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| Posted: Tue Jan 31st, 2012 06:11 pm |
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beejmi THE BIG KAHUNA 
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Count Grog wrote: Bruno Sammartino As A Color Commentator? Doggone it Grog
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| Posted: Tue Jan 31st, 2012 06:25 pm |
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the squared circle
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As a second generation wop, I loved Bruno, but man he was horrible as a commentator. Half the time you couldnt understand what he was saying. But, he was fun to listen to. Of course, when he attacked Macho, after Macho had attacked Steamboat....that was hilarious.
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| Posted: Tue Jan 31st, 2012 07:30 pm |
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Taylor
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Patterson replaced Bruno until Jan 1984 so he had a pretty good run and was quite good from a nostalgic standpoint.
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| Posted: Tue Jan 31st, 2012 10:06 pm |
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beejmi wrote: Count Grog wrote:Bruno Sammartino As A Color Commentator? I do not know if I was just used to him, but I did not mind Bruno doing commentary at all. Patterson made me nervous at times.
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| Posted: Tue Jan 31st, 2012 11:26 pm |
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srossi Hall Of Famer
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Papa Voo wrote: beejmi wrote:Count Grog wrote:Bruno Sammartino As A Color Commentator? Why? Was he standing behind you?
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| Posted: Wed Feb 1st, 2012 12:19 am |
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HarryG Hall Of Famer 
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Bruno > Patterson. Bruno made sense and often provided some nice insight to matches. I especially loved when Jay Strongbow would be doing his standards match (you know-opponent holds him in a "nerve hold" forever, until its time for the war dance), and Bruno would say: "I don't see why Strongbow doesn't get up and fight back, Vince. Grabbing the trapezium muscle doesn't hurt that much." Patterson? Couldn't understand him even *with* a Quebecois-English translator and subtitles.
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| Posted: Wed Feb 1st, 2012 01:12 am |
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carpetbeggar The Ayatollah Of Rock And Rolla 
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Kinda funny eh that their color commentators all had an ethnic flair and accent to boot until Jesse came along. Rocca-Sammartino-Patterson-Sammartino then Ventura. **Edit* Actually I'm kinda surprised they didn't have Pedro Morales try it somewhere in there. "Vince, he's ready for any kind a action today." Last edited on Wed Feb 1st, 2012 01:13 am by carpetbeggar |
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| Posted: Wed Feb 1st, 2012 03:12 am |
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TerryWWWF
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Nobody could ever make any sense out of anything Rocca said, and he kept calling Vince "General." Bruno was right for that time. They were still treating it like it was real, so that kind of bland Bruno approach fit. He would talk about guys' strengths and weaknesses like it was some kind of legit competition and, of course, he'd express his disgust with foul tactics being used. That style wouldn't fit now, but it was fine then.
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| Posted: Sat Feb 4th, 2012 02:56 am |
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LAF
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the squared circle wrote: Of course, when he attacked Macho, after Macho had attacked Steamboat....that was hilarious. "You piece of slime!"
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| Posted: Sat Feb 4th, 2012 09:50 pm |
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Using guys such as Sammartino and Patterson as color commentators also provided a convenient means to kick off a feud. The heel could take offense to some of the comments made during his match, call out the commentator during a match (like Slaughter did with Patterson during his Cobra Clutch Challenge), attack the commentator during an interview (like Mosca did by clonking Patterson over the head with a water pitcher while Patterson was interviewing a referee who had disqualified Mosca during an earlier match), or the commentator could attack the heel after a cowardly / vicious beatdown of a babyface (like Sammartino did to Savage after the attack on Steamboat).
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| Posted: Sun Feb 5th, 2012 07:20 pm |
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beejmi THE BIG KAHUNA
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LAF wrote: the squared circle wrote:Of course, when he attacked Macho, after Macho had attacked Steamboat....that was hilarious. I use this everyday
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| Posted: Sun Feb 5th, 2012 09:28 pm |
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tofu_chipmunk
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beejmi wrote: LAF wrote:the squared circle wrote:Of course, when he attacked Macho, after Macho had attacked Steamboat....that was hilarious. I have the PMs to prove this.
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