# Pro Wrestling 10 List Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [May 17, 2024, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-wrestling-10-list-thread/1001674 "2024-05-17T04:01:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
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**Bobby Heenan Quotes** 1. Jannetty tried to dive through the window to escape, what an act of cowardice. 2. By the time The Iron Sheik makes it to the ring, it’ll be WrestleMania 38. (Said during the entrances of the Gimmick Battle Royal at WrestleMania 17) ---
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**Bobby Heenan Quotes** 1. Jannetty tried to dive through the window to escape, what an act of cowardice. 2. By the time The Iron Sheik makes it to the ring, it’ll be WrestleMania 38. (Said during the entrances of the Gimmick Battle Royal at WrestleMania 17) 3. Keep it simple for the humanoids (his response to Gorilla Monsoon on commentary, when Gorilla used some polysyllabic scientific term) ---
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**Bobby Heenan Quotes** 1. Jannetty tried to dive through the window to escape, what an act of cowardice. 2. By the time The Iron Sheik makes it to the ring, it’ll be WrestleMania 38. (Said during the entrances of the Gimmick Battle Royal at WrestleMania 17) 3. Keep it simple for the humanoids (his response to Gorilla Monsoon on commentary, when Gorilla used some polysyllabic scientific term) 4. This is not fair to Flair! (Repeated often during Flair’s appearance in the 1992 Royal Rumble, where he started third but managed to shock the world and win) ---
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**Bobby Heenan Quotes** 1. Jannetty tried to dive through the window to escape, what an act of cowardice. 2. By the time The Iron Sheik makes it to the ring, it’ll be WrestleMania 38. (Said during the entrances of the Gimmick Battle Royal at WrestleMania 17) 3. Keep it simple for the humanoids (his response to Gorilla Monsoon on commentary, when Gorilla used some polysyllabic scientific term) 4. This is not fair to Flair! (Repeated often during Flair’s appearance in the 1992 Royal Rumble, where he started third but managed to shock the world and win) 5. The two things that scare me most about wrestling fans is that they’re allowed to vote and allowed to reproduce. ---
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**Bobby Heenan Quotes** 1. Jannetty tried to dive through the window to escape, what an act of cowardice. 2. By the time The Iron Sheik makes it to the ring, it’ll be WrestleMania 38. (Said during the entrances of the Gimmick Battle Royal at WrestleMania 17) 3. Keep it simple for the humanoids (his response to Gorilla Monsoon on commentary, when Gorilla used some polysyllabic scientific term) 4. This is not fair to Flair! (Repeated often during Flair’s appearance in the 1992 Royal Rumble, where he started third but managed to shock the world and win) 5. The two things that scare me most about wrestling fans is that they’re allowed to vote and allowed to reproduce. 6. Yeah, but whose side is he on? (Said during Hulk Hogan’s entrance to eventually turn on WCW and form the New World Order) ---
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**Bobby Heenan Quotes** 1. Jannetty tried to dive through the window to escape, what an act of cowardice. 2. By the time The Iron Sheik makes it to the ring, it’ll be WrestleMania 38. (Said during the entrances of the Gimmick Battle Royal at WrestleMania 17) 3. Keep it simple for the humanoids (his response to Gorilla Monsoon on commentary, when Gorilla used some polysyllabic scientific term) 4. This is not fair to Flair! (Repeated often during Flair’s appearance in the 1992 Royal Rumble, where he started third but managed to shock the world and win) 5. The two things that scare me most about wrestling fans is that they’re allowed to vote and allowed to reproduce. 6. Yeah, but whose side is he on? (Said during Hulk Hogan’s entrance to eventually turn on WCW and form the New World Order) 7. Brain: (on Hulk Hogan’s theme music) That’s my second favorite song. Gorilla: I’m almost afraid to ask…what’s your favorite? Brain: All the rest are tied. ---
