POGO defends Supreme: Beckett Remembers Gordy
by Marty Goldstein on 2001-07-22
This
website stood virtually alone in providing calm, factual
analysis of the recent accidental burning of XPW Hardcore
legend Supreme. Many commentators were critical of not only
of the accident but of Supreme, characterized as talented
not at wrestling, but only at taking risky punishment from
light bulbs and going through burning tables.
POGO the Clown takes issue with Supreme-haters.
"A lot of people are capping on Supreme. Some of those people
are other wrestlers who don't even know him. Tell them to
shut their mouths."
"POGO spent a 3 week tour in FMW Japan with Supreme and
he is one of the toughest SOB's in the business. These people
who say he isn't a good worker, they couldn't lace his boots.
They haven't been in there with him."
"For
any wrestler to cap on Supreme when he was layed up in the
hospital, that person isn't one of the boys. Anyone who
wants to cap on Supreme, I will meet that person face to
face and we will see who can work, who can shoot and who's
hardcore".
Takers please apply to this website for your beating, er,
bout.
BECKETT STUNNED BY GORDY'S DEATH
XPW's Steve Rizzono asked me about the reaction of his old
ECCW Tag Team co-champion, Chance Beckett, to the untimely
passing of Terry Gordy.`I had just written a story about
breaking the news of the death of Bruiser Brody to a wrestler
13 years ago. To my surprise, I was once again the bearer
of bad news. Beckett had not heard Gordy was dead.
"Oh No, that's terrible, I can't believe it. He was my favorite
Freebird. The word at the gym was the Bigelow had died in
a car wreck, I guess people mixed up their Bam-Bam's."(
The death of Bigelow has been greatly exagerated - ed.)
"I just saw Gordy on Highlander this morning on TV!"
The episode in question dates to 1985. Lead actor Christopher
Lambert is watching a six-man tag at "Madison Square Garden".
The footage was from Verne Gagne's ill-fated Pro Wrestling
USA promotion in the East.
"The Freebirds meet Greg Gagne, the Tonga Kid and another
guy. The last shot is of Gordy taking a clothesline from
ganglepuss Gagne and taking a big bump.I kept thinking how
humiliating for Bam Bam. Now he's gone...".
The reigning Canadian Jr. Heavyweight champ brightened up
when he learned of recent ECCW results. "Average Joe loses
to Disco Fury? Oh,is Joe going to get ribbed ...", promised
Mr. Showtime.
CLARIFICATION: I had no knowledge of any Main Event promotion
tour to Vancouver or Canada from my conversations with Sandman
or anyone else. I am not involved with that promotion in
any way at this time.
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