1. Gerald Brisco Talks About Being “Vince’s Stooge” & Andre the Giant’s Legendary Drinking Reputation
During a recent interview with Tampa Bay Times, WWE Hall of Famer Gerald Brisco talked about being “Vince’s Stooge”, Andre the Giant’s legendary & more. Below are the highlights:
Being known as ‘Vince’s Stooge’ with Pat Patterson after a successful career:
“I loved it. I was 55 years old and getting air time and becoming a star again to a different generation as a fun character. Pat Patterson — the other stooge — in the beginning hated it. I used to kid Pat that he and I worked 25 years to be considered legit wrestlers, but we will go down in history as the McMahon stooges. He’d get mad and say don’t say that. Now he enjoys the memories. He told me he was recently at Joe’s Crab Shack and someone says, “Hey are you that Brisco stooge guy?” Pat told the guy he had half of it right.”
Andre the Giant’s legendary drinking reputation:
“There are a lot of crazy stories about Andre that sound fake but most are true, especially his drinking. Andre used to ask me to get him six bottles of Mateus wine and ice them down. He would drink those before we went to the ring and no one could tell. One night in Sarasota, Andre is traveling with us. So we pull over and get two cases of tall boys. By the time we get from Sarasota to the Tahitian Inn on Dale Mabry, the two cases were bone dry. He was one of the nicest guys but I have seen idiots in bars all over the country challenge him, and with one little shove they’d be 10 feet away.”
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