He briefly found new energy with the responsibility of being a referee.
Remember the stories of how the other wrestlers would, before each bout, massage and drain that permanently bandaged hole in his thigh.
Great name, great character --- but best not to scrutinize too closely.
When he dies I read in the pare that he was 68 and was shocked. Mow it looks like he was 74. Wrestling fibs about age. They ALL took five years off - McManus, Nagasaki ....
He briefly found new energy with the responsibility of being a referee.
Remember the stories of how the other wrestlers would, before each bout, massage and drain that permanently bandaged hole in his thigh.
Great name, great character --- but best not to scrutinize too closely.
When he dies I read in the pare that he was 68 and was shocked. Mow it looks like he was 74. Wrestling fibs about age. They ALL took five years off - McManus, Nagasaki ....
Once colour TV arrived it became all too obvious his hand was breaking the headbutt. He also became very dismissive of the fans later in his career
Yes he went on too long , but what a lot of info we have about him.