Gordon solie never made the jump to wwe, largely due to the fact. The smark retro rant for wcw slamboree 95 411mania. All content is posted anonymously by employees working at angelo gordon. Although solie was also inducted in the 1995 wcw hall of fame, he had already given his notice of termination.
Randy savage, lanny and angelo poffo wrestling stars, wrestling divas, beth phoenix. Lanny mark poffo born december 28, 1954, better known by his ring names leaping lanny poffo and the genius, is a canadianamerican professional wrestler, motivational speaker, poet, and actor. A free inside look at angelo gordon salary trends based on 43 salaries wages for 27 jobs at angelo gordon. Gordon was also a deep thinker and a poet in the style of jim morrison. Gordon solie news newspapers books scholar jstor june 2019 learn how and when to remove this template. Heenan basically stayed with a reallife interview, although on at least one point, he played company man with wcw. Gordon solie provides the call of the action, during which he gives a good history of the nwa title during those years. All of wcws hall of fame inductees were chosen by a committee which was headed by legendary announcer gordon solie. The smark retro rant for wcw slamboree 95 inside pulse. Jonard frank labiak january 26, 1929 july 27, 2000, better known as gordon solie was a floridabased professional wrestling playbyplay announcer working for world championship wrestling. Listen to the jim cornette experience each thursday and jim cornettes drive thru each monday on itunes, stitcher, podcast addict, iheartradio, and everywhere else podcasts are available.
Feb 11, 2010 best promos ric flair let me explain something to you 3 cartoon characters. An article by mike mooneyham published july 30, 2000 when gordon solie talked, people listened. World championship wrestling to place his father, angelo poffo, in its hall of fame. Angelo poffo beat the masked avenger lanny poffo debut of lanny. Poffo was born in calgary, alberta, canada, to angelo poffo, an italian american catholic, and judy, a jewishamerican. Jul 27, 2000 gordon solie was involved in the selection of the 1993 and 1994 inductees but was not consulted in regard to the 1995 inductee class. Gordon solie, dusty rhodes, terry funk, acting, wrestling school and more. Solie is incredibly touched by the induction, showing how much the hall of fame meant to him. Gordon solie inducts wahoo mcdaniel, terry funk, dusty rhodes, angelo poffo, big john studd, and antonio inoki into the hall of fame. Gordon dangelo is cofounder of next financial group, inc. Gordon solie and dusty rhodes, and questionable fashion choices. One day, dave meltzer and i were in a hotel lobby in japan. For the first time, short stories and prose from gordon s personal writing files are presented along with more than 160.
Apr 01, 2020 wcw attempted to treat their hall as legitimate by honoring wrestlers from all organizations and territories. New biography of gordon solie discusses his drunken escapades. Angelo poffo defeated wilbur snyder to win the united states television title on tv in cincinnati. Terry funk, antonio inoki, big john studd, wahoo mcdaniel, angelo poffo and gordon solie are all welcomed in. In memory of randy, this is a chapter of my first book, the world according to. Salaries posted anonymously by angelo gordon employees. Angelo poffo, in their hall of fame, despite poffo never having wrestled for wcw. Solie opposed this decision, because he felt wrestlers or in this case, family of wrestlers should not be asking for spots in the hall in this case, especially, since poffo did not have much of a career in wcw. Angelo was the father of randy macho man savage and leaping lanny poffo. Listen to the jim cornette experience each thursday and jim cornettes drive thru each monday on itunes, stitcher, podcast addict, iheartradio. The legendary harley race wrestles the patriarch of the poffo wrestling family, angelo poffo. Classic photo of wcw hall of fame legend angelo poffo with his. Bobby heenan was the featured guest on a weekend halfhour sportschannel chicago tv show hosted by a sports talk radio guy named mike north. Solie in english with contextual examples mymemory.
Angelo founded kentuckys international championship wrestling in 1978 in. Studd, wahoo mcdaniel, angelo poffo and gordon solie are all welcomed in. And he is still considered the best in my book, he gave florida wrestling a sense of legitimacyand was poffo not a world record holder at the. Investment firm angelo, gordon hires credit executives from.
He ran international championship wrestling for a number of years, holding cards in tennessee, kentucky and arkansas. Beloved father, wrestler, miser march 4th, 2010 admin leave a comment go to comments the wrestling observer is reporting that angelo poffo, perhaps best known to many fans as the father of randy macho man savage, passed away this morning at the age of 84. Aug 31, 2012 fellow inductee gordon solie was so angered that someone of poffo s stature in the industry was being inducted alongside the likes of wahoo mcdaniel, dusty rhodes, big john studd, antonio inoki. Fellow inductee gordon solie was so angered that someone of poffos stature in. Fellow inductee gordon solie was so angered that someone of poffo s stature in the industry was being inducted alongside the likes of wahoo. Gordon solies beef with angelo poffo being inducted into the wcw. Still, wcw was proud of the massive crowd and what it meant for the history books. Solie was also the regular announcer for georgia championship wrestling, championship wrestling from florida. Gordon solie was an american floridabased professional wrestling playbyplay announcer.
