I am age 60 and discovered professional wrestling in the mid to late '50's. From the beginning, I was attracted to the business-end" of wrestling; the nuts and bolts of what it was and how it worked. In the mid '60's, I was stationed in Orlando Florida (absolutely wonderful wrestling then) for a couple of years in the Air Force. God bless him, Eddie Gosset (Graham) recognized my interest in the actual "business" of wrestling Read More
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A Sincere Fan
12-27-2011
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Doctor X - Fan Mail
12-27-2011
Jeff Mamola from Ft. Worth, Texas recently wrote and I quote, “ I grew up when professional wrestling was professional wrestling, not the glitz and glamour that it is now. I remember sitting around the television watching UHF (remember when they called it that) and the Verne Gagne Wrestling out of Minneapolis – the mighty AWA Dr. X - your alter ego – was definitely one of my favorites. Read More
Interesting things written about Dick Beyer, Doctor X & The Destroyer
12-27-2011
Oct. 20, 1999 William Burnett of North Little Rock Arkansas wrote a letter to Dick Beyer. Burnett now 52 has been a wrestling fan since growing up in 1959 and 1960. He writes, “Since I was a youngster, I have been a fan of Pro-Wrestling. While the current version does not hold my interest to watch or attend matches, I do very much enjoy the publication of my friend Scott Teal “Whatever Happened to?” Read More
The Destroyer - Fan Mail
12-27-2011
In February of ’99 I received the following letter from Steve Yohe from Montebello, California and I quote. “Last Sunday, in a WWF match that was more an example of stunt work than wrestling, Nick Foley won what’s left of the anlinear world title by pinning Rocky Maivia with the use of a forklift. In February 1963 I attended my first major wrestling card. I was drawn to the card at the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles by a main event consisting of the WWA World Champion, a masked villain called The Sensational Destroyer Read More
The Star - Fan Mail
12-27-2011
I've lived, I've loved, I've been a star
I come to L.A. they told me I'd go far.
To wear a mask and be a star.
I got a mask from a friend I knew.
He made it big, he made it strong.
He said wear it proud, and wear it long.
You've traveled long, you've traveled far.
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