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**Bobby Heenan Quotes** 1. Jannetty tried to dive through the window to escape, what an act of cowardice. 2. By the time The Iron Sheik makes it to the ring, it’ll be WrestleMania 38. (Said during the entrances of the Gimmick Battle Royal at WrestleMania 17) 3. Keep it simple for the humanoids (his response to Gorilla Monsoon on commentary, when Gorilla used some polysyllabic scientific term) 4. This is not fair to Flair! (Repeated often during Flair’s appearance in the 1992 Royal Rumble, where he started third but managed to shock the world and win) 5. The two things that scare me most about wrestling fans is that they’re allowed to vote and allowed to reproduce. 6. Yeah, but whose side is he on? (Said during Hulk Hogan’s entrance to eventually turn on WCW and form the New World Order) 7. Brain: (on Hulk Hogan’s theme music) That’s my second favorite song. Gorilla: I’m almost afraid to ask…what’s your favorite? Brain: All the rest are tied. 8. You know they say money can’t buy happiness. Give me 50 bucks and watch me smile. ---
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**Bobby Heenan Quotes** 1. Jannetty tried to dive through the window to escape, what an act of cowardice. 2. By the time The Iron Sheik makes it to the ring, it’ll be WrestleMania 38. (Said during the entrances of the Gimmick Battle Royal at WrestleMania 17) 3. Keep it simple for the humanoids (his response to Gorilla Monsoon on commentary, when Gorilla used some polysyllabic scientific term) 4. This is not fair to Flair! (Repeated often during Flair’s appearance in the 1992 Royal Rumble, where he started third but managed to shock the world and win) 5. The two things that scare me most about wrestling fans is that they’re allowed to vote and allowed to reproduce. 6. Yeah, but whose side is he on? (Said during Hulk Hogan’s entrance to eventually turn on WCW and form the New World Order) 7. Brain: (on Hulk Hogan’s theme music) That’s my second favorite song. Gorilla: I’m almost afraid to ask…what’s your favorite? Brain: All the rest are tied. 8. You know they say money can’t buy happiness. Give me 50 bucks and watch me smile. 9. Brain: REPO MAN! Last week, he repoed his own car. This man is nuts! Mean Gene: About five years ago, he got my mother-in-law’s. Brain (after a beat): About _four_ years ago, _everybody_ got your mother-in-law. ---
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**Bobby Heenan Quotes** 1. Jannetty tried to dive through the window to escape, what an act of cowardice. 2. By the time The Iron Sheik makes it to the ring, it’ll be WrestleMania 38. (Said during the entrances of the Gimmick Battle Royal at WrestleMania 17) 3. Keep it simple for the humanoids (his response to Gorilla Monsoon on commentary, when Gorilla used some polysyllabic scientific term) 4. This is not fair to Flair! (Repeated often during Flair’s appearance in the 1992 Royal Rumble, where he started third but managed to shock the world and win) 5. The two things that scare me most about wrestling fans is that they’re allowed to vote and allowed to reproduce. 6. Yeah, but whose side is he on? (Said during Hulk Hogan’s entrance to eventually turn on WCW and form the New World Order) 7. Brain: (on Hulk Hogan’s theme music) That’s my second favorite song. Gorilla: I’m almost afraid to ask…what’s your favorite? Brain: All the rest are tied. 8. You know they say money can’t buy happiness. Give me 50 bucks and watch me smile. 9. You don’t have to yell at me Schiavone. I’m not blind! ---
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**Bobby Heenan Quotes** 1. Jannetty tried to dive through the window to escape, what an act of cowardice. 2. By the time The Iron Sheik makes it to the ring, it’ll be WrestleMania 38. (Said during the entrances of the Gimmick Battle Royal at WrestleMania 17) 3. Keep it simple for the humanoids (his response to Gorilla Monsoon on commentary, when Gorilla used some polysyllabic scientific term) 4. This is not fair to Flair! (Repeated often during Flair’s appearance in the 1992 Royal Rumble, where he started third but managed to shock the world and win) 5. The two things that scare me most about wrestling fans is that they’re allowed to vote and allowed to reproduce. 6. Yeah, but whose side is he on? (Said during Hulk Hogan’s entrance to eventually turn on WCW and form the New World Order) 7. Brain: (on Hulk Hogan’s theme music) That’s my second favorite song. Gorilla: I’m almost afraid to ask…what’s your favorite? Brain: All the rest are tied. 8. You know they say money can’t buy happiness. Give me 50 bucks and watch me smile. 9. REPO MAN! Last week, he repoed his own car. This man is nuts! Mean Gene: About five years ago, he got my mother-in-law’s. Brain (after a beat): About four years ago, everybody got your mother-in-law. 10. You don’t have to yell at me Schiavone. I’m not blind! Housekeeping. @D_Odds , that’s 10. You’re up. ---
