My best friend used to serve food to Swede Hanson at Preakness Pizza in Wayne, NJ. Everyone loved The Big Swede. He was a real gentleman. May he rest in peace.
@pr0wl3r666 Wrestlers actually learned their craft and paid their dues back in the day. Some guys jobbed in major promotions but were stars in the indies. I consider guys like Swede Hanson to be glorified jobbers. They weren't nameless, faceless scrubs. Hanson sometimes got to win matches on live cards. I saw him beat a real jobber at the Meadowlands in the early '80s.
@TheGeniemaster100 The WWE Hall Of Fame is a joke. To be inducted costs a wrestler his name. Induction into a hall of fame should not cost the inductee anything. Verne Gagne was inducted after McMahon raided Gagne's AWA of all their top talent then put them out of business. Gagne never even worked on the WWF. The McMahon hired Gagne's son just so he could fire him. Johnny Rodz has no business in the hall but he is one of McMahon's "boys".
@llorezca Have to share a story about your dad. We went to the show in Fayetteville NC one night, and stopped for pizza after. The place was empty, but shortly in walked Rip, Swede, Ole, Gene and this new guy Flair. They accepted our invitation and spent the next hour talking about everything but the business. They treated us like friends, and your dad was the most talkative of the bunch! I'll never forget that, sorry for your loss, Bob was one of a kind.
This is fantastic! I remember him best as "Big Swede Hanson" I just loved watching him when I was a little boy. My friends and I would watch wrestling on Maple Leaf Wrestling here in Canada. Honestly, I would say that these old matches are more fun to me now. It's really a nice piece of nostalgia to see some of my fave's beside those that I'd nearly forgotten or missed. - Cheers to The Big Swede!
@GlorifiedTruth the ring announcer is Dave Zinkoff. he was the public address announcer for many Phila sports teams for years. his mic was retired by 76ers. c/o his Wikipedia page. if i remember right he only ring announced 1 or 2 matches every other card. Gary Michael Capetta was the main ring announcer for Phila, with Mel Phillips second. Zink only ring announced Phila as far as i know
@sesoucie Sorry miss, I don't want to disrespect your father or your family, It was simply the way Bobby Heenan did his promo, the way he was talking, nothing against your father. Maybe you should ask your father about how Bobby Heenan was, the two had a little feud in the AWA territory in the late 70s.
llorezca where did he come up with a name like Slaughter Creek? By the way, what was his real name? One last thing, I consider it a crime that he didn't win a world title with a major promotion. He was tough as nails!
@herbertkearse Hi, missing my dad and came on here! Just saw your post. My daddy came up with Slaughter Creek because we lived in the Carolinas, so when he went up north, he used this rebel term to piss them off. LOL Funny thing about that is, he's really from New Jersey! His real name is Robert Fort Hanson (Bobby) Thanks for your kind words!
My dad never told me that wrestling was fixed. It wasn't until I was 22 that I found out there were a few tricks to the trade, but over all the wrestlers worked out and trained with there wrestling moves. Today's wrestling is completely different from what I grew up watching. My dad died in 2002 from Sepsis. He had Alzheimer's and dealt with Diabetes.
@llorezca didn't your dad want to be a pro fighter? i remember reading an article on him where they told him he was too big to be a heavyweight boxer. he was one of my favorites. sad i never got to see him in person. i use to love when he would get an opponent in the corner and nail them with that right hand. you could hear it all over the arena. i can't believe rip hawk is 90 years old now.
Cool finish, you don't often see an over the knee backbreaker as the final submission anymore. And good photography, zeroing in on the jobber's face as he submits.
Yes, I'm Swede's daughter. My name is Luana. I just want to thank you for sharing. I have a few VHS tapes, but that's it with his wrestling days. I have over 200 magazines, which I will keep the ones with him in it but will try to sell to the highest bidder on EBAY when I get that set up. It's always wonderful to see clips of my daddy. I miss him so much! Thank you again!
wow. I am honored that you took time to post here! Your father was a great wrestler--and probably deserved a lot more credit and championships than he got. This match was from 1982. How old were you then?
Ah, good one, trying to find out a woman's age! LOL I was 17 in 1982. I appreciate you doing this. I also found a tribute on here to 250 wrestlers. My dad was #221 and it was a wonderful tribute. I'm finding more and more these days. It's been great!