Jim ross cites him as the most significant influence on his career as an announcer. Angelo poffo was born on april 10, 1925 in downers grove, illinois, usa as angelo john poffo. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. He died on march 4, 2010 in sarasota, florida, usa. Brief clip of vince mcmahon and gordon solie duration. Angelo john poffo april 10, 1925 march 4, 2010 was an american professional wrestler and wrestling promoter. In the pages of this book you will learn about gordons childhood, his early days in radio, his stint in the air force, his experiences with an interesting concept known as thrillcade, his love of stock car racing, his career as a prowrestling announcer, and on top of all that you will read interesting short stories and poems written about various topics that interested gordon at the time. Angelo gordon is a global alternative investment manager founded in november 1988 by john m. Wwe paced itself to bring wrestlemania week to historic tampa for the first time in its 36year history in april, but coronavirus halted those plans. This was cited as one of the reasons gordon solie quit wcw shortly after. He was the father of the genius lanny poffo and macho man randy savage. Poffo s induction went on and solie left the company shortly after.
Icw poffo universe poffo history at your fingertips with video. Breaking kayfabe dinner with the legends of wrestling by jeff bowdren, edited by scott teal. The same care and attention to detail that he gave to calling a wrestling match, he also gave to his life, both public and private. Gordon who together ran the arbitrage department of l. Dusty rhodes antonio inoki angelo poffo terry funk big john studd. Join facebook to connect with dangelo gordon and others you may know. Gordon solie, the dean of wrestling announcers, passed away on july 27, 2000 after a battle with brain cancer, but thankfully his daughter, pam allyn, and soninlaw bob allyn have preserved solies memory with gordon soliesomething left behind, a wrestling book like none other before it. Dubbed the walter cronkite of pro wrestling by the sports most dedicated fans, gordon solie was one of the most respected commentators wrestling had ever been privy to for almost five decades. Included in this book are a large number of never before seen photographs straight from the gordon solie collection, bringing his stories to life with illustration. Gordon solie academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. The best wrestling promos of all time 156,299 views.
Gordon solie news newspapers books scholar jstor june. Join facebook to connect with gordon dangelo and others you may know. From 1956 into the early 1960s, angelo poffo was managed by bronco lubich. You know you made an interesting comment there, you see, thats another thing that i look upon in my career the fact that i was let into that society, allowed inside the society has made me very proud and pleased with the fact that a community that was as tightly knit as they were has said, hey, heres a guy who is a non. Aug 30, 2009 the new book about gordon solie written by experienced wrestling biographer scott teal in addition to solie s daughter and and her husband is now available, and the excerpt provided in the promotional flyer does little to quiet any stories of his alcoholfueled revelry throughout the years. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential wrestling announcers. Gordon solie something left behind is a tour through the previously unpublished writings of the dean of professional wrestling announcers, the late gordon solie. Icw poffo universe poffo history at your fingertips with. In 1995, macho man randy savage pushed for world championship wrestling to place his father, angelo poffo, in its hall of fame. America don ross over angelo poffoleaping lanny poffo midamerica champion loses title to don kent macon georgia macon coliseum tuesday december 1977. Randy savage, lanny and angelo poffo wrestling stars, wrestling divas, beth.
Wrestling tv results for saturday june 4, 1977 with gordon solie atlanta. Jerry oates and rufus r jones over randy savage and jim dalton. Solie first got into the wrestling game in tampa, florida in 1950, before. Gordon solie born francis jonard labiak, later jonard pierre sjoblom, january 26, 1929 july 27, 2000, was an american floridabased professional wrestling playbyplay announcer working for georgia championship wrestling, championship wrestling from florida, usa championship wrestling, continental championship wrestling, and world championship wrestling. An interesting story meltzer tells is of solie at the 1995 world championship wrestling wcw hall of fame induction, and solies unwillingness and uneasiness to announce angelo poffo and john studd into the hall of fame. Gordon solie1, was an american floridabased professional wrestling. Especially wrestling fans, a generation of which were weaned on the gravelvoiced solies unique call of the action inside the ring and unparalleled commentary on the business. Solie also acted as the emcee for the induction ceremonies. For those who only know gordon solie as the dean of wrestling, this book will pleasantly surprise you. Pat patterson vs angelo poffo pattersons cwf debut january 11th, 1977. Wcw management decided to go above the head of the committee chairman gordon solie and induct wrestlerpromoter angelo poffo. Then, solie is taken by surprise and inducted too by rhodes.
He is also the reallife younger brother of macho man randy savage. Every fan of professional wrestling will have gordon solie s voice etched in their mind forever, and now they can own a piece of his life. Jul 25, 2017 investment firm angelo, gordon has hired two credit specialists from hedge fund millennium management to manage a new strategy, according to a memo sent to employees on tuesday. Gordon solie, was an american floridabased professional wrestling playbyplay announcer working for georgia championship wrestling, championship wrestling from florida, usa championship wrestling, continental championship wrestling, and world championship wrestling. Gordon solie was involved in the selection of the 93 and 94 inductees but was not consulted in regard to the 95 group. Gordon solie is possibly the most recognized voice from the days of classic. Ring names gordon solie born january 26, 19291929 01 26 minneapolis, minnesota. Gordon solie, master of the ring paperback december 1, 1984. Angelo is related to brian pg i gordon i and anthony l mcduffie as well as 2 additional people. Gordon was an original founder and director of jackson hewitt tax service. Georgia championship wrestling tv results for december 17, 1977 with gordon solie atlanta.
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