed him.
Mayne and Von Steiger met in a lengthy set of matches including a Hair vs Hair Match (which Jaggers lost after being tricked into signing a contract for any type of match Steiger wished....interesting as Steiger was bald already). a German Death Bout and Taped Fist Match. Most fo their encounters were bloody.
Mayne would leave Arizona and return briefly when Larry Hennig attempted to run, this time using the Bobby Jaggers name for which he became more famous. His last two Az. matches were a Phoenix encounter with Moose Morowski and a tag team match in Tempe where he and Ray Stevens took on Dory Funk Jr. and Chris Taylor.
In the 1970s, Bobby was a mainstay in Arizona, teaming with Jay Dillon, Chris Colt and Jody Arnold. he also had many wild and bloody singles matches feuds.
Among his matches at the Phoenix Madison Square Garden were encounters with Ron Dupree, Flama Roja, Sergio Saravia, Chief Big Heart and Jimmy Valentine.
His most notable feud was with Tito Montez, whom he defeated while covered with blood in a Loser Leave Town Match.
He and Jody Arnold also did the unthinkable in turning hated "Nazi" wrestler Kurt Von Steiger into an instant fan favorite when they doublecrossed him.
Mayne and Von Steiger met in a lengthy set of matches including a Hair vs Hair Match (which Jaggers lost after being tricked into signing a contract for any type of match Steiger wished....interesting as Steiger was bald already). a German Death Bout and Taped Fist Match. Most fo their encounters were bloody.
Mayne would leave Arizona and return briefly when Larry Hennig attempted to run, this time using the Bobby Jaggers name for which he became more famous. His last two Az. matches were a Phoenix encounter with Moose Morowski and a tag team match in Tempe where he and Ray Stevens took on Dory Funk Jr. and Chris Taylor.
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Guzmania
I do not know a great deal about him except I assume his last name is Guzman and hence the Guzmania thing.
A rotund Hispanic grappler, he may well remind older fans of the retired Eli Hernandez. Though he had been around beforehand, Guzmania started making wave sin about 2010 and continues to do so at this writing.
Sometimes cheered and sometimes booed, he seems more comfortable in a heel role, in the shade of the late Playboy Buddy Rose, where he places overemphasis on his supposedly tremendous physical condition, when he is in fact quite overweight.
Don't let the "fat" thing fool you though, as he also has legitimate upper body power and can go long matches in spite of what his appearance might imply..
Several Guzmania matches may be found on you tube now.
This includes one of his best encounters with High Alert Cody Baker.
A rotund Hispanic grappler, he may well remind older fans of the retired Eli Hernandez. Though he had been around beforehand, Guzmania started making wave sin about 2010 and continues to do so at this writing.
Sometimes cheered and sometimes booed, he seems more comfortable in a heel role, in the shade of the late Playboy Buddy Rose, where he places overemphasis on his supposedly tremendous physical condition, when he is in fact quite overweight.
Don't let the "fat" thing fool you though, as he also has legitimate upper body power and can go long matches in spite of what his appearance might imply..
Several Guzmania matches may be found on you tube now.
This includes one of his best encounters with High Alert Cody Baker.
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Peggy Connors
Peggy Connors was one of several wrestlers who happened to drift through Arizona, but did not stay long. Her name crops up in results data for different areas, but she only had a short Arizona stint before moving on.
In 1976, she had a feud with Marilyn Bender, the top female heel in the area at the time. Bender was as underhanded as they come and frankly, brawled like a man. She was also overbearing and annoying on the microphone with an arrogance few women could match.
Bender stayed in Arizona and New Mexico for quite a while, extending throughout the mid-1970s into the early 1980s, acing a number of female competitors such as Daisy Mae, Ann Casey and Mrs. Wrestling. Connors was one of the others to come through, lose to her in a short feud and depart.
Connors was billed a being from California and was the exact opposite of the hated Bender. She posed for photos signed autographs and was loved by the fans during her Arizona stay, which saw her facing Bender in casa Grande, Yuma, Tucson, Phoenix and other areas under the promotional hand of Paul Harvey.
One of the reasons she might not have stayed would have been the Paul Harvey pay offs, which were usually rock bottom.
Even though she and Bender had exemplary matches, Connors more likely than not saw a bad deal and headed for greener pastures.
In 1976, she had a feud with Marilyn Bender, the top female heel in the area at the time. Bender was as underhanded as they come and frankly, brawled like a man. She was also overbearing and annoying on the microphone with an arrogance few women could match.
Bender stayed in Arizona and New Mexico for quite a while, extending throughout the mid-1970s into the early 1980s, acing a number of female competitors such as Daisy Mae, Ann Casey and Mrs. Wrestling. Connors was one of the others to come through, lose to her in a short feud and depart.
Connors was billed a being from California and was the exact opposite of the hated Bender. She posed for photos signed autographs and was loved by the fans during her Arizona stay, which saw her facing Bender in casa Grande, Yuma, Tucson, Phoenix and other areas under the promotional hand of Paul Harvey.
One of the reasons she might not have stayed would have been the Paul Harvey pay offs, which were usually rock bottom.
Even though she and Bender had exemplary matches, Connors more likely than not saw a bad deal and headed for greener pastures.
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
What A Pain
When I first started throwing things together I thought it would be easy to compose a results book for Arizona wrestling. Not so.
Oh, the book will be out on Lulu okay, but I am not sure if it will be this month as planned.
The thing is it has not been so hard to find results from the 1960s-1970s or even older stuff from the 1920s-1950s.
What is hard is finding stuff from my era, say 1979-1990s.
It seems none of us bothered to keep the old programs, ads and the like for cards we were on.
Oh, I remember deign several shows, but as far as exact dates and complete results, forget it.
Well, there has to be some egomaniac who roked Arizona in my era with a bunch of stuff lying around.
Maybe it will turn up.
Oh, the book will be out on Lulu okay, but I am not sure if it will be this month as planned.
The thing is it has not been so hard to find results from the 1960s-1970s or even older stuff from the 1920s-1950s.
What is hard is finding stuff from my era, say 1979-1990s.
It seems none of us bothered to keep the old programs, ads and the like for cards we were on.
Oh, I remember deign several shows, but as far as exact dates and complete results, forget it.
Well, there has to be some egomaniac who roked Arizona in my era with a bunch of stuff lying around.
Maybe it will turn up.
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