I guess I'm curious--growing up, watching your dad, did you know it was a "work," or did your dad lead you to think that what he was doing was as real as watching a football game? I've always wondered how wrestlers remained in character when with their families, especially back then.
My best friend used to serve food to Swede Hanson at Preakness Pizza in Wayne, NJ. Everyone loved The Big Swede. He was a real gentleman. May he rest in peace.
Jefgg 3 months ago
Sad to see that "the jobbers" of those days were greater workers than today's "stars"...
pr0wl3r666 4 months ago
@pr0wl3r666 Wrestlers actually learned their craft and paid their dues back in the day. Some guys jobbed in major promotions but were stars in the indies. I consider guys like Swede Hanson to be glorified jobbers. They weren't nameless, faceless scrubs. Hanson sometimes got to win matches on live cards. I saw him beat a real jobber at the Meadowlands in the early '80s.
Jefgg 3 months ago
I wonder why Swede has never been inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame?
TheGeniemaster100 8 months ago
@TheGeniemaster100 The WWE Hall Of Fame is a joke. To be inducted costs a wrestler his name. Induction into a hall of fame should not cost the inductee anything. Verne Gagne was inducted after McMahon raided Gagne's AWA of all their top talent then put them out of business. Gagne never even worked on the WWF. The McMahon hired Gagne's son just so he could fire him. Johnny Rodz has no business in the hall but he is one of McMahon's "boys".
Jefgg 3 months ago
Cool to see some technical wrestling from 2 big men.
Lfdjake91 1 year ago 2
And I am Laurent Soucie's daughter and its very cool to see all of this, because my dad is very modest about his life.
sesoucie 1 year ago
@sesoucie nice meeting you!
JIMMYLINE 1 year ago
@sesoucie you had to be a good worker to do jobs somebody had to do it so be proud
phildirt3 1 year ago
@sesoucie Cool to see another wrestler's daughter on here! I'm Swede's daughter. Is your dad still around?
llorezca 1 year ago
@llorezca Have to share a story about your dad. We went to the show in Fayetteville NC one night, and stopped for pizza after. The place was empty, but shortly in walked Rip, Swede, Ole, Gene and this new guy Flair. They accepted our invitation and spent the next hour talking about everything but the business. They treated us like friends, and your dad was the most talkative of the bunch! I'll never forget that, sorry for your loss, Bob was one of a kind.
Vulcanrider58 1 year ago
@llorezca Yes, he's still kickin'. Althought, I rarely see my family since I live so far away!
sesoucie 10 months ago
This is fantastic! I remember him best as "Big Swede Hanson" I just loved watching him when I was a little boy. My friends and I would watch wrestling on Maple Leaf Wrestling here in Canada. Honestly, I would say that these old matches are more fun to me now. It's really a nice piece of nostalgia to see some of my fave's beside those that I'd nearly forgotten or missed. - Cheers to The Big Swede!
Tattarded 1 year ago
What on earth is a dude named Laurent Soucie doing wearing a USA jacket? And where did they get this octogenarian ring announcer?
That old Swede was tougher than nails. (Nails, not Nailz.)
GlorifiedTruth 1 year ago
@GlorifiedTruth the ring announcer is Dave Zinkoff. he was the public address announcer for many Phila sports teams for years. his mic was retired by 76ers. c/o his Wikipedia page. if i remember right he only ring announced 1 or 2 matches every other card. Gary Michael Capetta was the main ring announcer for Phila, with Mel Phillips second. Zink only ring announced Phila as far as i know
eatpigsnot 1 year ago
@eatpigsnot - Ah, well then respect to him. Thanks for the info.
GlorifiedTruth 1 year ago
@GlorifiedTruth you are welcome. i guess outside Phila area he was unknown, but trust me, all in the Spectrum and watching on PRISM knew of him
eatpigsnot 1 year ago
I Remember a funny promo where Bobby Heenan laughed at Laurent Soucie's name....Bobby Heenan is the best !
JonathanVonErich 1 year ago
@JonathanVonErich Why would you laugh at that?
sesoucie 1 year ago
@sesoucie Sorry miss, I don't want to disrespect your father or your family, It was simply the way Bobby Heenan did his promo, the way he was talking, nothing against your father. Maybe you should ask your father about how Bobby Heenan was, the two had a little feud in the AWA territory in the late 70s.
