Steve Lombardi, the Brooklyn Brawler, has been let go by the WWE after more than 30 years with the company. The popular ’80s and ’90s jobber didn’t really wrestle anymore, but instead oversaw and produced promos for other talent. In-ring, while mostly known for his role as the Brawler, Lombardi also performed as one of several Doink The Clowns, as Kamala’s handler Kim Chee, and as both Mvp and Abe “Knuckleball” Schwartz. After serving many years as a perennial loser, helping to put other talent “over,” Lombardi was given a surprise New York City title shot against Shawn Michaels.
- 5/11/2016
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
The annual Royal Rumble match, held in January, is one of the highlights of the wrestling year, as thirty men from an assortment of different spots on the card enter the ring and participate in an hour of relentless and unpredictable action until just one man is left standing, receiving a title match at Wrestlemania for his troubles.
The brainchild of Pat Patterson, the match was first held in 1988, where just twenty men competed and ‘Hacksaw’ Jim Duggan emerged victorious. Twenty six years later, the match dawns upon us once again.
Though the current roster has an abundance of talent, this has not always been the case, and in years gone by the WWE has had to scrape the very bottom of the barrel on occasion (who can forget the appearances of Squat Team Member #1 and Squat Team Member #2 in 1996!) to fill the Rumble match with thirty participants. As a result of this,...
The brainchild of Pat Patterson, the match was first held in 1988, where just twenty men competed and ‘Hacksaw’ Jim Duggan emerged victorious. Twenty six years later, the match dawns upon us once again.
Though the current roster has an abundance of talent, this has not always been the case, and in years gone by the WWE has had to scrape the very bottom of the barrel on occasion (who can forget the appearances of Squat Team Member #1 and Squat Team Member #2 in 1996!) to fill the Rumble match with thirty participants. As a result of this,...
- 1/24/2014
- by Alex Antliff
- Obsessed with Film
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