Vols have a new fan. Ricky the Dragon Steamboat

[BigOrangeMojo]

I put professional wrestling somewhere between doing math problems and sleeping as to what qualifies as a sport

Thems some (fake) fighting words..I challenge you to a steel cage loser leaves town match. You can have Behr and his dog in your corner and I'll leave a 6 pack of beer under the ring for when the ref conveniently gets knocked out.....

 

[MyBloodRunnethOrange]

Do you remember when it was still the WWF? Cuz that's when he was rasslin

I do, but I've never really followed wrestling

 

[Behr]

I do, but I've never really followed wrestling

I did for a couple of years when I was young, back when Tojo Yamamoto, Dutch Mantel and Macho Man were the big deals. Tojo used to live in your neck of the woods, had a big house near the lake.

 

[esarmstrong]

What is it about all these connections between UT and wrasslin'. They are all over the place and have apparently been there for a long time. For instance, Capt. Lou Albano: didn't know about that one until reading this thread.

 

[Hacksaw]

Lou Albano - Wikipedia

Captain Lou played football at UT with Doug Atkins.

I'd never heard that before. I do see it mentioned on his Wikipedia page, but his name is not in the media guide in the all-time lettermen section.

As far as the thread subject, the more fans we have the better.

 

[Jax_Vol]

Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[zeppelin128]

What is it about all these connections between UT and wrasslin'. They are all over the place and have apparently been there for a long time. For instance, Capt. Lou Albano: didn't know about that one until reading this thread.

Wasn't Smokey Mountain Wresting a pretty important territory back in the day in Knoxville?

 

[JCHateSteve]

Rick Flair approves.

 

[musolfmj]

We'll doggone, I'm just tickled that ya'll are so tickled.

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

What is it about all these connections between UT and wrasslin'. They are all over the place and have apparently been there for a long time. For instance, Capt. Lou Albano: didn't know about that one until reading this thread.

Miami has the turnover chain, we should have a turnover robe. Every time our Defense gets a sack or a turnover, they run over to the sideline, put on the Orange and White robe, and start struttin' up and down the sideline yelling "Woooooooooo" just like Ric Flair.

Sure beats a trash can....

 

[BeecherVol]

Steamboat was bad azz!

 

[Iam4utalways]

I’ve got a Nash wraslin doll from that WWE(Maybe WWE. That I’m not too sure about.)

 

[TennesseeTarheel]

Miami has the turnover chain, we should have a turnover robe. Every time our Defense gets a sack or a turnover, they run over to the sideline, put on the Orange and White robe, and start struttin' up and down the sideline yelling "Woooooooooo" just like Ric Flair.

Sure beats a trash can....

Until the fourth quarter...P U !!!

 

[JCHateSteve]

Miami has the turnover chain, we should have a turnover robe. Every time our Defense gets a sack or a turnover, they run over to the sideline, put on the Orange and White robe, and start struttin' up and down the sideline yelling "Woooooooooo" just like Ric Flair.

Sure beats a trash can....

 

[stevenrich2003]

Some of the greatest wrestling matches of all time involved Steamboat: WrestleMania III match with the Macho Man and 1989-1990 matches with Ric Flair....

Can I get a " snap into a slimjim! "

 

[Iam4utalways]

Miami has the turnover chain, we should have a turnover robe. Every time our Defense gets a sack or a turnover, they run over to the sideline, put on the Orange and White robe, and start struttin' up and down the sideline yelling "Woooooooooo" just like Ric Flair.

Sure beats a trash can....

We could have Duane Johnson get on the Jumbotron and ask, “Can you smell what the Vols got cooking?”. Then have him do a Rick Flair ”Woooo.”.

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

We could have Duane Johnson get on the Jumbotron and ask, “Can you smell what the Vols got cooking?”. Then have him do a Rick Flair ”Woooo.”.

Don't be a dic; there's no K in Ric

Wooooo

 

[05_never_again]

Miami has the turnover chain, we should have a turnover robe. Every time our Defense gets a sack or a turnover, they run over to the sideline, put on the Orange and White robe, and start struttin' up and down the sideline yelling "Woooooooooo" just like Ric Flair.

Sure beats a trash can....

I love it, but it's only a great idea if you're winning.

The turnover chain is a much better gimmick than the trash can, but if Miami was losing and turning the ball over left and right, the chain gets made fun of too.

 

[Otis07]

Kevin Nash played basketball for UT. Kane lives in the area, and embraced UT as his own, he's even running for mayor of Knox County (I won't mention his real name so as to not "endorse" someone for office, that's not my intent).

Glad to learn Ricky Steamboat is on board the Big Orange train.

I might move to Knoxville to vote for Kane

 

[zeppelin128]

Miami has the turnover chain, we should have a turnover robe. Every time our Defense gets a sack or a turnover, they run over to the sideline, put on the Orange and White robe, and start struttin' up and down the sideline yelling "Woooooooooo" just like Ric Flair.

Sure beats a trash can....

We should go all out: music, spinning pedestal, orange robe, fireworks.

 

[Jack Burton]

Wasn't Smokey Mountain Wresting a pretty important territory back in the day in Knoxville?

Yes, owned and operated by the hilarious Jim Cornette.

 

[zeppelin128]

Yes, owned and operated by the hilarious Jim Cornette.

His podcasts are amazing. Dude's wit is razor sharp.

 

[TN_Transplant]

Pretty sure it was Kane running for local office.

Sorry, I thought I had pointed out it was Kane, but can see how it can be misread.

 

[DWright39]

My ol pops (my avatar). Was as big of a UT fan as it gets.... he’s known for a match or 2 in Knoxville...

 

[Brave Volunteer]

Yes, owned and operated by the hilarious Jim Cornette.

It produced the legendary "Heavenly Bodies" Dr. Tom Prichard and Gigolo Jimmy DelRay LMAO!!!