JonathanVonErich 1 year ago
Some of these by gone years matches / vids still give the pleasure / enjoyment that todays wrestling some times fails to supply!. Thanks for posting.
muscleslam 1 year ago
llorezca where did he come up with a name like Slaughter Creek? By the way, what was his real name? One last thing, I consider it a crime that he didn't win a world title with a major promotion. He was tough as nails!
herbertkearse 1 year ago
@herbertkearse Hi, missing my dad and came on here! Just saw your post. My daddy came up with Slaughter Creek because we lived in the Carolinas, so when he went up north, he used this rebel term to piss them off. LOL Funny thing about that is, he's really from New Jersey! His real name is Robert Fort Hanson (Bobby) Thanks for your kind words!
llorezca 1 year ago
Is there really a town called Slaughter Creek North Carolina?
herbertkearse 2 years ago
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llorezca 1 year ago
LOL! That was a made up place my dad came up with, to get all the Yankees in an uproar. The funny thing was-he was a Yankee himself from New Jersey!
llorezca 1 year ago
we'll be offering therapy for you later as you go through post-traumatic stress disorder upon discovering wrestling was not real.
JIMMYLINE 2 years ago
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llorezca 2 years ago
My dad never told me that wrestling was fixed. It wasn't until I was 22 that I found out there were a few tricks to the trade, but over all the wrestlers worked out and trained with there wrestling moves. Today's wrestling is completely different from what I grew up watching. My dad died in 2002 from Sepsis. He had Alzheimer's and dealt with Diabetes.
llorezca 2 years ago
@llorezca didn't your dad want to be a pro fighter? i remember reading an article on him where they told him he was too big to be a heavyweight boxer. he was one of my favorites. sad i never got to see him in person. i use to love when he would get an opponent in the corner and nail them with that right hand. you could hear it all over the arena. i can't believe rip hawk is 90 years old now.
TheGeniemaster100 3 months ago
I remember Hanson facing Andre the Giant on the TV "dream match" of the week back in the early 80s...
y2flu 2 years ago
Cool finish, you don't often see an over the knee backbreaker as the final submission anymore. And good photography, zeroing in on the jobber's face as he submits.
meopericulo 2 years ago
I love it-thanks for posting this! I'm Swede Hanson's daughter.
llorezca 2 years ago
Get out of here! Seriously?? Nice meeting you!
JIMMYLINE 2 years ago
Yes, I'm Swede's daughter. My name is Luana. I just want to thank you for sharing. I have a few VHS tapes, but that's it with his wrestling days. I have over 200 magazines, which I will keep the ones with him in it but will try to sell to the highest bidder on EBAY when I get that set up. It's always wonderful to see clips of my daddy. I miss him so much! Thank you again!
llorezca 2 years ago
wow. I am honored that you took time to post here! Your father was a great wrestler--and probably deserved a lot more credit and championships than he got. This match was from 1982. How old were you then?
JIMMYLINE 2 years ago
Ah, good one, trying to find out a woman's age! LOL I was 17 in 1982. I appreciate you doing this. I also found a tribute on here to 250 wrestlers. My dad was #221 and it was a wonderful tribute. I'm finding more and more these days. It's been great!
llorezca 2 years ago
I guess I'm curious--growing up, watching your dad, did you know it was a "work," or did your dad lead you to think that what he was doing was as real as watching a football game? I've always wondered how wrestlers remained in character when with their families, especially back then.
JIMMYLINE 2 years ago
hey did your dad tell you that wrestling was fixed, what did your dad think of
sgt slaughter and other wrestlers?
oldschool6804 2 years ago
Laurent Soucie is my dad.
adamlblock 3 years ago
@adamlblock What ever happened to him. He just disappeared.
jshkendra 2 years ago
Well Worth Viewing,Great camera close up shot on that back breaker submission hold.
muscleslam 3 years ago
He'll be urinating blood in the morning!!!!!!!! Awesome!
sonny4425 3 years ago
Hanson was a brute, one of my favorites in early 80's WWF. Thanks so much for posting this!
DaveInOCNJ 3 years ago
The ring announcer was old. He died about 2 years after this.
JIMMYLINE 3 years ago
swedes my grandpa :]
UnderoathxMeltsFaces 3 years ago
we don't see "wrestling" anymore either.
JIMMYLINE 3 years ago
TRUE!
seka1986 3 years ago
Yes we do, just not in the mainstream promotions
RoderickStrong 3 years ago
The ZINK! Was Cool!
jakeblack212 3 years ago
The Big Swede was cool!
catdaddy2006 3 years ago