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scho63
02-17-2017, 11:13 AM
R.I.P. to one of my wrestling favorites back in the day! :deevee:

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2017/02/17/wwe-star-george-animal-steele-dead-at-79.html

Professional wrestler George "The Animal" Steele died at age 79, the WWE said in a statement.

Steele, whose real name is William James Myers was one of the WWE's most wild and outrageous stars.

Known for his green tongue and hairy chest, "The Animal" received a master's degree from Central Michigan University and was a high school teacher and wrestling coach in Michigan.

While he was teaching, he began to book gigs in the pro-wrestling world. His first WWE appearance was in 1967 when he began his rivalry against WWE champ Bruno Sammartino.

The WWE Hall of Famer continued to make wrestling appearances through the 2000s.

He is survived by his wife Pat, their two sons Dennis and Randy and daughter, Felicia.

In58men
02-17-2017, 11:17 AM
Vader will be next :(

BlackHelicopters
02-17-2017, 11:19 AM
RIP John Goodman

cosmo20002
02-17-2017, 12:07 PM
RIP
That dude was awesome. Scary motherfucker.

Amnorix
02-17-2017, 12:23 PM
That guy was great. And reminds me of the lovely Elizabeth.

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/OpDlKyrB9Wk/maxresdefault.jpg

Dayze
02-17-2017, 03:32 PM
MINE!

Msmith
02-17-2017, 03:39 PM
These are the wrestlers I grew up with died from 1990 to 2015.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1tYkMUv_q8

Fishpicker
02-18-2017, 06:48 AM
RIP. I loved his performance in Ed Wood. I thought he was legit deranged when he would rip padding out of the turnbuckle and eat it.

Rain Man
02-18-2017, 09:26 AM
That guy was great. And reminds me of the lovely Elizabeth.

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/OpDlKyrB9Wk/maxresdefault.jpg

I didn't follow wrestling. Did he eventually win her heart?

DJJasonp
02-18-2017, 10:13 AM
I didn't follow wrestling. Did he eventually win her heart?

I think he "won her" in a match versus macho man at some point....so she had to be "with him".

I think they turned it into some hypnotized storyline if I recall properly.