Cornette Attacks Car
An article by Mike Mooneyham Published Sept. 25, 1994 Manager Jim Cornette is best known for whacking wrestlers in the head with his infamous “Louisville Slugger”tennis racquet. Two weeks ago he used a real “Louisville Slugger” to smash the car windows of a former office employee at Smoky Mountain Wrestling. Cornette, 33, was arrested on [...]
Boris “The Great” Malenko: Master Heel
An article by Mike Mooneyham Published Sept. 5, 1994 His name was Larry Simon. But to thousands of wrestling fans across the country, “The Great” Malenko was one of the most notorious “bad guys” to ever step inside the squared circle. The master of the Russian Chain Match, Boris Malenko personified the Cold War image [...]
Bad Gimmicks Plague Taylor
Posted by Mike Mooneyham on September 10, 1994 · Leave a Comment
Published in September 10, 1994 Terry Taylor smiles at the notion of being labeled the “Taylor-Made Man.” Of course, it’s all part of his latest gimmick in the gimmick-filled world of professional wrestling. Last year as a member of the York Foundation, he was tabbed the “computerized man of the ’90s” and symbolized a stylish, [...]
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