The world did not get enough of 1980s wrestler Bob Emory. Described as an "enhancement talent" (read jobber), Emory was used as a punching bag for other wrestlers that WWF (what WWE was called then) and WCW were pushing. Several of his squash matches can be found on YouTube, but most of them are of poor video quality. This 1988 match between Emory and Dirty Dick Murdoch doesn't have the "taped-on-VHS' quality of the other videos so it's more watchable.
He always tried so hard...
ReplyDeleteBruno, you are pushing all my buttons today! The first time I saw Bob Emory was in a tag team with muscleman Curtis Thompson, being squashed by the usual heels, and I became an instant fan of both. Always dreamed of them actually winning, perhaps half-fulfilled when they fought each other:
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Yes, Emory DID try hard and had all the physical tools (his mic skills exposed his "rural" background, however). Emory finally got his break outside his native Southeast at Stampede Wrestling in Calgary, where he battled the promotion's monster, Larry Cameron, to a draw and looked to be starting a long-term feud. Unfortunately, the promotion shut down shortly after, and he went back to fulltime jobbing. Anon.:
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Great info! Thanks.
DeleteBob was the one that make understand why i love wrestling and jobbers. Always wish to look like him on trunks.
ReplyDeleteHandsome and hot
ReplyDeleteBob Emory and Curtis Thompson -- two hot muscle boys who never win.... Would've loved to see them in a match against each other!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the blast from the past!
Where are they now?!?!
As I mentioned, Emory did have a short winning streak in Stampede Wrestling in December 1989, but then the promotion shut down. Curtis Thompson saw success masked as the "Arc Angel," then in a tag team (the Patriots) with Todd Champion as "Firebreaker Chip," and in singles competition under his own name. Anon.
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