• Old School WWF Attitude Era Legend Celebrates His Birthday
Old School UFC/MMA & WWF Attitude Era Legend ‘The World’s Most Dangerous Man’ Ken Shamrock celebrates his birthday today.
Shamrock became the first ever UFC World Heavyweight Champion (back then named “Ultimate Fighting Superfight Championship”) in 1995 and later joined the World Wrestling Federation in February 1997.
During his WWF career Ken won the Intercontinental Championship and the World Tag Team Championship, as well as the 1998 King of the Ring tournament.
In 2002 he had a brief stint in Total Nonstop Action, where he became the NWA World Heavyweight Champion.
Him getting inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame is obviously just a matter of “when” and not “if”.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KEN SHAMROCK!
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• Old School Wrestling Veteran Celebrates His Birthday
Old School Wrestling Veteran Shawn Hernandez celebrates his birthday today.
After touring the independent scene during the 90s, he arrived in the World Wrestling Federation in 2000 and wrestled as a ‘Jobber To The Stars’ in dark matches, but also on several episodes of the weekly TV show “WWF Jakked” / “WWF Metal”.
Hernandez then made a name for himself in Total Nonstop Action, where he became a member of ‘Latin American Xchange’ (LAX) and won the NWA World Tag Team Championship (2x), as well as the TNA World Tag Team Championship (5x), before he left the promotion in 2014.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY HERNANDEZ!
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• On This Day In Wrestling History (February 11, 2021) – Old School WWF Jobber Passes Away
On this day in 2021, we lost Old School World Wrestling Federation Jobber Rusty Brooks (Real name: Kurt Koski) at the age of 63, only 4 days after his birthday.
Brooks used to be a ‘Jobber To The Stars’ on World Wrestling Federation TV from 1984 until 1986 and then again in 1988.
His biggest claim to fame was wrestling WWF World Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan on an episode of ‘WWF Championship Wrestling’ in 1985.
REST IN PEACE RUSTY BROOKS
February 7, 1958 – February 11, 2021
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• Old School WrestleMania Celebrity Would Have Celebrated His Birthday
Today would have been the birthday of Old School Hollywood Legend & WWF WrestleMania X Celebrity Burt Reynolds.
He was starring in famous 80s movies such as “Smokey and the Bandit” (I, II & III), “The Cannonball Run” (I & II) and “Rent-a-Cop”, as well as the 2005 Adam Sandler movie “The Longest Yard”, in which he co-starred alongside Old School Wrestling Legends Goldberg, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin & Kevin Nash.
In 1994, Burt Reynolds was the guest ring announcer for the WrestleMania X main event between WWF Champion Yokozuna and Bret “The Hitman” Hart.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY & REST IN PEACE!
February 11, 1936 – September 6, 2018
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• On This Day In Wrestling History (February 11, 2017) – Old School Wrestling Legend Passes Away
On this day in 2017, we lost Old School Wrestling Legend “Chavo Classic” Chavo Guerrero Sr. (Real name: Salvador Guerrero III) at the age of 68 due to liver cancer.
Chavo Sr. was the brother of Old School WCW/WWF/WWE legend “Latino Heat” Eddie Guerrero, and the father of WCW Veteran Chavo Guerrero Jr.!
He wrestled for several territories during the 70s and 80s, but was also involved in a 2004 storyline on WWE SmackDown!, that saw him winning the Cruiserweight Championship from his own son.
REST IN PEACE CHAVO GUERRERO SR.!
January 7, 1949 – February 11, 2017
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