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Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 7:50 am
by CygnusX1
Walkinghairball wrote:RIP Captain Lou.
Captain Lou Albano Dies: Pro Wrestler, Manager, Actor Was 76
Posted Oct 14, 2009 1:44PM By Michael David Smith (RSS feed)
Captain Lou Albano, the former professional wrestler whose WWF fame as a manager in the 1980s was surpassed by his crossover fame as a collaborator with Cyndi Lauper, has died. He was 76.
The New York Daily News reports:
He was inducted into the World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Fame in 1996, paying tribute to Albano's management of 15 WWE tag team champions and WWE title holder Ivan Koloff.
The colorful and kooky Albano was dubbed "The Guiding Light" for his "management" work.
"One of the company's most popular and charismatic legends," the WWE said in a statement. "He will be greatly missed."
Born Louis Vincent Albano, Captain Lou grew up in New York and briefly went to Tennessee on a football scholarship before turning his attention full-time to wrestling. He and his tag team partner Tony Altimore were known as The Sicilians and at one point in the 1960s held the WWWF tag team championship, but he was more famous to wrestling fans as a manager of popular wrestlers including the tag team champion British Bulldogs.
He found his greatest fame outside the ring working with Lauper, including appearing as her father in the "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" video. He continued to work as an actor in the 1990s.
I saw that, and he was - indeed - the
Manager of Champions.
RIP Cap'n Lou.
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 10:03 am
by YYZ30
Walkinghairball wrote:RIP Captain Lou.
Captain Lou Albano Dies: Pro Wrestler, Manager, Actor Was 76
Posted Oct 14, 2009 1:44PM By Michael David Smith (RSS feed)
Captain Lou Albano, the former professional wrestler whose WWF fame as a manager in the 1980s was surpassed by his crossover fame as a collaborator with Cyndi Lauper, has died. He was 76.
The New York Daily News reports:
He was inducted into the World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Fame in 1996, paying tribute to Albano's management of 15 WWE tag team champions and WWE title holder Ivan Koloff.
The colorful and kooky Albano was dubbed "The Guiding Light" for his "management" work.
"One of the company's most popular and charismatic legends," the WWE said in a statement. "He will be greatly missed."
Born Louis Vincent Albano, Captain Lou grew up in New York and briefly went to Tennessee on a football scholarship before turning his attention full-time to wrestling. He and his tag team partner Tony Altimore were known as The Sicilians and at one point in the 1960s held the WWWF tag team championship, but he was more famous to wrestling fans as a manager of popular wrestlers including the tag team champion British Bulldogs.
He found his greatest fame outside the ring working with Lauper, including appearing as her father in the "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" video. He continued to work as an actor in the 1990s.
Sad.
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 1:56 pm
by Walkinghairball
I never got the rubberband thing, but he was boss at what he did for wrasslin.
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 4:24 am
by CygnusX1
Mick Foley reminds me of Cap'n Lou for some reason.
Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 12:22 am
by Middle Kingdom
RIP Captain Lou.
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 11:05 pm
by Middle Kingdom
Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne hosting RAW
here in Worcester next week.
We have balcony seats, but we make make a sign anyway.
Maybe I'll do one that just says By-Tor.
Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 11:40 am
by Walkinghairball
Middle Kingdom wrote:Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne hosting RAW
here in Worcester next week. Maybe I'll do one that just says By-Tor.
Oh that would be cool to see that pop thru the tv.
Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 10:51 pm
by Middle Kingdom
I think I will make one tomorrow.
We thought Tom Brady might be hosting cus the Pats have the bye week, like Big Ben did when he hosted, but I bet Coach Belichick wouldn't approve of that.
Course it shows we're more focused on football than the Steelers.
hehehe.
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 8:41 pm
by Middle Kingdom
So Raw with Ozzy was fun.
We got to see 2 "Superstars" matches before the live event.
Those pyro blasts are extremely loud indoors too.
Our seats were deemed no good upon arrival because they placed the device that projects the Titantron images had to be placed there.
Sigh.
Luckilly we got 8 together two sections over.
Hopefully it comes back around, it was worth it.
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 4:21 am
by funky cm
Ozzy and Sharon looked like they had a ton of fun - this is the type of show where a uest host works out
but every week? loses it's appeal, especially when marginal D-listers host the show (NASCAR drivers, Access Hollywood hosts)
so hard to believe that guest hosts hold any power in determining title matches, especially for the following week, which undermines the entire basis of the concept in the irst place
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 2:07 am
by funky cm
Umaga, RIP
Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2009 1:24 pm
by funky cm
Sheamus, WWE champion.... a change in the top welcomed, but still... WTF?
bret Hart return? in what capacity?
Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2009 5:43 pm
by Walkinghairball
funky cm wrote:Sheamus, WWE champion.... a change in the top welcomed, but still... WTF?
bret Hart return? in what capacity?
WOAH!!!!!!!!
I need to start watching again.
Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 2:58 am
by Middle Kingdom
My all time favorite, Bret "the Hitman" Hart is back!
Apparently he signed a 4 month contract and the scuttlebut is that he will have one last match, versus Mr. McMahon at Wrestlemania.
He looks good for a guy who recovered from a stroke a few years back.
Sadly they modernized his entrance theme, which was the best ever, in my opinion.
Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 4:06 am
by funky cm
I can't believe Hart would wrestle.... I imagine he could, but just wouldn't be the same