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How did I get downgraded from 9 to 10? I was happy with 9. **Wrestlers in Movies, 20th Century Edition** 1. Roddy Piper, _They Live_, 1988 Great fight scene with Keith David, recreated in Saints Row 4 (where both Roddy and Keith were companion NPCs). Also, while probably not the first time he said it, Piper’s quote “I’m here to kick ass and chew bubblegum, and I’m all out of bubblegum.” ---
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**Wrestlers in Movies, 20th Century Edition** 1. Roddy Piper, _They Live_, 1988 2. Terry Funk, _Road House_, 1989 Funk played one of the bad guy’s minions. ---
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**Wrestlers in Movies, 20th Century Edition** 1. Roddy Piper, _They Live_, 1988 2. Terry Funk, _Road House_, 1989 3. Alex Karras, _Blazing Saddles_, 1974 Karras played Mongo, the guy that knocked out a horse in Blazing Saddles. He wrestled professionally before his first season with the Detroit Lions. In addition, Karras played professional wrestlers in two movies. In _Babe_, 1976 he played the real professional wrestler George Zaharias. In _Mad Bull_, 1977 he played the title character, fictional wrestler Iago ‘Mad Bull’ Karkas. ---
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**Wrestlers in Movies, 20th Century Edition** 1. Roddy Piper, _They Live_, 1988 2. Terry Funk, _Road House_, 1989 3. Alex Karras, _Blazing Saddles_, 1974 4. Kevin Nash, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze, 1991 Nash played Shredder at the very end after he exposes himself to mutagen. ---
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**Wrestlers in Movies, 20th Century Edition** 1. Roddy Piper, _They Live_, 1988 2. Terry Funk, _Road House_, 1989 3. Alex Karras, _Blazing Saddles_, 1974 4. Kevin Nash, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze, 1991 (Nevermind. Not 20th century.) ---
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**Wrestlers in Movies, 20th Century Edition** 1. Roddy Piper, _They Live_, 1988 2. Terry Funk, _Road House_, 1989 3. Alex Karras, _Blazing Saddles_, 1974 4. Kevin Nash, _Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze_, 1991 5. Stanislaus Zbyszko, _Night and the City_, 1950 Zbyszko plays an old veteran wrestler who, in his first scene, walks out in disgust on a then-modern day style of wrestling match that he denounces as a “circus”. Complaining about how phony the current wrestling is compared to how it used to be is nothing new, apparently. ---
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**Wrestlers in Movies, 20th Century Edition** 1. Roddy Piper, _They Live_, 1988 2. Terry Funk, _Road House_, 1989 3. Alex Karras, _Blazing Saddles_, 1974 4. Kevin Nash, _Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze_, 1991 5. Stanislaus Zbyszko, _Night and the City_, 1950 6. Lenny “The Bull” Montana in _The Godfather_, 1972 Lenny played mob enforcer Luca Brasi. ---
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**Wrestlers in Movies, 20th Century Edition** 1. Roddy Piper, _They Live_, 1988 2. Terry Funk, _Road House_, 1989 3. Alex Karras, _Blazing Saddles_, 1974 4. Kevin Nash, _Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze_, 1991 5. Stanislaus Zbyszko, _Night and the City_, 1950 6. Lenny “The Bull” Montana in _The Godfather_, 1972 7. André The Giant, _The Princess Bride_, 1987 **“HELLO, LADY!”** ---
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**Wrestlers in Movies, 20th Century Edition** 1. Roddy Piper, _They Live_, 1988 2. Terry Funk, _Road House_, 1989 3. Alex Karras, _Blazing Saddles_, 1974 4. Kevin Nash, _Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze_, 1991 5. Stanislaus Zbyszko, _Night and the City_, 1950 6. Lenny “The Bull” Montana in _The Godfather_, 1972 7. André The Giant, _The Princess Bride_, 1987 8. Big John Studd (as John Minton), _Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man_, 1991 John Studd played Jack Daniels, a biker. I would never call it a good movie or even an average movie, but I enjoyed it. ---
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**Wrestlers in Movies, 20th Century Edition** 1. Roddy Piper, _They Live_, 1988 2. Terry Funk, _Road House_, 1989 3. Alex Karras, _Blazing Saddles_, 1974 4. Kevin Nash, _Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze_, 1991 5. Stanislaus Zbyszko, _Night and the City_, 1950 6. Lenny “The Bull” Montana in _The Godfather_, 1972 7. André The Giant, _The Princess Bride_, 1987 8. Big John Studd (as John Minton), _Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man_, 1991 9. Sting in _The Real Reason (Men Commit Crimes)_, 1998 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-wrestling-10-list-thread/1001674.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-wrestling-10-list-thread/1001674.md?page=6)