OT: A&E Biography Series on WWE/WWF stars

[cment]

I am not ashamed to to say that I was a WWF/WCW/ECW fan back in the 90’s and very early 2000’s until the WWE bought the WCW and then i was done with it.

This A&E series on the back story of some of the icons is excellent. The stories are hard and you really get a behind the camera of what these guys/girls had to endure to get to the top.

 

[jmorovich]

I second that. I haven’t watched wrestling in over 25 years and I stumbled on these and they are excellent. Gives you a real glimpse into how hard these guys lives are outside the ring. The Rowdy Roddy Piper episode was really good. Crazy he was still alive given his life prior to becoming a professional wrestler.

 

[BBrown]

I watched the one about Macho Man Randy Savage. Lots of stuff that I remember watching as a kid. It seems like he was legitimately crazy. It's sad seeing how that actually works. Almost all of those guys cut their lives short to perform in Vince McMahon's traveling circus.

Was never a big wrestling fan but I knew who most of them were.
Whats really funny is watching "Young Rock" and then seeing them all out on the beach celebrating a birthday or having a family pick nick. From the Iron Shiek to Randy Savage. You know mortal enemies.LOL.

 

[LionDeNittany]

I watched the one about Macho Man Randy Savage. Lots of stuff that I remember watching as a kid. It seems like he was legitimately crazy. It's sad seeing how that actually works. Almost all of those guys cut their lives short to perform in Vince McMahon's traveling circus.

These guys would have cut their lives short with or without Vince. Vince just made them more wealthy.

LdN

 

[TheBigUglies]

I watched the one about Macho Man Randy Savage. Lots of stuff that I remember watching as a kid. It seems like he was legitimately crazy. It's sad seeing how that actually works. Almost all of those guys cut their lives short to perform in Vince McMahon's traveling circus.

Was a fan in the 80s and attending many WWF events at the Spectrum in Philly. We sat one time right next to the entrance and I got to high five the Macho Man and Elizabeth. Haven't washed my hand since!!

I happen to catch a little bit of the one about Andre the Giant and found it interesting. They were talking about how he put the new guy, Big John Stud, in his place. And apparently Andre drank a lot and attracted many ladies for obvious reasons(according to some of the wrestlers that were interviewed and are still alive).

 

[PSUPride1]

Was a fan in the 80s and attending many WWF events at the Spectrum in Philly. We sat one time right next to the entrance and I got to high five the Macho Man and Elizabeth. Haven't washed my hand since!!

I happen to catch a little bit of the one about Andre the Giant and found it interesting. They were talking about how he put the new guy, Big John Stud, in his place. And apparently Andre drank a lot and attracted many ladies for obvious reasons(according to some of the wrestlers that were interviewed and are still alive).

The Andre episode was excellent. He lived a sad life as this world is not built to suit a literal giant. And to say he drank a lot is a huge understatement. Rick Flair said Andre had a 106 beers one night. And during filming of the Princess Bride it was reported he had twenty bottles of wine in a single day.
And near the end of his life he dealt with a lot of pain as the body inevitably breaks down when you're that big.

 

[cment]

They did Booker T last night. What a great story of going from literally the jailhouse to stardom with a lot of hard work.

 

[Phil's Rug]

Was a fan in the 80s and attending many WWF events at the Spectrum in Philly. We sat one time right next to the entrance and I got to high five the Macho Man and Elizabeth. Haven't washed my hand since!!

I happen to catch a little bit of the one about Andre the Giant and found it interesting. They were talking about how he put the new guy, Big John Stud, in his place. And apparently Andre drank a lot and attracted many ladies for obvious reasons(according to some of the wrestlers that were interviewed and are still alive).

Will never forget my Aunt taking my brother, myself and our cousin to Hershey for a wwf event back in the mid 80's. After the show the wrestlers were signing autographs, my cousin stuck a Ricky Steamboat headband in front of the Junk Yard Dog and said "sign this". Didn't ask him please, JYD takes it from him and then gives him a 10 minute lecture on manners right there in front of evetybody 😄

That was the highlight of the night, he eventually signed for him when he was done though. Will never forget that, still have the headband somewhere.

 

[ericstratton-rushchairman]

I clearly remember when I was about 13-14 (early 80s) and I went to the Boston Garden with my Dad and watched Sargent Slaughter wrestle The Iron Sheik. Then two days later I was at Logan Airport with my family headed to Florida and BOOM there is SS and the Iron Sheik hanging out together at the gate getting ready to board a flight. I was crushed... up until then I had bought into the story lines hook, line, and sinker.

 

[PrtLng Lion]

I watched the Piper episode a couple nights ago. Really interesting to hear them discuss the scripts and storylines that McMahon and his writers concoct, and the movement that went on between WWF and WCW. I wasn't aware of Piper's career prior to joining WWF.

 

[Still in State College]

I haven't watched the A&E ones but Vice has Dark Side of the Ring which has been very good.

 

[diontechristmas]

I’ve been watching these and the dark side of the ring. I was born in 1980, and stopped watching wrestling about 20 years ago. But I can’t get enough content about 80’s and 90’s wrestlers. I will watch it all!

 

[diontechristmas]

I met Macho and Owen Hart in 1993 at Martz Hall in Wilkes-Barre. I was attending the match with my dad. Out of nowhere a lady grabbed myself and another boy my age. Took us “in the back” and there was macho and Owen. I was an awkward 13 year old and barely said anything. They were just chill and only half in character. Still no idea why she randomly offered or selected me, but it was pretty darn cool. My friends all thought I was making it all up, but it happened!

 

[Cletus11]

Watched the Steve Austin one, said he survived on tuna fish right out of the can and raw potatoes. Didn't understand why he could not cook them as something to do with oven broke and he didn't have money to fix it.

Remember back in the early 2000's getting on a plane in Philly and one of those planes where you walked in and first class and a few rows of coach were to the left. So I was in one of those couple of rows when this guy walks by and I see the back of him has long, golden hair. He sits down one row up across the aisle and I see it is Ric Flair. Man, did he look beat the crap up. He could barely get up mid flight to goto the bathroom and had a pretty obvious limp. Dude was not in good shape and you could tell was in a ton of pain.

 

[Phil's Rug]

I’ve been watching these and the dark side of the ring. I was born in 1980, and stopped watching wrestling about 20 years ago. But I can’t get enough content about 80’s and 90’s wrestlers. I will watch it all!

Check out Jim Cornette on YouTube, he has some great stories from back in the day. Some are down right hilarious

 

[LongJakk]

I'll have to check this out. As a little kid ny dads shriner temple unit ran the soda concession st the Mosque. I would go along and por sodas and then when the wrestling started id go up to the nosebleeds. I had back area access so I'd watch them beat on each other and then go down the same hallway into a tiny locker room. So, I knew it was all an act as a little boy but it was still fun to watch.

 

[Keyser Soze 16801]

This documentary series is very well done