• Old School Wrestling Legend Celebrates His Birthday
Old School Wrestling Legend Gerald “Jerry” Brisco celebrates his 73rd birthday today.
For most of his career Gerald formed a Tag Team with his real life brother Jack Brisco and together they wrestled as “The Brisco Brothers”.
During the 60s, 70s & early 80s they toured the territories and wrestled for promotions like Georgia Championship Wrestling, Jim Crockett Promotions and Championship Wrestling from Florida.
They also held minority interests in Georgia Championship Wrestling, which they used (in addition to Jim Barnett’s vote) to overrule Ole Anderson and sell the company and their weekly “World Championship Wrestling” TV show to Vince McMahon in 1984. The infamous “Black Friday” followed, when McMahon and the WWF were seen on TBS.
The Brisco Brothers also joined the World Wrestling Federation that year but retired a few months later in early 1985.
Gerald then started to work as a booker & road agent for the WWF and years later during the Attitude Era became famous again as one of Vince McMahon’s “stooges”.
In 2008, both brothers were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by John “Bradshaw” Layfield.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY GERALD BRISCO!
• John Cena’s Upcoming WWE Role Revealed
WWE announced the following:
“As the anticipation for the Oct. 4 Friday Night SmackDown debut continues to build, FOX Sports has announced a special slate of WWE programming for the lead-up to the marquee event.
A pair of hour-long WWE specials set the stage, beginning with “WWE SmackDown’s Greatest Hits” on Friday, Sept. 27, on FOX at 8/7 C. The show will be hosted by WWE Superstars Charlotte Flair and The Miz, who will look back at the most memorable moments from the storied history of the blue brand.
On Sunday, Sept. 29, John Cena narrates “WWE WrestleMania’s Legendary Moments,” reliving the most spectacular moments from the past 35 years at The Showcase of the Immortals. Check local listings for air times surrounding Sunday’s NFL on FOX single-header action.
Then on Friday, Oct. 4, FOX Sports rolls out the “blue carpet” at the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles for the long-awaited premiere of Friday Night SmackDown. The event begins with the Friday Night SmackDown Kickoff Show at 7:30/6:30 C with star-studded arrivals, backstage access to celebrities and athletes, as well as past and present Superstars kicking off the new era of WWE on FOX.”
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